MEXICO CITY, June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Televisa,
S.A.B. ("Televisa" or the "Company") has been selected as a
constituent of the ESG index recently launched by S&P Dow Jones
and the Mexican Stock Exchange.
The S&P/BMV Total Mexico ESG Index is designed to measure
the performance of stocks that meet certain sustainability
criteria. The Index uses a rules-based selection criteria based on
relevant environmental, social, and corporate governance principles
to choose its constituents.
In 2020, Televisa expanded the scope of its sustainability goals
by aligning them with the Paris Agreement with the purpose of
reducing its environmental impact. In the social arena, and as a
result of the sanitary emergency, the Company has implemented
strict policies to guarantee the health and safety of our
employees, and has reinforced its content offering to provide its
audiences accurate and timely information, and relevant health,
education and entertainment programming.
Sustainability is of high priority to Televisa and a key
component in the formulation of our business strategy, and we are
pleased to be recognized for our efforts in this field.
About Televisa
Televisa is a leading media company in the Spanish-speaking
world, an important cable operator in Mexico and an operator of a leading
direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico. Televisa distributes the content it
produces through several broadcast channels in Mexico and in over 70 countries through 25
pay-tv brands, television networks, cable operators and
over-the-top or "OTT" services. In the
United States, Televisa's audiovisual content is distributed
through Univision Communications Inc. ("Univision") the leading
media company serving the Hispanic market. Univision broadcasts
Televisa's audiovisual content through multiple platforms in
exchange for a royalty payment. In addition, Televisa has equity
and warrants which upon their exercise would represent
approximately 36% on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis of the
equity capital in Univision Holdings, Inc., the controlling company
of Univision. Televisa's cable business offers integrated services,
including video, high-speed data and voice services to residential
and commercial customers as well as managed services to domestic
and international carriers. Televisa owns a majority interest in
Sky, a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system and
broadband provider in Mexico,
operating also in the Dominican
Republic and Central
America. Televisa also has interests in magazine publishing
and distribution, professional sports and live entertainment,
feature- film production and distribution, and gaming.
Media Relations
Rubén
Acosta / Tel: (52 55) 5224 6420 /
racostamo@televisa.com.mx
Teresa Villa /
Tel: (52 55) 4438 1205 / atvillas@televisa.com.mx
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