UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-16 or 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
month of January, 2009
GRUPO TELEVISA,
S.A.B.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
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Av.
Vasco de Quiroga No. 2000, Colonia Santa Fe 01210 Mexico,
D.F.
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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Form
20-F
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x
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Form
40-F
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(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
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Yes
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No
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x
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(If “Yes”
is marked indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g-3-2(b): 82.)
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PRESS
RELEASE
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For Televisa
Contact:
Carlos
Madrazo
María
José Cevallos
Grupo
Televisa Investor Relations
(5255)
5261-2445
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For Univision
Contact:
Andrew
W. Hobson
Univision
Communications Inc.
(201)
287-4306
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Media
Contact:
Manuel
Compeán
Grupo
Televisa Media Relations
(5255)
5728-3815
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Media
Contact:
Stephanie
Pillersdorf/Brooke Gordon
Sard
Verbinnen & Co
(212)
687-8080
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GRUPO
TELEVISA AND UNIVISION AMEND
PROGRAM
LICENSE AGREEMENT; LITIGATION SETTLED
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MEXICO CITY AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 22,
2009 – Grupo Televisa S.A.B. (NYSE:TV; BMV:TELEVISA CPO) and Univision
Communications Inc. today announced that they have amended the current Program
License Agreement (“PLA”). In connection with the amended PLA,
litigation between the parties underway in Los Angeles federal court has been
settled and will be dismissed.
In
connection with the settlement, the amended PLA, which runs through 2017,
includes a simplified royalty calculation, which will result in increased
payments to Televisa in exchange for incremental rights for
Univision. Specific terms were not
disclosed.
The
companies issued the following statement: “We are pleased that
today’s settlement concludes this time-consuming litigation. This settlement
serves the best business interests of both Televisa and Univision. It assures
the public that Univision will continue to have access to consistently top
quality Hispanic programming. It enables Televisa to continue utilizing
Univision’s extensive television networks as an important distribution channel
for its content into the U.S. marketplace. For Univision, it assures that there
will be no disruption in some of its most popular and valuable programming, as
well as affording Univision an ongoing pipeline of future content developed by
Televisa.”
Under a
separate agreement, Televisa will license to Univision the home games for the
three Televisa-owned teams -- America, Necaxa and San Luis -- for
2009.
As
previously planned, the United States Internet rights to Televisa programming
will be adjudicated in a federal district court in Los Angeles in March
2009.
About
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B
Grupo
Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world and
a major participant in the international entertainment business. It has
interests in television production and broadcasting, production of
pay-television networks, international distribution of television programming,
direct-to-home satellite services, cable television and telecommunication
services, magazine publishing and distribution, radio production and
broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, feature-film
production and distribution, the operation of an internet portal, and gaming.
Grupo Televisa also owns an unconsolidated equity stake in La Sexta, a
free-to-air television venture in Spain.
About
Univision
Univision
Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United
States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched
Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S.
Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language
broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of
U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language
cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television
stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the
leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio
stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto
Rico; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in
the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com Univision Communications also has a
50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay
television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network
operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major
cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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GRUPO
TELEVISA, S.A.B.
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(Registrant)
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Dated: January
23, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Jorge Lutteroth
Echegoyen
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Name:
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Jorge
Lutteroth Echegoyen
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Title:
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Controller,
Vice President
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