Televisa Group: History
Chronology
This chronology is indicative only. It covers -
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- Antecedents
- Into radio (1930)
- Into television (1952)
- Into USA (1961)
- The Univision deal (2000)
Context is provided by the broader communications and media timeline on this site.
Antecedents
1929 Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) gains power in Mexico, remains in power till 2000
Into radio
1930 Azcárraga Vidaurreta founds XEW as Mexico's first commercial radio station, in alliance with US NBC network
1931 Emilio Azcárraga Milmo born
1938 Azcárraga Vidaurreta establishes XEQ as basis of second Mexican commercial radio network, in alliance with US CBS
Into television
1952 establishes first Mexican television station
1955 absorbs competing Mexican commercial tv stations
Into US
1961 buys stations in San Antonio and Los Angeles,
1961 establishes Spanish International Network (SIN) and Spanish International Communications Corporation (SICC) in US
1972 Telesistema Mexico absorbs Television Independiente Mexicano, being renamed Televisa
1982 Mexican Debt Crisis
1986 sells SIN to Hallmark greeting cards group
1992 buys stake in Univision (renamed SIN), with Cisneros
1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
1997 Emilio Azcarraga dies
2000 PRI loses power
The Univision deal
2000 Univision buys USA Networks (13 fully owned US tv stations and minority interests in 4 stations) for US$1.1bn
2000 Univision buys Televisa's Fonovisa recording subsidiary
2001 buys two tv stations in Puerto Rico
2002 Univision buys US Hispanic Broadcasting network for US$3.5bn