Earnings Call Excerpt
Univision Q4 and Full-Year 2005 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (UVN)
March 2, 2006
Executives
Ray Rodriguez, President and Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Hobson, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Strategic Officer
Diana Vesga, Vice President
Analysts
Victor Miller, Bear Stearns
David Bank, RBC Capital Markets
Mark Winkus, Goldman Sachs
Gordon Hodge, Thomas Weisel Partners
Jonathan Jacoby, Bank of America Securities
David Miller, Sanders Morris Harris
Anthony DeClemete, Lehman Brothers
David Joyce, Miller Tavik and Company
Jessica Reid Cohen, Merrill Lynch
Lee Westerfield, Harris Nesbit
Jason Helfstein, with CIBC World Markets
James Victor, Deutsche Bank
Marcy Ryvicker, Wachovia Securities
Tuna Amoulve, Standard and Poor’s Equities
Meghan Friedman, William Blair and Company
Philip Sizel, Credit Suisse
Presentation
Good day everyone and welcome to Univision’s 4th Quarter Earnings call. Some of the information discussed today will contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reformat of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties including those relating to Univision’s future success and growth. Actual results may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties as described in Univision’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Univision assumes no obligation to out take forward-looking information discussed on this call.
On today’s call we have Ray Rodriquez, President and Chief Operating Officer, Andy Hobson, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategic Officer, and Diana Vesga, Vice President. I will now turn the call over to Ray Rodriguez. Please go ahead Sir.
Ray Rodriquez, President and Chief Operating Officer
Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone and thank you for joining us today. We are very pleased with our record financial performance and strong operational results in the 4th Quarter and Full-Year. Looking to 2006, we are extremely well positioned for continued growth especially due to our strong competitive positioning. As you know, our two broadcast networks have finally joined Nielsen’s National Television Index or NTI and are now measured right along side all the other major television networks in the country. Not only does our inclusion complete the full television picture for advertisers and media buyers, it allows everyone to see that not only is Univision the leader in Spanish-language television, that it is a powerful competitor of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. Let me give you one example. We delivered more 18-34 year old viewers during 2005 Hispanic and non-Hispanic than at least one of the big four networks on 237 nights of the year. That’s nearly two out of every three nights and already in the first two months of being measured in NTI, not only has Univision consistently held the number five spot among all broadcasters in the country in any language and among all audiences, but we have shown that we can beat ABC, CBS, NBC, or FOX.
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