MEXICO CITY, Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo
Televisa, S.A.B. ("Televisa" or the "Company") announced today that
for the fourth consecutive year it has been selected as a member of
the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance
Index, which measures best-in-class companies among members of
the S&P MILA Pacific Alliance Composite that fulfill certain
sustainability criteria better than the majority of their peers
within a given industry. In addition, Televisa was selected as one
of only five Mexican companies in the 2020 Dow Jones
Sustainability Emerging Markets Index.
This year, Televisa's Corporate Sustainability Assessment score
increased, demonstrating the Company's strong commitment to making
sustainability a key component in the formulation of its business
strategy.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices are a family of
best-in-class benchmarks for investors who have recognized that
sustainable business practices are critical to generating long-term
shareholder value and who wish to reflect their sustainability
convictions in their investment portfolios.
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements
regarding the Company's results and prospects. Actual results could
differ materially from these statements. The forward-looking
statements in this press release should be read in conjunction with
the factors described in "Item 3. Key Information – Forward Looking
Statements" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20 - F, which,
among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in forward-looking statements made in this press
release and in oral statements made by authorized officers of the
Company. Statements contained in this release relating to the
COVID-19 outbreak, the impact of which on our business performance
and financial results remains inherently uncertain, are
forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of their dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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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SOURCE Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.