On with the show: with Spanish-language television continuing to surge, NBC gets in on the action by acquiring Telemundo

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NBC will pay $1.98 billion in cash and stock for Telemundo. Telemundo hopes the deal will help it gain ground against larger rival Univision in the growing Spanish-language television market in the United States. After the May sweeps period, Telemundo's market share of Hispanic adult viewers age 18 to 49 totaled approximately 30%.

Asset sales & divestitures, COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Market share, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, National Broadcasting Company Inc., Telemundo Communications Group Inc.

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Merger finally gets green light

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The FCC, voting along party lines, narrowly voted to allow Univision to buy Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. On news of the vote, Standard & Poor's raised Univision's credit rating from junk to investment grade, taking it to BBB- from BB+.

Financial management, Finance, Company financing

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A merger mired in controversy

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There is concern about the consolidation of Hispanic American broadcasting operations if the merger of Univision and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corp takes place.

Hispanic American business enterprises, HBCCA

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