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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
     
o   REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
     
o   SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    Date of event requiring this shell company report
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12610
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
United Mexican States
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Av. Vasco de Quiroga No. 2000
Colonia Santa Fe
01210 Mexico, D.F.
Mexico

(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
     
A Shares, without par value (“A Shares”)   New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)
B Shares, without par value (“B Shares”)   New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)
L Shares, without par value (“L Shares”)   New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)
Dividend Preferred Shares, without par value (“D Shares”)   New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)
Global Depositary Shares (“GDSs”), each representing five Ordinary Participation Certificates   New York Stock Exchange
(Certificados de Participación Ordinarios) (“CPOs”)    
CPOs, each representing twenty-five A Shares, twenty-two   New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)
B Shares thirty-five L Shares and thirty-five D Shares    
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None.
The number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of December 31, 2010 was:
111,058,270,615 A Shares
51,165,517,589 B Shares
81,399,628,851 L Shares
81,399,628,851 D Shares
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No o
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). o Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
         
Large accelerated filer þ   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
         
U.S. GAAP o   International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board o   Other þ
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 o Item 18 þ
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
 
 

 

 


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We publish our financial statements in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards ( Normas de Información Financiera ), or Mexican FRS, which differ in some significant respects from generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, and accounting procedures adopted in other countries.
Unless otherwise indicated, (i) information included in this annual report is as of December 31, 2010 and (ii) references to “Ps.” or “Pesos” in this annual report are to Mexican Pesos and references to “Dollars,” “U.S. Dollars,” “U.S. dollars,” “$,” or “U.S.$” are to United States dollars.
In this annual report, “we,” “us,” “our” or “Company” refer to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. and, where the context requires, its consolidated entities. “Group” refers to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. and its consolidated entities.

 

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Part I
Item 1.   Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
Not applicable.
Item 2.   Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
Not applicable.
Item 3.   Key Information
Selected Financial Data
The following tables present our selected consolidated financial information as of and for each of the periods indicated. This information is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read together with, our audited consolidated year-end financial statements. The following data for each of the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 has been derived from our audited consolidated year-end financial statements, including the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this annual report. Beginning on January 1, 2008, we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with Mexican FRS. Accordingly, our financial information through December 31, 2007 is stated in Mexican Pesos in purchasing power as of December 31, 2007. The financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 is not directly comparable to prior periods due to the recognition of inflation effects in financial information in prior periods. Our financial information for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 maintained the inflation adjustments recognized in prior years in our consolidated stockholders’ equity, and the inflation-adjusted amounts for nonmonetary assets and liabilities at December 31, 2007 became the accounting basis for those assets and liabilities beginning on January 1, 2008 and for subsequent periods. This data should also be read together with “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”.
The exchange rate used in translating Pesos into U.S. Dollars for calculating the convenience translations included in the following tables is determined by reference to the interbank free market exchange rate, or the Interbank Rate, as reported by Banco Nacional de México, S.A., or Banamex, as of December 31, 2010, which was Ps.12.3576 per U.S. Dollar. This annual report contains translations of certain Peso amounts into U.S. Dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. The exchange rate translations contained in this annual report should not be construed as representations that the Peso amounts actually represent the U.S. Dollar amounts presented or that they could be converted into U.S. Dollars at the rate indicated.
Our consolidated year-end financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, which differ in some significant respects from U.S. GAAP. Note 23 to our consolidated year-end financial statements provides a description of the relevant differences between Mexican FRS, the accounting and reporting standards used in Mexico as of December 31, 2010, and U.S. GAAP as they relate to us, and a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP of net income and other items for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2009 and 2010. Any reconciliation to U.S. GAAP may reveal certain differences between our stockholders’ equity, net income and other items as reported under Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP.
                                                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2006     2007     2008     2009     2010     2010  
    (Millions of Pesos or millions of U.S. Dollars)(1)  
(Mexican FRS)
                                               
Income Statement Data:
                                               
Net sales
  Ps. 39,358     Ps. 41,562     Ps. 47,972     Ps. 52,353     Ps. 57,857     U.S.$ 4,682  
Operating income
    14,266       14,481       15,128       15,157       15,583       1,261  
Integral cost of financing, net(2)
    1,141       410       831       2,973       3,029       245  
Consolidated net income
    9,519       9,018       8,731       6,583       8,516       689  
Controlling interest net income
    8,909       8,082       7,804       6,007       7,683       622  
Controlling interest net income per CPO(3)
    3.07       2.84       2.77       2.14       2.75        
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in millions)(3)(4)
    339,776       333,653       329,580       329,304       326,850        
Cash dividend per CPO(3)
    0.37       1.50       0.75       3.10              
Shares outstanding (in millions, at year end)(4)
    337,782       329,960       328,393       327,231       325,023        

 

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    Year Ended December 31,  
    2006     2007     2008     2009     2010     2010  
    (Millions of Pesos or millions of U.S. Dollars)(1)  
(U.S. GAAP)(5)
                                               
Income Statement Data:
                                               
Net sales
  Ps. 39,358     Ps. 41,562     Ps. 47,972     Ps. 52,353     Ps. 57,857     U.S.$ 4,682  
Operating income
    14,068       14,322       14,492       13,008       14,531       1,176  
Consolidated net income
    8,917       9,167       9,049       5,561       8,623       698  
Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest
    609       934       919       575       833       67  
Net income attributable to the controlling interest
    8,308       8,233       8,130       4,986       7,790       630  
Net income attributable to the controlling interest per
CPO(3)
    2.76       2.86       2.89       1.77       2.79        
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in millions)(3)(4)
    339,776       333,653       329,580       329,304       326,850        
Shares outstanding (in millions, at year end)(4)
    337,782       329,960       328,393       327,231       325,023        
(Mexican FRS)
                                               
Balance Sheet Data (end of year):
                                               
Cash and temporary investments
  Ps. 16,405     Ps.     Ps.     Ps.     Ps.     U.S.$  
Cash and cash equivalents
          25,480       33,583       29,941       20,943       1,695  
Temporary investments
          1,825       8,321       8,902       10,447       845  
Total assets
    86,186       98,703       122,852       126,568       136,471       11,043  
Current portion of long-term debt and other notes
payable(6)
    1,023       489       2,270       1,433       1,469       119  
Long-term debt, net of current portion(7)
    18,464       25,307       36,631       41,983       46,496       3,763  
Customer deposits and advances
    17,807       19,810       18,688       20,913       19,083       1,544  
Capital stock issued
    10,507       10,268       10,061       10,020       10,020       811  
Total stockholders’ equity (including non-controlling interest)
    38,015       40,650       47,252       44,472       51,858       4,196  
(U.S. GAAP)(5)
                                               
Balance Sheet Data (end of year):
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  Ps. 15,461     Ps. 25,480     Ps. 33,583     Ps. 29,941     Ps. 20,943     U.S.$ 1,695  
Total assets
    91,806       103,728       127,966       131,344       142,725       11,550  
Current portion of long-term debt and other notes
payable(6)
    1,023       489       2,270       1,433       1,469       119  
Long-term debt, net of current portion(7)
    18,464       25,307       36,631       41,983       46,496       3,763  
Controlling interest stockholders’ equity
    35,799       36,580       41,539       37,357       44,283       3,583  
Non-controlling interest stockholders’ equity
    1,688       3,655       5,269       6,339       6,830       553  
Total stockholders’ equity
    37,487       40,235       46,808       43,696       51,112       4,136  
(Mexican FRS)
                                               
Cash Flow Data(15):
                                               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  Ps.     Ps.     Ps. 22,258     Ps. 15,136     Ps. 16,865     U.S.$ 1,365  
Net cash used in investing activities
                (12,884 )     (11,052 )     (27,274 )     (2,207 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
                (1,886 )     (7,641 )     1,435       116  
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                7,620       (3,663 )     (9,018 )     (730 )
(U.S. GAAP)(5)
                                               
Cash Flow Data:
                                               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    11,542       12,107       19,851       12,328       13,862       1,122  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (3,088 )     (1,395 )     522       (4,833 )     4,439       359  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (8,216 )     (294 )     (12,884 )     (11,052 )     (27,274 )     (2,207 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    237       10,418       7,488       (3,558 )     (8,973 )     (726 )
(Mexican FRS)
                                               
Other Financial Information:
                                               
Capital expenditures(8)
  Ps. 3,346     Ps. 3,878     Ps. 6,627     Ps. 6,531     Ps. 12,494     U.S.$ 1,011  
Other Data (unaudited):
                                               
Average prime time audience share (TV broadcasting)(9)
    69.5 %     69.0 %     71.2 %     69.8 %     68.0 %      
Average prime time rating (TV broadcasting)(9)
    35.5       33.4       35.2       34.8       32.8        
Magazine circulation (millions of copies)(10)
    155       165       174       153       138        
Number of employees (at year end)
    16,200       17,800       22,500       24,300       24,700        
Number of Sky subscribers (in thousands at year end)(11)
    1,430       1,585       1,760       1,960       3,044        
Number of Cablevisión RGUs (in thousands at year
end)(12)
    583       695       844       1,016       1,159        
Number of Cablemás RGUs (in thousands at year
end)(12)(13)
                1,170       1,348       1,562        
Number of TVI RGUs (in thousands at year end)(12)(14)
                      425       555        
Notes to Selected Consolidated Financial Information:
(1)   Except per Certificado de Participación Ordinario , or CPO, average audience share, average rating, magazine circulation, employee, subscriber and Revenue Generating Units, or RGUs. Amounts in Mexican Pesos for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 are stated in Mexican Pesos in purchasing power as of December 31, 2007, in accordance with Mexican FRS. Beginning on January 1, 2008, we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation in our financial information in accordance with Mexican FRS.
 
(2)   Includes interest expense, interest income, foreign exchange gain or loss, net, and through December 31, 2007, gain or loss from monetary position. See Note 18 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(3)   For further analysis of net income per CPO (as well as corresponding amounts per A Share not traded as CPOs), see Note 20 (for the calculation under Mexican FRS) and Note 23 (for the calculation under U.S. GAAP) to our consolidated year-end financial statements. In April and December 2009, our stockholders approved the payment of a dividend of Ps.1.75 and Ps.1.35 per CPO, respectively. No dividend payment was approved by our stockholders during 2010.

 

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(4)   As of December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, we had four classes of common stock: A Shares, B Shares, D Shares and L Shares. Our shares are publicly traded in Mexico, primarily in the form of CPOs, each CPO representing 117 shares comprised of 25 A Shares, 22 B Shares, 35 D Shares and 35 L Shares; and in the United States in the form of Global Depositary Shares, or GDSs, each GDS representing 5 CPOs. Before March 22, 2006, each GDS represented 20 CPOs.

The number of CPOs and shares issued and outstanding for financial reporting purposes under Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP is different than the number of CPOs issued and outstanding for legal purposes, because under Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP shares owned by subsidiaries and/or the trusts created to implement our Stock Purchase Plan and our Long-Term Retention Plan are not considered outstanding for financial reporting purposes.

As of December 31, 2010, for legal purposes, there were approximately 2,399.3 million CPOs issued and outstanding, each of which was represented by 25 A Shares, 22 B Shares, 35 D Shares and 35 L Shares, and an additional number of approximately 58,926.6 million A Shares and 2,357.2 million B Shares (not in the form of CPO units). See Note 12 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(5)   See Note 23 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(6)   See Note 8 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(7)   See “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources — Indebtedness” and Note 8 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(8)   Capital expenditures are those investments made by us in property, plant and equipment, which U.S. Dollar equivalent amounts set forth in “Information on the Company — Capital Expenditures” are translated into Mexican Pesos at the year-end exchange rate for convenience purposes only. The aggregate amount of capital expenditures in Mexican Pesos does not indicate the actual amounts accounted for in our consolidated financial statements.
 
(9)   “Average prime time audience share” for a period refers to the average daily prime time audience share for all of our networks and stations during that period, and “average prime time rating” for a period refers to the average daily rating for all of our networks and stations during that period, each rating point representing one percent of all television households. As used in this annual report, “prime time” in Mexico is 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week, and “weekday prime time” is 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Data for all periods reflects the average prime time audience share and ratings nationwide as published by the Mexican subsidiary of the Brazilian Institute of Statistics and Public Opinion, or Instituto Brasileño de Opinión Pública y Estadística , or IBOPE. The Mexican subsidiary of IBOPE is referred to as IBOPE AGB Mexico in this annual report. For further information regarding audience share and ratings information and IBOPE AGB Mexico, see “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Television — Television Broadcasting”.
 
(10)   The figures set forth in this line item represent total circulation of magazines that we publish independently and through joint ventures and other arrangements and do not represent magazines distributed on behalf of third parties.
 
(11)   Sky commenced operations in Mexico in 1996, and in Central America and the Dominican Republic in 2007. The figures set forth in this line item represent the total number of gross active residential and commercial subscribers for Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V., or Innova, at the end of each year presented. For a description of Innova’s business and results of operations and financial condition, see “Information on the Company — Business Overview — DTH Ventures — Mexico and Central America”.
 
(12)   An RGU is defined as an individual service subscriber who generates recurring revenue under each service provided by Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B. de C.V., or Cablevisión, Cablemás, S.A. de C.V., or Cablemás, and Televisión Internacional, S.A. de C.V., or TVI, (pay television, or pay-TV, broadband internet and digital telephony). For example, a single subscriber paying for cable television, broadband internet and digital telephony services represents three RGUs. We believe it is appropriate to use the number of RGUs as a performance measure for Cablevisión, Cablemás and TVI given that these businesses provide other services in addition to pay-TV. See “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Total Segment Results — Cable and Telecom” and “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Cable and Telecom”.
 
(13)   Beginning June 2008, we started to consolidate Cablemás, a significant cable operator in Mexico, operating in 49 cities.

 

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(14)   Beginning October 2009, we started to consolidate TVI, a leading provider of triple-play services in northern Mexico.
 
(15)   Through December 31, 2007, under Mexican FRS, the changes in financial position for operating, financing and investing activities, were presented through the statements of changes in financial position. On January 1, 2008, Mexican FRS NIF B-2, “Statement of Cash Flows” became effective on a prospective basis. Therefore, we have included the statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Due to the adoption of Mexican FRS NIF B-2, “Statement of Cash Flows”, the 2008, 2009 and 2010 information is not directly comparable to 2007 and prior years. The criteria for determining net cash provided by, or used in, operating, investing and financing activities under the new Mexican FRS NIF B-2, “Statement of Cash Flows” is different from that used in prior years.
Dividends
Decisions regarding the payment and amount of dividends are subject to approval by holders of a majority of the A Shares and B Shares voting together, generally, but not necessarily, on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, as well as a majority of the A Shares voting separately. Emilio Azcárraga Jean indirectly controls the voting of the majority of the A Shares and, as a result of such control, both the amount and the payment of dividends require his affirmative vote. See “Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions — The Major Stockholders”. The amounts in this section are presented in nominal historical figures and therefore have not been restated in constant currency units due to a change in Mexican FRS whereby beginning on January 1, 2008 we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation on our results. On March 25, 2004, our Board of Directors approved a dividend policy under which we currently intend to pay an annual regular dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO. On April 28, 2006 at a general stockholders’ meeting, our stockholders approved a cash distribution to stockholders for up to Ps.1,104 million, equivalent to Ps.0.00299145 per share, or Ps.0.35 per CPO. On April 27, 2007, at a general stockholders’ meeting, our stockholders approved a cash distribution to stockholders for up to Ps.4,401 million, which includes the payment of an extraordinary dividend of Ps.1.10 per CPO, which is in addition to our ordinary dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO, for a total dividend of Ps.1.45 per CPO, equivalent to Ps.0.01239316239 per share. On April 30, 2008, at a general stockholders’ meeting, our stockholders approved a cash distribution to stockholders for up to Ps.2,276.3 million, which includes the payment of an extraordinary dividend of Ps.0.40 per CPO, which is in addition to our ordinary dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO, for a total dividend of Ps.0.75 per CPO, equivalent to Ps.0.00641025641 per share. On April 30, 2009, at a general stockholders’ meeting, our stockholders approved a cash distribution to stockholders of up to Ps.5,204.6 million, which includes the payment of an extraordinary dividend of Ps.1.40 per CPO, which is in addition to our ordinary dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO, for a total dividend of Ps.1.75 per CPO, equivalent to Ps.0.014957264957 per share. In addition to the dividend payment approved by our stockholders on April 30, 2009, and based on a proposal by our Board of Directors, on December 10, 2009, at a general stockholders’ meeting, our stockholders approved a cash distribution to stockholders for up to Ps.4.0 billion, which includes the payment of an extraordinary dividend of Ps.1.0 per CPO, which is in addition to our ordinary dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO, for a total dividend of Ps.1.35 per CPO, equivalent to Ps.0.011538461538 per share. The dividend payment approved on December 10, 2009 would have generally been paid in April 2010. We did not make a payment of any additional dividends during 2010. On April 29, 2011, at a general stockholders’ meeting, our stockholders approved a cash distribution to stockholders for up to Ps.1,036.7 million, which represents the payment of our ordinary dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO, equivalent to Ps.0.002991452991 per share. All of the recommendations of the Board of Directors related to the payment and amount of dividends were voted on and approved at the applicable general stockholders’ meetings. The agreements related to some of our outstanding indebtedness contain covenants that restrict, among other things, the payment of dividends, under certain conditions.
Exchange Rate Information
Since 1991, Mexico has had a free market for foreign exchange and, since 1994, the Mexican government has allowed the Peso to float freely against the U.S. Dollar. There can be no assurance that the government will maintain its current policies with regard to the Peso or that the Peso will not depreciate or appreciate significantly in the future.

 

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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high, low, average and period end Mexican Official FIX Rate, or FIX Rate, published by the Mexican Central Bank, expressed in Pesos per U.S. Dollar. The rates have not been restated in constant currency units and therefore represent nominal historical figures.
                                 
Period   High     Low     Average(1)     Period End  
2006
    11.4809       10.4303       10.9034       10.8116  
2007
    11.2676       10.6639       10.9274       10.9157  
2008
    13.9183       9.9180       11.1455       13.8325  
2009
    15.3650       12.5969       13.4983       13.0659  
2010
    13.1819       12.1575       12.6287       12.3496  
2011 (through June 24, 2011)
    12.2619       11.5023       11.8966       11.8822  
January
    12.2619       12.0239       12.1258       12.1519  
February
    12.1900       11.9937       12.0703       12.1062  
March
    12.0981       11.9084       11.9992       11.9084  
April
    11.8533       11.5278       11.7184       11.5278  
May
    11.7660       11.5023       11.6533       11.5780  
June (through June 24, 2011)
    11.9591       11.6277       11.8057       11.8822  
(1)   Annual average rates reflect the average of the daily exchange rate during the relevant period.
The above rates may differ from the actual rates used in the preparation of the financial statements and the other financial information appearing in this Form 20-F.
In the past, the Mexican economy has had balance of payment deficits and decreases in foreign exchange reserves. While the Mexican government does not currently restrict the ability of Mexican or foreign persons or entities to convert Pesos to U.S. Dollars, we cannot assure you that the Mexican government will not institute restrictive exchange control policies in the future, as has occurred from time to time in the past. To the extent that the Mexican government institutes restrictive exchange control policies in the future, our ability to transfer or to convert Pesos into U.S. Dollars and other currencies for the purpose of making timely payments of interest and principal of indebtedness, as well as to obtain foreign programming and other goods, would be adversely affected. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Currency Fluctuations or the Devaluation and Depreciation of the Peso Could Limit the Ability of Our Company and Others to Convert Pesos into U.S. Dollars or Other Currencies, Which Could Adversely Affect Our Business, Financial Condition or Results of Operations”.
On June 24, 2011 the FIX Rate was Ps.11.8822 per U.S.$1.00.

 

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Risk Factors
The following is a discussion of risks associated with our company and an investment in our securities. Some of the risks of investing in our securities are general risks associated with doing business in Mexico. Other risks are specific to our business. The discussion below contains information, among other things, about the Mexican government and the Mexican economy obtained from official statements of the Mexican government as well as other public sources. We have not independently verified this information. Any of the following risks, if they actually occur, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or the price of our securities.
Risk Factors Related to Mexico
Economic and Political Developments in Mexico May Adversely Affect Our Business
Most of our operations and assets are located in Mexico. As a result, our financial condition, results of operations and business may be affected by the general condition of the Mexican economy, the devaluation or appreciation of the Peso as compared to the U.S. Dollar, Mexican inflation, interest rates, regulation, taxation, social instability and other political, social and economic developments in or affecting Mexico over which we have no control.
Mexico Has Experienced Adverse Economic Conditions, Which Could Have a Negative Impact on Our Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Mexico has historically experienced uneven periods of economic growth. Mexican gross domestic product, or GDP, increased 1.2% in 2008, decreased by 6.1% in 2009 and increased by an estimated 5.4% in 2010. Mexican GDP growth surpassed Mexican government forecasts in 2010 and, according to Mexican government forecasts, Mexican GDP is expected to increase by approximately 3.8% in 2011. We cannot assure you that these estimates and forecasts will prove to be accurate.
Mexico was adversely affected by the global economic crisis that started in the summer of 2007. The country’s main economic indicators were negatively affected, including a rise in unemployment, decline of interest rates, higher inflation and a devaluation of the Peso against the U.S. Dollar. This global economic downturn and/or any future economic downturn, including downturns in the United States and Europe, could affect our financial condition and results of operations. For example, demand for advertising may decrease both because consumers may reduce expenditures for our advertisers’ products and because advertisers may reduce advertising expenditures and demand for publications, cable television, direct-to-home, or DTH, satellite services, pay-per-view programming, telecommunications services and other services and products may decrease because consumers may find it difficult to pay for these services and products.
Developments in Other Emerging Market Countries or in the U.S. May Adversely Affect the Mexican Economy, the Market Value of Our Securities and Our Results of Operations
The market value of securities of Mexican companies, the economic and political situation in Mexico and our financial condition and results of operations are, to varying degrees, affected by economic and market conditions in other emerging market countries and in the United States. Although economic conditions in other emerging market countries and in the United States may differ significantly from economic conditions in Mexico, investors’ reactions to developments in any of these other countries may have an adverse effect on the market value or trading price of securities of Mexican issuers, including our securities, or on our business.
Our operations, including the demand for our products or services, and the price of our securities, have also historically been adversely affected by increases in interest rates in the United States and elsewhere. Economic downturns in the United States often have a significant adverse effect on the Mexican economy and other economies globally, which in turn, could affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our profitability is affected by numerous factors, including changes in viewing preferences, priorities of advertisers and reductions in advertisers’ budgets. Historically, advertising in most forms of media has correlated positively with the general condition of the economy and thus, is subject to the risks that arise from adverse changes in domestic and global economic conditions, consumer confidence and spending. The demand for our products and services in Mexico, the U.S. and in the other countries in which we operate may be adversely affected by the tightening of credit markets and economic downturns. As a global media company, we depend on the demand from customers in Mexico, the U.S. and the other countries in which we operate, and reduced consumer spending that falls short of our projections could adversely impact our revenues and profitability.

 

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Uncertainty in Global Financial Markets Could Adversely Affect Our Financing Costs and Exposure to Our Customers and Counterparties
The global financial markets continue to be uncertain, and many companies have limited access to funding. This risk has been exacerbated by concerns over the higher levels of public debt, wider fiscal deficit and recent credit rating downgrades on public debt of European countries such as the Republic of Ireland, Greece, Portugal, and Spain and the risk of a potential downgrade and credit deterioration of the U.S. economy. It is uncertain how long the effects of this global financial stress in the markets will persist and what impact it will have on the global economy in general, or the economies in which we operate, in particular, and whether slowing economic growth in any such countries could result in decreased consumer spending affecting our products and services. If access to credit tightens further and borrowing costs rise, our borrowing costs could be adversely affected. Difficult financial markets may also adversely affect some of our customers. In addition, we enter into derivative transactions with large financial institutions, including contracts to hedge our exposure to interest rates and foreign exchange, and we could be affected by severe financial difficulties faced by our counterparties.
Currency Fluctuations or the Devaluation and Depreciation of the Peso Could Limit the Ability of Our Company and Others to Convert Pesos into U.S. Dollars or Other Currencies, Which Could Adversely Affect Our Business, Financial Condition or Results of Operations
A significant portion of our indebtedness and a significant amount of our costs are U.S. Dollar-denominated, while our revenues are primarily Peso-denominated. As a result, decreases in the value of the Peso against the U.S. Dollar could cause us to incur foreign exchange losses, which would reduce our net income.
Severe devaluation or depreciation of the Peso may also result in governmental intervention, or disruption of international foreign exchange markets. This may limit our ability to transfer or convert Pesos into U.S. Dollars and other currencies for the purpose of making timely payments of interest and principal on our indebtedness and adversely affect our ability to obtain foreign programming and other imported goods. The Mexican economy has suffered current account balance payment of deficits and shortages in foreign exchange reserves in the past. While the Mexican government does not currently restrict, and for more than 15 years has not restricted, the right or ability of Mexican or foreign persons or entities to convert Pesos into U.S. Dollars or to transfer other currencies outside of Mexico, there can be no assurance that the Mexican government will not institute restrictive exchange control policies in the future. To the extent that the Mexican government institutes restrictive exchange control policies in the future, our ability to transfer or convert Pesos into U.S. Dollars or other currencies for the purpose of making timely payments of interest and principal on indebtedness, including the notes, as well as to obtain imported goods would be adversely affected. Devaluation or depreciation of the Peso against the U.S. Dollar or other currencies may also adversely affect U.S. Dollar or other currency prices for our debt securities or the cost of imported goods.
High Inflation Rates in Mexico May Decrease Demand for Our Services While Increasing Our Costs
Mexico historically has experienced high levels of inflation, although the rates have been lower for more than 20 years. The annual rate of inflation, as measured by changes in the Mexican National Consumer Price Index, or NCPI, was 6.5% in 2008, 3.6% in 2009, 4.4% in 2010 and is projected to be 3.9% in 2011. An adverse change in the Mexican economy may have a negative impact on price stability and result in higher inflation than its main trading partners, including the United States. High inflation rates can adversely affect our business and results of operations in the following ways:
    inflation can adversely affect consumer purchasing power, thereby adversely affecting consumer and advertiser demand for our services and products; and
 
    to the extent inflation exceeds our price increases, our prices and revenues will be adversely affected in “real” terms.
High Interest Rates in Mexico Could Increase Our Financing Costs
Mexico historically has had, and may continue to have, high real and nominal interest rates. The interest rates on 28-day Mexican government treasury securities averaged 7.7%, 5.5%, and 4.4% for 2008, 2009, and 2010, respectively. High interest rates in Mexico could increase our financing costs and thereby impair our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

 

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Political Events in Mexico Could Affect Mexican Economic Policy and Our Business, Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The Mexican Federal Congress is not controlled by any specific political party. Therefore, Mexico’s President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and his party, the Partido Acción Nacional , or the PAN, have faced opposition in Congress during the first four and a half years of his term.
Changes in laws, public policies and government programs may occur in the future. Such changes may have a material adverse effect on the Mexican economic and political situation, which in turn, may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In July 2009, new members were elected to the Cámara de Diputados , or the Chamber of Representatives, local Congress of some states, and Governors of six states, among other offices. As a result of these elections, the Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI, acquired a significant majority in the Chamber of Representatives. The lack of party alignment between the Chamber of Representatives and the President could result in deadlock and prevent the timely implementation of political and economic reforms, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on Mexican economic policy. It is also possible that political uncertainty may adversely affect Mexico’s economic situation. The new members of Congress have focused on important legal reforms, which have not been and may not be approved, including labor reforms. See “— Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”. The effects on the social and political situation in Mexico could adversely affect the Mexican economy, including the stability of its currency. We cannot ascertain, at this time, how any material adverse effect on Mexican economic policy, Mexico’s economic situation, the stability of Mexico’s currency or market conditions may affect our business or the price of our securities.
Mexico has Experienced a Period of Increased Criminal Activity and Such Activities Could Adversely Affect Our Financing Costs and Exposure to Our Customers and Counterparties
Mexico has experienced a period of increased criminal activity and violence, primarily due to organized crime. These activities, their escalation and the violence associated with them could in the future have a negative impact on the business environment in which we operate, and therefore on our financial condition and results of operations.
Mexican Antitrust Laws May Limit Our Ability to Expand Through Acquisitions or Joint Ventures
Mexico’s Ley Federal de Competencia Económica , or Mexico’s Federal Antitrust Law, and related regulations may affect some of our activities, including our ability to introduce new products and services, enter into new or complementary businesses or joint ventures and complete acquisitions. See “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Investments — Alvafig”.
In addition, Mexico’s Federal Antitrust Law and related regulations or conditions imposed by the Comisión Federal de Competencia , CFC, or Mexican Antitrust Commission, may adversely affect our ability to determine the rates we charge for our services and products or the manner in which we provide our products or services. Approval of the Mexican Antitrust Commission is required for us to acquire certain businesses or enter into certain joint ventures. There can be no assurance that in the future the Mexican Antitrust Commission will authorize certain acquisitions or joint ventures related to our businesses, the denial of which may adversely affect our business strategy, financial condition and results of operations.
The Mexican Antitrust Commission may also impose conditions that could adversely affect some of our activities, our business strategy, our financial condition and results of operations.
See “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Regulation — Mexican Antitrust Law”.
Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue
Existing laws and regulations, including among others, tax laws, could be amended, the manner in which laws and regulations are enforced or interpreted could change, and new laws or regulations could be adopted. Such changes could materially adversely affect our operations and our revenue.

 

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Certain amendments to the existing Ley Federal de Radio y Televisión , or Radio and Television Law, and the Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones , or Telecommunications Law, have been enacted. In May 2006, several members of the Senate of the Mexican Federal Congress filed a complaint before the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico, seeking a declaration that such amendments were unconstitutional and therefore null and void. This complaint was resolved by the Supreme Court of Justice in June 2007, declaring several provisions of the amendments to the Radio and Television Law and to the Telecommunications Law unconstitutional and therefore null and void. Among the provisions declared as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Justice are the ones referred to in former Article 28 of the Radio and Television Law, pursuant to which holders of concessions had the ability to request authorization to provide additional telecommunications services within the same spectrum covered by a current concession without having to participate in a public bid to offer such services pursuant to a concession and Article 16 of the Radio and Television Law, pursuant to which concessions were granted for a fixed term of 20 years with the possibility to renew such concessions by obtaining from the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes , or SCT, a certification of compliance with the obligations under the concession. As a result of the Supreme Court of Justice’s ruling, once the transition to digital television and digital radio broadcasting is completed, if we want to provide additional telecommunications services within the same spectrum granted for digital television or digital radio broadcasting, respectively, we will have to follow the provisions of Article 24 of the Telecommunications Law to obtain the concession therefor. Also, there is uncertainty as to how radio and television concessions will be renewed in the future, since the Supreme Court of Justice’s ruling has resulted in requiring the renewal of the concessions to be subject to a public bid process, with a right of preference over other participating bidders given to the incumbent concessionaire. Additionally, some members of the Mexican Federal Congress have expressed their intent to propose a new Radio and Television Law, which could affect, among other things, the framework for granting or renewing concessions.
In September 2010, Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, published through the SCT in the Diario Oficial de la Federación , or the Official Gazette of the Federation, a decree establishing the actions to be taken to expedite the transition to digital television and digital radio broadcasting, which intends to end analog broadcasting at some point between 2011 and 2015 (referred to in this annual report as the 2010 Decree).
The 2010 Decree modifies the release published by the SCT in July 2004 which established procedures and set forth other applicable provisions for the transition to digital television. The constitutionality of the 2010 Decree has been challenged before the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico by the Mexican Federal Congress, alleging that Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, pursuant to the Radio and Television Law, overstepped his authority when issuing the 2010 Decree, and that the 2010 Decree therefore is unconstitutional. The dispute is currently pending resolution by the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico.
In 2007, the Mexican Federal Congress passed an amendment to the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, or Mexican Constitution, pursuant to which, among other things, the Federal Electoral Institute ( Instituto Federal Electoral , or IFE) has, during certain periods, the exclusive right to manage and use the Official Television Broadcast Time and the Official Radio Broadcast Time (jointly referred to in this annual report as Official Broadcast Time). For a description of Official Television Broadcast Time and Official Radio Broadcast Time, see “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Business Strategy — Maintaining our Leading Position in the Mexican Television Market — Advertising Sales Plan” and “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Other Businesses — Radio Stations”. The IFE has the exclusive right to use the Official Broadcast Time for its own purposes and for the use of political parties in Mexico (as provided in the Mexican Constitution) for self promotion and, when applicable, to promote their electoral campaigns during election day, pre-campaign and campaign periods (referred to in this annual report as the Constitutional Amendment).
The IFE and the political parties must comply with certain requirements included in the Constitutional Amendment for the use of Official Broadcast Time. During federal electoral periods, the IFE will be granted, per the Constitutional Amendment, 48 minutes per day in each radio station and television channel, to be used during pre-campaign periods in two and up to three minutes per broadcast hour in each radio station and television channel, of which all the political parties will be jointly entitled to use one minute per broadcast hour. During campaign periods, at least 85% of the 48 minutes per day shall be allocated among the political parties, and the remaining 15% may be used by the IFE for its own purposes. During non-electoral periods, the IFE will be assigned with up to 12% of the Official Broadcast Time, half of which shall be allocated among the political parties. In the event that local elections are held simultaneously with federal elections, the broadcast time granted to the IFE shall be used for the federal and the local elections. During any other local electoral periods, the allocation of broadcast time will be made pursuant to the criteria established by the Constitutional Amendment and as such criteria are reflected in applicable law.
In addition to the foregoing, pursuant to the Constitutional Amendment, political parties are prohibited from purchasing or acquiring advertising time, directly or through third parties, from radio or television stations; likewise, third parties shall not acquire advertising time from radio or television stations for the broadcasting of advertisements which may influence the electoral preferences of Mexican citizens, nor in favor or against political parties or candidates to offices elected by popular vote.
We believe we have been operating our business in compliance with the provisions of the Constitutional Amendment; however, we have filed legal actions contesting certain provisions of the Constitutional Amendment.

 

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At this time, the Constitutional Amendment has not had an impact on the results of our radio and television businesses, however we are unable to predict what impact, if any, the Constitutional Amendment may have on our operating results in the future. We cannot predict the outcome of the legal actions brought by the Company against the Constitutional Amendment. A decrease in paid advertising of the nature described above could lead to a decrease in our television or radio revenues.
Article 15-A of the Ley del Seguro Social , or the Social Security Law, could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Such Article 15-A, amended in July 2009, provides that a company that obtains third party personnel services from personnel services providers and which receives such personnel services on any of the company’s premises is jointly bound to comply with the obligations related to social security that have to be fulfilled by such personnel services providers for the benefit of their respective employees. Such Article 15-A, as amended, also establishes the obligation that the Company sends a list to the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social , or the Social Security Mexican Institute, of all agreements entered into with personnel services providers.
In December 2009, the Mexican Government enacted certain amendments and changes to the Mexican tax laws related to income tax, value added tax and excise tax that became effective as of January 1, 2010. The main provisions of these amendments and changes are as follows: (i) the corporate income tax rate was increased from 28% to 30% for the years 2010 through 2012, and will be reduced to 29% and 28% in 2013 and 2014, respectively; (ii) under certain circumstances, the deferred income tax benefit derived from tax consolidation of a parent company and its subsidiaries is limited to a period of five years; therefore, the resulting deferred income tax has to be paid starting in the sixth year following the fiscal year in which the deferred income tax benefit was received; (iii) the payment of this tax has to be made in installments of 25% in the first and second year, 20% in the third year and 15% in the fourth and fifth year; (iv) taxpayers paid in 2010 the first installment of the cumulative amount of the deferred tax benefits determined as of December 31, 2004; (v) revenues from telecommunications and pay-TV services (except access to Internet services, interconnection services between public networks of telecommunications and public telephone services) became subject to a 3% excise tax; (vi) the excise tax rate on gaming (including bets and drawings) was increased from 20% to 30%; and (vii) the general value added tax rate was increased from 15% to 16%, and the rate on the border region was increased from 10% to 11%. We believe that the new provisions for the tax consolidation regime have a retroactive application and we are therefore challenging the constitutionality of these new provisions.
Risk Factors Related to Our Major Stockholders
Emilio Azcárraga Jean has Substantial Influence Over Our Management and the Interests of Mr. Azcárraga Jean may Differ from Those of Other Stockholders
We have four classes of common stock: A Shares, B Shares, D Shares, and L Shares. Until June 17, 2009, approximately 45.6% of the outstanding A Shares, 2.7% of the outstanding B Shares, 2.8% of the outstanding D Shares and 2.8% of the outstanding L Shares of the Company were held through a trust, or the Stockholder Trust, including shares in the form of CPOs. On June 17, 2009, the Stockholder Trust was terminated and the shares and CPOs which were formerly held through such trust, were delivered to the corresponding beneficiaries. The largest beneficiary of the Stockholder Trust was a trust for the benefit of Emilio Azcárraga Jean, or the Azcárraga Trust. Such trust currently holds 44.3% of the outstanding A shares, 0.1% of the outstanding B shares, 0.1% of the outstanding D shares and 0.1% of the outstanding L shares of the Company. As a result, Emilio Azcárraga Jean controlled until June 17, 2009, the voting of the shares held through the Stockholder Trust, and currently controls the vote of such shares through the Azcárraga Trust. The A Shares held through the Azcárraga Trust constitute a majority of the A Shares whose holders are entitled to vote because non-Mexican holders of CPOs and GDSs are not permitted by law to vote the underlying A Shares. Accordingly, and so long as non-Mexicans own more than a minimal number of A Shares, Emilio Azcárraga Jean will have the ability to direct the election of 11 out of 20 members of our Board of Directors, as well as prevent certain actions by the stockholders, including dividend payments, mergers, spin-offs, changes in corporate purpose, changes of nationality and amendments to the anti-takeover provisions of our bylaws. See “Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions — The Major Stockholders”.
As Controlling Stockholder, Emilio Azcárraga Jean Will Have the Ability to Limit Our Ability to Raise Capital, Which Would Require Us to Seek Other Financing Arrangements
Emilio Azcárraga Jean has the voting power to prevent us from raising money through equity offerings. Mr. Azcárraga Jean has informed us that if we conduct a primary sale of our equity, he would consider exercising his pre-emptive rights to purchase a sufficient number of additional A Shares in order to maintain such power. In the event that Mr. Azcárraga Jean is unwilling to subscribe for additional shares and/or prevents us from raising money through equity offerings, we would need to raise money through a combination of debt or other forms of financing, which we may not obtain, or if so, possibly not on favorable terms.

 

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Risk Factors Related to Our Business
The Operation of Our Business May Be Terminated or Interrupted if the Mexican Government Does Not Renew or Revokes Our Broadcast or Other Concessions
Under Mexican law, we need concessions from the SCT to broadcast our programming over our television and radio stations, cable and DTH satellite systems and to provide telephony services. In July 2004, in connection with the adoption of a release issued by the SCT for the transition to digital television, all of our television concessions were renewed until 2021. The expiration dates for the concessions for our radio stations range from 2015 to 2016 except for the concessions of 3 radio stations, which renewal applications were timely filed before the SCT but are still pending due to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the amendments to the Radio and Television Law. (See “— Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”). We are unable to predict when we will obtain the renewal to such concessions. The expiration dates of our Cable and Telecommunications concessions range from 2013 to 2038 and our DTH concessions expire in 2020 and 2026. The expiration dates for the concessions for our telephone services range from 2018 to 2026. Cablevisión obtained a telecommunications concession, which expires in 2029, and its concession to transmit an over-the-air UHF restricted television service through channel 46 which expired on November 17, 2010 (the “Channel 46 Concession”). We filed for a renewal of the Channel 46 Concession and in February 2010 the SCT notified Cablevisión that it would not be renewed; however, we are contesting the resolution of the SCT. In the past, the SCT has typically renewed the concessions of those concessionaires that comply with the requisite procedures set forth for renewal under Mexican law and on the respective concession title; however, in connection with our television and radio concessions, there is uncertainty as to how radio and television concessions will be renewed in the future, since the Supreme Court ruling has resulted in requiring the renewal of the concessions to be subject to a public bid process, with a right of preference over other participating bidders given to the incumbent concessionaire.
Under Mexican law, we need a permit, or Gaming Permit, from the Secretaría de Gobernación , or Mexican Ministry of the Interior, to operate our gaming business. The operation of our gaming business may be terminated or interrupted if the Mexican Government does not renew or revokes our Gaming Permit. The Gaming Permit was granted to us on May 25, 2005 and the expiration date is May 24, 2030. We are unable to predict if we will obtain a renewal of the Gaming Permit.
See “— Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”.
We Face Competition in Each of Our Markets That We Expect Will Intensify
We face competition in all of our businesses, including television advertising and other media businesses, as well as our strategic investments and joint ventures. In particular, we face substantial competition from TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., or TV Azteca. See “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Television — Television Industry in Mexico” and “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Television — Television Broadcasting”. In addition, the entertainment and communications industries in which we operate are changing rapidly because of evolving distribution technologies, including online and digital networks. Our principal competitors in the gaming industry are Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento, S.A.B. de C.V., or CIE, and Grupo Caliente S.A. de C.V., or Grupo Caliente.
The telecommunications industry in Mexico has become highly competitive and we face significant competition. Cable operators, who were already authorized to provide bidirectional data and internet broadband services and who have been recently authorized by the Mexican government to also provide voice services, including Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, pose a risk to us. As the cable operators’ telephony income may be seen as incremental revenue, the price reduction and the vast coverage may prevent us from growing.
In October 2006, the Mexican federal government enacted a new set of regulations known as Convergence Regulations, or Acuerdo de Convergencia de Servicios Fijos de Telefonía Local y Televisión y/o Audio Restringidos que se Proporcionan a Través de Redes Públicas Alámbricas e Inalámbricas . The Convergence Regulations allow certain concessionaires of telecommunications services to provide other services not included in their original concessions. Cable television providers may be allowed to provide internet and telephone services if certain requirements and conditions are met. In addition, telephone operators, such as Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V. or Telmex, may be allowed to provide cable television services if certain requirements and conditions are met. We believe that we may face significant competition from new entrants providing telephony services or cable television services, including cable television providers and telephone operators. See “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Cable and Telecom”.
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At the beginning of 2009, TV Azteca began offering HiTV, a television service which consists of the transmission of digital television channels through the technology known as Digital Terrestrial Television, or DTT, in Mexico City and its metropolitan area using the radioelectric spectrum in the mirror concessions granted to them pursuant to the release issued by the SCT for the transition to digital television. HiTV currently offers approximately 20 channels and charges for the decoder box, a fact which we believe constitutes a pay-TV service. The Mexican Fiscal Court, or the Tribunal Federal de Justicia Fiscal y Administrativa , is currently reviewing the legality of this service since the mirror concessions should be used to replicate the analog channel signals. We are uncertain as to how this service may affect our pay-TV business in the event it is considered legal. In addition, the decoder box that TV Azteca is utilizing to allow viewers to access its HiTV channels also allows the viewers access to our digital over-the-air networks without our permission.
Our future success will be affected by these changes, which we cannot predict. Consolidation in the entertainment, telecommunications and broadcast industries could further intensify competitive pressures. As the pay-TV market in Mexico matures, we expect to face competition from an increasing number of sources, including emerging technologies that provide new services to pay-TV customers and require us to make significant capital expenditures in new technologies and exclusive content. Developments may limit our access to new distribution channels and exclusive content, may require us to make significant capital expenditures in order to have access to new digital and other distribution channels or may create additional competitive pressures on some or all of our businesses.
The Seasonal Nature of Our Business Affects Our Revenue and a Significant Reduction in Fourth Quarter Net Sales Could Impact Our Results of Operations
Our business reflects seasonal patterns of advertising expenditures, which is common in the television broadcast industry, as well as cyclical patterns in periodic events such as the World Cup, the Olympic Games and political elections. We typically recognize a disproportionately large percentage of our television broadcasting advertising net sales in the fourth quarter in connection with the holiday shopping season. For example, in 2008, 2009 and 2010 we recognized 31.3%, 31.3%, and 30.3% respectively, of our net sales in the fourth quarter of the year. Accordingly, a significant reduction in fourth quarter advertising revenue could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
DIRECTV Has Certain Governance and Veto Rights Over Some Operations of Innova
We own a 58.7% interest in Innova, our DTH venture in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic. The balance of Innova’s equity is indirectly owned by The DIRECTV Group, Inc., or DIRECTV, through its subsidiaries DTH (Mexico) Investment, LTD, DIRECTV Latin America Holdings, Inc., or DIRECTV Holdings, and DIRECTV Latin America LLC, or DTVLA. Although we hold a majority of Innova’s equity and designate a majority of the members of Innova’s Board of Directors, DIRECTV has certain governance and veto rights in Innova, including the right to block certain transactions between us and Innova.
Loss of Transmission or Loss of the Use of Satellite Transponders Could Cause a Business Interruption in Innova, Which Would Adversely Affect Our Net Income
Media and telecom companies, including Innova, rely on satellite transmissions to conduct their day-to-day business. Any unforeseen and sudden loss of transmission or non-performance of the satellite for Innova can cause huge losses to Innova’s business. The unforeseen loss of transmission may be caused due to the satellite’s loss of the orbital slot or the reduction in the satellite’s functional life.
The size of the business interruption impact for Innova in the case of a satellite loss exceeds the insurance we have acquired to cover this risk. In order to reduce the possibility of financial consequences resulting from an unforeseen loss of transmission, Innova entered into an agreement to launch a backup satellite jointly with Sky Brasil Servicos Ltda., or Sky Brasil, which was launched in the first quarter of 2010. We cannot predict the extent of losses to Innova in the case of current or new satellite loss or the effectiveness of any alternative strategy.

 

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The Results of Operations of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. and GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V., May Affect Our Results of Operations and the Value of Our Investments in Those Companies
In December 2010, we made a substantial investment in Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., or BMP, the parent company of Univision Communications, Inc., or Univision. However, we do not control and do not consolidate the results of BMP. Most of our investment in BMP is currently held in the form of convertible debentures. Our conversion of the debentures into shares of common stock of BMP is subject to certain conditions, and any delay in such conversion could materially affect the value of the debentures. After the conversion, we will remain a minority equity holder of BMP. The results of operations of BMP and Univision may affect the value of our investment in BMP and our results of operations. The business, financial condition and results of operations of Univision could be materially and adversely affected by risks including, but not limited to: (i) failure to service debt, (ii) cancellation, reductions or postponements of advertising, (iii) possible strikes or other union job actions, (iv) changes in the rules and regulations of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, (v) an increase in the cost of, and decrease in the supply or quality of, programming, (vi) an increase in the preference among Hispanics for English-language programming, (vii) competitive pressures from other broadcasters and other entertainment and news media and (viii) the impact of new technologies.
In April 2011, we made a substantial investment for the acquisition of equity and convertible debentures issued by GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V., or GSF, which indirectly owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., or Iusacell. However, we do not control and do not consolidate the results of GSF. Most of our investment in GSF is currently held in the form of debentures mandatorily convertible into shares of stock of GSF. The conversion of the GSF convertible debentures is subject to regulatory approval, and any delay in the issuance of such approval would give rise to increased conversion costs and a prolonged conversion timeframe, which could materially affect the value of the debentures. After the mandatory conversion, we will still not be a majority owner of GSF and will share governance rights with the other owner. The results of operations of GSF and Iusacell may affect the value of our investment in GSF and our results of operations. The business, financial condition and results of operations of Iusacell could be materially and adversely affected by risks including, but not limited to: (i) technology becoming obsolete, (ii) the inability to renew concessions and existing arrangements for roaming and other services, (iii) litigation being resolved against Iusacell, (iv) the dependence on revenues from subsidiaries to repay debt, (v) the loss of subscribers as a result of changes in the telecommunications industry and (vi) changes in the regulatory environment.
There can be no assurance that the results of operations of BMP, GSF and their respective subsidiaries will be sufficient to maintain or increase the value of our investments in such companies, or that such results will not materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
Risk Factors Related to Our Securities
Any Actions Stockholders May Wish to Bring Concerning Our Bylaws or the CPO Trust Must Be Brought in a Mexican Court
Our bylaws provide that a stockholder must bring any legal actions concerning our bylaws in courts located in Mexico City. The trust agreement governing the CPOs provides that a stockholder must bring any legal actions concerning the trust agreement in courts located in Mexico City. All parties to the trust agreement governing the CPOs, including the holders of CPOs, have agreed to submit these disputes only to Mexican courts.
Non-Mexicans May Not Hold A Shares, B Shares or D Shares Directly and Must Have Them Held in a Trust at All Times
Non-Mexicans may not directly own A Shares, B Shares or D Shares, but may hold them indirectly through a CPO trust, which will control the voting of the A Shares and B Shares. Under the terms of the CPO Trust, a non-Mexican holder of CPOs or GDSs may instruct the CPO Trustee to request that we issue and deliver certificates representing each of the shares underlying its CPOs so that the CPO Trustee may sell, to a third party entitled to hold the shares, all of these shares and deliver to the holder any proceeds derived from the sale.
Non-Mexican Holders of Our Securities Forfeit Their Securities if They Invoke the Protection of Their Government
Pursuant to Mexican law, our bylaws provide that non-Mexican holders of CPOs and GDSs may not ask their government to interpose a claim against the Mexican government regarding their rights as stockholders. If non-Mexican holders of CPOs and GDSs violate this provision of our bylaws, they will automatically forfeit the A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares underlying their CPOs and GDSs to the Mexican government.
Non-Mexican Holders of Our Securities Have Limited Voting Rights
Non-Mexican holders of GDSs are not entitled to vote the A Shares, B Shares and D Shares underlying their securities. The L Shares underlying GDSs, the only series of our Shares that can be voted by non-Mexican holders of GDSs, have limited voting rights. These limited voting rights include the right to elect two directors and limited rights to vote on extraordinary corporate actions, including the delisting of the L Shares and other actions which are adverse to the holders of the L Shares. For a brief description of the circumstances under which holders of L Shares are entitled to vote, see “Additional Information — Bylaws — Voting Rights and Stockholders’ Meetings”.

 

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Our Antitakeover Protections May Deter Potential Acquirors and May Depress Our Stock Price
Certain provisions of our bylaws could make it substantially more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us. These provisions in our bylaws may discourage certain types of transactions involving the acquisition of our securities. These provisions may also limit our stockholders’ ability to approve transactions that may be in their best interests and discourage transactions in which our stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their Shares over the then current market price, and could possibly adversely affect the trading volume in our equity securities. As a result, these provisions may adversely affect the market price of our securities. Holders of our securities who acquire Shares in violation of these provisions will not be able to vote, or receive dividends, distributions or other rights in respect of these securities and would be obligated to pay us a penalty. For a description of these provisions, see “Additional Information — Bylaws — Antitakeover Protections”.
GDS Holders May Face Disadvantages When Attempting to Exercise Voting Rights as Compared to Other Holders of Our Securities
In situations where we request that The Bank of New York Mellon, the depositary for the securities underlying the GDSs, ask GDS holders for voting instructions, the holders may instruct the depositary to exercise their voting rights, if any, pertaining to the deposited securities. The depositary will attempt, to the extent practical, to arrange to deliver voting materials to these holders. We cannot assure holders of GDSs that they will receive the voting materials in time to ensure that they can instruct the depositary how to vote the deposited securities underlying their GDSs, or that the depositary will be able to forward those instructions and the appropriate proxy request to the CPO Trustee in a timely manner. For stockholders’ meetings, if the depositary does not receive voting instructions from holders of GDSs or does not forward such instructions and appropriate proxy request in a timely manner, if requested in writing from us, it will provide a proxy to a representative designated by us to exercise these voting rights. If no such written request is made by us, the depositary will not represent or vote, attempt to represent or vote any right that attaches to, or instruct the CPO Trustee to represent or vote, the shares underlying the CPOs in the relevant meeting and, as a result, the underlying shares will be voted in the manner described under “Additional Information — Bylaws — Voting Rights and Stockholders’ Meetings — Holders of CPOs”. For CPO Holders’ meetings, if the depositary does not timely receive instructions from a Mexican or non-Mexican holder of GDSs as to the exercise of voting rights relating to the underlying CPOs in the relevant CPO holders’ meeting, the depositary and the custodian will take such actions as are necessary to cause such CPOs to be counted for purposes of satisfying applicable quorum requirements and, unless we in our sole discretion have given prior written notice to the depositary and the custodian to the contrary, vote them in the same manner as the majority of the CPOs are voted at the relevant CPOs holders’ meeting.
This means that holders of GDSs may not be able to exercise their right to vote and there may be nothing they can do if the deposited securities underlying their GDSs are not voted as they request.
The Interests of Our GDS Holders Will Be Diluted if We Issue New Shares and These Holders Are Unable to Exercise Preemptive Rights for Cash
Under Mexican law and our bylaws, our stockholders have preemptive rights. This means that in the event that we issue new Shares for cash, our stockholders will have a right to subscribe and pay the number of Shares of the same series necessary to maintain their existing ownership percentage in that series. U.S. holders of our GDSs cannot exercise their preemptive rights unless we register any newly issued Shares under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, or qualify for an exemption from registration. If U.S. holders of GDSs cannot exercise their preemptive rights, the interests of these holders will be diluted in the event that we issue new Shares for cash. We intend to evaluate at the time of any offering of preemptive rights the costs and potential liabilities associated with registering any additional Shares. We cannot assure you that we will register under the Securities Act any new Shares that we issue for cash. In addition, although the Deposit Agreement provides that the depositary may, after consultation with us, sell preemptive rights in Mexico or elsewhere outside the U.S. and distribute the proceeds to holders of GDSs, under current Mexican law these sales are not possible. See “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Long-Term Retention Plan” and “Additional Information — Bylaws — Preemptive Rights”.
The Protections Afforded to Minority Stockholders in Mexico Are Different From Those in the U.S.
Under Mexican law, the protections afforded to minority stockholders are different from those in the U.S. In particular, the law concerning fiduciary duties of directors is not well developed, there is no procedure for class actions or stockholder derivative actions and there are different procedural requirements for bringing stockholder lawsuits. As a result, in practice, it may be more difficult for our minority stockholders to enforce their rights against us or our directors or major stockholders than it would be for stockholders of a U.S. company.

 

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The Ley del Mercado de Valores , or the Mexican Securities Market Law, provides additional protection to minority stockholders, such as (i) providing stockholders of a public company representing 5% or more of the capital stock of the public company, an action for liability against the members and secretary of the Board and relevant management of the public company, and (ii) establishing additional responsibilities on the audit committee in all issues that have or may have an effect on minority stockholders and their interests in an issuer or its operations.
It May Be Difficult to Enforce Civil Liabilities Against Us or Our Directors, Executive Officers and Controlling Persons
We are organized under the laws of Mexico. Substantially all of our directors, executive officers and controlling persons reside outside the U.S., all or a significant portion of the assets of our directors, executive officers and controlling persons, and substantially all of our assets, are located outside of the U.S., and some of the parties named in this annual report also reside outside of the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons or to enforce against them or us in U.S. courts judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the U.S. We have been advised by our Mexican counsel, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., that there is doubt as to the enforceability, in original actions in Mexican courts, of liabilities predicated solely on U.S. federal securities laws and as to the enforceability in Mexican courts of judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions predicated upon the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal securities laws.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report and the documents incorporated by reference into this annual report contain forward-looking statements. We may from time to time make forward-looking statements in reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on Form 6-K, in annual reports to stockholders, in prospectuses, press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees to analysts, institutional investors, representatives of the media and others. Examples of these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
    projections of operating revenues, net income (loss), net income (loss) per CPO/share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items or ratios;
    statements of our plans, objectives or goals, including those relating to anticipated trends, competition, regulation and rates;
    our current and future plans regarding our online and wireless content division, Televisa Interactive Media, or TIM;
    statements concerning our current and future plans regarding our investment in the Spanish television channel Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta, S.A., or La Sexta;
    statements concerning our current and future plans regarding our investment in Grupo de Telecomunicaciones de Alta Capacidad, S.A.P.I. de C.V., or GTAC;
    statements concerning our current and future plans regarding our gaming business;
    statements concerning our current and future plans regarding the fixed telephony service provided by Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B. de C.V., or Cablevisión;
    statements concerning our transactions with Univision and our current and future plans regarding our investment in BMP, the parent company of Univision;
    statements concerning our current and future plans regarding our investment in GSF, the controlling company of Iusacell;
    statements concerning our series of transactions with DIRECTV, and News Corporation, or News Corp.;
    statements concerning our transactions with NBC Universal’s Telemundo Communications Group, or Telemundo;
    statements concerning our plans to build and launch a new transponder satellite;
    statements about our future economic performance or statements concerning general economic, political or social conditions in the United Mexican States, or Mexico, or other countries in which we operate or have investments; and
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Words such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “target”, “estimate”, “project”, “predict”, “forecast”, “guideline”, “may”, “should”, “will” and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying these statements.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in these forward-looking statements. These factors, some of which are discussed under “Key Information — Risk Factors”, include economic and political conditions and government policies in Mexico or elsewhere, inflation rates, exchange rates, regulatory developments, customer demand and competition. We caution you that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive and that other risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. You should evaluate any statements made by us in light of these important factors.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information, future developments or other factors.

 

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Item 4.   Information on the Company
History and Development of the Company
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. is a sociedad anónima bursátil, or limited liability stock corporation, which was organized under the laws of Mexico in accordance with the Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles, or Mexican Companies Law. Grupo Televisa was incorporated under Public Deed Number 30,200, dated December 19, 1990, granted before Notary Public Number 73 of Mexico City, and registered with the Public Registry of Commerce in Mexico City on Commercial Page (folio mercantil) Number 142,164. Pursuant to the terms of our estatutos sociales, or bylaws, our corporate existence continues through 2105. Our principal executive offices are located at Avenida Vasco de Quiroga, No. 2000, Colonia Santa Fe, 01210 México, D.F., México. Our telephone number at that address is (52) (55) 5261-2000.
Capital Expenditures
The table below sets forth our actual capital expenditures, permanent investments and acquisitions for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and our projected capital expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2011. For a discussion of how we intend to fund our projected capital expenditures, investments and acquisitions for 2011, as well as a more detailed description of our capital expenditures, investments and acquisitions in prior years, see “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources — Liquidity” and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources — Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions and Investments, Distributions and Other Sources of Liquidity”.
                                 
    Year Ended December 31,(1)  
    2008     2009     2010     2011  
    (Actual)     (Actual)     (Actual)     (Forecast)  
    (Millions of U.S. Dollars)  
Capital expenditures(2)
  U.S.$ 478.8     U.S.$ 499.3     U.S.$ 1,011.0     U.S.$ 850.0  
La Sexta(3)
    63.4       49.0       29.2        
BMP(4)
                1,255.0        
GTAC(5)
                33.3       38.3  
Iusacell(6)
                      1,602.5  
Other acquisitions and investments(7)
    137.0       10.5             390.9  
Total capital expenditures and investments
  U.S.$ 679.2     U.S.$ 558.8     U.S.$ 2,328.5     U.S.$ 2,881.7  
(1)   Amounts in respect of some of the capital expenditures, investments and acquisitions we made in 2008, 2009 and 2010 were paid for in Mexican Pesos. These Mexican Peso amounts were translated into U.S. Dollars at the Interbank Rate in effect on the dates on which a given capital expenditure, investment or acquisition was made. As a result, U.S. Dollar amounts presented in the table immediately above are not comparable to: (i) data regarding capital expenditures set forth in “Key Information — Selected Financial Data”, which is presented in Mexican Pesos and, in the case of data presented in U.S. Dollars, is translated at a rate of Ps.12.3576 to one U.S. Dollar, the Interbank Rate as of December 31, 2010, and (ii) certain data regarding capital expenditures set forth under “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources — Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions and Investments, Distributions and Other Sources of Liquidity”.
 
(2)   Reflects capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment, in all periods presented. Includes U.S.$183.3 million in 2008, U.S.$239.0 million in 2009 and U.S.$438.5 million in 2010 for the expansion and improvement of our Cable and Telecom segment; U.S.$114.0 million in 2008, U.S.$128.8 million in 2009 and U.S.$436.6 million in 2010 for the expansion and improvement of our Sky segment and, U.S.$39.6 million in 2008, U.S.$17.5 million in 2009 and U.S.$12.5 million in 2010 for our Gaming business; and U.S.$141.9 million in 2008, U.S.$114.0 million in 2009, and U.S.$123.4 million in 2010 for our Broadcasting Television segment and other businesses. The actual amount for 2010 includes an accrual of U.S.$111.0 million related to our investment in a new 24-transponder satellite that was launched in the first quarter of 2010, which was paid in cash in the first quarter of 2011. The forecast amount for 2011 totalling U.S.$850 million includes capital expenditures of U.S.$435 million and U.S.$270 million for the expansion and improvements of our Cable and Telecom and Sky segments, respectively, and the remaining U.S.$145 million is for our Television Broadcasting segment and other segments.

 

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(3)   In 2008 and 2009 we made capital contributions related to our interest in La Sexta (40% in 2008 and 40.5% in 2009) in the amount of U.S.$63.4 million (€44.4 million) and U.S.$49 million (€35.7 million), respectively. In 2010, we made short-term loans related to our 40.5% in La Sexta in the principal amount of U.S.$29.2 million (€21.5 million). In the first quarter of 2011, we made a capital contribution related to our interest in La Sexta with the principal amount of the short-term loans made by us in 2010, and our interest in La Sexta increased from 40.5% to 40.8%. Currently, we do not have commitments for additional capital contributions in La Sexta.
 
(4)   In 2010, we made investments of U.S.$1,255.0 million in cash in BMP, the parent company of Univision, in exchange for a 5% equity stake of the outstanding common stock of BMP and U.S.$1,125 million aggregate principal amount of debentures due 2025 bearing interest at an annual rate of 1.5%, that are initially convertible at our option into additional shares currently equivalent to a 30% equity stake in the common stock of BMP, subject to certain conditions and regulations.
 
(5)   In 2010, we made a capital contribution related to our 33.3% interest in GTAC in the amount of U.S.$4.3 million (Ps.54.7 million). Additionally, in 2010, we provided long-term financing to GTAC in the principal amount of U.S.$29.0 million (Ps.372.1 million) under a credit facility related to our interest in GTAC. In 2011, we have commitments to make additional capital contributions related to our 33.3% interest in GTAC in the amount of U.S.$13.4 million (Ps.159 million) and provide additional long-term financing to GTAC in the principal amount of U.S.$24.9 million (Ps.296.1 million) under a credit facility related to our interest in GTAC.
 
(6)   In the second quarter of 2011, we made an investment of U.S.$37.5 million in equity and U.S.$1,565 million in convertible debt of Iusacell as described in the following sentences. Upon conversion of the debt, which is subject to the approval of the Mexican Antitrust Commission, our equity participation in Iusacell will be 50%. The convertible debt of Iusacell was divided into two tranches, the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures. The Series 1 Debentures are the 364,996 registered unsecured debentures of GSF, par value U.S.$1,000 each, representing in the aggregate U.S.$365.0 million, issued against the payment we made in cash on April 7, 2011. The Series 2 Debentures are the 1,200,000 registered unsecured debentures of GSF, par value U.S.$1,000 each, representing in the aggregate U.S.$1,200.0 million, payable in cash by us no later than October 31, 2011 (in a single up-front installment or in multiple installments). As of June 28, 2011, U.S.$600.0 million of the amount payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures had been paid, and U.S.$600.0 million remains to be paid no later than October 31, 2011.
 
(7)   In 2008, we invested U.S.$100.0 million in an additional issuance of long-term notes of Alvafig, which proceeds were used by Alvafig to acquire shares representing approximately 11% of Cablemás’ aggregate capital stock, and made additional capital contributions in Volaris, the low-cost carrier airline in Mexico, in the amount of U.S.$12.0 million, among others. In 2009, we made investments in Volaris, for an aggregate amount of U.S.$5.0 million, and in other companies in which we hold a non-controlling interest for an aggregate amount of U.S.$5.5 million. In the first half of 2011, we agreed with the other stockholders of Cablemás the terms for us to acquire all of their equity interest in Cablemás for an aggregate amount of U.S.$390.9 million (Ps.4,603.0 million), which was paid with cash and 24.8 million CPOs issued by us on April 29, 2011.
In 2008, 2009 and 2010, we relied on a combination of operating revenues, borrowings and net proceeds from dispositions to fund our capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments. We expect to fund our capital expenditures in 2011 and potential investments and/or acquisitions going forward through a combination of cash from operations, cash on hand and/or borrowings. The amount of borrowings required to fund these cash needs in 2011 will depend upon the timing of cash payments from advertisers under our advertising sales plan.
Business Overview
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world based on its market capitalization and a major participant in the international entertainment business. We operate broadcast channels in Mexico and complement our network coverage through affiliated stations throughout the country. In 2010, our broadcast television channels had an average sign-on to sign-off audience share of 69.6%. We produce pay-TV channels with national and international feeds, which reach subscribers throughout Latin America, the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. We export our programs and formats to television networks around the world. In 2010, we exported 74,209 hours of programming to approximately 58 countries, excluding the United States.
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We own 58.7% of Sky, a DTH satellite television provider in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic. We are also a shareholder in three Mexican cable companies, Cablevisión, Cablemás and Televisión Internacional, S.A. de C.V. and its subsidiaries, collectively TVI. We own 51% of Cablevisión and 50% of TVI. We also owned 58.3% of Cablemás. As of June 17, 2011, we own 100% of Cablemás. See “Business Strategy — Continue Building Our Pay Television Platforms — Cable”.
We also own Esmas.com, one of the leading digital entertainment web portals in Latin America, a gaming business which includes bingo parlors, a 50% stake in a radio company that as of December 31, 2010 reached 75% of the Mexican population, a feature film production and distribution company, soccer teams and a stadium in Mexico.
We also own an unconsolidated equity stake in La Sexta, a free-to-air television channel in Spain, and in OCESA, one of the leading live entertainment companies in Mexico.
In December 2010, we made a substantial investment in BMP, the parent company of Univision, the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States.
In April 2011, we made a substantial investment for the acquisition of equity and convertible debentures issued by GSF, which indirectly owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Iusacell. Iusacell is a provider of telecommunications services primarily engaged in the provision of mobile services throughout Mexico.
Business Strategy
We intend to leverage our position as the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world to continue expanding our business while maintaining profitability and financial discipline. We intend to do so by maintaining our leading position in the Mexican television market, by continuing to produce high quality programming and by improving our sales and marketing efforts while maintaining high operating margins. We were able to withstand the economic downturn as well as the depreciation of the Mexican Peso of 2008 as a result, in part, of our cost cutting plan, which we put into effect in the last quarter of 2008. For more information on our cost cutting plan, see “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”.
By leveraging all our business segments and capitalizing on their synergies to extract maximum value from our content, we also intend to continue expanding our pay-TV networks business, increasing our international programming sales worldwide and strengthening our position in the growing U.S.-Hispanic market. We also intend to continue developing and expanding Sky, our DTH platform. We will continue to strengthen our position in the cable and telecommunications industry in accordance with the consolidation of the cable market in Mexico, and we will also continue developing our publishing business and become an important player in the gaming industry.
We intend to continue to expand our business by developing new business initiatives and/or through business acquisitions and investments in Mexico, the United States and elsewhere.
Maintaining Our Leading Position in the Mexican Television Market
Continuing to Produce High Quality Programming. We aim to continue producing the type of high quality television programming that has propelled many of our programs to the top of the national ratings and audience share in Mexico. In 2009 and 2010, our networks aired 68% and 67%, respectively, of the 200 most-watched television programs in Mexico, according to IBOPE AGB Mexico. We have launched a number of initiatives in creative development, program scheduling and on-air promotion. These initiatives include improved production of our highly rated telenovelas, new comedy and game show formats and the development of reality shows and new series. We have improved our scheduling to be better aligned with viewer habits by demographic segment while improving viewer retention through more dynamic on-air graphics and pacing. We have enhanced tune-in promotion both in terms of creative content and strategic placement. In addition, we plan to continue expanding and leveraging our exclusive Spanish-language video library, exclusive rights to soccer games and other events, as well as cultural, musical and show business productions.

 

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In April 2008, we began broadcasting more than 1,000 hours per year of NBC Universal’s Telemundo’s original programming on Channel 9. We currently, and through December 2011, pay Telemundo a fixed license fee for the broadcast of Telemundo’s programming on our Channel 9 Network. Beginning January 2012, we will pay Telemundo a license fee based on a percentage of all revenues generated from sales related to Telemundo programming. In addition, since 2010 we distribute, via Sky and Cablevisión, a new pay-TV channel in Mexico produced by Telemundo principally featuring Telemundo branded content. See “— Television — Programming — Foreign-Produced Programming”. As a result of the strategic alliance agreement entered into with Telemundo, we distribute Telemundo content in Mexico on an exclusive basis across multiple platforms including broadcast television, pay television and our emerging digital platforms. In October 2008, we entered into license agreements to distribute Telemundo’s original content through digital and wireless platforms in Mexico. As part of the agreements, Telemundo provides us with Telemundo’s original content, including its highly popular telenovelas currently broadcast on our Channel 9, on all of our digital platforms including Esmas.com. Moreover, we also offer mobile wall papers, ring tones and text messaging services based on Telemundo branded content to mobile phone subscribers in Mexico through our mobile business unit Esmas Móvil, the leading mobile premium content provider in Mexico. The agreements complement and are part of the strategic alliance to distribute Telemundo’s original content in Mexico across multiple platforms, including broadcast television, pay-TV and emerging digital platforms.
Improving Our Sales and Marketing Efforts. Over the past few years we have improved our television broadcasting advertising sales strategy by: (i) introducing a cost per rating point basis pricing system; (ii) implementing differentiated pricing by quarter, by channel and by time of day; (iii) reorganizing our sales force into teams focusing on each of our divisions; (iv) emphasizing a compensation policy for salespeople that is performance-based, with variable commissions tied to year-end results for a larger portion of total compensation; and (v) continuing to provide our customers with increased opportunities for product integration.
Maintaining High Operating Segment Income Margins. Our television broadcasting operating segment income margins for 2009 and 2010 were 47.9% and 47.1%, respectively. We intend to continue maintaining high television broadcasting operating segment income margins by increasing revenues and controlling costs and expenses.
Advertising Sales Plan. Our sales force is organized into separate teams, each of which focuses on a particular segment of our business. We sell commercial time in two ways: upfront and scatter basis. Advertisers that elect the upfront option lock in prices for the upcoming year, regardless of future price changes. Advertisers that choose the upfront option make annual prepayments, with cash or short-term notes, and are charged the lowest rates for their commercial time, given the highest priority in schedule placement, and given a first option in advertising during special programs. Scatter advertisers, or advertisers who choose not to make upfront payments but rather advertise from time to time, risk both higher prices and lack of access to choice commercial time slots. We sell advertising to our customers on a cost per rating point basis, whereby our television advertisers are billed for actual minutes used, and the amount billed per minute is based on the price per rating point and actual ratings delivered. This pricing alternative allows an advertiser to purchase advertising time based on the actual ratings of the television programs during which its advertisements are aired. We do not have commitments with advertisers to achieve a certain rating upon broadcast and therefore do not provide any future price adjustments if a certain rating is not met. For a description of our advertising sales plan, see “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Total Segment Results — Advertising Rates and Sales”.
We currently sell a significant portion of our available television advertising time. We use the remaining portion of our television advertising time primarily to satisfy our legal obligation to the Mexican government to provide up to 18 minutes per day of our broadcast time between 6:00 a.m. and midnight for public service announcements and 30 minutes per day for public programming (referred to in this annual report as Official Television Broadcast Time), and our remaining available television advertising time to promote, among other things, our products. We sold approximately 62%, 57%, and 63% of total available national advertising time on our networks during prime time broadcasts in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively, and approximately 49%, 47%, and 50% of total available national advertising time during all time periods in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. See “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Total Segment Results — Television Broadcasting”.
Continue Building Our Pay Television Platforms
DTH. We believe that Ku-band DTH satellite services offer an enhanced opportunity for expansion of pay television services into cable households seeking to upgrade reception of our broadcasting and in areas not currently serviced by operators of cable or multi-channel, multi-point distribution services. We own a 58.7% interest in Innova, or Sky, our venture with DIRECTV. Innova is a DTH company with services in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic with approximately 3.04 million subscribers, of which 149,899 were commercial subscribers as of December 31, 2010.
Intelsat, our primary satellite service provider, has reported that its satellite IS-9 is estimated to have its end of life reduced to October 2012, and that it anticipates a replacement satellite, IS-21, to start service in the third quarter of 2012.
In December 2007, Sky and Sky Brasil reached an agreement with Intelsat Corporation and Intelsat LLC to build and launch a new 24-transponder satellite, IS-16, for which service will be dedicated to Sky and Sky Brasil over the satellite’s estimated 15-year life. The satellite will provide back-up for both platforms, and will also double Sky’s current capacity. Sky plans to use this extra capacity for High Definition, or HD, and other value-added services. The satellite was manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation and was launched in the first quarter of 2010. For a description of our satellites, see “— Property, Plant and Equipment — Satellites”.

 

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The key components of our DTH strategy include:
    offering high quality programming, including rights to our four over-the-air broadcast channels, exclusive broadcasts of sporting events, such as the World Cup, selected matches of the Mexican Soccer League and the Spanish Soccer League, including La Liga and La Copa del Rey, the NFL Sunday Ticket, NBA Pass, MLB Extra Innings, the NHL, WTA, bullfighting from Spain, world equestrian games, marathons, diamond league, XFL, Carling Cup and Rolex World Cup Jumping;
 
    capitalizing on our relationship with DIRECTV and local operators in terms of technology, distribution networks, infrastructure and cross-promotional opportunities;
 
    capitalizing on the low penetration of pay-TV services in Mexico;
 
    expanding our DTH services in Central America and the Caribbean;
 
    providing superior digital Ku-band DTH satellite services and emphasizing customer service quality;
 
    providing competitive HD experience and expanding our programming offer; and
 
    continuing to leverage our strengths and capabilities to develop new business opportunities and expand through acquisitions.
Pay Television Networks. Through our 16 pay-TV brands and 30 national and international feeds, we reached more than 26 million subscribers throughout Latin America, the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific in 2010. Our pay-TV channels include, among others, three music, four movie, seven variety and entertainment channels, one 24-hour news channel, Foro TV, and one sports channel, Televisa Deportes Network, or TDN, which offers 24-hour-a-day programming 365 days a year. TDN features more than eight hours a day of proprietary content, including editorial content, story coverage, commentary and transmission of national and international soccer tournaments, basketball, golf, volleyball, wrestling, boxing and extreme sports. The content is available in standard definition and includes the exclusive transmission and retransmission of certain matches of the Mexican first division soccer tournament, as well as additional matches broadcast simultaneously; the Spanish soccer cup, including exclusive transmission of two matches per week; Noticiero Televisa Deportes; the 2010 soccer World Cup; the UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship; and much more. This pay-TV sports channel resulted from a licensing agreement that Televisa has entered into with Barra Deportiva, S.A. de C.V., the new independent producer formed from the association of Televisa and Deportes y Medios Panamericana, S.A. de C.V. owned by Estadio W. We hold a 49% full voting stake in Barra Deportiva, S.A. de C.V. In addition to our investment in BMP in December 2010, we sold to Univision our entire interest in TuTv, LLC, or TuTv, our former venture with Univision through which we distributed pay-TV channels within the United States, which represented 50% of TuTv’s capital stock, for an aggregate cash amount of U.S.$55 million. See “— Univision”.
Cable. We are a shareholder in two Mexican cable companies, Cablevisión and TVI, and we have recently merged Cablemás into the Company. With a subscriber base of over 668,985 cable television, or video subscribers (all of which were digital subscribers), as of December 31, 2010 and over 2.21 million homes passed as of December 31, 2010, Cablevisión, the Mexico City cable system in which we own a 51% interest, is one of the most important cable television operators in Mexico. Cablevisión’s strategy aims to increase its subscriber base, average monthly revenues per subscriber and penetration rate by:
    continuing to offer high quality programming;
 
    continuing to upgrade its existing cable network into a broadband bidirectional network;
 
    maintaining its 100% digital service in order to stimulate new subscriptions, substantially reduce piracy and offer new value-added services;
 
    increasing the penetration of its high-speed and bidirectional internet access and other multimedia services as well as providing a platform to offer internet protocol, or IP, and telephony services;
 
    continuing the roll out of advanced digital set-top boxes which allow the transmission of high definition programming and recording capability; and
 
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Cablevisión has introduced a variety of new multimedia communications services over the past few years, such as interactive television and other enhanced program services, including high-speed internet access through cable modem as well as IP telephony. As of December 31, 2010, Cablevisión had 299,157 cable modem, or broadband subscribers compared to 250,550 at December 31, 2009. The growth we have experienced in Cablevisión has been driven primarily by the conversion of our system from analog to digital format. Accordingly, Cablevisión has concluded its plan to switch its analog subscriber base to the digital service. In addition, Cablevisión introduced video on demand, or VOD, services and, in May 2007, received governmental approval to introduce telephony services. In July 2007, Cablevisión began to offer IP telephony services in certain areas of Mexico City, and as of December 31, 2010, it had 190,441 IP telephone lines in service, or voice subscribers. As of December 31, 2010, Cablevisión offers the service in every area in which its network is bidirectional.
Cablemás operates in 49 cities. As of December 31, 2010, the Cablemás cable network served 997,239 cable television, or video subscribers, 360,049 high-speed internet, or broadband subscribers and 205,180 IP-telephony lines, or voice subscribers, with approximately 2.89 million homes passed. In May 2008, we converted all of our convertible long-term notes into 99.99% of the capital stock of Alvafig, the holding company of a 49% interest in the voting stock of Cablemás. The conversion was authorized by the Mexican Antitrust Commission subject to compliance with certain conditions. The initial two conditions that have already been met, and that going forward must be complied with on a continuous basis, are: (1) to make available, subject to certain conditions, our over-the-air channels to pay-TV operators on non-discriminatory terms (“must offer”) and (2) that our pay-TV platforms carry, upon request and subject to certain conditions, over-the-air channels operating in the same geographic zones where such pay-TV platforms provide their services (“must carry”). There are other conditions that have been met as confirmed by the Mexican Antitrust Commission, including the termination of the Stockholder Trust which took place on June 17, 2009.
On April 1, 2011, we announced an agreement reached with the minority stockholder of Cablemás to obtain the 41.7% equity interest in Cablemás that we did not own. The acquisition of that equity stake resulted from a series of capital distributions, the capitalization of certain debt and receivables, and the subsequent merger of Cablemás into the Company in exchange for 24.8 million CPOs which were issued in connection with that transaction. The execution of the merger agreement between Cablemás and the Company was authorized at our stockholders’ meeting held on April 29, 2011, and regulatory approvals for the merger were obtained on February 24, 2011 and June 17, 2011.
In March 2006, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., or CVQ, acquired a 50% interest in TVI. TVI is a telecommunications company offering pay-TV, data and voice services in the metropolitan area of Monterrey and other areas in northern Mexico. As of December 31, 2010, TVI had 1.40 million homes passed, served more than 301,698 cable television, or video subscribers, 147,268 high-speed internet, or broadband subscribers and 106,129 telephone lines, or voice subscribers.
CVQ notified the Mexican Antitrust Commission of its intent to acquire a 50% interest in TVI, and after appealing the decision of such authority at the first stage of the process, in February 2007, the Mexican Antitrust Commission authorized the intended acquisition, subject to compliance with certain conditions related to our ability to determine the rates we charge for our services and products, and the manner in which we provide these services and products. We believe that as of this date, CVQ has complied on a regular basis with all of such conditions. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Mexican Antitrust Laws May Limit Our Ability to Expand Through Acquisitions or Joint Ventures”.
The cable market in Mexico continues to consolidate. We have and will continue to be interested in making further investments and/or acquisitions, directly or indirectly of assets that will complement our telecommunications strategy, either through debt or equity instruments.
Expanding Our Publishing Business
With a total approximate circulation of 138 million magazines during 2010, we believe our subsidiary, Editorial Televisa, S.A. de C.V., or Editorial Televisa, is the most important Spanish-speaking publishing company in the world in number of magazines distributed. Editorial Televisa publishes 165 titles; 104 are wholly-owned and produced in-house and the 61 remaining titles are licensed from world renowned publishing houses, including Spanish language editions of some of the most prestigious brands in the world. Editorial Televisa distributes its titles to approximately 20 countries, including Mexico, the United States and countries throughout Latin America.
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Increasing Our International Programming Sales Worldwide and Strengthening Our Position in the Growing U.S.-Hispanic Market
We license our programs to television broadcasters and pay-TV providers in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Excluding the United States, in 2010, we licensed 74,209 hours of programming in approximately 58 countries throughout the world. We intend to continue exploring ways of expanding our international programming sales.
In November 2005, the government of Spain granted a concession for a nationwide free-to-air analog television channel and two nationwide free-to-air digital television channels to La Sexta, a consortium that includes Televisa, which holds a 40.7680% equity interest therein; Grupo Globomedia and the Mediapro Group, which control a 51.978% equity interest, indirectly, through their interest in GAMP Audiovisual, S.A., or GAMP; and since November 2006, Gala Desarrollos Comerciales, S.L. or Gala, which holds a 7.254% equity interest which it acquired from GAMP. La Sexta began broadcasting in March 2006. Through our investment in La Sexta, we believe we are able to capitalize on the size of Spain’s advertising market, as well as the potential synergies between the country’s entertainment market and our current markets. For a description of our arrangements with La Sexta, see “— Investments — La Sexta”.
The U.S.-Hispanic population, estimated to be 50.5 million, or approximately 16% of the U.S. population, according to U.S. Census estimates published in March 2011, is currently one of the fastest growing segments in the U.S. population, with the growth among Hispanics responsible for over half of the U.S. population gains between 2000 and 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the Hispanic population will be approximately 21% of the U.S. population by the year 2025. Hispanics are expected to account for U.S.$1.5 trillion of U.S. consumer spending, or 10.5% of the U.S. total disposable income, by 2015, outpacing the expected growth in total U.S. consumer expenditures.
We intend to leverage our unique and exclusive content, media assets and long-term associations with others to benefit from the growing demand for entertainment among the U.S.-Hispanic population.
We supply television programming for the U.S.-Hispanic market through Univision, the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States. In exchange for this programming, during 2008, 2009 and 2010, Univision paid us U.S.$146.5 million, U.S.$143.0 million and U.S.$156.1 million, respectively, in royalties. In December 2010, we completed a net cash investment of U.S.$1.2 billion in Univision and certain other transactions related to that investment and to the Program License Agreement, or PLA, between Televisa Internacional, S.A. de C.V. and Univision. For a description of our arrangements with Univision, see “— Univision”.
Until December 2010, we maintained a joint venture, TuTv, with Univision through which we operated and distributed a suite of Spanish-language television channels for digital cable and satellite delivery in the United States. In addition to our investment in BMP in December 2010, we sold to Univision our entire interest in TuTv, our former venture with Univision, which represented 50% of TuTv’s capital stock, for an aggregate cash amount of U.S.$55 million. See “— Univision”.
Developing New Businesses and Expanding through Acquisitions
We plan to continue growing our gaming business which consists of bingo and sports books halls, and a national lottery. As of December 31, 2010, we had 23 bingo and sports books halls in operation, under the brand name “Play City”. In accordance with our permit, we plan to continue opening bingo and sports books halls over the course of the next three years. In addition, during 2007 we launched Multijuegos, an online lottery with access to a nationwide network of approximately 4,700 electronic terminals. The bingo and sports books halls and Multijuegos are operated under the Gaming Permit obtained from the Mexican Ministry of the Interior, to establish, among other things, up to 65 bingo and sports books halls and number draws throughout Mexico.
On August 30, 2009, we entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V., or Genomma Lab, to sell and distribute personal care and over the counter pharmaceuticals in the United States and Puerto Rico. The strategic alliance operates through Televisa Consumer Products USA, or TCP, a company owned 51% by Televisa and 49% by Genomma Lab. The sale and distribution of Genomma Lab’s products is an integral part of the activities of TCP. As part of this alliance, on October 8, 2009, TCP entered into, among others, a commercial supply agreement with Genomma Lab. We make available our different media platforms in the United States and Puerto Rico to TCP, which provides Genomma Lab’s brands with significant advertising in the targeted markets corresponding to Genomma Lab’s business model. This will enable Genomma Lab to expand the extensive success of its brands beyond Mexico and Latin America by accessing a Hispanic market of approximately 50 million consumers with an estimated purchasing power of over $870 billion annually while leveraging Televisa’s reach and name recognition in the Hispanic market. The transaction closed on October 8, 2009 and we launched operations in March 2010. During 2010, TCP sold and distributed Genomma Lab’s products such as over-the-counter, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, and certain commemorative coins of Mexico’s 200 years as an independent nation.
On February 15, 2010, we entered into an Investment and Securities Subscription Agreement, or Investment Agreement, with NII pursuant to which we agreed to invest U.S.$1.44 billion in cash for a 30% equity interest in Comunicaciones Nextel de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., or Nextel Mexico. Our investment and other transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement were conditioned upon the consortium formed by Nextel Mexico and the Group being awarded licenses to use specified amounts of spectrum in the spectrum auctions held in Mexico during 2010, and other customary closing conditions. In October 2010, we and NII announced that we had mutually agreed to terminate the Investment Agreement and other related agreements.

 

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On March 18, 2010, Grupo de Telecomunicaciones Mexicanas, S.A. de C.V., or Telefónica, Editora Factum, S.A. de C.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V., or Megacable, agreed to jointly participate, through a consortium, in the public bid for a pair of dark fiber wires held by the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission, or CFE ( Comisión Federal de Electricidad ). On June 9, 2010, the SCT granted the consortium a favorable award in the bidding process for a 20 year contract for the lease of approximately 19,457 kilometers of dark fiber-optic capacity, along with a corresponding concession, granted on July 5, 2010, to operate a public telecommunications network using dense wavelength division multiplexing, or DWDM, technology. The consortium, through GTAC, in which each of Telefónica, Editora Factum and Megacable has an equal equity participation, paid Ps.883.8 million as consideration for the concession. GTAC plans to have the network ready to offer commercial services around the end of 2011. The total investment in GTAC made by the consortium in 2010 was Ps.1.3 billion and there will be further investments in 2011, in an approximate amount of Ps.700 million. This new fiber optic network will represent for us a new alternative to access data transportation services, increasing competition in the Mexican telecommunications market and therefore improving the quality of the services offered. The fiber optic network will aim to increase broadband internet access for businesses as well as households in Mexico.
On April 7, 2011, we entered into a transaction pursuant to which CVQ, our wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired (i) the trust beneficiary rights to 1.093875% of the outstanding shares of GSF, which indirectly owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Iusacell for an aggregate purchase price of approximately U.S.$37.5 million; and (ii) Unsecured Convertible Debentures 2010 issued by GSF, or the GSF convertible debentures, which are mandatorily convertible into shares of stock of GSF, in an aggregate principal amount of approximately U.S.$365 million of the Series 1 tranche thereof and U.S.$1,200 million of the Series 2 tranche thereof, for an aggregate investment in the GSF convertible debentures of approximately U.S.$1,565 million. The trust beneficiary rights and the Series 1 Debentures were paid in cash on April 7, 2011. The Series 2 Debentures are payable in cash by us no later than October 31, 2011 (in a single up-front installment or in multiple installments). As of June 28, 2011, U.S.$600.0 million of the amount payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures had been paid, and U.S.$600.0 million remains to be paid no later than October 31, 2011. The trust beneficiary rights and the GSF convertible debentures were transferred to CVQ by México Media Investments S.L., or MMI, a single-stockholder corporation (sociedad unipersonal) organized in Spain.
We also agreed to make an additional payment of U.S.$400 million to Iusacell if cumulative earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of Iusacell reaches U.S.$3,472 million any time from January 1, 2011 and up to December 31, 2015. Upon conversion of the GSF convertible debentures, CVQ will own 50% of the outstanding shares of stock of GSF and, indirectly, 50% of the outstanding shares of Iusacell, and we and Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., or GSTelecom, the beneficial owner of the remaining 50% of the GSF stock, will have equal corporate governance rights. The mandatory conversion of the GSF convertible debentures is only subject to the approval of the Mexican Antitrust Commission.
Iusacell is a provider of telecommunications services primarily engaged in the provision of mobile services throughout Mexico. As of December 5, 2010, Iusacell had just over 3.95 million mobile wireless subscribers. In addition, Iusacell holds and operates concessions for the 800 MHz band, which allow it to provide wireless cellular services in five adjacent regions in Central and Southern Mexico, and for the 1900 MHz band, which allow it to provide PCS wireless services nationwide. Iusacell also provides other telecommunications services, such as fixed-line telephony, broadband services and links leasing to corporate customers.
Iusacell offers mobile telephony services using the CDMA technology, which is the highest capacity digital technology available for the 800 MHz and 1900 MHz frequency bands. In 2007 and 2008, Iusacell upgraded its network in certain regions through the implementation of the EVDO-3G Rev A technology, which enables users to transfer data signals at high speeds of up to 3.1 megabits per second. In addition to its basic wireless mobile services, Iusacell also offers a broad range of other telecommunications services, including long distance telephony, wireless local telephony, and data transmission. In 2010, Iusacell completed the installation of a GSM/HSDPA+ network, which enables it to provide mobile telephony and high-speed data transmission services in Mexico’s nine cellular/PCS regions. As a result, Iusacell became the only mobile provider in Mexico to operate both CDMA2000 and GSM/HSPA+ technology networks.
Within its primary line of business, which is the provision of mobile telephony services, Iusacell competes with other cellular telephony and personal communication service providers in each of the markets in which it operates. Iusacell competes nationwide with Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., which operates under the brand name “Telcel”. Telcel holds spectrum concessions and provides services throughout Mexico, and is the largest wireless operator in the country. Iusacell also competes nationwide with Telefónica Móviles de México, S.A. de C.V., which is the second largest wireless operator in Mexico and offers wireless services under the brand name “Movistar”, and with Comunicaciones Nextel de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., which offers wireless services under the “Nextel” brand name.

 

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We plan to continue leveraging our strengths and capabilities to develop new business opportunities and expand through acquisitions in Mexico, the United States and elsewhere. Any such acquisition or investment could be funded using cash on hand, our equity securities and/or the incurrence of debt, and could be substantial in size. We are constantly seeking investment opportunities that complement our telecommunications strategy. We may identify and evaluate opportunities for strategic acquisitions of complementary businesses, technologies or companies. We may also consider joint ventures and other collaborative projects and investments.
Television
Television Industry in Mexico
General. There are ten television stations operating in Mexico City and approximately 468 other television stations elsewhere in Mexico. Most of the stations outside of Mexico City retransmit programming originating from the Mexico City stations. We own and operate four of the ten television stations in Mexico City, Channels 2, 4, 5 and 9. These stations are affiliated with 220 repeater stations and 33 local stations outside of Mexico City. See “— Television Broadcasting”. We also own an English-language television station in Mexico on the California border. Our major competitor, TV Azteca, owns and operates Channels 7 and 13 in Mexico City, which we believe are affiliated with 84 and 92 stations, respectively, outside of Mexico City. Televisora del Valle de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., or Televisora del Valle de Mexico, owns the concession for CNI Channel 40, a UHF channel that broadcasts throughout the Mexico City metropolitan area. The Mexican government currently operates two stations in Mexico City, Channel 11, which has 18 repeater stations, and Channel 22. There are three local television stations affiliated with Channel 28, outside of Mexico City. There are also 17 independent stations outside of Mexico City which are unaffiliated with any other stations. See “— Television Broadcasting”.
We estimate that approximately 23.5 million Mexican households have television sets, representing approximately 91.2% of the total households in Mexico as of December 31, 2010. We believe that approximately 97.5% of all households in Mexico City and the surrounding area have television sets.
Ratings and Audience Share. All television ratings and audience share information included in this annual report relate to data supplied by IBOPE AGB Mexico, a privately owned market research firm based in Mexico City. IBOPE AGB Mexico is one of the 15 global branch offices of IBOPE. IBOPE AGB Mexico conducts operations in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and 25 other Mexican cities with a population over 500,000, and the survey data provided in this annual report covers data collected from national surveys. IBOPE AGB Mexico reports that its television surveys have a margin of error of plus or minus 5%.
As used in this annual report, “audience share” for a period means the number of television sets tuned into a particular program as a percentage of the number of households watching over-the-air television during that period without regard to the number of viewers. “Rating” for a period refers to the number of television sets tuned into a particular program as a percentage of the total number of all television households. “Average audience share” for a period refers to the average daily audience share during that period, and “average rating” for a period refers to the average daily rating during that period with each rating point representing one percent of all television households. “Prime time” is 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week, “weekday prime time” is 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and “sign-on to sign-off” is 6:00 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. The average ratings and average audience share for our television networks and local affiliates and programs relate to conventional over-the-air television stations only; cable services, multi-channel, multi-point distribution system and DTH satellite services, videocassettes and video games are excluded.
Programming
Programming We Produce. We produce a significant part of the Spanish-language television programming in the world. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, we produced approximately 72,900 hours, 71,300, and 74,900 hours, respectively, of programming for broadcast on our network stations and through our cable operations and DTH satellite ventures, including programming produced by our local stations.
We produce a variety of programs, including telenovelas, newscasts, situation comedies, game shows, reality shows, children’s programs, comedy and variety programs, musical and cultural events, movies and educational programming. Our telenovelas are broadcast either dubbed or subtitled in a variety of languages throughout the world.

 

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Our programming also includes broadcasts of special events and sports events in Mexico promoted by us and others. Among the sports events that we broadcast are soccer games and professional wrestling matches. See “— Other Businesses — Sports and Show Business Promotions”. In 2008, we broadcast the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China, and the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. In 2009, we broadcast the 2009 Confederations Cup, the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup and the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. In 2010, we broadcast the UEFA Champions League, the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, the 2010 FIFA Under-17 Women World Cup, the 2010 FIFA Under-20 Women World Cup and the 2010 UEFA Super Cup. We acquired the rights to broadcast the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brasil for the territory of Mexico and the rights to broadcast the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar for Mexico and other territories in Latin America.
Our programming is produced primarily at our 30 studios in Mexico City. We also operate 18 fully equipped remote control units. Some of our local television stations also produce their own programming. These local stations operate 43 studios and 35 fully equipped remote control units. See “— Television Broadcasting — Local Affiliates”.
Foreign-Produced Programming. We license and broadcast television programs produced by third parties outside Mexico. Most of this foreign programming is from the United States and includes television series, movies and sports events, including coverage of Major League Baseball games and National Football League games. Foreign-produced programming represented approximately 45%, 44%, and 37% of the programming broadcast on our four television networks in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. A substantial majority of the foreign-produced programming aired on our networks was dubbed into Spanish and was aired on Channels 4 and 5, with the remainder aired on Channel 9.
Talent Promotion. We operate Centro de Educación Artística, a school in Mexico City, to develop and train actors and technicians. We provide instruction free of charge, and a substantial number of the actors appearing on our programs have attended the school. We also promote writers and directors through a writers’ school as well as various contests and scholarships.
Television Broadcasting
We operate four television networks that can be viewed throughout Mexico on our affiliated television stations through Channels 2, 4, 5 and 9 in Mexico City. The following table indicates the total number of operating television stations in Mexico affiliated with each of our four networks, as well as the total number of local affiliates, as of December 31, 2010.
                                                 
    Wholly                                
    Owned                                
    Mexico City     Wholly     Majority     Minority              
    Anchor     Owned     Owned     Owned     Independent     Total  
    Stations     Affiliates     Affiliates     Affiliates     Affiliates     Stations  
Channel 2
    1       123       2             1       127  
Channel 4
    1                               1  
Channel 5
    1       62                   4       67  
Channel 9
    1       15                   13       29  
Subtotal
    4       200       2             18       224  
Border Stations
          1                         1  
Local (Stations) Affiliates
          18             1       14       33  
 
                                   
Total
    4       219       2       1       32       258  
 
                                   
The programs shown on our networks are among the most watched television programs in Mexico. Based on IBOPE AGB Mexico surveys during 2008, 2009 and 2010, our networks aired 137, 136, and 134, respectively, of the 200 most watched television programs throughout Mexico and produced 17, 16, and 17, respectively, of the 25 most watched television programs in Mexico. Most of the remaining top 25 programs in those periods were soccer games and special feature films that were not aired on our networks.
The following charts compare the average audience share and average ratings during prime time hours, weekday prime time hours and from sign-on to sign-off hours, of our television networks as measured by the national audience, from January 2008 through December 2010, shown on a bimonthly basis.

 

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Average Audience Share
January 2008 — December 2010(1)
(BAR GRAPH)
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Average Ratings
January 2008 — December 2010(1)
(BAR GRAPH)
(1)   Source: IBOPE AGB Mexico.
Channel 2 Network. Channel 2, which is known as “ El Canal de las Estrellas ”, or “The Channel of the Stars”, together with its affiliated stations, is the leading television network in Mexico and the leading Spanish-language television network in the world, as measured by the size of the audience capable of receiving its signal. Channel 2’s programming is broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on 127 television stations located throughout Mexico. The affiliate stations generally retransmit the programming and advertising transmitted to them by Channel 2 without interruption. Such stations are referred to as “repeater” stations. We estimate that the Channel 2 Network reaches approximately 23.1 million households, representing 98.5% of the households with television sets in Mexico. The Channel 2 Network accounted for a majority of our national television advertising sales in each of 2008, 2009 and 2010.
According to the Política Nacional para la Introducción de los Servicios de Televisión Digital Terrestre or the National Policy for the Introduction of Terrestrial Digital Television Services in Mexico dictated by the SCT, in May 2005, Mexico City’s Channel 2 obtained a license to transmit DTV services on Channel 48 as its second channel throughout the transition period from analog to digital television, which is estimated to end by the year 2021. Also, 11 repeaters of the Channel 2 Network located outside of Mexico City and along the border with the United States have obtained similar licenses. Since December 2005, these DTV stations have been in place and fully operational.
The following table shows the average audience share of the Channel 2 Network during prime time hours, weekday prime time hours and sign-on to sign-off hours for the periods indicated:
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008(1)     2009(1)     2010(1)  
Prime time hours
    34.1 %     33.9 %     33.3 %
Weekday prime time hours
    38.3 %     36.6 %     37.9 %
Sign-on to sign-off hours
    32.1 %     31.7 %     30.8 %
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The Channel 2 Network targets the average Spanish-speaking family as its audience. Its programs include soap operas (telenovelas), news, entertainment, comedy and variety programs, movies, game shows, reality shows and sports. The telenovelas make up the bulk of the prime time lineup and consist of romantic dramas that unfold over the course of 120 to 200 half-hour episodes. Substantially all of Channel 2’s programming is aired on a first-run basis and virtually all of it, other than Spanish-language movies, is produced by us.
Channel 5 Network. In addition to its anchor station, Channel 5 is affiliated with 66 repeater stations located throughout Mexico. We estimate that the Channel 5 Network reaches approximately 21.5 million households, representing approximately 91.7% of households with television sets in Mexico. We believe that Channel 5 offers the best option to reach the 18-34 year old demographic, and we have extended its reach into this key group by offering new content.
According to the National Policy for the Introduction of Terrestrial Digital Television Services in Mexico dictated by the SCT, in September 2005, Mexico City’s Channel 5 obtained a license to transmit DTV services in Channel 50 as its second channel during the transition period estimated to end by the year 2021. Also, seven repeaters of the Channel 5 Network have obtained a similar license. Since December 2005, these DTV stations have been in place and fully operational.
The following table shows the average audience share of the Channel 5 Network during prime time hours, weekday prime time hours and sign-on to sign-off hours during the periods indicated:
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008(1)     2009(1)     2010(1)  
Prime time hours
    18.1 %     18.6 %     16.9 %
Weekday prime time hours
    16.1 %     17.1 %     13.8 %
Sign-on to sign-off hours
    19.6 %     20.3 %     19.4 %
(1)   Source: IBOPE AGB Mexico.
We believe that Channel 5 has positioned itself as the most innovative television channel in Mexico with a combination of reality shows, sitcoms, dramas, movies, cartoons and other children’s programming. The majority of Channel 5’s programs are produced outside of Mexico, primarily in the United States. Most of these programs are produced in English. In 2010, we aired 29 of the 50 top-rated movies.
Channel 4 Network. Channel 4 broadcasts in the Mexico City metropolitan area and, according to our estimates, reaches over 5.3 million households, representing approximately 22.5% of television households in Mexico in 2010. As described above, as part of our plan to attract medium-sized and local Mexico City advertisers, we focused the reach of this network throughout Mexico and revised the format of Channel 4 to create 4TV in an effort to target viewers in the Mexico City metropolitan area. We currently sell local advertising time on 4TV to medium-sized and local advertisers at rates comparable to those charged for advertising on local, non-television media, such as radio, newspapers and billboards. However, by purchasing local advertising time on 4TV, medium-sized and local advertisers are able to reach a wider audience than they would reach through local, non-television media.
According to the National Policy for the Introduction of Terrestrial Digital Television Services in Mexico dictated by the SCT, in September 2005, Mexico City’s Channel 4 obtained a license to transmit DTV services in Channel 49 as its second channel during the analog to digital transition period estimated to end by the year 2021. Since December 2005, this DTV station has been fully operational.
The following table shows the average audience share of the Channel 4 Network during prime time hours, weekday prime time hours and sign-on to sign-off hours during the periods indicated, including audience share for local stations:
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008(1)     2009(1)     2010(1)  
Prime time hours
    7.2 %     6.2 %     5.8 %
Weekday prime time hours
    8.4 %     7.5 %     6.5 %
Sign-on to sign-off hours
    9.0 %     8.3 %     8.0 %
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4TV targets young adults and stay-at-home parents. Its programs consist primarily of news, comedy, sports, and entertainment shows produced by us, as well as a late night home shopping program, foreign-produced series, mini-series and movies, which are dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. 4TV has succeeded in attracting a larger share of the Mexico City television audience by broadcasting two local newscasts relating to the Mexico City metropolitan area.
Channel 9 Network. In addition to its anchor station, Channel 9 is affiliated with 28 repeater stations, approximately 38% of which are located in central Mexico. We estimate that Channel 9 reaches approximately 17.1 million households, representing approximately 72.8% of households with television sets in Mexico. Channel 9 broadcasts in 26 of the 27 cities other than Mexico City that are covered by national surveys.
According to the National Policy for the Introduction of Terrestrial Digital Television Services in Mexico dictated by the SCT, in October 2006, Mexico City’s Channel 9 obtained a license to transmit DTV services in Channel 44 as its second channel during the transition period estimated to end by the year 2021. In addition, four repeaters of the Channel 9 Network have obtained a similar license. Since January 2007, this DTV station has been operational. Also, as disclosed above, in April 2008, we began broadcasting Telemundo’s original programming on Channel 9.
The following table shows the average audience share of the Channel 9 Network during prime time hours, weekday prime time hours and sign-on to sign-off hours during the periods indicated:
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008(1)     2009(1)     2010(1)  
Prime time hours
    11.8 %     11.2 %     12.0 %
Weekday prime time hours
    11.1 %     11.1 %     12.3 %
Sign-on to sign-off hours
    11.7 %     10.6 %     11.3 %
     
(1)   Source: IBOPE AGB Mexico.
The Channel 9 Network targets families as its audience. Its programs principally consist of movies, sports, sitcoms, game shows, telenovelas produced by third parties, news and re-runs of popular programs from Channel 2. In April 2008, we began broadcasting more than 1,000 hours per year of Telemundo’s original programming on Channel 9. See “Business Strategy — Maintaining Our Leading Position in the Mexican Television Market — Continuing to Produce High Quality Programming”.
Local Affiliates. There are currently 33 local television stations affiliated with our networks, of which 18 stations are wholly owned, one station is minority owned and 14 stations are independent affiliated stations. These stations receive part of their programming from Channels 4 and 9. See “— Channel 4 Network”. The remaining programs aired consist primarily of programs licensed from our program library and locally produced programs. The locally produced programs include news, game shows, musicals and other cultural programs and programs offering professional advice. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, the local television stations owned by us produced 49,500 hours, 48,600 hours, and 48,900 hours, respectively, of programming. Each of the local affiliates maintains its own sales department and sells advertising time during broadcasts of programs that it produces and/or licenses. Generally, we pay the affiliate stations that we do not wholly own a fixed percentage of advertising sales for network affiliation.
According to the National Policy for the Introduction of Terrestrial Digital Television Services in Mexico dictated by the SCT, nine of the 18 local stations wholly owned and the television station on the California border have obtained licenses to transmit DTV services in their service area during the transition period estimated to end by year 2021. These ten DTV stations are in place and fully operational.
Border Stations. We currently own XETV, or the Border Station, a Tijuana based television station which operates under a concession from the SCT from Mexico on the Mexico/U.S. border and broadcasts English-language programs pursuant to a permit granted by The Ministry of the Interior, which is renewed annually. The Border Station is affiliated with the Tijuana/San Diego market, under an affiliation agreement with The CW Network LLC, or CW Network. CW Network was formed as a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation. The Border Station broadcasts under renewable permits issued by the FCC to the station and to CW Network, which authorize electronic cross-border programming transmissions. The Border Station is operated through a station operating agreement with Bay City Television, a U.S. corporation indirectly owned by us. The Border Station’s FCC cross-border permit was renewed on June 30, 2008 for a five-year term expiring on June 30, 2013. CW Network’s cross-border FCC permit became effective on August 8, 2008 for a five-year term and will expire on August 8, 2013.

 

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Pay Television Networks. We produce or license a suite of Spanish and English-language television channels for pay-TV systems in Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. These channels include programming such as general entertainment, telenovelas, movies and music-related shows, interviews and videos. Some of the programming included in these channels is produced by us while other programming is acquired or commissioned from third parties. As of December 2010, we had over 26 million subscribers worldwide.
In 2008, 2009 and 2010, we produced approximately 13,200 hours, 13,300 hours, and 15,700 hours, respectively, of programming and videos, for broadcast on our pay-TV channels. The names and brands of our channels include: Telehit , Ritmoson Latino , Bandamax , De Película , De Película Clásico , Unicable , Cinema Golden Choice 1 & 2, Cinema Golden Choice Latinoamérica, Canal de Telenovelas , American Network , Canal de las Estrellas Latinoamérica, Canal de las Estrellas Europa , Canal 2 Delay-2hrs, Clasico TV , TDN and Foro TV .
TuTv operates and distributes a suite of Spanish-language television channels in the United States. See “— Univision”. In addition to our investment in BMP in December 2010, we sold to Univision our entire interest in TuTv, our former venture with Univision, which represented 50% of TuTv’s capital stock, for an aggregate cash amount of U.S.$55 million. See “— Univision”.
Programming Exports. We license our programs and our rights to programs produced by other television broadcasters and pay-TV providers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa. We collect licensing fees based on the size of the market for which the license is granted or on a percentage of the advertising sales generated from the programming. In addition to the programming licensed to Univision, we licensed approximately 64,803 hours, 65,449 hours, and 74,209 hours of programming in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. See “— Univision” and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Total Segment Results — Programming Exports”. As of December 31, 2010, we had 232,233 half-hours of television programming in our library available for licensing.
Expansion of Programming Reach. Our programs can be seen in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa. We intend to continue to expand our sales of Spanish-language programming internationally through pay-TV services.
Publishing
We believe we are the most important publisher and distributor of magazines in Mexico, and of Spanish-language magazines in the world, as measured by circulation.
With a total circulation of approximately 138 million copies in 2010, we publish 165 titles that are distributed in approximately 20 countries, including the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Panama, among others. See “— Other Businesses — Publishing Distribution”. Our main publications in Mexico include a weekly entertainment and telenovelas magazine, TV y Novelas , Vanidades , a popular bi-weekly magazine for women; Caras , a monthly leading lifestyle and socialite magazine; Eres , a bi-weekly magazine for teenagers; Conozca Más , a monthly science and culture magazine; and Furia Musical , a bi-weekly musical magazine that promotes principally Banda and Onda Grupera music performers. Our other main publications in Latin America and the United States include Vanidades, TV y Novelas U.S.A. and Caras.
We publish the Spanish-language edition of several magazines, including Cosmopolitan , Good Housekeeping , Harper’s Bazaar, Seventeen , and Popular Mechanics through a joint venture with Hearst Communications, Inc.; PC Magazine , pursuant to a license agreement with Ziff-Davis Media, Inc.; Maxim , pursuant to a license agreement with Alpha Media Group, Inc.; Marie Claire , pursuant to a license agreement with Marie Claire Album; Men’s Health and Prevention, Women’s Health, Runner’s World , pursuant to a license agreement with Rodale Press, Inc.; Sport Life and Automóvil Panamericano , as well as other special editions of popular automotive magazines, through a joint venture with Motorpress Iberica, S.A.; Muy Interesante and Padres e Hijos pursuant to a joint venture with GyJ España Ediciones, S.L.C. en C.; and Disney Princesas , Disney Winnie Pooh, Disney Hadas, Power Rangers and Playhouse Disney , pursuant to a license agreement with Disney Consumer Products Latin America, Inc. We also publish a Spanish-language edition of National Geographic , National Geographic Traveler and of National Geographic Kids in Latin America and in the United States through a licensing agreement with National Geographic Society. In addition, we publish a Spanish-language edition of OK! pursuant to a license agreement with Northern & Shell Luxembourg Branch as well as several comics pursuant to a license agreement with Marvel Characters, B.V.
During 2007, we acquired Editorial Atlántida, a leading publishing company in Argentina. Editorial Atlántida publishes a total of 11 magazines and operates a book publishing business, interactive websites, and numerous brand-extension projects.
During 2009, we launched three new titles, Atrévete a Soñar, a telenovela-themed licensed magazine, Poder y Negocios Venezuela and Poder y Negocios Perú , which are wholly owned business titles.

 

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Cable and Telecom
Cablevisión
The Cable Television Industry in Mexico. Cable television offers multiple channels of entertainment, news and informational programs to subscribers who pay a monthly fee. These fees are based on the package of channels they receive. See “— Digital Cable Television Services”. According to the SCT and Cofetel, there were approximately 1,467 cable concessions in Mexico as of December 31, 2010, serving approximately 5.3 million subscribers.
Mexico City Cable System. We own a 51% interest in Cablevisión, one of the most important cable television operators in Mexico, which provides cable television services to subscribers in Mexico City and surrounding areas. As of December 31, 2010, Cablevisión had 668,985 cable television, or video subscribers all of which were digital subscribers. On March 27, 2009, the shareholders of Cablevisión approved the issuance of an additional 657,467,502 common shares and an increase in its capital stock for an amount of Ps.328,733,751.00 for which Ps.3,371,266,237.00 was paid as premium for the subscription of such capital increase. As of November 29, 2010 the shareholders of Cablevisión approved the issuance of an additional 573,132,441 common shares and an increase in its capital stock for an amount of Ps.286,566,220.50 for which Ps.2,713,433,779.50 was paid as premium for the subscription of such capital increase. These capital increases did not change our percentage ownership in Cablevisión. CPOs, each representing two series A shares and one series B share of Cablevisión, are traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CABLE”.
Digital Cable Television Services. Cablevisión was the first multi-system operator in Mexico to offer an on-screen interactive programming guide, video on demand, high definition channels as well as Motorola and TiVo ® DVR services throughout Mexico City. Along with its digital cable service, Cablevisión also offers high speed internet and a competitive digital telephone service in a 100% bundled portfolio. Through its world class network, Cablevisión is able to distribute high quality video content, unique video services, last generation interactivity with “Cablevisión On Demand”, 1080i high definition, impulse and order pay-per-view, a-la-carte programming, among other products and services, with added value features and premium solutions for consumers. Cablevisión’s 100% digital cable service offers six main programming packages which as of March 31, 2011 ranged in price from Ps.189.00 to Ps.679.00 (VAT included), and included up to 290 linear channels: 215 video channels (including 10 over-the-air channels, Fox, ESPN, CNN International, HBO, Disney Channel, TNT, and others), 56 audio channels and 21 pay-per-view channels.
Video-on-Demand and Pay-Per-View Channels. Cablevisión currently offers its Video-On-Demand platform as well as 21 pay-per-view cable television channels in each of its digital service packages. The Video-On-Demand Service and the pay-per-view channels show films and special events programs, including sports and musical events among other content.
Cablevisión Television Revenues. Cablevisión’s revenues are generated from subscriptions for its cable services and from sales of advertising to local and national advertisers. Subscriber revenues come from monthly service and rental fees and, to a lesser extent, one-time installation fees. As of March 31, 2011, its current monthly service fees range in price from Ps.189.00 to Ps.679.00. See “— Digital Cable Television Services”. The Mexican government does not currently regulate the rates Cablevisión charges for its basic and digital premium service packages, although we cannot assure you that the Mexican government will not regulate Cablevisión’s rates in the future. If the SCT were to determine that the size and nature of Cablevisión’s market presence was significant enough so as to have an anti-competitive effect, then the SCT could regulate the rates Cablevisión charges for its various services.
Cablevisión Television Initiatives. Cablevisión plans to continue offering the following multimedia communications services to its subscribers:
    enhanced programming services, including video games, video on demand, high definition, impulse pay per view;
 
    Broadband internet services; and
 
    IP telephony services.
In May 2007, Cablevisión received a concession to offer fixed telephony services through its network. In July 2007, Cablevisión began to offer IP telephony services in certain areas of Mexico City and by the end of 2010 offered the service in every area in which its network is bidirectional, which represents 90.3% of its total network.

 

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In order to provide these multimedia communications services, Cablevisión requires a cable network with bi-directional capability operating at a speed of at least 750 MHz and a digital set-top box. In order to provide these new services, Cablevisión is in the process of upgrading its existing cable network. Cablevisión’s cable network currently consists of more than 17,100 kilometers with over 2.2 million homes passed. In 2010, Cablevisión expanded its network by over 3,644 kilometers. As of December 31, 2010, 8.98% of Cablevisión’s network runs at 450 MHz, approximately 0.81% of Cablevisión’s network runs at 550 MHz, approximately 5.46% of Cablevisión’s network runs at 750 MHz, approximately 22.5% runs at 870 MHz, approximately 62.34% of Cablevisión’s network runs at 1 GHz, and approximately 90.34% of Cablevisión’s network has bidirectional capability.
Cablemás.
Cablemás Cable System. Cablemás operates in 49 cities. As of December 31, 2010, the Cablemás cable network served 997,239 cable television, or video subscribers, 360,049 high-speed internet, or broadband subscribers and 205,180 IP-telephony lines, or voice subscribers, with approximately 2.89 million homes passed.
As of December 31, 2010, Cablemás’ cable network consisted of 17,302 kilometers of cable. Cablemás is in the final stage of converting its existing cable network into a broadband bidirectional network, operating from 550MHz to 860MHz with the ability to transmit video, data and voice at high-speeds. Currently, 93% of Cablemás’ cable network has bidirectional capability, of which 94.7% was operating at or greater than 550 MHz and 87% was operating at or greater than 750 MHz.
Cablemás Revenues. Cablemás has experienced strong organic growth due to successful implementation of its business strategy, introduction of new products and services and wide acceptance of its bundling offerings.
Cablemás’ overall strategy is to increase its penetration levels in each of its markets, through greater value-added services in pay TV, in its active participation in the consolidation of the industry, and through the continued and successful roll-out of Triple-Play services. Cablemás considers itself one of the fastest growing cable television companies in Mexico. Its installed network and its access to subscribers’ homes provide opportunities to achieve sales of inter-related services, including video, data (internet) and telephony, as demand for value-added packages develops.
Cablemás’ investments to increase its networks’ bandwidth and make them bidirectional have allowed it to provide additional products which have enhanced its product offerings. These include:
    Digital signal, Video-on-Demand, and high-definition programming among others, for cable television;
 
    Broadband internet services; and
 
    IP telephony services.
These additional products have allowed Cablemás to increase the average revenue generated per subscriber at no substantial incremental cost and at an economic advantage to consumers.
Cablemás Services. Since its beginning as a cable system concessionaire Cablemás has grown to offer cable television services, high-speed internet access and telephony services. As of March 2011, Cablemás offers three types of video packages to its customers, which include: “Minibasic” (U.S.$14), “Basic” (U.S.$27) and “Premium” (basic rate plus up to U.S.$25). Cablemás packages include up to 80 video channels. In addition, Cablemás offers high speed internet services ranging from 1.1 Mbps (U.S.$26) to 4 Mbps (U.S.$36) and telephony services, which are offered in 100 minute packages (U.S.$14) up to 800 minute packages (U.S.$29).
TVI. In March 2006, our subsidiary CVQ acquired a 50% interest in TVI, a telecommunications company offering pay-TV, data and voice services in the metropolitan area of Monterrey and other areas in northern Mexico.
As of December 31, 2010, TVI had 1.40 million homes passed, served more than 301,698 cable television, or video subscribers, 147,268 high-speed internet, or broadband subscribers and 106,129 telephone lines, or voice subscribers.
Bestel. In December 2007, our indirect majority-owned subsidiary, Cablestar, completed the acquisition of shares of companies owning the majority of the assets of Letseb, S.A. de C.V. and its subsidiaries and Bestel USA, Inc., collectively Bestel, a privately held, facilities-based telecommunications company in Mexico, for U.S.$256.0 million in cash plus an additional capital contribution of U.S.$69.0 million. In connection with the financing of the acquisition of the majority of the assets of Bestel, Cablevisión, Cablemás and TVI, which as of December 2007, held 69.2%, 15.4% and 15.4% of the equity stock of Cablestar, respectively, each entered into five year term loan facilities for U.S.$225.0 million, U.S.$50.0 million and U.S.$50.0 million, respectively. In June 2009, the Company acquired TVI’s indebtedness under the above mentioned term loan facility. In July 2009, the Company exchanged its loan balance in connection with such credit facility for the 15.4% interest TVI held in Cablestar. In November 2010 and March 2011, Cablemás and Cablevisión prepaid in full the oustanding balance of the U.S.$50.0 million and U.S.$225.0 million term loan facilities, respectively. Bestel focuses on providing voice, data, and managed services to domestic and international carriers and to the enterprise, corporate, and government segments in both Mexico and the United States. Bestel owns a fiber-optic network of approximately 8,000 kilometers that covers several important cities and economic regions in Mexico and has direct crossing of its network into Dallas, Texas, Nogales, Arizona, and San Diego, California in the United States. This enables the company to provide high capacity connectivity between the United States and Mexico.

 

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Other Businesses
Publishing Distribution . We estimate that we distribute approximately 45%, in terms of volume, of the magazines circulated in Mexico through our subsidiary, Distribuidora Intermex, S.A. de C.V., or Intermex. We believe that our distribution network reaches over 300 million Spanish-speaking people in approximately 20 countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Panama. We also estimate that our distribution network reaches over 30,000 points of sale in Mexico and over 75,000 points of sale outside of Mexico. We also own publishing distribution operations in six countries. Our publications are also sold in the United States, the Caribbean and elsewhere through independent distributors. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, 63.9%, 62.2%, and 63.3%, respectively, of the publications distributed by our company were published by our Publishing division. In addition, our distribution network sells a number of publications published by joint ventures and independent publishers, as well as DVD’s, calling cards, sticker albums, novelties and other consumer products.
Televisa Interactive Media. TIM is the Company’s online and wireless content division. This venture includes Esmas, our Spanish-language horizontal internet portal; Esmas Móvil, our mobile value added service unit; and Tvolucion.com, our online video on demand streaming service. TIM leverages the Company’s and third party premium and extensive Spanish-language content, including news, sports, business, music and entertainment, editorials, life and style, technology, health, kids and an opinion survey channel, and offers a variety of services, including search engines, chat forums, and news bulletins.
With a wide range of content channels, online and mobile services, and more than 400 million page views per month and more than 27.8 million monthly unique users in 2010, we believe that TIM has positioned itself as one of the leading digital entertainment portals in Mexico and Hispanic territories. Currently, 72% of TIM’s page views come from Mexico and the rest comes from the U.S. and Latin America.
In October 2008, we entered into license agreements to distribute Telemundo’s original content through digital and wireless platforms in Mexico. As part of the agreements, Telemundo provides us with original content, including its highly popular telenovelas currently broadcast on our Channel 9, on all of our digital platforms including Esmas.com. Moreover, Televisa also offers mobile wall papers, ring tones and text messaging services based on Telemundo branded content to mobile phone subscribers in Mexico through our mobile business unit Esmas Móvil, the leading mobile premium content cell phone provider in Mexico. The agreements complement and are part of the strategic alliance to distribute Telemundo’s original content in Mexico across multiple platforms, including broadcast television, pay-TV and emerging digital platforms.
Since April 2004, Esmas.com has been offering premium content service to mobile phones while leveraging the cell phone networks in Mexico, the U.S. and Latin America. In 2010, Esmas Móvil sent more than 18 million premium messages to approximately 5 million mobile subscribers. Most of the content demanded by users consists of news and sports text alerts, interactive TV promotions, lotteries, wallpapers games and music. We believe that due to the Mexican public’s affinity for the high quality and wide range of our programming content, TIM has become one of the leading premium content mobile service providers in Mexico and in Latin America.
Sports and Show Business Promotions. We actively promote a wide variety of sports events and cultural, musical and other entertainment productions in Mexico. Most of these events and productions are broadcast on our television stations, cable television system, radio stations and DTH satellite services. See “— Television — Programming”, “— Cable and Telecom — Digital Cable Television Services”, “— Cable and Telecom — Pay-Per-View Channels”, “— Radio Stations”, and “— DTH Ventures — Mexico and Central America”.
Soccer. We have title to some of Mexico’s professional soccer teams. These teams currently play in the Mexican First Division and are among the most popular and successful teams in Mexico. Each team plays two 17 game regular seasons per year. The best teams of each regular season engage in post-season championship play.

 

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We own the Azteca Stadium which has a seating capacity of approximately 105,000 people. Azteca Stadium has hosted two World Cup Soccer Championships. In addition, América and the Mexican National Soccer team generally play their home games at this stadium. We have exclusive rights to broadcast the home games of certain Mexican First Division soccer teams.
Promotions. We promote a wide variety of concerts and other shows, including beauty pageants, song festivals and nightclub shows of popular Mexican and international artists.
Feature Film Production and Distribution. We produce first-run Spanish-language feature films, some of which are among Mexico’s top films based on box office receipts. We co-produced four feature films in 2008, one in 2009, and none in 2010. We have previously established co-production arrangements with Mexican film production companies, as well as with major international companies such as Miravista, Warner Bros., Plural Entertainment and Lions Gate Films. We will continue to consider entering into co-production arrangements with third parties in the future, although no assurance can be given in this regard.
We distribute our films to Mexican movie theaters and later release them on video for broadcast on cable and network television. In 2008 we released two feature films through movie theaters, in 2009 we released Cabeza de Buda , one of our coproduced feature films, through movie theaters, and in 2010 we did not release any feature films. We also distribute our feature films outside of Mexico.
We distribute feature films produced by non-Mexican producers in Mexico. Under an agreement with Warner Bros., we were the exclusive distributor in Mexico of their feature films from January 1, 1999, until December 31, 2009. As of January 1, 2010, Warner Bros decided to grant the distribution rights of its films in Mexico to Universal Pictures. In 2008, 2009, 2010 and up to April 2011 we distributed 43, 40, 19 and 7 feature films, respectively, including several U.S. box office hits. We also distribute independently produced non-Mexican and Mexican films in Mexico, the United States and Latin America.
At December 31, 2010, we owned or had rights to approximately 25 Spanish-language films and 110 movies on video titles. Many of these films and titles have been shown on our television networks, cable system and DTH services.
Gaming Business. In 2006, we launched our gaming business which consists of bingo and sports books halls, and a national lottery. As of December 31, 2010, we had 23 bingo and sports books halls in operation, under the brand name “Play City”. In accordance with our Gaming Permit, we plan to continue opening bingo and sports books halls over the course of the next three years. In addition, during 2007 we launched Multijuegos, an online lottery with access to a nationwide network of approximately 4,700 electronic terminals. The bingo and sports books halls and Multijuegos are operated under the Gaming Permit obtained from the Mexican Ministry of the Interior, to establish, among other things, up to 65 bingo and sports books halls and number draws throughout Mexico.
Radio Stations. Our radio business, Sistema Radiópolis, S.A. de C.V., or Radiópolis, is operated under a joint venture with Grupo Prisa, S.A., a leading Spanish communications group. Under this joint venture, we hold a controlling 50% full voting stake in this subsidiary and we have the right to appoint the majority of the members of the joint venture’s board of directors. Except in the case of matters that require unanimous board and/or stockholder approval, such as extraordinary corporate transactions, the removal of directors and the amendment of the joint venture’s organizational documents, among others, we control the outcome of most matters that require board of directors and/or stockholder approval. We also have the right to appoint Radiópolis’ Chief Financial Officer. The election of Radiópolis’ Chief Executive Officer requires a unanimous vote from the joint venture’s board of directors.
Radiópolis owns and operates 17 radio stations in Mexico, including three AM and three FM radio stations in Mexico City, five AM and two FM radio stations in Guadalajara, one AM station in Monterrey, one FM radio station in Mexicali, one AM station in San Luis Potosí and one AM station in Veracruz. Some Radiópolis stations transmit powerful signals which reach beyond the market areas they serve. For example, XEW-AM and XEWA-AM transmit signals that under certain conditions may reach the southern part of the United States. XEW-AM may also reach most of southern Mexico. In June 2004, Radiópolis entered into an agreement with Radiorama, S.A. de C.V., or Radiorama, one of Mexico’s leading radio networks, which added 50 affiliate stations (27 AM, 17 FM and 6 combination stations) to Radiópolis’ existing network, expanding its total network, including owned and operated and affiliate stations, to 117 stations (including 13 combination stations). After giving effect to the transaction with Radiorama, we estimate that Radiópolis’ radio stations reach 16 states in Mexico. Our programs aired through our radio stations network reach approximately 75 percent of Mexico’s population. We plan to continue to explore ways to expand the reach of our radio programming and advertising through affiliations with third parties and through acquisitions.
According to Investigadores Internacionales Asociados, S.C., or INRA, in 2008, 2009 and 2010, XEW-AM ranked, on average, thirteenth, thirteenth, and thirteenth, respectively, among the 31 stations in the Mexico City metropolitan area AM market, XEQ-FM, ranked, on average, sixth, seventh, and third, respectively, among the 28 stations in the Mexico City metropolitan area FM market, and XEBA ranked, on average, second, second, and second, respectively, among 24 stations in the Guadalajara City metropolitan FM market. INRA conducts daily door-to-door and automobiles interviews in the Mexico City metropolitan area to determine radio listeners’ preferences. Outside Mexico City, INRA conducts periodic surveys. We believe that no other independent surveys of this nature are routinely conducted in Mexico.

 

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Our radio stations use various program formats, which target specific audiences and advertisers, and cross-promote the talent, content and programming of many of our other businesses, including television, sports and news. We produce some of Mexico’s top-rated radio formats, including W Radio (News-talk), Estadio W (Sports), Ke Buena (Mexican music), 40 Principales (Pop music) and Besame Radio (Spanish ballads). W Radio, Ke Buena and 40 Principales formats are also broadcast through the internet.
The successful exclusive radio broadcasting of the 2010 Soccer World Cup and 2008 Olympic Games placed Radiópolis among the highest rating sports-broadcasting radio stations in Mexico.
During the last five years, Radiópolis has organized 20 massive live musical events with leading artists in both musical formats, gathering a record attendance of approximately 130,000 people during the last two events, which were performed at the Zocalo and the Angel de la Independencia, both in Mexico City. The events organized by Radiópolis have become among the most popular music-related events among the musical radio stations in Mexico.
We sell both national and local advertising on our radio stations. Our radio advertising sales force sells advertising time primarily on a scatter basis. See “— Television — Television Broadcasting — Advertising Sales Plan”. In addition, we use some of our available radio advertising time to satisfy our legal obligation to the Mexican government to provide up to 35 minutes per day of our broadcast time, between 6:00 a.m. and midnight for public service announcements, and 30 minutes per day for official programming (referred to in this annual report as “Official Radio Broadcast Time”).
Investments
OCEN. We own a 40% stake in Ocesa Entretenimiento, S.A. de C.V., or OCEN, a subsidiary of CIE, which owns all of the assets related to CIE’s live entertainment business unit in Mexico. OCEN’s business includes the production and promotion of concerts, theatrical, family and cultural events, as well as the operation of entertainment venues, the sale of entrance tickets (under an agreement with Ticketmaster Corporation), food, beverages and merchandising, and the booking and management of Latin artists. In June 2010, OCEN sold its 51% interest in As Deporte, S.A. de C.V. (the principal triathlon and athletic competition producer in Mexico, and promoter of other sporting events in Mexico, such as the Ironman competition).
During 2008, 2009 and 2010, OCEN promoted more than 3,721, 4,497 and 3,891 events, respectively, and managed 15 entertainment venues in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, providing an entertainment platform that established OCEN as a principal live entertainment company in Mexico.
Additionally, during 2010, OCEN continued the promotion of shows in Central America and Colombia, including a successful run of Cirque Du Soleil, Quidam in Bogotá, looking to expand its regional participation in live entertainment over new territories. An important component of OCEN’s business strategy for the last three years has been the increased on-line presence through the internet site www.ocesa.com.mx, pursuing a reduction of marketing costs, better understanding of the consumer and direct communication with OCEN’s user base through social networks and digital contents.
Mutual Fund Venture. On June 22, 2010, we sold our 40.84% interest in Más Fondos to Profie Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., our former partner in this venture. On March 24, 2011, the Mexican Bank and Securities Commission, or Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores , or CNBV, authorized that sale.
Volaris. In October 2005, we acquired a 25% interest in Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. and in Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A. de C.V., (jointly, “Vuela”). In July 2010, we sold our equity stake in Vuela, which in the aggregate represented a participation interest of 25% in Volaris, the company that operates the airline “Volaris”.
La Sexta. In November 2005, the government of Spain granted a concession for a nationwide free-to-air analog television channel and two nationwide free-to-air digital television channels to La Sexta, a consortium that includes the Company, which holds a 40.7680% equity interest therein; Grupo Globomedia and the Mediapro Group, which control a 51.978% equity interest, indirectly, through their interest in GAMP; and as of November 2006, Gala, which holds a 7.254% equity interest which it acquired from GAMP. La Sexta began broadcasting in March 2006.

 

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With the investment in La Sexta, we expect to capitalize on the size and growth trends in Spain’s advertising market, as well as the potential synergies between the country’s entertainment market and our current markets.
During 2008, we made additional capital contributions of €44.4 million. During 2009, we made additional capital contributions of €35.7 million. During 2010, we made loans to La Sexta of €21.5 million which were capitalized on January 31, 2011.
There is no commitment to make additional capital contributions to La Sexta and we do not expect to do so, we cannot assure that La Sexta will be able to continue operations without additional third party financing or capital contributions by its shareholders.
Alvafig. In November 2006, we invested U.S.$258.0 million in long-term notes convertible, at our option and subject to regulatory approval, into 99.99% of the equity of Alvafig, the holding company of a 49% interest in the voting stock of Cablemás. In February 2008, we invested U.S.$100.0 million in an additional issuance of long-term notes convertible into 99.99% of the equity of Alvafig, which proceeds were used by Alvafig to increase its interest in Cablemás. In May 2008, we converted all of the convertible long-term notes into 99.99% of the capital stock of Alvafig. The conversion was authorized by the Mexican Antitrust Commission subject to compliance with certain conditions. The initial two conditions imposed by the Mexican Antitrust Commission that have already been met, and that going forward must be complied with on a continuous basis, are: (1) to make available, subject to certain conditions, our over-the-air channels to pay-TV operators on non-discriminatory terms (“must offer”) and (2) that our pay-TV platforms carry upon request and subject to certain conditions, over-the-air channels operating in the same geographic zones where such pay-TV platforms provide their services (“must carry”). There are other conditions that have been met as confirmed by the Mexican Antitrust Commission, including the termination of the Stockholder Trust which took place on June 17, 2009.
On April 1, 2011, we announced an agreement reached with the minority stockholder of Cablemás to obtain the 41.7% equity interest that we did not own in Cablemás. The acquisition of such equity stake resulted from a series of capital distributions, the capitalization of certain debt and receivables, and the subsequent merger of Cablemás into the Company. On April 29, 2011, our stockholders approved the merger of Cablemás into the Company, as surviving company. As a result of this merger, a capital increase was approved by our stockholders, and consequently 24.8 million CPOs were issued in favor of Cablemás non-controlling stockholders. Regulatory approvals for the transaction were obtained on February 24, 2011 and June 17, 2011. Cablemás operates in 49 cities.
Grupo de Telecomunicaciones de Alta Capacidad, S.A.P.I. de C.V. On March 18, 2010, Telefónica, Editora Factum, S.A. de C.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Megacable agreed to jointly participate, through a consortium, in the public bid for a pair of dark fiber wires held by the CFE ( Comisión Federal de Electricidad ). On June 9, 2010, the SCT granted the consortium a favorable award in the bidding process for a 20 year contract for the lease of approximately 19,457 kilometers of dark fiber-optic capacity, along with a corresponding concession, granted on July 5, 2010, to operate a public telecommunications network using DWDM technology. The consortium, through GTAC, in which each of Telefónica, Editora Factum and Megacable has an equal equity participation, paid Ps.883.8 million as consideration for the concession. GTAC plans to have the network ready to offer commercial services around the end of 2011. The total investment in GTAC made by the consortium in 2010 was Ps.1.3 billion and there will be further investments in 2011, in an approximate amount of Ps.700 million. This new fiber optic network will represent for us a new alternative to access data transportation services, increasing competition in the Mexican telecommunications market and therefore improving the quality of the services offered. The fiber optic network will aim to increase broadband internet access for businesses as well as households in Mexico.
We have investments in several other businesses. See Notes 2 and 5 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
DTH Ventures
Background. We own a 58.7% interest in Innova, a DTH company with services in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic. The remaining 41.3% of Innova is owned by DIRECTV.
For a description of capital contributions and loans we have made to Innova, see “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources — Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions and Investments, Distributions and Other Sources of Liquidity” and “Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions — Related Party Transactions — Capital Contributions and Loans”.
We have also been developing channels exclusively for pay-TV broadcast. Through our relationship with DIRECTV, we expect that our DTH satellite service will continue to negotiate favorable terms for programming rights with both third parties in Mexico and with international suppliers from the United States, Europe and Latin America and elsewhere.
Innova’s Social Part Holders Agreement provides that neither we nor News Corp. nor DIRECTV may directly or indirectly operate or acquire an interest in any business that operates a DTH satellite system in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic (subject to limited exceptions).

 

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In connection with our investment in Innova, we guarantee a share of Innova’s transponder lease obligations to Intelsat Corporation equal to our percentage ownership of Innova.
Sky. We operate “Sky”, our DTH satellite venture in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic, through Innova. We indirectly own 58.7% of this venture. As of December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, Innova’s DTH satellite pay-TV service had approximately 1,759,801, 1,959,700, and 3,044,000 gross active subscribers, respectively. Innova primarily attributes its successful growth to its superior programming content, its exclusive transmission of sporting events such as soccer tournaments and special events such as reality shows, its high quality customer service and its nationwide distribution network with approximately 1,500 points of sale. In addition to the above, Innova also experienced growth during 2008, due to continuing growth in Central America and the Dominican Republic, and during 2009 and 2010 due to the success of VeTV, our low-end package in Mexico. Sky continues to offer the highest quality and exclusive content in the Mexican pay-TV industry. Its programming packages combine our over-the-air channels with other DTH exclusive channels produced by News Corp.
During 2010, Sky offered exclusive content such as one out of every five soccer matches from the Mexican First Division 2010 Tournament, the widest coverage of the Spanish soccer league, the NFL Sunday Ticket, Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and NBA PASS. Sky also added new channels to its lineup, such as NTN 24, Foto TV, Baby First, TRUTV, ISAT, enlace, management TV and Fox sports. In addition to new programming contracts, Sky continues to operate under arrangements with a number of third party programming providers to provide additional channels to its subscribers. Sky also has arrangements with the major studios.
Starting in 2010, Sky added to its lineup an HD Package comprised of 19 channels, we transmitted all the World Cup matches, the Spanish League, Carling Cup, Berlin Marathon, Bullfights from Spain, NHL, XFL and some WTA games among other HD transmissions. We expect to continue broadening our HD offering in the coming years.
Until 2008, Sky offered 238 digital channels through five programming packages: Basic (87 video channels, 50 audio channels and 29 pay-per-view); Fun (133 video channels, 50 audio channels and 29 pay-per-view); Movie City (142 video channels, 50 audio channels and 29 pay-per-view); HBO/Max (146 video channels, 50 audio channels and 29 pay-per-view); and Universe (159 video channels, 50 audio channels and 29 pay-per-view) for a monthly fee of Ps.228.00, Ps.302.00, Ps.428.00, Ps.478.00 and Ps.618.00, respectively. The subscriber receives a “prompt payment” discount if the monthly subscription payment is made within 12 days after the billing date.
As of 2009, Sky also broadened its product offering by launching MiSky and VeTV, two new, lower-priced packages that are highly attractive to customers with lower budgets. MiSky is the first modular offering in Mexico that enables our clients to add thematic packages to a base package that includes 25 of the most watched channels. VeTV, a prepaid basis product, offers a low-cost package that includes the free-to-air channels as well as other pay-TV channels that appeal to the whole family.
As of March 2011, programming package monthly fees for residential subscribers, net of a prompt payment discount if the subscriber pays within 12 days of the billing date, are the following: Basic Ps.151.00, Fun Ps.267.00, Movie City Ps.381.00, HBO/Max Ps.431.00 and Universe Ps.571.00. Monthly fees for each programming package do not reflect a monthly rental fee in the amount of Ps.161.00 for the decoder necessary to receive the service (or Ps.148.00 if the subscriber pays within 12 days of the billing date) and a one-time installation fee which depends on the package and payment method.
Sky devotes 21 pay-per-view channels to family entertainment and movies and eight channels are devoted to adult entertainment. In addition, Sky assigns five extra channels exclusively for special events, known as Sky Events, which include concerts and sports. Sky provides some Sky Events at no additional cost while it sells others on a pay-per-view basis.
In order to more effectively compete against cable operators in the Mexican pay-TV market, in September 2005, Sky launched the “Multiple Set-Top Box” concept, which allows its current and new subscribers to have up to four set-top boxes in their homes with independent programming on each TV. Sky also launched SKY+, a PVR set-top box, which enables its subscribers to record up to 120 hours of their favorite programs by programming dates and hours or selecting the program directly from the program guide. In 2010, SKY launched two new set-top box for HD programming, SKY+ HD, a personal video recorder, or PVR, set-top box that allows up to 400 hours of standard definition, or SD, programming or 100 hours of HD programming recorded on its 500 GB drive, and SKY HD, a set-top box designed to view HD and SD programming. Both set-top boxes come with our new and enhanced programming guide and new functionalities.
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Programming. We are a major source of programming content for our DTH venture and have granted our DTH venture DTH satellite service broadcast rights to all of our existing and future program services (including pay-per-view services on DTH), subject to some pre-existing third party agreements and other exceptions and conditions. Through its relationships with us and DIRECTV, we expect that the DTH satellite service in Mexico will be able to continue to negotiate favorable terms for programming both with third parties in Mexico and with international suppliers from the United States, Europe and Latin America. At the end of 2008, DISH, a new competitor in the DTH market, launched its services in Mexico. At the beginning of 2009, HiTV, a television service which consists of the transmission of digital television channels through the technology known as DTT, started operating in Mexico City and its metropolitan area. HiTV currently offers approximately 20 channels, including Televisa’s digital over-the-air networks. The Mexican Fiscal Court is currently reviewing the legality of this service. We are uncertain as to how this service may affect our pay-TV business. Since 2010, there is a fiber to the home, or FTTH, pay-TV service called Total Play, which offers 220 channels, Video on Demand, HD and other applications. This service also includes bundle discounts for their internet and voice services.
Univision
We have a number of arrangements with Univision, the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, which owns and operates the Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language television network in the United States, the TeleFutura broadcast and Galavision satellite/cable television networks, and the Univision.com website and other Univision-branded online experiences. Historical information regarding Univision’s business which appears in this annual report has been derived primarily from public filings made by Univision with the SEC and the FCC.
Prior to March 29, 2007, we owned shares and warrants representing an approximate 11.3% equity interest, on a fully diluted basis, in Univision. On that date, Univision was acquired by a group of investors, and, as a result, all of our shares and warrants in Univision were converted into cash in an aggregate amount of approximately U.S.$1,094.4 million.
On December 20, 2010, Univision, we, Univision’s parent company, and other parties affiliated with the investor groups that own Univision’s parent company entered into various agreements and completed certain transactions previously announced in October 2010. As a result, in December 2010, we (1) made a cash investment of U.S.$1,255 million in BMP, the parent company of Univision, in exchange for an initial 5% equity stake in BMP, and U.S.$1,125 million aggregate principal amount of 1.5% Convertible Debentures of BMP due 2025 which are convertible at our option into additional shares currently equivalent to a 30% equity stake of BMP, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States and other conditions, (2) acquired an option to purchase at fair value an additional 5% equity stake in BMP, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other terms and conditions, and (3) sold to Univision our 50% equity interest in TuTv, previously our joint venture with Univision engaged in satellite and cable pay-TV programming distribution in the United States, for an aggregate cash amount of U.S.$55 million. In connection with this investment, (1) we entered into an amended program license agreement, or PLA, with Univision, pursuant to which Univision has the right to broadcast certain Televisa content in the United States for a term that commenced on January 1, 2011 and ends on the later of 2025 or seven and one-half years after we have sold two-thirds of our initial investment in BMP, (2) we entered into a new program license agreement with Univision, the Mexico License Agreement, or MLA, under which we have the right to broadcast certain Univision content in Mexico for the same term as that of the PLA and (3) three representatives of the Company joined Univision’s Board of Directors, which was increased to 20 members.
In connection with this transaction, we and Univision terminated the prior program license agreement as of December 31, 2010.
Under the new PLA, we have granted Univision exclusive Spanish-language broadcast and digital rights to our audiovisual programming (subject to certain exceptions) in the United States and all territories and possessions of the United States, including Puerto Rico, which includes the right to use our online, network and pay-television programming in all Spanish-language media (with certain exceptions), including Univision’s three current Spanish television networks (the Univision, Telefutura and Galavision television networks), future Spanish- language networks owned or controlled by Univision and current and future Univision Spanish-language online and interactive platforms (such as Univision.com). Univision also has rights under the new PLA to broadcast in the United States Mexican soccer games for which we own or control the United States rights, beginning with select teams in 2011 and expanding in 2012 to all teams to which we own or control United States rights.
Under the terms of the new PLA, Univision’s royalty payments to us increased, effective as of January 1, 2011, from 9.36% of television revenue, excluding certain major soccer events, to 11.91% of substantially all of Univision’s audiovisual and online revenues through December 2017, at which time royalty payments to us will increase to 16.22%. Additionally, we will receive an incremental 2% in royalty payments on any Univision audiovisual revenues above U.S.$1.65 billion. The royalty base generally includes all Univision revenues from the exploitation or operation of its Spanish-language audiovisual platforms, sublicensing arrangements, licenses of content to network affiliates or multichannel video programming distributors, and Univision-branded online platforms, whether those revenues are derived on an advertising, subscription, distribution, interactive media, or transactional basis. We have agreed to provide Univision with at least 8,531 hours of programming per year for the term of the PLA.

 

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In connection with the December 20, 2010 transactions with Univision, we and Univision entered into the MLA, under which we have received the exclusive Spanish-language broadcast and digital rights to Univision’s audiovisual programming (subject to certain exceptions) in Mexico during the term of the new PLA.
We have an international program right agreement, or IPRA, with Univision that previously required Univision to grant us and Venevision International Corporation, or Venevision, the right to broadcast outside the United States programs produced by Univision for broadcast on the Univision Network or the Galavision Network under this agreement. On December 20, 2010, we and Univision entered into an amendment to the IPRA pursuant to which, subject to the MLA, our broadcast rights over Univision programs reverted back to Univision without affecting Venevision’s rights under the IPRA. We also entered into an international sales agency agreement with Univision, pursuant to which Univision grants us the right to act as Univision’s sales agent during the term of the MLA to sell or license worldwide outside the United States and Mexico (and with respect to certain programming, outside of Venezuela and certain other territories) Univision’s Spanish-language programming, to the extent Univision makes such programming available in other territories and Univision owns or controls rights in these territories, and subject to limited exceptions.
Competition
We compete with various forms of media and entertainment companies in Mexico, both Mexican and non-Mexican.
Television Broadcasting
Our television stations compete for advertising revenues and for the services of recognized talent and qualified personnel with other television stations (including the stations owned by TV Azteca) in their markets, as well as with other advertising media, such as radio, newspapers, outdoor advertising, cable television and a multi-channel, multi-point distribution system, or MMDS, and DTH satellite services. We generally compete with 199 channels throughout Mexico, including the channels of our major competitor, TV Azteca, which owns and operates Channels 7 and 13 in Mexico City, which we believe are affiliated with 178 stations outside of Mexico City. Televisora del Valle de Mexico owns the concession for Channel 40, a UHF channel that broadcasts in the Mexico City metropolitan area. Based upon IBOPE AGB Mexico surveys, during 2008, 2009 and 2010 the combined average audience share throughout Mexico of both the Channel 7 and 13 networks was 28.8%, 30.2%, and 32.0%, respectively, during prime time, and 27.7%, 29.2%, and 30.4%, respectively, during sign-on to sign-off hours. See “— Television — Television Industry in Mexico”.
In addition to the foregoing channels, there are additional operating channels in Mexico with which we also compete, including Channel 11, which has 9 repeater stations, and Channel 22 in Mexico City, which are operated by the Mexican government. Our television stations are the leading television stations in their respective markets. See “— Television — Television Broadcasting”.
Our English and Spanish-language border stations compete with English and Spanish-language television stations in the United States, and our Spanish-language productions compete with other English and Spanish-language programs broadcast in the United States.
We are a major supplier of Spanish-language programming in the United States and throughout the world. We face competition from other international producers of Spanish-language programming and other types of programming.
Publishing
Each of our magazine publications competes for readership and advertising revenues with other magazines of a general character and with other forms of print and non-print media. Competition for advertising is based on circulation levels, reader demographics and advertising rates.
Cable and Telecom
According to the most recent information from the SCT and Cofetel, there were approximately 1,467 cable concessions in Mexico as of December 31, 2010 serving approximately 5.3 million subscribers. Cablevisión, Cablemás and TVI compete with Innova, our DTH venture. See “— DTH Satellite Services”. Cablevisión also faces competition from Dish Mexico, a joint venture between MVS Comunicaciones and set-top provider EchoStar. Dish Mexico is a new DTH operator and competes in some segments against Cablevisión in Mexico City and the surrounding areas mainly driven by its Ps.149 basic package. Dish Mexico has been in operation for more than two years and offers 37 channels to its subscribers. Furthermore, since Cablevisión, Cablemás and TVI operate under non-exclusive franchises, other companies may obtain permission to build cable television systems, DTH, IPTV and MMDS systems in areas where they presently operate. In addition, pursuant to the Telecommunications Law, Cablevisión, Cablemás and TVI are required to provide access to their cable network to the extent they have available capacity on their respective networks.

 

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In addition, in connection with internet access services and other new products and multimedia communications services, cable operators, who were already authorized to provide bidirectional data and internet broadband services, have been authorized by the Mexican government to also provide voice services, including VoIP services.
In October 2006, the Mexican federal government enacted a new set of regulations known as the Convergence Regulations. The Convergence Regulations allow certain concessionaires of telecommunications services to provide other services not included in their original concessions. Cable television providers may be allowed to provide internet and telephone services. In addition, telephone operators, such as Telmex, may be allowed to provide cable television services if certain requirements and conditions are met. We believe that we may face significant competition from new entrants providing telephony services, including cable television providers. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to our Business — We Face Competition in Each of Our Markets That We Expect Will Intensify”.
As a result of the aforementioned, Cablevisión, Cablemás and TVI will face competition from several media and telecommunications companies throughout Mexico, including internet service providers, DTH services and other personal communications and telephone companies, including us and our affiliates.
Radio
The radio broadcast business is highly competitive in Mexico. Our radio stations compete with other radio stations in their respective markets, as well as with other advertising media, such as television, newspapers, magazines and outdoor advertising. Among our principal competitors in the radio broadcast business are Grupo Radio Centro, S.A. de C.V., which owns or operates approximately 135 radio stations throughout Mexico, 11 of which are located in Mexico City, and Grupo Acir, which owns or operates approximately 175 radio stations in Mexico, six of which are located in Mexico City.
Competition for audience share in the radio broadcasting industry in Mexico occurs primarily in individual geographic markets. Our radio stations are located in highly competitive areas. However, the strength of the signals broadcast by a number of our stations enables them to reach a larger percentage of the radio audience outside the market areas served by their competitors.
Feature Film Production and Distribution
Production and distribution of feature films is a highly competitive business in Mexico. The various producers compete for the services of recognized talent and for film rights to scripts and other literary property. We compete with other feature film producers, Mexican and non-Mexican, and distributors in the distribution of films in Mexico. See “— Other Businesses — Feature Film Production and Distribution”. Our films also compete with other forms of entertainment and leisure time activities.
DTH Satellite Services
Innova presently competes with, or expects to compete with, among others, cable systems (including Cablevisión), MMDS systems, national broadcast networks (including our four networks), regional and local broadcast stations, other DTH concessions, unauthorized C-band and Ku-band television signals obtained by Mexican viewers on the gray market, radio, movie theaters, video rental stores, internet and other entertainment.
Consolidation in the entertainment and broadcast industries could further intensify competitive pressures. As the pay-TV market in Mexico matures, and as the offering of bundled services that include internet, data and telephony increases, Innova expects to face competition from an increasing number of sources. Emerging technologies that provide new services to pay-TV customers as well as new competitors in the DTH field or telecommunication players entering into video services would require us to make significant capital expenditures in new technologies.
In October 2008, DISH Mexico, a joint venture between MVS and DISH, a U.S. based DTH company operating with certain arrangements with Telmex, started operations in Mexico through a DTH concession. DISH currently operates nationwide.
At the beginning of 2009, HiTV, a television service which consists of the transmission of digital television channels through the technology known as DTT, started operating in Mexico City and its metropolitan area. HiTV currently offers approximately 20 channels, including Televisa’s digital over-the-air networks. The Mexican Fiscal Court is currently reviewing the legality of this service. We are uncertain as to how this service may affect our pay-TV business.

 

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As of 2010, there is a FTTH pay-TV service called Total Play, which offers 220 channels, Video on Demand, HD and other applets. This service also includes bundle discounts for their internet and voice services.
Gaming Business
Our principal competitors in the gaming industry are, with respect to bingo and sports halls, CIE and Grupo Caliente, and, with respect to Multijuegos, the governmental lotteries of Pronósticos and Lotería Nacional.
Regulation
Our business, activities and investments are subject to various Mexican federal, state and local statutes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, which are constantly subject to change, and are affected by the actions of various Mexican federal, state and local governmental authorities. The material Mexican federal, state and local statutes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures to which our business, activities and investments are subject are summarized below. Station XETV, Tijuana, which broadcasts CW Network television programming in the San Diego television market, is also subject to certain regulatory requirements of the FCC, including the obligation to obtain permits for cross-border transmission of programming broadcast to the United States and to obtain licenses to operate microwave and/or satellite earth station transmitting equipment within the U.S. These summaries do not purport to be complete and should be read together with the full texts of the relevant statutes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures described therein.
Television
Mexican Television Regulations
Concessions. Certain amendments to the existing Radio and Television Law and the Telecommunications Law have been enacted. In May 2006, several members of the Senate of the Mexican Federal Congress filed a complaint before the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico, seeking a declaration that such amendments were unconstitutional and therefore null and void. This complaint was resolved by the Supreme Court of Justice in June 2007, declaring several provisions of the amendments to the Radio and Television Law and to the Telecommunications Law unconstitutional and therefore null and void. Among the provisions declared as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Justice are the ones referred to in former Article 28 of the Radio and Television Law, pursuant to which holders of concessions had the ability to request authorization to provide additional telecommunications services within the same spectrum covered by a current concession without having to participate in a public bid therefor and Article 16 of the Radio and Television Law, pursuant to which concessions were granted for a fixed term of 20 years with the possibility to renew such concessions by obtaining from the SCT a certification of compliance with the obligations of the concessionaire under the concession. As a result of the Supreme Court of Justice’s ruling, once the transition to digital television and digital radio broadcasting is completed, if we want to provide additional telecommunications services within the same spectrum granted for digital television or digital radio broadcasting, respectively, we will have to follow the provisions of Article 24 of the Telecommunications Law to obtain the concession therefor. Also, there is uncertainty as to how radio and television concessions will be renewed in the future, since the Supreme Court of Justice ruling has resulted in requiring the renewal of the concessions to be subject to a public bid process, with a right of preference over other participating bidders given to the incumbent concessionaire. Additionally, some members of the Mexican Federal Congress have expressed their intent to propose a new Radio and Television Law, which could affect, among other things, the framework for granting or renewing concessions. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Our Business — The Operation of Our Business May Be Terminated or Interrupted if the Mexican Government Does Not Renew or Revokes Our Broadcast or Other Concessions”. Also, either the SCT or the Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones , or Federal Telecommunications Commission, shall provide notice in the Diario Oficial de la Federación , or the Official Gazette of the Federation, of the call for bids and the available television frequencies, and make available the prerequisites for bids from interested parties for a maximum of 30 days.

 

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The bidders shall comply with the following requirements:
    proof of Mexican nationality;
 
    submission of a business plan;
 
    submission of technical specifications and descriptions;
 
    submission of a plan for coverage;
 
    submission of an investment program;
 
    submission of a financial program;
 
    submission of plans for technical development and actualization;
 
    submission of plans for production and programming;
 
    receipt of a guaranty to ensure the continuation of the process until the concession is granted or denied; and
 
    a request for a favorable opinion from the Mexican Antitrust Commission.
Before granting the concession, the Federal Telecommunications Commission shall review the plans and programs submitted and the goals expressed by the bidder for consistency, as well as the results of the call for bids through the public auction. Within 30 days of the determination of a winning bid, such bidder has to provide proof of the required payment.
Television concessions may be granted for a term of up to 20 years.
If the SCT determines (i) that the bidders’ applications do not guarantee the best conditions for the rendering of radio and television services, or (ii) that the offered payment proposals are not sufficient, or (iii) that the submitted applications do not fulfill the requirements established under the bidding call or the bidding bases, it may terminate the bidding process and not grant the concession to any of the applicants.
The SCT may void the grant of any television concession or terminate or revoke the concession at any time, upon the occurrence of, among others, the following events:
    failure to construct broadcasting facilities within a specified time period;
 
    changes in the location of the broadcasting facilities or changes in the frequency assigned without prior governmental authorization;
 
    direct or indirect transfer of the concession, the rights arising therefrom or ownership of the broadcasting facilities without prior governmental authorization;
 
    transfer or encumbrance, in whole or in part, of the concession, the rights arising therefrom, the broadcasting equipment or any assets dedicated to the concessionaire’s activities, to a foreign government, company or individual, or the admission of any such person as a partner in the concessionaire’s business;
 
    failure to broadcast for more than 60 days without reasonable justification;
 
    any amendment to the bylaws of the concessionaire that is in violation of applicable Mexican law; and
 
    any breach to the terms of the concession title.
None of our concessions has ever been revoked or otherwise terminated.
We believe that we have operated our television concessions substantially in compliance with their terms and applicable Mexican law. If a concession is revoked or terminated, the concessionaire could be required to forfeit to the Mexican government all of its assets or the Mexican government could have the right to purchase all the concessionaire’s assets. In our case, the assets of our licensee subsidiaries generally consist of transmitting facilities and antennas. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Our Business — The Operation of Our Business May Be Terminated or Interrupted if the Mexican Government Does Not Renew or Revokes Our Broadcast or Other Concessions”.

 

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In July 2004, in connection with the adoption of a release issued by the SCT for the transition to digital television, all of our television concessions were renewed until 2021. DTH concessions expire in 2020 and 2026. The expiration dates for the concessions for our telephone services range from 2018 to 2026. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”. We are unable to predict when we will obtain the renewal to such concessions. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Our Business — The Operation of Our Business May Be Terminated or Interrupted if the Mexican Government Does Not Renew or Revokes Our Broadcast or Other Concessions”.
Supervision of Operations. The SCT regularly inspects the television stations and the companies to which concessions have been granted must file annual reports with the SCT.
Television programming is subject to various regulations, including prohibitions on foul language and programming which is offensive or is against the national security or against public order. Under Mexican regulations, the Mexican Ministry of the Interior reviews most television programming and classifies the age group for which the programming is acceptable for viewing. Programs classified for adults may be broadcast only after 10:00 p.m.; programs classified for adults and teenagers over 15 years old may be broadcast only after 9:00 p.m.; programs classified for adults and teenagers under 15 years old may be broadcast only after 8:00 p.m.; and programs classified for all age groups may be shown at any time.
Television programming is required to promote Mexico’s cultural, social and ideological identity. Each concessionaire is also required to transmit each day, free of charge, up to 30 minutes of programming regarding cultural, educational, family counseling and other social matters using programming provided by the Mexican government. Historically, the Mexican government has not used a significant portion of this time.
Networks. There are no Mexican regulations regarding the ownership and operation of a television network, such as the Channel 2, 4, 5 and 9 networks, apart from the regulations applicable to operating a television station as described above.
Restrictions on Advertising. Mexican law regulates the type and content of advertising broadcast on television. Concessionaires may not broadcast misleading advertisements. Under current law, advertisements of alcoholic beverages (other than beer and wine) may be broadcast only after 10:00 p.m. and advertisements for tobacco products are prohibited. Advertising for alcoholic beverages must not be excessive and must be combined with general promotions of nutrition and general hygiene. The advertisements of some products and services, such as medicine and alcohol, require approval of the Mexican government prior to their broadcast. Moreover, the Mexican government must approve any advertisement of lotteries and other games.
No more than 18% of broadcast time may be used for advertisements on any day. The SCT approves the minimum advertising rates. There are no restrictions on maximum rates. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”.
Broadcast Tax. Since 1969, radio and television stations have been subject to a tax which may be paid by granting the Mexican government the right to use 12.5% of all daily broadcast time. In October 2002, the 12.5% tax was replaced by the obligation to the Mexican government to provide up to 18 minutes per day of our television broadcast time and 35 minutes per day of our radio broadcast time between 6:00 a.m. and midnight, in each case distributed in an equitable and proportionate manner. Any time not used by the Mexican government on any day is forfeited. Generally, the Mexican government uses all or substantially all of the broadcast time available under this tax.
Foreign Ownership. Non-Mexican ownership of shares of Mexican enterprises is restricted in some economic sectors, including broadcast television, cable television, radio and DTH satellite services and certain telecommunications services. Under Mexico’s Ley de Inversión Extranjera , or Foreign Investment Law, the Radio and Television Law, and the Reglamento de la Ley de Inversión Extranjera , or the Foreign Investment Law Regulations, foreign investors may not vote the capital stock of Mexican broadcasting companies (other than through “neutral investment” mechanisms, such as through the CPOs held by certain of our stockholders). See “— Satellite Communications — Mexican Regulation of DTH Satellite Services”.

 

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Radio
The regulations applicable to the operation of radio stations in Mexico are identical in all material respects to those applicable to television stations. The expiration dates of our radio concessions range from 2015 to 2016 except for the concessions of 3 radio stations, which renewal applications were timely filed before the SCT but are still pending due to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the amendments to the Radio and Television Law. (See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”). We are unable to predict when we will obtain the renewal to such concessions. See “— Television”, “— Other Businesses — Radio Stations” and “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Our Business — The Operation of Our Business May Be Terminated or Interrupted if the Mexican Government Does Not Renew or Revokes Our Broadcast or Other Concessions”.
Cable Television
Concessions. Cable television operators now apply for a public telecommunications network concession from the SCT in order to operate their networks and provide cable television services and other multimedia communications services. Applications are submitted to the SCT and, after a formal review process, a public telecommunications network concession is granted for an initial term of up to 30 years. Cablevisión obtained a telecommunications concession, which expires in 2029, and its Channel 46 Concession, which expired on November 17, 2010. We have filed for a renewal of the Channel 46 Concession and in February 2010, the SCT notified Cablevisión that the Channel 46 Concession will not be renewed. We have initiated legal actions against SCT’s notice seeking to obtain the renewal of such concession. Pursuant to its public telecommunications concession, Cablevisión can provide cable television, limited audio transmission services, specifically music programming, bidirectional internet access and unlimited data transmission services in Mexico City and surrounding areas in the State of Mexico ( Estado de México ), and on October 21, 2010 the SCT granted Cablevisión authorization to provide the aforementioned services in 13 additional municipalities of the State of Mexico. In addition, in May 2007 the SCT granted Cablevisión a concession allowing Cablevisión to provide local telephony services using the telephony public network. The scope of Cablevisión’s public telecommunications concession is much broader than the scope of its former cable television concession, which covered only cable television services and audio programming.
Cablemás operates under 49 concessions which cover 14 Mexican states. Through these concessions, Cablemás provides cable television services, internet access and bidirectional data transmission. Each concession granted by the SCT allows Cablemás to install and operate a public telecommunications network. The expiration dates for Cablemás’ concessions range from 2013 to 2039.
TVI operates under 7 concessions, which cover four Mexican states. Through these concessions, TVI provides cable television services, bidirectional data transmission and internet and telephony services. Each concession granted by the SCT allows TVI to install and operate a public telecommunications network. The expiration dates for TVI’s concessions range from 2015 to 2028.
A public telecommunications concession may be renewed upon its expiration, or revoked or terminated prior to its expiration in a variety of circumstances including:
    unauthorized interruption or termination of service;
 
    interference by the concessionaire with services provided by other operators;
 
    noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the public telecommunications concession;
 
    the concessionaire’s refusal to interconnect with other operators;
 
    loss of the concessionaire’s Mexican nationality;
 
    unauthorized assignment, transfer or encumbrance, in whole or in part, of the concession or any rights or assets;
 
    the liquidation or bankruptcy of the concessionaire; and
 
    ownership or control of the capital stock of the concessionaire by a foreign government.
In addition, the SCT may establish under any public telecommunications concession further events which could result in revocation of the concession. Under current Mexican laws and regulations, upon the expiration or termination of a public telecommunications concession, the Mexican government has the right to purchase those assets of the concessionaire that are directly related to the concession, at market value.
Cable television operators, including Cablevisión and Cablemás, are subject to the Telecommunications Law and, since February 2000, have been subject to the Reglamento del Servicio de Televisión y Audio Restringidos , or the Restricted Television and Audio Services Regulations. Under current Mexican law, cable television operators are classified as public telecommunications networks, and must conduct their business in accordance with Mexican laws and regulations applicable to public telecommunications networks which, in addition to the Telecommunications Law and the Restricted Television and Audio Services Regulations, includes the Radio and Television Law and the Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Radio y Televisión.

 

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Under the applicable Mexican law, the Mexican government, through the SCT, may also temporarily seize or even expropriate all of a public telecommunications concessionaire’s assets in the event of a natural disaster, war, significant public disturbance or threats to internal peace and for other reasons related to preserving public order or for economic reasons. The Mexican government is obligated by Mexican law to compensate the concessionaire, both for the value of the assets seized and related profits.
Supervision of Operations. The SCT regularly inspects the operations of cable systems and cable television operators must file annual reports with the SCT.
Under Mexican law, programming broadcast on Cablevisión and Cablemás networks is not subject to judicial or administrative censorship. However, this programming is subject to various regulations, including prohibitions on foul language, programming which is against good manners and customs or programming which is against the national safety or against public order.
Mexican law also requires cable television operators, including Cablevisión and Cablemás, to broadcast programming that promotes Mexican culture, although cable television operators are not required to broadcast a specified amount of this type of programming.
In addition to broadcasting programming that promotes Mexican culture, cable television operators must also set aside a specified number of their channels, which number is based on the total number of channels they transmit, to transmit programming provided by the Mexican government.
Restrictions on Advertising. Mexican law restricts the type of advertising which may be broadcast on cable television. These restrictions are similar to those applicable to advertising broadcast on over-the-air Channels 2, 4, 5 and 9. See “— Regulation — Television — Mexican Television Regulations — Restrictions on Advertising”.
Government Participation. Pursuant to the terms of cable concessions, cable television operators through September 23, 1999, were required to pay, on a monthly basis, absent a waiver from the Mexican government, up to 15% of revenues derived from subscriber revenues and substantially all other revenues, including advertising revenues, to the Mexican government in exchange for use of the cable concession. Most cable concessionaires, including Cablevisión, obtained a waiver on an annual basis to pay 9% of their revenues as participation to the Mexican government, as opposed to 15%. Under the Federal Telecommunications Law and accompanying regulations, cable television operators with public telecommunications network concessions, including Cablevisión, no longer have to pay the Mexican government any percentage of their revenues.
Forfeiture of Assets. Under Mexican regulations, at the end of the term of a public telecommunications concession, assets of concessionaires may be purchased by the Mexican government at market value.
Non-Mexican Ownership of Public Telecommunications Networks
Under current Mexican law, non-Mexicans may currently own up to 49% of the outstanding voting stock of Mexican companies with a public telecommunications concession. However, non-Mexicans may currently own up to all of the outstanding voting stock of Mexican companies with a public telecommunications concession to provide cellular telephone services, provided, that the requisite approvals are obtained from the Comisión Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras , or the Foreign Investment Commission.
Application of Existing Regulatory Framework to Internet Access and IP Telephony Services
Cablevisión, TVI and Cablemás may be required, under Mexican law, to permit other concessionaires to connect their network to its network in a manner that enables its customers to choose the network by which the services are carried.
To the extent that a cable television operator has any available capacity on its network, as a public telecommunications network, Mexican law requires the operator to offer third party providers access to its network. Cablevisión and Cablemás currently do not have any capacity available on their networks to offer to third party providers and do not expect that they will have capacity available in the future given the broad range of services they plan to provide over their networks.
Satellite Communications
Mexican Regulation of DTH Satellite Services. Concessions to broadcast DTH satellite services are for an initial term of up to 30 years, and are renewable for up to 30 years. We received a 30-year concession to operate DTH satellite services in Mexico utilizing SatMex satellites on May 24, 1996. On November 27, 2000, we received an additional 20-year concession to operate our DTH satellite service in Mexico using the PAS-9 satellite system, a foreign-owned satellite system.

 

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Like a public telecommunications network concession, a DTH concession may be revoked or terminated by the SCT prior to the end of its term in certain circumstances, which for a DTH concession include:
    the failure to use the concession within 180 days after it was granted;
 
    a declaration of bankruptcy of the concessionaire;
 
    failure to comply with the obligations or conditions specified in the concession;
 
    unlawful assignments of, or encumbrances on, the concession; or
 
    failure to pay to the government the required fees.
At the termination of a concession, the Mexican government has the preemptive right to acquire the assets of a DTH satellite service concessionaire. In the event of a natural disaster, war, significant public disturbance or for reasons of public need or interest, the Mexican government may temporarily seize and expropriate all assets related to a concession, but must compensate the concessionaire for such seizure. The Mexican government may collect fees based on DTH satellite service revenues of a satellite concessionaire.
Under the Telecommunications Law, DTH satellite service concessionaires may freely set customer fees but must notify the SCT of the amount, except that if a concessionaire has substantial market power, the SCT may determine fees that may be charged by such concessionaire. The Telecommunications Law specifically prohibits cross-subsidies.
Non-Mexican investors may currently own up to 49% of full voting equity of DTH satellite system concessionaires; provided that Mexican investors maintain control of the operation. Foreign investors may increase their economic participation in the equity of a concessionaire through neutral investment mechanisms such as the CPO trust.
Regulation of DTH Satellite Services in Other Countries. Our current and proposed DTH ventures in other countries are and will be governed by laws, regulations and other restrictions of such countries, as well as treaties that such countries have entered into, regulating the delivery of communications signals to, or the uplink of signals from, such countries. In addition, the laws of some other countries establish restrictions on our ownership interest in some of these DTH ventures as well as restrictions on programming that may be broadcast by these DTH ventures.
Mexican Gaming Regulations
Pursuant to Mexico’s Federal Law of Games and Draws, or Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos , or Gaming Law, and its accompanying regulations, the Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos , or Gaming Regulations, the Mexican Ministry of the Interior has the authority to permit the operation of all manner of games and lotteries that involve betting. This administrative authorization is defined as a permit under the Gaming Regulations. Under the Gaming Regulations, each permit establishes the terms for the operation of the respective activities authorized under the permit and the specific periods for operation of those activities. Permits for games and lotteries that involve betting have a maximum term of 25 years. The holder of the relevant permit must comply with all the terms provided in the permit, the Gaming Law and the Gaming Regulations. We were granted a Gaming Permit on May 25, 2005, which expires on May 24, 2030.
Mexican Antitrust Law
Mexico’s Federal Antitrust Law and the accompanying regulations, the Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Competencia Económica , may affect some of our activities, including our ability to introduce new products and services, enter into new or complementary businesses and complete acquisitions or joint ventures. In addition, Mexico’s Federal Antitrust Law and the accompanying regulations may adversely affect our ability to determine the rates we charge for our services and products. In addition, approval of the Mexican Antitrust Commission is required for us to acquire certain businesses or enter into certain joint ventures. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Mexican Antitrust Laws May Limit Our Ability to Expand Through Acquisitions or Joint Ventures” and “— Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”.
The most recent amendments to Mexico’s Federal Antitrust Law are in full force since May 11, 2011.

 

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Under these recent amendments, the review process of mergers and acquisitions by the Mexican Antitrust Commission has been modified to allow reporting parties to request a “fast track” review for a specific transaction when it is evident that the transaction does not restrain competition. It is considered evident that a transaction does not restrain competition when:
  (i)   the acquirer does not have any participation in any market related to the relevant market; and
 
  (ii)   the acquirer is not an actual or potential competitor of target; and
 
  (iii)   any of the following circumstances are met:
  (x)   the acquirer is a new participant in the relevant market;
 
  (y)   the acquirer does not have control over target before or after the transaction; or
 
  (z)   the acquirer has control over target before the transaction.
The Mexican Antitrust Commission must resolve within 5 business days from the date of filing if the fast track review process is available. Once admitted, it must resolve within 15 business days whether it is evident that the transaction does not restrain competition.
In addition, pursuant to these last amendments, the following reportable transactions, among others, are exempt from being reviewed by the Mexican Antitrust Commission:
  (i)   Corporate restructurings.
 
  (ii)   Transactions where the acquirer has control over target from its incorporation or from the date the last reported transaction was approved by the Mexican Antitrust Commission.
 
  (iii)   Transactions that have effect in Mexico involving non-Mexican participants, if the participants will not take control of Mexican legal entities, or acquire assets in Mexico, in addition to those previously controlled or owned by such participants.
 
  (iv)   Acquisitions of equity securities (or convertible securities) through stock markets that represent less than 10% of such securities, and the acquirer is not entitled to (w) appoint board members; (x) control a shareholders meeting decision; (y) vote more than 10% of voting rights of the issuer; or (z) direct or influence the management, operation, strategy or principal policies of the issuer.
Additionally, the amendments also provide for a significant enhancement of the Mexican Antitrust Commission’s authority:
(a) The Mexican Antitrust Commission has been granted authority to request written evidence, request testimonies, and perform verification visits in any premises of the party being investigated where it is presumed that evidence related to the commission of violations of the law may exist, without the need of a judicial subpoena.
(b) If, after an investigation is terminated, the Mexican Antitrust Commission resolves that there is evidence to presume the existence of a monopolistic practice or illegal merger, it must summon the defendant. In connection with or after such summon, if it believes that the presumed illegal conduct could irreversibly restrain competition, it could issue a temporary suspension order of such conduct until a final resolution is issued.
(c) The Mexican Antitrust Commission has also been empowered to file with the Mexican Federal Attorney General a criminal complaint against any individual that participates, orders or executes any per se practice (price fixing, output restriction, market allocation and bid rigging) and only when a non-appealable decision is issued confirming such conduct. All the criminal investigation and process will be handled by the Mexican Federal Attorney General.
The amendments have also increased monetary fines significantly and provide for changes in the actions to be taken by the Mexican Antitrust Commission with respect to illegal conduct.

 

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Mexican Electoral Amendment
In 2007, the Mexican Federal Congress published an amendment to the Mexican Constitution, pursuant to which, among other things, the IFE has the exclusive right to manage and use the Official Broadcast Time. For a description of Official Television Broadcast Time and Official Radio Broadcast Time, see “Information of the Company — Business Overview — Business Strategy — Maintaining Our Leading Position in the Mexican Television Market — Advertising Sales Plan” and “Information of the Company — Business Overview — Other Businesses — Radio Stations”. The IFE has the exclusive right to use the Official Broadcast Time for its own purposes and for the use of political parties in Mexico (as provided in the Mexican Constitution) for self promotion and, when applicable, to promote their electoral campaigns during election day, pre-campaign and campaign periods.
The IFE and the political parties must comply with certain requirements included in the Constitutional Amendment for the use of Official Broadcast Time. During federal electoral periods, the IFE will be granted, per the Constitutional Amendment, 48 minutes per day in each radio station and television channel, to be used during pre-campaign periods in two and up to three minutes per broadcast hour in each radio station and television channel, of which all the political parties will be jointly entitled, to use one minute per broadcast hour. During campaign periods, at least 85% of the 48 minutes per day, shall be allocated among the political parties, and the remaining 15% may be used by the IFE for its own purposes. During non-electoral periods, the IFE will be assigned with up to 12% of the Official Broadcast Time, half of which shall be allocated among the political parties. In the event that local elections are held simultaneously with federal elections, the broadcast time granted to the IFE shall be used for the federal and the local elections. During any other local electoral periods, the allocation of broadcast time will be made pursuant to the criteria established by the Constitutional Amendment and as such criteria is reflected in applicable law.
In addition to the foregoing, pursuant to the Constitutional Amendment political parties are forbidden to purchase or acquire advertising time directly or through third parties, from radio or television stations; likewise, third parties shall not acquire advertising time from radio or television stations for the broadcasting of advertisements which may influence the electoral preferences of Mexican citizens, nor in favor or against political parties or candidates to offices elected by popular vote.
We believe we have been operating our business in compliance with the provisions of the Constitutional Amendment; however, we have filed legal actions contesting certain provisions of such Constitutional Amendment. We cannot predict the outcome of the legal actions brought by the Company against the Constitutional Amendment.
The IFE ruled that some of our subsidiaries infringed the Federal Code of Electoral Institutions and Procedures ( Código Federal de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales ). As a consequence thereof, the IFE imposed fines to such subsidiaries in an approximate amount of Ps.21 million. The relevant subsidiaries challenged the resolutions and the fines before the Federal Electoral Court ( Tribunal Federal Electoral ). The Federal Electoral Court confirmed the rulings and the fines. Although we continue to disagree with the determination of the IFE and the Federal Electoral Court and have challenged the constitutionality of the Electoral Law, our subsidiaries paid such fines.
At this time, the Constitutional Amendment has not had an impact upon the results of our radio and television businesses, however we cannot predict what impact, if any, the Constitutional Amendment may have on our operating results in the future. A decrease in paid advertising of the nature described above could lead to a decrease in our television or radio revenues.

 

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Significant Subsidiaries
The table below sets forth our significant subsidiaries and Innova, a consolidated variable interest entity, as of December 31, 2010.
             
    Jurisdiction of      
    Organization or   Percentage  
Name of Significant Subsidiary   Incorporation   Ownership(1)  
Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V.(2)(3)(4)
  Mexico     100.0 %
CVQ Espectáculos, S.A. de C.V.(2)(3)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Editora Factum, S.A. de C.V.(3)(4)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B de C.V.(3)(5)
  Mexico     51.0 %
Editorial Televisa, S.A. de C.V.(3)(6)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Factum Más, S.A. de C.V.(7)(8)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Sky DTH, S. de R.L. de C.V.(7)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Innova Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V.(7)
  Mexico     58.7 %
Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Innova)(9)
  Mexico     58.7 %
Grupo Distribuidoras Intermex, S.A. de C.V.(2)(3)(10)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Grupo Telesistema, S.A. de C.V.(11)
  Mexico     100.0 %
G-Televisa-D, S.A. de C.V.(12)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Televisa, S.A. de C.V.(13)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Televisión Independiente de México, S.A. de C.V.(3)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V.(14)
  Mexico     100.0 %
Sistema Radiópolis, S.A. de C.V.(2)(3)(15)
  Mexico     50.0 %
Televisa Juegos, S.A. de C.V.(2)(3)(16)
  Mexico     100.0 %
     
(1)   Percentage of equity owned by us directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or affiliates.
 
(2)   One of five direct subsidiaries through which we conduct the operations of our Other Businesses segment, excluding Internet operations.
 
(3)   While this subsidiary is not a significant subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, we have included this subsidiary in the table above to provide a more complete description of our operations.
 
(4)   One of two direct subsidiaries through which we own equity interests in and conduct the operations of our Cable and Telecom segment.
 
(5)   One of the indirect subsidiaries through which we conduct the operations of our Cable and Telecom segment.
 
(6)   Direct subsidiary through which we conduct the operations of our Publishing segment.
 
(7)   One of three subsidiaries through which we own our equity interest in Innova.
 
(8)   Direct subsidiary through which we own equity interests in and conduct our Internet business.
 
(9)   Consolidated variable interest entity through which we conduct the operations of our Sky segment. We currently own a 58.7% interest in Innova.
 
(10)   Direct subsidiary through which we conduct the operations of our Publishing Distribution segment.
 
(11)   Direct subsidiary through which we conduct the operations of our Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports segments.
 
(12)   Indirect subsidiary through which we conduct certain operations of our Television Broadcasting segment.
 
(13)   Indirect subsidiary through which we conduct the operations of our Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports segments.
 
(14)   Direct subsidiary through which we maintain 5% of the capital stock of BMP and our investment in 1.5% Convertible Debentures issued by BMP.
 
(15)   Direct subsidiary through which we conduct the operations of our Radio business.
 
(16)   Direct subsidiary through which we conduct the operations of our Gaming business.

 

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Property, Plant and Equipment
Broadcasting, Office and Production Facilities. Our properties consist primarily of broadcasting, production facilities, television and reporter stations, technical operations facilities, workshops, studios and office facilities, most of which are located in Mexico. We own most of our properties or lease offices and facilities through indirect wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries. There are no major encumbrances on any of our properties, and we currently do not have any significant plans to construct any new properties or expand or improve our existing properties. Our principal offices, which we own, are located in Santa Fe, a suburb of Mexico City. Each of our television stations has individual transmission facilities located in Mexico, substantially all of which we own. Our television production operations are concentrated in four locations in Mexico City, 14 studios in San Angel, 12 studios located in Chapultepec, 3 studios in Santa Fe and 1 studio in Rojo Gomez. We own substantially all of these studios. The local television stations wholly or majority owned by us have in the aggregate 43 production studios. We own other properties used in connection with our operations, including a training center, technical operations facilities, studios, workshops, television and repeater stations, and office facilities. We beneficially own Azteca Stadium, which seats approximately 105,000 people, through a trust arrangement that was renewed in 1993 for a term of 30 years and that may be extended for additional periods. In the aggregate, these properties, excluding Azteca Stadium, currently represent approximately 5.2 million square feet of space, of which over 3.7 million square feet are located in Mexico City and the surrounding areas, and approximately 1.5 million square feet are located outside of Mexico City and the surrounding areas.
Our cable television, radio, publishing and Mexican DTH satellite service businesses are located in Mexico City. We also own the transmission and production equipment and facilities of our radio stations located outside Mexico City.
We also own or lease over a total of 546,510 square feet in properties in the United States, Latin America, Spain and Switzerland in connection with our operations there. We own or lease all of these properties through indirect wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries. The following table summarizes our real estate and lease agreements in the United States, Latin America, Spain and Switzerland.
             
    Number of      
Operations   Properties     Location
Television and news activities
           
Owned properties
    2     Buenos Aires, Argentina(1)
 
          San Diego, California(1)
Leased properties
    4     Madrid, Spain(2)
 
          San Diego, California(1)
 
          Zug, Switzerland(1)
Publishing activities
           
Owned properties
    8     Miami, Florida(1)
 
          Santiago, Chile(1)
 
          Quito, Ecuador(1)
 
          Guayaguil, Ecuador(1)
 
          Caracas Venezuela (1)
 
          Buenos Aires, Argentina(2)
 
          Bogota, Colombia(1)
Leased properties
    8     Beverly Hills, California(1)
 
          Miami, Florida(1)
 
          New York, New York(1)
 
          Medellín, Colombia(1)
 
          Bogota, Colombia(2)
 
          Quito, Ecuador(1)
 
          San Juan, Puerto Rico(1)

 

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    Number of      
Operations   Properties     Location
Publishing distribution and other activities
           
Owned properties
    2     Lima, Peru(1)
 
          Guayaquil, Ecuador(1)
Leased properties
    79     Quito, Ecuador(2)
 
          Guayaquil, Ecuador(1)
 
          Buenos Aires, Argentina(2)
 
          Panamá, Panamá(2)
 
          Santiago, Chile (44)
 
          Barranquilla, Colombia(2)
 
          Bogota, Colombia(5)
 
          Bucaramanga, Colombia(1)
 
          Cali, Colombia(5)
 
          Cartagena, Colombia(1)
 
          Colombia, Colombia(2)
 
          Ibage, Colombia(1)
 
          Manizales, Colombia(1)
 
          Medellín, Colombia(3)
 
          Pasto, Colombia(1)
 
          Pompayan, Colombia(1)
 
          Pereira, Colombia(1)
 
          Santa Martha, Colombia(1)
 
          Sincelejo, Colombia,(1)
 
          Villavicencio, Colombia(1)
 
          Lima, Peru(1)
DTH
           
Leased properties
    7     San José Costa Rica(1)
 
          Guatemala (1)
 
          Nicaragua (1)
 
          Panama (1)
 
          Salvador (1)
 
          Honduras (1)
 
          Dominicana (1)
Telephony
           
Leased properties
    8     San Antonio, Texas(3)
 
          Dallas, Texas (2)
 
          Laredo, Texas (1)
 
          McAllen, Texas (1)
 
          Mission, Texas (1)
Satellites. We currently use transponder capacity on seven satellites: Satmex V, which reaches Mexico, the United States, Latin America, except Brazil, and the Caribbean; Solidaridad II, which reaches only Mexico; Intelsat IS-11, replacement of PAS 3-R (renamed in February 2007 IS-3R) started operations in July 2009, Intelsat IS-11 reaches North America, Western Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean; Galaxy 16 (formerly Galaxy IVR), which reaches Mexico, the U.S. and Canada; IS-905 which reaches Western and Eastern Europe; IS-9 which reaches Central America, Mexico, the Southern United States and the Caribbean and IS-16 which reaches Central America, Mexico, the Southern United States and the Caribbean. The Intelsat IS-9 (formerly PAS-9) satellite is currently in operation. Intelsat reported that IS-9’s estimated end of life has been reduced to October 2012. In March 2010, Sky reached an agreement with a subsidiary of Intelsat to lease 24 transponders on Intelsat IS-21 satellite which will be mainly used for signal reception and retransmission services over the satellite’s estimated 15-year service life. IS-21 satellite intends to replace Intelsat IS-9 as Sky’s primary transmission satellite and is currently expected to start service in the third quarter of 2012. On April 1, 2010 Intelsat released IS-16 satellite, where Sky has additional twelve transponders to deliver new DTH-HD channels and more DTH SD channels; also this satellite is a back-up satellite for our DTH venture operations. For a description of guarantees related to our DTH venture transponder obligations, see Note 11 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
In 1996, PanAmSat (now Intelsat), our primary satellite service provider, agreed to provide U.S. transponder service on three to five PAS-3R Ku-band transponders, at least three of which were intended to be for the delivery of DTH satellite services to Spain. Under the PAS-3R transponder contract, as amended, we were required to pay for five transponders at an annual fee for each transponder of U.S.$3.1 million. We currently have available transponder capacity on two 36 MHz C-band transponders on Galaxy 16 (formerly, Galaxy IVR), which reaches Mexico, the United States and Canada, due to an exchange with three of the five 54 MHz Ku-band transponders on PAS-3R described above. Until April 2010, for each of the 36 MHz C-band transponders we paid an annual fee of approximately U.S.$3.7 million. Subsequent to April 2010, the annual fee for the 36 MHz C-band transponders is approximately U.S.$1.3 million.

 

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In December 2005, we signed an extension with PanAmSat, for the use of three transponders on PAS-3R satellite until 2009 and 2012 and two transponders in Galaxy IVR (replaced by Galaxy 16) satellite until 2016.
On February 1, 2007, Intelsat renamed some of its satellite fleet recently acquired with its 2006 merger with PanAmSat: current names for PAS-9 and PAS-3R are IS-9 and IS-3R, respectively. Intelsat kept the name of Galaxy 16. In December 2007, Sky and Sky Brasil reached an agreement with Intelsat Corporation and Intelsat LLC to build and launch a new 24-transponder satellite, IS-16, for which service will be dedicated to Sky and Sky Brasil over the satellite’s estimated 15-year life. The satellite was manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation and was successfully launched in February 2010 and started operations in April 2010.
On August 3, 2009, the contract on two remaining transponders of the IS-3R satellite expired (end of life of the satellite). Televisa negotiated a new contract for a new transponder on the IS-905 satellite until August 31, 2012, for the distribution of our content in Europe.
With several new domestic and international satellites having been launched recently, and with several others scheduled for launch in the next few years, including those scheduled for launch by the new Intelsat company, we believe that we will be able to secure satellite capacity to meet our needs in the future, although no assurance can be given in this regard.
Insurance. We maintain comprehensive insurance coverage for our offices, equipment and other property, subject to some limitations, that result from a business interruption due to natural disasters or other similar events, however, we do not maintain business interruption insurance for our DTH business in case of loss of satellite transmission.

 

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Item 5.   Operating and Financial Review and Prospects .
You should read the following discussion together with our consolidated year-end financial statements and the accompanying notes, which appear elsewhere in this annual report. This annual report contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this annual report, particularly in “Key Information — Risk Factors”. In addition to the other information in this annual report, investors should consider carefully the following discussion and the information set forth under “Key Information — Risk Factors” before evaluating us and our business.
Preparation of Financial Statements
Our consolidated year-end financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, which differ in some significant respects from U.S. GAAP. Note 23 to our consolidated year-end financial statements describes certain differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP as they relate to us through December 31, 2010 and provides a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP of net income and total stockholders’ equity. Note 23 to our consolidated year-end financial statements also presents all other disclosures required by U.S. GAAP, as well as condensed financial statement data.
As required by Mexican FRS, beginning on January 1, 2008, we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation in our financial information. Accordingly, our financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are comparable in this respect. Our financial information for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 maintained the inflation adjustments recognized in prior years in our consolidated stockholders’ equity, and the inflation-adjusted amounts for nonmonetary assets and liabilities at December 31, 2007 became the accounting basis for those assets and liabilities beginning on January 1, 2008 and for subsequent periods.
Results of Operations
The following tables set forth our results of operations data for the indicated periods as a percentage of net sales:
                         
    Year Ended December 31,(1)  
    2008     2009     2010  
Segment Net Sales
                       
Television Broadcasting
    43.7 %     40.3 %     38.5 %
Pay Television Networks
    4.5       5.1       5.3  
Programming Exports
    5.0       5.3       5.2  
Publishing
    7.5       6.3       5.5  
Sky
    18.7       18.7       19.0  
Cable and Telecom
    13.5       17.3       20.0  
Other Businesses
    7.1       7.0       6.5  
 
                 
Total Segment Net Sales
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
Intersegment Operations
    (2.3 )     (2.2 )     (2.1 )
 
                 
Total Consolidated Net Sales
    97.7 %     97.8 %     97.9 %
 
                 
Net Sales
                       
Cost of Sales(2)
    44.9 %     45.4 %     45.4 %
Selling Expenses(2)
    8.2       8.9       8.3  
Administrative Expenses(2)
    6.4       7.3       8.0  
Depreciation and Amortization
    9.0       9.4       11.4  
Consolidated Operating Income
    31.5       29.0       26.9  
 
                 
Total Net Sales
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
 
                 
     
(1)   Certain segment data set forth in these tables may vary from certain data set forth in our consolidated year-end financial statements due to differences in rounding. The segment net sales and total segment net sales data set forth in this annual report reflect sales from intersegment operations in all periods presented. See Note 22 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
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Summary of Business Segment Results
The following table sets forth the net sales and operating segment income (loss) of each of our business segments and intersegment sales, corporate expenses and depreciation and amortization for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2003, we adopted the provisions of Bulletin B-5, “Financial Information by Segments” issued by the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants, or MIPA. This standard requires us to look to our internal organizational structure and reporting system to identify our business segments. In accordance with this standard, we currently classify our operations into seven business segments: Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks, Programming Exports, Publishing, Sky, Cable and Telecom, and Other Businesses. See “— Recently Issued Mexican Financial Reporting Standards” and Note 1(s) to our consolidated year-end financial statements. Our results for 2008, 2009 and 2010, include Cablemás, a significant cable operator in Mexico, in the “Cable and Telecom” segment. Effective June 1, 2008 and October 1, 2009, we began consolidating the assets, liabilities and results of operations of Cablemás and TVI, respectively, in our consolidated financial statements. See Note 2 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
                         
    Year Ended December 31,(1)  
    2008     2009     2010  
    (Millions of Pesos)  
Segment Net Sales
                       
Television Broadcasting
  Ps. 21,460.7     Ps. 21,561.6     Ps. 22,750.1  
Pay Television Networks
    2,212.5       2,736.6       3,146.2  
Programming Exports
    2,437.2       2,845.9       3,074.8  
Publishing
    3,700.4       3,356.1       3,229.6  
Sky
    9,162.2       10,005.2       11,248.2  
Cable and Telecom
    6,623.4       9,241.8       11,814.2  
Other Businesses
    3,498.5       3,771.4       3,812.3  
 
                 
Total Segment Net Sales
    49,094.9       53,518.6       59,075.4  
Intersegment Operations
    (1,122.6 )     (1,166.1 )     (1,218.6 )
 
                 
Total Consolidated Net Sales
  Ps. 47,972.3     Ps. 52,352.5     Ps. 57,856.8  
 
                 
Operating Segment Income (Loss)
                       
Television Broadcasting
  Ps. 10,504.9     Ps. 10,323.9     Ps. 10,714.3  
Pay Television Networks
    1,378.2       1,660.4       1,622.0  
Programming Exports
    1,076.8       1,437.2       1,503.6  
Publishing
    648.6       190.7       425.3  
Sky
    4,416.8       4,478.8       5,074.5  
Cable and Telecom
    2,134.8       2,971.9       3,907.2  
Other Businesses
    (242.9 )     (318.2 )     (184.0 )
 
                 
Total Operating Segment Income(2)
    19,917.2       20,744.7       23,062.9  
Corporate Expenses(2)
    (478.3 )     (658.2 )     (901.0 )
Depreciation and Amortization
    (4,311.1 )     (4,929.6 )     (6,579.3 )
 
                 
Total Consolidated Operating Income(3)
  Ps. 15,127.8     Ps. 15,156.9     Ps. 15,582.6  
 
                 
     
(1)   Certain segment data set forth in these tables may vary from certain data set forth in our consolidated year-end financial statements due to differences in rounding. The segment net sales and total segment net sales data set forth in this annual report reflect sales from intersegment operations in all periods presented. See Note 22 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(2)   The total operating segment income data set forth in this annual report do not reflect corporate expenses and depreciation and amortization in any period presented, but are presented herein to facilitate the discussion of segment results.
 
(3)   Total consolidated operating income reflects corporate expenses and depreciation and amortization in all periods presented. See Note 22 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
Seasonality
Our results of operations are seasonal. We typically recognize a disproportionately large percentage of our overall advertising net sales in the fourth quarter in connection with the holiday shopping season. For example, in 2008, 2009 and 2010, we recognized 30.2%, 29.0% and 28.5%, respectively, of our net sales in the fourth quarter of the year. Our costs, in contrast to our revenues, are more evenly incurred throughout the year and generally do not correlate to the amount of advertising sales.

 

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Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2010
Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Total Segment Results
Net Sales
Our net sales increased by Ps.5,504.3 million, or 10.5%, to Ps.57,856.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.52,352.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was attributable to revenue growth across all our business segments with the exception of Publishing which underwent a restructuring process. Growth was especially strong in our Cable and Telecom and Sky segments.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales increased by Ps.2,526.4 million, or 10.6%, to Ps.26,294.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.23,768.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was due to higher costs in our Cable and Telecom, Television Broadcasting, Sky, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports segments. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the costs of our Publishing and Other Businesses segments.
Selling Expenses
Selling expenses increased by Ps.125.6 million, or 2.7%, to Ps.4,797.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.4,672.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was attributable to higher selling expenses in our Cable and Telecom, Pay Television Networks, Programming Exports and Television Broadcasting segments. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in selling expenses in our Publishing, Sky and Other Businesses segments.
Administrative Expenses
Administrative expenses increased by Ps.776.9 million, or 20.3%, to Ps.4,602.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.3,825.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase reflects increased administrative expenses in all our segments, especially in our Cable and Telecom and Sky segments, as well as an increase in corporate expenses due to higher share-based compensation expense, which amounted to approximately Ps.560.6 million in 2010, compared with Ps.375.7 million in 2009.
Television Broadcasting
Television Broadcasting net sales are derived primarily from the sale of advertising time on our national television networks, Channels 2, 4, 5 and 9, and local stations, including our English language station on the Mexico/U.S. border. The contribution of local stations net sales to Television Broadcasting net sales was 12.8% in 2009 and 11.8% in 2010. No Television Broadcasting advertiser accounted for more than 10% of Television Broadcasting advertising sales in any of these years.
Television Broadcasting net sales, representing 40.3% and 38.5% of our total segment net sales for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, increased by Ps.1,188.5 million, or 5.5%, to Ps.22,750.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.21,561.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Our content continued to perform well. For example the final episode of the telenovela “Soy tu Dueña” was the highest rated program transmitted in Mexico through broadcast television during the year, and nine of the top-ten rated shows on over-the-air television in Mexico were transmitted by us. The sales of the broadcast and transmission of the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa also contributed to the increase in net sales.
Television Broadcasting operating segment income increased by Ps.390.4 million, or 3.8%, to Ps.10,714.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.10,323.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was due to the increase in net sales and was partially offset by an increase in cost of sales related to the transmission during the year of programs produced in connection with the 2010 Soccer World Cup, including the soccer matches, and an increase in operating expenses, primarily in personnel expenses.

 

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Advertising Rates and Sales
We sell commercial time in two ways: upfront and scatter basis. Advertisers that elect the upfront option lock in prices for the upcoming year, regardless of future price changes. Advertisers that choose the upfront option make annual prepayments, with cash or short-term notes, are charged the lowest rates for their commercial time, are given the highest priority in schedule placement, and are given a first option in advertising during special programs. Scatter advertisers, or advertisers who choose not to make upfront payments but rather advertise from time to time, risk both higher prices and lack of access to choice commercial time slots. We sell advertising to our customers on a cost per rating point basis. Under cost per rating point pricing, we are not committed with advertisers to achieve a certain rating upon broadcast, and therefore, we do not have to provide any future price adjustments if the rating is not met.
The Mexican government does not restrict our ability to set our advertising rates. In setting advertising rates and terms, we consider, among other factors, the likely effect of rate increases on the volume of advertising sales. We have historically been flexible in setting rates and terms for our television advertising. Nominal rate increases have traditionally varied across daytime hours, and the same price increases have not been implemented for all programs, with higher increases in certain programs as a result of high demand for advertising during certain hours.
During 2009 and 2010, we increased our nominal advertising rates. During prime time broadcasts, we sold an aggregate of 1,368 hours of advertising time in 2009 and 1,512 hours in 2010. During sign-on to sign-off hours, we sold 2,867 hours of advertising time in 2009 and 3,071 hours in 2010. Television Broadcasting advertising time that is not sold to the public is primarily used to satisfy our legal obligation to the Mexican government to provide Official Television Broadcast Time and to promote, among other things, our products.
Pay Television Networks
Pay Television Networks net sales are derived primarily from revenues received in exchange for providing television channels to pay-TV providers servicing the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Australia, Latin America and Canada, including other cable systems in Mexico and the DTH satellite venture in which we have an interest. Pay Television Networks net sales also include the revenues from TuTv, our former pay-TV venture in the United States with Univision. Beginning December 2010, we do not consolidate TuTv in our financial statements, because we sold to Univision our entire interest in TuTv which represented 50% of its capital stock, pursuant to the investment agreement with this company and the purchase and assignment and assumption agreement entered into in connection therewith. Revenues from advertising time sold with respect to programs provided to cable systems in Mexico and internationally are also reflected in this segment. Pay Television Networks sell advertising on a scatter basis, independently from our other media-related segments.
Pay Television Networks net sales, representing 5.1% and 5.3% of our total segment net sales for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, increased by Ps.409.6 million, or 15.0%, to Ps.3,146.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.2,736.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was achieved in spite of a negative translation effect of foreign-currency-denominated sales, and was driven by higher revenues from channels sold in Mexico as well as higher advertising sales, which represented 22.7% of segment revenue in 2010. Some of the most successful channels during the year included Clásico TV and the 2-hour delayed broadcast of Channel 2. Additionally, during the year, we successfully added to our portfolio of high-definition channels Golden and American Network, and launched the TL Novela channel in Brazil.
Pay Television Networks operating segment income decreased by Ps.38.4 million, or 2.3%, to Ps.1,622.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, from Ps.1,660.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This decrease reflects an increase in cost of sales and operating expenses, driven mainly by investments made in the production and launch of two new channels. In August 2009, we launched our sports pay-TV channel, Televisa Deportes Network (TDN), which carried on an exclusive basis ten of the 64 games of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Additionally, in February 2010, we launched Foro TV, our 24-hour news channel, which since September 2010 is broadcast on our free-to-air Channel 4.
Programming Exports
Programming Exports net sales consist primarily of revenues from program license agreements and principally relate to our telenovelas and our variety programs. In 2009 and 2010, 66.8% and 64.0%, respectively, of net sales for this segment were attributable to programming licensed under our Program License Agreement with Univision. In 2009 and 2010, we received U.S.$143.0 million and U.S.$156.1 million, respectively, in program royalties from Univision, related to the Univision Network and Galavision Network.

 

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Programming Exports net sales, representing 5.3% and 5.2% of our total segment net sales for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, increased by Ps.228.9 million, or 8.0%, to Ps.3,074.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.2,845.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was primarily due to an increase in royalties from Univision, from U.S.$143.0 million in 2009 to U.S.$156.1 million in 2010, as well as higher programming sales, mainly in Europe, and higher revenue from co-productions abroad. This increase was partially offset by a negative translation effect on foreign-currency-denominated sales.
Programming Exports operating segment income increased by Ps.66.4 million, or 4.6%, to Ps.1,503.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.1,437.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was primarily due to the increase in net sales, which was partially offset by an increase in cost of sales due to higher programming and co-production costs and operating expenses, primarily due to an increase in personnel expenses and an increase in the provision for doubtful trade accounts.
Publishing
Publishing net sales are primarily derived from the sale of advertising pages in our various magazines, as well as magazine sales to distributors. Our Publishing segment sells advertising independently from our other media-related segments. Advertising rates are based on the publication and the assigned space of the advertisement.
Publishing net sales, representing 6.3% and 5.5% of our total segment net sales for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, decreased by Ps.126.5 million, or 3.8%, to Ps.3,229.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.3,356.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. The annual decrease was driven by the negative impact of the translation effect on foreign-currency-denominated sales and by a restructuring of the business, which included taking some magazines off the market, resulting in a decrease in magazine circulation in Mexico and consequently a decrease in advertising revenue. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in advertising sales abroad.
Publishing operating segment income increased by Ps.234.6 million, or 123.0%, to Ps.425.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.190.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase reflects primarily lower paper and printing costs in connection with the restructuring process and to a lesser extent lower operating expenses due to non-recurrent charges such as decreases in expense allocations and the provision for doubtful trade accounts. This increase in the operating segment income was partially offset by the decrease in net sales.
Sky
Sky net sales are primarily derived from program services, installation fees and equipment rental to subscribers, and national advertising sales.
Sky net sales, representing 18.7% and 19.0% of our total segment net sales for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, increased by Ps.1,243.0 million, or 12.4%, to Ps.11,248.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.10,005.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. The annual increase was driven by solid growth in the subscriber base in Mexico, mainly attributable to the success of Sky’s new low-cost offerings. Additionally, Sky transmitted 24 matches of the 2010 Soccer World Cup on an exclusive basis and in some packages sold it as a pay-per-view event. The number of gross active subscribers increased to 3,044,000 (including 149,900 commercial subscribers) as of December 31, 2010 from 1,959,700 (including 144,300 commercial subscribers) as of December 31, 2009.
Sky operating segment income increased by Ps.595.7 million or 13.3% to Ps.5,074.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.4,478.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was due to the increase in net sales as well as a reduction in the amount of costs amortized related to the exclusive transmission of certain 2010 Soccer World Cup matches. This increase was partially offset by an increase in programming costs associated with the increase in our subscriber base, and operating expenses due to commissions paid and increase in the provision for doubtful trade accounts.
Cable and Telecom
Cable and Telecom net sales are derived from cable television and telecommunication services, as well as advertising sales. Net sales for cable television services generally consist of monthly subscription fees for basic and premium service packages, fees charged for pay-per-view programming and, to a significantly lesser extent, monthly rental and one-time installation fees, broadband internet and telephone services subscription. Beginning June 2008, we began to consolidate the financials of Cablemás, a significant cable operator in Mexico operating in 49 cities, into our financial statements. Beginning October 2009, we began to consolidate the financials of TVI. The telecommunications business derives revenues from providing data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network. Net sales for cable television advertising consist of revenues from the sale of advertising on Cablevisión, Cablemás and TVI. Rates are based on the day and time the advertising is aired, as well as the type of programming in which the advertising is aired. Cable subscription and advertising rates are adjusted periodically in response to inflation and in accordance with market conditions.

 

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Cable and Telecom net sales, representing 17.3% and 20.0% of our total segment net sales for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, increased by Ps.2,572.4 million, or 27.8%, to Ps.11,814.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.9,241.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was primarily due to the consolidation of TVI effective October 1, 2009, which represented incremental sales of Ps.1,463.5 million, as well as the addition of more than 356,000 revenue generating units (RGUs) in Cablevisión and Cablemás.
Cable and Telecom operating segment income increased by Ps.935.3 million, or 31.5%, to Ps.3,907.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.2,971.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was due to the continued growth in the cable platforms as well as a positive translation effect on foreign-currency-denominated costs, and was partially offset by the increase in costs resulting from the growth in the subscriber base and higher costs and expenses resulting from the consolidation of TVI.
The following table sets forth the breakdown of RGUs as of December 31, 2010:
                         
    Cablevisión     Cablemás     TVI  
Video
    668,985       997,239       301,698  
Broadband
    299,157       360,049       147,268  
Voice
    190,441       205,180       106,129  
RGUs
    1,158,583       1,562,468       555,095  
Other Businesses
Other Businesses net sales are primarily derived from the promotion of sports and special events in Mexico, the distribution of feature films, revenues from our internet businesses, which includes revenues from advertisers for advertising space on Esmas.com, and revenues related to our PSMS messaging service, gaming, radio and publishing distribution (beginning in the third quarter of 2008).
Other Businesses net sales, representing 7.0% and 6.5% of our total segment net sales for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, increased by Ps.40.9 million, or 1.1%, to Ps.3,812.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.3,771.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was primarily due to higher sales related to our gaming, sporting events production, radio and publishing distribution businesses. This increase was partially offset by lower sales in our feature-film distribution and internet businesses.
Other Businesses operating segment loss decreased by Ps.134.2 million, or 42.2%, to Ps.184.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.318.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This decrease reflects a decrease in the losses attributable to our sporting events production, gaming and publishing distribution businesses as well as an increase in the operating segment income of our radio business. These favorable effects were partially offset by an increase in the losses attributable to our internet business and the losses attributable to our feature-film distribution business in 2010, as compared to 2009 when this business produced income.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by Ps.1,649.7 million, or 33.5%, to Ps.6,579.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.4,929.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This change primarily reflects an increase in such expense in our Cable and Telecom (due to the consolidation of TVI), Sky and Television Broadcasting segments. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in such expense in our Publishing segment.

 

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Non-operating Results
Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net, decreased by Ps.1,197.7 million, or 67.9%, to Ps.567.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared with Ps.1,764.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This decrease reflected primarily i) a reduction in non-cash impairment adjustments to the carrying value of goodwill in our Cable and Telecom, Television Broadcasting and Publishing segments and ii) the gain on disposition of investments in shares. These favorable variances were partially offset by i) non-recurring expenses related to the refinancing of debt of Cablemás, and ii) increases in other expenses related to financial advisory and professional services and the disposition of equipment.
Integral Cost of Financing, Net
Integral cost of financing, net, significantly impacts our consolidated financial statements in periods of high inflation or currency fluctuations. Under Mexican FRS, integral cost of financing reflects:
    interest expense, including gains or losses from derivative instruments;
 
    interest income; and
 
    foreign exchange gain or loss attributable to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, including gains or losses from derivative instruments.
Our foreign exchange position is affected by our assets or liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, primarily U.S. dollars. We record a foreign exchange gain or loss if the exchange rate of the Peso to the other currencies in which our monetary assets or liabilities are denominated varies.
The net expense attributable to integral cost of financing increased by Ps.55.3 million, or 1.9%, to Ps.3,028.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from Ps.2,973.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase primarily reflected i) a Ps.478.9 million increase in interest expense, due mainly to a higher average principal amount of long-term debt in 2010, and ii) a Ps.5.9 million decrease in interest income explained primarily by a reduction of interest rates applicable to cash equivalents and temporary investments in 2010. These unfavorable variances were partially offset by a Ps.429.5 million decrease in foreign exchange loss resulting primarily from the favorable effect of a 5.5% appreciation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar in 2010 on our average net U.S. dollar liability position in 2010, which changed from a net U.S. dollar asset position in 2009.
Equity in Losses of Affiliates, Net
This line item reflects our equity participation in the operating results and net assets of unconsolidated businesses in which we maintain an interest, but over which we have no control. We recognize equity in losses of affiliates up to the amount of our initial investment and subsequent capital contributions, or beyond that amount when guaranteed commitments have been made by us in respect of obligations incurred by affiliates.
Equity in losses of affiliates, net, decreased by Ps.503.4 million, or 70.4%, to Ps.211.9 million in 2010 compared with Ps.715.3 million in 2009. This decrease mainly reflected a reduction in equity in loss of La Sexta, our 40.5% interest in a free-to-air television channel in Spain. This decrease was partially offset by the absence of equity in earnings of i) Volaris, as we disposed of this investment in the third quarter of 2010, and ii) TVI, as we began consolidating its assets, liabilities and results of operations in our consolidated financial statements effective in the fourth quarter of 2009. Equity in losses of affiliates, net, for the year ended December 31, 2010, is mainly comprised of the equity in loss of La Sexta, which was partially offset by the equity in earnings of other associates.
Income Taxes
Income taxes increased by Ps.138.3 million, or 4.4%, to Ps.3,259.0 million in 2010 from Ps.3,120.7 million in 2009. This increase primarily reflected a higher income tax base, which was partially offset by a lower effective income tax rate.
We are authorized by the Mexican tax authorities to compute our income tax on a consolidated basis. Mexican controlling companies are allowed to consolidate, for income tax purposes, income or losses of their Mexican subsidiaries up to 100% of their share ownership in such subsidiaries.
The Mexican corporate income tax rates in 2008, 2009 and 2010 were 28%, 28% and 30%, respectively.

 

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The Flat Rate Business Tax (“Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Única” or “IETU”) became effective in Mexico as of January 1, 2008. This flat tax replaced Mexico’s asset tax and is applied along with Mexico’s regular income tax. In general, Mexican companies are subject to paying the greater of the flat tax or the income tax. The IETU is calculated by applying a tax rate of 16.5% in 2008, 17% in 2009, and 17.5% in 2010 and thereafter. Although the IETU is defined as a minimum tax it has a wider taxable base as some of the tax deductions allowed for income tax purposes are not allowed for the flat tax. As of December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, this tax did not have an effect on the Group’s deferred tax position, and the Group does not expect to have to pay the IETU in the near future.
In December 2009, the Mexican government enacted certain amendments and changes to the Mexican Income Tax Law that became effective as of January 1, 2010. The main provisions of these amendments and changes are as follows: i) the corporate income tax rate is increased from 28% to 30% for the years 2010 through 2012, and will be reduced to 29% and 28% in 2013 and 2014, respectively; ii) the deferred income tax benefit derived from tax consolidation of a parent company and its subsidiaries is limited to a period of five years; therefore, the resulting deferred income tax has to be paid starting in the sixth year following the fiscal year in which the deferred income tax benefit was received; iii) the payment of this income tax has to be made in installments: 25% in the first and second year, 20% in the third year, and 15% in the fourth and fifth year; and iv) this procedure applies for the deferred income tax resulting from the tax consolidation regime prior to and from 2010, so taxpayers paid in 2010 the first installment of the cumulative amount of the deferred tax benefits determined as of December 31, 2004. See “Risk Factors — Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”.
Non-controlling Interest Net Income
Non-controlling interest reflects that portion of operating results attributable to the interests held by third parties in the businesses which are not wholly-owned by us, including our Cable and Telecom and Sky segments, as well as our Radio businesses.
Non-controlling interest net income increased by Ps.256.9 million, or 44.6%, to Ps.832.5 million in 2010, from Ps.575.6 million in 2009. This increase primarily reflected a higher portion of consolidated net income attributable to interests held by non-controlling stockholders in our Cable and Telecom and Sky segments.
Controlling Interest Net Income
We generated controlling interest net income in the amount of Ps.7,683.4 million in 2010, as compared to Ps.6,007.1 million in 2009. The net increase of Ps.1,676.3 million reflected:
    a Ps.425.7 million increase in operating income, net;
    a Ps.1,197.7 million decrease in other expense, net; and
    a Ps.503.4 million decrease in equity in losses of affiliates, net.
These changes were partially offset by:
    a Ps.55.3 million increase in integral cost of financing, net;
    a Ps.138.3 million increase in income taxes; and
    a Ps.256.9 million increase in non-controlling interest net income.
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2008
Total Segment Results
Net Sales
Our net sales increased by Ps.4,380.2 million, or 9.1%, to Ps.52,352.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.47,972.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase reflects a revenue growth in our Cable and Telecom, Sky, Pay Television Networks, Programming Exports, Television Broadcasting and Other Businesses segments. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the sales of our Publishing segment.

 

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Cost of Sales
Cost of sales increased by Ps.2,212.4 million, or 10.3%, to Ps.23,768.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.21,556.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was due to higher costs in our Cable and Telecom, Sky, Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks, Programming Exports and Other Businesses segments. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in costs in our Publishing segment.
Selling Expenses
Selling expenses increased by Ps.752.9 million, or 19.2%, to Ps.4,672.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.3,919.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was attributable to higher selling expenses in our Sky, Cable and Telecom, Publishing, Pay Television Networks, Television Broadcasting, Programming Exports and Other Businesses segments, as a result of increases in promotional and advertising expenses, commissions paid and provision for doubtful trade accounts.
Administrative Expenses
Administrative expenses increased by Ps.767.3 million, or 25.1%, to Ps.3,825.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.3,058.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase reflects the administrative expense growth in our Cable and Telecom, Publishing, Television Broadcasting, Sky, Pay Television Networks and Other Businesses segments, as well as an increase in corporate expenses due to higher share-based compensation expense, which amounted to approximately Ps.375.7 million in 2009, compared with Ps.222.0 million in 2008. These increases were partially offset by lower administrative expenses in our Programming Exports segment.
Television Broadcasting
Television Broadcasting net sales increased by Ps.100.9 million, or 0.5%, to Ps.21,561.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.21,460.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This marginal increase was achieved in spite of the difficult economic environment and the inclusion of the broadcast of the 2008 Olympic Games in Television Broadcasting net sales for the year ended December 31, 2008. Ratings remained strong due to successful telenovelas such as “ Hasta que el Dinero nos Separe ” and “ Mañana es Para Siempre ”.
Television Broadcasting operating segment income decreased by Ps.181.0 million, or 1.7%, to Ps.10,323.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.10,504.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was due to the increase in cost of sales due primarily to the negative translation effect of foreign-currency-denominated programming and satellite costs and an increase in operating expenses driven by an increase in advertising and promotional expenses, commissions paid and personnel expenses, which was partially offset by an increase in net sales.
Pay Television Networks
Pay Television Networks net sales increased by Ps.524.1 million, or 23.7%, to Ps.2,736.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.2,212.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase reflects higher revenues from signals sold in Mexico and Latin America and an increase in advertising sales, as well as a positive translation effect of foreign-currency-denominated sales.
Pay Television Networks operating segment income increased by Ps.282.2 million, or 20.5%, to Ps.1,660.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, from Ps.1,378.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to higher sales that were partially offset by an increase in cost of sales mainly resulting from costs associated with the production and launch of new channels and programs, as well as the negative translation effect of foreign-currency-denominated costs, and an increase in operating expenses due to higher promotional and advertising expenses and commissions paid.
Programming Exports
Programming Exports net sales increased by Ps.408.7 million, or 16.8%, to Ps.2,845.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.2,437.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was primarily due to a positive translation effect on foreign-currency-denominated sales and higher programming sales to Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in royalties paid to us under the Program License Agreement entered into with Univision in the amount of U.S.$143.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to U.S.$146.5 million, for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

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Programming Exports operating segment income increased by Ps.360.4 million, or 33.5%, to Ps.1,437.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.1,076.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was primarily due to the increase in net sales, and was partially offset by an increase in cost of sales due to higher programming and co-production costs and operating expenses, primarily due to an increase in personnel, advertising and promotional expenses.
Publishing
Publishing net sales decreased by Ps.344.3 million, or 9.3%, to Ps.3,356.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.3,700.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. The annual decrease was driven by lower revenues from magazine circulation and advertising pages sold abroad as well as in Mexico. This negative impact was partially offset by a positive translation effect on foreign-currency-denominated sales.
Publishing operating segment income decreased by Ps.457.9 million, or 70.6%, to Ps.190.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.648.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease reflects lower sales and an increase in operating expenses due to nonrecurrent charges such as an increase in provision for doubtful-trade-accounts and certain restructuring costs, as well as a negative translation effect on foreign-currency-denominated costs and expenses. These effects were partially offset by a decrease in cost of sales, mainly in cost of paper and printing.
Sky
Sky net sales increased by Ps.843.0 million or 9.2% to Ps.10,005.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.9,162.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was primarily due to an increase in Sky’s subscriber base in Mexico, a growth of Sky operations in Central America and higher advertising revenues. As of December 31, 2009 the number of gross active subscribers increased to 1,959,700 (including 144,300 commercial subscribers) compared with 1,759,800 (including 128,900 commercial subscribers) as of December 31, 2008.
Sky operating segment income increased by Ps.62.0 million or 1.4% to Ps.4,478.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.4,416.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was due to the increase in net sales and was partially offset by higher programming costs associated with the increase of Sky’s subscriber base, as well as the amortization of costs related to the exclusive transmission of 24 matches of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, an increase in promotional expenses and a negative translation effect on foreign-currency-denominated costs and expenses.
Cable and Telecom
Cable and Telecom net sales increased by Ps.2,618.4 million, or 39.5%, to Ps.9,241.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.6,623.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was primarily due to the addition of more than 350,000 revenue generation units (RGUs) in Cablevisión and Cablemás during the year driven mainly by the success of our competitive triple-play bundles, as well as the consolidation of Cablemás beginning June 1, 2008 and of TVI beginning October 1, 2009.
Cable and Telecom operating segment income increased by Ps.837.1 million, or 39.2%, to Ps.2,971.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.2,134.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. These results reflect higher sales that were partially offset by an increase in advertising campaigns around triple play packages, a negative translation effect on foreign-currency-denominated costs; the costs inherent to growth in the subscriber base and higher costs and expenses resulting from Cablemás and TVI’s consolidation.
The following table sets forth the breakdown of RGUs as of December 31, 2009:
                         
    Cablevisión     Cablemás     TVI  
Video
    632,061       912,825       237,062  
Broadband
    250,550       289,006       112,105  
Voice
    133,829       146,406       75,779  
RGUs
    1,016,440       1,348,237       424,946  
Other Businesses
Other Businesses net sales increased by Ps.272.9 million, or 7.8%, to Ps.3,771.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.3,498.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was primarily due to increased sales in our gaming, sport events production and internet businesses. This increase was partially offset by lower sales in our feature-film distribution, radio and publishing distribution businesses.

 

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Other Businesses operating segment loss increased by Ps.75.3 million, or 31.0%, to Ps.318.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.242.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase reflects higher costs of sales and operating expenses related to our sport events production and publishing distribution businesses and decreased sales in our feature-film distribution, radio and publishing distribution businesses. These effects were partially offset by higher total segment sales and a decrease in the cost of sales and operating expenses of our feature-film distribution business.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by Ps.618.5 million, or 14.3%, to Ps.4,929.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.4,311.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This change primarily reflects an increase in our Cable and Telecom (due to the consolidation of Cablemás and TVI), Publishing and Other Businesses segments. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in our Sky and Television Broadcasting segments.
Non-operating Results
Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net, increased by Ps.812.8 million, or 85.4%, to Ps.1,764.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to Ps.952.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase reflected primarily i) higher non-cash impairment adjustments made to the carrying value of goodwill of certain businesses in our Cable and Telecom, Television Broadcasting and Publishing segments, and trademarks in our Publishing segment, as further described in Note 23(f) to our consolidated year-end financial statements; ii) the absence of other income recognized in 2008, derived from a litigation settlement in January 2009; and iii) an increase in loss on disposition of property and equipment. These unfavorable variances were partially offset by a decrease in professional services in connection with certain litigation.
Integral Cost of Financing, Net
Integral cost of financing, net, significantly impacts our financial statements in periods of high inflation or currency fluctuations. Under Mexican FRS, integral cost of financing reflects:
    interest expense, including gains or losses from derivative instruments and the restatement of our UDI denominated notes through 2007;
 
    interest income;
 
    foreign exchange gain or loss attributable to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, including gains or losses from derivative instruments; and
 
    gain or loss attributable to holding monetary assets and liabilities exposed to inflation through 2007, as we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation in financial information effective January 1, 2008.
Our foreign exchange position is affected by our assets or liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, primarily U.S. dollar. We record a foreign exchange gain or loss if the exchange rate of the Peso to the other currencies in which our monetary assets or liabilities are denominated varies.
The net expense attributable to integral cost of financing increased by Ps.2,142.4 million, to Ps.2,973.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from Ps.830.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase reflected i) a Ps.1,576 million increase in foreign exchange loss resulting from the unfavorable effect of a 5.5% appreciation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar in 2009 versus a 26.7% depreciation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar in 2008, primarily on foreign-currency hedge contracts; ii) a Ps.320 million increase in interest expense, due primarily to a higher average principal amount of long-term debt in 2009; and iii) a Ps.246.4 million decrease in interest income explained primarily by a reduction of interest rates applicable to cash equivalents and temporary investments in 2009.
Equity in Losses of Affiliates, Net
This line item reflects our equity participation in the operating results and net assets of unconsolidated businesses in which we maintain an interest, but over which we have no control. We recognized equity in losses of affiliates up to the amount of our initial investment and subsequent capital contributions, or beyond that amount when guaranteed commitments have been made by us in respect of obligations incurred by affiliates.

 

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Equity in losses of affiliates, net, decreased by Ps.334.6 million, or 31.9%, to Ps.715.3 million in 2009 compared to Ps.1,049.9 million in 2008. This decrease reflected mainly a reduction in equity in losses of i) Volaris, our 25% interest in a low-cost carrier airline with a concession to operate in Mexico; and ii) La Sexta, our 40.5% interest in a free-to-air television channel in Spain. Equity in losses of affiliates, net, for the year ended December 31, 2009, is comprised for the most part of the equity in loss of La Sexta, which was partially offset by the equity in earnings of other companies in which we hold a non-controlling interest.
Income Taxes
Income taxes decreased by Ps.443.5 million, or 12.4%, to Ps.3,120.7 million in 2009 from Ps.3,564.2 million in 2008. This decrease reflected a lower corporate income tax base.
We are authorized by the Mexican tax authorities to compute our income tax on a consolidated basis. Mexican controlling companies are allowed to consolidate, for income tax purposes, income or losses of their Mexican subsidiaries up to 100% of their share ownership in such subsidiaries.
Through December 31, 2007, we were also subject to an asset tax, applicable to our Mexican subsidiaries and computed on a fully consolidated basis at a tax rate of 1.25% on the adjusted gross value of some of our assets.
The Mexican corporate income tax rate in 2007, 2008 and 2009 was 28%.
In October 2007, the Mexican government enacted the new Flat Rate Business Tax (“ Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Única ” or “ IETU ”). This law became effective as of January 1, 2008. The law introduced a flat tax, which replaced Mexican asset tax and is applied along with Mexican regular income tax. In general, Mexican companies are subject to paying the greater of the flat tax or the income tax. The IETU is calculated by applying a tax rate of 16.5% in 2008, 17% in 2009, and 17.5% in 2010 and thereafter. Although the IETU is defined as a minimum tax, it has a wider taxable base as many of the tax deductions allowed for income tax purposes are not allowed for the flat tax. The IETU is calculated on a cash flow basis. As of December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 this tax law change did not have an effect on the Company’s deferred tax position, and the Company does not expect to have to pay the IETU in the near future.
In December 2009, the Mexican government enacted certain amendments and changes to the Mexican Income Tax Law that became effective as of January 1, 2010. The main provisions of these amendments and changes are as follows: i) the corporate income tax rate was increased from 28% to 30% for the years 2010 through 2012, and will be reduced to 29% and 28% in 2013 and 2014, respectively; ii) the deferred income tax benefit derived from tax consolidation of a parent company and its subsidiaries is limited to a period of five years; therefore, the resulting deferred income tax has to be paid starting in the sixth year following the fiscal year in which the deferred income tax benefit was received; iii) the payment of this income tax has to be made in installments: 25% in the first and second year, 20% in the third year, and 15% in the fourth and fifth year; and iv) this procedure applies for the deferred income tax resulting from the tax consolidation regime prior to and from 2010, so taxpayers will have to pay in 2010 the first installment of the cumulative amount of the deferred tax benefits determined as of December 31, 2004. See “Risk Factors — Existing Mexican Laws and Regulations or Changes Thereto or the Imposition of New Ones May Negatively Affect Our Operations and Revenue”.
Non-controlling Interest Net Income
Non-controlling interest reflects that portion of operating results attributable to the interests held by third parties in the businesses which are not wholly-owned by us, including our Sky, Cable and Telecom, and Radio businesses.
Non-controlling interest net income decreased by Ps.351.4 million, or 37.9%, to Ps.575.6 million in 2009, from Ps.927.0 million in 2008. This decrease primarily reflected a lower portion of consolidated net income attributable to interests held by non-controlling equity owners in our Sky segment, as well as a higher portion of consolidated net loss attributable to interests held by non-controlling stockholders in our Cable and Telecom segment.
Controlling Interest Net Income
We generated net income in the amount of Ps.6,007.1 million in 2009, as compared to net income of Ps.7,803.7 million in 2008. The net decrease of Ps.1,796.6 million reflected:
    a Ps.812.8 million increase in other expense, net; and
 
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These changes were partially offset by:
    a Ps.29.1 million increase in operating income;
 
    a Ps.334.6 million decrease in equity in earnings of affiliates, net;
 
    a Ps.443.5 million decrease in income taxes; and
 
    a Ps.351.4 million decrease in non-controlling interest net income.
Effects of Devaluation and Inflation
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated:
    the percentage that the Peso devalued or appreciated against the U.S. Dollar;
 
    the Mexican inflation rate;
 
    the U.S. inflation rate; and
 
    the percentage change in Mexican GDP compared to the prior period.
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008     2009     2010  
Devaluation (appreciation) of the Peso as compared to the U.S. Dollar(1)
    26.7 %     (5.5 %)     (5.5 %)
Mexican inflation rate(2)
    6.5       3.6       4.4  
U.S. inflation rate
    0.1       2.7       1.5  
Increase (decrease) in Mexican GDP(3)
    1.2       (6.1 )     5.4  
     
(1)   Based on changes in the Interbank Rates, as reported by Banamex, at the end of each period, which were as follows: Ps.10.9222 per U.S. Dollar as of December 31, 2007; Ps.13.84 per U.S. Dollar as of December 31, 2008; Ps.13.08 per U.S. Dollar as of December 31, 2009; and Ps.12.3576 per U.S. Dollar as of December 31, 2010.
 
(2)   Based on changes in the NCPI from the previous period, as reported by the Mexican Central Bank, which were as follows: 86.6 in 2007; 92.2 in 2008; 95.5 in 2009; and 99.7 in 2010.
 
(3)   As reported by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática , or INEGI, and, in the case of GDP information for 2010 as estimated by INEGI.
The general condition of the Mexican economy, the devaluation of the Peso as compared to the U.S. Dollar, inflation and high interest rates have in the past adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, our:
    Advertising and Other Revenues. Inflation in Mexico adversely affects consumers. As a result, our advertising customers may purchase less advertising, which would reduce our advertising revenues, and consumers may reduce expenditures for our other products and services, including pay-TV services.
 
    Foreign Currency-Denominated Revenues and Operating Costs and Expenses. We have substantial operating costs and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, primarily in U.S. Dollars. These costs are principally due to our activities in the United States, the costs of foreign-produced programming and publishing supplies and the leasing of satellite transponders. The following table sets forth our foreign currency-denominated revenues and operating costs and expenses stated in millions of U.S. Dollars for 2008, 2009 and 2010:
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008     2009     2010  
    (Millions of U.S. Dollars)  
Revenues
  U.S.$ 683     U.S.$ 716     U.S.$ 743  
Operating costs and expenses
    685       659       623  
On a consolidated basis, in 2008, our foreign currency-denominated costs and expenses exceeded, and they could continue to exceed in the future, our foreign currency-denominated revenues. As a result we will continue to remain vulnerable to future devaluation of the Peso, which would increase the Peso equivalent of our foreign currency-denominated costs and expenses.
    Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Prior to January 1, 2008, we restated our non-monetary Mexican and foreign assets to give effect to inflation. The restatement of these assets in periods of high inflation, as well as the devaluation of the Peso as compared to the U.S. Dollar, increased the carrying value of these assets, which in turn, increased the related depreciation expense.

 

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    Integral Cost of Financing. The devaluation of the Peso as compared to the U.S. Dollar generated foreign exchange losses relating to our net U.S. Dollar-denominated liabilities and increases the Peso equivalent of our interest expense on our U.S. Dollar-denominated indebtedness. Foreign exchange losses, derivatives used to hedge foreign exchange risk and increased interest expense increased our integral cost of financing.
We have also entered into and will continue to consider entering into additional financial instruments to hedge against Peso devaluations and reduce our overall exposure to the devaluation of the Peso as compared to the U.S. Dollar, inflation and high interest rates. We cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into financial instruments to protect ourselves from the effects of the devaluation of the Peso as compared to the U.S. Dollar, inflation and increases in interest rates, or if so, on favorable terms. In the past, we have designated, and from time to time in the future we may designate, certain of our investments or other assets as effective hedges against Peso devaluations. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Mexico”, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk — Market Risk Disclosures” and Note 9 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
U.S. GAAP Reconciliation
For a discussion of the principal quantitative and disclosure differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP as they relate to us through December 31, 2010, see Note 23 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
Recently Issued U.S. Accounting Standards
In September 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU” or “Update”) 2009-13 “Revenue Recognition: Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements — a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”, which provides for a new methodology for establishing the fair value for a deliverable in a multiple-element arrangement. When vendor specific objective or third-party evidence for deliverables in a multiple-element arrangement cannot be determined, the Group will be required to develop a best estimate of the selling price of separate deliverables and to allocate the arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. We do not expect the adoption of this Update to materially impact our consolidated financial statements.
In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14 “Software: Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements — a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”, which provides for a new methodology for recognizing revenue for tangible products that are bundled with software products. Under the new guidance, tangible products that are bundled together with software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be accounted for under the software revenue recognition accounting guidance. This guidance has been effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. We do not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”, ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. This Update requires the disclosure of transfers between the observable input categories and activity in the unobservable input category for fair value measurements. The guidance also requires disclosures about the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and became effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2010. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact this Update will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-13 “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Effects of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Awards in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades”. This Update provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity’s equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. We do not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact our consolidated financial statements.
In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-16 “Entertainment — Casinos (Topic 924): Accruals for Casino Jackpot Liabilities”. This ASU clarifies that an entity should not accrue a casino jackpot liability (or portions thereof) before the jackpot is won if the entity can avoid paying that jackpot. Jackpots should be accrued and charged to revenue when an entity has the obligation to pay the jackpot. ASU 2010-16 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. We do not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact our consolidated financial statements.

 

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In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-25 “Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962)”. ASU 2010-25 clarifies how loans to participants should be classified and measured by defined contribution pension benefits. The amendments in ASU 2010-25 affect any defined contribution pension plan that allows participant loans. The amendments in ASU 2010-25 require that participant loans be classified as notes receivable from participants, which are segregated from plan investments and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. ASU 2010-25 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010 and should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-28 “Intangible — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts,” which provides additional guidance on when to perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. Under this guidance, an entity is required to perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance, which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. We are currently evaluating the impact this Update will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-29 “Business Combination (Topic 805): Disclosures of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations,” which updates existing disclosure requirements related to supplementary pro forma information for business combinations. Under the updated guidance, a public entity that presents comparative financial statements should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The guidance also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance will be effective for business combinations with an acquisition date on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. We are currently evaluating the impact this Update will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Topic 820)—Fair Value Measurement”, to provide a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. This Update changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance will be effective prospectively for the year ending December 31, 2012. We do not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact our consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Mexican Financial Reporting Standards
The financial statements of the Group are presented on a consolidated basis in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards, or Mexican FRS, issued by the Mexican Financial Reporting Standards Board ( Consejo Mexicano de Normas de Información Financiera , or CINIF).
In December 2009, the CINIF issued Mexican FRS that became effective on January 1, 2011 as follows:
Financial Reporting Standard ( Norma de Información Financiera , or NIF) B-5, Financial Information by Segments , replaces the previous Mexican FRS Bulletin B-5, Financial Information by Segments , and sets out requirements for disclosure of information about an entity’s operating segments and also about the entity’s products and services, the geographical areas in which it operates, and its major customers. NIF B-5 confirms that reportable operating segments are those that are based on the group’s method of internal reporting to senior management for making operating decisions and evaluating performance of operating segments, and identified by certain qualitative, grouping and quantitative criteria. NIF B-5 also requires additional disclosure of interest income and expense, and certain liabilities, by segments. The adoption of NIF B-5 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and disclosures.
NIF B-9, Financial Information at Interim Dates , replaces the previous Mexican FRS Bulletin B-9, Financial Information at Interim Dates , and provides guidelines for entities that are required to prepare and present financial information at interim dates. NIF B-9 requires minimum financial information at interim dates, including comparative condensed balance sheets and related comparative condensed statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as well as selected notes to these condensed financial statements. The adoption of NIF B-9 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on our interim financial position, results of operations and disclosures.

 

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In the third quarter of 2010, the CINIF issued new guidelines under Mexican FRS, as follows:
Improvements to Mexican FRS 2011 include two groups of improvements to Mexican FRS already issued: (i) improvements to certain NIF, resulting in accounting changes in valuation, presentation or disclosure in a company’s financial statements, which became effective on January 1, 2011; and (ii) improvements to precise wording in certain NIF for clarification purposes, which do not require accounting changes. Improvements generating accounting changes in valuation, presentation or disclosure of a company’s financial statements include: (i) initial balance sheet presentation when retrospective adjustments are made; (ii) optional presentation of available cash to be used in financing activities in a statement of cash flows; (iii) doubtful accrued interest receivable; (iv) derivative financial instruments and hedge transactions: effects to be excluded from hedge effectiveness, intra-group forecast transactions, hedge of a portfolio portion, margin accounts, and impossibility of establishing a hedge relation for a life portion of a hedge instrument; (v) definition of members of a family of a person as related parties; (vi) leases: discount rate to be used in financial leases, disclosures in financial leases, and gain or loss in sale and leaseback transactions. We believe that these improvements to Mexican FRS will not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the CINIF issued new guidelines under Mexican FRS, as follows:
NIF C-4, Inventories , replaces previous Mexican FRS Bulletin C-4, Inventories , and became effective on January 1, 2011. This new standard sets up the valuation, presentation and disclosure guidelines for initial and subsequent recognition of inventories in an entity’s balance sheet. The adoption of NIF C-4 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and disclosures.
NIF C-5, Prepayments , replaces previous Mexican FRS Bulletin C-5, Prepayments , and became effective on January 1, 2011. This new standard sets up the guidelines for valuation, presentation and disclosure related to prepayments in an entity’s balance sheet. NIF C-5 requires that prepayments made by an entity for the purchase of inventories, property, plant and equipment, and other similar assets should be presented in a separate line in the balance sheet. The adoption of NIF C-5 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position and disclosures.
NIF C-6, Property, Plant and Equipment , replaces previous Mexican FRS Bulletin, C-6, Property, Machinery and Equipment . This new standard sets up the valuation, presentation and disclosure guidelines for initial and subsequent recognition of property, plant and equipment in an entity’s balance sheet. It also establishes the mandatory depreciation of representative components of property, plant and equipment, as opposed to depreciating the remaining asset as a single component. This Mexican FRS became effective as of January 1, 2011, with exception of the changes arising from the segregation of its components, which have a useful life clearly different to the main asset. In this case, and for entities which have not performed such segregation, the applicable disposition will become effective for periods beginning on January 1, 2012. We are currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.
NIF C-18, Obligations Associated With the Retirement of Property, Plant and Equipment , sets up the guidelines for initial and subsequent recognition of a provision related to an entity’s obligations associated with the retirement of components of property, plant and equipment, and became effective on January 1, 2011. The adoption of NIF C-18 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and disclosures.
International Financial Reporting Standards
In the first quarter of 2009, the Mexican Bank and Securities Commission ( Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores , or CNBV), issued regulations for listed companies in Mexico requiring the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) to report comparative financial information for periods beginning no later than January 1, 2012. We have already implemented a plan to comply with these regulations and start reporting our consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS in the first quarter of 2012. At the current implementation stage, we are in the process of determining estimated figures for those impacts resulting from the initial adoption of IFRS.
Critical Accounting Policies
We have identified certain key accounting policies upon which our consolidated financial condition and results of operations are dependent. The application of these key accounting policies often involves complex considerations and assumptions and the making of subjective judgments or decisions on the part of our management. In the opinion of our management, our most critical accounting policies under both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP are those related to the accounting for programming, equity investments, the evaluation of definite lived and indefinite lived long-lived assets, deferred income taxes, and fair value measurements. For a full description of these and other accounting policies, see Note 1 and Note 23 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.

 

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Accounting for Programming. We produce a significant portion of programming for initial broadcast over our television networks in Mexico, our primary market. Following the initial broadcast of this programming, we then license some of this programming for broadcast in secondary markets, such as Mexico, the United States, Latin America, Asia and Europe. Under Mexican FRS, in order to properly capitalize and subsequently amortize production costs related to this programming, we must estimate the expected future benefit period over which a given program will generate revenues (generally, over a five-year period). We then amortize the production costs related to a given program over the expected future benefit period. Under this policy, we generally expense approximately 70% of the production costs related to a given program in its initial broadcast run and defer and expense the remaining production costs over the remainder of the expected future benefit period. See Note 1(e) to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
We estimate the expected future benefit periods based on past historical revenue patterns for similar types of programming and any potential future events, such as new outlets through which we can exploit or distribute our programming, including our consolidated subsidiaries and equity investees. To the extent that a given future expected benefit period is shorter than we estimate, we may have to write-off capitalized production costs sooner than anticipated. Conversely, to the extent that a given future expected benefit period is longer than we estimate, we may have to extend the amortization schedule for the remaining capitalized production costs.
We also purchase programming from, and enter into license arrangements with, various third party programming producers and providers, pursuant to which we receive the rights to broadcast programming produced by third parties over our television networks in Mexico. In the case of programming acquired from third parties, we estimate the expected future benefit period based on the anticipated number of showings in Mexico. In the case of programming licensed from third parties, we estimate the expected future benefit period based upon the term of the license. To the extent that a given future expected benefit period is shorter than we estimate, we may have to write off the purchase price or the license fee sooner than anticipated. Conversely, to the extent that a given future expected benefit period is longer than we estimate, we may have to extend the amortization schedule for the remaining portion of the purchase price or the license fee.
Equity Investments. Some of our investments are structured as equity investments. See Notes 1(g) and 5 to our consolidated year-end financial statements. As a result, under both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, the results of operations attributable to these investments are not consolidated with the results of our various segments for financial reporting purposes, but are reported as equity in income (losses) of affiliates in our consolidated income statement. See Note 5 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
In the past we have made significant capital contributions and loans to our joint ventures, and we may in the future make additional capital contributions and loans to at least some of our joint ventures. In the past, these ventures have generated, and they may continue to generate operating losses and negative cash flows as they continue to build and expand their respective businesses.
We periodically evaluate our investments in these joint ventures for impairment, taking into consideration the performance of these ventures as compared to projections related to net sales, expenditures, strategic plans and future required cash contributions, among other factors. In doing so, we evaluate whether any declines in value are other than temporary. We have taken impairment charges in the past for some of these investments. Given the dynamic environments in which these businesses operate, as well as changing macroeconomic conditions, we cannot assure you that our future evaluations would not result in our recognizing additional impairment charges for these investments.
Once the carrying balance of a given investment is reduced to zero, we evaluate whether we should suspend the equity method of accounting, taking into consideration both quantitative and qualitative factors, such as guarantees we have provided to these ventures, future funding commitments and expectations as to the viability of the business. These conditions may change from year to year, and accordingly, we periodically evaluate whether to continue to account for our various investments under the equity method.
Goodwill and Other Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets. We assess our goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis using fair value measurement techniques.
The measurement of impairment to goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives involves the estimation of fair values. These estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on whether or not an impairment charge is recognized and also the magnitude of any such charge. The impairment test for goodwill involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of each of our reporting units to its carrying amount, including goodwill. We determine the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a discounted cash flow analysis and a market-based approach, which utilizes significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. The impairment test for intangible assets not subject to amortization involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. We determine the fair value of the intangible asset using a discounted cash flow analysis, which utilizes significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based approach and the consideration of whether a discount premium should be applied to comparable companies.

 

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Inherent in these estimates and assumptions is a certain level of risk, which we believe we have considered in our fair value determinations. Nevertheless, if future actual results differ from estimates, a possible impairment charge may be recognized in future periods related to the write-down of the carrying value of goodwill and other intangibles in addition to the amounts recognized previously.
Once an asset has been impaired, it is not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, it is still subject to fair value measurements to test for recoverability of the carrying amount.
The asset balances shown in the consolidated balance sheets that were measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 amounted to Ps.971 million of goodwill. Related impairments are discussed in Note 23(e) to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value estimates, the Group applied a hypothetical 10% decrease to the fair value of each of the reporting units as well as the indefinite-lived intangibles which were tested separately. Such a hypothetical 10% decrease would not have had a significant effect with respect to the estimated recoverable value of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets with the exception of (i) the Telecom reporting unit, where such a hypothetical decrease would have resulted in the recognition of an impairment charge of approximately Ps.373 million as of December 31, 2010, and (ii) the Publishing reporting unit where such a hypothetical decrease in the fair value of such reporting unit would have resulted in an additional goodwill impairment charge of approximately Ps.97 million as of December 31, 2010.
Long-lived Assets. Under both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, we present certain long-lived assets other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in our consolidated balance sheet. Long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may no longer be recoverable. Recoverability is analyzed based on projected cash flows. Estimates of future cash flows involve considerable management judgment. These estimates are based on historical data, future revenue growth, anticipated market conditions, management plans, assumptions regarding projected rates of inflation and currency fluctuations, among other factors. If these assumptions are not correct, we would have to recognize a write-off or write-down or accelerate the amortization schedule related to the carrying value of these assets. See Notes 1(j), 7 and 17 to our consolidated year-end financial statements. We have not recorded any significant impairment charges over the past few years. Unlike U.S. GAAP, Mexican FRS allows the reversal in subsequent periods of previously taken impairment charges.
Deferred Income Taxes. Under both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, we record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. While we have considered future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance, in the event we were to determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Should we determine that we would not be able to realize all or part of our net deferred tax asset in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would be charged to income in the period such determination was made.
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value. We have a significant amount of financial assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The degree of management’s judgment involved in determining the fair value of a financial asset and liability varies depending upon the availability of quoted market prices. When observable quoted market prices exist, that is the fair value estimate we use. To the extent such quoted market prices do not exist, management uses other means to determine fair value. The following provides a summary of the financial assets and liabilities and a discussion of the fair value estimates inherent therein.

 

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Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands of Mexican Pesos):
                                 
            Quoted Prices in     Internal Models     Internal Models  
            Active Markets for     with Significant     with Significant  
    Balance     Identical     Observable     Unobservable  
    as of December 31,     Assets     Inputs     Inputs  
    2010     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Assets:
                               
Temporary investments
  Ps. 10,446,840     Ps. 3,238,333     Ps. 7,208,507     Ps.  
Available-for-sale investments:
                               
Open ended fund
    2,922,625             2,922,625        
Convertible Debentures due 2025
    13,904,222                   13,904,222  
Derivative financial instruments
    189,400             189,400        
 
                       
Total
  Ps. 27,463,087     Ps. 3,238,333     Ps. 10,320,532     Ps. 13,904,222  
 
                       
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative financial instruments
  Ps. 177,857     Ps.     Ps. 177,857     Ps.  
 
                       
Total
  Ps. 177,857     Ps.     Ps. 177,857     Ps.  
 
                       
The table below presents the reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value using internal models with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the year ended December 31, 2010.
         
    Convertible Debentures  
    due 2025  
Balance at beginning of year
  Ps.  
Total gain or losses (realized/unrealized):
     
Included in earnings
     
Included in other comprehensive income
     
Purchase, issuance and settlements
    13,904,222  
 
     
Balance as the end of year
  Ps. 13,904,222  
 
     
Temporary Investments. Temporary investments include highly liquid securities, including without limitation debt with a maturity of three months, or over, and up to one year at the balance sheet date, stock and other financial instruments denominated principally in U.S. dollars and Mexican Pesos.
Temporary investments are generally valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include mostly fixed short-term deposits, equities and corporate fixed income securities denominated in U.S. dollars and Mexican Pesos. Such instruments are classified in Level 1 or Level 2 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.
For positions that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability. Such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. Such instruments are classified in Level 2.
Available-for-Sale Investments .
Investments in debt securities or with readily determinable fair values, not classified as held-to-maturity are classified as “available-for-sale,” and are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in consolidated stockholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive result.
Available-for-sale investments are generally valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Such instruments are classified in Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.

 

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Open ended fund
In the second half of 2009, we invested U.S.$180 million in an open ended fund (the “Fund”) that has as a primary objective to achieve capital appreciation by using a broad range of strategies through investments and transactions in telecom, media and other sectors across global markets, including Latin America and other emerging markets. Pursuant to the offering circular of the Fund, a shareholder may not redeem any shares until at least 180 days after their issuance. Subsequent to this, shares may be redeemed on a quarterly basis at the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share as of such redemption date.
We determined the fair value of the Fund using the NAV per share. The NAV per share is calculated by determining the value of the fund assets and subtracting all of the funds liabilities and dividing the result by the total number of issued shares.
Convertible Debentures due 2025
On December 20, 2010, we made cash investments in the form of 1.5% Convertible Debentures of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (“BMP”) due 2025, the parent company of Univision, in the principal amount of U.S.$1,125 million (Ps.13,904 million), which are convertible at our option into additional shares currently equivalent to a 30% equity stake of BMP, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other conditions. (See Notes 2, 5 and 9 to our consolidated year-end financial statements).
We determined the fair value of the Convertible Debentures using the income approach based on post-tax discounted cash flows. The income approach requires management to make judgments and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include long-term growth rates and operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rates based on weighted average cost of capital, among others. Our estimates for market growth are based on historical data, various internal estimates and observable external sources when available, and are based on assumptions that are consistent with the strategic plans and estimates used to manage the underlying business. Since the described methodology is an internal model with significant unobservable inputs, the Convertible Debentures are classified in Level 3.
We determined projected future cash flows for a 5-year period and applied an annuity for the following periods. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value estimates of the Convertible Debentures, we applied a hypothetical 10% increase and decrease in the projected future cash flows. The hypothetical analysis would have resulted in an increase in the fair value of the Convertible Debentures of approximately U.S.$378 million (Ps. 4,672 million) and a decrease in the fair value of the Convertible Debentures of approximately U.S.$378 million (Ps.4,672 million) as of December 31, 2010. The result of this analysis does not purport to represent actual changes in the fair value of the Convertible Debentures.
Derivative Financial Instruments.
Derivative Financial Instruments include swaps, forwards and options. (See Notes 1(p) and 9 to our consolidated year-end financial statements).
Our derivative portfolio is entirely over-the-counter (“OTC”). Our derivatives are valued using industry standard valuation models; projecting the our future cash flows discounted to present value, using market-based observable inputs including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies.
When appropriate, valuations are adjusted for various factors such as liquidity, bid/offer spreads and credit spreads considerations. Such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used. All derivatives are classified in Level 2.
Pension and Seniority Premiums Plan Assets . The pension and seniority premiums plan assets consist primarily of common stock, mutual funds of fixed rate instruments and money market securities (see Note 23(g) to our consolidated year-end financial statements).
Common stocks are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
Mutual funds consist of fixed rate instruments. These are valued at the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund.
Money market securities consist of government debt securities, which are valued based on observable prices from the new issue market, benchmark quotes, secondary trading and dealer quotes.

 

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis.
The majority of the our non-financial instruments, which include goodwill, intangible assets, inventories, transmission rights and programming and property, plant and equipment, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if certain triggering events occur (or at least annually in the fourth quarter for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets) such that a non-financial instrument is required to be evaluated for impairment, a resulting asset impairment would require that the non-financial instrument be recorded at the lower of carrying amount or its fair value.
The impairment test for goodwill involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of each of our reporting units to its carrying amount, including goodwill. We determine the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a discounted cash flow analysis and a market-based approach, which utilize significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. The impairment test for intangible assets not subject to amortization involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. We determine the fair value of the intangible asset using a discounted cash flow analysis, which utilizes significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based approach.
Once an asset has been impaired, it is not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, it is still subject to fair value measurements to test for recoverability of the carrying amount.
The asset balances shown in the consolidated balance sheets that were measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis amounted to Ps.971 million of goodwill as of December 31, 2010. Related impairments are discussed in Note 23(e) to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources
Liquidity. We generally rely on a combination of operating revenues, borrowings and net proceeds from dispositions to fund our working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments. Historically, we have received, and continue to receive, most of our advertising revenues in the form of upfront advertising deposits in the fourth quarter of a given year, which we in turn used, and continue to use, to fund our cash requirements during the rest of the quarter in which the deposits were received and for the first nine months of the following year. As of December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, we had received Ps.16,556.2 million (nominal), Ps.17,810.4 million (nominal) and Ps.16,881.6 million (nominal), respectively, of advertising deposits for television advertising during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing U.S.$1.3 billion, U.S.$1.4 billion, and U.S.$1.2 billion, respectively, at the applicable year-end exchange rates. The deposits as of December 31, 2010, represented a 7.0% decrease, as compared to year-end 2009, and deposits as of December 31, 2009, represented a 5.5% increase, as compared to year-end 2008. Approximately 66.0%, 64.2% and 67.8% of the advanced payment deposits as of each of December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, respectively, were in the form of short-term, non-interest bearing notes, with the remainder in each of those years consisting of cash deposits. The weighted average maturity of these notes at December 31, 2010 was 4.6 months, at December 31, 2009 was 4.5 months, and at December 31, 2008 was 4.0 months.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we had a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of Ps.8,998.9 million, which included cash and cash equivalents of Ps.18.7 million of certain businesses of TVI upon consolidation of these businesses into our financial reports as of January 1 and June 1, 2010, as compared to a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of Ps.3,641.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2009 which included cash and cash equivalents of Ps.21.5 million of TVI upon consolidation of this subsidiary into our financial reports as of October 1, 2009.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2010, amounted to Ps.16,864.9 million. Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes to net cash provided by operating activities primarily included: depreciation and amortization of Ps.6,579.3 million; net unrealized foreign exchange gain of Ps.1,460.3 million; interest expense of Ps.3,289.2 million; impairment of long-lived assets and other amortization of Ps.354.7 million; gain on disposition of investments of Ps.1,113.3 million; and equity in losses of affiliates of Ps.211.9 million. Income taxes paid for the year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to Ps.4,403.4 million.
Net cash used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2010, amounted to Ps.27,273.9 million, and was primarily used for investments in property, plant and equipment of Ps.11,306.0 million; temporary investments of Ps.1,351.5 million; held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investments of Ps.373.1 million; equity method and other investments of Ps.2,418.5 million; investment convertible debentures of Ps.13,966.4 million; and investments in goodwill and other intangible assets of Ps.712.1 million; which effect was partially offset by cash provided by a disposition of equity method and other investments of Ps.1,807.4 million.

 

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Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2010, amounted to Ps.1,435.5 million, and was primarily used for repurchase of capital stock of Ps.1,274.0 million; interest paid of Ps.3,003.1 million; prepayment and repayment of debt and lease payments of Ps.4,221.3 million; and derivative financial instruments of Ps.52.5 million; which effect was partially offset by cash provided by the issuance of 7.38% Notes due 2020 in the amount of Ps.10,000.0 million.
We expect to fund our operating cash needs during 2011, other than cash needs in connection with any potential investments and acquisitions, through a combination of cash from operations and cash on hand. We intend to finance our potential investments or acquisitions in 2011 through available cash from operations, cash on hand and/or borrowings. The amount of borrowings required to fund these cash needs in 2011 will depend upon the timing of cash payments from advertisers under our advertising sales plan.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, we had a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of Ps.3,641.6 million, which included cash and cash equivalents of Ps.21.5 million of TVI upon consolidation of this subsidiary into our financial reports as of October 2009, as compared to a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of Ps.8,103.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2008 which included cash and cash equivalents of Ps.483.9 million of Cablemás upon consolidation of this subsidiary in June 2008.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2009, amounted to Ps.15,135.6 million. Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes to net cash provided by operating activities primarily included: depreciation and amortization of Ps.4,929.6 million; net unrealized foreign exchange gain of Ps.1,003.5 million; interest expense of Ps.2,832.7 million; impairment of long-lived assets and other amortization of Ps.1,224.5 million; and equity in losses of affiliates of Ps.715.3 million. Income taxes paid for the year ended December 31, 2009 amounted to Ps.4,282.0 million.
Net cash used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009, amounted to Ps.11,052.2 million, and was primarily used for investments in property, plant and equipment of Ps.6,410.9 million; temporary investments of Ps.524.2 million; held-to maturity and available-for-sale investments of Ps.3,051.6 million; equity method and other investments of Ps.809.6 million; and investments in goodwill and other intangible assets of Ps.569.6 million.
Net cash used for financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009, amounted to Ps.7,640.9 million, and was primarily used for dividends and repurchase of capital stock of Ps.9,841.0 million; interest paid of Ps.2,807.8 million; prepayment and repayment of debt and lease payments of Ps.2,520.2 million; and derivative financial instruments of Ps.206.8 million; which effect was partially offset by cash provided by the issuance of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2040 in the amount of Ps.7,612.1 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2008, amounted to Ps.22,257.8 million. Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes to net cash provided by operating activities primarily included: depreciation and amortization of Ps.4,311.1 million; net unrealized foreign exchange loss of Ps.4,982.0 million; interest expense of Ps.2,529.2 million; and equity in losses of affiliates of Ps.1,049.9 million. Income taxes paid for the year ended December 31, 2008 amounted to Ps.2,657.5 million.
Net cash used for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008, amounted to Ps.12,884.5 million, and was primarily used for investments in property, plant and equipment of Ps.5,191.4 million; temporary investments of Ps.5,420.1 million; equity-method and other investments of Ps.1,982.1 million; and investments in goodwill and other intangible assets of Ps.1,489.2 million; which effect was partially offset by cash provided by a disposition of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investments of Ps.1,269.9 million.
Net cash used for financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008, amounted to Ps.1,885.5 million, and was primarily used for dividends and repurchase of capital stock of Ps.3,342.5 million; interest paid of Ps.2,407.2 million; prepayment and repayment of debt and lease payments of Ps.700.1 million; derivative financial instruments of Ps.346.1 million; and dividends to minority interests of Ps.332.0 million; which effect was partially offset by cash provided by the issuance of 6.0% Senior Notes due 2018 of Ps.5,241.6 million.
Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions and Investments, Distributions and Other Sources of Liquidity.
During 2011, we expect to:
    make aggregate capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment totaling U.S.$850 million, of which U.S.$435 million and U.S.$270 million are for the expansion and improvements of our Cable and Telecom and Sky segments, respectively, and the remaining U.S.$145 million is for our Television Broadcasting segment and other segments;
 
    make additional capital contributions related to our 33.3% interest in Grupo de Telecomunicaciones de Alta Capacidad, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“GTAC”) in the amount of U.S.$13.4 million (Ps.159 million) and provide additional long-term financing to GTAC in the principal amount of U.S.$24.9 million (Ps.296.1 million) under a credit facility related to our interest in GTAC;

 

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    make an investment of U.S.$37.5 million in equity and U.S.$1,565 million in convertible debt of Iusacell. Upon conversion of the debt, our equity participation in Iusacell will be 50%; and
 
    in the first half of 2011, we agreed with the non-controlling stockholders of Cablemás the terms for us to acquire their 41.7% equity interest in Cablemás for an aggregate amount of U.S.$390.9 million (Ps.4,603.0 million), payable in cash and 24.8 million CPOs issued by us on April 29, 2011.
During 2010, we:
    made aggregate capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment totaling U.S.$1,011 million, of which U.S.$438.5 million, U.S.$436.6 million and U.S.$12.5 million are for the expansion and improvements of our Cable and Telecom and Sky segments and Gaming businesses, respectively, and U.S.$123.4 million for our Broadcasting Television segment and other businesses. The actual amount for 2010 includes an accrual of U.S.$111.0 million related to our investment in a new 24-transponder satellite that was launched in the first quarter of 2010, which was paid in cash in the first quarter of 2011;
 
    made short-term loans related to our 40.5% interest in La Sexta in the principal amount of 21.5 million (U.S.$29.2 million). In the first quarter of 2011, we made a capital contribution related to our interest in La Sexta with the principal amount of the short-term loans made by us in 2010, and our interest in La Sexta increased from 40.5% to 40.8%. Currently, we do not have commitments for additional capital contributions in La Sexta;
 
    made investments of U.S.$1,255.0 million in cash in Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (“BMP”), the parent company of Univision, in exchange for a 5% equity stake of the outstanding common stock of BMP and U.S.$1,125 million principal amount of debentures due 2025 bearing interest at an annual rate of 1.5%, that are initially convertible at our option into additional shares currently equivalent to a 30% equity stake of BMP, subject to certain conditions and regulations; and
 
    made a capital contribution related to our 33.3% interest in GTAC in the amount of U.S.$4.3 million (Ps.54.7 million). Additionally, in 2010, we provided long-term financing to GTAC in the principal amount of U.S.$29.0 million (Ps.372.1 million) under a credit facility related to our interest in GTAC.
During 2009, we:
    made aggregate capital expenditures totaling U.S.$499.3 million, of which U.S.$239 million, U.S.$128.8 million and U.S.$17.5 million correspond to our Cable and Telecom, Sky and Gaming businesses, respectively, and U.S.$114 million to our Television Broadcasting and other businesses;
 
    made investments related to our 40.5% interest in La Sexta for an aggregate amount of 35.7 million (U.S.$49 million); and
 
    made investments in Volaris, for an aggregate amount of U.S.$5 million, and in other companies in which we hold a non-controlling interest for an aggregate amount of U.S.$5.5 million.
Refinancings. In May 2004, we entered into a five-year credit agreement with a Mexican bank for an aggregate principal amount of Ps.1,162.5 million, which net proceeds were used by us to repay any outstanding amounts under the U.S.$100.0 million syndicated term loan. For a description of the terms of the Ps.1,162.5 million long-term credit agreement, see “— Indebtedness” below. In May 2009, the Company repaid this loan at its original maturity in the principal amount of Ps.1,162.5 million.
In October 2004, we entered into a seven and one-half-year credit agreement with a Mexican bank for an aggregate principal amount of Ps.2,000.0 million. Net proceeds of this loan were used principally to prefund a portion of our U.S.$200.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Notes due in August 2005.
In March 2005, we issued U.S.$400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2025. We applied the net proceeds from this issuance, as well as cash on hand, to fund our tender offers for any or all or our U.S.$300.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 8.00% Senior Notes due 2011 and our Ps.3,839 million (equivalent to approximately U.S.$336.9 million) aggregate principal amount of 8.15% UDI-denominated Notes due 2007. For a description of our 6.625% Senior Notes due 2025, see “— Indebtedness” below.

 

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In May 2005, we reopened our 6.625% Senior Notes due 2025 for an additional U.S.$200.0 million for an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$600.0 million of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2025 outstanding.
In April 2006, Innova successfully completed a cash tender offer to purchase its U.S.$300.0 million 9.375% Senior Notes due 2013 tendering 96.25% of the notes. This tender offer was funded by entering into two bank loans due in 2016 denominated in Pesos for a notional amount of Ps.3,500.0 million at an average fixed interest rate for the first three years of 8.84%.
In May 2007, we issued Ps.4,500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.49% Senior Notes due 2037. We used the net proceeds from the issuance to replenish our cash position following the payment, with cash on hand, of Ps.992.9 million of our 8.15% UDI-denominated notes that matured in April 2007 and for the repurchase of our shares. We used the remaining net proceeds from this issuance for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of other outstanding indebtedness and the continued repurchase of our shares, subject to market conditions and other factors. See Note 8 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
In May 2008, we issued U.S.$500.0 million Senior Notes due 2018. We used the net proceeds from the issuance for general corporate purposes, including to repay outstanding indebtedness and repurchase our shares, among other uses, in each case, subject to market conditions and other factors.
In November 2009, we issued U.S.$600.0 million Senior Notes due 2040. We used the net proceeds from the issuance for general corporate purposes, including to repay outstanding indebtedness and repurchase our shares, among other uses, in each case, subject to market conditions and other factors.
In October 2010, we issued Ps.10,000 million Notes ( Certificados Bursátiles ) due 2020. We used the net proceeds to strengthen our financial position.
In March 2011, we entered into long-term credit agreements with four Mexican Banks for an aggregate principal amount of Ps.8,600 million, with maturities between 2016 and 2021. The proceeds of these loans will be used for general corporate purposes.
Indebtedness. As of December 31, 2010, our consolidated long-term portion of debt amounted to Ps.46,495.7 million, and our consolidated current portion of debt was Ps.1,469.1 million. As of December 31, 2009, our consolidated long-term portion of debt amounted to Ps.41,983.2 million, and our consolidated current portion of debt was Ps.1,433.0 million. As of December 31, 2008, our consolidated long-term portion of debt amounted to Ps.36,630.6 million, and our consolidated current portion of debt was Ps.2,270.4 million. The following table sets forth a description of our outstanding indebtedness as of December 31, 2010, on a historical, actual basis. Information in the following table is presented in millions of Pesos as of December 31, 2010:
                                 
    Debt Outstanding(1)  
    December 31,                      
    2010     Interest             Maturity  
Description of Debt   Actual     Rate(2)     Denomination     of Debt  
Long-term debt
                               
8% Senior Notes(2)
    889.1       8.0 %   U.S. Dollars     2011  
6% Senior Notes(2)
    6,178.8       6.0 %   U.S. Dollars     2018  
8.5% Senior Notes(2)
    3,707.3       8.5 %   U.S. Dollars     2032  
6.625% Senior Notes(2)
    7,414.6       6.625 %   U.S. Dollars     2025  
8.49% Senior Notes(2)
    4,500.0       8.49 %   Pesos     2037  
6.625% Senior Notes(2)
    7,414.6       6.625 %   U.S. Dollars     2040  
7.38% Notes(3)
    10,000.0       7.38 %   Pesos     2020  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. loan(4)
    2,780.4       0.8375 %   U.S. Dollars     2012  
Inbursa, S.A. loan (5)
    1,000.0       10.35 %   Pesos     2012  
Santander Serfin loan (6)
    1,400.0       5.11 %   Pesos     2016  
Banamex loan (6)
    2,100.0       8.74 %   Pesos     2016  
Banco Mercantil del Norte loan (7)
    350.0       7.10 %   Pesos     2011  
Banamex loan (7)
    60.0       7.08 %   Pesos     2011  
Other debt (7)
    170.0       8.32 %   Pesos     2011  
 
                             
Total debt (including current maturities)
    47,964.8                   14.3 (8)
Less: current maturities
    1,469.1           Various   December 2011  
 
                             
Total long-term debt
    46,495.7                          
 
                             

 

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(1)   U.S. Dollar-denominated debt is translated into Pesos at an exchange rate of Ps.12.3576 per U.S. Dollar, the Interbank Rate, as reported by Banamex, as of December 31, 2010.
 
(2)   These Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2025, 2032, 2037 and 2040, in the outstanding principal amount of U.S.$72 million, U.S.$500 million, U.S.$600 million, U.S.$300 million, Ps.4,500 million and U.S.$600 million, respectively, are unsecured obligations of the Company, rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company, and are junior in right of payment to all of the existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries. Interest on the Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2025, 2032, 2037 and 2040, including additional amounts payable in respect of certain Mexican withholding taxes, is 8.41%, 6.31%, 6.97%, 8.94%, 8.93% and 6.97% per annum, respectively, and is payable semi-annually. These Senior Notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity, except (i) in the event of certain changes in law affecting the Mexican withholding tax treatment of certain payments on the securities, in which case the securities will be redeemable, as a whole but not in part, at the option of the Company; and (ii) in the event of a change of control, in which case the Company may be required to redeem the securities at 101% of their principal amount. Also, the Company may, at its own option, redeem the Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2037 and 2040, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of the principal amount of these Senior Notes or the present value of future cash flows, at the redemption date, of principal and interest amounts of the Senior Notes discounted at a fixed rate of comparable U.S. or Mexican sovereign bonds. The Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2032 and 2040 were priced at 98.793%, 99.280%, 99.431% and 98.319%, respectively, for a yield to maturity of 8.179%, 6.097%, 8.553% and 6.755%, respectively. The Senior Notes due 2025 were issued in two aggregate principal amounts of U.S.$400 million and U.S.$200 million, and were priced at 98.081% and 98.632%, respectively, for a yield to maturity of 6.802% and 6.787%, respectively. The agreement of these Senior Notes contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain restricted subsidiaries engaged in Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports, to incur or assume liens, perform sale and leaseback transactions, and consummate certain mergers, consolidations and similar transactions. The Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2025, 2032, 2037 and 2040 are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(3)   In October 2010, the Company issued 7.38% Notes ( Certificados Bursátiles ) due 2020 through the Mexican Stock Exchange in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.10,000 million. Interest on these Notes is payable semi-annually. The Company may, at its own option, redeem these Notes, in whole or in part, at any semi-annual interest payment date at a redemption price equal to the greater of the principal amount of the outstanding Notes and the present value of future cash flows, at the redemption date, of principal and interest amounts of the Notes discounted at a fixed rate of comparable Mexican sovereign bonds. The agreement of these Notes contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain restricted subsidiaries appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors, and engaged in Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports, to incur or assume liens, perform sale and leaseback transactions, and consummate certain mergers, consolidations and similar transactions.
 
(4)   In December 2007, Empresas Cablevisión entered into a 5-year term loan facility with a U.S. bank in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$225 million, in connection with the financing for the acquisition of Letseb and Bestel USA (See Note 2 to our consolidated year-end financial statements). Annual interest on this loan facility is payable on a quarterly basis at LIBOR plus an applicable margin that may range from 0.475% to 0.725% depending on a leverage ratio. At December 31, 2010, the applicable leverage ratio was 0.525%. Under the terms of this loan facility, Empresas Cablevisión and its subsidiaries are required to (a) maintain certain financial coverage ratios related to indebtedness and interest expense, and (b) comply with certain restrictive covenants, primarily on debt, liens, investments and acquisitions, capital expenditures, asset sales, consolidations, mergers and similar transactions. In March 2011, Empresas Cablevisión prepaid this loan facility in full.
 
(5)   Includes a loan under a certain credit agreement entered into by the Company with a Mexican bank, with maturities through 2012. Interest on this loan is 10.350% per annum, and is payable on a monthly basis. Under the terms of this credit agreement, the Company and certain restricted subsidiaries engaged in television broadcasting, pay television networks and programming exports are required to (a) maintain certain financial coverage ratios related to indebtedness and interest expense; and (b) comply with certain restrictive covenants on indebtedness, dividend payments, issuance and sale of capital stock, and liens.

 

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(6)   Includes two long-term loans entered into by Sky with Mexican banks in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.3,500 million with a maturity in 2016. This Sky long-term indebtedness is guaranteed by the Company. Annual interest on these two long-term loans was in the range of 8.74% and 8.98% through the first quarter of 2009, and the Mexican Interbank Interest Rate, or TIIE, plus 24 basis points for the remaining period through maturity, with interest payable on a monthly basis. Under the terms of these loan agreements, Sky is required to (a) maintain certain financial coverage ratios related to indebtedness and interest expense; and (b) comply with certain restrictive covenants on indebtedness, liens, asset sales, and certain mergers and consolidations.
 
(7)   Includes current-term loans of TVI, bearing different annual interest rates in the range of 7.10% and 8.35% and in the range TIIE plus 2.20% and TIIE plus 3.50%, with interest payable on a monthly basis.
 
(8)   Actual weighted average maturity of long-term debt as of December 31, 2010.
In March 2011, the Company entered into long-term credit agreements with four Mexican banks in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.8,600 million, with an annual interest rate between 8.09% and 9.40%, payable on a monthly basis, and principal maturities between 2016 and 2021. The proceeds of these loans will be used for general corporate purposes. Under the terms of these loan agreements, the Company is required to (a) maintain certain financial coverage ratios related to indebtedness and interest expense; and (b) comply with the restrictive covenant on spin-offs, mergers and similar transactions.
Interest Expense. Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 was Ps.2,816.4 million, Ps.3,136.4 million and Ps.3,615.3 million, respectively.
The following table sets forth our interest expense for the years indicated (in millions of U.S. Dollars and millions of Mexican Pesos):
                         
    Year Ended December 31,(1)(2)  
    2008     2009     2010  
Interest payable in U.S. Dollars
  U.S.$ 124.4     U.S.$ 125.8     U.S.$ 165.5  
Amounts currently payable under Mexican withholding taxes(3)
    4.6       5.5       8.6  
 
                 
Total interest payable in U.S. Dollars
  U.S.$ 129.0     U.S.$ 131.3     U.S.$ 174.1  
 
                 
Peso equivalent of interest payable in U.S. Dollars
  Ps. 1,432.7     Ps. 1,788.7     Ps. 2,210.9  
Interest payable in Pesos
    1,383.7       1,347.7       1,404.4  
 
                 
Total interest expense
  Ps. 2,816.4     Ps. 3,136.4     Ps. 3,615.3  
 
                 
     
(1)   U.S. Dollars are translated into Pesos at the rate prevailing when interest was recognized as an expense for each period. Beginning on January 1, 2008, we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation in financial information in accordance with Mexican FRS.
 
(2)   Interest expense in these periods includes amounts effectively payable in U.S. Dollars as a result of U.S. Dollar-Peso swaps. Interest expense in these periods also includes gains or losses from related derivative instruments.
 
(3)   See “Additional Information — Taxation — Federal Mexican Taxation”.
Guarantees. We guarantee our proportionate share of our DTH ventures’ minimum commitments for use on PanAmSat (now Intelsat Corporation) IS-9 satellite’s transponders for periods of up to 15 years. The amount of these guaranteed commitments is estimated to be an aggregate of U.S.$56.9 million as of December 31, 2010, related to Innova.
In February 2006, in connection with the transactions with DIRECTV, we entered into an amended and restated guarantee with PanAmSat, pursuant to which the proportionate share of Innova’s transponder lease obligation on satellite IS-9 (formerly PAS-9) guaranteed by us was adjusted from 51.0% to 52.8%. In April 2006, we acquired additional equity interests in Innova from DIRECTV (as described below), and the guarantee was readjusted from 52.8% to 58.7% to cover a percentage of the transponder lease obligations equal to our percentage ownership of Innova at that time. See “Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions — Related Party Transactions”, “Information on the Company — Business Overview — DTH Ventures” and Note 11 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments consist primarily of long-term debt, as described above, satellite transponder obligations and transmission rights obligations.
Contractual Obligations on the Balance Sheet
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 (these amounts do not include future interest payments):
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
            Less Than                    
            12 Months     12-36 Months     36-60 Months     After  
            January 1,     January 1,     January 1,     60 Months  
            2011 to     2012 to     2014 to     Subsequent to  
            December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    Total     2011     2013     2015     2015  
    (Thousands of U.S. Dollars)  
8% Senior Notes due 2011
  U.S.$ 71,951     U.S.$ 71,951     U.S.$     U.S.$     U.S.$  
6.0% Senior Notes due 2018
    500,000                               500,000  
6.625% Senior Notes due 2025
    600,000                               600,000  
8.5% Senior Notes due 2032
    300,000                               300,000  
8.49% Senior Notes due 2037
    364,148                               364,148  
6.625% Senior Notes due 2040
    600,000                               600,000  
7.38% Notes due 2020
    809,220                               809,220  
Inbursa loan due 2012
    80,922               80,922                  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. loan facility due 2012(1)
    225,000       225,000                          
Santander Serfin loan due 2016
    113,290                               113,290  
Banamex loan due 2016
    169,936                               169,936  
Banco Mercantil del Norte loan due 2011
    28,323       28,323                          
Banamex loan due 2011
    4,855       4,855                          
Acacia Fund loan due 2011
    12,138       12,138                          
Other debt
    1,618       1,618                          
 
                             
Long-term debt
    3,881,401       343,885       80,922               3,456,594  
Accrued Interest
    60,752       60,752                          
Satellite transponder obligation
    33,576       17,439       16,137                  
Other capital lease obligations
    17,389       5,230       6,981       2,633       2,545  
Transmission rights(2)
    329,844       117,282       135,689       63,844       13,029  
 
                             
Total contractual obligations
  U.S.$ 4,322,962     U.S.$ 544,588     U.S.$ 239,729     U.S.$ 66,477     U.S.$ 3,472,168  
 
                             
     
(1)   This loan was prepaid in March 2011.
 
(2)   This liability reflects our transmission rights obligations related to programming acquired or licensed from third party producers and suppliers, and special events, which are reflected for in our consolidated balance sheet within trade accounts payable (current liabilities) and other long-term liabilities.

 

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Contractual Obligations off the Balance Sheet
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations off the balance sheet as of December 31, 2010:
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
            Less Than                    
            12 Months     12-36 Months     36-60 Months     After 60  
            January 1,     January 1,     January 1,     Months  
            2011 to     2012 to     2014 to     Subsequent to  
            December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    Total     2011     2013     2015     2015  
    (Thousands of U.S. Dollars)  
Satellite transponder commitments(1)
  U.S.$ 24,826     U.S.$ 9,373     U.S.$ 9,227     U.S.$ 5,520     U.S.$ 706  
Agreements with Intelsat Corporation(2)
    548,400       1,800       51,600       75,000       420,000  
Capital expenditures commitments
    11,411       11,411                    
Lease commitments(3)
    190,910       30,070       45,327       30,841       84,672  
Interest on debt(4)
    3,943,979       198,973       495,185       492,556       2,757,265  
Interest on capital lease obligations
    7,721       3,850       2,109       469       1,293  
Programming obligations
    145,312       39,911       54,813       48,692       1,896  
Committed capital contributions to GTAC(5)
    12,867       12,867                    
 
                             
Total contractual obligations
  U.S.$ 4,885,426     U.S.$ 308,255     U.S.$ 658,261     U.S.$ 653,078     U.S.$ 3,265,832  
 
                             
     
(1)   Our minimum commitments for the use of satellite transponders under operating lease contracts.
 
(2)   The 15-year service agreement for transponders on IS-16 contemplates a monthly service fee of U.S.$150,000 to be paid by Sky through September 2015. The 15-year service agreement for transponders on IS-21 contemplates a monthly service fee of U.S.$3.0 million to be paid by Sky from September of 2012 through August of 2027. See Note 11 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(3)   Our minimum non-cancellable lease commitments for facilities under operating lease contracts, which are primarily related to our gaming business, under operating leases expiring through 2047. See Note 11 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(4)   Interest to be paid in future years on outstanding debt as of December 31, 2010, was estimated based on contractual interest rates and exchange rates as of that date.
 
(5)   We have commitments of capital contributions in 2011, subject to certain conditions, related to our 33.3% equity interest in GTAC in the aggregate amount of Ps.159.0 million (U.S.$12.9 million). See Note 11 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.

 

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Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees
Board of Directors
The following table sets forth the names of our current directors and their alternates, their dates of birth, their principal occupation, their business experience, including other directorships, and their years of service as directors or alternate directors. Each of the following directors and alternate directors were elected or ratified for a one-year term by our stockholders at our April 29, 2011 annual stockholders’ meeting.
             
Name and Date of Birth   Principal Occupation   Business Experience   First Elected
Emilio Fernando Azcárraga Jean
(02/21/68)
  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Member of the Boards of Banco Nacional de México and Univision   December 1990
 
           
In alphabetical order:
           
Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega
(01/17/62)
  Executive Vice President, Member of the Executive Office of the Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Member of the Boards of Grupo Modelo and Univision   April 1997
 
           
Pedro Carlos Aspe Armella
(07/07/50)
  Co-Chairman of Evercore   Member of the Board of The McGraw-Hill Companies and Chairman of the Board of Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación   April 2003
 
           
Alberto Bailléres González
(08/22/31)
  Chairman of the Boards of Grupo Bal, Industrias Peñoles, Fresnillo PLC, Grupo Palacio de Hierro, Grupo Nacional Provincial and Grupo Profuturo, Director of Valores Mexicanos Casa de Bolsa, Chairman of the Government Board of Instituto Tecnológico Autonomo de México and Associate Founder Fundación Alberto Bailleres   Director of Grupo Dine, Grupo Kuo, Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer and Fomento Económico Mexicano   April 2004
 
           
Julio Barba Hurtado
(05/20/33)
  Legal Advisor to the Company, Secretary of the Audit & Corporate Practices Committee and Member of the Executive Committee of the Company   Former Legal Advisor to the Board of the Company and Former Assistant Secretary of the Board of the Company   December 1990
 
           
José Antonio Bastón Patiño
(04/13/68)
  President of Television and Contents and Member of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Former Corporate Vice President of Television and Vice President of Operations of Grupo Televisa   April 1998

 

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Name and Date of Birth   Principal Occupation   Business Experience   First Elected
Francisco José Chévez Robelo
(07/03/29)
  Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee of Grupo Televisa, Member of the Board of Diretors and Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee of Empresas Cablevisión   Retired Partner of Chévez, Ruíz, Zamarripa y Cía., S.C. and Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee of Empresas Cablevisión   April 2003
 
           
Manuel Jorge Cutillas Covani
(03/01/32)
  Private Investor   Member of the Board of Directors of Lyford Cay Foundation, Inc.   April 1992
 
           
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal
(02/15/54)
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Fomento Económico Mexicano and Chairman of the Board of Coca-Cola FEMSA   Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of ITESM, Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of Americas Committee of Heineken N.V., Vice Chairman of the Board of Heineken Holding, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Woodrow Wilson Center, México Institute Co. and Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, Industrias Peñoles, Grupo Industrial Bimbo, Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, Grupo Xignux, CEMEX and Heineken Holding N.V.   April 2007
 
           
Carlos Fernández González
(09/29/66)
  Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Grupo Modelo, Member of the Board and Partner of Finaccess México, Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Tendora San Carlos   Member of the Boards of Emerson Electric Co, Grupo Financiero Santander and Crown Imports, LLC   July 2000
 
           
Bernardo Gómez Martínez
(07/24/67)
  Executive Vice President, Member of the Executive Office of the Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Former Deputy Director of the Chairman of Grupo Televisa and former President of the Mexican Chamber of Television and Radio Broadcasters   April 1999
 
           
Claudio X. González Laporte (05/22/34)
  Chairman of the Board of Kimberly-Clark de México and Chairman of the Strategic Commitee of the Mexican Business Council   Member of the Boards of Grupo Alfa, Grupo Carso, Grupo México, Grupo Financiero Inbursa and Mexico Fund, Director Emeritus of General Electric, Investment Company of America and Mexico Fund   April 1997
 
           
Roberto Hernández Ramírez
(03/24/42)
  Chairman of the Board of Banco Nacional de México   Member of the Board of Grupo Financiero Banamex   April 1992

 

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Name and Date of Birth   Principal Occupation   Business Experience   First Elected
Enrique Krauze Kleinbort
(09/17/47)
  Director and Member of the Boards of Editorial Clío Libros, y Videos and of Editorial Vuelta   Member and Chairman of the Boards of Quadrant and President of the Board of Directors of Productora Contadero   April 1996
 
           
Germán Larrea Mota Velasco
(10/26/53)
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo México   Member of the Board of Financiero Banamex   April 1999
 
           
Michael Larson (10/07/59)
  Chief Investment Officer of William H. Gates III   Chairman of Western Asset Claymore Inflation Linked Securities & Income Fund and Western Asset/Claymore Inflation Linked Opportunities Fund and Director of Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC, former Member of the Board of Pan American Silver Corp.   April 2009
 
           
Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza
Giménez (10/05/65)
  Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board and President of the Executive Committee of Empresas Polar   Former Member of the Boards of AES La Electricidad de Caracas, CANTV-Verizon and BBVA Banco Provincial   April 2009
 
           
Alejandro Jesús Quintero
Iñiguez (02/11/50)
  Corporate Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Member of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Shareholder of Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V.   April 1998
 
           
Fernando Senderos Mestre
(03/03/50)
  Chairman of the Board and President of the Executive Committee of Desc, Dine and Grupo Kuo   Member of the Boards of Grupo Carso, Kimberly-Clark de México, Industrias Peñoles and Grupo Nacional Provincial, former Member of the Board of Grupo Alfa   April 1992
 
           
Enrique Francisco José Senior
Hernández (08/03/43)
  Managing Director of Allen & Company, LLC   Member of the Boards of Univision, Coca-Cola FEMSA, Cinemark and FEMSA   April 2001
 
           
Alternate Directors:
           
 
           
In alphabetical order:
           
Herbert A. Allen III (06/08/67)
  President of Allen & Company LLC   Former Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Allen & Company Incorporated, Member of the Board of Convera Corporation   April 2002
 
           
Félix José Araujo Ramírez
(03/20/51)
  Vice President of Digital Television and Broadcasting   Former Vice President of Televisa Regional and Chief Executive Officer of Telesistema Mexicano, President of the Board of Directors of Televisora de Navojoa and Televisora Peninsular, Member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of several subsidiaries of Grupo Televisa   April 2002

 

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Name and Date of Birth   Principal Occupation   Business Experience   First Elected
Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
(01/04/69)
  Vice President — Legal and General Counsel of Grupo Televisa   Former Vice President and General Counsel of Television Division, former Legal Director of Grupo Televisa   April 2000
 
           
Rafael Carabias Príncipe
(11/13/44)
  Finance Director of Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta   Former Vice President of Corporate Management of Televisa Corporación and former Vice President of Supervision of Foreign Subsidiaries of Grupo Televisa   April 1999
 
           
José Luis Fernández Fernández
(05/18/59)
  Managing Partner of Chévez, Ruíz, Zamarripa y Cia., S.C.; Member of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee of Grupo Televisa   Commisioner of Sport City Universidad, Club de Golf Los Encinos and Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Pochteca Mexichem, Banco Bx+ and Grupo Financiero Bx+   April 2002
 
           
Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
(08/16/67)
  Chief Financial Officer of Grupo Televisa   Former Vice President of Financial Planning of Grupo Televisa, former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Comercio Más, S.A. de C.V. and former Vice Chairman of Banking Supervision of the National Banking and Securities Commission   April 2002
 
           
Leopoldo Gómez González
Blanco (04/06/59)
  News Vice President of Grupo Televisa   Former Director of Information to the President of Grupo Televisa   April 2003
 
           
Jorge Agustín Lutteroth
Echegoyen (01/24/53)
  Vice President and Corporate Controller of Grupo Televisa   Former Senior Partner of Coopers & Lybrand Despacho Roberto Casas Alatriste, S.C. and former Controller of Televisa Corporación   July 1998
 
           
Alberto Javier Montiel
Castellanos (11/22/45)
  Member of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committees of Grupo Televisa and Empresas Cablevisión   Former Tax Vice President of Grupo Televisa, former Tax Director of Wal-Mart de México and Member of the Board of Directors of Operadora Dos Mil and Dosfiscal Editores, Member of the Editorial Commitee of Dosfiscal Editores, S.A. de C.V. and Director of Montiel Font y Associados, S.C.   April 2002
 
           
Raúl Morales Medrano
(05/12/70)
  Partner of Chévez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia., S.C.   Former Senior Manager of Chévez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia., S.C. and Member of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee of Empresas Cablevisión   April 2002

 

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Our Board of Directors
General. The management of our business is vested in our Board of Directors. Our bylaws currently provide for a Board of Directors of 20 members, at least 25% of which must be “independent directors” under Mexican law (as described below), with the same number of alternate directors. The Mexican Securities Market Law provides that the following persons, among others, do not qualify as independent:
    our principals, employees or managers, as well as the statutory auditors, or comisarios , of our subsidiaries, including those individuals who have occupied any of the described positions within a period of 12 months preceding the appointment;
 
    individuals who have significant influence over our decision making processes;
 
    controlling stockholders, in our case, the beneficiary of the Azcárraga Trust;
 
    partners or employees of any company which provides advisory services to us or any company that is part of the same economic group as we are and that receives 10% or more of its income from us;
 
    significant clients, suppliers, debtors or creditors, or members of the Board or executive officers of any such entities; or
 
    spouses, family relatives up to the fourth degree, or cohabitants of any of the aforementioned individuals.
Our bylaws prohibit the appointment of individuals to our Board of Directors who: (i) are members of the board of directors or other management boards of a company (other than the Company or its subsidiaries) that has one or more concessions to operate telecommunication networks in Mexico; or (ii) directly or indirectly, are shareholders or partners of companies (other than the Company or its subsidiaries), that have one or more concessions to operate telecommunication networks in Mexico, with the exception of ownership stakes that do not allow such individuals to appoint one or more members of the management board or any other operation or decision making board.
Election of Directors. A majority of the members of our Board of Directors must be Mexican nationals and must be elected by Mexican stockholders. At our annual stockholders’ meeting on April 29, 2011 and at our annual meetings thereafter, a majority of the holders of the A Shares voting together elected, or will have the right to elect, eleven of our directors and corresponding alternates and a majority of the holders of the B Shares voting together elected, or will have the right to elect, five of our directors and corresponding alternates. At our special stockholders’ meetings, a majority of the holders of the L Shares and D Shares will each continue to have the right to elect two of our directors and alternate directors, each of which must be an independent director. Ten percent holders of A Shares, B Shares, L Shares or D Shares will be entitled to nominate, a director and corresponding alternates. Each alternate director may vote in the absence of a corresponding director. Directors and alternate directors are elected for one-year terms by our stockholders at each annual stockholders’ meeting, and each serves for up to a 30-day term once the one-year appointment has expired or upon resignation; in this case, the Board of Directors is entitled to appoint provisional directors without the approval of the stockholders meeting. All of the current and alternate members of the Board of Directors were elected by our stockholders at our 2011 annual stockholders’ special and general meetings, which were held on April 29, 2011.
Quorum; Voting. In order to have a quorum for a meeting of the Board of Directors, generally at least 50% of the directors or their corresponding alternates must be present. However, in the case of a meeting of the Board of Directors to consider certain proposed acquisitions of our capital stock, at least 75% of the directors or their corresponding alternates must be present. In the event of a deadlock of our Board, our Chairman will have the deciding vote.
Meetings; Actions Requiring Board Approval. Our bylaws provide that our Board must meet at least once a quarter, and that our Chairman, 25% of the Board, our Secretary or alternate Secretary or the Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee may call for a Board meeting.
Pursuant to the Mexican Securities Market Law and our bylaws, our Board of Directors must approve, among other matters:
    our general strategy;
 
    with input from the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, on an individual basis: (i) any transactions with related parties, subject to certain limited exceptions; (ii) the appointment of our Chief Executive Officer, his compensation and removal for justified causes; (iii) our financial statements; (iv) unusual or non-recurrent transactions and any transactions or series of related transactions during any calendar year that involve (a) the acquisition or sale of assets with a value equal to or exceeding 5% of our consolidated assets, or (b) the giving of collateral or guarantees or the assumption of liabilities, equal to or exceeding 5% of our consolidated assets; (v) agreements with our external auditors; and (vi) accounting policies within Mexican FRS;
 
    creation of special committees and granting them the power and authority, provided that the committees will not have the authority, which by law or under our bylaws is expressly reserved for the stockholders or the Board;

 

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    matters related to antitakeover provisions provided for in our bylaws; and
 
    the exercise of our general powers in order to comply with our corporate purpose.
Duty of Care and Duty of Loyalty. The Mexican Securities Market Law imposes a duty of care and a duty of loyalty on directors. The duty of care requires our directors to act in good faith and in the best interests of the company. In carrying out this duty, our directors are required to obtain the necessary information from the Chief Executive Officer, the executive officers, the external auditors or any other person to act in the best interests of the company. Our directors are liable for damages and losses caused to us and our subsidiaries as a result of violating their duty of care.
The duty of loyalty requires our directors to preserve the confidentiality of information received in connection with the performance of their duties and to abstain from discussing or voting on matters in which they have a conflict of interest. In addition, the duty of loyalty is breached if a stockholder or group of stockholders is knowingly favored or if, without the express approval of the Board of Directors, a director takes advantage of a corporate opportunity. The duty of loyalty is also breached, among other things, by (i) failing to disclose to the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee or the external auditors any irregularities that the director encounters in the performance of his or her duties; or (ii) disclosing information that is false or misleading or omitting to record any transaction in our records that could affect our financial statements. Directors are liable for damages and losses caused to us and our subsidiaries for violations of this duty of loyalty. This liability also extends to damages and losses caused as a result of benefits obtained by the director or directors or third parties, as a result of actions of such directors.
Our directors may be subject to criminal penalties of up to 12 years’ imprisonment for certain illegal acts involving willful misconduct that result in losses to us. Such acts include the alteration of financial statements and records.
Liability actions for damages and losses resulting from the violation of the duty of care or the duty of loyalty may be exercised solely for our benefit and may be brought by us, or by stockholders representing 5% or more of our capital stock, and criminal actions only may be brought by the Mexican Ministry of Finance, after consulting with the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission. As a safe harbor for directors, the liabilities specified above (including criminal liability) will not be applicable if the director acting in good faith (i) complied with applicable law, (ii) made the decision based upon information provided by our executive officers or third-party experts, the capacity and credibility of which could not be subject to reasonable doubt, (iii) selected the most adequate alternative in good faith or if the negative effects of such decision could not have been foreseeable, and (iv) complied with stockholders’ resolutions provided the resolutions do not violate applicable law.
The members of the board are liable to our stockholders only for the loss of net worth suffered as a consequence of disloyal acts carried out in excess of their authority or in violation of our bylaws.
In accordance with the Mexican Securities Market Law, supervision of our management is entrusted to our Board of Directors, which shall act through an Audit and Corporate Practices Committee for such purposes, and to our external auditor. The Audit and Corporate Practices Committee (together with the Board of Directors) replaces the statutory auditor ( comisario ) that previously had been required by the Mexican Companies Law.
Audit and Corporate Practices Committee. The Audit and Corporate Practices Committee is currently composed of three independent members: Francisco José Chévez Robelo, the Chairman, Alberto Montiel Castellanos and José Luís Fernández Fernández. The Chairman of this Committee was elected at our ordinary stockholders’ meetings held in April 2009 and 2010, and in our latest annual stockholders’ meeting held on April 29, 2011. The other members were elected at our Board of Directors meetings held on October 27, 2006 and April 30, 2009. The Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee is appointed at our stockholders’ meeting, and our Board of Directors appoints the remaining members.
The Audit and Corporate Practices Committee is responsible for, among other things: (i) supervising our external auditors and analyzing their reports, (ii) analyzing and supervising the preparation of our financial statements, (iii) informing the Board of Directors of our internal controls and their adequacy, (iv) requesting reports of our Board of Directors and executive officers whenever it deems appropriate, (v) informing the Board of any irregularities that it may encounter, (vi) receiving and analyzing recommendations and observations made by the stockholders, directors, executive officers, our external auditors or any third party and taking the necessary actions, (vii) calling stockholders’ meetings, (viii) supervising the activities of our Chief Executive Officer, (ix) providing an annual report to the Board of Directors, (x) providing opinions to our Board of Directors, (xi) requesting and obtaining opinions from independent third parties and (xii) assisting the Board in the preparation of annual reports and other reporting obligations.

 

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The Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, shall prepare an annual report to our Board of Directors with respect to the findings of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, which shall include, among other things (i) the status of the internal controls and internal audits and any deviations and deficiencies thereof, taking into consideration the reports of external auditors and independent experts, (ii) the results of any preventive and corrective measures taken based on results of investigations in respect of non-compliance of operating and accounting policies, (iii) the evaluation of external auditors, (iv) the main results from the review of our financial statements and those of our subsidiaries, (v) the description and effects of changes to accounting policies, (vi) the measures adopted as result of observations of stockholders, directors, executive officers and third parties relating to accounting, internal controls, and internal or external audits, (vii) compliance with stockholders’ and directors’ resolutions, (viii) observations with respect to relevant directors and officers, (ix) the transactions entered into with related parties and (x) the remunerations paid to directors and officers.
Committees of Our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors has an Executive Committee. Each member is appointed for a one-year term at each annual general stockholders’ meeting. Our bylaws provide that the Executive Committee may generally exercise the powers of the Board of Directors, except those expressly reserved for the Board in our bylaws or by applicable law. The Executive Committee currently consists of Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega, Bernardo Gómez Martínez, José Antonio Bastón Patiño, Julio Barba Hurtado and Alejandro Quintero Iñiguez.
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the names of our executive officers, their dates of birth, their current position, their prior business experience and the years in which they were appointed to their current positions:
             
Name and Date of Birth   Principal Position   Business Experience   First Appointed
Emilio Fernando Azcárraga Jean
(02/21/68)
  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Member of the Boards of Banco Nacional de México and Univision   March 1997
 
           
In alphabetical order:
           
Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega
(01/17/62)
  Executive Vice President, Member of the Executive Office of the Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Member of the Boards of Grupo Modelo and Univision   January 2004
 
           
Félix José Araujo Ramírez
(03/20/51)
  Vice President of Digital Television and Broadcasting   Former Vice President of Televisa Regional and Chief Executive Officer of Telesistema Mexicano, President of the Board of Directors of Televisora de Navojoa and Televisora Peninsular, Member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of several subsidiaries of Grupo Televisa   January 1993
 
           
Maximiliano Arteaga Carlebach
(12/06/42)
  Vice President of Technical Operations & Television Production Services of Grupo Televisa   Former Vice President of Operations of Televisa Chapultepec, former Vice President of Administration of Televisa San Ángel and Chapultepec and former Vice President of Administration and Finance of Univisa, Inc.   March 2002
 
           
José Antonio Bastón Patiño
(04/13/68)
  President of Television and Contents and Member of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Former Corporate Vice President of Television and Vice President of Operations   November 2008
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Name and Date of Birth   Principal Position   Business Experience   First Appointed
Jean Paul Broc Haro (08/08/62)
  Chief Executive Officer of Cablevisión, and General Manager of Grupo Mexicano de Cable, Integravisión de Occidente, Milar, Servicios Cablevisión, Telestar del Pacifico and Tecnicable   Former Chief Executive Officer of Pay Television Networks of Grupo Televisa, former Technical and Operations Director of Pay Television Networks of Grupo Televisa, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of several Grupo Televisa subsidiaries.   February 2003
 
           
Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
(08/16/67)
  Chief Financial Officer of Grupo Televisa   Former Vice President of Financial Planning of Grupo Televisa, former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Comercio Más, S.A. de C.V. and former Vice Chairman of Banking Supervision of the National Banking and Securities Commission   January 2004
 
           
Bernardo Gómez Martínez
(07/24/67)
  Executive Vice President, Member of the Executive Office of the Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Former Deputy Director of the Chairman of Grupo Televisa and former President of the Mexican Chamber of Television and Radio Broadcasters   January 2004
 
           
Alexandre Moreira Penna
(12/25/54)
  Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Managers of Corporación Novavisión and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of several subsidiaries of Grupo Televisa   Former Vice President of Corporate Finance of Grupo Televisa, former Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   February 2004
 
           
Jorge Eduardo Murguía Orozco
(01/25/50)
  Vice President of Production of Grupo Televisa   Former Administrative Vice President and former Director of Human Resources of Grupo Televisa   March 1992
 
           
Alejandro Jesús Quintero
Iñiguez (02/11/50)
  Corporate Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Member of the Executive Committee of Grupo Televisa   Shareholder of Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V.   April 1998
Compensation of Directors and Officers
For the year ended December 31, 2010, we paid our directors, alternate directors and executive officers for services in all capacities aggregate compensation of approximately Ps.909.3 million (U.S.$73.6 million using the Interbank Rate, as reported by Banamex, as of December 31, 2010). This aggregate compensation included the payment of an extraordinary bonus, approved by our Board of Directors, to certain executive officers in connection with the Univision/BMP transactions. This compensation also included certain amounts related to the use of assets and services of the Company, as well as travel expenses reimbursed to directors and officers. See “— Use of Certain Assets and Services” below.
We made Ps.96.4 million in contributions to our pension and seniority premium plans on behalf of our directors, alternate directors and executive officers in 2010. Projected benefit obligations as of December 31, 2010 were approximately Ps.117.3 million.
In addition, we have granted our executive officers and directors rights to purchase CPOs under the Stock Purchase Plan and the Long-Term Retention Plan. See “— Stock Purchase Plan” and “— Long-Term Retention Plan” below.

 

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Use of Certain Assets and Services
We maintain an overall security program for Mr. Azcárraga, other top executives, their families, in some cases, and for other specific employees and service providers, as permitted under our “Política de Seguridad” policy, due to business-related security concerns. We refer to the individuals described above as Key Personnel. Our security program includes the use of our personnel, assets and services to accomplish security objectives.
According to this program, we require, under certain circumstances, that certain authorized Key Personnel use aircrafts, either owned or leased by us, for non-business, as well as business travel for our benefit rather than as a personal benefit. The use of such aircrafts is carried out in accordance with, among others, our “Política de Seguridad” policy, which establishes guidelines under which authorized Key Personnel may use such aircrafts for personal purposes. If the use of such aircrafts for personal purposes exceeds the specified number of hours, the relevant Key Personnel must reimburse us for the cost of operating the aircrafts during the excess time of use. The aggregate amount of compensation set forth in “— Compensation of Directors and Officers” does include the cost to us of providing this service.
In addition, certain Key Personnel is provided with security systems and equipment for their residences and/or automobiles and with security advice and personal protection services at their residences. The use of these security services is provided in accordance with our “Política de Seguridad” policy. The cost of these systems and services are incurred as a result of business-related concerns and are not considered for their personal benefit. As a result, the Company has not included such cost in “— Compensation of Directors and Officers”.
Stock Purchase Plan
Pursuant to the terms of our stock purchase plan, as amended, we may grant eligible participants, who consist of key executives and other personnel, rights to purchase CPOs and/or CPO equivalents or we may conditionally sell CPOs and/or CPO equivalents to these participants. See “— Long-Term Retention Plan”. Pursuant to the stock purchase plan, the exercise or sale prices of the CPOs and/or CPO equivalents range from Ps.11.21 to Ps.26.16. We have implemented the stock purchase plan by means of a special purpose trust. The CPOs, CPO equivalents and underlying shares that are part of the stock purchase plan will be held by the special purpose trust and will be voted with the majority of the CPOs, CPO equivalents and underlying shares represented at the relevant meeting until these securities are transferred to plan participants or otherwise sold in the open market. In accordance with the stock purchase plan, our President and the technical committee of the special purpose trust have broad discretion to make decisions related to the stock purchase plan, including the ability to accelerate vesting terms, to release or transfer CPOs and/or CPO equivalents, subject to conditional sale agreements, to plan participants in connection with sales for purposes of making the payment of the related purchase price, and to implement amendments to the stock purchase plan, among others.
The stock purchase plan has been implemented in several stages since 1999, through a series of conditional sales to plan participants of CPOs. The conditional sale agreements entered into by plan participants since the implementation of the stock purchase plan through the fourth quarter of 2001 were terminated for several reasons, including the failure of plan participants to pay the purchase price and the fact that the average closing price per CPO on the Mexican Stock Exchange fell below certain thresholds for a 15 trading day period.
Pursuant to the related conditional sale agreements, rights to approximately 0.7 million CPOs vested in March 2007, 7.1 million vested in July 2007, 0.1 million vested in February 2008, 0.7 million vested in March 2008, 1.3 million vested in July 2008 and 0.04 million vested in January 2009. No CPOs vested in 2010. Unless the technical committee of the special purpose trust or our President determines otherwise, these CPOs will be held in the special purpose trust until they are transferred to plan participants or otherwise sold in the open market, subject to the conditions set forth in the related conditional sale agreements. As of May 2009, CPOs and shares not assigned to plan participants were transferred to the Long-Term Retention Plan special purpose trust. See Notes 12 and 23 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
In December 2002 and July 2005, we registered for sale CPOs by the special purpose trust to plan participants pursuant to registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act. The registration of these CPOs permits plan participants who are not affiliates and/or the special purpose trust on behalf of these plan participants to sell their CPOs that have vested through ordinary brokerage transactions without any volume or other limitations or restrictions. Those plan participants who are affiliates may only sell their vested CPOs either pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or in reliance on an exemption from registration. All or a portion of the net proceeds from any such sales would be used to satisfy the purchase price obligations of these plan participants pursuant to their conditional sale agreements. As of December 31, 2010, approximately 86.9 million stock purchase plan CPOs transferred to employee plan participants, have been sold in open market transactions. Additional sales took place on March 13, 2011, the date when the rights to purchase a total of 87.4 million CPOs transferred expired. During the first quarter of 2011, the rights to approximately 2.7 million CPOs vested.

 

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As of October 2010, our stock purchase plan and our Long-Term Retention Plan were consolidated under a single special purpose trust. In the fourth quarter of 2010, approximately 14.3 million CPOs or CPO equivalents were designated for the stock purchase plan through that special purpose trust.
Long-Term Retention Plan
At our general extraordinary and ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 30, 2002, our stockholders authorized the creation and implementation of a Long-Term Retention Plan, as well as the creation of one or more special purpose trusts to implement the Long-Term Retention Plan. Pursuant to our Long-Term Retention Plan, we have granted eligible participants, who consist of unionized and non-unionized employees, including key personnel, awards as stock options, conditional sales, restricted stock or other similar arrangements. As approved by our stockholders, the exercise or sale price, as the case may be, is based (i) on the average trading price of the CPOs during the first six months of 2003, or (ii) on the price determined by the Board, the technical committee of the special purpose trust or the President of Televisa, in either case, adjusted by any applicable discount, including discounts attributable to limitations on the disposition of the Shares or CPOs that are subject to the Long-Term Retention Plan. The CPOs and their underlying shares as well as A, B, D and L Shares that are part of the Long-Term Retention Plan will be held by the special purpose trust and will be voted (y) with the majority of those securities, as the case may be, represented at the relevant meeting or (z) as determined by the technical committee of the special purpose trust, until these securities are transferred to plan participants or otherwise sold in the open market.
In April 2007, the Board of Directors, with the input from the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, reviewed the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and determined to include our Chief Executive Officer in the Long-Term Retention Plan of the Company as well as in any other plan to be granted by the Company to its employees in the future. See “— Compensation of Directors and Officers”. As a consequence thereof, as of May 2007, the Chief Executive Officer was awarded, under the Long-Term Retention Plan, approximately 5.5 million CPOs or CPO equivalents, either in the form of CPOs or shares, to be exercised at a price of approximately Ps.60.65 per CPO (subject to adjustments depending on dividends and the result of operations of the Company). The CPOs granted to the Chief Executive Officer may be exercised in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Pursuant to the resolutions adopted by our stockholders, we have not, and do not intend to, register shares under the Securities Act that are allocated to the Long-Term Retention Plan.
At our annual general ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 30, 2008, our stockholders approved a second stage of the Long-Term Retention Plan and approved grants of up to 25 million CPOs per year, or CPO equivalents, under the Long-Term Retention Plan. The price at which the CPOs will be transferred to beneficiaries is based on the lowest of (i) the closing price on March 31 of the year in which the CPOs are awarded, and (ii) the average price of the CPOs during the first three months of the year in which the CPOs are awarded. The resulting price shall be reduced by dividends, the growth of Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization, or OIBDA, (including OIBDA affected by acquisitions) between the date of award and the vesting date, and a liquidity discount, among others.
The special purpose trust created to implement the Long-Term Retention Plan currently owns approximately 106.8 million CPOs or CPO equivalents. This figure is net of approximately 9.7 million CPOs early vested in 2006 and approximately 12.1, 11.7, 13.7 and 26.0 million CPOs vested respectively in January 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Of such 106.8 million CPOs or CPO equivalents approximately 37% are in the form of CPOs and the remaining 63% are in the form of A, B, D and L Shares. As of April 2011, approximately 51.5 million CPOs or CPO equivalents have been reserved and will become vested between 2012 and 2013 at prices ranging from Ps.13.45 to Ps.60.65 pesos per CPO which may be reduced by dividends, the growth of OIBDA (including OIBDA affected by acquisitions) between the date of award and the vesting date, and a liquidity discount, among others.
At our annual general ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 29, 2011, our stockholders approved the issuance of 150 million CPOs, subject to the preemptive rights of existing stockholders. We intend to fund the special purpose trust to purchase the CPOs.
As of December 31, 2010 approximately 32.9 million CPOs that were transferred to employee plan participants were sold in the open market. Additional sales will continue to take place during or after 2011.
Share Ownership of Directors and Officers
Share ownership of our directors, alternate directors and executive officers is set forth in the table under “Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions”. Except as set forth in such table, none of our directors, alternate directors or executive officers is currently the beneficial owner of more than 1% of any class of our capital stock or conditional sale agreements or options representing the right to purchase more than 1% of any class of our capital stock.

 

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Employees and Labor Relations
The following table sets forth the number of employees and a breakdown of employees by main category of activity and geographic location as of the end of each year in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010:
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008     2009     2010  
Total number of employees
    22,548       24,362       24,739  
Category of activity:
                       
Employees
    22,488       24,323       24,698  
Executives
    40       39       41  
Geographic location:
                       
Mexico
    20,571       22,506       23,032  
Latin America (other than Mexico)
    1,529       1,508       1,399  
U.S.
    428       348       308  
As of December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, approximately 35%, 39%, and 37% of our employees, respectively, were represented by unions. We believe that our relations with our employees are good. Under Mexican law, the agreements between us and most of our television, radio and cable television union employees are subject to renegotiation on an annual basis in January of each year. We also have union contracts with artists, musicians and other employees, which are also renegotiated on an annual basis.

 

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Item 7. Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions
The following table sets forth information about the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by our directors, alternate directors, executive officers and each person who is known by us to own more than 5% of the currently outstanding A Shares, B Shares, L Shares or D Shares as of May 31, 2011. Except as set forth below, we are not aware of any holder of more than 5% of any class of our Shares.
                                                                         
                                                                    Aggregate  
                                                                    Percentage of  
    Shares Beneficially Owned(1)(2)     Outstanding  
    A Shares     B Shares     D Shares     L Shares     Shares  
            Percentage             Percentage             Percentage             Percentage     Beneficially  
Identity of Owner   Number     of Class     Number     of Class     Number     of Class     Number     of Class     Owned  
Azcárraga Trust(3)
    52,991,825,693       44.3 %     67,814,604       0.1 %     107,886,870       0.1 %     107,886,870       0.1 %     15.45 %
William H.Gates III(4)
    5,759,537,500       4.8 %     5,068,393,000       9.1 %     8,063,352,500       9.5 %     8,063,352,500       9.5 %     7.8 %
Dodge & Cox, Inc.(5)
    3,350,174,000       2.8 %     2,948,153,120       5.3 %     4,690,243,600       5.5 %     4,690,243,600       5.5 %     4.5 %
     
(1)   Unless otherwise indicated, the information presented in this section is based on the number of shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2011. The number of shares issued and outstanding for legal purposes as of May 31, 2011 was 60,597,348,050 series A Shares, 53,325,666,284 series B Shares, 84,836,287,270 series D Shares and 84,836,287,270 series L Shares, in the form of CPOs, and an additional 58,926,613,375 series A Shares, 2,357,207,692 series B Shares, 238,595 series D Shares and 238,595 series L Shares not in the form of CPOs. For financial reporting purposes under Mexican FRS only, the number of shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2011 was 59,344,206,075 series A Shares, 52,222,901,346 series B Shares, 83,081,888,505 series D Shares and 83,081,888,505 series L Shares in the form of CPOs, and an additional 53,301,948,965 series A Shares, 186,537 series B Shares, 238,541 series D Shares and 238,541 series L Shares not in the form of CPOs. The number of shares authorized, issued and outstanding for financial reporting purposes under Mexican FRS as of May 31, 2011 does not include: (i) 10,245,746 CPOs and an additional 136,493,950 series A Shares, 20,675,534 series B Shares, 25 series D Shares and 25 series L Shares not in the form of CPOs acquired by one of our subsidiaries, Televisa, S.A. de C.V.,substantially all of which are currently held by the trust created to implement our stock purchase plan; and (ii) 39,879,933 CPOs and an additional 5,488,170,460 series A Shares, 2,336,345,621 series B Shares, 29 series D Shares and 29 series L Shares not in the form of CPOs acquired by the trust we created to implement our long-term retention plan. See Note 12 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
 
(2)   Except through the Azcárraga Trust, none of our directors and executive officers currently beneficially owns more than 1% of our outstanding A Shares, B Shares, D Shares or L Shares. See “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Share Ownership of Directors and Officers”. This information is based on information provided by directors and executive officers.
 
(3)   For a description of the Azcárraga Trust, see “— The Major Stockholders” below.
 
(4)   Based solely on information included in the report on Schedule 13D filed on March 19, 2010 by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. Includes 3,644,562,500 A Shares, 3,207,215,000 B Shares, 5,102,387,500 D Shares and 5,102,387,500 L Shares beneficially owned by Cascade Investment, L.L.C., over which William H. Gates III has sole voting and dispositive power, and 2,114,975,000 A Shares, 1,861,178,000 B Shares, 2,960,965,000 D Shares and 2,960,965,000 L Shares beneficially owned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, over which William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates have shared voting and dispositive power.
 
(5)   Based solely on information included in the report on Form 13F filed on March 31, 2011 by Dodge & Cox.
The Major Stockholders
Approximately 45.6% of the outstanding A Shares, 2.7% of the outstanding B Shares, 2.8% of the outstanding D Shares and 2.8% of the outstanding L Shares of the Company were held through the Stockholder Trust, including shares in the form of CPOs. On June 17, 2009, the Stockholder Trust was terminated and the shares and CPOs which were formerly held through such trust, were delivered to the corresponding beneficiaries. The largest beneficiary of the Stockholder Trust was a trust for the benefit of Emilio Azcárraga Jean. Such trust currently holds 44.3% of the outstanding A shares, 0.1% of the outstanding B shares, 0.1% of the outstanding D shares and 0.1% of the outstanding L shares of the Company. As a result, Emilio Azcárraga Jean controlled until June 17, 2009, the voting of the shares held through the Stockholder Trust, and currently controls the vote of such shares through the Azcárraga Trust. The A Shares held through the Azcárraga Trust constitute a majority of the A Shares whose holders are entitled to vote because non-Mexican holders of CPOs and GDSs are not permitted by law to vote the underlying A Shares. Accordingly, and so long as non-Mexicans own more than a minimal number of A Shares, Emilio Azcárraga Jean will have the ability to direct the election of 11 out of 20 members of our Board of Directors, as well as prevent certain actions by the stockholders, including dividend payments, mergers, spin-offs, changes in corporate purpose, changes of nationality and amendments to the anti-takeover provisions of our bylaws.

 

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Pursuant to our bylaws, holders of Series B shares are entitled to elect five out of 20 members of our Board of Directors.
Because the Azcárraga Trust only holds a limited number of B Shares, there can be no assurance that individuals nominated by the Azcárraga Trust appointees will be elected to our Board.
Related Party Transactions
Transactions and Arrangements With Innova. In 2010, we engaged in, and we expect that we will continue to engage in, transactions with Innova, including, without limitation, the transaction described below. We hold a 58.7% equity interest in Innova through a consolidated venture with DIRECTV. Beginning April 1, 2004, we began including the assets, liabilities and results of operations of Innova in our consolidated financial statements (see Note 1(b) to our consolidated year-end financial statements). Although we hold a majority of Innova’s equity and designate a majority of the members of Innova’s board of directors, DIRECTV has certain governance and veto rights, including the right to block some transactions between us and Innova.
Capital Contributions and Loans
Programming. Pursuant to an agreement between us and Innova, we have granted Innova exclusive DTH rights to some program services in Mexico. Innova paid us Ps.1,061.4 million for these rights in 2010. Innova currently pays the rates paid by third party providers of cable television, subject to certain exceptions, and MMDS services in Mexico for our various programming services. In addition, pursuant to the agreement and subject to certain exceptions, we cannot charge Innova higher rates than the rates that we charge third party providers of cable television and MMDS services in Mexico for our various programming services.
Advertising Services. Innova purchased magazine advertising space and television and radio advertising time from us in connection with the promotion of its DTH satellite services in 2010, and we expect that Innova will continue to do so in the future. For television, radio and magazine advertising, Innova paid and will continue to pay the rates applicable to third party advertisers. Innova paid Ps.218.6 million for advertising services in 2010.
Guarantees. We have guaranteed a portion of Innova’s payments to Intelsat Corporation (formerly PanAmSat Corporation) for transponder services on satellite IS-9 (formerly PAS-9). Our guarantee is currently limited to 58.7% of Innova’s obligations under the transponder lease. Innova is obligated to pay a monthly service fee of U.S.$1.7 million to PanAmSat for satellite signal reception and retransmission service from transponders on the IS-9 satellite through September 2015. As of December 31, 2010, we had guaranteed payments in the amount of U.S.$56.9 million, which represented 58.7% of Innova’s obligations to Intelsat Corporation at the end of 2010. See “Information on the Company — Business Overview — DTH Ventures”. See Note 11 to our consolidated year-end financial statements. If Innova does not pay these fees in a timely manner, we will be required to pay our proportionate share of its obligations to Intelsat. We have also guaranteed 100% of Corporación Novavisión, S. de R.L. de C.V.’s payment obligation under both the Ps.2.1 billion, 8.3-year bank loan with Banamex, as well as the Ps.1.4 billion, 8.3-year bank loan with Banco Santander, S.A.
Tax Sharing Agreement. We have a tax sharing agreement with Innova, which sets forth certain of our rights and obligations, as well as those of Innova, with respect to Innova’s liability for federal income and asset taxes imposed under Mexican tax laws. We received an authorization from Mexican tax authorities to include Innova’s results in our consolidated tax return for purposes of determining our income. Tax profits or losses obtained by Innova are consolidated with our tax profits or losses up to 100% of our percentage ownership of Innova, which is currently 58.7%. Pursuant to the tax sharing agreement, in no event shall Innova be required to remit to us an amount in respect of its federal income that is in excess of the product of (x) the amount that Innova would be required to pay on an individual basis, as if Innova had filed a separate tax return, and (y) with respect to income taxes, our direct or indirect percentage ownership of Innova’s capital stock.
For additional information concerning transactions with Innova, as well as amounts paid to us by Innova pursuant to these transactions in 2010, see Note 16 to our consolidated year-end financial statements. See also “Information on the Company — Business Overview — DTH Ventures — Mexico and Central America”.
Transactions and Arrangements With Vuela. In 2007, Editorial Televisa, our subsidiary, entered into an agreement with Vuela pursuant to which Vuela distributed five different magazines edited and produced by Editorial Televisa. Under this agreement, Vuela distributed these magazines at no cost to its clients, in boarding terminals at airports located in the Mexican territory and on its airplanes. Televisa paid Vuela 10% of the net advertising sales generated by these magazines. We believe that such percentage is comparable to the amounts paid to third parties in similar types of transactions. This agreement was terminated in 2010.

 

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Pursuant to a license agreement between Televisa and Vuela, we granted Vuela the right to broadcast some of our television programs in the audio and video systems installed in Vuela’s aircrafts, facilities, and vehicles. Under this license agreement, Vuela paid Televisa a monthly royalty in the amount of Ps.100,000 for Televisa content. In addition, Televisa entered into an agreement with Vuela pursuant to which Televisa sold airplane screen advertising aired in the audio and video systems installed in Vuela’s aircrafts. Televisa paid Vuela a monthly fixed consideration of Ps.100,000 and a variable consideration of 15% of the revenues obtained by Televisa from such airplane screen sales. During 2010, Televisa paid Vuela the amount of Ps.1,014,053 as variable consideration under such agreement. We believe that such amount is comparable to those paid to third parties in these types of transactions. These arrangements were terminated in 2010.
Transactions and Arrangements with TVI. In December 2007, TVI entered into a loan facility in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the majority of the assets of Bestel by our indirect majority-owned subsidiary, Cablestar. In connection with such loan facility, TVI issued an interest bearing promissory note in the principal amount of U.S.$50 million with a maturity date of December 2012, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The interest rate on the promissory note is LIBOR plus the applicable margin, which is determined by the leverage ratio. On June 2, 2009, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the Company entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, whereby Grupo Televisa, S.A.B prepaid the loan facility and assumed from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. the entire $50.0 million loan facility with TVI. In July 2009, TVI prepaid the loan facility through an exchange with the Company of such loan receivable for the 15.4% interest TVI held in Cablestar and for Ps.85.58 million in cash.
Transactions and Arrangements with Letseb. In December 2007, in connection with the acquisition of Bestel, Letseb issued a non-interest bearing promissory note in the principal amount of U.S.$80 million with a maturity date of August 2009, in favor of Consultoría Empresarial Segura, S.A. de C.V. or CES, which was guaranteed by the Company. In 2008, CES sold such promissory note to Credit Suisse acting through its Cayman Islands Branch or Credit Suisse, and as a result, the promissory note was replaced by a U.S.$80 million non-interest bearing promissory note payable to Credit Suisse with the same maturity date, which was also guaranteed by the Company. In March 2009, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Credit Suisse, pursuant to which it acquired the U.S.$80 million non-interest bearing promissory note.
Transactions and Arrangements with Iusacell. Iusacell purchased advertising services from us in connection with the promotion of its products and services in 2011, and we expect that Iusacell will continue to do so in the future. Iusacell paid and will continue to pay rates applicable to third party advertisers for these advertising services.
Transactions and Arrangements With Our Directors and Officers. In 2007, we invested Ps.55 million (approximately U.S.$5 million) in the equity of Centros de Conocimiento Tecnológico, or CCT, a company that builds, owns and operates technological schools in Mexico and in which Claudio X. Gonzalez Laporte and Carlos Fernandez Gonzalez, two of our directors, own a minority interest. We currently hold 15% of the equity of CCT.
Certain of our executive officers have in the past, and from time to time in the future may, purchase debt securities issued by us and/or our subsidiaries from third parties in negotiated transactions. Certain of our executive officers and directors participate in our stock purchase plan and Long-Term Retention Plan. See “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Stock Purchase Plan” and “— Long-Term Retention Plan”.
Transactions and Arrangements With Affiliates and Related Parties of Our Directors, Officers and Major Stockholders
Consulting Services. Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, S.C., a consulting firm which is controlled by Ariana Azcárraga De Surmont, the sister of Emilio Azcárraga Jean, has, from time to time during 2010 provided consulting services and research in connection with the effects of our programming, especially telenovelas, on our viewing audience. Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, S.C. provided us with such services in 2010, and we expect to continue these arrangements through 2011.
Loans from Banamex. In 2006, Banamex and Innova entered into a loan agreement with a maturity date of 2016 and in 2010 Banamex and TVI entered into a revolving credit facility which was paid by TVI in March 2011. In March 2011, the Company entered into long-term credit arrangements with Banamex, with maturities between 2018 and 2021. These loans were made on terms substantially similar to those offered by Banamex to third parties. Emilio Azcárraga Jean, our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, is a member of the Board of Banamex. One of our directors, Roberto Hernández Ramírez, is the Chairman of the Board of Banamex. Mr. Hernández was also a member of the Board of, and the beneficial owner of less than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of, Citigroup, Inc., the entity that indirectly controls Banamex. Lorenzo H. Zambrano Treviño, a former director, is also a member of the Board of Banamex. For a description of amounts outstanding under, and the terms of, our existing credit facilities with Banamex, see “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources — Indebtedness”.

 

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Advertising Services. Two of our directors, Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega and Carlos Fernández González, are members of the Board of, as well as in the case of Mr. Fernández, stockholder of, Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V., or Grupo Modelo, the leading producer, distributor and exporter of beer in Mexico. Carlos Fernández González also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors of Grupo Modelo. Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega also serves as the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the board of directors of Grupo Modelo. Grupo Modelo purchased advertising services from us in connection with the promotion of its products from time to time in 2010, and we expect that this will continue to be the case in the future. Grupo Modelo paid and will continue to pay rates applicable to third party advertisers for these advertising services.
During 2010, Editorial Televisa, our subsidiary, entered into advertising agreements with Comercializadora IMU, S.A. de C.V., or IMU, a company controlled by the brother-in-law of Emilio Azcárraga Jean, whereby IMU provides advertising services to Editorial Televisa by promoting magazines published by Editorial Televisa, at billboards installed at bus stops and Editorial Televisa promotes IMU’s products and/or services in the magazines it publishes. Under such agreement, Editorial Televisa paid IMU Ps.433,354 for such services in 2010, and IMU paid Televisa Ps.433,354 for such services in 2010. In addition, Editorial Televisa and IMU entered into separate advertising services agreements in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, whereby IMU provided advertising services to Editorial Televisa by promoting magazines published by Editorial Televisa at billboards installed at bus stops. Editorial Televisa paid Ps.3.9 million for such services in 2010. We believe that the terms and conditions of these advertising agreements are on arm’s length basis.
Several other members of our current Board serve as members of the Boards and/or are stockholders of other companies. See “Directors, Senior Management and Employees”. Some of these companies, including Banamex, Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A.B. de C.V., Grupo Financiero Santander, S.A.B. de C.V., and FEMSA, among others, purchased advertising services from us in connection with the promotion of their respective products and services from time to time in 2009 and 2010, and we expect that this will continue to be the case in the future. Similarly, Alejandro Quintero Iñiguez, a member of our Board and our Executive Committee and our Corporate Vice President of Sales and Marketing, is a stockholder and member of the Board of Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V. and TV Promo, S.A. de C.V., or TV Promo. Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V. and TV Promo are Mexican companies which render services of publicity, promotion and advertisement to third parties; these entities act as licensees of the Company for the use and exploitation of certain images and/or trademarks of shows and novelas produced by the Company; and produce promotional campaigns and events for the Company and for some of the Company’s clients. Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V. and TV Promo jointly with other entities in which Mr. Alejandro Quintero has a direct and/or indirect participation, such as Producción y Creatividad Musical, S.A. de C.V., Radar Servicios Especializados de Mercadotecnia, S.A. de C.V. and TV Promo International, Inc. (jointly, Grupo TV Promo) have purchased and will continue to purchase advertising services from us, some of which are referred to the aforementioned promotional campaigns. The companies described above pay rates applicable to third party advertisers that purchase unsold advertising services, which are lower than the rates paid by advertisers that purchase advertising in advance or at regular rates. Alejandro Quintero does not currently receive any form of compensation from Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V. and/or TV Promo, other than dividends to which he may be entitled to receive as stockholder, as the case may be. During 2010, Grupo TV Promo purchased unsold advertising from Televisa for a total of Ps.301.3 million.
Agency Services. From July 2005 to October 2007, Maximedios Alternativos, S.A. de C.V., or Maximedios, a Mexican company, was Televisa’s sales agent for the sale of in-store television advertising, airplane screen advertising, sponsorship of our soccer teams, as well as pay-TV advertising sales (which includes Innova, Televisa Networks, and Cablevisión). Televisa, Innova, Televisa Networks and Cablevisión, respectively paid Maximedios 15% of the revenues from advertising sales made on their behalf and Televisa paid Maximedios 15% of the revenues from airplane screen sales and in-store advertising and 5% of the revenues from sponsorships. Alejandro Quintero Iñiguez, a member of our Board and our Executive Committee and our Corporate Vice President of Sales and Marketing jointly with other members of his family, are majority stockholders and members of the Board of Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V. and Producción y Creatividad Musical, S.A. de C.V., companies that have a majority interest in Maximedios.
Alejandro Quintero does not currently receive any form of compensation from Maximedios, other than dividends to which he may be entitled to receive as an indirect stockholder. During 2009, Televisa and the aforementioned affiliates, paid Maximedios the amount of Ps.0.7 million, as sales commissions. We believe that such amount is comparable to those paid to third parties for these types of services.
Legal and Advisory Services. During 2010, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., a Mexican law firm, provided us with legal and advisory services, and we expect that this will continue to be the case in the future. Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega, a partner on leave of absence from the law firm of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., is one of our directors, a member of our Executive Committee, an Executive Vice President and was a member of our Related Party Transactions Committee. Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega does not currently receive any form of compensation from, or participates in any way in the profits of, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C. Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez, a partner from the law firm of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., serves also as Secretary of our Board of Directors and Secretary to the Executive Committee of our Board of Directors. We believe that the fees we paid for these services were comparable to those that we would have paid another law firm for similar services.

 

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In August 2009, we entered into an agreement with Allen & Company to provide the Company with advisory services related to investment opportunities outside of Mexico. In February 2010, we entered into an agreement with Allen & Company to provide the Company with advisory services related to an investment opportunity in the wireless telecommunications segment in Mexico. Two of our directors are directors of Allen & Company as well. These agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis. We believe that the amounts paid and to be paid under these agreements to Allen & Company are comparable to those paid to third parties for these types of services. See Note 16 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.
Sale of Property. In April 2010, we sold to Desarrolladora El Cenote, S.A. de C.V., or Cenote, a portion of the land located in front of our principal headquarters in Santa Fe. A stockholder of Cenote is Mr. Adolfo Fastlicht Kurian, the brother-in-law of Mr. Emilio Azcarraga Jean, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
Item 8. Financial Information
See “Financial Statements” and pages F-1 through F-59, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. The Offer and Listing
Trading History of CPOs and GDSs
Since December 1993, the GDSs have been traded on the NYSE and the CPOs have been traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange. In September 2007, we removed JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the depository for the GDSs and appointed The Bank of New York Mellon pursuant to a new deposit agreement.
The table below shows, for the periods indicated, the high and low market prices in nominal Pesos for the CPOs on the Mexican Stock Exchange, giving effect to the March 1, 2000 10-for-1 stock split in all cases.
                 
    Nominal Pesos per CPO(1)  
    High     Low  
2006
    60.88       37.67  
2007
    68.10       48.29  
2008
    57.35       36.19  
2009
    56.67       33.91  
First Quarter
    44.31       33.91  
Second Quarter
    48.17       39.39  
Third Quarter
    50.64       43.59  
Fourth Quarter
    56.67       48.45  
December
    54.52       52.74  
2010
    65.09       45.19  
First Quarter
    54.46       47.29  
Second Quarter
    53.33       45.19  
Third Quarter
    50.20       45.91  
Fourth Quarter
    65.09       47.72  
December
    65.09       59.79  
2011 (through June 24, 2011)
    65.01       52.45  
First Quarter
    65.01       55.16  
January
    65.01       57.28  
February
    59.55       57.15  
March
    58.85       55.16  
Second Quarter (through June 24, 2011)
    59.98       52.45  
April
    59.98       52.45  
May
    54.98       53.37  
June (through June 24, 2011)
    57.18       52.95  
     
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The table below shows, for the periods indicated, the high and low market prices in U.S. Dollars for the GDSs on the NYSE, giving effect to the March 22, 2006 1:4 GDS ratio change in all cases.
                 
    U.S. Dollars per GDS(1)  
    High     Low  
2006
    28.20       16.38  
2007
    31.14       22.04  
2008
    27.68       13.21  
2009
    22.13       10.92  
First Quarter
    16.66       10.92  
Second Quarter
    18.20       14.16  
Third Quarter
    18.99       16.30  
Fourth Quarter
    22.13       17.74  
December
    21.39       20.53  
2010
    26.51       17.41  
First Quarter
    21.15       18.30  
Second Quarter
    21.66       17.41  
Third Quarter
    19.81       17.58  
Fourth Quarter
    26.51       18.91  
December
    26.51       24.05  
2011 (through June 24, 2011)
    26.50       22.25  
First Quarter
    26.50       22.78  
January
    26.50       23.46  
February
    24.70       23.49  
March
    24.62       22.78  
Second Quarter (through June 24, 2011)
    25.31       22.25  
April
    25.31       22.40  
May
    23.72       22.91  
June (through June 24, 2011)
    24.17       22.25  
     
(1)   Source: NYSE.
Trading prices of the CPOs and the GDSs will be influenced by our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and by economic, financial and other factors and market conditions. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Mexico — Economic and Political Developments in Mexico May Adversely Affect Our Business”. There can be no assurance that prices of the CPOs and the GDSs will, in future, be within the ranges set forth above. We believe that as of May 31, 2011, approximately 302,558,087 GDSs were held of record by 107 persons with U.S. addresses. Before giving effect to the 2004 recapitalization, substantially all of the outstanding A Shares not held through CPOs were owned by Televicentro and a special purpose trust created for our Long-Term Retention Plan, as described under “Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions” and “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Long-Term Retention Plan”. For more information regarding our 2004 recapitalization, please refer to our Form 6-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2004.
Trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange
Overview
The Mexican Stock Exchange, located in Mexico City, is the only stock exchange in Mexico. Operating continuously since 1907, the Mexican Stock Exchange is organized as a publicly-traded corporation with variable capital, or sociedad anónima bursatil de capital variable . Securities trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange occurs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Mexico City time, each business day. Since January 1999, all trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange has been effected electronically. The Mexican Stock Exchange may impose a number of measures to promote an orderly and transparent trading price of securities, including the operation of a system of automatic suspension of trading in shares of a particular issuer when price fluctuation exceeds certain limits. The Mexican Stock Exchange may also suspend trading in shares of a particular issuer as a result of the disclosure of a material event, or when the changes in the volume traded or share price are not consistent with either the historic performance or information publicly available. The Mexican Stock Exchange may resume trading in the shares when it deems that the material events have been adequately disclosed to public investors or when it deems that the issuer has adequately explained the reasons for the changes in the volume traded or prevailing share price. Under current regulations, in certain cases when the relevant securities are simultaneously traded on a stock exchange outside of Mexico, the Mexican Stock Exchange may consider the measures adopted by the other stock exchange in order to suspend and/or resume trading in the issuer’s shares.

 

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Settlement is effected two business days after a share transaction on the Mexican Stock Exchange. Deferred settlement, even by mutual agreement, is not permitted without the approval of the CNBV. Most securities traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange, including the CPOs, are on deposit with S.D. Indeval, Institución para el Depósito de Valores, S.A. de C.V., or Indeval, a privately owned securities depositary that acts as a clearinghouse, depositary and custodian, as well as a settlement, transfer and registration agent for Mexican Stock Exchange transactions, eliminating the need for physical transfer of securities.
Although the Mexican Securities Market Law provides for the existence of an over-the-counter market, no such market for securities in Mexico has been developed.
Market Regulation and Registration Standards
In 1946, the Comisión Nacional de Valores , or the National Securities Commission, commonly known as the CNV, was established to regulate stock market activity. In 1995, the CNV and the Comisión Nacional Bancaria , or the National Banking Commission, were merged to form the CNBV. The Mexican Securities Market Law, which took effect in 1975, introduced important structural changes to the Mexican financial system, including the organization of brokerage firms as corporations with variable capital, or sociedades anónimas de capital variable . The Mexican Securities Market Law sets standards for authorizing companies to operate as brokerage firms, which authorization is granted at the discretion of the Ministry of Finance upon the recommendation of the CNBV. In addition to setting standards for brokerage firms, the Mexican Securities Market Law empowers the CNBV, among other things, to regulate the public offering and trading of securities and to impose sanctions for the illegal use of insider information. The CNBV regulates the Mexican securities market, the Mexican Stock Exchange and brokerage firms through a board of governors composed of thirteen members, five of which are appointed by the Ministry of Finance.
In June 2001, the Mexican Securities Market Law required issuers to increase the protections offered to minority stockholders and to impose corporate governance controls on Mexican listed companies in line with international standards. The Mexican Securities Market Law then in effect expressly permitted Mexican listed companies, with prior authorization from the CNBV, to include in their bylaws anti-takeover defenses such as stockholder rights plans, or poison pills. We amended our bylaws to include certain of these protections at our general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting, which was held on April 30, 2002. See “Additional Information — Bylaws — Other Provisions — Appraisal Rights and Other Minority Protections” and “Additional Information — Bylaws — Antitakeover Protections”.
To offer securities to the public in Mexico, an issuer must meet specific qualitative and quantitative requirements, and generally only securities for which an application for registration in the National Registry of Securities, or NRS, maintained by the CNBV has been approved by the CNBV may be listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. This approval does not imply any kind of certification or assurance related to the merits or the quality of the securities or the solvency of the issuer.
In March 2003, the CNBV issued general rules, or General CNBV Rules, applicable to issuers and other securities market participants. The General CNBV Rules, which repealed several previously enacted rules, or circulares , of the CNBV, now provide a single set of rules governing issuers and issuer activity, among other things.
The General CNBV Rules have mandated that the Mexican Stock Exchange adopt minimum requirements for issuers to be registered with the CNBV and have their securities listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. To be registered, issuers will be required to have, among other things:
    a minimum number of years of operating history;
 
    a minimum financial condition;
 
    a minimum number of shares or CPOs to be publicly offered to public investors;
 
    a minimum price for the securities to be offered;
 
    a minimum of 15% of the capital stock placed among public investors;
 
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    the following distribution of the securities offered pursuant to an offering in Mexico: (i) at least 50% of the total number of securities offered must be placed among investors who acquire less than 5% of the total number of securities offered; and (ii) no investor may acquire more than 40% of the total number of securities offered; and
 
    complied with certain corporate governance requirements.
 
      To maintain its registration, an issuer will be required to have, among other things:
 
    a minimum financial condition;
 
    minimum operating conditions, including a minimum number of trades;
 
    a minimum trading price of its securities;
 
    a minimum of 12% of the capital stock held by public investors;
 
    a minimum of 100 holders of shares or of shares represented by CPOs who are deemed to be public investors under the General CNBV Rules; and
 
    complied with certain corporate governance requirements.
The CNBV has the authority to waive some of these requirements in some circumstances. Also, some of these requirements are applicable for each series of shares of the relevant issuer.
The Mexican Stock Exchange will review annually compliance with the foregoing and other requirements, some of which may be further reviewed on a quarterly or semi-annual basis. The Mexican Stock Exchange must inform the CNBV of the results of its review and this information must, in turn, be disclosed to investors. If an issuer fails to comply with any of the foregoing requirements, the Mexican Stock Exchange will request that the issuer propose a plan to cure the violation. If the issuer fails to propose such plan, if the plan is not satisfactory to the Mexican Stock Exchange or if the issuer does not make substantial progress with respect to the corrective measures, trading of the relevant series of shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange will be temporarily suspended until the situation is corrected. In addition, if the issuer fails to propose the plan or ceases to follow such plan once proposed, the CNBV may suspend or cancel the registration of the shares. In such event, the issuer must evidence the mechanisms to protect the rights of public investors and market in general.
Issuers of listed securities are required to file unaudited quarterly financial statements and audited annual financial statements as well as various periodic reports with the CNBV and the Mexican Stock Exchange. Issuers of listed securities must prepare and disclose their financial information by a Mexican Stock Exchange-approved system known as EMISNET and to the CNBV through the Sistema de Transferencia de Información sobre Valores, or STIV-2. Immediately upon its receipt, the Mexican Stock Exchange makes that information available to the public.
The General CNBV Rules and the internal regulations of the Mexican Stock Exchange require issuers of listed securities to file through EMISNET and STIV-2 information on the occurrence of material events affecting the relevant issuer. Material events include, but are not limited to:
    the entering into or termination of joint venture agreements or agreements with key suppliers;
 
    the creation of new lines of businesses or services;
 
    significant deviations in expected or projected operating performance;
 
    the restructuring or payment of significant indebtedness;
 
    material litigation or labor conflicts;
 
    changes in dividend policy;
 
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    any other event that may have a material adverse effect on the results, financial condition or operations of the relevant issuer.
If there is unusual price volatility of the securities listed, the Mexican Stock Exchange must immediately request that the issuer inform the public as to the causes of such volatility or, if the issuer is unaware of such causes, make a statement to that effect. In addition, the Mexican Stock Exchange must immediately request that issuers disclose any information relating to relevant material events, when it deems the information currently disclosed to be insufficient, as well as instruct issuers to clarify such information when it deems the information to be confusing. The Mexican Stock Exchange may request issuers to confirm or deny any material events that have been disclosed to the public by third parties when it deems that the material event may affect or influence the securities being traded. The Mexican Stock Exchange must immediately inform the CNBV of any requests made to issuers. The CNBV may also make any of these requests directly to issuers. An issuer may delay the disclosure of material events under some circumstances, including where the information being offered is not related to transactions that have been completed.
The CNBV and the Mexican Stock Exchange may suspend the dealing in securities of an issuer:
    if the issuer does not adequately disclose a material event; or
 
    upon price or volume volatility or changes in the offer or demand in respect of the relevant securities, which are not consistent with the historic performance of the securities and could not be explained solely by the information made publicly available under the General CNBV Rules.
The Mexican Stock Exchange must immediately inform the CNBV and the general public of any such suspension. An issuer may request that the CNBV or the Mexican Stock Exchange resume trading, provided it demonstrates that the causes triggering the suspension have been resolved and that it is in full compliance with the periodic reporting requirements under the applicable law. If its request has been granted, the Mexican Stock Exchange will determine the appropriate mechanism to resume trading in its securities. If trading of an issuer is suspended for more than 20 business days and the issuer is authorized to resume trading without conducting a public offering, the issuer must disclose through EMISNET and STIV-2, before trading resumes, a description of the causes that resulted in the suspension and reasons why it is now authorized to resume trading.
Likewise, if the securities of an issuer are traded on both the Mexican Stock Exchange and a foreign securities market, that issuer must file with the CNBV and the Mexican Stock Exchange on a simultaneous basis the information that it is required to file pursuant to the laws and regulations of the relevant other jurisdiction.
Pursuant to the Mexican Securities Market Law, stockholders of issuers listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange must disclose any transactions through or outside of the Mexican Stock Exchange that result in exceeding 10% ownership stake of an issuer’s capital stock. These stockholders must also inform the CNBV of the results of these transactions the day after their completion. See “Additional Information — Mexican Securities Market Law”.
Additionally, related parties of an issuer who increase or decrease their ownership stake, in one or more transactions, by 5% or more, shall disclose such transactions. The Mexican Securities Market Law also requires stockholders holding 10% or more of the capital stock of companies listed in the registry to notify the CNBV of any ownership changes in shares of the company. Moreover, recent amendments to the CNBV regulations for issuers, require issuers to disclose to the CNBV on an annual basis on or before June 30 of each year: (i) the name and ownership percentage of any Board members and relevant officers that maintain 1% or more of the capital stock of an issuer, (ii) the names and ownership percentage of any other individual or entity that maintains 5% or more of the capital stock of an issuer (regardless of whether such stockholder is an officer or director) and (iii) the names and ownership percentage of the 10 (ten) stockholders with the largest direct ownership stake in an issuer (regardless of the ownership percentage or whether such stockholder is an officer, director, related party or private investor with no relationship to the issuer). Based on the foregoing, Mexican Securities Regulations require that (i) Board members and relevant officers that maintain 1% or more of the capital stock of an issuer and (ii) any other individual or entity that maintains 5% or more of the capital stock of an entity, provide this information to the relevant issuer on or before May 15 of each year.

 

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Item 10. Additional Information
Mexican Securities Market Law
On April 25, 2002, the CNBV issued general rules to regulate public tender offers and the obligation to disclose share acquisitions above certain thresholds, as well as share acquisitions of the capital stock of public companies by related parties. Subject to certain exceptions, any acquisition of shares of a public company which increases the acquiror’s ownership to 10% or more, but not more than 30%, of the company’s outstanding capital stock must be disclosed to the CNBV and the Mexican Stock Exchange by no later than the day following the acquisition. Any acquisition of shares by a related party that increases such party’s ownership interest in a public company by 5% or more of the company’s outstanding capital stock must also be disclosed to the CNBV and the Mexican Stock Exchange by no later than the day following the acquisition. In addition, any intended acquisition of shares of a public company which increases the potential acquiror’s ownership to 30% or more, but not more than 50%, of the company’s voting shares requires the potential acquiror to make a tender offer for the greater of (i) the percentage of the capital stock intended to be acquired or (ii) 10% of the outstanding capital stock. Finally, any intended acquisition of shares of a public company which increases the potential acquiror’s ownership to more than 50% of the company’s voting shares requires the potential acquiror to make a tender offer for 100% of the outstanding capital stock. Bylaw provisions regarding mandatory tender offers in the case of these acquisitions may differ from the requirements summarized above, provided that they are more protective to minority stockholders than those afforded by law. See “— Bylaws — Antitakeover Protections”.
On December 30, 2005, a new Mexican Securities Market Law was enacted and published in the Official Gazette. The new Securities Market Law became effective on June 28, 2006 and in some cases allowed an additional period of 180 days (late December 2006) for issuers to incorporate in their by-laws the new corporate governance and other requirements derived from the new law. The new Mexican Securities Market Law changed the Mexican securities laws in various material respects. In particular the new law (i) clarifies the rules for tender offers, dividing them in voluntary and mandatory, (ii) clarifies standards for disclosure of holdings applicable to stockholders of public companies, (iii) expands and strengthens the role of the board of directors of public companies, (iv) determines with precision the standards applicable to the board of directors and the duties of the board, each director, its secretary, the general director and executive officers (introducing concepts such as the duty of care, duty of loyalty and safe harbors), (v) replaces the statutory auditor (comisario) and its duties with the audit committee, the corporate practices committee and the external auditors, (vi) clearly defines the role of the general director and executive officers and their responsibilities, (vii) improves rights of minorities, and (viii) improves the definition of applicable sanctions for violations to the Mexican Securities Market Law, including the payment of punitive damages and criminal penalties.
The new Mexican Securities Market Law does not substantially modify the reporting obligations of issuers of equity securities listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange. The new Mexican Securities Market Law reinforces insider trading restrictions and specifically includes, within such restrictions, trading in options and derivatives the underlying security of which is issued by such entity. Among other changes, the new Mexican Securities Market Law provides for a course of action available to anyone who traded (as a counterparty) with someone in possession of privileged information to seek the appropriate indemnification.
Pursuant to the new Mexican Securities Market Law:
    members of a listed issuer’s board of directors,
 
    stockholders controlling 10% or more of a listed issuer’s outstanding share capital,
 
    advisors,
 
    groups controlling 25% or more of a listed issuer’s outstanding share capital and
 
    other insiders
must inform the CNBV of any transactions undertaken with securities of a listed issuer.
In addition, under the new Mexican Securities Market Law insiders must abstain from purchasing or selling securities of the issuer within 90 days from the last sale or purchase, respectively.
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intended purchase amount, convertible securities, warrants and derivatives the underlying security of which are such shares must be considered. The new law also permits the payment of certain amounts to controlling stockholders over and above the offering price if these amounts are fully disclosed, approved by the board of directors and paid in connection with non-compete or similar obligations. The new law also introduces exceptions to the mandatory tender offer requirements and specifically provides for the consequences, to a purchaser, of not complying with these tender offer rules (lack of voting rights, possible annulment of purchases, etc.) and other rights available to prior stockholders of the issuer.
The new Mexican Securities Market Law ratifies that public companies may insert provisions in their by-laws pursuant to which the acquisition of control of the company, by the company’s stockholders or third parties, may be prevented, if such provisions (i) are approved by stockholders without the negative vote of stockholders representing 5% or more of the outstanding shares, (ii) do not exclude any stockholder or group of stockholders, and (iii) do not restrict, in an absolute manner, the change of control.
Bylaws
Set forth below is a brief summary of some significant provisions of our bylaws and Mexican law. This description does not purport to be complete, and is qualified by reference in its entirety to our bylaws, which have been filed as an exhibit to this annual report and Mexican law. For a description of the provisions of our bylaws relating to our Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, see “Directors, Senior Management and Employees”.
Organization and Register
Televisa is a sociedad anónima bursátil , or limited liability stock corporation, organized under the laws of Mexico in accordance with the Mexican Companies Law. Televisa was incorporated under Public Deed Number 30,200, dated December 19, 1990, granted before Notary Public Number 73 of Mexico City, D.F., and registered with the Public Registry of Commerce of Mexico City, under Commercial Page ( folio mercantil ) Number 142,164. We have a general corporate purpose, the specifics of which can be found in Article Four of our bylaws.
We maintain a stock registry, and in accordance with Mexican law, we only recognize those holders listed in our stock registry as our stockholders. Our stockholders may hold their share in the form of physical certificates or through book-entries with institutions that have accounts with Indeval. The CPO Trustee is the holder of record for Shares represented by CPOs. Accounts may be maintained at Indeval by brokers, banks and other entities approved by the CNBV.
Voting Rights and Stockholders’ Meetings
Holders of A Shares . Holders of A Shares have the right to vote on all matters subject to stockholder approval at any general stockholders’ meeting and have the right, voting as a class, to appoint eleven members of our Board of Directors and the corresponding alternate directors. In addition to requiring approval by a majority of all Shares entitled to vote together on a particular corporate matter, certain corporate matters must be approved by a majority of the holders of A Shares voting separately. These matters include mergers, dividend payments, spin-offs, changes in corporate purpose, changes of nationality and amendments to the anti-takeover provisions of our bylaws.
Holders of B Shares . Holders of B Shares have the right to vote on all matters subject to stockholder approval at any general stockholders’ meeting and have the right, voting as a class, to appoint five members of our Board of Directors and the corresponding alternate directors. The five directors and corresponding alternate directors elected by the holders of the B Shares will be elected at a stockholders’ meeting that must be held within the first four months after the end of each year.
Holders of D Shares and L Shares . Holders of D Shares, voting as a class, are entitled to vote at special meetings to elect two of the members of our Board of Directors and the corresponding alternate directors, each of which must be an independent director. In addition, holders of D Shares are entitled to vote on the following matters at extraordinary general meetings:
    our transformation from one type of company to another;
 
    any merger (even if we are the surviving entity);
 
    extension of our existence beyond our prescribed duration;
 
    our dissolution before our prescribed duration (which is currently 99 years from January 30, 2007);
 
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    a change in our nationality; and
 
    the cancellation from registration of the D Shares or the securities which represent the D Shares with the securities or special section of the NRS and with any other Mexican or foreign stock exchange in which such shares or securities are registered.
Holders of L Shares, voting as a class, are entitled to vote at special meetings to elect two of the members of our Board of Directors and the corresponding alternate directors, each of which must be an independent director. Holders of L Shares are also entitled to vote at extraordinary general meetings on the following matters:
    our transformation from one type of company to another;
 
    any merger in which we are not the surviving entity; and
 
    the cancellation from registration of the L Shares or the securities that represent the L Shares with the special section of the NRS.
The two directors and corresponding alternate directors elected by each of the holders of the D Shares and the L Shares are elected annually at a special meeting of those holders. Special meetings of holders of D Shares and L Shares must also be held to approve the cancellation from registration of the D Shares or L Shares or the securities representing any of such shares with the NRS, as the case may be, and in the case of D Shares, with any other Mexican or foreign stock exchange in which such shares or securities are registered. All other matters on which holders of L Shares or D Shares are entitled to vote must be considered at an extraordinary general meeting. Holders of L Shares and D Shares are not entitled to attend or to address meetings of stockholders at which they are not entitled to vote. Under Mexican law, holders of L Shares and D Shares are entitled to exercise certain minority protections. See “— Other Provisions — Appraisal Rights and Other Minority Protections”.
Other Rights of Stockholders . Under Mexican law, holders of shares of any series are also entitled to vote as a class in a special meeting governed by the same rules that apply to extraordinary general meetings, as described below, on any action that would prejudice the rights of holders of shares of such series, but not rights of holders of shares of other series, and a holder of shares of such series would be entitled to judicial relief against any such action taken without such a vote. Generally, the determination of whether a particular stockholder action requires a class vote on these grounds could initially be made by the Board of Directors or other party calling for stockholder action. In some cases, under the Mexican Securities Market Law and the Mexican Companies Law, the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, the Corporate Practices Committee, or a Mexican court on behalf of those stockholders representing 10% of our capital stock could call a special meeting. A negative determination would be subject to judicial challenge by an affected stockholder, and the necessity for a class vote would ultimately be determined by a court. There are no other procedures for determining whether a particular proposed stockholder action requires a class vote, and Mexican law does not provide extensive guidance on the criteria to be applied in making such a determination.
General stockholders’ meetings may be ordinary general meetings or extraordinary general meetings. Extraordinary general meetings are those called to consider specific matters specified in Article 182 of the Mexican Companies Law and our bylaws, including, among others, amendments to our bylaws, our dissolution, liquidation or split-up, our merger and transformation from one form of company to another, increases and reductions in our capital stock, the approval of certain acquisitions of shares, including a change of control, as set forth in the antitakeover provisions in our bylaws and any action for civil liabilities against the members of our Board of Directors, its Secretary, or members of our Audit and Corporate Practices Committee. In addition, our bylaws require an extraordinary general meeting to consider the cancellation of registration of the D Shares or L Shares or the securities representing these Shares with the NRS, as the case may be, and in the case of D Shares, with any other Mexican or foreign stock exchange in which such Shares or securities are registered. General meetings called to consider all other matters are ordinary meetings which are held at least once each year within four months following the end of each fiscal year. Stockholders may be represented at any stockholders’ meeting by completing a form of proxy provided by us, which proxy is available within fifteen days prior to such meeting, and designating a representative to vote on their behalf. The form of proxy must comply with certain content requirements as set forth in the Mexican Securities Market Law and in our bylaws.
Holders of CPOs . Holders of CPOs who are Mexican nationals or Mexican corporations whose bylaws exclude foreign ownership of their shares are entitled to exercise voting rights with respect to the A Shares, B Shares, D Shares and L Shares underlying their CPOs. The CPO Trustee will vote such shares as directed by Mexican holders of CPOs, which must provide evidence of Mexican nationality. Non-Mexican holders of CPOs may only vote the L Shares held in the CPO Trust and are not entitled to exercise any voting rights with respect to the A Shares, B Shares and D Shares held in the CPO Trust. Voting rights in respect of these A Shares, B Shares and D Shares may only be exercised by the CPO Trustee. A Shares, B Shares and D Shares underlying the CPOs of non-Mexican holders or holders that do not give timely instructions as to voting of such Shares, (a) will be voted at special meetings of A Shares, B Shares or D Shares, as the case may be, as instructed by the CPO Trust’s Technical Committee (which

 

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consists of members of the Board of Directors and/or Executive Committee, who must be Mexican nationals), and (b) will be voted at any general meeting where such series has the right to vote in the same manner as the majority of the outstanding A Shares held by Mexican nationals or Mexican corporations (directly, or through the CPO Trust, as the case may be) are voted at the relevant meeting. L Shares underlying the CPOs of any holders that do not give timely instructions as to the voting of such Shares will be voted, at special meetings of L Shares and at general extraordinary meetings where L Shares have voting rights, as instructed by the Technical Committee of the CPO Trust. The CPO Trustee must receive voting instructions five business days prior to the stockholders’ meeting. Holders of CPOs that are Mexican nationals or Mexican corporations whose bylaws exclude foreign ownership of their Shares also must provide evidence of nationality, such as a copy of a valid Mexican passport or birth certificate, for individuals, or a copy of the bylaws, for corporations.
As described in “Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions,” A Shares held through the Azcárraga Trust constitute a majority of the A Shares whose holders are entitled to vote them, because non-Mexican holders of CPOs and GDSs are not permitted to vote the underlying A Shares. Accordingly, the vote of A Shares held through the Azcárraga Trust generally will determine how the A Shares underlying our CPOs are voted.
Holders of GDRs . Global Depositary Receipts, or GDRs evidencing GDSs are issued by The Bank of New York Mellon, the Depositary, pursuant to the Deposit Agreement we entered into with the Depositary and all holders from time to time of GDSs. Each GDR evidences a specified number of GDSs. A GDR may represent any number of GDSs. Only persons in whose names GDRs are registered on the books of the Depositary will be treated by us and the Depositary as owners and holders of GDRs. Each GDS represents the right to receive five CPOs which will be credited to the account of Banco Inbursa, S.A., the Custodian, maintained with Indeval for such purpose. Each CPO represents financial interests in, and limited voting rights with respect to, 25 A Shares, 22 B Shares, 35 L Shares and 35 D Shares held pursuant to the CPO Trust.
The Depositary will mail information on stockholders’ meetings to all holders of GDRs. At least six business days prior to the relevant stockholders’ meeting, GDR holders may instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the CPOs represented by their GDSs, and the underlying Shares. Since the CPO Trustee must also receive voting instructions five business days prior to the stockholders’ meeting, the Depositary may be unable to vote the CPOs and underlying Shares in accordance with any written instructions. Holders that are Mexican nationals or Mexican corporations whose bylaws exclude foreign ownership of their Shares are entitled to exercise voting rights with respect to the A Shares, B Shares, D Shares and L Shares underlying the CPOs represented by their GDSs. Such Mexican holders also must provide evidence of nationality, such as a copy of a valid Mexican passport or birth certificate, for individuals, or a copy of the bylaws, for corporations.
Non-Mexican holders may exercise voting rights only with respect to L Shares underlying the CPOs represented by their GDSs. They may not direct the CPO Trustee as to how to vote the A Shares, B Shares or D Shares represented by CPOs or attend stockholders’ meetings. Under the terms of the CPO Trust Agreement, the CPO Trustee will vote the A Shares, B Shares, D Shares and L Shares represented by CPOs held by non-Mexican holders (including holders of GDRs) as described under “— Holders of CPOs”. If the Depositary does not timely receive instructions from a Mexican or Non-Mexican holder of GDRs as to the exercise of voting rights relating to the A Shares, B Shares, D Shares or L Shares underlying the CPOs, as the case may be, in the relevant stockholders’ meeting then, if requested in writing by us, the Depositary will give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by us to vote the Shares. If no such written request is made by us, the Depositary will not represent or vote, attempt to represent or vote any right that attaches to, or instruct the CPO Trustee to represent or vote, the Shares underlying the CPOs in the relevant stockholders’ meeting and, as a result, the underlying shares will be voted in the same manner described under “— Holders of CPOs” with respect to shares for which timely instructions as to voting are not given.
If the Depositary does not timely receive instructions from a Mexican or non-Mexican holder of GDRs as to the exercise of voting rights relating to the underlying CPOs in the relevant CPO holders’ meeting, the Depositary and the Custodian will take such actions as are necessary to cause such CPOs to be counted for purposes of satisfying applicable quorum requirements and, unless we in our sole discretion have given prior written notice to the Depositary and the Custodian to the contrary, vote them in the same manner as the majority of the CPOs are voted at the relevant CPOs holders’ meeting.
Under the terms of the CPO Trust, beginning in December 2008, a non-Mexican holder of CPOs or GDSs may instruct the CPO Trustee to request that we issue and deliver certificates representing each of the Shares underlying its CPOs so that the CPO Trustee may sell, to a third party entitled to hold the Shares, all of those Shares and deliver to the holder any proceeds derived from the sale.
Limitation on Appointment of Directors. Our bylaws prohibit the appointment of individuals to our Board of Directors: who (i) are members of the board of directors or other management boards of a company (other than the Company or its subsidiaries) that has one or more concessions to operate telecommunication networks in Mexico; or (ii) directly or indirectly, are shareholders or partners of companies (other than the Company or its subsidiaries), that have one or more concessions to operate telecommunication networks in Mexico, with the exception of ownership stakes that do not allow such individuals to appoint one or more members of the management board or any other operation or decision making board.

 

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Dividend Rights
At our annual ordinary general stockholders’ meeting, our Board of Directors is required to submit our financial statements from the previous fiscal year to the holders of our A Shares and B Shares voting together and a majority of the A Shares voting separately. Once our stockholders approve these financial statements, they must then allocate our net profits for the previous fiscal year. Under Mexican law, at least 5% of our net profits must be allocated to a legal reserve, until the amount of this reserve equals 20% of our paid-in capital stock. Thereafter, our stockholders may allocate our net profits to any special reserve, including a reserve for share repurchases. After this allocation, the remainder of our net profits will be available for distribution as dividends. The vote of the majority of the A Shares and B Shares voting together, and a majority of the A Shares voting separately, is necessary to approve dividend payments. As described below, in the event that dividends are declared, holders of D Shares will have preferential rights to dividends as compared to holders of A Shares, B Shares and L Shares. Holders of A Shares, B Shares and L Shares have the same financial or economic rights, including the participation in any of our profits.
Preferential Rights of D Shares
Holders of D Shares are entitled to receive a cumulative fixed preferred annual dividend in the amount of Ps.0.00034177575 per D Share before any dividends are payable in respect of A Shares, B Shares and L Shares. If we pay any dividends in addition to the D Share fixed preferred dividend, then such dividends shall be allocated as follows:
    first, to the payment of dividends with respect to the A Shares, the B Shares and the L Shares, in an equal amount per share, up to the amount of the D Share fixed preferred dividend; and
 
    second, to the payment of dividends with respect to the A Shares, B Shares, D Shares and L Shares, such that the dividend per share is equal.
Upon any dissolution or liquidation of our company, holders of D Shares are entitled to a liquidation preference equal to:
    accrued but unpaid dividends in respect of their D Shares; plus
 
    the theoretical value of their D Shares as set forth in our bylaws. See “— Other Provisions — Dissolution or Liquidation”.
Limitation on Capital Increases
Our bylaws provide that, in the event shares of a given series are issued as a result of a capital increase (in respect of a cash capital contribution), each holder of shares of that series will have a preferential right to subscribe to new shares of that series, in proportion to the number of such holder’s existing Shares of that series. In addition, primary issuances of A Shares, B Shares, D Shares and L Shares in the form of CPOs may be limited under the Mexican Securities Market Law. As a result of grandfathering provisions, our existing CPO structure will not be affected by the amendments to the law. However, in the case of primary issuances of additional A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares in the form of CPOs, any new L Shares and D Shares may be required to be converted into A Shares or other voting stock within a term specified by the CNBV, which in no event shall exceed five years. Moreover, under the Mexican Securities Market Law, the aggregate amount of shares of an issuer with limited or non-voting rights may not exceed 25% of the total shares held by public investors. The vote of the holders of a majority of the A Shares is necessary to approve capital increases.
Preemptive Rights
In the event of a capital increase, a holder of existing shares of a given series has a preferential right to subscribe to a sufficient number of shares of the same series in order to maintain the holder’s existing proportionate holdings of shares of that series. Stockholders must exercise their preemptive rights within the time period fixed by our stockholders at the meeting approving the issuance of additional shares. This period must continue for at least fifteen days following the publication of notice of the issuance in the Diario Oficial de la Federación and in a newspaper of general circulation in Mexico City. Under Mexican law, stockholders cannot waive their preemptive rights in advance or be represented by an instrument that is negotiable separately from the corresponding share.
U.S. holders of GDSs may exercise preemptive rights only if we register any newly issued shares under the Securities Act, as amended, or qualify for an exemption from registration. We intend to evaluate at the time of any offering of preemptive rights the costs and potential liabilities associated with registering additional shares. In addition, if our stockholders’ meeting approves the issuance of shares of a particular series, holders of shares of other series may be offered shares of that particular series.

 

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Limitations on Share Ownership
Ownership by non-Mexicans of shares of Mexican enterprises is regulated by the Foreign Investment Law and the accompanying Foreign Investment Law Regulations. The Economics Ministry and the Foreign Investment Commission are responsible for the administration of the Foreign Investment Law and the Foreign Investment Law Regulations. The Foreign Investment Law reserves certain economic activities exclusively for the Mexican State, certain other activities exclusively for Mexican individuals or Mexican corporations and limits the participation of non-Mexican investors to certain percentages in regard to other enterprises engaged in activities specified therein. Foreign investors may freely participate in up to 100% of the capital stock of Mexican companies or entities except for those existing companies engaged in specific activities, as described below and those with assets exceeding specified amounts established annually by the Foreign Investment Commission, in which case an approval from the Foreign Investment Commission will be necessary in order for foreign investment to exceed 49% of the capital stock. The Foreign Investment Law reserves certain economic activities exclusively for the Mexican state and reserves certain other activities (including television and radio broadcasting) exclusively for Mexican nationals, consisting of Mexican individuals and Mexican corporations the charters of which contain a prohibition on ownership by non-Mexicans of the corporation’s capital stock (a “foreign exclusion clause”). However, the Foreign Investment Law grants broad authority to the Foreign Investment Commission to allow foreign investors to own specified interests in the capital of certain Mexican enterprises. In particular, the Foreign Investment Law provides that certain investments, which comply with certain conditions, are considered “neutral investments” and are not included in the calculation of the foreign investment percentage for the relevant Mexican entity.
In order to comply with these restrictions, we have limited the ownership of our A Shares and B Shares to Mexican individuals, Mexican companies the charters of which contain a foreign exclusion clause, credit institutions acting as trustees (such as the CPO Trustee) in accordance with the Foreign Investment Law and the Foreign Investment Law Regulations, and trusts or stock purchase, investment and retirement plans for Mexican employees. The criteria for an investor to qualify as Mexican under our bylaws are stricter than those generally applicable under the Foreign Investment Law and Foreign Investment Law Regulations. A holder that acquires A Shares or B Shares in violation of the restrictions on non-Mexican ownership will have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to those A Shares or B Shares and could also be subject to monetary sanctions. The D Shares are subject to the same restrictions on ownership as the A Shares and B Shares. However, the foregoing limitations do not affect the ability of non-Mexican investors to hold A Shares, B Shares, D Shares and L Shares through CPOs, or L Shares directly, because such instruments constitute a “neutral investment” and do not affect control of the issuing company, pursuant to the exceptions contained in the Foreign Investment Law. The sum of the total outstanding number of A Shares and B Shares is required to exceed at all times the sum of the total outstanding L Shares and D Shares.
The Foreign Investment Law and Foreign Investment Law Regulations also require that we and the CPO Trust register with the National Registry of Foreign Investments. In addition to the limitations established by the Foreign Investment Law, the Radio and Television Law provides restrictions on ownership by non-Mexicans of shares of Mexican enterprises holding concessions for radio and television such as those held indirectly by us. Non-Mexican states and governments are prohibited under our bylaws and the Radio and Television Law from owning Shares of Televisa and are, therefore, prohibited from being the beneficial or record owners of the A Shares, B Shares, D Shares, L Shares, CPOs and GDSs. We have been advised by our Mexican counsel, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., that ownership of the A Shares, B Shares, D Shares, L Shares, CPOs and GDSs by pension or retirement funds organized for the benefit of employees of non-Mexican state, municipal or other governmental agencies will not be considered as ownership by non-Mexican states or governments for the purpose of our bylaws or the Radio and Television Law.
We may restrict transfers or, to the extent permitted under applicable law, cause the mandatory sale or disposition of CPOs and GDRs where such transfer or ownership, as the case may be, might result in ownership of CPOs or GDRs exceeding the limits under applicable law or our bylaws, the CPO Trust Agreement or the CPO Deed. Non-Mexican states and governments are prohibited under our bylaws and Radio and Television Law from owning our Shares and are, therefore, prohibited from being beneficial or record owners of GDRs.
Other Provisions
Forfeiture of Shares . As required by Mexican law, our bylaws provide that for L Shares and CPOs, our non-Mexican stockholders formally agree with the Foreign Affairs Ministry:
    to be considered as Mexicans with respect to the L Shares and CPOs that they acquire or hold, as well as to the property, rights, concessions, participations or interests owned by us or to the rights and obligations derived from any agreements we have with the Mexican government; and
 
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Failure to comply is subject to a penalty of forfeiture of such a stockholders’ capital interests in favor of Mexico. In the opinion of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., our Mexican counsel, under this provision a non-Mexican stockholder is deemed to have agreed not to invoke the protection of its own government by asking such government to interpose a diplomatic claim against the Mexican government with respect to the stockholders’ rights as a stockholder, but is not deemed to have waived any other rights it may have, including any rights under the U.S. securities laws, with respect to its investment in Televisa. If the stockholder should invoke governmental protection in violation of this agreement, its shares could be forfeited to the Mexican government.
Exclusive Jurisdiction . Our bylaws provide that legal action relating to the execution, interpretation or performance of the bylaws shall be brought only in federal courts located in Mexico City.
Duration . Our corporate existence under our bylaws continues until 2106.
Dissolution or Liquidation . Upon any dissolution or liquidation of our company, our stockholders will appoint one or more liquidators at an extraordinary general stockholders’ meeting to wind up our affairs. The approval of holders of the majority of the A Shares is necessary to appoint or remove any liquidator. Upon a dissolution or liquidation, holders of D Shares will be entitled to both accrued but unpaid dividends in respect of their D Shares, plus the theoretical value of their D Shares (as set forth in our bylaws). The theoretical value of our D Shares is Ps.0.00683551495 per share. Thereafter, a payment per share will be made to each of the holders of A Shares, B Shares and L Shares equivalent to the payment received by each of the holders of D Shares. The remainder will be distributed equally among all stockholders in proportion to their number of Shares and amount paid.
Redemption . Our bylaws provide that we may redeem our Shares with distributable profits without reducing our capital stock by way of a stockholder resolution at an extraordinary stockholders’ meeting. In accordance with Mexican law and our bylaws:
    any redemption shall be made on a pro-rata basis among all of our stockholders;
 
    to the extent that a redemption is effected through a public tender offer on the Mexican Stock Exchange, the stockholders’ resolution approving the redemption may empower our Board to specify the number of shares to be redeemed and appoint the related intermediary or purchase agent; and
 
    any redeemed shares must be cancelled.
Share Repurchases . As required by Mexican law, our bylaws provide that we may repurchase our Shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange at then prevailing market prices. The amount of capital stock allocated to share repurchases and the amount of the corresponding reserve created for this purpose is determined annually by our stockholders at a ordinary general stockholders’ meeting. The aggregate amount of resources allocated to share repurchases in any given year cannot exceed the total amount of our net profits in any given year, including retained earnings. Share repurchases must be charged to either our net worth if the repurchased Shares remain in our possession or our capital stock if the repurchased Shares are converted into treasury shares, in which case our capital stock is reduced automatically in an amount equal to the theoretical value of any repurchased Shares, if any. Any surplus is charged to the reserve for share repurchases. If the purchase price of the Shares is less than the theoretical value of the repurchased Shares, our capital stock account will be affected by an amount equal to the theoretical value of the repurchased Shares. Under Mexican law, we are not required to create a special reserve for the repurchase of shares, nor do we need the approval of our Board to effect share repurchases. In addition, any repurchased Shares cannot be represented at any stockholders’ meeting.
Conflicts of Interest . Under Mexican Law, any stockholder that votes on a transaction in which his, her or its interests conflict with our interests may be liable for damages, but only if the transaction would not have been approved without his, her or its vote. In addition, any member of the Board of Directors that votes on a transaction in which his, her or its interests conflict, with our interests may be liable for damages. The Securities Market Law also imposes a duty of care and a duty of loyalty on directors as has been described in Item 6. In addition, pursuant to the Mexican Securities Market Law, the Board of Directors, with input from the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, must review and approve transactions and arrangements with related parties. See “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Our Board of Directors — Meetings; Actions Requiring Board Approval”.
Appraisal Rights and Other Minority Protections . Whenever our stockholders approve a change in our corporate purpose or jurisdiction of organization or our transformation from one type of company to another, any stockholder entitled to vote that did not vote in favor of these matters has the right to receive payment for its A Shares, B Shares, D Shares or L Shares in an amount calculated in accordance with Mexican law. However, stockholders must exercise their appraisal rights within fifteen days after the stockholders’ meeting at which the matter was approved. Because the holders of L Shares and D Shares may only vote in limited circumstances, appraisal rights are generally not available to them. See “— Voting Rights and Stockholders’ Meetings”.

 

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Because the CPO Trustee must vote at a general stockholders’ meeting, the A Shares, B Shares and D Shares held by non-Mexicans in the CPO Trust in the same manner as the majority of the A Shares held by Mexican nationals (directly, or through the CPO Trust, as the case may be), the A Shares, B Shares and D Shares underlying CPOs held by non-Mexicans will not be voted against any change that triggers the appraisal rights of the holders of these Shares. Therefore, these appraisal rights will not be available to holders of CPOs (or GDRs) with respect to A Shares, B Shares or D Shares. The CPO Trustee will exercise such other corporate rights at special stockholders’ meetings with respect to the underlying A Shares, B Shares and D Shares as may be directed by the Technical Committee of the CPO trust.
The Mexican Securities Market Law and our bylaws include provisions that permit:
    holders of at least 10% of our outstanding capital stock to request our Chairman of the Board or of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee to call a stockholders’ meeting in which they are entitled to vote;
 
    subject to the satisfaction of certain requirements under Mexican law, holders of at least 5% of our outstanding capital stock to bring an action for civil liabilities against our directors;
 
    holders of at least 10% of our Shares that are entitled to vote and are represented at a stockholders’ meeting to request postponement of resolutions with respect to any matter on which they were not sufficiently informed; and
 
    subject to the satisfaction of certain requirements under Mexican law, holders of at least 20% of our outstanding capital stock to contest and suspend any stockholder resolution.
See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Our Securities — The Protections Afforded to Minority Stockholders in Mexico Are Different From Those in the U.S.”. In addition, in accordance with the Mexican Securities Market Law, we are also subject to certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirement to maintain an audit committee, a corporate practices committee, and to elect independent directors. The protections afforded to minority stockholders under Mexican law are generally different from those in the U.S. and many other jurisdictions. Substantive Mexican law concerning fiduciary duties of directors has not been the subject of extensive judicial interpretation in Mexico, unlike many states in the U.S. where duties of care and loyalty elaborated by judicial decisions help to shape the rights of minority stockholders. Mexican civil procedure does not contemplate class actions or stockholder derivative actions, which permit stockholders in U.S. courts to bring actions on behalf of other stockholders or to enforce rights of the corporation itself. Stockholders in Mexico also cannot challenge corporate actions taken at stockholders’ meetings unless they meet stringent procedural requirements. See “— Voting Rights and Stockholders’ Meetings”. As a result of these factors, it is generally more difficult for our minority stockholders to enforce rights against us or our directors or Major Stockholders than it is for stockholders of a corporation established under the laws of a state of the U.S. In addition, under U.S. securities laws, as a foreign private issuer we are exempt from certain rules that apply to domestic U.S. issuers with equity securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, including the proxy solicitation rules. We are also exempt from many of the corporate governance requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.
Antitakeover Protections
General . Our bylaws provide that, subject to certain exceptions, (i) any person, entity or group of persons and/or entities that wishes to acquire beneficial ownership of common Shares (as defined below) which, when coupled with common Shares previously beneficially owned by such persons or their affiliates, represent 10% or more of our outstanding common Shares, (ii) any competitor or group of competitors that wishes to acquire beneficial ownership of Shares which, when coupled with Shares previously beneficially owned by such competitor, group of competitors or their affiliates, represent 5% or more of our outstanding capital stock, (iii) any person, entity or group of persons and/or entities that wishes to acquire beneficial ownership of Shares representing 10% or more of our outstanding Shares, and (iv) any competitor or group of competitors that wishes to acquire beneficial ownership of Shares representing 5% or more of our capital stock, must obtain the prior approval of our Board of Directors and/or of our stockholders, as the case may be, subject to certain exceptions summarized below. Holders that acquire Shares in violation of these requirements will not be considered the beneficial owners of such Shares under our bylaws and will not be registered in our stock registry. Accordingly, these holders will not be able to vote such Shares or receive any dividends, distributions or other rights in respect of these Shares. In addition, pursuant to our bylaws, these holders will be obligated to pay us a penalty in an amount equal to the market value of the Shares so acquired. Pursuant to our bylaws, “Shares” are defined as the shares (of any class or series) representing our capital stock, and any instruments or securities that represent such shares or that grant any right with respect to or are convertible into those shares, expressly including CPOs.
Pursuant to our bylaws, a “competitor” is generally defined as any person or entity who, directly or indirectly, is engaged in any of the following businesses or activities: television production and broadcasting, pay-TV production, program licensing, direct-to-home satellite services, publishing (newspaper and/or magazine), publishing distribution, music recording, cable television, the transmission of programming and/or other content by any other means known or to be known, radio broadcasting and production, the promotion of professional sports and other entertainment events, paging services, production, feature film/motion picture production and distribution, dubbing and/or the operation of an Internet portal. A “competitor” is also defined to include any person, entity and/or group that is engaged in any type of business or activity in which we may be engaged from time to time and from which we derive 5% or more of our consolidated income.

 

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Board Notices, Meetings, Quorum Requirements and Approvals . To obtain the prior approval of our Board, a potential acquiror must properly deliver a written notice that states, among other things: (i) the number and class/type of our Shares it beneficially owns, (ii) the percentage of Shares it beneficially owns with respect to both our outstanding capital stock and the respective class/type of our Shares, (iii) the number and class/type of Shares it intends to acquire, (iv) the number and class/type of Shares it intends to grant or share a common interest or right, (v) its identity, or in the case of an acquiror which is a corporation, trust or legal entity, its stockholders or beneficiaries as well as the identity and nationality of each person effectively controlling such corporation, trust or legal entity, (vi) its ability to acquire our Shares in accordance with our bylaws and Mexican law, (vii) its source of financing the intended acquisition, (viii) if it has obtained any financing from one of its related parties for the payment of the Shares, (ix) the purpose of the intended acquisition, (x) if it intends to acquire additional common Shares in the future, which coupled with the current intended acquisition of common Shares and the common Shares previously beneficially owned by the potential acquiror, would result in ownership of 20% or more of our common Shares, (xi) if it intends to acquire control of us in the future, (xii) if the acquiror is our competitor or if it has any direct or indirect economic interest in or family relationship with one of our competitors and (xiii) the identity of the financial institution, if any, that will act as the underwriter or broker in connection with any tender offer.
Either the Chairman, the Secretary or the Alternate Secretary of our Board of Directors must call a Board meeting within 10 calendar days following the receipt of the written notice and the Board meeting must be held within 45 calendar days following the call. Action by written consent is not permitted. With the exception of acquisitions that must be approved by the general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting as described below in “Stockholder Notices, Meetings, Quorum Requirements and Approvals,” in order to proceed with any acquisition of Shares that require Board authorization as set forth in our bylaws, such acquisition must be approved by at least the majority of the members of our Board present at a meeting at which at least 75% of the members of our Board are present. Such acquisitions must be acted upon by our Board within 60 calendar days following the receipt of the written notice described above, unless the Board determines that it does not have sufficient information upon which to base its decision. In such case, the Board shall deliver a written request to the potential acquiror for any additional information that it deems necessary to make its determination. The 60 calendar days referred to above will commence following the receipt of the additional information from the potential acquiror to render its decision.
Stockholder Notices, Meetings, Quorum Requirements and Approvals . In the event (i) of a proposed acquisition of Shares that would result in a “change of control,” (ii) that our Board cannot hold a Board meeting for any reason, (iii) of a proposed acquisition by a competitor and having certain characteristics, or (iv) that the Board determines that the proposed acquisition must be approved by our stockholders at a general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting, among others, then the proposed acquisition must be approved by the holders of at least 75% of our outstanding common Shares at a general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting (both in the case of first and subsequent calls) at which the holders of at least 85% of our outstanding common Shares are present. In addition, any proposed merger, spin-off, or capital increase or decrease which results in a change of control must also be approved by the holders of at least 75% of our outstanding common Shares at a general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting (both in the case of first and subsequent calls) at which the holders of at least 85% of our outstanding common Shares are present. Pursuant to our bylaws, a “change of control” is defined as the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the acquisition or transfer of ownership of a majority of our outstanding common Shares, (ii) the ability of a person, entity or group, other than the person who currently has the ability to, directly or indirectly, elect a majority of the members of our Board of Directors, to elect a majority of the members of our Board of Directors or (iii) the ability of a person, entity or group, other than the person who currently has the ability to, directly or indirectly, determine our administrative decisions or policies, to determine our administrative decisions or policies. In the event that the general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting must approve the proposed acquisition, either the Chairman, the Secretary or the Alternate Secretary of our Board of Directors must publish a call for a general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting in the Official Gazette of the Federation and two other newspapers of general circulation in Mexico City at least 30 calendar days prior to such meeting (both in the case of first and subsequent calls). Once the call for the general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting has been published, all information related to the agenda for the meeting must be available for review by the holders of common Shares at the offices of our Secretary.
Mandatory Tender Offers in the Case of Certain Acquisitions . If either our Board of Directors or our stockholders at a general extraordinary stockholders’ meeting, as the case may be, authorize an acquisition of common Shares which increases the acquiror’s ownership to 20% or more, but not more than 50%, of our outstanding common Shares, without such acquisition resulting in a change of control, then the acquiror must effect its acquisition by way of a cash tender offer for a specified number of Shares equal to the greater of (x) the percentage of common Shares intended to be acquired or (y) 10% of our outstanding capital stock. In the event that

 

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our stockholders approve an acquisition that would result in a change of control, the acquiror must effect its acquisition by way of a cash tender offer for 100% of our total outstanding capital stock at a price which cannot be lower than the highest of the following: (i) the book value of the common Shares and CPOs as reported on the last quarterly income statement approved by the Board of Directors, (ii) the highest closing price of the common Shares, on any stock exchange during any of the three hundred-sixty-five (365) days preceding the date of the stockholders’ resolution approving the acquisition; or (iii) the highest price paid for any Shares, at any time by the acquiror. All tender offers must be made in Mexico and the U.S. within 60 days following the date on which the acquisition was approved by our Board of Directors or stockholders’ meeting, as the case may be. All holders must be paid the same price for their common Shares. The provisions of our bylaws summarized above regarding mandatory tender offers in the case of certain acquisitions are generally more stringent than those provided for under the Mexican Securities Market Law. In accordance with the Mexican Securities Market Law, bylaw provisions regarding mandatory tender offers in the case of certain acquisitions may differ from the requirements set forth in such law, provided that those provisions are more protective to minority stockholders than those afforded by law. In these cases, the relevant bylaw provisions, and not the relevant provisions of the Mexican Securities Market Law, will apply to certain acquisitions specified therein.
Exceptions . The provisions of our bylaws summarized above will not apply to (i) transfers of common Shares and/or CPOs by operation of the laws of inheritance, (ii) acquisitions of common Shares and/or CPOs by any person who, directly or indirectly, is entitled to appoint the greatest number of members to our Board of Directors, as well as by (A) entities controlled by such person, (B) affiliates of such person, (C) the estate of such person, (D) certain family members of such person, and (E) such person, when such person acquires any common Shares and/or CPOs from any entity, affiliate, person or family member referred to in (A), (B) and (D) above, and (iii) acquisitions or transfers of common Shares and/or CPOs by us, our subsidiaries or affiliates, or any trust created by us or any of our subsidiaries.
Amendments to the Antitakeover Provisions . Any amendments to these antitakeover provisions must be authorized by the CNBV and registered before the Public Registry of Commerce at our corporate domicile.
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities
We are organized under the laws of Mexico. Substantially all of our directors, executive officers and controlling persons reside outside of the U.S., all or a significant portion of the assets of our directors, executive officers and controlling persons, and substantially all of our assets, are located outside of the U.S. and some of the experts named in this annual report also reside outside of the U.S. As a result, it may not be possible for you to effect service of process within the U.S. upon these persons or to enforce against them or us in U.S. courts judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the U.S. We have been advised by our Mexican counsel, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., that there is doubt as to the enforceability, in original actions in Mexican courts, of liabilities predicated solely on U.S. federal securities laws and as to the enforceability in Mexican courts of judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions predicated upon the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal securities laws. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risks Factors Related to Our Securities — It May Be Difficult to Enforce Civil Liabilities Against Us or Our Directors, Executive Officers and Controlling Persons”.
Material Contracts
We have been granted a number of concessions by the Mexican government that authorize us to broadcast our programming over our television and radio stations and our cable and DTH systems. These concessions are described under “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Regulation”. If we are unable to renew, or if the Mexican government revokes, any of the concessions for our significant television stations, our business would be materially adversely affected. See “Key Information — Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Our Business — The Operation of Our Business May Be Terminated or Interrupted if the Mexican Government Does Not Renew or Revokes Our Broadcast or Other Concessions”.
We operate our DTH satellite service in Mexico and Central America through a partnership with DIRECTV. See “Information on the Company — Business Overview — DTH Ventures”.
In May 2007, we issued Ps.4,500.00 million aggregate principal amount of 8.49% Senior Notes due 2037. In May 2008, we issued U.S.$500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.0% Senior Notes due 2018. In November 2009, we issued U.S.$600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2040. In October 2010, we issued Ps.10,000 million aggregate principal amount of 7.38% Senior Notes due 2020. In March 2011, we entered into long-term credit agreements with four Mexican banks in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.8,600 million. For a description of the material terms of the amended indentures related to our 8% Senior Notes due 2011, our 8.5% Senior Notes due 2032, our 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2025, our 8.49% Senior Notes due 2037, our 6.0% Senior Notes due 2018, our 6.625% Senior Notes due 2040, our 7.38% Senior Notes due 2020, our facilities with a Mexican bank, our Ps.8,600 million long-term credit agreements with four Mexican banks, with annual interest rate between 8.09% and 9.4% and principal maturities between 2016 and 2021 and our Ps.1,000 million long-term credit agreement, see “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources — Refinancings” and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations — Liquidity, Foreign Exchange and Capital Resources — Indebtedness”.

 

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In December 2007, our subsidiary, Sky, and Sky Brasil reached an agreement with Intelsat Corporation and Intelsat LLC, to build and launch a new 24-transponder satellite, IS-16. The agreement contemplates payment of a one-time fixed fee in the aggregate amount of U.S.$138.6 million that was paid in two installments, the first in the first quarter of 2010, and the second in the first quarter of 2011, as well as a monthly service fee of U.S.$150,000 commencing on the service start date. In March 2010, Sky reached an agreement with a subsidiary of Intelsat to lease 24 transponders on Intelsat IS-21 satellite which will be mainly used for signal reception and retransmission services over the satellite’s estimated 15-years service life. IS-21 satellite intends to replace Intelsat IS-9 as Sky’s primary transmission satellite and is currently expected to start service in the third quarter of 2012.
In December 2007, our indirect majority-owned subsidiary, Cablestar, completed the acquisition of shares of companies owning the majority of the assets of Bestel, a privately held, facilities-based telecommunications company in Mexico, for U.S.$256.0 million in cash plus an additional capital contribution of U.S.$69.0 million. In connection with the financing of the acquisition of the majority of the assets of Bestel, Cablevisión, Cablemás and TVI, which as of December 2007, held 69.2%, 15.4% and 15.4% of the equity stock of Cablestar, respectively, each entered into five year term loan facilities for U.S.$225.0 million, U.S.$50.0 million and U.S.$50.0 million, respectively. Bestel focuses on providing voice, data and managed services to domestic and international carriers and to the enterprise, corporate and government segments in both Mexico and the United States. In July 2009, TVI prepaid the loan facility through an exchange with the Company of such loan receivable for the 15.4% interest TVI held in Cablestar and for Ps.85.58 million in cash. In November 2010 and March 2011, Cablemás and Cablevisión prepaid in full the oustanding balance of the U.S.$50.0 million and U.S.$225.0 million loan facilities, respectively. Bestel owns a fiber-optic network of approximately 8,000 kilometers that covers several important cities and economic regions in Mexico and has direct crossing of its network into Dallas, Texas, Nogales, Arizona and San Diego, California in the United States. This enables the company to provide high capacity connectivity between the United States and Mexico.
On February 15, 2010, we entered into an Investment and Securities Subscription Agreement, or Investment Agreement, with NII pursuant to which we agreed to invest U.S.$1.44 billion in cash for a 30% equity interest in Nextel Mexico. Our investment and other transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement were conditioned upon the consortium formed by Nextel Mexico and the Group being awarded licenses to use specified amounts of spectrum in the spectrum auctions held in Mexico during 2010, and other customary closing conditions. In October 2010, we and NII announced that we had mutually agreed to terminate the Investment Agreement and other related agreements.
On March 18, 2010, Telefónica, Editora Factum, S.A. de C.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Megacable agreed to jointly participate, through a consortium, in the public bid for a pair of dark fiber wires held by the CFE ( Comisión Federal de Electricidad ). On June 9, 2010, the SCT granted the consortium a favorable award in the bidding process for a 20 year contract for the lease of approximately 19,457 kilometers of dark fiber-optic capacity, along with a corresponding concession, granted on July 5, 2010, to operate a public telecommunications network using DWDM technology. The consortium, through GTAC, in which each of Telefónica, Editora Factum and Megacable has an equal equity participation, paid Ps.883.8 million as consideration for the concession. GTAC plans to have the network ready to offer commercial services around the end of 2011. The total investment in GTAC made by the consortium in 2010 was Ps.1.3 billion and there will be further investments in 2011, in an approximate amount of Ps.700 million.
On April 7, 2011, we entered into a transaction pursuant to which CVQ, our wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired from MMI (i) the trust beneficiary rights to 1.093875% of the outstanding shares of stock of GSF, which indirectly owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Iusacell, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately U.S.$37.5 million; and (ii) the GSF convertible debentures, issued by GSF and mandatorily convertible into shares of stock of GSF, in an aggregate principal amount of approximately U.S.$365 million of the Series 1 tranche thereof and U.S.$1,200 million of the Series 2 tranche thereof, for an aggregate investment in the GSF convertible debentures of approximately U.S.$1,565 million. The trust beneficiary rights and the Series 1 Debentures were paid in cash on April 7, 2011. The Series 2 Debentures are payable in cash by us no later than October 31, 2011 (in a single up-front installment or in multiple installments). As of June 28, 2011, U.S.$600.0 million of the amount payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures had been paid, and U.S.$600.0 million remains to be paid no later than October 31, 2011.
We also agreed to make an additional payment of U.S.$400 million to Iusacell if Iusacell’s EBITDA reaches U.S.$3,472 million at any time from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2015. Upon conversion of the GSF convertible debentures, CVQ will own 50% of the outstanding shares of stock of GSF and, indirectly, 50% of the outstanding shares of Iusacell, and we and GSTelecom, the owner of the remaining 50% of the GSF stock, will have equal corporate governance rights. The conversion of the GSF convertible debentures is only subject to the approval of the Mexican Antitrust Commission.

 

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Our transactions and arrangements with related parties are described under “Major Stockholders and Related Party Transactions — Related Party Transactions”.
For a description of our material transactions and arrangements with Univision, see “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Univision”.
Legal Proceedings
In October 2001, a claim for damages was filed in connection with an alleged copyright infringement on a technical written work titled La Lupa , or Catch the Clue . In November 2002, a final judgment was entered against us whereby we were declared liable for an amount equal to 40% of the income generated from such work. In January 2005, a motion to enforce the final judgment, or the Final Motion, was filed. The Final Motion was resolved and the amount of liability set by the Court was Ps.138.1 million.
After several appeals, on March 4, 2010 the Seventh Court of Appeals of the “Tribunal Superior de Justicia del DF” (Supreme Court of the Federal District) revoked the amount of liability set by the court and as a result the judge determined the amount of liability set by the court rises to the amount of Ps.901.2 thousand. The plaintiff appealed such decision. On March 17, 2011, the First Federal Collegiate Court in Civil Matters issued a final judgment denying such appeal and reaffirming the Seventh Court of Appeals decision.
The executor of the estate of Mr. Ernesto Alonso (“Executor”) filed a lawsuit in Mexico seeking to invalidate an agreement pursuant to which Mr. Alonso assigned to us all the rights to more than 170 scripts written by him. The Executor alleges, among other things, that the term of such agreement exceeds the term permitted under the Mexican Federal Copyright Law. We believe the Executor’s claims are without merit and will defend our position vigorously.
On January 22, 2009, the Company and Univision announced an amendment to the Program License Agreement (the “PLA”), between Televisa, S.A. de C.V. (“Televisa”), a subsidiary of the Company, and Univision. In connection with this amendment and in return for certain other consideration, Televisa and Univision agreed to dismiss certain claims that were pending in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, with the exception of a counterclaim filed by Univision in October 2006, whereby it sought a judicial declaration that on or after December 19, 2006, pursuant to the PLA, Televisa may not transmit or permit others to transmit any television programming into the United States by means of the Internet. This counterclaim was subsequently dismissed in connection with a further amendment to the PLA and other transactions between Univision and the Company completed in December 2010. For a description of the transactions entered into between Univision and the Company and completed in December 2010, see “Information on the Company — Business Overview — Univision.”
Exchange Controls
For a description of exchange controls and exchange rate information, see “Key Information — Exchange Rate Information”.
Taxation
U.S. Taxes
General. The following is a summary of the anticipated material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of GDSs, CPOs and the A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares underlying the CPOs (referred to herein as the “Underlying Shares”), in each case, except as otherwise noted, by U.S. Holders (as defined below). This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular beneficial owner of GDSs, CPOs or Underlying Shares based on the beneficial owner’s particular circumstances. For example, with respect to U.S. Holders, the following discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder:
    that owns, directly, indirectly or through attribution, 2% or more of the total voting power or value of our outstanding Underlying Shares (including through ownership of GDSs);
 
    that is a dealer in securities, insurance company, financial institution, tax-exempt organization, U.S. expatriate, broker-dealer or trader in securities; or
 
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Also, this discussion does not consider:
    the tax consequences to the stockholders, partners or beneficiaries of a U.S. Holder; or
 
    special tax rules that may apply to a U.S. Holder that holds GDSs, CPOs or Underlying Shares as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion transaction,” “synthetic security” or other integrated investment.
In addition, the following discussion does not address any aspect of state, local or non-U.S. tax laws other than Mexican tax laws, and does not address any tax consequences of the newly enacted Medicare tax on certain investment income. Further, this discussion generally applies only to U.S. Holders that hold the CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (referred to herein as the “Code”).
The discussion set forth below is based on the U.S. federal income tax laws as in force on the date of this annual report, including:
    the Code, applicable U.S. Treasury regulations and judicial and administrative interpretations, and
 
    the convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, including the applicable protocols, collectively referred to herein as the “U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty,” and
 
    is subject to changes to those laws and the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty subsequent to the date of this annual report, which changes could be made on a retroactive basis, and
 
    is also based, in part, on the representations of the Depositary with respect to the GDSs and on the assumption that each obligation in the Deposit Agreement relating to the GDSs and any related agreements will be performed in accordance with their terms.
As used in this section, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
    a citizen or individual resident of the United States;
 
    a corporation (or entity treated as a corporation for such purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof or the District of Columbia;
 
    an estate the income of which is included in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of source; or
 
    a trust, if either (x) it is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more “United States persons” has the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (y) it has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a “United States person”.
If a partnership (or an entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership, and partnerships holding CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares.
An individual may be treated as a resident of the United States in any calendar year for U.S. federal income tax purposes by being present in the United States on at least 31 days in that calendar year and for an aggregate of at least 183 days during a three-year period ending at the close of that year. For purposes of this calculation, all of the days present in the current year, one-third of the days present in the immediately preceding year and one-sixth of the days present in the second preceding year would be counted. Residents are taxed for U.S. federal income purposes as if they were U.S. citizens.
The application of the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty to U.S. Holders is conditioned upon, among other things, the assumptions that the U.S. Holder:
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  is entitled to the benefits of the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty under the limitation on benefits provision contained in Article 17 of the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty; and
 
  does not have a fixed place of business or a permanent establishment in Mexico with which its ownership of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares is effectively connected.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. Holders of GDSs and CPOs will be treated as the beneficial owners of the Underlying Shares represented by the GDSs and CPOs.
Dividends. Any distribution paid by us, including the amount of any Mexican taxes withheld, will be included in the gross income of a U.S. Holder as a dividend, treated as ordinary income, to the extent that the distribution is paid out of our current and/or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. U.S. Holders will not be entitled to claim a dividends received deduction for dividends received from us. Distributions that are treated as dividends received from us in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2013 by a non-corporate U.S. Holder who meets certain eligibility requirements will qualify for U.S. federal income taxation at a reduced rate of 15% or lower if we are a “qualified foreign corporation”. We generally will be a “qualified foreign corporation” if either (i) we are eligible for benefits under the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty or (ii) the Underlying Shares or GDSs are listed on an established securities market in the United States. As we are eligible for benefits under the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty and the GDSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, we presently are a “qualified foreign corporation,” and we generally expect to be a “qualified foreign corporation” during such taxable years, but no assurance can be given that a change in circumstances will not affect our treatment as a “qualified foreign corporation” in any of such taxable years. A non-corporate U.S. Holder will not be eligible for the reduced rate (a) if the U.S. Holder has not held the Underlying Shares, CPOs or GDSs for at least 61 days of the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the ex-dividend date, (b) to the extent the U.S. Holder is under an obligation to make related payments on substantially similar or related property or (c) with respect to any portion of a dividend that is taken into account as investment income under Section 163(d)(4)(B) of the Code. Any days during which a U.S. Holder has diminished the U.S. Holder’s risk of loss with respect to the Underlying Shares, CPOs or GDSs (for example, by holding an option to sell such Underlying Shares, CPOs or GDSs) are not counted towards meeting the 61-day holding period. Special rules apply in determining the foreign tax credit limitation with respect to dividends subject to U.S. federal income taxation at the reduced rate. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning whether dividends received by them qualify for the reduced rate.
To the extent, if any, that the amount of a distribution exceeds our current and/or accumulated earnings and profits, the distribution will first reduce the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Underlying Shares, CPOs or GDSs and, to the extent the distribution exceeds the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis, it will be treated as gain from the sale of the U.S. Holder’s Underlying Shares, CPOs or GDSs.
The U.S. Dollar value of any dividends paid in Pesos, including the amount of any Mexican taxes withheld, will be calculated by reference to the interbank exchange rate in effect on the date of receipt by the U.S. Holder or, with respect to the GDSs, The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as Depositary, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S. Dollars. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the treatment of any foreign currency gain or loss on any dividends paid in Pesos that are not converted into U.S. Dollars on the day the Pesos are received. For U.S. foreign tax credit purposes, dividends distributed by us on CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares generally will constitute foreign source “passive income” or, in the case of some U.S. Holders, foreign source “general category income”.
In general, pro rata distributions of additional shares with respect to the Underlying Shares that are part of a pro rata distribution to all of our stockholders generally (including U.S. Holders of GDSs) will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.
A beneficial owner of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares that is not a U.S. Holder and is not a partnership (or an entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on a dividend paid with respect to the CPOs, GDSs or the Underlying Shares, unless the dividend is effectively connected with the conduct by the beneficial owner of a trade or business in the United States.
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Such capital gains generally will be U.S. source income, unless the gains are subject to Mexican taxation, in which case such gains generally will be treated as arising in Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty. If capital gains are subject to Mexican taxation under the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty, a U.S. Holder generally may elect to treat such gains as foreign source income for U.S. foreign tax credit limitation purposes. However, any such Mexican taxes may not be used to offset U.S. federal income tax on any other item of income, and foreign taxes on any other item of income cannot be used to offset U.S. federal income tax on such gains. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors.
Capital losses recognized on the sale or exchange of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares generally will offset U.S. source income. Deposits and withdrawals of CPOs for GDSs and of Underlying Shares for CPOs by U.S. Holders will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.
A beneficial owner of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares that is not a U.S. Holder and is not a partnership (or an entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on gain recognized on a sale or exchange of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares unless:
    the gain is effectively connected with the beneficial owner’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States; or
 
    the beneficial owner is an individual who holds CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares as a capital asset, is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale or exchange and meets other requirements.
U.S. Backup Withholding. A U.S. Holder may be subject to U.S. information reporting and U.S. backup withholding on dividends paid on Underlying Shares, and on proceeds from the sale or other disposition of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares, unless the U.S. Holder:
    comes within an exempt category; or
 
    provides a taxpayer identification number, certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding tax and otherwise complies with the applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules.
The amount of any backup withholding will be allowed as a credit against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided, however, that certain required information is timely furnished to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. A beneficial owner of CPOs, GDSs or Underlying Shares that is not a U.S. Holder may be required to comply with certification and identification procedures in order to establish its exemption from backup withholding.
Pursuant to recently enacted legislation, individuals who are U.S. Holders, and who hold “specified foreign financial assets” (as defined), including GDSs, CPOs and Underlying Shares, that are not held in an account maintained by a U.S. “financial institution” (as defined) and whose aggregate value exceeds $50,000 during the tax year, may be required to attach to their tax returns for the year certain specified information. An individual who fails to timely furnish the required information may be subject to a penalty. Additionally, in the event a U.S. Holder does not file the required information, the statute of limitations on the assessment and collection of U.S. federal income taxes of such U.S. Holder for the related tax year may not close before such information is filed. Under certain circumstances, an entity may be treated as an individual for purposes of the foregoing rules. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding their reporting obligations under this legislation.
Federal Mexican Taxation
General. The following is a general summary of the principal tax consequences under the Mexican Income Tax Law, Flat Rate Business Tax Law, Federal Tax Code and rules as currently in effect (the “Mexican Tax Legislation”), all of which are subject to change or interpretation, and under the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty, of the purchase, ownership and disposition of CPOs, GDSs or underlying A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares by a person that is not a resident of Mexico for tax purposes, as defined below.
U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors as to their entitlement to benefits afforded by the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty. Mexico has also entered into and is negotiating with various countries regarding other tax treaties that may have an effect on the tax treatment of CPOs, GDSs or underlying shares. Holders should consult with their tax advisors as to their entitlement to the benefits afforded by these treaties.
This discussion does not constitute, and shall not be considered as, legal or tax advice to holders.
According to the Mexican Tax Legislation:
    an individual is a Mexican tax resident if the individual has established his permanent home in Mexico. When an individual, in addition to his permanent home in Mexico, has a permanent home in another country, the individual will be a Mexican tax resident if his center of vital interests is located in Mexico. This will be deemed to occur if, among other circumstances, either (i) more than 50% of the total income obtained by the individual in the calendar year is Mexican source or (ii) when the individual’s center of professional activities is located in Mexico. Mexican nationals who filed a change of tax residence to a country or jurisdiction that does not have a comprehensive exchange of information agreement with Mexico in which her/his income is subject to a preferred tax regime pursuant to the provisions of the Mexican Income Tax Law, will be considered Mexican residents for tax purposes during the year of filing of the notice of such residence change and during the following three years. Unless otherwise proven, a Mexican national is considered a Mexican tax resident;

 

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    a legal entity is considered a Mexican tax resident if it maintains the main administration of its head office, business, or the effective location of its management in Mexico.
 
    a foreign person with a permanent establishment in Mexico will be required to pay taxes in Mexico in accordance with the Mexican Tax Legislation for income attributable to such permanent establishment; and
 
    a foreign person without a permanent establishment in Mexico will be required to pay taxes in Mexico in respect of revenues proceeding from sources of wealth located in national territory.
Dividends. Dividends, either in cash or in any other form, paid with respect to the shares underlying the CPOs, including those CPOs represented by GDSs, will not be subject to Mexican withholding tax.
When dividends are paid from our “previously taxed net earnings account,” or “ cuenta de utilidad fiscal neta ,” we will not be required to pay any Mexican corporate income tax on the dividends. During 2011, if dividends are not paid from our “previously taxed net earnings account,” we will be required to pay a 30% Mexican corporate income tax (“CIT”) on the dividends multiplied by 1.4286.
Sales or Other Dispositions. Deposits and withdrawals of CPOs for GDSs and of underlying A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares for CPOs will not give rise to Mexican tax or transfer duties.
Generally, the sale or other disposition of CPOs, GDSs or underlying A Shares, L Shares and D Shares will not be subject to any Mexican income tax if the sale is carried out through the Mexican Stock Exchange (or a recognized securities market located in a country with which Mexico has entered into a tax treaty) fulfilling the requirements established in the Mexican Tax Legislation.
Sales or other dispositions of CPOs, GDSs or underlying A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares made in other circumstances would be subject to Mexican income tax. However, under the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty, any U.S. Holder that is eligible to claim the benefits of the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty may be exempt from Mexican tax on gains realized on a sale or other disposition of CPOs and shares underlying the CPOs in a transaction that is not carried out through the Mexican Stock Exchange or such other approved securities markets. The U.S. Holder will be exempt under the U.S.-Mexico Tax Treaty if the U.S. Holder did not own directly or indirectly 25% or more of the our outstanding shares within the 12-month period preceding such sale or disposition. Gains realized by other Holders that are eligible to receive benefits pursuant to other income tax treaties to which Mexico is a party may be exempt from Mexican income tax in whole or in part. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors as to their possible eligibility under such other income tax treaties. Appropriate tax residence certifications must be obtained by Holders eligible for tax treaty benefits.
Other Mexican Taxes. There are no estate, gift, or succession taxes applicable to the ownership, transfer or disposition of CPOs, GDSs or underlying A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares. However, a gratuitous transfer of CPOs, GDSs or underlying A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares may, in some circumstances, result in the imposition of a Mexican federal tax upon the recipient. There are no Mexican stamp, issuer, registration or similar taxes or duties payable by holders of GDSs, CPOs, or underlying A Shares, B Shares, L Shares and D Shares.
Documents on Display
For further information with respect to us and our CPOs and GDSs, we refer you to the filings we have made with the SEC. Statements contained in this annual report concerning the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to any filing we have made with the SEC, we refer you to the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this annual report relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit to any filing we have made with the SEC is qualified in its entirety by the filed exhibit.
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the SEC. Reports and other information filed by the Company with the SEC can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549.

 

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You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Such materials can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. Any filings we make electronically will be available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
We furnish The Bank of New York Mellon, the depositary for our GDSs, with annual reports in English. These reports contain audited consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, and include reconciliations of net income and stockholders’ equity to U.S. GAAP. The historical financial statements included in these reports have been examined and reported on, with an opinion expressed by, an independent auditor. The depositary is required to mail our annual reports to all holders of record of our GDSs. The Deposit Agreement for the GDSs also requires us to furnish the depositary with English translations of all notices of stockholders’ meetings and other reports and communications that we send to holders of our CPOs. The depositary is required to mail these notices, reports and communications to holders of record of our GDSs.
As a foreign private issuer, we are not required to furnish proxy statements to holders of our CPOs or GDSs in the U.S.
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market Risk Disclosures
Market risk is the exposure to an adverse change in the value of financial instruments caused by market factors including changes in equity prices, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and inflation rates. The following information includes “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ from those presented. Unless otherwise indicated, all information below is presented on a Mexican FRS basis in constant Pesos in purchasing power as of December 31, 2010.
Risk Management. We are exposed to market risks arising from changes in equity prices, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and inflation rates, in both the Mexican and U.S. markets. Our risk management activities are monitored by our Risk Management Committee and reported to our Executive Committee.
We monitor our exposure to interest rate risk by: (i) evaluating differences between interest rates on our outstanding debt and short-term investments and market interest rates on similar financial instruments; (ii) reviewing our cash flow needs and financial ratios (interest coverage); (iii) assessing current and forecasted trends in the relevant markets; and (iv) evaluating peer group and industry practices. This approach allows us to establish the optimal interest rate “mix” between variable and fixed rate debt.
Foreign currency exchange risk is monitored by assessing our net monetary liability position in U.S. Dollars and our forecasted cash flow needs for anticipated U.S. Dollar investments and servicing our U.S. Dollar-denominated debt. Equity price risk is assessed by evaluating the long-term value of our investment in both domestic and foreign affiliates, versus comparable investments in the marketplace. We classify our equity investments in affiliates, both domestic and foreign, as long-term assets.
In compliance with the procedures and controls established by our Risk Management Committee, in 2008, 2009, and 2010, we entered into certain derivative transactions with certain financial institutions in order to manage our exposure to market risks resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, inflation rates and the price of our common stock. Our objective in managing foreign currency and inflation fluctuations is to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility. See Notes 1(p) and 9 to our consolidated year-end financial statements.

 

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Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk and Interest Rate Risk
In connection with the Senior Notes due 2011, 2025 and 2032 and Sky’s Senior Notes due 2013, in 2004 we entered into cross-currency interest rate swap agreements, or “coupon swaps”, that allow us to hedge against Peso depreciation on the interest payments for a period of five years. As a result of the tender of the Senior Notes due 2011, we reclassified part of the “coupon swap” agreements to the Senior Notes due 2025. During the second quarter of 2005, we entered into additional “coupon swaps” with a notional amount of U.S.$242.0 million. In November 2005, we entered into option contracts that allow our counterparty to extend the maturity of such “coupon swaps” for an additional year on a notional amount of U.S.$890.0 million. In January 2008, we terminated part of these option contracts early with respect to a notional amount of U.S.$200.0 million and with no material additional gain or loss. The remaining option contracts on a notional amount of U.S.$690.0 million expired unexercised by the financial institution in March 2009, and we recognized the benefit of unamortized premiums. In March 2009 and March 2010 all the “coupon swaps” entered into in 2004 and 2005 expired and we recorded the change in fair value and all the cash flows related to these transactions in the integral cost of financing (foreign exchange gain or loss) during the life of the instruments.
In August 2009, we entered into “coupon swaps” agreements to hedge in its entirety the interest payments for the Senior Notes due 2018, 2025 and 2032 from the second semester of 2009 to the first semester of 2011. Also, in December 2009 and January 2010, in connection with the Senior Notes due 2040 we entered into “coupon swaps” agreements on a notional amount of U.S.$600.0 million with an expiration date of July 2011.
Finally, in January and February 2011, we entered into “coupon swaps” agreements to hedge in its entirety the interest payments for the Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2032 and 2040 from the second semester of 2011 to the first semester of 2012. As of May 31, 2011, the outstanding cross-currency interest rate swap agreements have a notional amount corresponding to U.S.$2,000.0 million of the principal amount of the Notes.
As of May 31, 2011, the net fair value of the cross-currency interest rate swap agreements including the option contracts was a (liability) asset of U.S.$(9.9) million, U.S.$(6.0) million as of December 31, 2010 and U.S.$2.4 million as of December 31, 2009. As of May 31, 2011, the increase in the potential loss in fair value for such instruments from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in quoted Mexican Peso exchange rate would be approximately U.S.$14.5 million, U.S.$9.3 million as of December 31, 2010 and U.S.$18.7 million as of December 31, 2009.
During May 2007, November 2007 and October 2010 in connection with and ahead of the issuance of the Senior Notes due 2037, the Senior Notes due 2018 and the “Certificados Bursátiles” (CEBURES) due 2020 we entered into agreements that allow us to hedge against increases in the U.S. Treasury interest rates, and to hedge against increases on the M Bono interest rates on the pricing date of the Notes and CEBURES for a notional amount of Ps.2,000.0 million, U.S.$150.0 million and Ps.4,500 million, respectively. These hedges resulted in an accumulated net loss of U.S.$1.8 million, a net gain of Ps.45.1 million and a net loss of Ps.39.9 million.
During March 2011, in connection with the amortizable variable rate loan with HSBC due 2018, we entered into interest rate swap agreements on a notional amount of Ps.2,500.0 million. These agreements involve the exchange of interest payments based on a variable interest rate for amounts based on fixed rates. These agreements allowed us to fix the coupon payments for a period of seven years at an interest rate of 8.6075%.
As of May 31, 2011, the net fair value of the interest rate swap was a (liability) asset of Ps.(96.1) million. The potential loss in fair value for such instruments from a hypothetical 50 bps adverse change in market interest rates would be approximately Ps.65.0 million. This sensitivity analysis assumes a downward parallel shift in the Mexican Interest Rate Swaps Yield Curve.
In connection with Sky’s variable rate bank loans guaranteed by Televisa, in December 2006, we entered into forward starting interest rate swap agreements on a notional amount of Ps.1,400.0 million. These agreements involve the exchange of amounts based on a variable interest rate for an amount based on fixed rates, without exchange of the notional amount upon which the payments are based. These agreements allowed us to fix the coupon payments for a period of seven years at an interest rate of 8.415% starting in April 2009.
As of May 31, 2011, the net fair value of the interest rate swap was a (liability) asset of Ps.(109.4) million and Ps.(102.5) million as of December 31, 2010. As of May 31, 2011, the potential loss in fair value for such instruments from a hypothetical 50 bps adverse change in market interest rates would be approximately Ps.31.3 million and Ps.33.4 million as of December 31, 2010. This sensitivity analysis assumes a downward parallel shift in the Mexican Interest Rate Swaps Yield Curve.
In December 2007, in connection with the Empresas Cablevisión variable rate loan denominated in U.S. Dollars and due 2012, we entered into a cross-currency swap agreement on a nominal amount of U.S.$225.0 million. This agreement involves the exchange of variable rate coupon payments in U.S. Dollars for fixed rate coupon payments in Pesos, and the principal amount in U.S. Dollars for a principal amount in Pesos. The principal amount for the final exchange is Ps.2,435.0 million with an interest rate of 8.365% for the coupon payments. In March 2011, the variable rate loan was prepaid and this agreement was early terminated.

 

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As of December 31, 2010, the net fair value of the cross-currency swap was an asset of U.S.$15.3 million. As of December 31, 2010, the potential loss in fair value for such instruments from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in quoted Mexican Peso exchange rate would be approximately U.S.$21.2 million.
In connection with the Senior Notes due 2015 in 2005, 2006 and 2007, Cablemás entered into a forward and a cross-currency interest rate swap agreement on a notional amount of U.S.$175.0 million, as amended, with a U.S. financial institution to hedge against Peso depreciation on the interest payments and the nominal final exchange. In 2005, Cablemás entered into a swaption agreement that allows its counterparty in December 2010 to float the coupon payments in the cross-currency interest rate swap through 2015. In February 2010, Cablemás cancelled the forward and cross-currency interest rate swap agreements, which were replaced with a cross-currency swap agreement and an interest rate swap agreement to cover the same exchange rate exposure involving the coupon and principal payments for the same notional amount of U.S.$175.0 million with the same due date of 2015. Cablemás recorded the change in fair value of these transactions in the integral cost of financing (foreign exchange gain or loss). In November 2010, the Senior Notes were called and these swap agreements were early terminated.
In December 2007, in connection with the Cablemás variable rate loan denominated in U.S. Dollars and due 2012, we entered into a cross-currency swap agreement on a nominal amount of U.S.$50.0 million. This agreement involves the exchange of variable rate coupon payments in U.S. Dollars for fixed rate coupon payments in Pesos, and the principal amount in U.S. Dollars for a principal amount in Pesos. The principal amount for the final exchange is Ps.541.3 million with an interest rate of 8.51% for the coupon payments. In November 2010, the variable rate loan was prepaid and this agreement was early terminated.
Sensitivity and Fair Value Analyses
The sensitivity analyses that follow are intended to present the hypothetical change in fair value or loss in earnings due to changes in interest rates, inflation rates, foreign currency exchange rates and debt and equity market prices as they affect our financial instruments at December 31, 2009 and 2010. These analyses address market risk only and do not present other risks that we face in the ordinary course of business, including country risk and credit risk. The hypothetical changes reflect our view of changes that are reasonably possible over a one-year period. For purposes of the following sensitivity analyses, we have made conservative assumptions of expected near-term future changes in U.S. interest rates, Mexican interest rates, inflation rates and Peso to U.S. Dollar exchange rates of 10%. The results of the analyses do not purport to represent actual changes in fair value or losses in earnings that we will incur.
                         
    Fair Value at December 31,  
    2009     2010     2010  
    (Millions of Pesos or millions of U.S. Dollars)(1)  
Assets:
                       
Temporary investments(2)
  Ps. 8,902.3     Ps. 10,446.8     U.S.$ 845.4  
Convertible debentures(3)
          13,904.2       1,125.2  
Long-term loan receivable GTAC(4)
          442.8       35.8  
Held-to-maturity debt securities(5)
    1,196.1       933.6       75.5  
Other available-for-sale-investments(6)
    2,826.5       2,922.6       236.5  
 
                       
Derivative financial instruments(16)
    1,545.4       189.4       15.3  
Liabilities:
                       
U.S. Dollar-denominated debt:
                       
Senior Notes due 2011(7)
    1,015.4       926.9       75.0  
Senior Notes due 2018(8)
    6,587.7       6,807.5       550.9  
Senior Notes due 2032(9)
    4,688.4       4,765.0       385.6  
Senior Notes due 2025(10)
    7,851.1       8,348.9       675.6  
Senior Notes due 2040(11)
    7,698.6       7,953.7       643.6  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. loan due 2012(12)
    3,173.4       2,575.6       208.4  
Senior Notes due 2015
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    Fair Value at December 31,  
    2009     2010     2010  
    (Millions of Pesos or millions of U.S. Dollars)(1)  
Peso-denominated debt:
                       
Senior Notes due 2037(13)
    4,055.6       4,207.3       340.5  
Notes due 2020(14)
          9,474.3       766.7  
Short-term and long-term notes payable to Mexican banks(15)
    6,135.4       5,442.6       440.4  
Derivative financial instruments(16)
    523.6       177.9       14.4  
     
(1)   Peso amounts have been converted to U.S. Dollars solely for the convenience of the reader at a nominal exchange rate of Ps.12.3576 per U.S. Dollar, the Interbank Rate as of December 31, 2010. Beginning on January 1, 2008, we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation in our financial information in accordance with Mexican FRS.
 
(2)   At December 31, 2010, our temporary investments consisted of highly liquid securities, including without limitation debt securities (primarily Peso and U.S. Dollar-denominated in 2009 and 2010). Given the short-term nature of these investments, an increase in U.S. and/or Mexican interest rates would not significantly decrease the fair value of these investments.
 
(3)   At December 31, 2010, fair value did not exceed the carrying value of these notes. Assuming an increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes, the fair value would exceed the carrying value by approximately Ps.1,390.4 million (U.S.$112.5 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(4)   At December 31, 2010, fair value exceeded the carrying value of these notes by Ps.58.8 million (U.S.$4.8 million). The increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes would amount to approximately Ps.103.1 million (U.S.$8.3 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(5)   At December 31, 2010, carrying value exceeded the fair value of these notes by Ps.1.9 million (U.S.$0.2 million). Assuming an increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes, the fair value would exceed the carrying value by approximately Ps.91.5 million (U.S.$7.4 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(6)   At December 31, 2010, fair value did not exceed the carrying value of these notes. Assuming an increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes, the fair value would exceed the carrying value by approximately Ps.292.3 million (U.S.$23.7 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(7)   At December 31, 2010, fair value exceeded the carrying value of these notes by Ps.37.8 million (U.S.$3.1 million). The increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes would amount to approximately Ps.130.5 million (U.S.$10.6 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(8)   At December 31, 2010, fair value exceeded the carrying value of these notes by Ps.628.7 million (U.S.$50.9 million). The increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes would amount to approximately Ps.1,309.4 million (U.S.$106.0 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(9)   At December 31, 2010, fair value exceeded the carrying value of these notes by Ps.1,057.7 million (U.S.$85.6 million). The increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes would amount to approximately Ps.1,534.2 million (U.S.$124.1 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(10)   At December 31, 2010, fair value exceeded the carrying value of these notes by Ps.934.3 million (U.S.$75.6 million). The increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes would amount to approximately Ps.1,769.2 million (U.S.$143.2 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(11)   At December 31, 2010, fair value exceeded the carrying value of these notes by Ps.539.1 million (U.S.$43.6 million). The increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes, the fair value would amount to approximately Ps.1,334.5 million (U.S.$108.0 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(12)   At December 31, 2010, carrying value exceeded the fair value of these notes by Ps.204.9 million (U.S.$16.6 million). Assuming an increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes, the fair value would exceed the carrying value by approximately Ps.52.7 million (U.S.$4.3 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(13)   At December 31, 2010, carrying value exceeded the fair value of these notes by Ps.292.7 million (U.S.$23.7 million). Assuming an increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes, the fair value would exceed the carrying value by approximately Ps.128.1 million (U.S.$10.4 million) at December 31, 2010.

 

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(14)   At December 31, 2010, carrying value exceeded the fair value of these notes by Ps.525.7 million (U.S.$42.5 million). Assuming an increase in the fair value of these notes of a hypothetical 10% increase in the quoted market price of these notes, the fair value would exceed the carrying value by approximately Ps.421.7 million (U.S.$34.1 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(15)   At December 31, 2010, fair value exceeded the carrying value of these notes by Ps.362.6 million (U.S.$29.3 million). At December 31, 2010, a hypothetical 10% increase in Mexican interest rates would increase the fair value of these notes by approximately Ps.904.9 million (U.S.$73.1 million) at December 31, 2010.
 
(16)   Given the nature of these derivative instruments, an increase of 10% in the interest and or exchange rates would not have a significant impact on the fair value of these financial instruments.
We are also subject to the risk of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, resulting from the net monetary position in U.S. Dollars of our Mexican operations, as follows:
                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2010  
    (In millions of U.S. Dollars)  
U.S. Dollar-denominated monetary assets, primarily cash and cash equivalents, temporary
investments and held-to-maturity debt securities, includes in 2010, convertible debentures(1)
  U.S.$ 2,436.4     U.S.$ 2,729.2  
U.S. Dollar-denominated monetary liabilities, primarily trade accounts payable, senior debt securities and other notes payable(2)
    3,044.5       2,884.1  
 
           
Net liability position
  U.S.$ (608.1 )   U.S.$ (154.9 )
 
           
     
(1)   In 2009 and 2010, include U.S. Dollar equivalent amounts of U.S.$110.2 million and U.S.$117.5 million, respectively, related to other foreign currencies, primarily Euros.
 
(2)   In 2009 and 2010, include U.S. Dollar equivalent amounts of U.S.$54.2 million and U.S.$9.5 million, respectively, related to other foreign currencies, primarily Euros.
At December 31, 2010, a hypothetical 10.0% depreciation in the U.S. Dollar to Peso exchange rate would result in a loss in earnings of Ps.191.4 million. This depreciation rate is based on the December 31, 2010 forecast of the U.S. Dollar to Peso exchange rate for 2011 by the Mexican government for such year.
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Part II
Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
Not applicable.
Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
Item 15. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on the evaluation as of December 31, 2010, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. In making this assessment, management used the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Based on this assessment, management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, as stated in their report which is included herein.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
Item 16. A. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Francisco José Chévez Robelo is our audit committee financial expert. Mr. Francisco José Chévez Robelo is “independent” and meets the requisite qualifications as defined in Item 16A of Form 20-F.
Item 16.B. Code of Ethics
We have adopted a written code of ethics that applies to all of our employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.

 

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You may request a copy of our code of ethics, at no cost, by writing to or telephoning us as follows:
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Avenida Vasco de Quiroga, No. 2000
Colonia Santa Fe, 01210 México, D.F., México.
Telephone: (52) (55) 5261-2000.
Item 16.C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C. acted as our independent auditor for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010.
The chart below sets forth the total amount billed by our independent auditors for services performed in the years 2009 and 2010, and breaks down these amounts by category of service:
                 
    2009     2010  
    (in millions of Pesos)  
Audit Fees
  Ps. 68.4     Ps. 78.6  
Audit-Related Fees
    7.9       2.8  
Tax Fees
    5.7       6.5  
Other Fees
    0.2       0.5  
 
           
Total
  Ps. 82.2     Ps. 88.4  
 
           
“Audit Fees” are the aggregate fees billed by our independent auditor for the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, services related to regulatory financial filings with the SEC and attestation services that are provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
“Audit-Related Fees” are fees charged by our independent auditor for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees”. This category comprises fees billed for independent accountant review of our interim financial statements in connection with the offering of our debt securities, advisory services associated with our financial reporting, and due diligence reviews in connection with potential acquisitions and business combinations.
“Tax Fees” are fees for professional services rendered by the Company’s independent auditor for tax compliance in connection with our subsidiaries and interests in the United States, as well as tax advice on actual or contemplated transactions.
“Other Fees” are fees charged by our independent auditor in connection with services rendered other than audit, audit-related and tax services.
We have procedures for the review and pre-approval of any services performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C. The procedures require that all proposed engagements of PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C. for audit and non-audit services are submitted to the audit committee for approval prior to the beginning of any such services.
Audit Committee Pre-approval Policies and Procedures
Our audit committee is responsible, among other things, for the appointment, compensation and oversight of our external auditors. To assure the independence of our independent auditors, our audit committee pre-approves annually a catalog of specific audit and non-audit services in the categories Audit Services, Audit-Related Services, Tax-Related Services, and Other Services that may be performed by our auditors, as well as the budgeted fee levels for each of these categories. All other permitted services must receive a specific approval from our audit committee. Our external auditor periodically provides a report to our audit committee in order for our audit committee to review the services that our external auditor is providing, as well as the status and cost of those services.
During 2009 and 2010, none of the services provided to us by our external auditors were approved by our audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception to the pre-approval requirement provided by paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
Item 16.D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
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Item 16.E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding purchases of any of our equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act made by us or on our behalf or by or on behalf of any affiliated purchaser (as that term is defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act):
Purchases of Equity Securities by Televisa(3)
                                 
                            Maximum Number (or  
                    Total Number of     Appropriate Mexican Peso  
                    CPOs     Value) of CPOs  
    Total Number             Purchased as part of     that May Yet Be  
    of CPOs     Average Price     Publicly Announced     Purchased Under the  
Purchase Date   Purchased     Paid per CPO(1)     Plans or Programs     Plans or Programs(2)  
January 1 to January 31
  Ps.     Ps. 0.0000       239,164,600     Ps. 17,294,931,850  
February 1 to February 28
    250,000       46.9644       239,414,600       17,283,190,750  
March 1 to March 31
    900,000       49.8017       240,314,600       17,238,369,227  
April 1 to April 30
    200,000       51.6568       240,514,600       18,000,000,000  
May 1 to May 31
    5,277,600       47.8880       245,792,200       17,747,266,404  
June 1 to June 30
    3,500,000       47.3002       249,292,200       17,581,715,604  
July 1 to July 31
    3,000,000       47.7887       252,292,200       17,438,349,417  
August 1 to August 31
    4,100,000       48.9507       256,392,200       17,237,651,533  
September 1 to September 30
    3,612,000       48.4847       260,004,200       17,062,524,726  
October 1 to October 31
    621,800       54.8365       260,626,000       17,028,427,395  
November 1 to November 30
    2,648,100       56.3800       263,274,100       16,879,127,565  
December 1 to December 31
    1,417,300       60.8589       264,691,400       16,792,872,217  
 
                       
Total
  Ps. 25,526,800     Ps. 49.9092       264,691,400     Ps. 16,792,872,217  
 
                       
     
(1)   The values have not been restated in constant Mexican Pesos and therefore represent nominal historical figures.
 
(2)   The total amount of our share repurchase program was updated in accordance with the resolution that our stockholders approved in a general meeting of the stockholders of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. held on April 30, 2010.
 
(3)   Table does not include repurchases or purchases by the special purpose trust formed in connection with our stock purchase plan.

 

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Purchases of Equity Securities by Special Purpose Trust
formed in connection with Long-Term Retention Plan(1)
CPOs
                                 
                            Maximum Number (or  
                            Appropriate Mexican  
                            Peso Value)  
                            of CPOs  
                    Total Number of     that May Yet Be  
    Total Number             CPOs     Purchased Under the  
    of CPOs     Average Price     Purchased as part of     Long-Term Retention  
Purchase Date   Purchased     Paid per CPO(2)     the Long-Term Retention Plan     Plan(3)  
January 1 to January 31
    3,087,300     Ps. 51.4874       14,764,600          
February 1 to February 28
    1,405,600       49.1177       16,170,200          
March 1 to March 31
    1,620,000       49.6292       17,790,200          
April 1 to April 30
    50,000       51.5000       17,840,200          
May 1 to May 31
    793,000       48.2124       18,633,200          
June 1 to June 30
                  18,633,200          
July 1 to July 31
                  18,633,200          
August 1 to August 31
                  18,633,200          
September 1 to September 30
    130,000       47.3366       18,763,200          
October 1 to October 31
                  18,763,200          
November 1 to November 30
                  18,763,200          
December 1 to December 31
                  18,763,200          
 
                         
Total
    7,085,900     Ps. 50.1499       18,763,200          
 
                         
     
(1)   See “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Long-Term Retention Plan” for a description of the implementation, limits and other terms of our Long-Term Retention Plan.
 
(2)   The values have not been restated in constant Mexican Pesos and therefore represent nominal historical figures.
 
(3)   Since the number of additional shares that may be issued pursuant to our Long-Term Retention Plan is affected by, among other things, the number of shares held by the special equity trust, periodic grants made to certain executives, the performance of those executives and the number of shares subject to other employee benefit plans, it would be misleading to imply that there is a defined maximum number of shares that remain to be purchased pursuant to our Long-Term Retention Plan.

 

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Purchases of Equity Securities by Special Purpose Trust
formed in connection with Stock Purchase Plan(1)
CPOs
                                 
                            Maximum Number (or  
                            Appropriate Mexican  
                            Peso Value)  
                            of CPOs  
                    Total Number of     that May Yet Be  
    Total Number             CPOs     Purchased Under the  
    of CPOs     Average Price     Purchased as part of     Stock Purchase  
Purchase Date   Purchased     Paid per CPO(2)     the Stock Purchase Plan     Plan(3)  
January 1 to January 31
        Ps.       68,564,900          
February 1 to February 28
                68,564,900          
March 1 to March 31
                68,564,900          
April 1 to April 30
                68,564,900          
May 1 to May 31
                68,564,900          
June 1 to June 30
                68,564,900          
July 1 to July 31
                68,564,900          
August 1 to August 31
                68,564,900          
September 1 to September 30
                68,564,900          
October 1 to October 31
                68,564,900          
November 1 to November 30
                68,564,900          
December 1 to December 31
                68,564,900          
 
                         
Total
        Ps.       68,564,900          
 
                         
     
(1)   See “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Stock Purchase Plan” for a description of the implementation, limits and other terms of our Stock Purchase Plan.
 
(2)   The values have not been restated in constant Mexican Pesos and therefore represent nominal historical figures.
 
(3)   Since the number of additional shares that may be issued pursuant to our Stock Purchase Plan is affected by, among other things, the number of shares held by the special equity trust, periodic grants made to certain executives, the performance of those executives and the number of shares subject to other employee benefit plans, it would be misleading to imply that there is a defined maximum number of shares that remain to be purchased pursuant to our Stock Purchase Plan.
Item 16.F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Not applicable.
Item 16.G. Corporate Governance
As a foreign private issuer with shares listed on the NYSE, we are subject to different corporate governance requirements than a U.S. company under the NYSE listing standards. With certain exceptions, foreign private issuers are permitted to follow home country practice standards. Pursuant to Rule 303.A11 of the NYSE listed company manual, we are required to provide a summary of the significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those required for U.S. companies under the NYSE listing standards.
We are a Mexican corporation with shares, in the form of CPOs listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores , or Mexican Stock Exchange. Our corporate governance practices are governed by our bylaws, the Mexican Securities Market Law, and the regulations issued by the CNBV and the Mexican Stock Exchange. Although compliance is not mandatory, we also substantially comply with the Mexican Code of Best Corporate Practices ( Código de Mejores Prácticas Corporativas ), which was created in January 1999 by a group of Mexican business leaders and was endorsed by the CNBV. See “Additional Information — Bylaws” for a more detailed description of our corporate governance practices.

 

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The table below sets forth a description of the significant differences between corporate governance practices required for U.S. companies under the NYSE listing standards and the Mexican corporate governance standards that govern our practices.
     
NYSE rules   Mexican rules
Listed companies must have a majority of independent directors.
  The Mexican Securities Market Law requires that listed companies have at least 25% of independent directors. Our stockholder’s meeting is required to make a determination as to the independence of the directors. The definition of independence under the Mexican Securities Market Law differs in some aspects from the one applicable to U.S. issuers under the NYSE standard and prohibits, among other relationships, an independent director from being an employee or officer of the company or a stockholder that may have influence over our officers, relevant clients and contractors, as well as certain relationships between the independent director and family members of the independent director. In addition, our bylaws broaden the definition of independent director. Our bylaws provide for an executive committee of our board of directors. The executive committee is currently composed of six members, and there are no applicable Mexican rules that require any of the members to be independent. The executive committee may generally exercise the powers of our board of directors, subject to certain exceptions. Our Chief Executive Officer is a member of our board of directors and the executive committee.
 
   
Listed companies must have a nominating/corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors.
  Listed companies are required to have a corporate practices committee.
 
   
Listed companies must have a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors.
  The Mexican Code of Best Corporate Practices recommends listed companies to have a compensation committee. While these rules are not legally binding, companies failing to comply with the Mexican Code of Best Business Practices’ recommendation must disclose publicly why their practices differ from those recommended by the Mexican Code of Best Business Practices.
 
   
Listed companies must have an audit committee with a minimum of three members and must be independent.
  The Mexican Securities Market Law requires that listed companies must have an audit committee. The Chairman and the majority of the members must be independent.
 
   
Non-management directors must meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management.
  Our non-management directors are not required to meet at executive sessions. The Mexican Code of Best Corporate Practices does not expressly recommend executive sessions.
 
   
Listed companies must require shareholder approval for equity compensation plans, subject to limited exemptions.
  Companies listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange are required to obtain shareholder approval for equity compensation plans, provided that such plans are subject to certain conditions.
 
   
Listed companies must adopt and disclose a code of business conduct and ethics for directors, officers and employees, and promptly disclose any waivers of the code for directors or executive officers.
  Companies listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange are not required to adopt a code of ethics. However, we have adopted a code of ethics which is available free of charge through our offices. See “— Code of Ethics” for directions on how to obtain a copy of our code of ethics. Waivers involving any of our executive officers or directors will be made only by our Board of Directors or a designated committee of the Board.

 

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Part III
Item 17. Financial Statements
We have responded to Item 18 in lieu of Item 17.
Item 18. Financial Statements
See pages F-1 through F-59, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 19. Exhibits
Documents filed as exhibits to this annual report appear on the following
(a) Exhibits.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit        
Number       Description of Exhibits
1.1
    English translation of Amended and Restated Bylaws ( Estatutos Sociales ) of the Registrant, dated as of April 30, 2009 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.1
    Indenture relating to Senior Debt Securities, dated as of August 8, 2000, between the Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-12738), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.2
    Third Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8% Senior Notes due 2011, dated as of September 13, 2001, between the Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, S.A. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-14200) (the “2001 Form F-4”) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.3
    Fourth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.5% Senior Exchange Notes due 2032 between the Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (previously filed with the Securities Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “2002 Form F-4”) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.4
    Fifth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8% Senior Notes due 2011 between Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.5 to the 2001 Form F-4 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.5
    Sixth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.5% Senior Notes due 2032 between Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.7 to the 2002 Form F-4 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.6
    Seventh Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2025 between Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, dated March 18, 2005 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Form 20-F”) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.7
    Eighth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2025 between Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, dated May 26, 2005 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.9 to the 2004 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.8
    Ninth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2025 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, dated September 6, 2005 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005 Form 20-F”) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.9
    Tenth Supplemental Indenture related to the 8.49% Senior Notes due 2037 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of May 9, 2007 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.9 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit        
Number       Description of Exhibits
2.10
    Eleventh Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.49% Senior Exchange Notes due 2037 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as August 24, 2007 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.12 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-144460), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.11
    Twelfth Supplemental Indenture related to the 6.0% Senior Notes due 2018 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of May 12, 2008 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.11 to the Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “2007 Form 20-F”) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.12
    Form of Deposit Agreement between the Registrant, The Bank of New York, as depositary and all holders and beneficial owners of the Global Depositary Shares, evidenced by Global Depositary Receipts (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File number 333-146130) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.13
    Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6.0% Senior Exchange Notes due 2018 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of August 21, 2008 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.14 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-144460), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.14
    Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2040 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of November 30, 2009 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.15 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-164595), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
2.15
    Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6.625% Senior Exchange Notes due 2040 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of March 22, 2010 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.15 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.1
    Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 33-69636), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.2
    Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement, dated as of June 13, 1997, as amended, among PanAmSat Corporation, Hughes Communications, Inc., Satellite Company, LLC, the Registrant and IBJ Schroder Bank and Trust Company (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.3
    Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2001, by and between Productora de Teleprogramas, S.A. de C.V. and Univision Communications Inc. (“Univision”) (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.7 to the 2001 Form F-4 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.4
    Participation Agreement, dated as of October 2, 1996, by and among Univision, Perenchio, the Registrant, Venevision and certain of their respective affiliates (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.8 to Univision’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File number 333-6309) and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit        
Number       Description of Exhibits
4.5
    Amended and Restated International Program Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2001, by and among Univision, Venevision and the Registrant (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.9 to the 2001 Form F-4 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.6
    Co-Production Agreement, dated as of March 27, 1998, between the Registrant and Univision Network Limited Partnership (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to Univision’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.7
    Program License Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2005, between Registrant and Univision (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.7 to the 2005 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.8
    Amended and Restated Bylaws ( Estatutos Sociales ) of Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Innova”) dated as of December 22, 1998 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to Innova’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.9
    English translation of investment agreement, dated as of March 26, 2006, between Registrant and M/A and Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta, S.A. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.7 to the 2005 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.10
    English summary of Ps.1,162.5 million credit agreement, dated as of May 17, 2004, between the Registrant and Banamex (the “May 2004 Credit Agreement”) and the May 2004 Credit Agreement (in Spanish) (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.9 to the 2004 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.11
    English summary of amendment to the May Credit Agreement and the amendment to the May 2004 Credit Agreement (in Spanish) (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.10 to the 2004 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.12
    English summary of Ps.2,000.0 million credit agreement, dated as of October 22, 2004, between the Registrant and Banamex (the “October 2004 Credit Agreement”) and the October 2004 Credit Agreement (in Spanish) (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.11 to the 2004 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.13
    English translation of Ps.2,100.0 million credit agreement, dated as of March 10, 2006, by and among Innova, the Registrant and Banamex (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.7 to the 2005 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.14
    English summary of Ps.1,400.0 million credit agreement, dated as of April 7, 2006, by and among Innova, the Registrant and Banco Santander Serfin, S.A. (the “April 2006 Credit Agreement”) and the April 2006 Credit Agreement (in Spanish) (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.7 to the 2005 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.15
    Administration Trust Agreement relating to Trust No. 80375, dated as of March 23, 2004, by and among Nacional Financiera, S.N.C., as trustee of Trust No. 80370, Banco Inbursa, S.A., as trustee of Trust No. F/0553, Banco Nacional de México, S.A., as trustee of Trust No. 14520-1, Nacional Financiera, S.N.C., as trustee of Trust No. 80375, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Promotora Inbursa, S.A. de C.V., the Registrant and Grupo Televicentro, S.A. de C.V. (as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to Schedules 13D or 13D/A in respect of various parties’ to the Trust Agreement (File number 005-60431) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.16
    Full-Time Transponder Service Agreement, dated as of November  _____, 2007, by and among Intelsat Corporation, Intelsat LLC, Corporación de Radio y Televisión del Norte de México, S. de R. L. de C.V. and SKY Brasil Serviços Ltda (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.16 to the 2007 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit        
Number       Description of Exhibits
4.17
    Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2009, by and between Televisa, S.A. de C.V., as successor in interest to Televisa Internacional, S.A. de C.V. and Univision Communications Inc. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2009 (File number 001-12610) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.18*
    Investment and Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2010, by and among NII Holdings, Inc., Comunicaciones Nextel de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Nextel International (Uruguay), LLC and the Registrant (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.19 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
       
4.19*
    Investment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010 (the “Investment Agreement”), by and among the Registrant, Televisa, S.A. de C.V., Univision Communications Inc., Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., and UCI’s direct and indirect licensee subsidiaries named therein.
 
       
4.20
    Amendment, dated as of February 28, 2011, to the Investment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., BMPI Services II, LLC, Univision Communications Inc., the Registrant and Pay-TV Venture, Inc.
 
       
4.21
    $1,125 million aggregate principal amount of 1.5% Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. pursuant to the Investment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010.
 
       
4.22
    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
 
       
4.23
    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. dated as of December 20, 2010.
 
       
4.24*
    Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., Univision Communications Inc., and certain stockholders of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
 
       
4.25
    Amendment, dated as of February 28, 2011, to the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., Univision Communications Inc., and certain stockholders of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
 
       
4.26*
    Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., Univision Communications Inc., the Registrant and certain investors.
 
       
4.27*
    Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, by and among Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and Univision Communications Inc.
 
       
4.28
    Amendment to International Program Rights Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Univision Communications Inc. and the Registrant.
 
       
4.29*
    Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, by and among Univision Communications Inc. and Videoserpel, Ltd.
 
       
4.30
    Letter Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, by and among Televisa, S.A. de C.V., the Registrant and Univision Communications Inc.
 
       
4.31*
    Purchase and Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Pay-TV Venture, Inc., TuTv LLC and Univision Communications Inc., solely for purposes of Section 1.4, Televisa, S.A. de C.V., as successor to Visat, S.A. de C.V. and Televisa Internacional, S.A. de C.V., and, solely for purposes of Section 1.5, the Registrant.

 

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Exhibit        
Number       Description of Exhibits
4.32
    English summary of Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2010 (and amended on April 7, 2011), by and among Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., Mexico Media Investments, S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Orilizo Holding B.V. and Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. and Assignment Agreement with respect to the Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2011, by and among Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee, with the consent of Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Orilizo Holding B.V. and and Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V.
 
       
4.33
    English summary of Irrevocable Guaranty Trust Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2010 (and amended on December 16, 2010 and April 7, 2011), by and among Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., México Media Investments, S.L., GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Banco Invex, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Invex Grupo Financiero and Assignment Agreement with respect to the Irrevocable Guaranty Trust Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2011, by and among Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee, with the consent of Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Banco Invex, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Invex Grupo Financiero.
 
       
4.34
    English Summary of Amendment and Restatement of the Indenture, dated April 7, 2011, relating to the issuance of the Series 1 and Series 2 Debentures by GSF Telecom Holdings, Sociedad Anónima Promotora de Inversión de Capital Variable with the consent of Deutsche Bank México, Sociedad Anónima, Institución de Banca Múltiple, División Fiduciaria and Assignment Agreement with respect to the Series 1 and Series 2 Debentures, dated April 7, 2011, by and among Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee, with the consent of GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Deutsche Bank México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, División Fiduciaria.
 
       
4.35
    English summary of Ps.400 million credit agreement, dated as of March 23, 2011, between the Registrant and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex.
 
       
4.36
    English summary of Ps.800 million credit agreement, dated as of March 23, 2011, between the Registrant and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex.
 
       
4.37
    English summary of Ps.400 million credit agreement, dated as of March 23, 2011, between the Registrant and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex.
 
       
4.38
    English summary of Ps.2,500 million credit agreement, dated as of March 30, 2011, between the Registrant and BBVA Bancomer, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer.
 
       
4.39
    English summary of Ps.2,500 million credit agreement, dated as of March 28, 2011, between the Registrant and HSBC México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero HSBC.
 
       
4.40
    English summary of Ps.2,000 million credit agreement, dated as of March 30, 2011, between the Registrant and Banco Santander (México), S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander.
 
       
8.1
    List of Subsidiaries of Registrant.
 
       
12.1
    CEO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated June 28, 2011.
 
       
12.2
    CFO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated June 28, 2011.
 
       
13.1
    CEO Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated June 28, 2011.
 
       
13.2
    CFO Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated June 28, 2011.
 
       
23.1
    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.C.
     
*   Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
(b) Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules relating to the Registrant are omitted because they are not required or because the required information, if material, is contained in the audited year-end financial statements or notes thereto.

 

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SIGNATURE
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
                 
    GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
             
 
      Name:   Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Jorge Lutteroth Echegoyen    
             
 
      Name:   Jorge Lutteroth Echegoyen    
 
      Title:   Vice President — Corporate Controller    
Date: June 28, 2011

 

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
         
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, of changes in stockholders’ equity and of cash flows, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2010, and the results of their operations, changes in their stockholders’ equity and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” appearing in Item 15. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and with generally accepted auditing standards in Mexico. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Mexican Financial Reporting Standards vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C.
C. P. C. Miguel Ángel Álvarez Flores
Audit Partner
México, D. F.,
June 28, 2011

 

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2009 and 2010
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos) (Notes 1 and 2)
                     
    Notes   2009     2010  
ASSETS
                   
Current:
                   
Cash and cash equivalents
      Ps. 29,941,488     Ps. 20,942,531  
Temporary investments
        8,902,346       10,446,840  
 
               
 
        38,843,834       31,389,371  
 
                   
Trade notes and accounts receivable, net
  3     18,399,183       17,701,125  
Other accounts and notes receivable, net
        3,530,546       4,180,233  
Due from affiliated companies
        135,723       196,310  
Transmission rights and programming
  4     4,372,988       4,004,415  
Inventories, net
        1,665,102       1,254,536  
Other current assets
        1,435,081       1,117,740  
 
               
Total current assets
        68,382,457       59,843,730  
Derivative financial instruments
  9     1,538,678       189,400  
Transmission rights and programming
  4     5,915,459       5,627,602  
Investments
  5     6,720,636       21,837,453  
Property, plant and equipment, net
  6     33,071,464       38,651,847  
Intangible assets and deferred charges, net
  7     10,859,251       10,241,007  
Other assets
        80,431       79,588  
 
               
Total assets
      Ps. 126,568,376     Ps. 136,470,627  
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2009 and 2010
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos) (Notes 1 and 2)
                     
    Notes   2009     2010  
LIABILITIES
                   
 
Current:
                   
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
  8   Ps. 1,433,015     Ps. 1,469,142  
Current portion of capital lease obligations
  8     235,271       280,137  
Trade accounts payable
        6,432,906       7,472,253  
Customer deposits and advances
        19,858,290       18,587,871  
Taxes payable
        940,975       1,443,887  
Accrued interest
        464,621       750,743  
Employee benefits
        200,215       199,638  
Due to affiliated companies
        34,202       48,753  
Derivative financial instruments
  9           74,329  
Other accrued liabilities
        2,577,835       2,982,309  
 
               
Total current liabilities
        32,177,330       33,309,062  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
  8     41,983,195       46,495,660  
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion
  8     1,166,462       349,674  
Derivative financial instruments
  9     523,628       103,528  
Customer deposits and advances
        1,054,832       495,508  
Other long-term liabilities
        3,078,411       2,747,494  
Deferred income taxes
  19     1,765,381       681,797  
Retirement and termination benefits
  10     346,990       430,143  
 
               
Total liabilities
        82,096,229       84,612,866  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
  11                
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                   
Capital stock issued, no par value
  12     10,019,859       10,019,859  
Additional paid-in capital
        4,547,944       4,547,944  
 
               
 
        14,567,803       14,567,803  
 
               
Retained earnings:
  13                
Legal reserve
        2,135,423       2,135,423  
Unappropriated earnings
        17,244,674       23,583,384  
Net income for the year
        6,007,143       7,683,389  
 
               
 
        25,387,240       33,402,196  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
  14     3,401,825       3,251,109  
Shares repurchased
  12     (5,187,073 )     (6,156,625 )
 
               
 
        23,601,992       30,496,680  
 
               
Total controlling interest
        38,169,795       45,064,483  
Non-controlling interest
  15     6,302,352       6,793,278  
 
               
Total stockholders’ equity
        44,472,147       51,857,761  
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      Ps. 126,568,376     Ps. 136,470,627  
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Consolidated Statements of Income
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos, except per CPO amounts) (Notes 1 and 2)
                             
    Notes   2008     2009     2010  
Net sales
  22   Ps. 47,972,278     Ps. 52,352,501     Ps. 57,856,828  
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)
        21,556,025       23,768,369       26,294,779  
Selling expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)
        3,919,163       4,672,168       4,797,700  
Administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)
        3,058,168       3,825,507       4,602,415  
Depreciation and amortization
  6 and 7     4,311,115       4,929,589       6,579,325  
 
                     
Operating income
  22     15,127,807       15,156,868       15,582,609  
Other expense, net
  17     952,139       1,764,846       567,121  
Integral cost of financing, net
  18     830,882       2,973,254       3,028,645  
Equity in losses of affiliates, net
  5     1,049,934       715,327       211,930  
 
                     
Income before income taxes
        12,294,852       9,703,441       11,774,913  
Income taxes
  19     3,564,195       3,120,744       3,258,986  
 
                     
Consolidated net income
        8,730,657       6,582,697       8,515,927  
Non-controlling interest net income
  15     927,005       575,554       832,538  
 
                     
Controlling interest net income
  13 and 14   Ps. 7,803,652     Ps. 6,007,143     Ps. 7,683,389  
 
                     
Controlling interest net income per CPO
  20   Ps. 2.77     Ps. 2.14     Ps. 2.75  
 
                     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos) (Notes 1 and 2)
                                                                 
                            Accumulated                          
    Capital                     Other                          
    Stock     Additional     Retained     Comprehensive     Shares     Total     Non-controlling     Total  
    Issued     Paid-In     Earnings     (Loss) Income     Repurchased     Controlling     Interest     Stockholders’  
    (Note 12)     Capital     (Note 13)     (Note 14)     (Note 12)     Interest     (Note 15)     Equity  
Balance at January 1, 2008
  Ps. 10,267,570     Ps. 4,547,944     Ps. 33,172,133     Ps. (3,009,468 )   Ps. (7,939,066 )   Ps. 37,039,113     Ps. 3,611,187     Ps. 40,650,300  
Reclassification of cumulative balances to retained earnings (see Note 14)
                (5,896,939 )     5,896,939                          
Dividends
                (2,229,973 )                 (2,229,973 )           (2,229,973 )
Share cancellation
    (206,620 )           (3,275,032 )           3,481,652                    
Repurchase of capital stock
                            (1,251,148 )     (1,251,148 )           (1,251,148 )
Sale of repurchase shares
                (261,553 )           400,133       138,580             138,580  
Increase in non-controlling interest
                                        1,621,647       1,621,647  
Stock-based compensation
                222,046                   222,046             222,046  
Comprehensive income
                7,803,652       296,572             8,100,224             8,100,224  
 
                                               
Balance at December 31, 2008
    10,060,950       4,547,944       29,534,334       3,184,043       (5,308,429 )     42,018,842       5,232,834       47,251,676  
Dividends
                (9,163,857 )                 (9,163,857 )           (9,163,857 )
Share cancellation
    (41,091 )           (541,466 )           582,557                    
Repurchase of capital stock
                            (759,003 )     (759,003 )           (759,003 )
Sale of repurchase shares
                (215,984 )           297,802       81,818             81,818  
Increase in non-controlling interest
                                        1,069,518       1,069,518  
Net loss on acquisition of non-controlling interest in Cablemás and Cablestar
                (56,210 )                 (56,210 )           (56,210 )
Stock-based compensation
                371,783                   371,783             371,783  
Adjustment to retained earnings for changes in tax consolidation (see Note 19)
                (548,503 )                 (548,503 )           (548,503 )
Comprehensive income
                6,007,143       217,782             6,224,925             6,224,925  
 
                                               
Balance at December 31, 2009
    10,019,859       4,547,944       25,387,240       3,401,825       (5,187,073 )     38,169,795       6,302,352       44,472,147  
Repurchase of capital stock
                            (1,357,072 )     (1,357,072 )           (1,357,072 )
Sale of repurchase shares
                (304,470 )           387,520       83,050             83,050  
Increase in non-controlling interest
                                        490,926       490,926  
Gain on acquisition of non-controlling interest in a subsidiary of Sky
                79,326                   79,326             79,326  
Stock-based compensation
                556,711                   556,711             556,711  
Comprehensive income
                7,683,389       (150,716 )           7,532,673             7,532,673  
 
                                               
Balance at December 31, 2010
  Ps. 10,019,859     Ps. 4,547,944     Ps. 33,402,196     Ps. 3,251,109     Ps. (6,156,625 )   Ps. 45,064,483     Ps. 6,793,278     Ps. 51,857,761  
 
                                               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos) (Notes 1 and 2)
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
Operating activities:
                       
Income before income taxes
  Ps. 12,294,852     Ps. 9,703,441     Ps. 11,774,913  
Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Equity in losses of affiliates
    1,049,934       715,327       211,930  
Depreciation and amortization
    4,311,115       4,929,589       6,579,325  
Impairment of long-lived assets and other amortization
    669,222       1,224,450       354,725  
Provision for doubtful accounts and write-off of receivables
    337,478       897,162       675,929  
Retirement and termination benefits
    5,467       58,196       98,397  
Gain on disposition of investments
          (90,565 )     (1,113,294 )
Interest income
          (19,531 )      
Write-down of investments
    405,111              
Premium paid by early retirement of Guaranteed Senior Notes
                100,982  
Stock-based compensation
    222,046       371,783       556,711  
Derivative financial instruments
    (895,734 )     644,956       804,971  
Interest expense
    2,529,221       2,832,675       3,289,198  
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain), net
    4,981,960       (1,003,537 )     (1,460,284 )
 
                 
 
    25,910,672       20,263,946       21,873,503  
 
                 
(Increase) decrease in trade notes and accounts receivable, net
    (1,094,389 )     (1,082,292 )     54,958  
(Increase) decrease in transmission rights and programming
    (1,186,991 )     (674,645 )     654,843  
(Increase) decrease in inventories
    (375,153 )     (45,148 )     402,874  
Increase in other accounts and notes receivable and other current assets
    (391,399 )     (1,347,376 )     (308,295 )
Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable
    1,577,231       (80,920 )     (230,648 )
(Decrease) increase in customer deposits and advances
    (1,187,734 )     2,242,021       (1,822,956 )
Increase in other liabilities, taxes payable and deferred taxes
    1,744,395       158,066       661,198  
Decrease in retirement and termination benefits
    (81,314 )     (16,035 )     (17,176 )
Income taxes paid
    (2,657,525 )     (4,282,042 )     (4,403,393 )
 
                 
 
    (3,652,879 )     (5,128,371 )     (5,008,595 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    22,257,793       15,135,575       16,864,908  
 
                 
Investing activities:
                       
Temporary investments, net
    (5,420,106 )     (524,158 )     (1,351,497 )
Due from affiliated companies, net
    (89,826 )     (2,309 )     (103,295 )
Held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investments
    (183,057 )     (3,051,614 )     (373,063 )
Disposition of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investments
    1,269,875       10,000       234,158  
Investment in Convertible Debentures
                (13,966,369 )
Equity method and other investments
    (1,982,100 )     (809,625 )     (2,418,502 )
Disposition of equity method and other investments
    109,529       57,800       1,807,419  
Investments in property, plant and equipment
    (5,191,446 )     (6,410,869 )     (11,306,013 )
Disposition of property, plant and equipment
    91,815       248,148       915,364  
Investments in goodwill and other intangible assets
    (1,489,174 )     (569,601 )     (712,070 )
 
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (12,884,490 )     (11,052,228 )     (27,273,868 )
 
                 
Financing activities:
                       
Issuance of Senior Notes due 2018
    5,241,650              
Issuance of Notes due 2020
                10,000,000  
Issuance of Senior Notes due 2040
          7,612,055        
Prepayment of Senior Notes due 2013 (Sky)
    (122,886 )            
Prepayment of Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2015 and bank loan facility (Cablemás)
                (2,876,798 )
Repayment of Mexican Peso debt
    (480,000 )     (1,162,460 )     (1,050,000 )
Repayment of foreign currency debt
          (1,206,210 )     (32,534 )
Capital lease payments
    (97,263 )     (151,506 )     (262,013 )
Other increase in debt
    798       46,555       230,000  
Interest paid
    (2,407,185 )     (2,807,843 )     (3,003,076 )
Repurchase and sale of capital stock
    (1,112,568 )     (677,185 )     (1,274,022 )
Dividends paid
    (2,229,973 )     (9,163,857 )      
Non-controlling interest
    (332,029 )     76,344       (243,558 )
Derivative financial instruments
    (346,065 )     (206,776 )     (52,535 )
 
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (1,885,521 )     (7,640,883 )     1,435,464  
 
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    131,854       (105,530 )     (44,115 )
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    7,619,636       (3,663,066 )     (9,017,611 )
Cash and cash equivalents of Cablemás, TVI and certain businesses of TVI upon consolidation in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively
    483,868       21,509       18,654  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    25,479,541       33,583,045       29,941,488  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  Ps. 33,583,045     Ps. 29,941,488     Ps. 20,942,531  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos, except per CPO, per share and exchange rate amounts)
1. Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies followed by Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (the “Company”) and its consolidated entities (collectively, the “Group”) and observed in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are summarized below.
(a) Basis of Presentation
The financial statements of the Group are presented on a consolidated basis in accordance with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards (“Mexican FRS”) issued by the Mexican Financial Reporting Standards Board (“Consejo Mexicano de Normas de Información Financiera” or “CINIF”).
The consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of all companies in which the Company has a controlling interest (subsidiaries). The consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of variable interest entities, in which the Group is deemed the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is the party that absorbs a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interest in the entity. See Note 1(b) for further discussion of all variable interest entities. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the financial statements.
Through December 31, 2007, the Group recognized the effects of inflation in its consolidated financial statements in accordance with Mexican FRS. Effective January 1, 2008, Mexican FRS requires that an entity discontinue recognizing the effects of inflation in financial statements when general inflation applicable to a specific entity is less than 26% in a cumulative three-year period. The cumulative inflation in Mexico measured by the National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”) for the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 was 11.6%, 15% and 14.5%, respectively. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, do not include any adjustments to recognize the effects of inflation during those years. The cumulative inflation in Mexico measured by the NCPI for the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, was 15.2%.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Mexican FRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years’ financial information to conform to the December 31, 2010 presentation.
These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance on June 17, 2011, by the Group’s Chief Financial Officer.
(b) Members of the Group
At December 31, 2010, the Group consisted of the Company and its consolidated entities, including the following:
             
    Company’s    
Consolidated Entities   Ownership (1)   Business Segment (2)
Grupo Telesistema, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries, including Televisa, S.A. de C.V. (“Televisa”)
    100 %   Television Broadcasting
 
          Pay Television Networks
 
          Programming Exports
Editorial Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries
    100 %   Publishing
Innova, S. de R. L. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “Sky”) (3)
    58.7 %   Sky
Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries
(collectively, “Empresas Cablevisión”)
    51 %   Cable and Telecom
Cablemás, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “Cablemás”)
    58.3 %   Cable and Telecom
Televisión Internacional, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “TVI”)
    50 %   Cable and Telecom
Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries
    100 %   Cable and Telecom
 
          Other Businesses
Grupo Distribuidoras Intermex, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries
    100 %   Other Businesses
Sistema Radiópolis, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries
    50 %   Other Businesses
Televisa Juegos, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries
    100 %   Other Businesses
     
(1)  
Percentage of equity interest directly or indirectly held by the Company in the consolidated entity.
 
(2)  
See Note 22 for a description of each of the Group’s business segments.
 
(3)  
At December 31, 2010, the Group had identified Sky as a variable interest entity and the Group as the primary beneficiary of the investment in this entity. The Group has a 58.7% interest in Sky, a satellite television provider in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic.

 

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The Group’s Television Broadcasting, Sky, Cable and Telecom segments, as well as the Group’s Radio business, which is reported in the Other Businesses segment, require concessions (licenses) granted by the Mexican Federal Government for a fixed term, subject to renewal in accordance with Mexican law. Also, the Group’s Gaming business, which is reported in the Other Businesses segment, requires a permit granted by the Mexican Federal Government for a fixed term, subject to renewal in accordance with Mexican law. Additionally, the Group’s Sky businesses in Central America and the Dominican Republic require concessions (licenses) or permits granted by local regulatory authorities for a fixed term, subject to renewal in accordance with local laws. At December 31, 2010, the expiration dates of the Group’s concessions and permits were as follows:
     
Segments   Expiration Dates
 
   
Television Broadcasting
  In 2021
Sky
  Various from 2015 to 2027
Cable and Telecom
  Various from 2013 to 2039
Other Businesses:
   
Radio
  Various from 2015 to 2016 (1)
Gaming
  In 2030
     
(1)  
Concessions for three Radio stations in Guadalajara and Mexicali expired in 2008 and 2009, and renewal applications were timely filed before the Mexican regulatory authorities but are still pending as certain related regulations of the applicable law are being reviewed by the Mexican Federal Government. The Group’s management expects that concessions for these three stations will be renewed or granted by the Mexican Federal Government.
 
(c)   Foreign Currency Translation
Monetary assets and liabilities of Mexican companies denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Resulting exchange rate differences are recognized in income for the year, within integral cost of financing.
Assets, liabilities and results of operations of non-Mexican subsidiaries and affiliates are first converted to Mexican FRS and then translated to Mexican pesos. Assets and liabilities of non-Mexican subsidiaries and affiliates operating in a local currency environment are translated into Mexican Pesos at year-end exchange rates, and results of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates prevailing during the year. Resulting translation adjustments are accumulated as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in consolidated stockholders’ equity. Assets and liabilities of non-Mexican subsidiaries that use the Mexican Peso as a functional currency are translated into Mexican Pesos by utilizing the exchange rate of the balance sheet date for monetary assets and liabilities, and historical exchange rates for nonmonetary items, with the related adjustment included in the consolidated statement of income as integral result of financing.
(d) Cash and Cash Equivalents and Temporary Investments
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition.
Temporary investments consist of short-term investments, including without limitation fixed short-term deposits and corporate fixed income securities with a maturity of over three months and up to one year at the date of acquisition, stock and/or other financial instruments, as well as current maturities of noncurrent held-to-maturity securities. Temporary investments are valued at fair value.
As of December 31, 2009 and 2010, cash equivalents and temporary investments were primarily denominated in U.S. Dollars and Mexican Pesos, with an average yield of approximately 1.0% for U.S. Dollar deposits and 5.9% for Mexican Peso deposits in 2009, and approximately 0.58% for U.S. Dollar deposits and 4.67% for Mexican Peso deposits in 2010.
(e) Transmission Rights and Programming
Programming is comprised of programs, literary works, production talent advances and films.
Transmission rights and literary works are valued at the lesser of acquisition cost and net realizable value. Programs and films are valued at the lesser of production cost, which consists of direct production costs and production overhead, and net realizable value. Payments for production talent advances are initially capitalized and subsequently included as direct or indirect costs of program production.
The Group’s policy is to capitalize the production costs of programs which benefit more than one annual period and amortize them over the expected period of future program revenues based on the Company’s historical revenue patterns for similar productions.

 

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Transmission rights, programs, literary works, production talent advances and films are recorded at acquisition or production cost, and through December 31, 2007, were restated by using the NCPI factors, and specific costs for some of these assets, which were determined by the Group on the basis of the last purchase price or production cost, or replacement cost whichever was more representative. Cost of sales is calculated for the month in which such transmission rights, programs, literary works, production talent advances and films are matched with related revenues, and through December 31, 2007, was determined based on restated costs.
Transmission rights are amortized over the lives of the contracts. Transmission rights in perpetuity are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of the expected benefit as determined by past experience, but not exceeding 25 years.
(f) Inventories
Inventories of paper, magazines, materials and supplies are valued at the lesser of acquisition cost and net realizable value.
(g) Investments
Investments in companies in which the Group exercises significant influence (associates) or joint control (jointly controlled entities) are accounted for by the equity method. The Group recognizes equity in losses of affiliates up to the amount of its initial investment and subsequent capital contributions, or beyond that when guaranteed commitments have been made by the Group in respect of obligations incurred by investees, but not in excess of such guarantees. If an affiliated company for which the Group had recognized equity losses up to the amount of its guarantees generates net income in the future, the Group would not recognize its proportionate share of this net income until the Group first recognizes its proportionate share of previously unrecognized losses.
Investments in debt securities that the Group has the ability and intent to hold to maturity are classified as investments “held-to-maturity,” and reported at amortized cost. Investments in debt securities or with readily determinable fair values that are not classified as held-to-maturity are classified as “available-for-sale,” and are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in consolidated stockholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive result (see Notes 5 and 14).
The Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired and impairment losses are incurred only if there is objective and other-than-temporary evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset. If it is determined that a financial asset or group of financial assets have sustained an other-than-temporary decline in their value a charge is recognized in income in the related period.
For financial assets classified as held-to-maturity the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows (excluding future credit losses that have not been incurred) discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.
Other investments are accounted for at cost.
(h) Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at acquisition cost and were restated through December 31, 2007 to constant Mexican Pesos using the NCPI, except for equipment of non-Mexican origin, which was restated through that date by using an index which reflected the inflation in the respective country of origin and the exchange rate of the Mexican Peso against the currency of such country at the balance sheet date (“Specific Index”).
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is based upon the restated carrying value of the assets in use and is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets ranging principally from 20 to 65 years for buildings, from five to 20 years for building improvements, from three to 20 years for technical equipment and from three to 10 years for other property and equipment.
(i) Intangible Assets and Deferred Financing Costs
Intangible assets and deferred financing costs are recognized at cost and were restated through December 31, 2007 by using the NCPI.
Intangible assets are composed of goodwill, publishing trademarks, television network concessions, licenses and software, subscriber lists and other items. Goodwill, publishing trademarks and television network concessions are intangible assets with indefinite lives and are not amortized. Licenses and software, subscriber lists and other items are intangible assets with finite lives and are amortized, on a straight-line basis, over their estimated useful lives, which range principally from 3 to 20 years.
Deferred financing costs consist of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of long-term debt. These financing costs are amortized over the period of the related debt (see Note 7).

 

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(j) Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Group reviews for impairment the carrying amounts of its long-lived assets, tangible and intangible, including goodwill (see Note 7), at least once a year, or whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that these carrying amounts may not be recoverable. To determine whether an impairment exists, the carrying value of the reporting unit is compared with its fair value. Fair value estimates are based on quoted market values in active markets, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, the estimate of fair value is based on various valuation techniques, including discounted value of estimated future cash flows, market multiples or third-party appraisal valuations.
(k) Customer Deposits and Advances
Customer deposit and advance agreements for television advertising services provide that customers receive preferential prices that are fixed for the contract period for television broadcast advertising time based on rates established by the Group. Such rates vary depending on when the advertisement is aired, including the season, hour, day, rating and type of programming.
(l) Stockholders’ Equity
The capital stock and other stockholders’ equity accounts include the effect of restatement through December 31, 2007, determined by applying the change in the NCPI between the dates capital was contributed or net results were generated and the balance sheet date. The restatement represented the amount required to maintain the contributions, share repurchases and accumulated results in Mexican Pesos in purchasing power as of December 31, 2007.
(m) Revenue Recognition
The Group derives the majority of its revenues from media and entertainment-related business activities both in Mexico and internationally. Revenues are recognized when the service is provided and collection is probable. A summary of revenue recognition policies by significant activity is as follows:
 
Advertising revenues, including deposits and advances from customers for future advertising, are recognized at the time the advertising services are rendered.
 
Revenues from program services for pay television and licensed television programs are recognized when the programs are sold and become available for broadcast.
 
Revenues from magazine subscriptions are initially deferred and recognized proportionately as products are delivered to subscribers. Revenues from the sales of magazines are recognized on the date of circulation of delivered merchandise, net of a provision for estimated returns.
 
The revenue from publishing distribution is recognized upon distribution of the products.
 
Sky program service revenues, including advances from customers for future direct-to-home (“DTH”) program services, activation and installation fees, are recognized at the time the service is provided.
 
Cable television, internet and telephone subscription, and pay-per-view and installation fees are recognized in the period in which the services are rendered.
 
Revenues from telecommunications and data services are recognized in the period in which these services are provided. Telecommunications services include long distance and local telephony, as well as leasing and maintenance of telecommunications facilities.
 
Revenues from attendance to soccer games, including revenues from advance ticket sales for soccer games and other promotional events, are recognized on the date of the relevant event.
 
Motion picture production and distribution revenues are recognized as the films are exhibited.
 
Gaming revenues consist of the net win from gaming activities, which is the difference between amounts wagered and amounts paid to winning patrons.
In respect to sales of multiple products or services, the Group evaluates whether it has fair value evidence for each deliverable in the transaction. For example, the Group sells cable television, internet and telephone subscription to subscribers in a bundled package at a rate lower than if the subscriber purchases each product on an individual basis. Subscription revenues received from such subscribers are allocated to each product in a pro-rata manner based on the fair value of each of the respective services.
(n) Retirement and Termination Benefits
Plans exist for pension and other retirement benefits for most of the Group’s employees (retirement benefits), funded through irrevocable trusts. Contributions to the trusts are determined in accordance with actuarial computations of funding requirements. Pension and other retirement payments are made by the trust administrators. Increases or decreases in the liability for retirement benefits are based upon actuarial calculations.
Seniority premiums and severance indemnities to dismissed personnel (termination benefits), other than those arising from restructurings, are recognized based upon actuarial calculations. The termination benefit costs are directly recognized in income as a provision, with no deferral of any unrecognized prior service cost or related actuarial gain or loss.

 

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The employees’ profit sharing required to be paid under certain circumstances in Mexico, is recognized in the consolidated statements of income as a direct benefit to employees.
(o) Income Taxes
The income taxes are recognized in income as they are incurred.
The recognition of deferred income taxes is made by using the comprehensive asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are calculated by applying the respective income tax rate to the temporary differences between the accounting and tax values of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.
A valuation allowance is provided for those deferred income tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the related benefits will not be realized.
Effective January 1, 2008, the Group classified in retained earnings the outstanding balance of initial cumulative loss effect of deferred income taxes in the amount of Ps.3,224,437, as required by Mexican FRS (see Note 14).
(p) Derivative Financial Instruments
The Group recognizes derivative financial instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet and measures such instruments at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative financial instrument depends on the intended use of the derivative financial instrument and the resulting designation. For a derivative financial instrument designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of such derivative’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into income when the hedged exposure affects income. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in income immediately. For a derivative financial instrument designated as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss is recognized in income in the period of change together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributed to the risk being hedged. For derivative financial instruments that are not designated as accounting hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in income in the period of change. During the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, certain derivative financial instruments qualified for hedge accounting (see Note 9).
(q) Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income includes the net income for the period presented in the income statement plus other results for the period reflected in the stockholders’ equity which are from non-owner sources (see Note 14).
(r) Stock-based Compensation
Effective January 1, 2009, the Group adopted the guidelines of Mexican FRS NIF D-8, Share-based Payments, which substituted the guidelines provided by IFRS 2, Share-based Payment, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, which were applied by the Group on a supplementary basis through December 31, 2008, as required by Mexican FRS. The adoption of the guidelines provided by NIF D-8 did not have a significant effect on the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The provisions of NIF D-8 require, as well as those of IFRS 2, accruing in stockholders’ equity for share-based compensation expense as measured at fair value at the date of grant, and applies to those equity benefits granted to officers and employees (see Note 12). The Group accrued in controlling stockholders’ equity a stock-based compensation expense (consolidated administrative expense) of Ps.222,046, Ps.371,783 and Ps.556,711 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
(s) Recently Issued Mexican FRS
In the first quarter of 2009, the Mexican Bank and Securities Commission (“Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores” or “CNBV”), issued regulations for listed companies in Mexico requiring the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) to report comparative financial information for periods beginning no later than January 1, 2012. The Group has already implemented a plan to comply with these regulations and start reporting its financial statements in accordance with IFRS in the first quarter of 2012. At the current implementation stage, the Group is in the process of determining estimated figures for those impacts resulting from the initial adoption of IFRS.
In December 2009, the CINIF issued Mexican FRS that became effective on January 1, 2011 as follows:
Financial Reporting Standard (“Norma de Información Financiera” or “NIF”) B-5, Financial Information by Segments, replaces the previous Mexican FRS Bulletin B-5, Financial Information by Segments, and sets out requirements for disclosure of information about an entity’s operating segments and also about the entity’s products and services, the geographical areas in which it operates, and its major customers. NIF B-5 confirms that reportable operating segments are those that are based on the Group’s method of internal reporting to senior management for making operating decisions and evaluating performance of operating segments, and identified by certain qualitative, grouping and quantitative criteria. NIF B-5 also requires additional disclosure of interest income and expense, and certain liabilities, by segments. The adoption of NIF B-5 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s financial position, results of operations and disclosures.

 

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NIF B-9, Financial Information at Interim Dates, replaces the previous Mexican FRS Bulletin B-9, Financial Information at Interim Dates, and provides guidelines for entities that are required to prepare and present financial information at interim dates. NIF B-9 requires minimum financial information at interim dates, including comparative condensed balance sheets and related comparative condensed statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as well as selected notes to these condensed financial statements. The adoption of NIF B-9 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s interim financial position, results of operations and disclosures.
In the third quarter of 2010, the CINIF issued new guidelines under Mexican FRS, as follows:
Improvements to Mexican FRS 2011 include two groups of improvements to Mexican FRS already issued: (i) improvements to certain NIF, resulting in accounting changes in valuation, presentation or disclosure in a company’s financial statements, which became effective on January 1, 2011; and (ii) improvements to precise wording in certain NIF for clarification purposes, which do not require accounting changes. Improvements generating accounting changes in valuation, presentation or disclosure of a company’s financial statements include: (i) initial balance sheet presentation when retrospective adjustments are made; (ii) optional presentation of available cash to be used in financing activities in a statement of cash flows; (iii) doubtful accrued interest receivable; (iv) derivative financial instruments and hedge transactions: effects to be excluded from hedge effectiveness, intra-group forecast transactions, hedge of a portfolio portion, margin accounts, and impossibility of establishing a hedge relation for a life portion of a hedge instrument; (v) definition of members of a family of a person as related parties; (vi) leases: discount rate to be used in financial leases, disclosures in financial leases, and gain or loss in sale and leaseback transactions. The Company’s management believes that these improvements to Mexican FRS will not have a significant impact in the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the CINIF issued new guidelines under Mexican FRS, as follows:
NIF C-4, Inventories, replaces previous Mexican FRS Bulletin C-4, Inventories, and became effective on January 1, 2011. This new standard sets up the valuation, presentation and disclosure guidelines for initial and subsequent recognition of inventories in an entity’s balance sheet. The adoption of NIF C-4 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s financial position, results of operations and disclosures.
NIF C-5, Prepayments, replaces previous Mexican FRS Bulletin C-5, Prepayments, and became effective on January 1, 2011. This new standard sets up the guidelines for valuation, presentation and disclosure related to prepayments in an entity’s balance sheet. NIF C-5 requires that prepayments made by an entity for the purchase of inventories, property, plant and equipment, and other similar assets should be presented in a separate line in the balance sheet. The adoption of NIF C-5 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s financial position and disclosures.
NIF C-6, Property, Plant and Equipment, replaces previous Mexican FRS Bulletin, C-6, Property, Machinery and Equipment . This new standard sets up the valuation, presentation and disclosure guidelines for initial and subsequent recognition of property, plant and equipment in an entity’s balance sheet. It also establishes the mandatory depreciation of representative components of property, plant and equipment, as opposed to depreciating the remaining asset as a single component. This Mexican FRS became effective as of January 1, 2011, with exception of the changes arising from the segregation of its components, which have a useful life clearly different to the main asset. In this case, and for entities which have not performed such segregation, the applicable disposition will become effective for periods beginning on January 1, 2012. The Group is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
NIF C-18, Obligations Associated With the Retirement of Property, Plant and Equipment, sets up the guidelines for initial and subsequent recognition of a provision related to an entity’s obligations associated with the retirement of components of property, plant and equipment, and became effective on January 1, 2011. The adoption of NIF C-18 in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s financial position, results of operations and disclosures.
2. Acquisitions, Investments and Dispositions
In 2006, the Group acquired a 50% interest in Televisión Internacional, S.A. de C.V. (“TVI”), a telecommunications company offering pay television, data and voice services in the metropolitan area of Monterrey and other areas in northern Mexico. Effective October 1, 2009, the Company has a controlling interest in TVI as a result of a corporate governance amendment (the legal right to designate the majority of TVI’s board of directors), and began consolidating the assets, liabilities and results of operations of TVI in its consolidated financial statements. Through September 30, 2009, the Group’s investment in TVI was accounted for by using the equity method (see Note 7).
In August 2007, the Group announced an agreement signed by Cablestar, S.A. de C.V. (“Cablestar”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company and Empresas Cablevisión, to acquire the majority of the assets of Bestel, S.A. de C.V. (“Bestel”), a Mexican facilities-based telecommunications company engaged in providing data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through a fiber-optic network of approximately 8,000 kilometers that covers the most important cities and economic regions of Mexico and the cities of San Antonio and San Diego in the United States. In December 2007, after obtaining the approval from the Mexican regulatory authorities, Cablestar completed this transaction by acquiring, at an aggregate purchase price of U.S.$256 million (Ps.2,772,352), all of the outstanding equity of Letseb, S.A. de C.V. (“Letseb”) and Bestel USA, Inc. (“Bestel USA”), the companies that owned the majority of assets of Bestel. In connection with this acquisition: (i) Cablestar made an additional capital contribution to Letseb in the amount of U.S.$69 million (Ps.747,236), which was used by Letseb to pay certain pre-acquisition liabilities; (ii) the Company granted a guarantee to a third-party creditor for any amounts payable in connection with Letseb’s long-term liability in the amount of U.S.$80 million; (iii) Empresas Cablevisión issued long-term debt to finance this acquisition in the amount of U.S.$225 million (Ps.2,457,495); and (iv) Cablemás and TVI made capital contributions for an aggregate amount of U.S.$100 million related to their aggregate 30.8% noncontrolling interest in Cablestar. In March 2008, the parties agreed a purchase price adjustment in accordance with the terms of the related acquisition agreement, and accordingly, the Group made an additional payment in April 2008 in the aggregate amount of U.S$18.7 million (Ps.199,216).

 

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In February 2008, the Group made an additional investment of U.S.$100 million (Ps.1,082,560) to increase its interest in the outstanding equity of Cablemás to 54.6%, and retained a 49% of the voting equity of Cablemás. In May 2008, the Mexican regulatory authorities announced that the Group complied with all of the required regulatory conditions in connection with its investment in the outstanding equity of Cablemás. Effective June 1, 2008, the Company has a controlling interest in Cablemás as a result of a corporate governance contractual amendment (the legal right to designate the majority of Cablemas’ board of directors), and the Group began consolidating the assets, liabilities and results of operations of Cablemás in its consolidated financial statements. Through May 31, 2008, the Group’s investment in Cablemás was accounted for by using the equity method. In February 2009, the Group’s controlling interest in the outstanding equity of Cablemás increased from 54.5% to 58.3%, as a result of a capital contribution made by a Company’s subsidiary and the dilution of the non-controlling interest in Cablemás. The Company retained 49% of the voting stock of Cablemás. This transaction between stockholders of the Group resulted in a non-cash reduction of retained earnings attributable to the controlling interest of Ps.118,353, with a corresponding increase in stockholders’ equity attributable to the non-controlling interest. In December 2009, the Group completed a final valuation and purchase price allocation of the assets and liabilities of Cablemás in connection with the consolidation of this Company’s subsidiary in 2008, and recognized Ps.1,052,190 of concessions, Ps.636,436 of trademarks, Ps.792,276 of a subscriber list, Ps.374,887 of interconnection contracts, and an aggregate write-down of Ps.1,036,933 relating to technical equipment and other intangibles (see Notes 1(b) and 7). On March 31, 2011, the stockholders of Cablemás approved, among other matters, a capital increase in Cablemás, by which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company increased its equity interest in Cablemás from 58.3% to 90.8%.
In June 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with a U.S. financial institution to acquire for U.S.$41.8 million (Ps.552,735) an outstanding loan facility of TVI in the principal amount of U.S.$50 million with a maturity in 2012, which was entered into by TVI in December 2007, in connection with the acquisition of the majority of the assets of Bestel described above. In July 2009, TVI prepaid this loan facility through an exchange with the Company of such loan receivable with a carrying value, of U.S.$42.1 million (Ps.578,284), for a 15.4% non-controlling interest held by TVI in Cablestar and Ps.85,580 in cash. This transaction between stockholders resulted in a net gain of Ps.62,143, which increased retained earnings attributable to the controlling interest in consolidated stockholders’ equity.
In June 2010, the Mexican Communications and Transportation Ministry (“Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes”) granted to the consortium formed by Telefónica Móviles de México, S.A. de C.V. (“Telefónica”), the Group and Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Megacable”), a favorable award in the bidding process for a 20-year contract for the lease of a pair of dark fiber wires held by the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (“Comisión Federal de Electricidad” or “CFE”). The consortium, through the company Grupo de Telecomunicaciones de Alta Capacidad, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“GTAC”), in which a subsidiary of Telefónica, a subsidiary of the Company and a subsidiary of Megacable have an equal equity participation, was granted a contract to lease 19,457 kilometers of dark fiber optic capacity from the CFE, along with the corresponding concession to operate a public telecommunications network. In June 2010, the Group made a capital contribution of Ps.54,667 in connection with its 33.3% interest in GTAC. GTAC plans to have the network ready to offer commercial services in the second half of 2011 (see Note 5).
In July 2010, the Group sold its 25% interest in Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively “Volaris”) for a total consideration of U.S.$80.6 million (Ps.1,042,836) in cash. The Group’s total capital contributions made in Volaris since October 2005 amounted to U.S.$49.5 million (Ps.574,884). As a result of this disposition, the Group recognized a net pretax gain of Ps.783,981, which was accounted for in consolidated income for the year ended December 31, 2010, as other expense, net (see Note 17).
On December 20, 2010, the Company, Univision, Univision’s parent company, and other parties affiliated with the investor groups that own Univision’s parent company entered into various agreements and completed certain transactions previously announced in October 2010. As a result, in December 2010, the Group: (i) made a cash investment of U.S.$1,255 million in Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (“BMP”), the parent company of Univision, in the form of a capital contribution in the amount of U.S.$130 million (Ps.1,613,892), representing 5% of the outstanding common stock of BMP, and U.S.$1,125 million (Ps.13,904,222) aggregate principal amount of 1.5% Convertible Debentures of BMP due 2025, which are convertible at the Company’s option into additional shares currently equivalent to a 30% equity stake of BMP, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other conditions; (ii) acquired an option to purchase at fair value an additional 5% equity stake in BMP, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other terms and conditions and (iii) sold to Univision its entire interest in TuTv, LLC (“TuTv”), which represented 50% of TuTv’s capital stock, for an aggregate cash amount of U.S.$55 million (Ps.681,725). In connection with this investment, (i) the Company entered into an amended Program License Agreement (“PLA”) with Univision, pursuant to which Univision has the right to broadcast certain Televisa content in the United States for a term that commenced on January 1, 2011 and ends on the later of 2025 or seven and one-half years after Televisa has sold two-thirds of its initial investment in BMP, and which includes an increased percentage of royalties from Univision and (ii) the Group entered into a new program license agreement with Univision, the Mexico License Agreement, or MLA, under which the Group has the right to broadcast certain Univision’s content in Mexico for the same term as that of the PLA (see Notes 5 and 11).

 

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3. Trade Notes and Accounts Receivable, Net
Trade notes and accounts receivable as of December 31, consisted of:
                 
    2009     2010  
Non-interest bearing notes received from customers as deposits and advances
  Ps. 14,515,450     Ps. 13,313,673  
Accounts receivable, including value-added tax receivables related to advertising services
    5,430,943       5,966,189  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (1,547,210 )     (1,578,737 )
 
           
 
  Ps. 18,399,183     Ps. 17,701,125  
 
           
4. Transmission Rights and Programming
At December 31, transmission rights and programming consisted of:
                 
    2009     2010  
Transmission rights
  Ps. 6,133,176     Ps. 5,792,029  
Programming
    4,155,271       3,839,988  
 
           
 
    10,288,447       9,632,017  
 
           
 
               
Non-current portion of:
               
Transmission rights
    3,790,714       3,724,547  
Programming
    2,124,745       1,903,055  
 
           
 
    5,915,459       5,627,602  
 
           
Current portion of transmission rights and programming
  Ps. 4,372,988     Ps. 4,004,415  
 
           
5. Investments
At December 31, the Group had the following investments:
                         
                    Ownership %  
                    as of December 31,  
    2009     2010     2010  
Accounted for by the equity method:
                       
BMP (a)
  Ps.     Ps. 1,613,892       5 %
Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta, S.A. and subsidiaries (collectively, “La Sexta”) (b)
    1,043,752       722,752       40.5 %
GTAC (c)
          34,645       33.3 %
Ocesa Entretenimiento, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “OCEN”) (d)
    789,001       819,913       40 %
Volaris (e)
    248,162                
Other
    301,324       141,435          
 
                 
 
    2,382,239       3,332,637          
 
                 
 
                       
Other long—term investments:
                       
Convertible Debentures due 2025 (a)
          13,904,222          
Loan and interest receivable from La Sexta (b)
          354,942          
Loan and interest receivable from GTAC (c)
          384,063          
Held—to—maturity debt securities (f)
    1,169,611       935,494          
Other available—for—sale investments (g)
    2,826,457       2,922,625          
Other
    342,329       3,470          
 
                 
 
    4,338,397       18,504,816          
 
                 
 
  Ps. 6,720,636     Ps. 21,837,453          
 
                 
     
(a)  
The Group accounts for its 5% investment in common stock of BMP, the parent company of Univision, under the equity method due to the Group’s ability to exercise significant influence over BMP’s operations in accordance with Mexican FRS. Since December 20, 2010, the Group: (i) owned 526,336 Class “C” shares of common stock of BMP, representing 5% of the outstanding total shares of BMP as of that date, (ii) held 1.5% Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by BMP, which can be converted into additional shares currently equivalent to a 30% equity stake of BMP, at the option of the Group, subject to certain conditions and regulations; (iii) owned an option to acquire at fair value an additional 5% of common stock of BMP, at a future date, subject to certain conditions and regulations; (iv) had three of 20 designated members of the Board of Directors of BMP; and (v) had entered in program license agreements with Univision, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BMP, through the later of 2025 or seven and one-half years after Televisa has sold two-thirds of its initial investment in BMP. As of December 31, 2010, the 1.5% Convertible Debentures due 2025 are classified as available-for-sale investments (see Note 2).

 

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(b)  
La Sexta is a free-to-air television channel in Spain. During 2008 and 2009, the Group made additional capital contributions related to its interest in La Sexta in the amount of €44.4 million (Ps.740,495) and €35.7 million (Ps.663,082), respectively. During the first half of 2010, the Group made short-term loans in connection with its 40.5% interest in La Sexta in the principal amount of €21.5 million (Ps.354,942). In February 2011, these loans were capitalized by the Company as investment in La Sexta and the Company’s percentage ownership in La Sexta increased from 40.5% to 40.8%.
 
(c)  
GTAC is a company with a concession to operate a public telecommunications network in Mexico with an expiration date in 2020. In June 2010, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a long-term credit facility agreement to provide financing to GTAC for up to Ps.668,217, with an annual interest rate of the Mexican Interbank Interest Rate (“Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio” or “TIIE”) plus 200 basis points, and maturity in December 2021. Interest under this credit facility is payable at dates agreed by the parties between 2013 and 2021. As of December 31, 2010, GTAC had used a principal amount of Ps.372,083 under this credit facility, with a related accrued interest receivable of Ps.11,980 as of that date (see Note 2).
 
(d)  
OCEN is a majority-owned subsidiary of Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento, S.A. de C.V., and is engaged in the live entertainment business in Mexico. In 2008 and 2009, OCEN paid dividends to the Group in the aggregate amount of Ps.56,000 and Ps.56,000, respectively. The investment in OCEN includes a goodwill of Ps.359,613 as of December 31, 2009 and 2010 (see Note 16).
 
(e)  
Volaris is a low-cost carrier airline with a concession to operate in Mexico and abroad. In 2009, the Group made additional capital contributions related to its 25% interest in Volaris in the amount of U.S.$5 million (Ps.69,000). The Group disposed of its investment in Volaris in the third quarter of 2010 (see Notes 2, 16 and 17).
 
(f)  
Held-to-maturity securities represent corporate fixed income securities with long-term maturities. These investments are stated at amortized cost. During 2008, the Group recognized a write-down of Ps.405,111 on a held-to-maturity debt security reducing the carrying amount of this security to zero (see Note 1 (g)). Maturities of these investments subsequent to December 31, 2010 are as follows: Ps.626,797 in 2012, Ps.106,517 in 2013, Ps.56,900 in 2014 and Ps.145,280 thereafter.
 
(g)  
In the second half of 2009, the Group invested an aggregate amount of U.S.$180 million in a telecom and media open-ended fund (see Note 1 (g)).
The Group recognized equity in comprehensive loss of affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, as follows:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
Equity in losses of affiliates, net
  Ps. (1,049,934 )   Ps. (715,327 )   Ps. (211,930 )
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of affiliates:
                       
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net
    244,122       (29,319 )     (116,879 )
(Loss) gain on equity accounts, net
    (58,109 )     39,525       4,598  
 
                 
 
  Ps. (863,921 )   Ps. (705,121 )   Ps. (324,211 )
 
                 
6. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment as of December 31, consisted of:
                 
    2009     2010  
Buildings
  Ps. 9,424,738     Ps. 9,466,384  
Buildings improvements
    1,670,084       1,698,781  
Technical equipment
    38,838,481       45,520,020  
Satellite transponders
    1,789,890       3,593,873  
Furniture and fixtures
    836,038       826,076  
Transportation equipment
    1,559,816       2,525,029  
Computer equipment
    3,089,962       3,671,449  
Leasehold improvements
    1,383,541       1,303,689  
 
           
 
    58,592,550       68,605,301  
Accumulated depreciation
    (32,145,471 )     (36,900,013 )
 
           
 
    26,447,079       31,705,288  
Land
    4,648,171       4,085,914  
Construction in progress
    1,976,214       2,860,645  
 
           
 
  Ps. 33,071,464     Ps. 38,651,847  
 
           

 

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Depreciation charged to income in 2008, 2009 and 2010 was Ps.3,867,182, Ps.4,390,339 and Ps.5,697,642, respectively.
Satellite transponders are recorded as an asset equal to the net present value of committed payments under a 15-year service agreement entered into with Intelsat Corporation (“Intelsat”) for 12 KU-band transponders on Intelsat’s satellite IS-9 (see Note 8). Additionally, in connection with a 15-year service agreement for 24 transponders on Intelsat’s satellite IS-16 among Sky, Sky Brasil Servicos Ltda., Intelsat and an affiliate, the Group recorded in 2010 a one-time fixed fee in the aggregate amount of U.S.$138.6 million (Ps.1,697,711), of which U.S.$27.7 million and U.S.$110.9 million were paid in the first quarter of 2010 and 2011, respectively (see Note 11). As of December 31, 2009 and 2010, satellite transponders, net of accumulated depreciation, amounted to Ps.676,180 and Ps.1,808,647, respectively.
7. Intangible Assets and Deferred Charges, Net
The balances of intangible assets and deferred charges as of December 31, were as follows (see Note 1(i)):
                                                 
    2009     2010  
    Gross                     Gross              
    Carrying     Accumulated     Net Carrying     Carrying     Accumulated     Net Carrying  
    Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amount     Amortization     Amount  
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
                                               
Goodwill
                  Ps. 2,774,189                     Ps. 2,529,594  
Publishing, TVI and other trademarks
                    1,264,555                       1,396,880  
Television network concession
                    650,603                       650,603  
Cablemás concession (see Note 2)
                    1,052,190                       1,052,190  
TVI concession (see Note 2)
                    262,925                       262,925  
Telecom concession (see Note 2)
                    778,970                       767,682  
Sky concession
                    96,042                       96,042  
Intangible assets with finite lives and deferred charges:
                                               
Licenses and software
  Ps. 1,601,562     Ps. (755,706 )     845,856     Ps. 1,881,493     Ps. (1,097,123 )     784,370  
Subscriber lists (see Note 2)
    2,351,177       (884,900 )     1,466,277       2,403,535       (1,231,941 )     1,171,594  
Other intangible assets
    760,021       (108,092 )     651,929       707,806       (160,782 )     547,024  
Deferred financing costs (see Note 8)
    1,403,430       (387,715 )     1,015,715       1,472,281       (490,178 )     982,103  
 
                                   
 
  Ps. 6,116,190     Ps. (2,136,413 )   Ps. 10,859,251     Ps. 6,465,115     Ps. (2,980,024 )   Ps. 10,241,007  
 
                                   
Amortization of intangible assets with finite lives and deferred financing costs charged to income in 2008, 2009 and 2010, was Ps.503,560, Ps.603,606 and Ps.985,827, respectively, of which Ps.58,724, Ps.64,356 and Ps.70,668 in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively, was recorded as interest expense (see Note 18) and Ps.903 and Ps.33,476 in 2008 and 2010,respectively, was recorded as other expense in connection with the extinguishment of long-term debt (see Note 17).

 

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The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill and trademarks for the year ended December 31, 2010, were as follows:
                                                 
                    Foreign                      
    Balance as of             Currency             Impairment     Balance as of  
    December 31,             Translation     Adjustments/     Adjustments     December 31,  
    2009     Acquisitions     Adjustments     Reclassifications     (see Note 17)     2010  
Goodwill:
                                               
Television Broadcasting
  Ps. 298,676     Ps. 86,813     Ps.     Ps.     Ps.     Ps. 385,489  
Cable and Telecom
    1,745,839                   (34,746 )           1,711,093  
Publishing
    617,167                         (223,561 )     393,606  
Other Businesses
    63,483                   (24,077 )           39,406  
Equity—method investees (see Note 5)
    49,024                   (22,004 )     (27,020 )      
 
                                   
 
  Ps. 2,774,189     Ps. 86,813     Ps.     Ps. (80,827 )   Ps. (250,581 )   Ps. 2,529,594  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Trademarks (see Note 2):
                                               
Publishing
  Ps. 505,708     Ps.     Ps. (283 )   Ps. 3,667     Ps.     Ps. 509,092  
Telecom
    669,495                               669,495  
TVI
    89,352                               89,352  
Other
          128,941                         128,941  
 
                                   
 
  Ps. 1,264,555     Ps. 128,941     Ps. (283 )   Ps. 3,667     Ps.     Ps. 1,396,880  
 
                                   
8. Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding as of December 31, were as follows:
                 
    2009     2010  
U.S. Dollar debt:
               
8% Senior Notes due 2011 (1)
  Ps. 941,119     Ps. 889,142  
6% Senior Notes due 2018 (1)
    6,540,000       6,178,800  
6.625% Senior Notes due 2025 (1)
    7,848,000       7,414,560  
8.50% Senior Notes due 2032 (1)
    3,924,000       3,707,280  
6.625% Senior Notes due 2040 (1)
    7,848,000       7,414,560  
9.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2015 (Cablemás) (2)
    2,285,076        
Bank loan facility (Empresas Cablevisión) (3)
    2,943,000       2,780,460  
Bank loan facility (Cablemás) (2) (3)
    654,000        
Other
    33,015        
 
           
Total U.S. Dollar debt
    33,016,210       28,384,802  
 
           
Mexican Peso debt:
               
7.38% Notes due 2020 (4)
          10,000,000  
8.49% Senior Notes due 2037 (1)
    4,500,000       4,500,000  
Bank loans (5)
    2,400,000       1,580,000  
Bank loans (Sky) (6)
    3,500,000       3,500,000  
 
           
Total Mexican Peso debt
    10,400,000       19,580,000  
 
           
Total long-term debt
    43,416,210       47,964,802  
Less: Current portion
    1,433,015       1,469,142  
 
           
Long-term debt, net of current portion
  Ps. 41,983,195     Ps. 46,495,660  
 
           
 
               
Capital lease obligations:
               
Satellite transponder lease obligation (7)
  Ps. 1,108,451     Ps. 414,921  
Other (8)
    293,282       214,890  
 
           
Total capital lease obligations
    1,401,733       629,811  
Less: Current portion
    235,271       280,137  
 
           
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion
  Ps. 1,166,462     Ps. 349,674  
 
           
     
(1)  
The Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2025, 2032, 2037 and 2040, in the outstanding principal amount of U.S.$72 million, U.S.$500 million, U.S.$600 million, U.S.$300 million, Ps.4,500,000 and U.S.$600 million, respectively, are unsecured obligations of the Company, rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company, and are junior in right of payment to all of the existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries. Interest on the Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2025, 2032, 2037 and 2040, including additional amounts payable in respect of certain Mexican withholding taxes, is 8.41%, 6.31%, 6.97%, 8.94%, 8.93% and 6.97% per annum, respectively, and is payable semi-annually. These Senior Notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity, except (i) in the event of certain changes in law affecting the Mexican withholding tax treatment of certain payments on the securities, in which case the securities will be redeemable, as a whole but not in part, at the option of the Company; and (ii) in the event of a change of control, in which case the Company may be required to redeem the securities at 101% of their principal amount. Also, the Company may, at its own

 

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option, redeem the Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2037 and 2040, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of the principal amount of these Senior Notes or the present value of future cash flows, at the redemption date, of principal and interest amounts of the Senior Notes discounted at a fixed rate of comparable U.S. or Mexican sovereign bonds. The Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2032 and 2040 were priced at 98.793%, 99.280%, 99.431% and 98.319%, respectively, for a yield to maturity of 8.179%, 6.097%, 8.553% and 6.755%, respectively. The Senior Notes due 2025 were issued in two aggregate principal amounts of U.S.$400 million and U.S.$200 million, and were priced at 98.081% and 98.632%, respectively, for a yield to maturity of 6.802% and 6.787%, respectively. The agreement of these Senior Notes contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain restricted subsidiaries engaged in Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports, to incur or assume liens, perform sale and leaseback transactions, and consummate certain mergers, consolidations and similar transactions. The Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2025, 2032, 2037 and 2040 are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
     
(2)  
The Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2015 in the outstanding principal amount of U.S.$174.7 million at December 31, 2009 were unsecured obligations of Cablemás and its restricted subsidiaries and were guaranteed by such restricted subsidiaries. Interest on these Senior Notes, including additional amounts payable in respect of certain Mexican withholding taxes, was 9.858%, and was payable semi-annually. In November 2010, Cablemás prepaid all of its outstanding Guaranteed Senior Notes for an aggregate amount of U.S.$183 million (Ps.2,256,716), including accrued interest and a premium, as well as all of its outstanding loan facility for an aggregate amount of U.S.$50 million (Ps.622,118), including accrued interest. This refinancing of debt was carried out through a Ps.2,500,000 loan facility provided to Cablemás by a subsidiary of the Company, with an annual interest rate of 9.30%, which is due in November 2020 (see Notes 9 and 17).
 
(3)  
In December 2007, Empresas Cablevisión and Cablemás entered into a 5-year term bank loan facilities in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$225 million and U.S.$50 million, respectively, in connection with the financing for the acquisition of Letseb and Bestel USA (see Note 2). Annual interest on these loan facilities was payable on a quarterly basis at LIBOR plus an applicable margin that ranged from 0.475% to 0.800% depending on a leverage ratio. As discussed in the paragraph above, in November 2010, Cablemás prepaid all of its outstanding loan facility. In March 2011, Empresas Cablevisión prepaid all of its outstanding loan facility (see Note 9).
 
(4)  
In October 2010, the Company issued 7.38% Notes (“Certificados Bursátiles”) due 2020 through the Mexican Stock Exchange (“Bolsa Mexicana de Valores”) in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.10,000,000. Interest on these Notes is payable semi-annually. The Company may, at its own option, redeem these Notes, in whole or in part, at any semi-annual interest payment date at a redemption price equal to the greater of the principal amount of the outstanding Notes and the present value of future cash flows, at the redemption date, of principal and interest amounts of the Notes discounted at a fixed rate of comparable Mexican sovereign bonds. The agreement of these Notes contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain restricted subsidiaries appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors, and engaged in Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports, to incur or assume liens, perform sale and leaseback transactions, and consummate certain mergers, consolidations and similar transactions.
 
(5)  
Includes for 2009 and 2010, outstanding balances in the principal amount of Ps.2,000,000 and Ps.1,000,000, respectively, in connection with certain credit agreement entered into by the Company with a Mexican bank, with maturities in 2010 and 2012. Interest on this loan is 10.35% per annum, and is payable on a monthly basis. Under the terms of this credit agreement, the Company and certain restricted subsidiaries engaged in Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports are required to maintain (a) certain financial coverage ratios related to indebtedness and interest expense; and (b) certain restrictive covenants on indebtedness, dividend payments, issuance and sale of capital stock, and liens. This line also includes in 2009 and 2010 outstanding balances in the principal amount of Ps.400,000 and Ps.580,000, respectively, of current-term loans of TVI, bearing different annual interest rates in the range of 7.10% and 8.35% and in the range of TIIE plus 1.50% and TIIE plus 3.50%, with interest payable on a monthly basis.
 
(6)  
The balance in 2009 and 2010 includes two long-term loans entered into by Sky with Mexican banks in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.3,500,000 with a maturity in 2016. This Sky long-term indebtedness is guaranteed by the Company. Annual interest on these two long-term loans was in the range of 8.74% and 8.98% through the first quarter of 2009, and TIIE plus 24 basis points for the remaining period through maturity, with interest payable on a monthly basis. Under the terms of these loan agreements, Sky is required to maintain (a) certain financial coverage ratios related to indebtedness and interest expense; and (b) certain restrictive covenants on indebtedness, liens, asset sales, and certain mergers and consolidations.
 
(7)  
Sky is obligated to pay a monthly fee of U.S.$1.7 million under a capital lease agreement entered into with Intelsat (formerly PanAmSat Corporation) in February 1999 for satellite signal reception and retransmission service from 12 KU-band transponders on satellite IS-9, which became operational in September 2000. The service term for IS-9 will end at the earlier of (a) the end of 15 years or (b) the date IS-9 is taken out of service. In the first half of 2010, Intelsat confirmed to Sky that IS-9 experienced certain technical anomalies in its primary propulsion system, resulting in a shortened satellite life through 2012 instead of its original estimated life through 2015. Accordingly, Sky reduced the carrying value of the corresponding asset and the present value of the minimum payments in accordance with the related agreement and based on the remaining useful life of IS-9. The obligations of Sky under the IS-9 agreement are proportionately guaranteed by the Company and the other Sky equity owners in relation to their respective ownership interests (see Notes 6 and 11).
 
(8)  
Includes minimum lease payments of property and equipment under leases that qualify as capital leases. The capital leases have terms which expire at various dates between 2011 and 2022.

 

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In March 2011, the Company entered into long-term credit agreements with four Mexican banks in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.8,600,000, with an annual interest rate between 8.09% and 9.4%, payable on a monthly basis, and principal maturities between 2016 and 2021. The proceeds of these loans will be used for general corporate purposes. Under the terms of these loan agreements, the Company is required to (a) maintain certain financial coverage ratios related to indebtedness and interest expense; and (b) comply with the restrictive covenant on spin-offs, mergers and similar transactions.
Maturities of Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Debt maturities for the years subsequent to December 31, 2010, are as follows:
         
2011
  Ps. 1,469,142  
2012
    3,780,460  
2016 and thereafter
    42,715,200  
 
     
 
  Ps. 47,964,802  
 
     
Future minimum payments under capital lease obligations for the years subsequent to December 31, 2010, are as follows:
         
2011
  Ps. 330,717  
2012
    318,206  
2013
    38,519  
2014
    20,166  
2015
    17,077  
Thereafter
    37,359  
 
     
 
    762,044  
Less: amount representing interest
    132,233  
 
     
 
  Ps. 629,811  
 
     
9. Financial Instruments
The Group’s financial instruments recorded in the balance sheet include cash and cash equivalents, temporary investments, accounts and notes receivable, long-term loan receivable from GTAC, convertible debentures issued by BMP with an option to convert these debentures, debt securities classified as held-to-maturity investments, investments in securities in the form of an open-ended fund classified as available-for-sale investments, accounts payable, debt and derivative financial instruments. For cash and cash equivalents, temporary investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and short-term notes payable due to banks and other financial institutions, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the Group’s long-term debt securities are based on quoted market prices.
The fair value of the long-term loans that the Group borrowed from leading Mexican banks (see Note 8) was estimated using the borrowing rates currently available to the Group for bank loans with similar terms and average maturities. The fair value of held-to-maturity securities, available-for-sale investments, and currency option, interest rate swap and share put option agreements was based on quotes obtained from financial institutions.
The carrying and estimated fair values of the Group’s non-derivative financial instruments at December 31, were as follows:
                                 
    2009     2010  
    Carrying             Carrying        
    Value     Fair Value     Value     Fair Value  
Assets:
                               
Temporary investments
  Ps. 8,902,346     Ps. 8,902,346     Ps. 10,446,840     Ps. 10,446,840  
Convertible Debentures (see Note 5)
                13,904,222       13,904,222  
Long-term loan and interest receivable from GTAC (see Note 5)
                384,063       442,840  
Held-to-maturity debt securities (see Note 5)
    1,169,611       1,196,146       935,494       933,606  
Other available-for-sale investments (see Note 5)
    2,826,457       2,826,457       2,922,625       2,922,625  
 
                               
Liabilities:
                               
Senior Notes due 2011, 2018, 2025, 2032 and 2040
  Ps. 27,101,119     Ps. 27,841,242     Ps. 25,604,342     Ps. 28,801,931  
Senior Notes due 2037
    4,500,000       4,055,580       4,500,000       4,207,320  
Notes due 2020
                10,000,000       9,474,300  
Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2015 (Cablemás)
    2,285,076       2,494,549              
Long-term notes payable to Mexican banks
    5,900,000       6,135,443       5,080,000       5,442,615  
Bank loan facility (Empresas Cablevisión)
    2,943,000       2,601,257       2,780,460       2,575,555  
Bank loan facility (Cablemás)
    654,000       572,123              

 

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The carrying values (based on estimated fair values), notional amounts, and maturity dates of the Group’s derivative financial instruments at December 31, were as follows:
2009:
                 
            Notional Amount    
Derivative Financial Instruments   Carrying Value     (U.S. Dollars in Thousands)   Maturity Date
Assets:
               
Derivatives not recorded as accounting hedges:
               
Cablemás forward (g)
  Ps. 1,577     U.S.$13,000/ Ps.170,908   January, February and March 2010
Cablemás forward and cross-currency swaps (a)
    1,001,055     U.S.$175,000/ Ps.1,880,375 and    
 
          U.S.$175,000/ Ps.1,914,850   November 2015
Cross-currency interest rate swaps (b)
    5,141     U.S.$200,000/ Ps.2,165,550   March 2010
Derivatives recorded as accounting hedges (cash flow hedges):
               
Empresas Cablevisión’s cross-currency swaps (c)
    419,974     U.S.$225,000/ Ps.2,435,040   December 2012
Cablemás cross-currency swap (d)
    91,804     U.S.$50,000/ Ps.541,275   December 2012
Cross-currency interest rate swaps (b)
    25,845     U.S.$1,650,000/ Ps.21,240,300   March and May 2011
 
             
Total assets
  Ps. 1,545,396 (1)        
 
             
 
               
Liabilities:
               
Derivatives not recorded as accounting hedges:
               
Cablemás forward and swaption (a)
  Ps. 486,228     U.S.$175,000/ Ps.1,914,850   November 2015
Sky’s interest rate swaps (e)
    26,410     Ps.1,400,000   April 2016
Cablemás embedded derivatives (f)
    10,990     U.S.$7,176   December 2010 to February 2018
 
             
Total liabilities
  Ps. 523,628          
 
         
     
(1)  
Includes short-term derivative financial instruments of Ps.6,718 in 2009, which were included in other accounts and notes receivables, net in the consolidated balance sheet.
2010:
                 
            Notional Amount    
Derivative Financial Instruments   Carrying Value     (U.S. Dollars in Thousands)   Maturity Date
 
               
Assets:
               
Derivatives recorded as accounting hedges (cash flow hedges):
               
Empresas Cablevisión’s cross-currency
swaps (c)
  Ps. 189,400     U.S.$225,000/ Ps.2,435,040   December 2012
 
             
Total assets
  Ps. 189,400          
 
             
 
               
Liabilities:
               
Derivatives recorded as accounting hedges:
               
Cross-currency interest rate swaps (b)
  Ps. 74,329     U.S.$2,000,000/ Ps.25,727,550   March and July 2011
Derivatives not recorded as accounting hedges:
               
Sky’s interest rate swaps (e)
    102,485     Ps.1,400,000   April 2016
Cablemás embedded derivatives (f)
    1,043     U.S.$3,852   July 2011 to February 2018
 
             
Total liabilities
  Ps. 177,857          
 
             

 

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(a)  
In 2005, 2006 and 2007, Cablemás entered into forward, interest-only cross-currency swaps and swaption agreements, as amended, with a U.S. financial institution to hedge U.S.$175 million of its U.S. Dollar foreign exchange and interest rate exposure related to its Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2015. Under these transactions, (i) in 2015, Cablemás would have received and made payments in the aggregate notional amounts of U.S.$175 million and Ps.1,880,375, respectively; (ii) Cablemás made semi-annual payments calculated based on a notional amount of U.S.$175 million at an annual rate of 2.88%; (iii) Cablemás received semi-annual payments calculated based on the aggregate notional amount of U.S.$175 million at an annual rate of 9.375%, and Cablemás made monthly payments calculated based on an aggregate notional amount of Ps.1,914,850 at an annual rate of 9.07%; and (iv) if the counterparty had exercised an option under a related swaption agreement, Cablemás would have received monthly payments based on the aggregate notional amount of Ps.1,914,850 at an annual rate of 7.57%, and Cablemás would have made monthly payments calculated based on the same notional amount at an annual interest rate of a 28-day TIIE . The Group recorded the change in fair value of these transactions in the integral cost of financing (foreign exchange gain or loss). In February 2010, Cablemás cancelled these forward and interest-only cross-currency swaps agreements and entered into full cross currency swap and interest rate swap agreements with a foreign financial institution to hedge U.S.$175 million of its U.S. Dollar foreign exchange and interest rate exposure related to its Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2015. Under these transactions, (i) in 2015, Cablemás would have received and made payments in the aggregate notional amounts of U.S.$175 million and Ps.1,880,375, respectively; (ii) Cablemás made monthly payments calculated based on an aggregate notional amount of Ps.1,880,375 at an annual rate of TIIE plus 182.3 basis points, and Cablemás received semi-annual payments calculated based on an aggregate notional amount of U.S.$175 million at an annual rate of 6.445%; (iii) Cablemás received monthly payments calculated based on the aggregate notional amount of Ps.1,880,375 at an annual rate of TIIE plus 182.3 basis points, and Cablemás made monthly payments calculated based on an aggregate notional amount of Ps.1,914,850 at an annual rate of 9.172%; and (iv) if the counterparty had exercised an option under a related swaption agreement, Cablemás would have received monthly payments based on the aggregate notional amount of Ps.1,914,850 at an annual rate of 7.57%, and Cablemás would have made monthly payments calculated based on the same notional amount at an annual interest rate of a 28-day TIIE. In November 2010, Cablemás liquidated these derivative contracts and received a net cash amount of U.S.$30.2 million (Ps.372,697) in connection with a prepayment of its Senior Guaranteed Notes with maturity in 2015 (see Note 8).
 
(b)  
In order to reduce the adverse effects of exchange rates on the Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2032 and 2040, during 2005, 2009 and 2010, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements with various financial institutions that allow the Company to hedge against Mexican Peso depreciation on interest payments to be made in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Under these transactions, the Company receives semi-annual payments based on the aggregate notional amount U.S.$1,850 million and U.S.$2,000 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, at an average annual rate of 6.76% and 6.75%, respectively, and the Company makes semi-annual payments based on an aggregate notional amount of Ps.23,405,850 and Ps.25,727,550 as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively, at an average annual rate of 7.03% and 6.95%, respectively, without an exchange of the notional amount upon which the payments are based. As a result of the change in fair value of these transactions, in the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Company recorded a gain (loss) of Ps.96,878, Ps.(25,280) and Ps.(93,321), respectively, relating to the interest rate swaps not recorded as accounting hedges, in the integral cost of financing (foreign exchange gain or loss), and as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, the Company has recorded in consolidated stockholders’ equity, as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss attributable to the controlling interest, a cumulative gain (loss) for changes in fair value of Ps.25,845 and Ps.(74,329), respectively, relating to interest rate swaps recorded as accounting hedges.

 

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(c)  
In December 2007, in connection with the issuance of its U.S.$225 million long-term debt, Empresas Cablevisión entered into a cross-currency swap agreement to hedge interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk on such long-term debt. Under this agreement, Empresas Cablevisión receives variable rate coupon payments in U.S. dollars at an annual interest rate of LIBOR to 90 days plus 42.5 basis points, and principal amount payments in U.S. dollars, in exchange for fixed rate coupon payments in Mexican Pesos at an annual interest rate of 8.3650%, and principal amount payments in Mexican Pesos. At the final exchange, Empresas Cablevisión will receive a principal amount of U.S.$225 million, in exchange for Ps.2,435,040. At December 31, 2009 and 2010, this derivative contract qualified as a cash flow hedge, and therefore, the Group has recorded in consolidated stockholders’ equity, as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, a cumulative gain for changes in fair value of Ps.400,577 and Ps.170,003, respectively, together with a cumulative unrealized foreign exchange loss of Ps.485,505 and Ps.322,965, respectively, related to the long-term debt. In March 2011, Empresas Cablevisión liquidated this derivative contract and received a cash amount of U.S.$7.6 million (Ps.91,200) in connection with a prepayment of its U.S.$225 million debt (see Note 8).
 
(d)  
In December 2007, in connection with the issuance of its U.S.$50 million long-term debt, Cablemás entered into a cross-currency swap agreement to hedge interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk on such long-term debt. Under this agreement, Cablemás received variable rate coupon payments in U.S. dollars at an annual interest rate of LIBOR to 90 days plus 52.5 basis points, and principal amount payments in U.S. dollars, in exchange for fixed rate coupon payments in Mexican Pesos at an annual interest rate of 8.51%, and principal amount payments in Mexican Pesos. At the final exchange, Cablemás would have received a principal amount of U.S.$50 million, in exchange for Ps.541,275. At December 31, 2008 and 2009, this derivative contract qualified as a cash flow hedge, and therefore, the Group recorded in stockholders’ equity, as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, a cumulative gain for changes in fair value of Ps.169,893 and Ps.122,421, respectively, together with a cumulative unrealized foreign exchange loss of Ps.173,360 and Ps.138,670, respectively, related to the long-term debt. In November 2010, Cablemás liquidated this agreement and received a cash amount of U.S.$2.4 million (Ps.30,055) in connection with a prepayment of its U.S.$50 million bank loan facility (see Note 8).
 
(e)  
In December 2006, Sky entered into a derivative transaction agreement from April 2009 through April 2016 to hedge the variable interest rate exposure resulting from a Mexican Peso loan of a total principal amount of Ps.1,400,000. Under this transaction, Sky receives 28-day payments based on an aggregate notional amount of Ps.1,400,000 at an annual variable rate of TIIE+24 basis points and makes 28-day payments based on the same notional amount at an annual fixed rate of 8.415%. The Group recorded the change in fair value of this transaction in the consolidated integral cost of financing (interest expense).
 
(f)  
Certain Cablemás office lease agreements include embedded derivatives identified as forwards for obligations denominated in U.S. Dollars. The Group recognizes changes in related fair value as foreign exchange gain or loss in the consolidated integral cost of financing.
 
(g)  
As of December 31, 2009, Cablemás had foreign currency contracts with an aggregate notional amount of U.S.$13 million to exchange U.S. Dollars for Mexican Pesos at an average rate of Ps.13.15 per U.S. Dollar in connection with 2010 cash flow requirements.
10. Retirement and Termination Benefits
Certain companies in the Group have collective bargaining contracts which include defined benefit pension plans and other retirement benefits for substantially all of their employees. Additionally, the Group has a defined benefit pension plan for executives. All pension benefits are based on salary and years of service rendered.
Under the provisions of the Mexican labor law, seniority premiums are payable based on salary and years of service to employees who resign or are terminated prior to reaching retirement age. Some companies in the Group have seniority premium benefits which are greater than the legal requirement. After retirement age employees are no longer eligible for seniority premiums.
Retirement and termination benefits are actuarially determined by using real assumptions (net of inflation) and attributing the present value of all future expected benefits proportionately over each year from date of hire to age 65. The Group used a 4% discount rate and 2% salary scale for each of 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Group used a 20.4%, 14.2% and 8.6% return on assets rate for 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. The Group makes voluntary contributions from time to time to trusts for the pension and seniority premium plans which are generally deductible for tax purposes. As of December 31, 2009 and 2010, plan assets were invested in a portfolio that primarily consisted of debt and equity securities, including shares of the Company. Pension and seniority premium benefits are paid when they become due.

 

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The reconciliation between defined benefit obligations and net projected (liability) asset as of December 31, as follows:
                                         
    2009             Seniority     Severance     2010  
    Total     Pensions     Premiums     Indemnities     Total  
 
                                       
Vested benefit obligations
  Ps. 115,047     Ps. 156,244     Ps. 7,161     Ps.     Ps. 163,405  
Unvested benefit obligations
    1,869,682       1,195,501       276,290       574,930       2,046,721  
 
                             
Defined benefit obligations
    1,984,729       1,351,745       283,451       574,930       2,210,126  
Fair value of plan assets
    1,749,629       1,270,905       512,832             1,783,737  
 
                             
Status of the plans
    (235,100 )     (80,840 )     229,381       (574,930 )     (426,389 )
Unrecognized prior service cost for transition liability
    113,598       47,434       14,336       3,729       65,499  
Unrecognized prior service cost for plan amendments
    62,045       117,552       (41,850 )     392       76,094  
Net actuarial (gain) loss
    (287,533 )     (170,715 )     12,813       12,555       (145,347 )
 
                             
Net projected (liability) asset in the consolidated balance sheet
  Ps. (346,990 )   Ps. (86,569 )   Ps. 214,680     Ps. (558,254 )   Ps. (430,143 )
 
                             
As of December 31, 2009 and 2010, items subject to amortization for retirement and termination benefits are to be amortized over periods of 2 to 3 years and 2 to 1 years, respectively.
The components of net periodic pension, seniority premium and severance indemnities cost for the years ended December 31, consist of the following:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
 
                       
Service cost
  Ps. 115,598     Ps. 125,269     Ps. 141,414  
Interest cost
    124,719       139,505       149,644  
Prior service cost
    3,947       1,583       229  
Expected return on plan assets
    (321,805 )     (192,372 )     (144,062 )
Net amortization and deferral
    83,008       (15,789 )     (48,828 )
 
                 
Net cost
  Ps. 5,467     Ps. 58,196     Ps. 98,397  
 
                 
The Group’s defined benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status and balance sheet balances as of December 31, associated with retirement and termination benefits, are presented as follows:
                                         
    2009             Seniority     Severance     2010  
    Total     Pensions     Premiums     Indemnities     Total  
 
                                       
Defined benefit obligations
                                       
Beginning of year
  Ps. 1,842,468     Ps. 1,160,368     Ps. 267,110     Ps. 557,251     Ps. 1,984,729  
Service cost
    125,269       64,540       25,443       51,431       141,414  
Interest cost
    139,505       88,777       20,022       40,845       149,644  
Actuarial (gain) loss
    (90,856 )     75,581       (7,525 )     (64,194 )     3,862  
Benefit paid
    (50,278 )     (37,521 )     (21,599 )     (10,403 )     (69,523 )
Acquisition of companies
    18,621                          
 
                             
End of year
    1,984,729       1,351,745       283,451       574,930       2,210,126  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fair value of plan assets
                                       
Beginning of year
    1,404,589       1,249,707       499,922             1,749,629  
Actuarial return on plan assets
    192,372       102,169       41,893             144,062  
Actuarial loss (gain)
    179,156       (43,449 )     (13,021 )           (56,470 )
Contributions
    7,499             1,414             1,414  
Benefits paid
    (33,987 )     (37,522 )     (17,376 )           (54,898 )
 
                             
End of year
    1,749,629       1,270,905       512,832             1,783,737  
 
                             
(Over) under funded status of the plans
  Ps. (235,100 )   Ps. (80,840 )   Ps. 229,381     Ps. (574,930 )   Ps. (426,389 )
 
                             

 

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The weighted average asset allocation by asset category as of December 31, was as follows:
                 
    2009     2010  
 
               
Equity Securities (1)
    46.0 %     17.1 %
Fixed rate instruments
    54.0 %     82.9 %
 
           
Total
    100.0 %     100.0 %
 
           
(1)  
Included within plan assets at December 31, 2009 and 2010 are shares of the Group held by the trust with a fair value of Ps.779,920 and Ps.284,623, respectively.
The changes in the net projected liability (asset) as of December 31, are as follows:
                                         
    2009             Seniority     Severance     2010  
    Total     Pensions     Premiums     Indemnities     Total  
 
                                       
Beginning net projected liability (asset)
  Ps. 352,390     Ps. 18,943     Ps. (214,556 )   Ps. 542,603     Ps. 346,990  
Net periodic cost
    58,196       67,626       3,767       27,004       98,397  
Net actuarial gain
    (49,765 )                        
Contributions
    (7,499 )           (1,414 )           (1,414 )
Benefits paid
    (16,292 )           (2,477 )     (11,353 )     (13,830 )
Acquisition of companies
    9,960                          
 
                             
End net projected liability (asset)
  Ps. 346,990     Ps. 86,569     Ps. (214,680 )   Ps. 558,254     Ps. 430,143  
 
                             
The retirement and termination benefits at December 31, and actuarial adjustments for the year ended December 31, are summarized as follows:
                                         
    2006     2007     2008     2009     2010  
 
                                       
Pensions
                                       
Defined benefit obligations
  Ps. 834,123     Ps. 872,167     Ps. 1,098,111     Ps. 1,160,368     Ps. 1,351,745  
Plan assets
    1,254,603       1,153,205       1,024,239       1,249,707       1,270,905  
Status of the plans
    420,480       281,038       (73,872 )     89,339       (80,840 )
Actuarial adjustments (1)
    (644,624 )     (435,665 )     (134,388 )     (304,281 )     (170,715 )
Seniority Premiums
                                       
Defined benefit obligations
  Ps. 270,088     Ps. 261,941     Ps. 274,043     Ps. 267,110     Ps. 283,451  
Plan assets
    548,355       475,525       380,350       499,922       512,832  
Status of the plans
    278,267       213,584       106,307       232,812       229,381  
Actuarial adjustments (1)
    (92,444 )     (7,569 )     9,533       8,517       12,813  
Severance Indemnities
                                       
Defined benefit obligations
  Ps. 370,379     Ps. 413,701     Ps. 470,314     Ps. 557,251     Ps. 574,930  
Plan assets
                             
Status of the plans
    (370,379 )     (413,701 )     (470,314 )     (557,251 )     (574,930 )
Actuarial adjustments (1)
    14,129       (25,682 )     5,152       8,231       12,555  
(1)  
On defined benefit obligations and plan assets.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
As of December 31, 2010, the Group had commitments for programming obligations in the aggregate amount of U.S.$145.3 million (Ps.1,795,708).
At December 31, 2010, the Group had commitments in an aggregate amount of Ps.141,014, of which Ps.15,706 were commitments related to gaming operations, Ps.31,428 were commitments to acquire television technical equipment, Ps.85,769 were commitments for the acquisition of software and related services, and Ps.8,111 were construction commitments for building improvements and technical facilities.
As of December 31, 2010, the Group has commitments of capital contributions to be made in 2011 related to its 33.3% equity interest in GTAC in the amount of Ps.159,000 (see Note 5).

 

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At December 31, 2010, the Group had the following aggregate minimum annual commitments for the use of satellite transponders (other than transponders for Sky described below):
         
    Thousands of  
    U.S. Dollars  
2011
  U.S.$ 9,373  
2012
    6,467  
2013
    2,760  
2014
    5,520  
2015 and thereafter
    706  
 
     
 
  U.S.$ 24,826  
 
     
The Group has guaranteed 58.7% of Sky’s minimum commitments for use of satellite transponders over a period ending in 2015. This guarantee is estimated to be in the aggregate amount of approximately U.S.$56.9 million (undiscounted) as of December 31, 2010 (see Notes 8 and 9).
The Company has guaranteed the obligation of Sky for direct loans in an aggregate principal amount of Ps.3,500,000, which are reflected in the December 31, 2010 balance sheet as long-term debt (see Note 8).
The 15-year service agreement for transponders on IS-16 contemplates a monthly service fee of U.S.$150,000 to be paid by Sky through September 2015 (see Note 6).
In March 2010, Sky reached an agreement with a subsidiary of Intelsat to lease 24 transponders on Intelsat IS-21 satellite, which will be mainly used for signal reception and retransmission services over the satellite’s estimated 15-year service life. IS-21 intends to replace Intelsat IS-9 as Sky’s primary transmission satellite and is currently expected to start service in the third quarter of 2012. The lease agreement for 24 transponders on IS-21 contemplates a monthly payment of U.S.$3.0 million to be paid by Sky beginning in September 2012.
The Group leases facilities, primarily for its Gaming business, under operating leases expiring through 2047. As of December 31, 2010, non-cancellable annual lease commitments (undiscounted) are as follows:
         
2011
  Ps. 371,591  
2012
    305,785  
2013
    254,347  
2014
    230,497  
2015
    150,623  
Thereafter
    1,046,344  
 
     
 
  Ps. 2,359,187  
 
     
Univision
In January 2009, the Company and Univision announced an amendment to the Program License Agreement (the “PLA”), between Televisa and Univision. The amended PLA includes a simplified royalty calculation, as well as a provision for certain yearly minimum guaranteed advertising, with a value of U.S.$66.5 million, U.S.$68.1 million and U.S.$69.6 million for the fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, to be provided by Univision, at no cost, for the promotion of the Group’s businesses commencing in 2009. In connection with this amendment and in return for certain other consideration, Televisa and Univision agreed to dismiss certain claims that were pending in a District Court Action for the Central District of California, with the exception of a counterclaim filed by Univision in October 2006, whereby it sought a judicial declaration that on or after December 19, 2006, pursuant to the PLA, Televisa may not transmit or permit others to transmit any television programming into the United States by means of the Internet. The counterclaim was subsequently dismissed in connection with a further amendment to the PLA and other transactions between BMP, Univision and the Company entered into and completed in December 2010.
In December 2010, the Company and Univision announced the completion of certain agreements among related parties by which, among other transactions, the Company made an investment in BMP, the parent company of Univision, and the PLA between Televisa and Univision was amended and extended through the later of 2025 or seven and one-half years after Televisa has sold two-thirds of its initial investment in BMP.
There are various other legal actions and claims pending against the Group which are filed in the ordinary course of businesses. In the opinion of the Group’s management, none of these actions and claims are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Group’s financial statements as a whole; however, the Group’s management is unable to predict the outcome of any of these legal actions and claims.
12. Capital Stock, Stock Purchase Plan and Long-term Retention Plan
Capital Stock
The Company has four classes of capital stock: Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares, Series “D” Shares and Series “L” Shares, with no par value. The Series “A” Shares and Series “B” Shares are common shares. The Series “D” Shares are limited-voting and preferred dividend shares, with a preference upon liquidation. The Series “L” Shares are limited-voting shares.
The Company’s shares are publicly traded in Mexico, primarily in the form of Ordinary Participation Certificates (“CPOs”), each CPO representing 117 shares comprised of 25 Series “A” Shares, 22 Series “B” Shares, 35 Series “D” Shares and 35 Series “L” Shares; and in the United States in the form of Global Depositary Shares (“GDS”), each GDS representing five CPOs. Non-Mexican holders of CPOs do not have voting rights with respect to the Series “A”, Series “B” and Series “D” Shares.

 

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At December 31, 2010, shares of capital stock and CPOs consisted of (in millions):
                                         
    Authorized     Repurchased     Held by a     Held by a        
    and     by the     Company’s     Company’s        
    Issued (1)     Company (2)     Trust (3)     Subsidiary (3)     Outstanding  
Series “A” Shares
    119,879.1       (970.1 )     (6,677.3 )     (1,173.4 )     111,058.3  
Series “B” Shares
    55,995.3       (853.7 )     (3,377.7 )     (598.4 )     51,165.5  
Series “D” Shares
    85,333.7       (1,358.2 )     (1,656.7 )     (919.2 )     81,399.6  
Series “L” Shares
    85,333.7       (1,358.2 )     (1,656.7 )     (919.2 )     81,399.6  
 
                             
Total shares
    346,541.8       (4,540.2 )     (13,368.4 )     (3,610.2 )     325,023.0  
 
                             
Shares in the form of CPOs
    285,257.5       (4,540.2 )     (5,538.2 )     (3,072.6 )     272,106.5  
 
                             
CPOs
    2,438.1       (38.8 )     (47.3 )     (26.3 )     2,325.7  
 
                             
(1)  
As of December 31, 2010, the authorized and issued capital stock amounted to Ps.10,019,859 (nominal Ps.2,368,792).
 
(2)  
In 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Company repurchased 2,698.2 million, 1,553.4 million and 2,986.6 million shares, respectively, in the form of 23.1 million, 13.3 million and 25.5 million CPOs, respectively, in the amount of Ps.1,112,568, Ps.705,068 and Ps.1,274,022, respectively, in connection with a share repurchase program that was approved by the Company’s stockholders and is exercised at the discretion of management. In April 2008 and 2009, the Company’s stockholders approved the cancellation of 7,146.1 million and 1,421.2 million shares of capital stock, respectively, in the form of 61.1 million and 12.1 million CPOs, respectively, which were repurchased by the Company under this program.
 
(3)  
In connection with the Company’s Long-Term Retention Plan described below.
Under the Company’s bylaws, the Company’s Board of Directors consists of 20 members, of which the holders of Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares, Series “D” Shares and Series “L” Shares, each voting as a class, are entitled to elect eleven members, five members, two members and two members, respectively.
Holders of Series “D” Shares are entitled to receive an annual, cumulative and preferred dividend equal to 5% of the nominal capital attributable to those Shares (nominal Ps.0.00034177575 per share) before any dividends are payable in respect of Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares or Series “L” Shares. Holders of Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares and Series “L” Shares are entitled to receive the same dividends as holders of Series “D” Shares if stockholders declare dividends in addition to the preferred dividend that holders of Series “D” Shares are entitled to. If the Company is liquidated, Series “D” Shares are entitled to a liquidation preference equal to the nominal capital attributable to those Shares (nominal Ps.0.00683551495 per share) before any distribution is made in respect of Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares and Series “L” Shares.
At December 31, 2010, the restated tax value of the Company’s common stock was Ps.26,190,958. In the event of any capital reduction in excess of the tax value of the Company’s common stock, such excess will be treated as dividends for income tax purposes (see Note 13).
Stock Purchase Plan
The Company adopted a Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) that provides, in conjunction with the Long-term Retention Plan described below, for the grant of options to sell up to 8% of the Company’s capital stock to key Group employees. Pursuant to this Plan, as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, the Company had assigned approximately 117.4 million CPOs and 125.7 million CPOs, respectively, at exercise prices that range from Ps.11.21 to Ps.26.16 per CPO, subject to certain conditions, including vesting periods within five years from the time the awards are granted. The shares sold pursuant to the Plan, some of which have been registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States, as amended, can only be transferred to the plan participants when the conditions set forth in the Plan and the related agreements are satisfied.
During 2008 and 2009 approximately 2.0 million CPOs and 0.1 million CPOs, respectively, were vested and transferred to participants to be exercised pursuant to this Plan in the amount of Ps.24,306 and Ps.371, respectively. No CPOs were vested and transferred to participants during 2010.
Long-Term Retention Plan
The Company adopted a Long-term Retention Plan (the “Retention Plan”) which supplements the Company’s existing Stock Purchase Plan described above, and provides for the grant and sale of the Company’s capital stock to key Group employees. Pursuant to the Retention Plan, as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, the Company had assigned approximately 100.5 million CPOs and 125.6 million CPOs or CPOs equivalent, respectively, at exercise prices that range from Ps.13.45 per CPO to Ps.60.65 per CPO, subject to certain conditions, including adjustments based on the Group’s consolidated operating income and exercise periods between 2008 and 2013. In 2009, 2010 and January 2011, approximately 11.7 million CPOs, 13.7 million CPOs and 2.0 million CPOs, respectively, were vested and transferred to participants to be exercised pursuant to this Retention Plan in the amounts of Ps.112,009, Ps.88,652 and Ps.19,097, respectively.

 

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As of December 31, 2010, the designated Retention Plan trust owned approximately 4.7 million CPOs or CPOs equivalents, which have been reserved to a group of employees, and may be granted at a price of approximately Ps.28.05 per CPO, subject to certain conditions, in vesting periods between 2013 and 2023.
In connection with the Company’s Plan and Retention Plan, the Group has determined the stock-based compensation expense (see Note 1(r)) by using the Black-Scholes pricing model at the date on which the stock was granted to personnel under the Group’s stock-based compensation plans, on the following arrangements and weighted-average assumptions:
                                                         
    Stock Purchase Plan     Long-Term Retention Plan  
 
                                                       
Arrangements:
                                                       
Year of grant
    2003       2004       2010       2007       2008       2009       2010  
Number of CPOs or CPOs equivalent granted
    2,360       32,918       8,300       5,971       24,760       24,857       24,869  
Contractual life
  3-5 years     1-3 years     1-3 years     3-5 years     3 years     3 years     3 years  
Assumptions:
                                                       
Dividend yield
    3.00 %     3.00 %     0.64 %     3.00 %     0.73 %     0.82 %     0.48 %
Expected volatility (1)
    31.88 %     21.81 %     35.00 %     21.98 %     33.00 %     31.00 %     35.00 %
Risk-free interest rate
    9.35 %     6.52 %     4.96 %     7.54 %     8.87 %     5.00 %     5.00 %
Expected average life of awards
  4.01 years     2.62 years     1.22 years     3.68 years     2.84 years     2.89 years     2.85 years  
(1)  
Volatility was determined by reference to historically observed prices of the Group’s CPOs.
A summary of the stock awards for employees as of December 31, is presented below (in constant Pesos and thousands of CPOs):
                                 
    2009     2010  
    CPOs or     Weighted-     CPOs or     Weighted-  
    CPOs     Average     CPOs     Average  
    equivalent     Exercise Price     equivalent     Exercise Price  
 
                               
Stock Purchase Plan:
                               
Outstanding at beginning of year
    10,211       13.96       2,279       11.82  
Granted
                8,300       13.45  
Exercised
    (7,932 )     13.16       (1,727 )     10.54  
Forfeited
                       
 
                       
Outstanding at end of year
    2,279       11.82       8,852       12.95  
 
                       
Exercisable at end of year
    2,279       11.82       552       5.36  
 
                       
 
                               
Long-Term Retention Plan:
                               
Outstanding at beginning of year
    64,443       25.04       79,839       29.75  
Granted
    24,857       34.88       24,869       38.48  
Exercised
    (8,735 )     8.56       (12,278 )     6.45  
Forfeited
    (726 )     30.02       (541 )     38.91  
 
                       
Outstanding at end of year
    79,839       29.75       91,889       36.60  
 
                       
Exercisable at end of year
    12,897       6.45       14,364       11.44  
 
                       
As of December 31, 2010, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of the awards under the Long-term Retention Plan is 1.20 years.
13. Retained Earnings
In accordance with Mexican law, the legal reserve must be increased by 5% of annual net profits until it reaches 20% of the capital stock amount. As the legal reserve reached 20% of the capital stock amount, no additional increases were required in 2008, 2009 and 2010. This reserve is not available for dividends, but may be used to reduce a deficit or may be transferred to stated capital. Other appropriations of profits require the vote of the stockholders.
In April 2008, the Company’s stockholders approved the payment of a dividend in the aggregate amount of Ps.2,229,973, which consisted of Ps.0.75 per CPO and Ps.0.00641025641 per share of series “A”, “B”, “D” and “L”, not in the form of a CPO, and was paid in cash in May 2008.

 

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In April 2009, the Company’s stockholders approved the payment of a dividend in the aggregate amount of Ps.5,183,020, which consisted of a Ps.1.75 per CPO and Ps.0.014957264957 per share of series “A”, “B”, “D” and “L”, not in the form of a CPO, and was paid in cash in May 2009.
In December 2009, the Company’s stockholders approved the payment of a dividend in the aggregate amount of Ps.3,980,837, which consisted of a Ps.1.35 per CPO and Ps.0.011538461538 per share of series “A”, “B”, “D” and “L”, not in the form of a CPO, and was paid in cash in December 2009.
No dividend payment was approved by our stockholders during 2010.
Dividends, either in cash or in other forms, paid by the Mexican companies in the Group will be subject to income tax if the dividends are paid from earnings that have not been subject to Mexican income taxes computed on an individual company basis under the provisions of the Mexican Income Tax Law. In this case, dividends will be taxable by multiplying such dividends by a 1.4286 factor and applying to the resulting amount the income tax rate of 30%.
As of December 31, 2010, cumulative earnings that have been subject to income tax and can be distributed by the Company free of Mexican withholding tax were approximately Ps.7,399,436. In addition, the payment of dividends is restricted under certain circumstances by the terms of certain Mexican Peso loan agreements (see Note 8).
14. Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income related to the controlling interest for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, was as follows:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
 
                       
Net income
  Ps. 7,803,652     Ps. 6,007,143     Ps. 7,683,389  
 
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net:
                       
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net (1)
    352,726       (154,482 )     (219,846 )
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, net of income tax
          339,881       162,864  
(Loss) gain on equity accounts of investees, net (2)
    (58,109 )     39,525       4,598  
Result from hedge derivative contracts, net of income taxes
    1,955       (7,142 )     (98,332 )
 
                 
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net
    296,572       217,782       (150,716 )
 
                 
Comprehensive income
  Ps. 8,100,224     Ps. 6,224,925     Ps. 7,532,673  
 
                 
(1)  
The amounts for 2008, 2009 and 2010 are presented net of income tax provision (benefit) of Ps.148,010, Ps.(70,914) and Ps.(85,496), respectively.
 
(2)  
Represents losses or gains in other stockholders’ equity accounts of equity investees, as well as other comprehensive income recognized by equity investees.
The changes in components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, were as follows:
                                                                 
    Gain     Cumulative                     Cumulative     Cumulative     Cumulative        
    (Loss) on     Result             Result from     Result from     Result from     Effect of     Accumulated  
    Equity     from Hedge     Accumulated     Available-     Holding     Foreign     Deferred     Other  
    Accounts of     Derivative     Monetary     For-Sale     Non-Monetary     Currency     Income     Comprehensive  
    Investees     Contracts     Result     Investments     Assets     Translation     Taxes     (Loss) Income  
 
                                                               
Balance at
January 1, 2008
  Ps. 4,236,050     Ps.     Ps. (35,186 )   Ps.     Ps. (2,637,316 )   Ps. (1,348,579 )   Ps. (3,224,437 )   Ps. (3,009,468 )
Reclassifications to retained earnings
                35,186             2,637,316             3,224,437       5,896,939  
Current year change
    (58,109 )     1,955                         352,726             296,572  
 
                                               
Balance at
December 31, 2008
    4,177,941       1,955                         (995,853 )           3,184,043  
Current year change
    39,525       (7,142 )           339,881             (154,482 )           217,782  
 
                                               
Balance at
December 31, 2009
    4,217,466       (5,187 )           339,881             (1,150,335 )           3,401,825  
Current year change
    4,598       (98,332 )           162,864             (219,846 )           (150,716 )
 
                                               
Balance at
December 31, 2010
  Ps. 4,222,064     Ps. (103,519 )   Ps.     Ps. 502,745     Ps.     Ps. (1,370,181 )   Ps.     Ps. 3,251,109  
 
                                               

 

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In conjunction with certain provisions of Mexican FRS that became effective on January 1, 2008, related to reclassifying to retained earnings certain outstanding balances that were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive result in accordance with previous accounting guidelines, the Group reclassified to retained earnings the outstanding balances of cumulative loss from holding non-monetary assets, accumulated monetary loss and cumulative effect of deferred income taxes in the aggregate amount of Ps.5,896,939.
15. Non-controlling Interest
Non-controlling interest at December 31, consisted of:
                 
    2009     2010  
 
               
Capital stock (1)
  Ps. 2,235,945     Ps. 2,186,745  
Additional paid-in capital (1)
    2,767,260       2,770,593  
Legal reserve
    140,259       141,756  
Retained earnings from prior years (2)
    571,959       876,877  
Net income for the year (2)
    575,554       832,538  
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
               
Cumulative result from hedge derivative contracts, net of income taxes
    (23,546 )     (49,419 )
Cumulative result from foreign currency translation
    4,926       2,082  
Other
    29,995       32,106  
 
           
 
  Ps. 6,302,352     Ps. 6,793,278  
 
           
(1)  
In June 2009 and March 2011, the stockholders of Empresas Cablevisión made capital contributions in cash to increase the capital stock of this Company’s subsidiary in the aggregate amount of Ps.3,699,652 and Ps.3,000,000, respectively, of which Ps.1,811,800 and Ps.1,469,165, respectively, was contributed by the non-controlling interest.
 
(2)  
In 2009, 2010 and March 2011, the holding companies of the Sky segment paid a dividend to its equity owners in the aggregate amount of Ps.2,750,000, Ps.500,000, and Ps.1,250,000, respectively, of which Ps.1,136,669, Ps.206,667 and Ps.516,667 were paid to its non-controlling equity owners.
16. Transactions with Related Parties
The principal transactions carried out by the Group with affiliated companies, including equity investees, stockholders and entities in which stockholders have an equity interest, for the years ended December 31, were as follows:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
 
                       
Revenues:
                       
Programming production and transmission rights (a)
  Ps. 69,911     Ps. 14,482     Ps. 6,665  
Administrative services (b)
    80,297       37,320       34,232  
Advertising (c)
    60,647       54,026       15,435  
Interest income
          2,105       18,613  
 
                 
 
  Ps. 210,855     Ps. 107,933     Ps. 74,945  
 
                 
 
                       
Costs:
                       
Donations
  Ps. 72,617     Ps. 107,842     Ps. 104,256  
Administrative services (b)
    16,577       27,750       17,457  
Technical services (d)
    93,321       103,909       119,394  
Other
    13,478       47,897       130,966  
 
                 
 
  Ps. 195,993     Ps. 287,398     Ps. 372,073  
 
                 
(a)  
Services rendered to OCEN and Volaris in 2008 and La Sexta in 2009 and 2010.
 
(b)  
The Group receives revenue from and is charged by affiliates for various services, such as equipment rental, security and other services, at rates which are negotiated. The Group provides management services to affiliates, which reimburse the Group for the incurred payroll and related expenses.
 
(c)  
Advertising services rendered to OCEN and Volaris in 2008 and 2009, and OCEN and Editorial Clío, Libros y Videos, S.A. de C.V. (“Editorial Clío”) in 2010.
 
(d)  
In 2008, 2009 and 2010, Sky received services from a subsidiary of DirecTV Latin America for play-out, uplink and downlink of signals.

 

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Other transactions with related parties carried out by the Group in the normal course of business include the following:
(1)  
A consulting firm owned by a relative of one of the Group’s directors, which has provided consulting services and research in connection with the effects of the Group’s programming on its viewing audience. Total fees for such services during 2008 and 2009 amounted to Ps.20,811 and Ps.21,215, respectively.
(2)  
From time to time, a Mexican bank made loans to the Group, on terms substantially similar to those offered by the bank to third parties. Some members of the Group’s Board serve as board members of this bank.
(3)  
Two of the Group’s directors are members of the board as well as stockholders of a Mexican company, which is a producer, distributor and exporter of beer in Mexico. Such company purchases advertising services from the Group in connection with the promotion of its products from time to time, paying rates applicable to third-party advertisers for these advertising services.
(4)  
Several other members of the Company’s current board serve as members of the boards and/or are stockholders of other companies, some of which purchased advertising services from the Group in connection with the promotion of their respective products and services, paying rates applicable to third-party advertisers for these advertising services.
(5)  
During 2008, 2009 and 2010, a professional services firm in which a current director of the Company is a partner on leave of absence and does not currently receive any form of compensation from, or participates in any way in, the profits of such firm, provided legal advisory services to the Group in connection with various corporate matters. Total fees for such services amounted to Ps.15,550, Ps.13,459 and Ps.19,669, respectively.
(6)  
A television production company, indirectly controlled by a company where a member of the board and executive of the Company is a stockholder, provided production services to the Group in 2008, in the amount of Ps.973.
(7)  
During 2008 and 2009 the Group paid sale commissions to a company where a member of the board and executive of the Company is a stockholder, in the amount of Ps.8,731 and Ps.723, respectively.
(8)  
During 2008, 2009 and 2010, a company in which a current director and executive of the Company is a stockholder, purchased unsold advertising from the Group for a total of Ps.234,296, Ps.233,707 and Ps.301,259, respectively.
(9)  
During 2009 and 2010, a professional services firm in which two current directors of the Company maintain an interest provided finance advisory services to the Group in connection with various corporate matters. Total fees for such services amounted to Ps.13,854 and Ps.347,005, respectively.
All significant account balances included in amounts due from affiliates bear interest. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, average interest rates of 8.2%, 6.0% and 4.9% were charged, respectively. Advances and receivables are short-term in nature; however, these accounts do not have specific due dates.
Customer deposits and advances as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, included deposits and advances from affiliates and other related parties, in an aggregate amount of Ps.29,666 and Ps.4,990, respectively, which were primarily made by Volaris in 2009 and Editorial Clío in 2009 and 2010.

 

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17. Other Expense, Net
Other expense for the years ended December 31, is analyzed as follows:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
 
                       
Loss (gain) on disposition of investments, net (1)
  Ps. 12,931     Ps. (90,565 )   Ps. (1,200,794 )
Donations (see Note 16)
    78,856       133,325       124,100  
Financial advisory and professional services (2)
    21,532       188,825       606,922  
Employees’ profit sharing (3)
    27,345       37,033       25,548  
Loss on disposition of property and equipment
    45,394       233,540       394,319  
Impairment adjustments (4)
    609,595       1,160,094       250,581  
Loss on early retirement of Senior Guaranteed Notes (5)
                134,458  
Other, net
    156,486       102,594       231,987  
 
                 
 
  Ps. 952,139     Ps. 1,764,846     Ps. 567,121  
 
                 
(1)  
In 2010 includes a net gain on disposition of a 25% stake in common stock of Volaris, and a 50% stake in the equity of TuTv in the amount of Ps.783,981 and Ps.679,651, respectively (see Note 2).
 
(2)  
Includes financial advisory services in connection with contemplated dispositions and strategic planning projects and professional services in connection with certain litigation and other matters, net in 2008 of other income for Ps.284,472 related to certain payments from Univision that had previously been recorded by the Group as customer deposits and advances (Ps.236,032) as well as a settlement amount of U.S.$3.5 million (Ps.48,440) paid by Univision to the Company (see Notes 2, 11 and 16).
 
(3)  
The Mexican companies in the Group are required by law to pay employees, in addition to their agreed compensation and benefits, employees’ profit sharing at the statutory rate of 10% based on their respective taxable incomes (calculated without reference to inflation adjustments and tax loss carryforwards).
 
(4)  
During 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Group tested for impairment the carrying value of certain trademarks of its Publishing segment, as well as goodwill of certain businesses of its Television Broadcasting, Cable and Telecom and Publishing segments. As a result of such testing, impairment adjustments were made to trademarks and goodwill in 2008, 2009 and 2010 (see Note 7).
 
(5)  
Includes in 2010 a premium paid in the amount of U.S.$8.2 million (Ps.100,982) and unamortized financing costs of Ps.33,476 in connection with the prepayment of the Guaranteed Senior Notes of Cablemás (see Note 8).
18. Integral Cost of Financing, Net
Integral cost of financing for the years ended December 31, consisted of:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
 
                       
Interest expense (1)
  Ps. 2,816,369     Ps. 3,136,411     Ps. 3,615,276  
Interest income
    (1,299,789 )     (1,053,411 )     (1,047,505 )
Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net (2)
    (685,698 )     890,254       460,874  
 
                 
 
  Ps. 830,882     Ps. 2,973,254     Ps. 3,028,645  
 
                 
(1)  
Interest expense includes a net loss from related derivative contracts of Ps.1,741, Ps.123,242 and Ps.255,420 in 2008, 2009, and 2010, respectively (see Notes 8 and 9).
 
(2)  
Includes in 2008, 2009 and 2010, a net (gain) loss from foreign currency derivative contracts of Ps.(889,562), Ps.529,621 and Ps.516,381, respectively.
19. Income Taxes
The Company is authorized by the Mexican tax authorities to compute its income tax on a consolidated basis. Mexican controlling companies are allowed to consolidate, for income tax purposes, income or losses of their Mexican subsidiaries up to 100% of their share ownership in such subsidiaries.
The Mexican corporate income tax rate in 2008, 2009 and 2010 was 28%, 28% and 30%, respectively. In accordance with current Mexican Income Tax Law, the corporate income tax rate will be 30% in 2011 and 2012, 29% in 2013, and 28% in 2014.

 

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The Flat Rate Business Tax (“Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Única” or “IETU”) became effective as of January 1, 2008. This flat tax replaces Mexico’s asset tax and is applied along with Mexico’s regular income tax. In general, Mexican companies are subject to paying the greater of the IETU or the income tax. The flat tax is calculated by applying a tax rate of 16.5% in 2008, 17% in 2009, and 17.5% in 2010 and thereafter. Although the IETU is defined as a minimum tax, it has a wider taxable base as some of the tax deductions allowed for income tax purposes are not allowed for the IETU. As of December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, this tax did not have an effect on the Group’s deferred tax position, and the Group does not expect to have to pay this tax in the near future on a tax consolidated basis.
In December 2009, the Mexican government enacted certain amendments and changes to the Mexican Income Tax Law that became effective as of January 1, 2010. The main provisions of these amendments and changes are as follows: (i) the corporate income tax rate is increased from 28% to 30% for the years 2010 through 2012, and will be reduced to 29% and 28% in 2013 and 2014, respectively; and (ii) under certain circumstances, the deferred income tax benefit derived from tax consolidation of a parent company and its subsidiaries is limited to a period of five years; therefore, the resulting deferred income tax has to be paid starting in the sixth year following the fiscal year in which the deferred income tax benefit was received; (iii) the payment of this tax has to be made in installments of 25% in the first and second year, 20% in the third year and 15% in the fourth and fifth year; and (iv) taxpayers paid in 2010 the first installment of the cumulative amount of the deferred tax benefits determined as of December 31, 2004.
The income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 was comprised as follows:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
 
                       
Income taxes, current
  Ps. 3,146,339     Ps. 4,040,332     Ps. 3,967,007  
Income taxes, deferred
    417,856       (919,588 )     (708,021 )
 
                 
 
  Ps. 3,564,195     Ps. 3,120,744     Ps. 3,258,986  
 
                 
The following items represent the principal differences between income taxes computed at the statutory rate and the Group’s provision for income taxes.
                         
    %     %     %  
    2008     2009     2010  
 
                       
Statutory income tax rate
    28       28       30  
Differences in inflation adjustments for tax and book purposes
    1             2  
Unconsolidated income tax
    1       1        
Non-controlling interest
          1        
Special tax consolidation items
                (9 )
Changes in valuation allowances:
                       
Asset tax
    (3 )            
Tax loss carryforwards
          1       4  
Goodwill
          2        
Foreign operations
    4       (1 )     (3 )
Equity in losses of affiliates, net
    2       2       1  
Tax losses of subsidiaries, net
          (4 )      
Flat rate business tax
    (4 )     2       3  
 
                 
Effective income tax rate
    29       32       28  
 
                 
The Group has tax loss carryforwards at December 31, 2010, as follows:
                 
    Amount     Expiration
Operating tax loss carryforwards:
               
Unconsolidated:
               
Mexican subsidiaries (1)
  Ps. 3,148,020     From 2011 to 2020
Non-Mexican subsidiaries (2)
    4,256,489     From 2011 to 2029
 
           
 
  Ps. 7,404,509          
 
           
(1)  
During 2008, 2009 and 2010, certain Mexican subsidiaries utilized unconsolidated operating tax loss carryforwards of Ps.699,845, Ps.1,254,029 and Ps.2,467,930, respectively. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, the carryforwards amounts include the operating tax loss carryforwards related to the noncontrolling interest of Sky.
 
(2)  
Approximately for the equivalent of U.S.$344.4 million related to losses from subsidiaries in Europe, South America and the United States.

 

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The deferred taxes as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, were principally derived from the following temporary differences:
                 
    2009     2010  
 
               
Assets:
               
Accrued liabilities
  Ps. 884,255     Ps. 1,369,786  
Goodwill
    1,396,040       1,468,497  
Tax loss carryforwards
    897,152       944,406  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    428,605       456,326  
Customer advances
    839,012       834,743  
Other items
    447,936       542,337  
Liabilities:
               
Inventories
    (379,286 )     (400,173 )
Property, plant and equipment, net
    (1,365,307 )     (1,389,794 )
Prepaid expenses
    (1,619,263 )     (1,503,034 )
Tax losses of subsidiaries, net (a)
    (161,686 )     (49,911 )
 
           
Deferred income taxes of Mexican companies
    1,367,458       2,273,183  
Deferred income taxes of foreign subsidiaries
    160,462       640,184  
Asset tax
    925,496       1,444,041  
Flat rate business tax
    23,097       28,735  
Valuation allowances (b)
    (3,826,622 )     (4,837,579 )
Dividends distributed among Group’s entities (a) (c)
    (548,503 )     (413,454 )
 
           
Deferred income tax liability, net
  Ps. (1,898,612 )   Ps. (864,890 )
 
           
 
               
Deferred tax liability current portion (d)
  Ps. (133,231 )   Ps. (183,093 )
Deferred tax liability long-term
    (1,765,381 )     (681,797 )
 
           
 
  Ps. (1,898,612 )   Ps. (864,890 )
 
           
     
(a)  
In 2009, reflects the effects of income tax payable in connection with the 2010 Mexican Tax reform.
 
(b)  
Reflects valuation allowances of foreign subsidiaries of Ps.607,934 and Ps.1,050,442 as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
 
(c)  
Income tax provision recorded in December 2009 as an adjustment to retained earnings.
 
(d)  
Income tax provision accounted for as taxes payable in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 and 2010.
A roll forward of the Group’s valuation allowance for 2010 is as follows:
                                 
    Tax Loss                    
    Carryforwards     Asset Tax     Goodwill     Total  
 
                               
Balance at beginning of year
  Ps. (1,505,086 )   Ps. (925,496 )   Ps. (1,396,040 )   Ps. (3,826,622 )
Increases
    (423,412 )     (520,477 )     (67,068 )     (1,010,957 )
 
                       
Balance at end of year
  Ps. (1,928,498 )   Ps. (1,445,973 )   Ps. (1,463,108 )   Ps. (4,837,579 )
 
                       
The change in the deferred income tax liability for the year ended December 31, 2010, representing a credit of Ps.1,033,722 was recognized as follows:
         
Credit to stockholders’ equity
  Ps. (73,020 )
Credit to the provision for deferred income tax
    (708,021 )
Credit to other expense, net
    (5,857 )
Credit to cash and cash equivalents
    (246,824 )
 
     
 
  Ps. (1,033,722 )
 
     

 

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20. Earnings per CPO/Share
During the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the weighted average of outstanding total shares, CPOs and Series “A”, Series “B”, Series “D” and Series “L” Shares (not in the form of CPO units), was as follows (in thousands):
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
 
                       
Total Shares
    329,579,613       329,304,371       326,849,555  
CPOs
    2,364,642       2,362,289       2,341,308  
Shares not in the form of CPO units:
                       
Series “A” Shares
    52,915,849       52,915,849       52,915,849  
Series “B” Shares
    187       187       187  
Series “D” Shares
    239       239       239  
Series “L” Shares
    239       239       239  
Earnings per CPO and per each Series “A”, Series “B”, Series “D” and Series “L” Share (not in the form of a CPO unit) for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, are presented as follows:
                                                 
    2008     2009     2010  
            Per Each             Per Each             Per Each  
            Series “A”, “B”,             Series “A”, “B”,             Series “A”, “B”,  
    Per     “D” and “L”     Per     “D” and “L”     Per     “D” and “L”  
    CPO     Share     CPO     Share     CPO     Share  
Controlling interest net income
  Ps. 2.77     Ps. 0.02     Ps. 2.14     Ps. 0.02     Ps. 2.75     Ps. 0.02  
 
                                   
21. Foreign Currency Position
The foreign currency position of monetary items of the Group at December 31, 2010, was as follows:
                         
    Foreign              
    Currency              
    Amounts     Year-End     Mexican  
    (Thousands)     Exchange Rate     Pesos  
 
                       
Assets:
                       
U.S. Dollars
    2,705,002     Ps. 12.3576     Ps. 33,427,333  
Euros
    84,495       16.4838       1,392,799  
Argentinean Pesos
    158,839       3.1080       493,672  
Chilean Pesos
    9,159,848       0.0264       241,820  
Colombian Pesos
    18,995,329       0.0064       121,570  
Other currencies
                200,478  
Liabilities:
                       
U.S. Dollars
    2,934,741     Ps. 12.3576     Ps. 36,266,355  
Euros
    6,809       16.4838       112,238  
Argentinean Pesos
    77,175       3.1080       239,860  
Chilean Pesos
    15,917,841       0.0264       420,231  
Colombian Pesos
    21,193,475       0.0064       135,638  
Other currencies
                82,384  
As of June 17, 2011, the exchange rate was Ps.11.9143 per U.S. Dollar, which represents the interbank free market exchange rate on that date as reported by Banco Nacional de México, S.A.

 

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22. Segment Information
Reportable segments are those that are based on the Group’s method of internal reporting.
The Group is organized on the basis of services and products. The Group’s segments are strategic business units that offer different entertainment services and products. The Group’s reportable segments are as follows:
Television Broadcasting
The Television Broadcasting segment includes the production of television programming and nationwide broadcasting of Channels 2, 4, 5 and 9 (“television networks”), and the production of television programming and broadcasting for local television stations in Mexico and the United States. The broadcasting of television networks is performed by television repeater stations in Mexico which are wholly-owned, majority-owned or minority-owned by the Group or otherwise affiliated with the Group’s networks. Revenues are derived primarily from the sale of advertising time on the Group’s television network and local television station broadcasts.
Pay Television Networks
The Pay Television Networks segment includes programming services for cable and pay-per-view television companies in Mexico, other countries in Latin America, the United States and Europe. The programming services consist of both programming produced by the Group and programming produced by others. Pay television network revenues are derived from domestic and international programming services provided to independent cable television systems in Mexico and the Group’s DTH satellite and cable television businesses, and from the sale of advertising time on programs provided to pay television companies in Mexico.
Programming Exports
The Programming Exports segment consists of the international licensing of television programming. Programming exports revenues are derived from international program licensing fees.
Publishing
The Publishing segment primarily consists of publishing Spanish-language magazines in Mexico, the United States and Latin America. Publishing revenues include subscriptions, sales of advertising space and magazine sales to distributors.
Sky
The Sky segment includes direct-to-home (“DTH”) broadcast satellite pay television services in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic. Sky revenues are primarily derived from program services, installation fees and equipment rental to subscribers, and national advertising sales.
Cable and Telecom
The Cable and Telecom segment includes the operation of a cable and telecommunication system in the Mexico City metropolitan area (Cablevisión); the operation of telecommunication facilities through a fiber-optic network that covers the most important cities and economic regions of Mexico and the cities of San Antonio and San Diego in the United States (Bestel); beginning in June 2008, the operation of cable and telecommunication networks covering 49 cities of Mexico (Cablemás); and beginning in October 2009, the operation of cable and telecommunications networks covering Monterrey and suburban areas (TVI). The cable and telecommunication businesses derive revenues from cable subscribers, principally from basic and premium television services subscription, pay-per-view fees, installation fees, Internet services subscription and telephone services subscription as well as from local and national advertising sales. The telecommunication facilities business derives revenues from providing data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network.
Other Businesses
The Other Businesses segment includes the Group’s domestic operations in sports and show business promotion, soccer, feature film production and distribution, internet, gaming, radio, and publishing distribution.

 

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The table below presents information by segment and a reconciliation to consolidated total for the years ended December 31:
                                 
    Total     Intersegment     Consolidated     Segment  
    Revenues     Revenues     Revenues     Income (Loss)  
 
                               
2008:
                               
Television Broadcasting
  Ps. 21,460,653     Ps. 296,012     Ps. 21,164,641     Ps. 10,504,876  
Pay Television Networks
    2,212,502       692,388       1,520,114       1,378,152  
Programming Exports
    2,437,237       26,410       2,410,827       1,076,769  
Publishing
    3,700,361       14,436       3,685,925       648,626  
Sky
    9,162,172       8,010       9,154,162       4,416,783  
Cable and Telecom
    6,623,367       6,271       6,617,096       2,134,813  
Other Businesses
    3,498,615       79,102       3,419,513       (242,812 )
 
                       
Segment totals
    49,094,907       1,122,629       47,972,278       19,917,207  
Reconciliation to consolidated amounts:
                               
Eliminations and corporate expenses
    (1,122,629 )     (1,122,629 )           (478,285 )
Depreciation and amortization expense
                      (4,311,115 )
 
                       
Consolidated total
  Ps. 47,972,278     Ps.     Ps. 47,972,278     Ps. 15,127,807 (1)
 
                       
 
                               
2009:
                               
Television Broadcasting
  Ps. 21,561,636     Ps. 163,054     Ps. 21,398,582     Ps. 10,323,899  
Pay Television Networks
    2,736,579       795,139       1,941,440       1,660,364  
Programming Exports
    2,845,918       16,915       2,829,003       1,437,220  
Publishing
    3,356,056       15,510       3,340,546       190,709  
Sky
    10,005,216       15,227       9,989,989       4,478,847  
Cable and Telecom
    9,241,787       65,174       9,176,613       2,971,868  
Other Businesses
    3,771,444       95,116       3,676,328       (318,201 )
 
                       
Segment totals
    53,518,636       1,166,135       52,352,501       20,744,706  
Reconciliation to consolidated amounts:
                               
Eliminations and corporate expenses
    (1,166,135 )     (1,166,135 )           (658,249 )
Depreciation and amortization expense
                      (4,929,589 )
 
                       
Consolidated total
  Ps. 52,352,501     Ps.     Ps. 52,352,501     Ps. 15,156,868 (1)
 
                       
 
                               
2010:
                               
Television Broadcasting
  Ps. 22,750,082     Ps. 396,300     Ps. 22,353,782     Ps. 10,714,296  
Pay Television Networks
    3,146,172       504,360       2,641,812       1,622,022  
Programming Exports
    3,074,766       6,639       3,068,127       1,503,640  
Publishing
    3,229,588       66,795       3,162,793       425,296  
Sky
    11,248,160       50,116       11,198,044       5,074,517  
Cable and Telecom
    11,814,196       61,654       11,752,542       3,907,172  
Other Businesses
    3,812,476       132,748       3,679,728       (184,038 )
 
                       
Segment totals
    59,075,440       1,218,612       57,856,828       23,062,905  
Reconciliation to consolidated amounts:
                               
Eliminations and corporate expenses
    (1,218,612 )     (1,218,612 )           (900,971 )
Depreciation and amortization expense
                      (6,579,325 )
 
                       
Consolidated total
  Ps. 57,856,828     Ps.     Ps. 57,856,828     Ps. 15,582,609 (1)
 
                       
     
(1)   Consolidated totals represent consolidated operating income.
Accounting Policies
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Group’s summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 1). The Group evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on operating income before depreciation and amortization.

 

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Intersegment Revenue
Intersegment revenue consists of revenues derived from each of the segments principal activities as provided to other segments.
The Group accounts for intersegment revenues as if the revenues were from third parties, that is, at current market prices.
Allocation of General and Administrative Expenses
Non-allocated corporate expenses include payroll for certain executives, related employee benefits and other general than are not subject to be allocated within the Group’s business segments.
The table below presents segment information about assets, liabilities, and additions to property, plant and equipment as of and for the years ended December 31:
                         
                    Additions to  
    Segment     Segment     Property,  
    Assets     Liabilities     Plant and  
    at Year-End     at Year-End     Equipment  
 
                       
2008:
                       
Continuing operations:
                       
Television operations (1)
  Ps. 74,632,445     Ps. 27,221,506     Ps. 1,126,784  
Publishing
    3,571,663       875,531       82,747  
Sky
    10,692,386       6,814,814       1,273,819  
Cable and Telecom
    19,024,327       11,037,061       2,144,334  
Other Businesses
    5,272,716       1,616,955       563,762  
 
                 
Total
  Ps. 113,193,537     Ps. 47,565,867     Ps. 5,191,446  
 
                 
 
                       
2009:
                       
Continuing operations:
                       
Television operations (1)
  Ps. 74,038,118     Ps. 29,299,493     Ps. 1,430,521  
Publishing
    3,096,383       765,645       19,788  
Sky
    9,705,015       6,852,274       1,727,163  
Cable and Telecom
    24,338,625       9,769,453       3,205,784  
Other Businesses
    5,895,410       1,808,245       271,656  
 
                 
Total
  Ps. 117,073,551     Ps. 48,495,110     Ps. 6,654,912  
 
                 
 
                       
2010:
                       
Continuing operations:
                       
Television operations (1)
  Ps. 66,808,602     Ps. 27,100,859     Ps. 1,581,920  
Publishing
    2,760,671       600,898       8,910  
Sky
    11,772,696       7,280,103       5,454,219  
Cable and Telecom
    25,177,882       6,765,277       5,508,618  
Other Businesses
    5,583,729       1,761,387       207,979  
 
                 
Total
  Ps. 112,103,580     Ps. 43,508,524     Ps. 12,761,646  
 
                 
     
(1)  
Segment assets and liabilities information is not maintained by the Group for each of the Television Broadcasting, Pay Television Networks and Programming Exports segments. In management’s opinion, there is no reasonable or practical basis to make allocations due to the interdependence of these segments. Consequently, management has presented such information on a combined basis as television operations.

 

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Segment assets reconcile to total assets as follows:
                 
    2009     2010  
Segment assets
  Ps. 117,073,551     Ps. 112,103,580  
Investments attributable to:
               
Television operations (1)
    5,171,016       20,160,554  
Cable and Telecom
    211,965       500,635  
Other Businesses (2)
    1,386,679       1,176,264  
Goodwill attributable to:
               
Television operations
    322,719       385,455  
Publishing
    617,203       393,642  
Cable and Telecom
    1,339,542       1,304,796  
Other Businesses
    445,701       445,701  
 
           
Total assets
  Ps. 126,568,376     Ps. 136,470,627  
 
           
     
(1)   Includes goodwill attributable to equity investments of Ps.49,024 in 2009 (see Note 7).
 
(2)   Includes goodwill attributable to equity investments of Ps.359,613 in 2009 and 2010 (see Note 5).
Equity method loss for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 attributable to equity investment in television operations, approximated Ps.952,347, Ps.847,339 and Ps.223,929, respectively.
Segment liabilities reconcile to total liabilities as follows:
                 
    2009     2010  
 
               
Segment liabilities
  Ps. 48,495,110     Ps. 43,508,524  
Debt not attributable to segments
    33,601,119       41,104,342  
 
           
Total liabilities
  Ps. 82,096,229     Ps. 84,612,866  
 
           
Geographical segment information:
                         
                    Additions to  
    Total     Segment Assets     Property, Plant  
    Net Sales     at Year-End     and Equipment  
 
                       
2008:
                       
Mexico
  Ps. 41,176,318     Ps. 91,024,558     Ps. 5,029,480  
Other countries
    6,795,960       22,168,979       161,966  
 
                 
 
  Ps. 47,972,278     Ps. 113,193,537     Ps. 5,191,446  
 
                 
 
                       
2009:
                       
Mexico
  Ps. 44,574,144     Ps. 96,678,472     Ps. 6,606,342  
Other countries
    7,778,357       20,395,079       48,570  
 
                 
 
  Ps. 52,352,501     Ps. 117,073,551     Ps. 6,654,912  
 
                 
 
                       
2010:
                       
Mexico
  Ps. 50,203,485     Ps. 107,398,140     Ps. 12,727,312  
Other countries
    7,653,343       4,705,440       34,334  
 
                 
 
  Ps. 57,856,828     Ps. 112,103,580     Ps. 12,761,646  
 
                 
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23. Differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP
The Group’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS (see Note 1 (a)), which differs in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The principal differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP as they relate to the Group, are presented below, together with explanations of the adjustments that affect net income and stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, and for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Reconciliation of Net Income
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
Controlling interest net income as reported under Mexican FRS
  Ps. 7,803,652     Ps. 6,007,143     Ps. 7,683,389  
 
                 
U.S. GAAP adjustments:
                       
(a) Capitalization of financing costs, net of accumulated depreciation
    105,205       19,622       62,560  
(b) Deferred costs, net of amortization
    15,818              
(c) Deferred debt refinancing costs, net of amortization
    31,574       31,317       31,573  
(d) Purchase accounting adjustments:
                       
Amortization of network affiliation agreements
    (4,176 )            
Depreciation of fixed assets
    (12,118 )     (12,118 )     (12,118 )
Amortization of other assets
    (5,006 )     (5,006 )     (5,006 )
Impairment of goodwill for Bay City Television
    427,095       184,055        
Impairment of goodwill for Editorial Televisa
          (611,977 )      
Amortization of subscribers list
    (156,268 )     (156,268 )     (52,090 )
(h) Production and film costs
    (133,983 )     (21,338 )     172,282  
(i) Deferred income taxes and employees’ profit sharing:
                       
Deferred income taxes
    49,565       91,356       (59,159 )
Impact of 2010 Mexican tax reform
          (548,503 )      
Deferred employees’ profit sharing
    19,065       7,357       (31,399 )
(j) Maintenance reserve
    (18,062 )            
(k) Non-controlling interest on U.S. GAAP adjustments
    7,465              
 
                 
Total U.S. GAAP adjustments, net
    326,174       (1,021,503 )     106,643  
 
                 
Net income attributable to the controlling interest under U.S. GAAP
    8,129,826       4,985,640       7,790,032  
Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest under U.S. GAAP
    919,540       575,554       832,538  
 
                 
Consolidated net income under U.S. GAAP
  Ps. 9,049,366     Ps. 5,561,194     Ps. 8,622,570  
 
                 

 

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Reconciliation of Stockholders’ Equity
                 
    2009     2010  
Total stockholders’ equity under Mexican FRS
  Ps. 44,472,147     Ps. 51,857,761  
 
           
U.S. GAAP adjustments:
               
(a) Capitalization of financing costs, net of accumulated depreciation
    (631,266 )     (568,706 )
(c) Deferred debt refinancing costs, net of amortization
    (478,941 )     (447,368 )
(d) Purchase accounting adjustments:
               
Broadcast license
    119,913       119,913  
Fixed assets
    18,171       6,053  
Other assets
    35,451       30,445  
Goodwill on acquisition of non-controlling interest in Editorial Televisa
    746,451       746,451  
Subscribers list
    52,090        
Goodwill on acquisition of non-controlling interest in Sky
    86,236       86,236  
(e) Goodwill and other intangible assets:
               
Reversal of Mexican FRS goodwill amortization
    140,380       140,380  
Reversal of Mexican FRS amortization of intangible assets with indefinite lives
    109,988       109,988  
(f) Equity method investees:
               
OCEN
    (2,446 )     (2,446 )
Cablemás
    (25,057 )     (25,057 )
(g) Pension plan and seniority premiums
    111,890       3,754  
(h) Production and film costs
    (1,670,093 )     (1,497,811 )
(i) Deferred income taxes and employees’ profit sharing:
               
Deferred income taxes
    732,836       706,118  
Deferred employees’ profit sharing
    (121,857 )     (153,256 )
(k) Non-controlling interest
    (6,338,862 )     (6,829,788 )
 
           
Total U.S. GAAP adjustments, net
    (7,115,116 )     (7,575,094 )
 
           
Controlling interest under U.S. GAAP
    37,357,031       44,282,667  
Non-controlling interest under U.S. GAAP
    6,338,862       6,829,788  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity under U.S. GAAP
  Ps. 43,695,893     Ps. 51,112,455  
 
           
A summary of the Group’s statement of changes in stockholders’ equity with balances determined under U.S. GAAP is as follows:
                 
Changes in U.S. GAAP stockholders’ equity   2009     2010  
Balance at January 1,
  Ps. 46,808,548     Ps. 43,695,893  
Net income for the year attributable to the controlling interest
    4,985,640       7,790,032  
Repurchase of capital stock
    (759,003 )     (1,357,072 )
Dividends paid to the controlling interest
    (9,163,857 )      
Sale of capital stock under stock-based compensation plan
    81,818       83,050  
Stock based compensation
    371,783       556,711  
Net loss on acquisition of non-controlling interest in Cablemás and Cablestar
    (56,210 )      
Gain on acquisition of non-controlling interest in a subsidiary of Sky
          79,326  
Other comprehensive income:
               
Changes in other comprehensive income of equity investees
    39,525       4,598  
Cumulative result from hedge derivative contracts, net of income tax
    (7,142 )     (98,332 )
Change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets, net of income tax
    339,881       162,864  
Foreign currency translation, net of income tax
    (154,482 )     (219,846 )
Pension and post retirement, net of income tax
    139,874       (75,695 )
Non-controlling interest
    1,069,518       490,926  
 
           
Balance at December 31,
  Ps. 43,695,893     Ps. 51,112,455  
 
           

 

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(a) Capitalization of Financing Costs, Net of Accumulated Depreciation
Prior to 2007, Mexican FRS allowed, but did not require, capitalization of financing costs as part of the cost of assets under construction. Financing costs capitalized included interest costs, gains from monetary position and foreign exchange losses. Since January 1, 2007, the Group has been applying NIF D-6, “Capitalization of financing costs,” which is similar to the provisions set forth under U.S. GAAP.
U.S. GAAP requires the capitalization of interest during construction of qualifying assets. In an inflationary economy, such as Mexico, acceptable practice is to capitalize interest net of the monetary gain on the related Mexican Peso debt, but not on U.S. dollar or other stable currency debt. In both instances U.S. GAAP does not allow the capitalization of foreign exchange losses. No amounts were subject to capitalization under either U.S. GAAP or Mexican FRS for any of the periods presented. Rather, the U.S. GAAP net income adjustments reflect the difference in depreciation expense related to amounts capitalized prior to 2003. There have been no significant projects subject to capitalization since then. During 2008, a significant amount of technical equipment was fully amortized and as a result a lower depreciation expense was recognized in 2009. During 2010, the Group reduced the estimated useful lives of certain technical equipment resulting in a higher depreciation expense for Mexican FRS purposes.
(b) Deferred Costs, Net of Amortization
Under Mexican FRS, certain entity preoperating and development costs (including those related to web site development) and other deferred costs are capitalized and subsequently amortized on a straight-line basis once the related venture commences operations, defined as the period when revenues are generated. In addition, other expenditures which are expected to generate significant and identifiable future benefits are also capitalized and amortized over the expected future benefit period.
Under U.S. GAAP, development and other deferred costs are generally expensed as incurred given that the assessment of future economic benefits is uncertain. In the case of web site development costs, certain costs are capitalized and others expensed in accordance with ASC 350-50, “Accounting for Web Site Development Costs” (formerly EITF Issue No. 00-2). Consequently, the U.S. GAAP net income reconciliation reflects the write-off, for U.S. GAAP purposes, of the preoperating and other deferred costs (including certain web site development costs) capitalized under Mexican FRS, net of the reversal of any amortization which is reflected under Mexican FRS. Such costs were fully amortized on December 31, 2008.
(c) Deferred Debt Refinancing Costs, Net of Amortization
In 2005, the Group issued Senior Notes due 2025 to fund the Group’s tender offers made for any or all of the Senior Notes due 2011, and the Mexican Peso equivalent of UDI-denominated Notes due 2007. In conjunction therewith, under Mexican FRS, premiums paid to the old noteholders were capitalized and are being amortized as an adjustment of interest expense over the remaining term of the Senior Notes due 2025.
For U.S. GAAP purposes, premiums paid by the debtor to the old creditors are to be associated with the extinguishment of the old debt instrument and included in determining the debt extinguishment gain or loss to be recognized. The adjustment to U.S. GAAP net income reflects the reversal of amortization expense recorded under Mexican FRS in such periods.
(d) Purchase Accounting Adjustments
In 1996, the Group acquired Bay City Television, Inc. (“Bay City”) and Radio Televisión, S.A. de C.V. and under Mexican FRS, recognized the difference between the purchase price and net book value as goodwill. For U.S. GAAP purposes, the purchase price was allocated, based on fair values, primarily to the broadcast license, network affiliation agreements, programming and advertising contracts, fixed assets and other assets. Such purchase price adjustments were being amortized over the remaining estimated useful lives of the respective assets. The U.S. GAAP net income adjustment for each of the periods presented herein represents the amortization of the various definite lived intangibles mentioned above for U.S. GAAP purposes. In addition, in 2008 and 2009 for Mexican FRS purposes, the Group recorded an impairment of goodwill for an amount of Ps.427,095 and Ps.184,055 respectively. Therefore, the 2008 and 2009 U.S. GAAP net income reconciliation reflects the reversal of such impairment. The goodwill recognized for Mexican FRS purposes was allocated to intangible assets for U.S. GAAP and where applicable are being amortized; therefore, the related goodwill impairments for Mexican FRS purposes were reversed for U.S. GAAP purposes.
In 2000, the Group acquired all of the interest owned by a minority shareholder in Editorial Televisa by issuing treasury shares of capital stock. Under Mexican FRS, this acquisition was accounted for as a purchase, with the purchase price equal to the carrying value of the Group’s treasury shares at the acquisition date, with related goodwill of Ps.87,771 being recognized. Under U.S. GAAP, this acquisition was also accounted for by the purchase method, with the purchase price being equal to the fair value of the shares issued by the Group, which was greater than the carrying value of the treasury stock. The incremental purchase price under U.S. GAAP of Ps.1,358,428 was allocated to goodwill. There is no net income adjustment as goodwill is no longer amortized for either Mexican FRS or U.S. GAAP purposes. The U.S. GAAP stockholders’ equity adjustment for each of the periods presented reflects the difference in the goodwill carrying value under U.S. GAAP versus Mexican FRS. During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Group recognized an impairment charge of Ps.611,977 for U.S. GAAP purposes (see Note 23 (e)).

 

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In April 2006, the Group exercised its right to acquire two-thirds of the equity interest in Sky that DIRECTV acquired from Liberty Media. This non-controlling interest acquisition amounted to approximately U.S.$58.7 million (Ps.699,891). After this transaction, the Group (i) increased its equity stake in Sky from 52.7% to 58.7%; and (ii) under Mexican FRS, recognized the excess of the purchase price over the carrying value of this non-controlling interest totaling Ps.711,311 within stockholders’ equity. Under U.S. GAAP, for acquisitions prior to January 1, 2009, where there is no change in control, the acquisition of non-controlling interest should be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The Group has recognized an intangible asset related to the subscribers’ list that should be amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated subscriber period. In addition, the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the net assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, was recorded as goodwill in the amount of Ps.86,236. The U.S. GAAP net income adjustment reflects only the amortization of the subscribers’ list recognized for U.S. GAAP purposes. As of December 31, 2010, related subscribers’ list were fully amortized.
(e) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
While both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP require that impairment tests of goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles be performed at least annually, there could be several potential differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP in the timing and amounts of impairments recognized. Differences could include: (i) the level at which the goodwill impairment test should be performed; that is at the cash generating unit level for Mexican FRS and at the reporting unit for U.S. GAAP, (ii) for long-lived assets other than goodwill, a difference in the recoverable amount for Mexican FRS and the fair value for U.S. GAAP, and (iii) difference in the computation methodology for goodwill; that is a “one-step” impairment test for Mexican FRS and a “two-step” impairment test for U.S. GAAP purposes. Further, Mexican FRS permits the reversal of previously recognized impairments while under U.S. GAAP, it is prohibited.
In addition to the above mentioned aspects, a potential difference between the carrying amount of goodwill and other long-lived intangible assets can exist between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP because of differences in past purchase price allocations and cumulative impairments recognized.
The carrying amount of goodwill by segment under U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, is as follows:
                 
    2009     2010  
Consolidated subsidiaries:
               
Television Broadcasting (1)
  Ps. 337,094     Ps. 423,907  
Cable and Telecom (2)
    1,339,543       1,304,797  
Publishing (3)
    1,370,184       1,146,623  
Other segments (2)
    179,301       155,224  
Equity method investees (3)
    521,134       472,110  
 
           
 
  Ps. 3,747,256     Ps. 3,502,661  
 
           
     
(1)   Increase relates to a minor acquisition in the Television Broadcasting segment (see Note 7).
 
(2)   Decreases relate to minor adjustments/reclassifications (see Note 7).
 
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The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill and trademarks for the Cable and Telecom segment, Publishing segment and Equity method investee for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, for U.S. GAAP purposes were as follows:
Cable and Telecom — Goodwill
                 
    2009     2010  
Balance at beginning of year
  Ps. 4,259,514     Ps. 1,339,543  
Adjustments/Reclassifications (1)
    (2,167,533 )     (34,746 )
Impairments
    (752,438 )      
 
           
Balance at end of year
  Ps. 1,339,543     Ps. 1,304,797  
 
           
     
(1)   Reflects the final valuation and purchase price allocation of Cablemás in December 2009 (see Note 2).
During the fourth quarter of 2009, as a result of a reduction in revenues related to long-distance telephone services, management revised its future cash flow expectations, which lowered the fair value estimates of this business. As a result of the lower fair value estimates, the Group concluded that the carrying amount of its telecom reporting unit within the Cable and Telecom segment exceeded its fair value. Therefore, the Group recognized a pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of Ps.752,438, representing the entire carrying value of goodwill. There is no difference in the related pre-tax goodwill impairment charge for Mexican FRS purposes. For the year ended December 31, 2010, no related goodwill impairment charge was recognized for either Mexican FRS or U.S. GAAP purposes.
The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the Publishing segment and Equity method investees for the year ended December 31, 2010, for U.S. GAAP purposes were as follows:
Publishing — Goodwill
                 
    2009     2010  
Balance at beginning of year
  Ps. 2,058,548     Ps. 1,370,184  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (1,517 )      
Adjustments/Reclassifications
    (48,757 )      
Impairments
    (638,090 )     (223,561 )
 
           
Balance at end of year
  Ps. 1,370,184     Ps. 1,146,623  
 
           
During the fourth quarter of 2009, as a result of a reduction in demand for certain magazines, along with lower-than-projected profits, management revised its future cash flow expectations, which lowered the fair value estimates of this business principally as it relates to the Mexican operations. As a result of the lower fair value estimates, the Group concluded that the carrying amount of its Publishing segment, which is the reporting unit, exceeded its fair value. As a result, the Group compared the implied fair value of the goodwill in the reporting unit with the carrying value and recorded a Ps.611,977 pre-tax impairment charge for U.S. GAAP purposes (see Note 23 (d)). Furthermore, the Group recognized an additional pre-tax goodwill impairment of Ps.26,113 in its Publishing segment as of December 31, 2009 for both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP purposes.
During 2010, the Group continued monitoring the market associated with its Publishing segment, which has experienced a general slow-down in Latin America. Accordingly, the Group reduced its cash flow expectations for some of its foreign operations. As a result, the Group compared the implied fair value of the goodwill in the reporting unit with the carrying value and recorded a Ps.223,561 pre-tax impairment charge. There is no difference in the related pre-tax goodwill impairment charge for Mexican FRS purposes (see Note 7).
Publishing — Trademarks
                 
    2009     2010  
Balance at beginning of year
  Ps. 681,041     Ps. 523,692  
Acquisitions
    48,232        
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (8,093 )     (283 )
Adjustments/reclassifications
          3,667  
Impairments
    (197,488 )      
 
           
Balance at end of year
  Ps. 523,692     Ps. 527,076  
 
           

 

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During the annual impairment test, the Group analyzed the valuation of its other indefinite-lived intangibles, consisting exclusively of trademarks. The Group estimated the fair value of trademarks by performing a discounted cash flow analysis based on the relief-from-royalty approach. This approach treats the trade name as if it were licensed by the Group rather than owned and calculates its value based on the discounted cash flow of the projected license payments. The analysis resulted in a pre-tax trademark impairment charge of Ps.197,488 in the fourth quarter of 2009, as a result of a reduction in demand for certain magazines. There is no difference in the related pre-tax trademark impairment charge for Mexican FRS purposes. FRS purposes. For the year ended December 31, 2010, no related trademark impairment charge was recognized for either Mexican FRS or U.S. GAAP purposes.
Furthermore, the Group recognized an additional pre-tax goodwill impairment of Ps.27,020 in its equity method investees as of December 31, 2010 for both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP purposes (see Note 7).
A summary of the changes in the carrying value of the Group’s goodwill on a U.S. GAAP basis for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, is as follows:
                                                 
    December 31, 2009     December 31, 2010  
            Accumulated                     Accumulated        
            Impairment     Carrying             Impairment     Carrying  
    Gross     Charges     Value     Gross     Charges     Value  
 
                                               
Balance at beginning of year
  Ps. 7,867,461     Ps. (537,427 )   Ps. 7,330,034     Ps. 5,675,211     Ps. (1,927,955 )   Ps. 3,747,256  
Adjustments and other changes
    (2,192,250 )     (1,390,528 )     (3,582,778 )     5,986       (250,581 )     (244,595 )
 
                                   
Balance at end of year
  Ps. 5,675,211     Ps. (1,927,955 )   Ps. 3,747,256     Ps. 5,681,197     Ps. (2,178,536 )   Ps. 3,502,661  
 
                                   
The U.S. GAAP net carrying value of intangible assets as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, amounted to:
                 
    2009     2010  
Trademarks (1)(2)
  Ps. 1,282,539     Ps. 1,414,864  
Television network concession (1)
    742,607       742,607  
Cablemás concessions (1)
    1,052,190       1,052,190  
TVI concession (1)
    262,925       262,925  
Telecom concession (1)
    778,970       767,682  
Sky concession (1)
    96,042       96,042  
Network affiliation agreements (1)
    119,913       119,913  
Licenses and software
    845,856       784,370  
Subscriber list
    1,531,085       1,184,312  
Deferred financing costs
    536,774       534,735  
Other
    639,211       534,306  
 
           
 
  Ps. 7,888,112     Ps. 7,493,946  
 
           
     
(1)   Indefinite-lived.
 
(2)  
Increase relates to the net effect of a minor acquisition and adjustments/reclassifications recognized for both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP purposes (see Note 7).
The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization under U.S. GAAP, is estimated at Ps.852,335 for each of the next five fiscal years.
(f) Equity Method Investees
Cablemás
Through May 31, 2008, the Group’s investment in Cablemás was accounted for by using the equity method. For Mexican FRS purposes in 2007, Cablemás recorded a reversal of a goodwill impairment loss previously recognized, as a result of changes in economic conditions affecting its investment. Under U.S. GAAP, reversal of goodwill impairment losses is not allowed. Effective June 1, 2008, the Company has a controlling interest in Cablemás as a result of a corporate governance contractual amendment (the legal right to designate the majority of Cablemas’ board of directors), and the Group began consolidating the assets, liabilities and results of operations of Cablemás in its consolidated financial statements (see Note 2).

 

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BMP
On December 20, 2010, the Group (i) made a cash investment of U.S.$1,255 million in Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (“BMP”), the parent company of Univision, in the form of a capital contribution in the amount of U.S.$130 million (Ps.1,613,892), representing 5% of the outstanding common stock of BMP, and U.S.$1,125 million (Ps.13,904,222) aggregate principal amount of 1.5% Convertible Debentures of BMP due 2025, which are convertible at the option of the Company into additional shares currently equivalent to a 30% equity stake of BMP, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other conditions, (ii) acquired an option to purchase at fair value an additional 5% of the common stock of BMP at a future date, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other terms and conditions.
In connection with this investment, (i) the Company entered into an amended Program License Agreement (“PLA”) with Univision, pursuant to which Univision has the right to broadcast certain Televisa content in the United States for a term that commenced on January 1, 2011 and ends on the later of 2025 or seven and one-half years after Televisa has sold two-thirds of its initial investment in BMP, and which includes an increased percentage of royalties from Univision; (ii) the Company entered into a new program license agreement with Univision under which the Group has the right to broadcast certain Univision’s content in Mexico for the same term as that of the PLA; and (iii) three representatives of Televisa joined Univision’s Board of Directors, which was increased to 20 members.
As a result of this transaction, the Group determined it exercises significant influence over the operating and financial policies of BMP for purposes of Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP; therefore, the Group accounts for its 5% investment in BMP under the equity method for both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP purposes (see Notes 2, 5 and 11).
(g) Pension Plan and Seniority Premiums
There are no differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP in respect to the components of net periodic pension and seniority premium plan cost (see Note 10).
Plan Assets or Liability at December 31
The pension and seniority premium plan liability and the severance indemnities as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, under ASC 715 “Compensation-Retirement Benefits” (formerly SFAS No. 158), is as follows:
                 
    2009     2010  
Projected benefit obligation
  Ps. 1,427,478     Ps. 1,635,196  
Plan assets (see Note 10)
    (1,749,629 )     (1,783,737 )
 
           
Funded status
    (322,151 )     (148,541 )
 
           
Prepaid pension asset
    (322,151 )     (148,541 )
Severance indemnities — projected benefit obligation
    557,251       574,930  
 
           
Balance sheet liability
  Ps. 235,100     Ps. 426,389  
 
           
 
               
Change in benefit obligation:
               
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
  Ps. 1,372,154     Ps. 1,427,478  
Service cost
    87,417       89,983  
Interest cost
    107,207       108,799  
Actuarial gain
    (105,091 )     68,056  
Acquisition
    2,933        
Benefits paid
    (37,142 )     (59,120 )
 
           
Projected benefit obligation at end of year
  Ps. 1,427,478     Ps. 1,635,196  
 
           

 

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Pension and Seniority Premiums Plan Assets
As of December 31, 2010, the pension plan and seniority premiums obligations were overfunded, and the assets of the pension plan and seniority premiums (collectively referred as the “Plan Assets”) are held in separate trusts.
The Plan Assets are invested according to specific investment guidelines determined by the technical committees of the pension plan and seniority premiums trusts and in accordance with actuarial computations of funding requirements. These investment guidelines require a minimum investment of 30% of the Plan Assets in fixed rate instruments, or mutual funds comprised of fixed rate instruments. The Plan Assets that are invested in mutual funds are all rated “AA” or “AAA” by at least one of the main rating agencies. These mutual funds vary in liquidity characteristics ranging from one day to one month. The investment goals of the Plan Assets are to preserve principal, diversify the portfolio, maintain a high degree of liquidity and credit quality, and deliver competitive returns subject to prevailing market conditions. Currently, the Plan Assets do not engage in the use of financial derivative instruments.
As of December 31, 2010, the Group has undertaken a more conservative approach of investing its Plan Assets by mainly investing in fixed rate instruments. The Group’s target allocation in the foreseeable future is approximately 20% in equity securities and 80% in fixed rate instruments.
The Group’s pension and seniority premiums plans actual asset allocation as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, and the expected weighted average long-term rate of return by asset category were as follows:
                 
    Percentage of Plan  
    Assets as of December 31,  
    2009     2010  
Equity securities
    46.0 %     17.1 %
Fixed rate instruments
    54.0 %     82.9 %
 
           
Total
    100.0 %     100.0 %
 
           
The weighted average expected long-term rate of return of Plan Assets of 20.4%, 14.2% and 8.6% were used in determining net periodic pension cost in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. This rate reflects an estimate of long-term future returns for the Plan Assets. This estimate is primarily a function of the asset classes (equities versus fixed income) in which the Plan Assets are invested and the analysis of past performance of these asset classes over a long period of time. This analysis includes expected long-term inflation and the risk premiums associated with equity investments and fixed income investments.
The following table summarizes the Group’s Plan Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2009 and 2010:
                                 
            Quoted Prices in     Internal     Internal Models  
    Balance     Active Markets     Models with     with Significant  
    as of     for Identical     Significant     Unobservable  
    December 31,     Assets     Observable Inputs     Inputs  
    2009     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Common stocks (1)
  Ps. 779,920     Ps. 779,920     Ps.     Ps.  
Mutual funds (fixed rate instruments) (2)
    497,736       497,736              
Money market securities (3)
    446,973       446,973              
Other equity securities
    25,000             25,000        
 
                       
Total investment assets
  Ps. 1,749,629     Ps. 1,724,629     Ps. 25,000     Ps.  
 
                       
 
            Quoted Prices in     Internal     Internal Models  
    Balance     Active Markets     Models with     with Significant  
    as of     for Identical     Significant     Unobservable  
    December 31,     Assets     Observable Inputs     Inputs  
    2010     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
 
Common stocks (1)
  Ps. 284,623     Ps. 284,623     Ps.     Ps.  
Mutual funds (fixed rate instruments) (2)
    718,017       718,017              
Money market securities (3)
    756,097       756,097              
Other equity securities
    25,000             25,000        
 
                       
Total investment assets
  Ps. 1,783,737     Ps. 1,758,737     Ps. 25,000     Ps.  
 
                       
     
(1)  
Common stocks are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded. All common stock included in this line item relate to the Group’s CPOs.
 
(2)  
Mutual funds consist of fixed rate instruments. These are valued at the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund.
 
(3)  
Money market securities consist of government debt securities, which are valued based on observable prices from the new issue market, benchmark quotes, secondary trading and dealer quotes.
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The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, related to pension and post-retirement plans (net of income tax):
                 
    2009     2010  
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as of beginning of year (net of income tax)
  Ps. (61,552 )   Ps. 78,323  
Net gain (loss)
    128,823       (109,875 )
Amortization of net gain
    24,156       48,904  
Amortization of prior service cost
    (13,104 )     (14,724 )
 
           
Accumulated other comprehensive income as of end of year (net of income tax)
  Ps. 78,323     Ps. 2,628  
 
           
The amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, are as follows:
                 
    2009     2010  
Prior service costs, net of income tax
  Ps. (122,950 )   Ps. (99,115 )
Net actuarial gains, net of income tax
    201,273       101,743  
 
           
Accumulated other comprehensive income as of end of year (net of income tax)
  Ps. 78,323     Ps. 2,628  
 
           
(h) Production and Film Costs
Under Mexican FRS, the Group capitalizes production costs related to programs, which benefit more than one period, and amortizes them proportionately over the projected program revenues that are based on the Group’s historic revenue patterns for similar types of production. For Mexican FRS purposes, royalty agreements that are not film-specific are considered in projecting program revenues to capitalize related production costs.
Under U.S. GAAP, the Group follows the provisions of the ASC 926, “Entertainment-Films” (formerly SoP 00-2). Pursuant to ASC 926, production costs related to programs are also capitalized and amortized over the period in which revenues are expected to be generated (ultimate revenues). In evaluating ultimate revenues, the Group uses projected program revenue on a program-by-program basis, taking into consideration secondary market revenue only for those programs where a firm commitment or licensing arrangement exists related to specific individual programs. For U.S. GAAP purposes, royalty agreements that are not film-specific are not considered in the ultimate revenues. Exploitation costs are expensed as incurred. In addition, Mexican FRS allows the capitalization of artist exclusivity contracts and literary works subject to impairment assessments, whereas U.S. GAAP is generally more restrictive as to their initial capitalization and subsequent write-offs. The 2010 U.S. GAAP net income adjustment is mainly to remove the amortization of artist exclusivity and literary works capitalized under Mexican FRS that do not meet the capitalization criteria under U.S. GAAP.
(i) Deferred Income Taxes and Employees’ Profit Sharing
Under Mexican FRS, the Group applies the provisions of NIF D-4, “Income Taxes”, which uses the comprehensive asset and liability method for the recognition of deferred income taxes for existing temporary differences.
U.S. GAAP, ASC 740 “Income Taxes” (formerly SFAS No. 109) requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

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The components of the net deferred tax liability applying ASC 740 consist of the following:
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2010  
Net deferred income tax liability recorded under Mexican FRS on Mexican FRS balances (see Note 19)
  Ps. (1,898,612 )   Ps. (864,890 )
Reclassification of income tax payable related to subsidiaries
    161,686       49,911  
 
           
Net deferred income tax amount under ASC 740 applied to Mexican FRS balances
    (1,736,926 )     (814,979 )
 
           
Impact of U.S. GAAP adjustments:
               
Capitalization of financing costs
    189,380       170,612  
Purchase accounting adjustments
    (67,688 )     (46,923 )
Pension plan and seniority premiums
    (33,567 )     (1,126 )
Production and film costs
    501,028       449,344  
Deferred debt refinancing costs
    143,683       134,211  
 
           
 
    732,836       706,118  
 
           
Net deferred income tax liability under U.S. GAAP
    (1,004,090 )     (108,861 )
Less:
               
Deferred income tax amount under ASC 740 applied to Mexican FRS balances
    (1,736,926 )     (814,979 )
 
           
Net deferred income tax liability adjustment required under U.S. GAAP
  Ps. 732,836     Ps. 706,118  
 
           
The components of net deferred employees’ profit sharing (“EPS”) liability applying ASC 740 consist of the following:
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2010  
Deferred EPS liability:
               
Current:
               
Inventories
  Ps. 2,047     Ps. 2,879  
Noncurrent:
               
Property, plant and equipment
    (91,175 )     (106,051 )
Deferred costs
    (56,294 )     (58,648 )
Pension plan and seniority premiums
    39,915       35,646  
Other
    (16,350 )     (27,082 )
 
           
Total deferred EPS liability
  Ps. (121,857 )   Ps. (153,256 )
 
           
The provisions (benefits) for income taxes from continuing operations, on a U.S. GAAP basis, by jurisdiction as of December 31, are as follows:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
Current:
                       
Mexican
  Ps. 2,917,021     Ps. 3,489,807     Ps. 3,389,900  
Foreign
    169,448       246,917       577,107  
 
                 
 
    3,086,469       3,736,724       3,967,007  
 
                 
 
                       
Deferred:
                       
Mexican
    428,161       (158,833 )     (648,862 )
Foreign
                 
 
                 
 
    428,161       (158,833 )     (648,862 )
 
                 
 
  Ps. 3,514,630     Ps. 3,577,891     Ps. 3,318,145  
 
                 

 

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ASC 740 “Income Taxes” (formerly FIN No. 48) became effective for the Group on January 1, 2007 and prescribes a comprehensive model for the recognition, measurement, financial statement presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC 740 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The adoption of this pronouncement had no effect on the Group’s overall financial position or results of operations.
The Group classifies income tax related interest and penalties as income taxes in the consolidated financial statements.
The following tax years remain open to examination and adjustment by the Group’s six major tax jurisdictions:
     
Mexico
  2005 and all following years
United States of America
  2007 and all following years for federal tax examinations, and 2005 and all following years for state tax examinations
Argentina
  2004 and all following years
Chile
  2008 and all following years
Colombia
  2008 and all following years, and 2005 and all following years for companies having a tax loss
Switzerland
  2009 and all following years
Impact of 2010 Mexican tax reform
The 2010 Mexican Tax Reform law was enacted on December 7, 2009 and became effective on January 1, 2010. This law resulted in several changes to Mexican tax consolidation rules, as well as increases to future tax rates. Among the Mexican tax consolidation changes is a modification to the treatment of intercompany dividends declared. Certain intercompany dividends paid that were previously not subject to income tax now become taxable under the new law. This change in law has resulted in the Group recognizing an additional deferred tax liability equal to Ps.548,503. For Mexican FRS purposes, pursuant to INIF 18 (see Note 1(t)), this additional deferred tax liability was recorded as a direct reduction to retained earnings. For U.S. GAAP purposes, this amount should be recognized as deferred income tax expense. The adjustment to U.S. GAAP net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 reflects the recognition in earnings of this additional deferred tax liability.
(j) Maintenance Reserve
Under Mexican FRS, it is acceptable to accrue for certain expenses which management believes will be incurred in subsequent periods. Under U.S. GAAP, these costs are expensed as incurred. As of December 31, 2008, the related accrual was completely utilized for Mexican FRS purposes; therefore, no U.S. GAAP equity adjustment was recorded as of December 31, 2009 and 2010.
(k) Non-controlling Interest on U.S. GAAP Adjustments
This adjustment represents the allocation to the non-controlling interest of non-wholly owned subsidiaries of certain U.S. GAAP adjustments related to such subsidiaries. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, no U.S. GAAP adjustments had an effect on the non-controlling interest.
As of January 1, 2009, the Group adopted ASC 810 “Consolidation” (formerly SFAS No. 160) which clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as stockholders’ equity in the consolidated financial statements. The presentation and disclosure requirements have been applied retrospectively for all periods presented.

 

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Additional Disclosure Requirements
Presentation in the Financial Statements — Operating Income
Under Mexican FRS, the Group recognizes various costs as non-operating expenses, which would be considered operating expenses under U.S. GAAP. Such costs include primarily impairment charges, certain financial advisory and professional fees, restructuring charges and employees’ profit sharing expense (see Note 17). The differences relate primarily to the Television Broadcasting and Sky segments. Operating income of the Television Broadcasting segment under U.S. GAAP would have been Ps.12,680,515, Ps.13,017,192 and Ps.12,859,149 and operating income of the Sky segment under U.S. GAAP would have been Ps.4,242,453, Ps.4,322,579 and Ps.5,022,427 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
To provide a better understanding of the differences in accounting standards, the table below presents the Group’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, under U.S. GAAP in a format consistent with the presentation of U.S. GAAP consolidated statements of operations, after reflecting the adjustments described in (a) to (k) above:
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008     2009     2010  
Net sales
  Ps. 47,972,278     Ps. 52,352,501     Ps. 57,856,828  
Cost of providing services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
    21,708,070       23,789,707       26,122,497  
Selling, administrative and other expenses
    7,345,226       10,406,786       10,546,552  
Depreciation and amortization
    4,427,287       5,147,715       6,656,647  
 
                 
Income from operations
    14,491,695       13,008,293       14,531,132  
Integral result of financing, net
    (740,584 )     (2,877,581 )     (2,926,404 )
Other (expense) income, net
    (137,181 )     (276,300 )     547,917  
 
                 
Income before income taxes, non-controlling interest and equity in earnings or losses of affiliates
    13,613,930       9,854,412       12,152,645  
Income tax and assets tax — current and deferred
    (3,514,630 )     (3,577,891 )     (3,318,145 )
 
                 
Income before non-controlling interest and equity in earnings or losses of affiliates
    10,099,300       6,276,521       8,834,500  
Equity in losses of affiliates
    (1,049,934 )     (715,327 )     (211,930 )
 
                 
Consolidated net income
    9,049,366       5,561,194       8,622,570  
 
                 
Less: Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest under U.S. GAAP
    919,540       575,554       832,538  
 
                 
Net income attributable to the controlling interest
  Ps. 8,129,826     Ps. 4,985,640     Ps. 7,790,032  
 
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in millions)
    329,580       329,304       326,850  
 
                 
Presentation in the financial statements — Earnings per CPO and per share
As disclosed in Note 12, the Group has four classes of capital stock, Series “A”, Series “B”, Series “L” and Series “D”. Holders of the Series “D” shares, and therefore holders of the CPOs, are entitled to an annual, cumulative and preferred dividend of approximately nominal Ps.0.00034177575 per Series “D” share before any dividends are payable on the Series “A”, Series “B” or Series “L” shares. Series “A” and Series “B” shares, not in the form of a CPO, and CPOs all participate in income available to common shareholders. Due to this, for purposes of U.S. GAAP, the “two-class” method has been used to present both basic and diluted earnings per share.

 

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Earnings per CPO and per share under U.S. GAAP are presented in constant Pesos for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, as follows:
                                                 
    2008     2009     2010  
            Series “A”             Series “A”             Series “A”  
            and “B”             and “B”             and “B”  
    CPO     Shares     CPO     Shares     CPO     Shares  
Basic EPS
                                               
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
    6,824,748       1,305,066       4,189,029       796,603       6,533,370       1,256,650  
Net income available to common shareholders
    6,824,748       1,305,066       4,189,029       796,603       6,533,370       1,256,650  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
    2,364,642       52,916,036       2,362,289       52,916,036       2,341,308       52,916,036  
Basic earnings per CPO/share (net income attributable to the controlling interest)
  Ps. 2.89     Ps. 0.02     Ps. 1.77     Ps. 0.02     Ps. 2.79     Ps. 0.02  
 
                                   
Diluted EPS
                                               
Dilutive potential shares
    41,675             53,613             51,384        
Total diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
    2,406,317       52,916,036       2,415,902       52,916,036       2,392,692       52,916,036  
Diluted earnings per CPO/share (net income attributable to the controlling interest)
  Ps. 2.84     Ps. 0.02     Ps. 1.73     Ps. 0.02     Ps. 2.73     Ps. 0.02  
 
                                   
Presentation in the Financial Statements — Consolidated Balance Sheets
To provide a better understanding of the differences in accounting standards, the table below presents the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, in a format consistent with the presentation of condensed consolidated balance sheets under U.S. GAAP, and after reflecting the adjustments described in (a) to (k) above:
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2010  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  Ps. 29,941,488     Ps. 20,942,531  
Temporary investments
    8,902,346       10,446,840  
Trade notes and accounts receivable, net
    18,399,183       17,701,125  
Other accounts and notes receivable, net
    3,530,546       4,180,233  
Due from affiliated companies
    135,723       196,310  
Transmission rights and programming
    4,372,988       4,004,415  
Inventories
    1,665,102       1,254,536  
Current deferred taxes
    2,342,143       3,050,217  
Other current assets
    1,435,081       1,117,740  
 
           
Total current assets
    70,724,600       62,893,947  
Non-current assets:
               
Derivative financial instruments
    1,538,678       189,400  
Transmission rights and programming
    4,245,366       4,129,791  
Investments
    6,693,133       21,809,950  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    32,458,369       38,089,194  
Goodwill, net
    3,747,256       3,502,661  
Intangible assets, net
    7,888,112       7,493,946  
Deferred taxes
    3,932,193       4,505,635  
Other assets
    115,882       110,033  
 
           
Total assets
  Ps. 131,343,589     Ps. 142,724,557  
 
           

 

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    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2010  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  Ps. 1,433,015     Ps. 1,469,142  
Current portion of capital lease obligations
    235,271       280,137  
Trade accounts payable
    6,432,906       7,472,253  
Customer deposits and advances
    19,858,290       18,587,871  
Taxes payable
    807,744       1,260,794  
Current deferred taxes
    1,741,122       1,656,290  
Accrued interest
    464,621       750,743  
Employee benefits
    200,215       199,638  
Other accrued liabilities
    2,577,835       2,982,309  
Due from affiliated companies
    34,202       48,753  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    33,785,221       34,707,930  
Non-current liabilities:
               
Long-term debt
    41,983,195       46,495,660  
Derivative financial instruments
    523,628       177,857  
Capital lease obligations
    1,166,462       349,674  
Customer deposits and advances
    1,054,832       495,508  
Other long-term liabilities
    3,240,097       2,797,405  
Deferred taxes
    5,659,161       6,161,679  
Pension and seniority premiums
    235,100       426,389  
 
           
Total liabilities
    87,647,696       91,612,102  
 
           
Commitments and contingencies
               
Controlling interest
    37,357,031       44,282,667  
Non-controlling interest
    6,338,862       6,829,788  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    43,695,893       51,112 455  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  Ps. 131,343,589     Ps. 142,724,557  
 
           
Cash flow information
Effective January 1, 2008, Mexican FRS NIF B-2, “Statement of Cash Flows” requires a statement of cash flows as a part of a full set of financial statements in place of a statement of changes in financial position. Under NIF B-2, restatement of financial statements for years provided before 2008 is not required. Under U.S. GAAP, ASC 230 “Statement of Cash Flows” (formerly SFAS 95), a statement of cash flows is required, which presents only cash movements and excludes non-cash items.
The statement of cash flows prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS for the years ending December 31, 2008, 2009, and 2010 present substantially the same information as that required under U.S. GAAP as interpreted by ASC 230 “Statement of Cash Flows” , except for the following differences: (i) interest paid under Mexican FRS is presented under financing activities, while for U.S. GAAP purposes is presented under operating activities and (ii) the recognition in operating activities of the U.S. GAAP adjustments.

 

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The following table set forth the condensed statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  Ps. 19,850,608     Ps. 12,327,732     Ps. 13,861,832  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (12,884,490 )     (11,052,228 )     (27,273,868 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    521,664       (4,833,040 )     4,438,540  
Interest paid
    (2,407,185 )     (2,807,843 )     (3,003,076 )
Supplemental disclosures about non-cash activities:
                         
    2008     2009     2010  
Note receivable related to customer deposits
  Ps. 14,383,384     Ps. 14,515,450     Ps. 13,313,673  
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Group is primarily exposed to foreign exchange risk and interest-rate risk. Accordingly, the Group enters into certain derivative instruments in order to manage its exposure to these risks. As a matter of policy, the Group uses derivatives for risk management purposes, and does not use derivatives for speculative purposes (see Note 9).
Fair Value Measurements
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
All fair value adjustments as of December 31, 2009 and 2010 represent assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. In determining fair value, the Group’s financial instruments are separated into three categories: temporary investments, available-for sale investments and derivative financial instruments. Fair values as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, were calculated as follows:
                                 
            Quoted Prices in     Internal Models     Internal Models  
            Active Markets for     with Significant     with Significant  
    Balance     Identical     Observable     Unobservable  
    as of December 31,     Assets     Inputs     Inputs  
    2009     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Assets:
                               
Temporary investments
  Ps. 8,902,346     Ps. 5,394,502     Ps. 3,507,844     Ps.  
Available-for-sale investments:
                               
Open ended fund
    2,826,457             2,826,457        
Derivative financial instruments
    1,545,396             1,545,396        
 
                       
Total
  Ps. 13,274,199     Ps. 5,394,502     Ps. 7,879,697     Ps.  
 
                       
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative financial instruments
  Ps. 523,628     Ps.     Ps. 523,628     Ps.  
 
                       
Total
  Ps. 523,628     Ps.     Ps. 523,628     Ps.  
 
                       
                                 
            Quoted Prices in     Internal Models     Internal Models  
            Active Markets for     with Significant     with Significant  
    Balance     Identical     Observable     Unobservable  
    as of December 31,     Assets     Inputs     Inputs  
    2010     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Assets:
                               
Temporary investments
  Ps. 10,446,840     Ps. 3,238,333     Ps. 7,208,507     Ps.  
Available-for-sale investments:
                               
Open ended fund
    2,922,625             2,922,625        
Convertible Debentures due 2025
    13,904,222                   13,904,222  
Derivative financial instruments
    189,400             189,400        
 
                       
Total
  Ps. 27,463,087     Ps. 3,238,333     Ps. 10,320,532     Ps. 13,904,222  
 
                       
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative financial instruments
  Ps. 177,857     Ps.     Ps. 177,857     Ps.  
 
                       
Total
  Ps. 177,857     Ps.     Ps. 177,857     Ps.  
 
                       

 

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The table below presents the reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value using internal models with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the year ended December 31, 2010.
         
    Convertible
Debentures
 
    due 2025  
Balance at beginning of year
  Ps.  
Total gain or losses (realized/unrealized)
     
Included in earnings
     
Included in other comprehensive income
     
Purchase, issuance and settlements
    13,904,222  
 
     
Balance at end of year
  Ps. 13,904,222  
 
     
Temporary Investments . Temporary investments include highly liquid securities, including without limitation debt with a maturity of three months, or over, and up to one year at the balance sheet date, stock and other financial instruments denominated principally in U.S. dollars and Mexican Pesos (see Note 1(d)).
Temporary investments are generally valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include mostly fixed short-term deposits, equities and corporate fixed income securities denominated in U.S. dollars and Mexican Pesos. Such instruments are classified in Level 1 or Level 2 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.
For positions that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability. Such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. Such instruments are classified in Level 2.
Available-for-sale Investments. Investments in debt securities or with readily determinable fair values, not classified as held-to-maturity are classified as “available-for-sale,” and are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in consolidated stockholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive result (see Note 1(g)).
Available-for-sale investments are generally valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Such instruments are classified in Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.
Open ended fund
In the second half of 2009, the Group invested U.S.$180 million in an open ended fund (the “Fund”) that has as a primary objective to achieve capital appreciation by using a broad range of strategies through investments and transactions in telecom, media and other sectors across global markets, including Latin America and other emerging markets. Pursuant to the offering circular of the Fund, a shareholder may not redeem any shares until at least 180 days after their issuance. Subsequent to this, shares may be redeemed on a quarterly basis at the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share as of such redemption date (see Notes 5 and 9).
The Group determined the fair value of the Fund using the NAV per share. The NAV per share is calculated by determining the value of the fund assets and subtracting all of the funds liabilities and dividing the result by the total number of issued shares.
Convertible Debentures due 2025
As described in Note 23 (f), on December 20, 2010, the Company made a cash investment in the form of 1.5% Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by BMP, the parent company of Univision, in the principal amount of U.S.$1,125 million (Ps.13,904,222), which are convertible at the option of the Company into additional shares currently equivalent to a 30% equity stake of BMP, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other conditions (see Notes 2, 5 and 9).
The Group determined the fair value of the Convertible Debentures using the income approach based on post-tax discounted cash flows. The income approach requires management to make judgments and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include long-term growth rates and operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rates based on weighted average cost of capital, among others. The Group’s estimates for market growth are based on historical data, various internal estimates and observable external sources when available, and are based on assumptions that are consistent with the strategic plans and estimates use to manage the underlying business. Since the described methodology is an internal models with significant unobservable inputs, the Convertible Debentures are classified in Level 3.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments. Derivative Financial Instruments include swaps, forwards and options (see Notes 1(p) and 9).
The Group’s derivative portfolio is entirely over-the-counter (“OTC”). The Group’s derivatives are valued using industry standard valuation models; projecting the Group’s future cash flows discounted to present value, using market-based observable inputs including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies.
When appropriate, valuations are adjusted for various factors such as liquidity, bid/offer spreads and credit spreads considerations. Such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used. All derivatives are classified in Level 2.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
The majority of the Group’s non-financial instruments, which include goodwill, intangible assets, inventories, transmission rights and programming and property, plant and equipment, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if certain triggering events occur (or at least annually in the 4 th quarter for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets) such that a non-financial instrument is required to be evaluated for impairment, a resulting asset impairment would require that the non-financial instrument be recorded at the lower of carrying amount or its fair value.
The impairment test for goodwill involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of each of the Group’s reporting units to its carrying amount, including goodwill. The Group determines the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a discounted cash flow analysis and a market-based approach, which utilize significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. The impairment test for intangible assets not subject to amortization involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. The Group determines the fair value of the intangible asset using a discounted cash flow analysis, which utilizes significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based approach.
Once an asset has been impaired, it is not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, it is still subject to fair value measurements to test for recoverability of the carrying amount.
The asset balances shown in the consolidated balance sheets that were measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis amounted to Ps.971 of goodwill as of December 31, 2010. Related impairments are discussed in Note 23 (e) to these consolidated financial statements.
ASC 810 “Consolidation” (formerly FIN 46(R)-8)
On December 31, 2008, the Group adopted for U.S. GAAP purposes, ASC 810 which requires additional disclosures about its involvement with consolidated VIEs (see Note 1(b)).
The table below presents the assets and liabilities of VIEs which have been consolidated on the Group’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, and the Group’s maximum exposure to loss resulting from its involvement with consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2009 and 2010.
                 
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos)   Sky     TuTv (1)  
As of December 31, 2009
               
Current assets
  Ps. 5,681,802     Ps. 96,897  
Non-current assets
    4,275,419       1,072  
 
           
Total Assets
  Ps. 9,957,221     Ps. 97,969  
 
           
Current liabilities
  Ps. 1,908,001     Ps. 44,812  
Non-current liabilities
    5,027,248        
 
           
Total Liabilities
  Ps. 6,935,249     Ps. 44,812  
 
           
Maximum loss exposure
  Ps. 5,844,889     Ps. 48,985  
 
           
         
    Sky  
As of December 31, 2010
       
Current assets
  Ps. 4,637,870  
Non-current assets
    7,369,503  
 
     
Total Assets
  Ps. 12,007,373  
 
     
Current liabilities
  Ps. 3,945,096  
Non-current liabilities
    3,714,652  
 
     
Total Liabilities
  Ps. 7,659,748  
 
     
Maximum loss exposure
  Ps. 7,048,328  
 
     
(1)  
On December 20, 2010, the Company, Univision and other related parties completed certain transactions. In addition to these transactions, the Company sold its 50% interest in TuTv and as a result the Company had no interest in TuTv as of December 31, 2010 (see Notes 2 and 17).

 

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The Group’s maximum exposure to loss is based on the unlikely event that all of the assets in the VIEs become worthless and incorporates not only potential losses associated with assets recorded on the Group’s balance sheet but also potential losses associated with off-balance sheet commitments such as unfunded liquidity commitments and other contractual arrangements.
The Group did not provide any additional financial support to these VIEs during 2009 and 2010. Further, the Group does not have any contractual commitments or obligations to provide additional financial support to Sky.
Recently issued accounting standards
Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (ASU 2009-13)
In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13 “Revenue Recognition: Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements — a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”, which provides for a new methodology for establishing the fair value for a deliverable in a multiple-element arrangement. When vendor specific objective or third-party evidence for deliverables in a multiple-element arrangement cannot be determined, the Group will be required to develop a best estimate of the selling price of separate deliverables and to allocate the arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Group does not expect the adoption of this Update to materially impact its consolidated financial statements.
Software Revenue Recognition (ASU 2009-14)
In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14 “Software: Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements — a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”, which provides for a new methodology for recognizing revenue for tangible products that are bundled with software products. Under the new guidance, tangible products that are bundled together with software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be accounted for under the software revenue recognition accounting guidance. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Group does not expect the adoption of this Update to materially impact its consolidated financial statements.
Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (ASU 2010-6)
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”, ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. This Update requires the disclosure of transfers between the observable input categories and activity in the unobservable input category for fair value measurements. The guidance also requires disclosures about the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and became effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2010. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Group is currently evaluating the impact this Update will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Effects of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Awards in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades (ASU 2010-13)
In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-13 “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Effects of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Awards in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades”. This Update provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity’s equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Group does not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Entertainment — Casinos (Topic 924): Accruals for Casino Jackpot Liabilities (ASU 2010-16)
In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-16 “Entertainment — Casinos (Topic 924): Accruals for Casino Jackpot Liabilities”. This ASU clarifies that an entity should not accrue a casino jackpot liability (or portions thereof) before the jackpot is won if the entity can avoid paying that jackpot. Jackpots should be accrued and charged to revenue when an entity has the obligation to pay the jackpot. ASU 2010-16 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Group does not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact its consolidated financial statements.
Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962) (ASU 2010-25)
In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-25 “Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962)”. ASU 2010-25 clarifies how loans to participants should be classified and measured by defined contribution pension benefits. The amendments in ASU 2010-25 affect any defined contribution pension plan that allows participant loans. The amendments in ASU 2010-25 require that participant loans be classified as notes receivable from participants, which are segregated from plan investments and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. ASU 2010-25 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010 and should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. The Group does not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact its consolidated financial statements.
Intangible — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts (ASU 2010-28)
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-28 “Intangible — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts,” which provides additional guidance on when to perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. Under this guidance, an entity is required to perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance, which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The Group is currently evaluating the impact this Update will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Business Combination (Topic 805): Disclosures of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations (ASU 2010-29)
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-29 “Business Combination (Topic 805): Disclosures of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations,” which updates existing disclosure requirements related to supplementary pro forma information for business combinations. Under the updated guidance, a public entity that presents comparative financial statements should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The guidance also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance will be effective for business combinations with an acquisition date on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Group is currently evaluating the impact this Update will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) (Topic 820)—Fair Value Measurement (ASU 2011-04)
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) (Topic 820)—Fair Value Measurement”, to provide a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. This Update changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance will be effective prospectively for the year ending December 31, 2012. The Group does not expect the adoption of this Update will materially impact its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated valuation and qualifying accounts
                                 
    Balance at                     Balance at  
    Beginning                     End  
Description   of Year     Additions     Deductions     of Year  
Continuing operations:
                               
Reserve for damage, obsolescence or deterioration of inventories:
                               
Year ended December 31, 2008
  Ps. 19,381     Ps. 35,678     Ps. (9,519 )   Ps. 45,540  
Year ended December 31, 2009
    45,540       45,198       (9,438 )     81,300  
Year ended December 31, 2010
    81,300       19,257       (12,269 )     88,288  
Allowances for doubtful accounts (1) :
                               
Year ended December 31, 2008
  Ps. 1,102,866     Ps. 637,476     Ps. (427,242 )   Ps. 1,313,100  
Year ended December 31, 2009
    1,313,100       1,047,445       (397,811 )     1,962,734  
Year ended December 31, 2010
    1,962,734       676,835       (596,969 )     2,042,600  
Valuation allowances deferred income tax:
                               
Year ended December 31, 2008
  Ps. 3,832,186     Ps. 140,618     Ps. (585,943 )   Ps. 3,386,861  
Year ended December 31, 2009
    3,386,861       439,761             3,826,622  
Year ended December 31, 2010
    3,826,622       1,010,957             4,837,579  
     
(1)   Includes allowances for trade and non-trade doubtful accounts.
24. Subsequent Events
On April 7, 2011, the Company and Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. (“Iusacell”) announced that they reached an agreement under which the Company will make an investment of U.S.$37.5 million in equity representing 1.093875% of the outstanding shares and U.S.$1,565 million in mandatory convertible debt of Iusacell as described in the following sentences. Upon conversion of the debt, which is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, the equity participation of the Company in Iusacell would be 50%. The convertible debt of Iusacell was divided into two tranches, the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures. The Series 1 Debentures are the 364,996 registered unsecured debentures of GSF, par value U.S.$1,000 each, representing in the aggregate U.S.$365 million, issued against the payment we made in cash on April 7, 2011. The Series 2 Debentures are the 1,200,000 registered unsecured debentures of GSF, par value U.S.$1,000 each, representing in the aggregate U.S.$1,200 million, payable in cash by us no later than October 31, 2011 (in a single up-front installment or in multiple installments). As of June 17, 2011, U.S.$600 million of the amount payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures had been paid, and U.S.$600 million remains to be paid no later than October 31, 2011. In addition, the Company agreed to make an additional payment of U.S.$400 million to Iusacell if cumulative earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of Iusacell reaches U.S.$3,742 million at any time from January 1, 2011 and up to December 31, 2015. Under the terms of this transaction, the Company and Iusacell would have equal corporate governance rights. Iusacell is a provider of telecommunication services, primarily engaged in providing mobile services throughout Mexico.
On April 29, 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved (i) the payment of a dividend for an aggregate amount of up to Ps.1,036,664, which consisted of Ps.0.35 per CPO and Ps.0.00299145299 per share, not in the form of a CPO, which was paid in cash in May 2011; (ii) the merger of Cablemás into the Company on April 29, 2011, for which regulatory approvals were obtained on February 24, 2011 and June 17, 2011; (iii) an increase in the capital stock of the Company, which consisted of 2,901.6 million shares in the form of 24.8 million CPOs, in connection with the merger of Cablemás into the Company, by which the Company increased its interest in the Cablemás business from 90.8% to 100%; and (iv) an additional issuance of 17,550 million shares of the capital stock of the Company in the form of 150 million CPOs, subject to the preemptive rights of existing stockholders, which are expected to be paid in cash by the special purpose trust of the Company’s Retention Plan in the second half of 2011.

 

F-59

Exhibit 4.19
Execution Copy
BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.
BMPI SERVICES II, LLC
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
AND
PAY-TV VENTURE, INC.
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
December 20, 2010

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
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ARTICLE I SALE, CONTRIBUTION AND PURCHASE
    2  
 
       
1.1 Sale and Purchase
    2  
1.2 Closing
    2  
 
       
ARTICLE II DELIVERIES AND PAYMENT
    3  
 
       
2.1 Class C/D Common Stock
    3  
2.2 Debentures
    3  
2.3 BMPS2 Units
    3  
2.4 TuTV Interests
    3  
2.5 Use of Proceeds
    3  
 
       
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BMP, BMPS2 AND UNIVISION
    4  
 
       
3.1 Organization and Good Standing
    4  
3.2 Organizational Documents
    4  
3.3 Authorization and Enforceability
    4  
3.4 Capitalization
    5  
3.5 Valid Issuance of BMPS2 Units, C/D Shares, Debentures, Televisa Option Shares, Debenture Shares and TV Warrants
    6  
3.6 Non-Contravention
    6  
3.7 No Dividends, Distributions, or Share Repurchases
    7  
3.8 Securities Act
    7  
3.9 Permits and Licenses; Compliance with Laws
    7  
3.10 Univision SEC Documents
    8  
3.11 Disclosure Controls and Procedures
    8  
3.12 Absence of Certain Changes or Events; Compliance with Certain Covenants
    9  
3.13 No Undisclosed Liabilities
    9  
3.14 Litigation
    9  
3.15 Employee Benefit Plans
    9  
3.16 Labor Matters
    10  
3.17 Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights
    10  

 

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3.18 Taxes
    11  
3.19 Title to Properties; Assets
    12  
3.20 Material Contracts
    12  
3.21 Related Party Transactions; Agreements of Principal Investors
    13  
3.22 Brokers
    13  
3.23 Digital Television
    13  
3.24 Claims Against Televisa
    13  
3.25 Certain Fees and Expenses
    14  
3.26 Certain Financing Transactions
    14  
3.27 Sole Representations and Warranties
    14  
 
       
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TELEVISA
    15  
 
       
4.1 Organization and Good Standing
    15  
4.2 Authorization and Enforceability
    15  
4.3 Non-Contravention
    15  
4.4 Indebtedness
    15  
4.5 Investment Representations
    15  
4.6 Claims Against the Company
    16  
4.7 Televisa Affiliates
    16  
4.8 Sole Representations and Warranties
    16  
 
       
ARTICLE V MUTUAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
    16  
 
       
5.1 HSR
    16  
5.2 No Injunction
    16  
 
       
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF TELEVISA AND TELEVISA TUTV AT CLOSING
    17  
 
       
6.1 Representations and Warranties
    17  
6.2 Performance
    17  
6.3 Material Adverse Effect
    17  
6.4 Compliance Certificate
    17  
6.5 Charter
    17  
6.6 Bylaws
    17  

 

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6.7 Secretary’s Certificate
    17  
6.8 Debentures and Common Stock Certificates
    18  
6.9 Stockholders Agreement
    18  
6.10 Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement
    18  
6.11 Service Agreements
    18  
6.12 Principal Investor Agreement
    18  
6.13 Limited Liability Company Agreement
    18  
6.14 Program License and Other Agreements
    18  
6.15 Letter of Credit
    19  
6.16 Side Letter Agreements
    19  
6.17 Litigation
    19  
6.18 TuTV Purchase Agreement
    19  
 
       
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLERS AND UNIVISION AT CLOSING
    19  
 
       
7.1 Representations and Warranties
    19  
7.2 Performance
    20  
7.3 Compliance Certificate
    20  
7.4 Stockholders Agreement
    20  
7.5 Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement
    20  
7.6 Principal Investor Agreement
    20  
7.7 Limited Liability Agreements
    20  
7.8 Program License and Other Agreements
    20  
7.9 Litigation
    20  
7.10 TuTV Purchase Agreement
    20  
 
       
ARTICLE VIII COVENANTS
    21  
 
       
8.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Prior to Closing
    21  
8.2 Efforts
    21  
8.3 Standstill
    23  
8.4 Notification of Certain Matters
    24  
8.5 Televisa Option
    25  
8.6 Letter of Credit
    28  
8.7 FCC Requirements
    29  
8.8 No Material Business Operations
    30  

 

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ARTICLE IX TERMINATION
    30  
 
       
9.1 Termination
    30  
9.2 Effect of Termination
    31  
 
       
ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION
    31  
 
       
10.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties
    31  
10.2 Indemnification
    31  
10.3 Indemnification Procedures
    32  
10.4 Certain Limitations
    32  
 
       
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
    32  
 
       
11.1 Amendments
    33  
11.2 Entire Agreement
    33  
11.3 Assignment; Binding Effect; Third Party Beneficiaries
    33  
11.4 Notices
    33  
11.5 Execution of Counterparts
    33  
11.6 Severability of Provisions
    34  
11.7 Governing Law
    34  
11.8 Consent to Jurisdiction
    34  
11.9 Waiver of Jury Trial
    34  
11.10 Injunctive Relief
    35  
11.11 No Announcements
    35  
11.12 Condition of Business
    35  
11.13 No Recourse
    35  
11.14 Headings
    36  
11.15 Expenses
    36  
11.16 Payment Gross-Up
    36  
 
       
ARTICLE XII DEFINITIONS
    36  
 
       
12.1 Certain Matters of Construction
    36  
12.2 Definitions
    37  

 

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EXHIBITS:
     
Exhibit A  
Form of Debentures
Exhibit B  
Form of Amended and Restated BMP Charter
Exhibit C  
Form of Amended and Restated BMP Bylaws
Exhibit D  
Form of Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement
Exhibit E  
Form of Amended and Restated Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement
Exhibit F  
Form of Amended and Restated Management Agreement
Exhibit G  
Form of Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement
Exhibit H  
Form of BMPS2 LLC Agreement
Exhibit I  
Form of 2011 Program License Agreement
Exhibit J  
Form of Second Program License Agreement
Exhibit K  
Form of International Program Rights Amendment
Exhibit L  
Form of Mexico License Agreement
Exhibit M  
Form of Sales Agency Agreement
Exhibit N  
Form of Letter of Credit
Exhibit O  
Form of Release
Exhibit P  
Form of TuTV Purchase Agreement
Exhibit Q  
Form of Amended and Restated Services Agreement
Exhibit R  
Form of Technical Assistance Agreement

 

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INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
This INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ BMP ”), BMPI Services II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BMPS2 ”) (and together with BMP, the “ Sellers ”), Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Univision ”), Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a Mexico corporation (“ Televisa ”), and Pay-TV Venture, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Televisa TuTV ”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are specifically defined in Article XII .
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, BMP, Televisa, Univision and Televisa, S.A. de C.V. have entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (the “ MOU ”), dated as of October 4, 2010 (the “ MOU Date ”), providing for, among other things, an investment by Televisa in BMP on the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the MOU requires the parties thereto to use reasonable best efforts to enter into long-form documents reflecting the terms and conditions set forth in the MOU, and in connection therewith the Parties are entering into this Agreement;
WHEREAS, BMP desires to issue and sell to Televisa, and Televisa desires to directly or indirectly purchase, (i) shares of capital stock of BMP and (ii) debentures of BMP, with an annual interest rate of 1.5%, convertible into shares of capital stock of BMP (or warrants exercisable therefor), in each case, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, BMPS2 desires to issue and sell to Televisa, and Televisa desires to directly or indirectly purchase, Units of BMPS2 in exchange for shares of capital stock of BMP, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, Televisa TuTV owns a membership interest (the “ TuTV Interest ”) in TuTV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ TuTV ”), which membership interest is equal to 50% of the aggregate membership interests of TuTV;
WHEREAS, Televisa TuTV is a party to that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of TuTV, dated as of April 28, 2003 (as amended, restated and supplemented, the “ TuTV LLC Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS, Televisa TuTV desires to sell and assign to Univision, and Univision desires to purchase and assume from Televisa TuTV (and BMP shall cause Univision to so purchase and assume), the TuTV Interest and Televisa TuTV’s rights and obligations under the TuTV LLC Agreement pursuant to a Purchase Agreement in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit P (the “ TuTV Purchase Agreement ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

 


 

ARTICLE I
SALE, CONTRIBUTION AND PURCHASE
1.1 Sale and Purchase .
(a)  Issuance and Sale by BMP to Televisa . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, at the Closing, (i) BMP shall issue and sell to Televisa, or to a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa designated by Televisa, and Televisa shall, or shall procure that a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa shall, purchase from BMP, 526,075 (five hundred twenty-six thousand seventy-five) shares of Class C Common Stock and 0 (zero) shares of Class D Common Stock (collectively, the “ C/D Shares ”) for the aggregate cash purchase price of $130 million (one hundred thirty million dollars) (the “ C/D Share Purchase Price ”), and (ii) BMP shall issue and sell to Televisa, or to a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa designated by Televisa, and Televisa shall, or shall procure that a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa shall, purchase from BMP, 1.5% convertible debentures in substantially the form of Exhibit A (collectively, the “ Debentures ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $1.125 billion (one billion one hundred twenty-five million dollars) which are initially convertible into 4,856,074 (four million eight hundred fifty-six thousand seventy-four) shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock in accordance with the terms thereof (the “ Debenture Shares ”) and/or warrants exercisable for Debenture Shares in the form attached as an exhibit to the Debentures in accordance with the terms thereof (the “ TV Warrants ”) for the aggregate cash purchase price of $1.125 billion (one billion one hundred twenty-five million dollars) (the “ Debenture Purchase Price ”).
(b)  Issuance and Sale by BMPS2 to Televisa. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, at the Closing and immediately following the transactions contemplated by Section 1.1(a) above, BMPS2 shall sell and issue to Televisa, or to a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa designated by Televisa, and Televisa shall, or shall procure that a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa shall, purchase from BMPS2, 500 Tranche One Common Units of BMPS2, 333 Tranche Two Common Units of BMPS2 and 167 Tranche Three Common Units of BMPS2 (collectively, the “ BMPS2 Units ”) in consideration for Televisa’s contribution of 15,782 (fifteen thousand seven hundred eighty-two) shares of Class C Common Stock to BMPS2 and $33,750,000 (thirty-three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars) in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures (the “ BMPS2 Unit Consideration ”).
(c)  Sale of the TuTV Interest to Univision . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein and the TuTV Purchase Agreement, at the Closing, Televisa TuTV shall assign and sell to Univision, and Univision shall assume and purchase from Televisa TuTV, the TuTV Interest for the aggregate cash purchase price of $55,000,000 (fifty-five million dollars) (the “ TuTV Purchase Price ”).
1.2 Closing . The closing of the sale and purchase of the securities provided for in Section 1.1 hereof (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153 (or such other place as the parties agree) on a date to be specified by the parties, which date shall be the fifth business day after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Articles VI and VII (other than conditions that are by their nature to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time); provided that the Closing shall occur no earlier than December 13, 2010, unless another time, place and date is agreed between BMP and Televisa in writing. The date on which the Closing shall be held is referred to in this Agreement as the “ Closing Date .”

 

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ARTICLE II
DELIVERIES AND PAYMENT
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Parties hereto shall consummate the following transactions as of the Closing:
2.1 Class C/D Common Stock . On the Closing, Televisa shall deliver, or shall procure that a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa delivers, to BMP by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by BMP (such account to be designated in writing at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date) the C/D Share Purchase Price, and BMP shall issue 526,075 (five hundred twenty six thousand and seventy five) shares of Class C Common Stock to Televisa or to such subsidiary of Televisa designated by Televisa.
2.2 Debentures . On the Closing, Televisa shall, or shall procure that a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa shall, deliver to BMP, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by BMP (such account to be designated in writing at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date), the Debenture Purchase Price, and BMP shall issue the Debentures to Televisa or to such subsidiary of Televisa designated by Televisa.
2.3 BMPS2 Units . On the Closing, Televisa shall, or shall procure that a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa shall, deliver to BMPS2 the BMPS2 Unit Consideration, in exchange for the issuance by BMPS2 of the BMPS2 Units to Televisa or to such subsidiary of Televisa designated by Televisa.
2.4 TuTV Interests . On the Closing, BMP shall cause Univision to deliver to Televisa TuTV, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by Televisa TuTV (such account to be designated at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date), the TuTV Purchase Price, in exchange for the TuTV Interests.
2.5 Use of Proceeds . By the later of (a) forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date or (b) March 31, 2011, the Company shall cause to be used not less than $1.1 billion of the C/D Shares Purchase Price and the Debenture Purchase Price to redeem the 9.75%/10.50% senior toggle notes due 2015 of Univision and pay any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any related premiums in connection therewith.

 

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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BMP, BMPS2 AND UNIVISION
Except as set forth in the disclosure schedules (the “ Disclosure Schedules ”) delivered to Televisa on October 4, 2010 and updated as agreed upon by Televisa and Univision prior to the date hereof or in (or incorporated by reference in) the Univision SEC Documents filed prior to October 4, 2010, each of BMP, BMPS2 and Univision hereby represents and warrants to Televisa (it being understood that (a) the representations and warranties contained in this Article III apply only with respect to the period from and after March 29, 2007 (unless otherwise indicated), and (b) matters disclosed in or pursuant to any one section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedules or with respect to a section or subsection of this Article III are deemed to be disclosed in all other sections or subsections of the Disclosure Schedules and with respect to all other sections or subsections of this Article III to which the relevance of such matters is reasonably apparent on its face), the following:
3.1 Organization and Good Standing . Each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries is a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or formation and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. Each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Organizational Documents . Each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision has made available to Televisa a complete and correct copy of the charter, bylaws and equivalent organizational documents of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, each as amended to date (the “ Organizational Documents ”). The Organizational Documents (and equivalent organizational documents of subsidiaries of BMP, BMPH or BMPS2) are in full force and effect. None of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of its respective Organizational Documents (or equivalent organizational documents).
3.3 Authorization and Enforceability . All corporate and limited liability company action on the part of each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the MOU and this Agreement by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries and for the authorization, issuance and delivery of the BMPS2 Units, the C/D Shares and the Debentures being sold under this Agreement and the TV Warrants and shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of rights under the Debentures and the TV Warrants, including any consents, approvals or agreements required from the board of directors of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries, the Principal Investors and any other shareholders of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries, have been taken and obtained. This Agreement and the MOU have been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of BMP, BMPS2 and Univision and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties hereto) shall, subject to Section 11.2 with respect to the MOU, constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of each of BMP, BMPS2 and Univision, enforceable against each of BMP, BMPS2 and Univision in accordance with their terms, except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, reorganization laws, moratorium laws or other laws of general applicability affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law). Each of BMP, BMPS2 and Univision has taken all action necessary to exempt the transactions contemplated by the MOU and this Agreement from the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and such action is effective as of the date hereof. No other state takeover, “moratorium,” “fair price,” “affiliate transaction” or similar statute or regulation under any applicable Law is applicable to any of the transactions contemplated by the MOU or this Agreement.

 

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3.4 Capitalization .
(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of BMP consists of 40,500,000 shares of capital stock, of which (i) 500,000 shares are classified and designated as Preferred Stock and (ii) 40,000,000 shares are classified and designated as common stock. As of the date hereof, 9,995,418 shares of BMP common stock are issued and outstanding and owned as set forth in Schedule 3.4(a) , and no other shares of capital stock (including any Preferred Stock) of BMP are issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, Schedule 3.4(a) also sets forth the amounts and classes of shares of common stock of BMP owned by each of the Principal Investor Groups. BMPH is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMP, and Univision is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMPH. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of BMPH consists of 8,015,000 shares of capital stock, of which (i) 8,000,000 shares are classified and designated as Preferred Stock, none of which are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 15,000 shares are classified and designated as common stock, of which 10,000 shares are issued and outstanding. The authorized capital stock of Univision consists of 100,000 shares of common stock, of which 2,000 shares are issued and outstanding.
(b)  BMPS2 . The equity of BMPS2 consists of 2,000 Units, of which (i) 500 Units are classified and designated as Tranche One Common Units and of which 500 Units are issued and outstanding, (ii) 500 Units are classified and designated as Tranche One Performance Units that are Tranche One Service Related Performance Units and of which 500 Units are issued and outstanding and, , (iii) 333 Units are classified and designated as Tranche Two Common Units and of which 333 Units are issued and outstanding, (iv) 333 Units are classified and designated as Tranche Two Performance Units that are Tranche Two Service Related Performance Units and of which 333 Units are issued and outstanding, (v) 167 Units are classified and designated as Tranche Three Common Units and of which 167 Units are issued and outstanding, and (vi) 167 Units are classified and designated as Tranche Three Performance Units that are Tranche Three Service Related Performance Units and of which 167 Units are issued and outstanding.
(c)  Schedule 3.4(c) sets forth a capitalization table reflecting the number and classes of Shares and Units of each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision that will be authorized, issued and outstanding immediately after the Closing, on an as-converted basis, including the number and classes of Shares owned by each of the Principal Investor Groups, in each case assuming (i) the purchase and sale of all of the C/D Shares, BMPS2 Units and Debentures hereunder, (ii) that the number shares of Common Stock required for the conversion of the Debentures based upon a principal amount of $1.125 billion has been duly and validly reserved for issuance upon the conversion of the Debentures into shares of Common Stock, and (iii) that the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased by Televisa comprising the Additional Equity Amount (assuming all such shares are acquired through issuances by BMP) has been duly and validly reserved. Immediately after the Closing, (w), the C/D Shares will represent five (5) percent of the issued and outstanding equity of BMP and 7.46% of the issued and outstanding voting equity of BMP, (y) the C/D Shares, the Debenture Shares and the BMPS2 Units together will represent, directly and indirectly, thirty-five (35) percent of the issued and outstanding (on an as-exercised and as-converted basis) equity of BMP.

 

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(d) Except as set forth above, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible securities or other similar rights, agreements, commitments or contracts of any kind to which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound obligating BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries or obligating BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right or contract.
3.5 Valid Issuance of BMPS2 Units, C/D Shares, Debentures, Televisa Option Shares, Debenture Shares and TV Warrants . When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the BMPS2 Units, C/D Shares and Debentures will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens and preemptive rights. The Televisa Option Shares and Debenture Shares have been duly and validly reserved for issuance. When issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Debentures and the TV Warrants, the Televisa Option Shares, the TV Warrants, the Debenture Shares and the Shares issuable upon exercise of the TV Warrants will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens and preemptive rights.
3.6 Non-Contravention .
(a) The execution, delivery or performance by BMP, BMPS2 and Univision of this Agreement and by BMP and Univision of the MOU, and the consummation by BMP, BMPS2, BMPH, Univision and their respective subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby does not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other agreements or binding arrangements entered into by and among BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or their respective subsidiaries or any of the Principal Investors and any of their respective shareholders or Affiliates or between or among any of the foregoing (it being understood that, with respect to the Principal Investors and their respective shareholders or Affiliates the representation contained in this clause (i) is being given to the Company’s knowledge), (ii) assuming the consents, approvals and authorizations specified in Section 5.1 have been received and the waiting periods referred to therein have expired or terminated, conflict with or violate any (x) Law applicable to BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound or affected or (y) any Company Permit, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien, other than any Permitted Lien, upon any of the properties or assets of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries, pursuant to any note, bond, mortgage, indenture or credit agreement, or any other contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries or any property or asset of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound or affected, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any such violation, conflict, default, termination, cancellation, acceleration or Lien that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) The execution and delivery of the MOU and this Agreement by BMP, Univision and BMPS2 does not, and the consummation by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, require any consent, approval, authorization, waiver or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except for applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the HSR Act, and except where failure to obtain such other consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.7 No Dividends, Distributions, or Share Repurchases . Since and inclusive of March 30, 2007, none of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 or Univision has declared or paid any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, securities, or other assets) to any holders of its capital stock or repurchased any shares of its capital stock, except for dividends made by Univision solely to BMPH and made by BMPH solely to BMP and the repurchase of equity upon termination of employment. No accrued or declared dividends on any capital stock of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 or Univision, including any accrued or declared dividends on the 8.64% Cumulative Preferred Stock of BMPH, are outstanding and unpaid.
3.8 Securities Act . The sale and issuance of the BMPS2 Units, the C/D Shares, the Debentures, the TV Warrants, the Televisa Option Shares and the Debenture Shares and the exercise of rights under the Debentures, the TV Warrants and the Televisa Option in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Televisa contained in Article IV hereof) will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and all applicable state securities laws. None of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 or Univision, nor anyone acting on their behalf has taken or will take any action that would cause the loss of any such exemption.
3.9 Permits and Licenses; Compliance with Laws .
(a) Each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries is in possession of all Company Permits, and no suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, threatened, except where the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, any of the Company Permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) None of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, (i) any Laws applicable to BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries or by which any property or assets of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound or affected, (ii) any of the Company Permits or (iii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, agreement, lease, license, permit or other obligation to which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries or any property or asset of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (it being understood that, as to matters related to the Company FCC Licenses, Section 3.9(c) will be applicable).

 

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(c) The Company FCC Licenses are in full force and effect and have not been revoked, suspended, canceled, rescinded or terminated and have not expired, and are not subject to any material conditions except for conditions applicable to broadcast licenses generally or as otherwise disclosed on the face of the Company FCC Licenses. BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries have operated the Company Stations in compliance in all respects with the terms of the Company FCC Licenses and the Federal Communications Laws, and they have timely filed or made all applications, reports and other disclosures required by the FCC to be filed or made with respect to the Company Stations and have timely paid all material FCC regulatory fees with respect thereto, except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There is not, as of the date of this Agreement, pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened before the FCC any proceeding, notice of violation, order of forfeiture or complaint or investigation against BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries, or any of the Company Stations, except for any such proceedings, notices, orders, complaints, or investigations that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.10 Univision SEC Documents .
(a) From March 29, 2007 to May 21, 2009 (when Univision was legally permitted to cease all filings with the SEC), Univision filed with the SEC all forms, documents, registration statements and reports which are required to be filed with the SEC (as amended to date, the “ Univision SEC Documents ”). As of their respective dates, or, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment the Univision SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and none of the Univision SEC Documents at the time they were filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The consolidated financial statements (including all related notes and schedules) of Univision currently in the investor relations section of Univision’s website (i.e., www.univision.net), the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (the “ 2009 Audited Financials ”) and for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of Univision and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to normal year-end adjustments and to any other adjustments described therein including the notes thereto) in conformity with GAAP (except, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto). BMP has no assets or liabilities other than its ownership of 100% of the common stock of BMPH. BMPH has no assets or liabilities other than its ownership of 100% of the common stock of Univision.
3.11 Disclosure Controls and Procedures . Univision has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Univision’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information that was or would be required to be disclosed in periodic reports which Univision would be required to file or submit under the Exchange Act if it were an Exchange Act reporting company is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods. As of December 31, 2009, Univision had concluded, following an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Univision of the effectiveness of Univision’s disclosure controls and procedures, that Univision’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective (taking into account that such disclosures and procedures are designed to comply with Univision’s reporting requirements proscribed by the documents relating to its indebtedness).

 

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3.12 Absence of Certain Changes or Events; Compliance with Certain Covenants .
(a) From December 31, 2009, except as otherwise contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the businesses of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 (to the extent in existence), Univision and their respective subsidiaries have been conducted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and, from such date through the date of this Agreement, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Since October 4, 2010, (i) the business of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 (to the extent in existence), Univision and their respective subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all material respects, and (ii) none of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or their respective subsidiaries has taken or permitted to be taken any action that, were it to be taken after October 4, 2010, would require the approval of or consultation with Televisa pursuant to Section 8.1 if the requirements of Section 8.1 had been effective commencing on October 4, 2010.
3.13 No Undisclosed Liabilities . Except (a) as reflected or reserved against in the 2009 Audited Financials or (b) for liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of such balance sheets, neither Univision nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, that would be required by GAAP to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto) of Univision and its subsidiaries, other than those which would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.14 Litigation . Except as disclosed in the Univision SEC Documents, there is no claim, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 or Univision, threatened against any of the foregoing or any of their subsidiaries, or any of their or their subsidiaries’ respective properties or assets at law or in equity, and there are no Orders, before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, in each case as would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.15 Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) None of the compensation payable by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or their respective subsidiaries shall fail to be deductible under Section 280G of the Code by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Each Company Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Law, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, except for instances of noncompliance that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There are no investigations by any Governmental Authority, termination proceedings or other claims (except routine claims for benefits payable under the Company Benefit Plans) against or involving any Company Benefit Plan or asserting any rights to or claims for benefits under any Company Benefit Plan other than any such investigations, proceedings, or claims that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) No Company Benefit Plan is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. No liability under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA has been incurred by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full.
(d) Each Company Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and the trust (if any) forming a part thereof, has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualification under the Code and to the effect that each such trust is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code, and nothing has occurred since the date of such determination letter that has, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on such qualification or tax-exempt status.
(e) None of the Company Benefit Plans provides that the execution of the MOU or this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby will, either alone or in combination with another event, (i) entitle any participants therein to severance pay, retention bonuses or other payments or compensation or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or result in any funding or increase in payments or benefits due to, participants therein.
3.16 Labor Matters . There are no collective bargaining agreements or similar agreements to which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party. There is no labor strike or lockout, or, to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, threat thereof, by or with respect to any employee of the BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries, except where such strike or lockout would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.17 Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights .
(a) Except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries own, or possess necessary or required licenses or other necessary or required rights to use in the manner currently used, all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, copyrights, domain names, service marks, service mark rights, trade secrets, applications to register, and registrations for, any of the foregoing know-how and other proprietary rights and information (the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”) used in connection with the business of each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries as currently conducted (the “ Company Intellectual Property Rights ”) free and clear of all Liens, (ii) neither BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision nor any of their respective subsidiaries has received, since March 29, 2007, any written charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice challenging the validity of any of the Company Intellectual Property Rights and (iii) to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, all Company Intellectual Property Rights are valid, subsisting and enforceable.
(b) The conduct of the businesses of each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and their respective subsidiaries does not infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any other person, except for any such infringement, misappropriation or other violation that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. None of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party to or has received, since March 29, 2007, any written charge, complaint, claim, action, demand or notice alleging any infringement, misappropriation or other violation by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries (including any claim that BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries must license or refrain from using any Company Intellectual Property Rights of any other person) that has not been settled or otherwise fully resolved, except for any such infringement, misappropriation or other violation that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, no other person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Company Intellectual Property Rights, except for any such infringement, misappropriation or other violation that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) None of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is in breach of or default under the terms of any Intellectual Property License where such breach or default would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, no other party to any Intellectual Property License is in breach of or default under the terms of any Intellectual Property License where such breach or default would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each Intellectual Property License is a valid and binding obligation of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or their respective subsidiaries, as applicable, and, to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, is in full force and effect, except such as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; provided that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) equitable remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.
3.18 Taxes . Except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries have prepared (or caused to be prepared) and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them and all such filed Tax Returns (taking into account all amendments thereto) are complete and accurate; (ii) each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries have paid all Taxes that are shown on such Tax Returns to be payable by them; (iii) as of the date of this Agreement, there are not pending or, to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and any of their respective subsidiaries, threatened in writing any audits, examinations, investigations, or other proceedings in respect of any Taxes; (iv) there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries other than Permitted Liens; (v) none of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries has been a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” in any distribution occurring during the two (2) year period ending on the date hereof that was purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law); (vi) all amounts of Tax required to be withheld by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and each of their respective subsidiaries have been timely withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority; (vii) no deficiency for any Tax has been asserted or assessed by any Governmental Authority in writing against BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, has been threatened or proposed), except for deficiencies which have been satisfied by payment, settled or been withdrawn or which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (viii) none of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes agreed to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or deficiency for Taxes (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course); (ix) none of BMP, BMPH,

 

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BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was BMP or Univision) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any person (other than BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, or pursuant to any indemnification, allocation or sharing agreement with respect to Taxes that could give rise to a payment or indemnification obligation (other than agreements among BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries and other than customary tax indemnifications contained in credit or other commercial agreements the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes); (x) none of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries has engaged in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2); and (xi) each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision is not, and has not been at any time within the last five (5) years, a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code.
3.19 Title to Properties; Assets . Except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) Each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries has good and valid fee simple title to its owned properties and assets or good and valid leasehold interests in all of its leasehold properties and assets except for such as are no longer used or useful in the conduct of its businesses or as have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business. All such properties and assets, other than properties and assets in which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries has a leasehold interests, are free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(b) Each of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries has complied with the terms of all leases to which it is a party and under which it is in occupancy, and all property which it owns, and all such leases and deeds are in full force and effect. BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases that are material to the business of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries taken as a whole and there are no existing defaults by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries beyond any applicable grace periods under such leases.
(c) The assets of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and each of their respective subsidiaries constitute all of the properties, assets and rights forming a part of, used, held or intended to be used in, and all such properties, assets and rights as are necessary in, the conduct of the business as it is now being conducted and is being contemplated to be conducted by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries.
3.20 Material Contracts . None of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries is in breach of or default under the terms of any Company Material Contract where such breach or default would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, no other party to any Company Material Contract is in breach of or default under the terms of any Company Material Contract where such breach or default would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each Company Material Contract is a valid and binding obligation of the BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and/or each of their respective subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, is in full force and effect, except such as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; provided that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) equitable remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

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3.21 Related Party Transactions; Agreements of Principal Investors . None of the Principal Investors or their affiliated investment funds, the Company, BMPS2 or the Company’s subsidiaries, or any management-level employee, officer, or director of any of the foregoing (together, “ Related Persons ”) (i) owes any amount to BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries nor does BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries owe any amount to, or is committed to making any loan or extend or guarantee credit to or for the benefit of, any Related Person, (ii) knows of any claim or cause of action or any action, suit, or proceeding it may have against BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries or (iii) owns, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any real property, leasehold interests, or other property or any Company Permits, the use of which is necessary for the conduct of the business of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or their respective subsidiaries as currently conducted. Since January 1, 2008, no Related Person has had or currently has any direct or indirect interest in any material contract, other than with respect to reimbursement of expenses not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate and as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, to which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound. There are no agreements, arrangements or understandings entered into since January 1, 2008 by any of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries with any Principal Investor or any Affiliate or affiliated investment fund of a Principal Investor, except for (x) the Transaction Agreements, the Management Agreement dated as of March 29, 2007, by and among BMP, BMPH, Univision and certain Managers (as defined therein) and the Saban Arrangements or (y) any ordinary course commercial agreement, arrangement or understanding (or series of related agreements, arrangements or understandings) that is not for management, consulting and/or advisory services provided by the Principal Investors or their affiliated investment managers and that did not, and is not reasonably expected to, involve the receipt or expenditure of $500,000 or more in any calendar year period. All agreements set forth on Schedule 3.21 , other than the management agreements of the Principal Investors or their affiliated investment managers, are on an arms’-length basis. No Principal Investors or any Affiliate or affiliated investment fund of a Principal Investor knows of any claim or cause of action or any action, suit, or proceeding it may have against BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries.
3.22 Brokers . No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or the related agreements based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 or Univision.
3.23 Digital Television . Each full-power Company Station (other than radio stations) (i) has been assigned a channel by the FCC for the provision of digital television service (“ DTV ”) and (ii) has constructed and is operating a DTV facility on its assigned digital channel pursuant to, and in accordance with, a DTV authorization issued by the FCC and the Federal Communications Laws , except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.24 Claims Against Televisa . As of the date hereof, there is no Action by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective Affiliates pending against Televisa or any of its Affiliates and, to the knowledge of BMP, BMPH, BMPS2 and Univision, there is no basis for any such Action.

 

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3.25 Certain Fees and Expenses . Since January 1, 2008, there were no fees or expense reimbursement payments or other amounts, other than reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses not in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate and as set forth on the Disclosure Schedules, owed by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or their respective subsidiaries to any Principal Investor or any Principal Investor’s affiliated investment funds.
3.26 Certain Financing Transactions .
(a) Univision has successfully (i) completed an offering of $750 million principal amount of 7.875% senior secured notes of Univision with a maturity of November 1, 2020, (ii) completed an amendment to the Univision Credit Agreement (x) extending the maturity of $5.6996 billion in principal amount of first-lien term loans under the Univision Credit Agreement to March 31, 2017 (unless such maturity is shortened to January 29, 2015 under the conditions specified in such amendment), (y) converting $137.0 million principal amount of revolving loans under the Univision Credit Agreement to term loans thereunder due March 31, 2017, and (z) extending the maturity with respect to $409.0 million of revolving loan commitments under the Univision Credit Agreement to March 29, 2016 (unless such maturity is shortened to January 29, 2015 under the conditions specified in such amendment), (iii) completed an offer to purchase up to $460.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.75%/10.50% senior toggle notes due 2015 and (iv) completed an offering of $500.0 million principal amount of 8.5% senior unsecured notes of Univision with a maturity of May 15, 2021.
(b) The Univision Credit Agreement has been effectively amended as of October 26, 2010, to provide that the term “Permitted Investors” means, for purposes of the Univision Credit Agreement, (i) the Principal Investors, their respective limited partners and any Person making an investment in BMP, BMPH or its subsidiaries concurrently with the Principal Investors, (ii) the members of management of BMP, BMPH and its subsidiaries who are investors, directly or indirectly, in the US Borrower (as defined in the Univision Credit Agreement) and (iii) Televisa and/or one or more of its Affiliates (as defined in the Univision Credit Agreement). No amendments other than those described in this Section 3.26 have been made to the Univision Credit Agreement since June 19, 2009.
3.27 Sole Representations and Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Article III or in any instrument or certificate delivered to Televisa or executed by BMP, BMPS2 or Univision under this Agreement, BMP, BMPS2 and Univision make no other representations and warranties to Televisa or any subsidiary of Televisa in connection with the purchase by Televisa or by any subsidiary of Televisa of the BMPS2 Units, C/D Shares or the Debentures hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TELEVISA
Televisa hereby represents and warrants to BMP that:
4.1 Organization and Good Standing . Televisa is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Televisa has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. Televisa indirectly holds at least 99.9% of the outstanding capital stock of Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V.
4.2 Authorization and Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by Televisa of the MOU and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Televisa. The MOU and this Agreement have been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties hereto) shall, subject to Section 11.2 with respect to the MOU, constitute its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable against Televisa in accordance with its terms, except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, reorganization laws, moratorium laws or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.3 Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery or performance by Televisa of the MOU and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not violate any provision of the organizational documents of Televisa or any Law or material agreement by which Televisa is bound.
4.4 Indebtedness . As of the date hereof, neither Televisa nor any of its Affiliates (excluding any Person with respect to which “Chinese Walls” or other similar confidentiality or compliance policies are in place to prevent such Persons from having access to material non-public information regarding the Company and which Person does not have and has not had access to material non-public information regarding the Company) owns, directly or indirectly, any bonds, notes, debentures, or other Indebtedness of the Company, including any of the 9.75%/10.50% senior toggle notes due 2015 of Univision.
4.5 Investment Representations .
(a) The C/D Shares, Debentures and BMPS2 Units (collectively, the “ Securities ”) to be purchased by Televisa will be acquired by Televisa or a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa for investment for Televisa’s or such subsidiary’s own account, not as a nominee or agent other than with respect to any of its own Affiliates, and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of applicable federal and state securities laws, and Televisa has no current intention of selling, granting participation in or otherwise distributing the same, in each case, in violation of applicable federal and state securities laws; provided that Televisa or a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa will contribute the BMPS2 Unit Consideration to BMPS2 in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the BMPS2 LLC Agreement. Televisa further represents that it does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such Person, or to any third Person, with respect to any of the Securities, in each case, in violation of applicable federal and state securities laws; provided that Televisa or a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa will contribute the BMPS2 Unit Consideration to BMPS2 in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the BMPS2 LLC Agreement.
(b) Televisa understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act on the basis that the sale provided for in this Agreement and the issuance of securities hereunder is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and regulations issued thereunder.

 

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(c) Televisa has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment. Televisa is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Televisa understands that no federal or state agency has passed upon this investment or upon the Company, nor has any such agency made any finding or determination as to this investment. Televisa is aware that its acquisition of the Securities is a speculative investment involving a high degree of risk and that there is no guarantee that it will realize any gain from such investment.
(d) Televisa understands that the Securities may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and that in the absence of an effective registration statement covering the Securities or an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act, the Securities may be required to be held indefinitely. Televisa is prepared to bear the economic risk of this investment for an indefinite period of time and to afford a complete loss of its investment in the Securities. In particular, Televisa acknowledges that it is aware that the Securities may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act unless all of the conditions of that Rule are met.
(e) The certificates evidencing the Securities, if any, shall also bear any legend required by any applicable state securities law, the Stockholders Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement and any other agreement to which the Televisa is a party providing for a legend.
4.6 Claims Against the Company . As of the date hereof, other than the pending appeal titled Televisa, S.A. de C.V. et al. v. Univision Communications Inc. et al. , there is no Action by Televisa or any of its Affiliates pending against BMP or any of its Affiliates and, to the knowledge of Televisa, there is no basis for any such Action.
4.7 Televisa Affiliates . For purposes of this Article IV, all references to Televisa shall be deemed to also include any Affiliates of Televisa that are party to any Transaction Agreements as of, or immediately following, the Closing.
4.8 Sole Representations and Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Article IV or in any instrument or certificate delivered to BMP, BMPS2 or Univision or executed by Televisa under this Agreement, Televisa makes no other representations or warranties to the Sellers in connection with the purchase by Televisa or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa of the C/D Shares, the Debentures, the BMPS2 Units, the Televisa Option Shares, the Debenture Shares or the TV Warrants hereunder or the transfer of the TuTV Interests to Univision.
ARTICLE V
MUTUAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Each of the Parties’ obligations under Article I hereof are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent waiver is permitted by Law), on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:
5.1 HSR . Any waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have expired or early termination shall have been granted.
5.2 No Injunction . No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF TELEVISA AND TELEVISA TUTV AT CLOSING
Televisa’s obligation to purchase or procure that a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa purchases the C/D Shares, the Debentures, and the BMPS2 Units at the Closing, and Televisa TuTV’s obligation to sell the TuTV Interest, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent waiver is permitted by Law), on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:
6.1 Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Sellers and Univision contained in Article III shall be true and correct in all respects or, in the case of representations and warranties that are not qualified as to materiality, shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than with respect to the representations and warranties in Section 3.4 , which shall be true and correct in all respects other than for inaccuracies that are de minimis in the aggregate, and other than the representations and warranties in Sections 3.3 , 3.5 , and 3.7 , which shall be true and correct in all respects), each as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on the Closing Date (except that representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date or period shall be true and correct only as of such date or period).
6.2 Performance . The Sellers and Univision shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by each of them on or before the Closing.
6.3 Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2009, there shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4 Compliance Certificate . Each of BMP, BMPS2 and Univision shall have delivered to Televisa a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer thereof, confirming the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 , 6.2 and 6.3 have been satisfied.
6.5 Charter . BMP and its stockholders shall have duly authorized and BMP shall have filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and such Secretary of State shall have accepted, the Amended and Restated BMP Charter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .
6.6 Bylaws . BMP shall have amended and restated its bylaws substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .
6.7 Secretary’s Certificate . Televisa shall have received from the secretary of BMP a certificate having attached thereto and certifying to be true, correct and complete: (i) the bylaws of BMP, BMPH and Univision as in effect at the time of the Closing; and (ii) copies of resolutions approved by the relevant Board authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and setting the size of each Board at twenty (20) members ( provided , however , that three (3) directorships on each such Board shall be vacant until such vacancies are filled by directors designated by Televisa), the Executive Committee of each Board at six (6) members each and establishing the composition of each Board and each Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee and other committees of each Board in accordance with the Principal Investor Agreement.

 

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6.8 Debentures and Common Stock Certificates . Televisa, or a direct or indirect subsidiary of Televisa designated by Televisa, shall have received (i) the original Debentures duly executed by an authorized officer of BMP and (ii) stock certificates from BMP representing the C/D Shares duly executed by the appropriate officers of BMP.
6.9 Stockholders Agreement . Each of the Principal Investors, the Bank Investors, the Management Investors, BMP, BMPH, Univision, BMPS1 and BMPS2 shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (as amended from time to time, the “ Stockholders Agreement ”), effective as of the Closing.
6.10 Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement . Each of the Principal Investors, the Bank Investors, the Management Investors, BMP, BMPH, Univision, BMPS1 and BMPS2 shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Amended and Restated Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (as amended from time to time, the “ Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement ”), effective as of the Closing.
6.11 Service Agreements . Each of (x) BMP, BMPH, Univision, Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P., Madison Dearborn Partners V-B, L.P., Providence Equity Partners V Inc., Providence Equity Partners L.L.C., KSF Corp., THL Managers VI, LLC and TPG Capital, L.P. shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Amended and Restated Management Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F , (y) BMP, BMPH and Univision shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Technical Assistance Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit R , and (z) BMP, SCG Investments IIB LLC, BMPS1 and BMPS2 shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Amended and Restated Services Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q (the agreements referenced in this Section 6.11 , as they may be amended from time to time, the “ Service Agreements ”), in each case effective as of the Closing.
6.12 Principal Investor Agreement . Each Principal Investor, BMP, BMPH and Univision shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (as amended from time to time, the “ Principal Investor Agreement ”), effective as of the Closing.
6.13 Limited Liability Company Agreement . Each of BMP, SCG Investments II LLC and BMPS2 shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPS2 substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (as amended from time to time, the “ BMPS2 LLC Agreement ”), effective as of the Closing.
6.14 Program License and Other Agreements . Univision shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the (i) 2011 Program License Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “ 2011 Program License Agreement ”), (ii) the Second Program License Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J (the “ Second Program License Agreement ”), (iii) letter amendment to the International Program Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K (the “ IPRA Amendment ”), (iv) Mexico License Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L (the “ Mexico License Agreement ”), and (v) the Sales Agency Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M (the “ Sales Agency Agreement ”), each effective as of the Closing.

 

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6.15 Letter of Credit . A Letter of Credit substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N shall have been delivered to Televisa and shall be in full force and effect as of the Closing (the “ Letter of Credit ”).
6.16 Side Letter Agreements .
(a) Each of the Principal Investors shall have complied in all material respects with all covenants contained in their respective Side Letter Agreements required to be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing.
(b) The representations and warranties of each of the Principal Investors contained in their respective Side Letter Agreements shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the MOU Date, and on and as of the date hereof and the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made at the date hereof and the Closing Date.
6.17 Litigation . BMP shall have delivered to Televisa a duly executed release, substantially in the form of Exhibit O , and a duly executed stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice of any and all of BMP, Univision and their respective Affiliate’s actions, suits and proceedings pending or threatened against Televisa and its Affiliates relating to the Program License Agreement to be filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as promptly as possible following the Closing.
6.18 TuTV Purchase Agreement . Univision shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the TuTV Purchase Agreement, effective as of the Closing, and the conditions to Televisa TuTV’s obligations set forth therein relating to the assignment and sale of the TuTV Interests shall have been satisfied or waived (to the extent waiver is permitted by Law).
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLERS AND UNIVISION AT CLOSING
Each Seller’s obligation to sell the C/D Shares, the Debentures, and the BMPS2 Units, as applicable, and Univision’s obligation to acquire the TuTV Interest, at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent waiver is permitted by Law) by BMP, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:
7.1 Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of Televisa contained in Article IV hereof shall be true and correct in all respects or, in the case of representations and warranties that are not qualified as to materiality, shall be true and correct in all material respects, each as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date or period shall be true and correct only as of such date or period).

 

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7.2 Performance . Televisa shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.
7.3 Compliance Certificate . Televisa shall have delivered to the Sellers a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of Televisa, confirming the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 have been satisfied.
7.4 Stockholders Agreement . Televisa shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Stockholders Agreement, effective as of the Closing.
7.5 Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement . Televisa shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, effective as of the Closing.
7.6 Principal Investor Agreement . Televisa shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the Principal Investor Agreement, effective as of the Closing.
7.7 Limited Liability Agreements . Televisa shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, effective as of the Closing.
7.8 Program License and Other Agreements . Televisa, S.A. de C.V. shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the (i) 2011 Program License Agreement, (ii) the Mexico License Agreement, (iii) the Second Program License Agreement, (iv) the Sales Agency Agreement, and (v) the IPRA Amendment, each effective as of the Closing.
7.9 Litigation . Televisa shall have delivered to BMP a duly executed release, substantially in the form of Exhibit O , and a duly executed stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice of any and all of Televisa’s actions, suits and proceedings pending or threatened against the BMP, Univision and their respective Affiliates relating to the Program License Agreement to be filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as promptly as possible following the Closing.
7.10 TuTV Purchase Agreement . Televisa TuTV shall have executed and delivered a counterparty signature to the TuTV Purchase Agreement, effective as of the Closing, and the conditions to Univision’s obligations set forth therein relating to the assignment and sale of the TuTV Interests shall have been satisfied or waived (to the extent waiver is permitted by Law).

 

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ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS
8.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Prior to Closing . BMP and Univision covenant and agree that they shall procure that, from the date hereof until the Closing, except (i) to the extent required by Law, (ii) to the extent agreed in advance in writing by Televisa, or (iii) to the extent expressly required under this Agreement, the business of the Company shall be conducted only in, and such entities shall not take any action except in, the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects; and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact its business organization, and to keep available the services of those of their present officers, employees and consultants who are integral to the operation of its businesses as presently conducted. Without limiting the foregoing, prior to the Closing, the Company shall consult with Televisa prior to taking any action that would, following the Closing, require the consent of the Majority Principal Investors or Majority PITV Investors (in each case as defined in the Stockholders Agreement). Furthermore, the Company agrees with Televisa that from the date hereof until the Closing, except as may be consented to in advance in writing by Televisa (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall not permit any subsidiary to:
(a) issue, sell, dispose of or grant any shares of its or its subsidiaries’ capital stock, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of its capital stock (or equivalent securities); provided , however , that (i) BMP, BMPH and Univision may issue such securities pursuant to the Recapitalization and the Equity Incentive Plans (subject to Section 4.4.3 of the Amended and Restated BMP Charter as if the provisions thereof were in effect) and may issue shares upon exercise of any option exercisable for its capital stock which option was outstanding as of the MOU Date and reflected in Schedule 3.4(a) , and (ii) each subsidiary of BMP may issue such securities of itself to BMP and each other direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BMP;
(b) other than pursuant to the Recapitalization, adjust, recapitalize, reclassify, combine, split, subdivide, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of BMP, BMPS2 or any of their respective subsidiaries other than in connection with the repurchase of equity from members of management (other than the Chairman) upon termination of employment in accordance with the terms of equity awards under Equity Incentive Plans which awards were outstanding as of the MOU Date and reflected in Schedule 3.4(a) ;
(c) take any action that would, following the Closing, require the consent of Televisa alone and not in combination with other parties pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Principal Investor Agreement, Section 4.4.3 of Article VIII of the Amended and Restated BMP Charter, or Section 17.1 of the 2011 Program License Agreement;
(d) take any action that would adversely affect the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
(e) authorize, approve or enter into any agreement or otherwise make any commitment to do any of the foregoing.
The rights and obligations under this Section 8.1 shall terminate on the Closing Date, provided that such termination shall not relieve the Company for any breach of this Section 8.1 which occurred as a result of actions (of failure to take action) prior to the Closing.
8.2 Efforts .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties hereto shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take promptly, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do promptly, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the extent required by the HSR Act, the Company and Televisa shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly comply with or cause to be complied with any requests by the Federal Trade Commission or the United States Department of Justice for information concerning such transactions, in each case so that the waiting period applicable to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein under the HSR Act shall expire as soon as practicable after the execution and delivery of this Agreement; it being acknowledged and agreed that the filing required to be made pursuant to the HSR Act with the Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice, concerning the transactions contemplated herein was made on October 22, 2010 and that early termination thereof was granted on November 8, 2010. Each of Televisa, on the one hand, and BMP, on the other hand, shall be responsible for one half of the payment of all HSR filing fees incurred in connection with such filing and any filings pursuant to Section 8.2(d) .

 

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(b) Subject to applicable legal limitations, BMP shall keep Televisa and Televisa shall keep BMP reasonably apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other written communications received by such party, as the case may be, or any of their respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, from any third party and/or any Governmental Authority with respect to such transactions. BMP shall permit counsel for Televisa, and Televisa shall permit counsel for BMP, reasonable opportunity to review in advance, any proposed written communication to any Governmental Authority. BMP shall consider in good faith the views of Televisa, and Televisa shall consider in good faith the views of the BMP, in connection with such proposed written communications. Each of BMP and Televisa agrees that, unless and until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1 , it will not withdraw its filing under the HSR Act or any other applicable Law without the written consent of the other party, and each of BMP and Televisa agrees that it will not enter into any timing agreement with any Governmental Authority without the written consent of the other party. To the extent practicable under the circumstances, BMP agrees that it shall not, and shall procure that its Affiliates do not, participate in any substantive meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the proposed transactions unless it consults with Televisa in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Authority, it gives Televisa the opportunity to attend and participate, and Televisa agrees to do the same with respect to BMP. If any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as violative of the HSR Act or any regulatory Law, each of BMP and Televisa shall cooperate in all commercially reasonable respects with each other and shall use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) The rights and obligations under this Section 8.2 (other than those specified in the last sentence of Section 8.2(a) above and in Section 8.2(d) below) shall terminate on the Closing Date.
(d) To the extent required by the HSR Act in connection with any acquisition by Televisa of Shares pursuant to the exercise of any Preferential Rights, the conversion of any Convertible Securities or otherwise, the Company and Televisa shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and promptly comply with or cause to be complied with any requests by the Federal Trade Commission or the United States Department of Justice for information concerning such transactions, in each case so that the waiting period applicable to such transactions under the HSR Act shall expire as soon as practicable.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
8.3 Standstill .
(a) Televisa covenants and agrees that ***
provided , that (I) this Standstill shall not affect the ability of the directors on the Board appointed by Televisa to serve and act in their capacity as directors consistent with their fiduciary duties, (II) subject to Section 5.1.1 of the Stockholders Agreement, Televisa may exercise the Debentures, the TV Warrants, the Preferential Rights and any other rights, including pre-emptive, approval, tag-along and veto rights and rights with respect to an event of default under the Debentures, in accordance with this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and (III) Televisa may submit, on a confidential basis, proposals to the Board and/or Principal Investors relating to any matters, including as to the matters set forth in this Section 8.3(a) .
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, after (i) the Principal Investors have Transferred at least *** of the Principal Investors’ Total Ownership Amount to Persons that are not Permitted Transferees of such Principal Investor or a Purchaser of Control in a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, and (ii) each Principal Investor Group has Transferred at least *** of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held at the Closing by such Principal Investor (adjusted, in each case, for stock-splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and other similar capitalization changes) to Persons that are not Permitted Transferees of such Principal Investor (not including clause (b)(ii) of the “Permitted Transferee” definition) or a Purchaser of Control in a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, Televisa may make alone or as a group a public offer for all of the outstanding shares of BMP that the Televisa Investors do not already own; provided that such offer is conditioned on acceptance of such offer or approval by holders of a majority of the shares of BMP not then owned by Televisa Investors and the offer provides for the same consideration to all other stockholders of BMP, and Televisa provides all non-accepting stockholders the opportunity to sell their shares of BMP at the same price for at least thirty (30) days after consummation of the transaction. After a Principal Investor Sell-Down, if a Person or Group makes an unsolicited offer that would result in a Change of Control and such offer has not been withdrawn, Televisa may alone or as part of a group make an offer for all shares of BMP the Televisa Investors do not already own so long as the offer has a minimum offer acceptance condition of at least *** of the outstanding shares of BMP, which condition Televisa shall not waive.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in Section 8.3(a) , the provisions of Section 8.3 shall no longer apply in the event that any of BMP, BMPH or Univision or any subsidiary thereof that is a Significant Subsidiary thereof commences or becomes subject to (voluntarily or involuntarily) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors or any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in each case undertaken under the Laws of any jurisdiction; provided that if such case, action or proceeding is involuntary, it shall have continued undismissed for sixty (60) days or more or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered prior to the end of such sixty (60) day period.

 

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(d) In the event any stockholder of BMP converts its voting shares of Common Stock into non-voting shares of Common Stock, BMP shall promptly notify the Televisa Investors of such conversion and the number of voting shares of Common Stock that is or will be held by such stockholder and all stockholders following such conversion and shall provide the Televisa Investors with a certificate signed by an authorized Senior Officer stating that such conversion has occurred, the number of shares of Common Stock which have been converted and, if actually known to BMP, the reasons for effectuating such conversion. Not later than the fifteenth (15 th ) business day after the Televisa Investors receive such notice and certificate, the Televisa Investors will convert (by delivery to BMP of (i) written notice of such conversion and (ii) the certificate(s), duly endorsed for transfer, evidencing such shares to be converted), and each Televisa Investor hereby authorizes the Company to convert on its behalf, and such conversion shall be deemed to automatically have occurred, in the event it fails to deliver to the Company within such 15 business-day period the items set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above, in accordance with the provisions of the Amended and Restated BMP Charter with respect to such Common Stock, an amount of the Televisa Investors’ voting shares of Common Stock (pro-rata amongst the Televisa Investors, based on the number of voting shares of Common Stock held by such Televisa Investors or as otherwise determined by Televisa) into non-voting shares of Common Stock such that the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (but without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is no greater than the Maximum Equity Percentage (i.e., if the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is increased by the conversion by a stockholder of BMP of its voting shares of Common Stock into non-voting shares of Common Stock but the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is as a result thereof less than or equal to the Maximum Equity Percentage, then no conversion of any shares of Common Stock of Televisa Investors will be required). In the event any stockholder of BMP converts its non-voting shares of Common Stock into voting shares of Common Stock, BMP shall promptly notify the Televisa Investors of such conversion and the number of non-voting shares of Common Stock that is or will be held by such stockholder and all stockholders of BMP following such conversion and shall provide the Televisa Investors with a certificate signed by an authorized Senior Officer stating that such conversion has occurred, the number of shares of Common Stock which have been converted and, if actually known to BMP, the reasons for effectuating such conversion. The Televisa Investors will be permitted to convert (by delivery to BMP of (x) written notice of such conversion and (y) the certificate(s), duly endorsed for transfer, evidencing such shares to be converted), in accordance with the provisions of the Amended and Restated Charter of BMP with respect to such Common Stock, an amount of the Televisa Investors’ non-voting shares of Common Stock (pro-rata amongst the Televisa Investors, based on the number of non-voting shares of Common Stock held by all Televisa Investors or as otherwise determined by Televisa) into voting shares of Common Stock up to the Maximum Equity Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any way the right of the Televisa Investors, at any time and from time to time, to convert their non-voting shares of Common Stock into voting shares of Common Stock up to the Maximum Equity Percentage. In each case, BMP shall promptly thereafter issue and send to the applicable Televisa Investors new certificates, registered in the name of such Televisa Investors, evidencing the applicable shares of Common Stock into which such Televisa Investors converted their respective shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree and acknowledge that Televisa and its Permitted Transferees shall have no obligation to procure the agreement of, or compliance by, any Televisa Investor who is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa and Televisa’s percentage of voting shares shall not be adversely affected as a result of such non-compliance.
8.4 Notification of Certain Matters . The Sellers and Univision shall give notice to Televisa and Televisa shall give notice to the Sellers and Univision, as promptly as reasonably practicable upon becoming aware of (a) any fact, change, condition, circumstance, event, occurrence or non-occurrence that has caused or is reasonably likely to cause any representation or warranty in this Agreement made by it to be untrue or inaccurate in any respect at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Closing or (b) any material failure on its part to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
8.5 Televisa Option .
(a) Subject to Section 8.3(a) , on and after the *** of the Closing Date, but prior to the earlier of *** (with the price to be paid by Televisa for such Additional Equity Amount to be equal to the offering price(s) to the public in such offering(s)), Televisa shall have the right to purchase shares of Class C Common Stock (or to the extent that a purchase of Class C Common Stock would cause the voting Equity Percentage to exceed the Maximum Equity Percentage, Class D Common Stock), up to a maximum of the number of shares equal to the remaining Additional Equity Amount (each such share, a “ Televisa Option Share ” and, collectively, the “ Televisa Option Shares ”) at a purchase price per Televisa Option Share equal to the Fair Market Value thereof in accordance with the following provisions of this Section 8.5 (the “ Televisa Option ”); provided that if BMP undertakes or proposes to undertake a spin-off, split-off, or similar transaction, Televisa may exercise the Televisa Option prior to the *** anniversary of the date hereof (and in any event prior to the consummation of such spin-off, split-off or similar transaction provided that Televisa is given reasonable notice and a reasonable period of time in the context of the transaction to exercise the Televisa Option prior to such consummation) so as to allow Televisa to participate in such transaction with respect to the Additional Equity Amount (if the Televisa Option is not exercised within such reasonable period of time, then it shall again become exercisable *** the *** anniversary of the Closing); provided , further , that if Televisa reasonably believes that the issuance of Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock would not be prudent in light of legal requirements, or if the issuance of Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock pursuant to the Televisa Option would cause the Equity Percentage Cap to be exceeded, then BMP shall, after good faith consultation with Televisa, issue to Televisa additional Debentures or TV Warrants (whichever the Board of BMP elects; it being understood that the economic terms of any such Debentures or TV Warrants shall be determined so as to be as equivalent as reasonably practicable to the economic terms of the Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock which Televisa would have otherwise acquired, but in any case the number of shares of Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock underlying such Debentures or TV Warrants shall be no less than the number of shares of Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock that Televisa would have otherwise acquired) to Televisa in place of the shares of Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock (and the shares of Common Stock underlying such Debentures or TV Warrants shall be deemed to be the “Televisa Option Shares” for purposes of this Agreement).
(b) To exercise the Televisa Option, Televisa shall furnish to BMP a written notice of its election to exercise its Televisa Option, which notice shall specify the number of Televisa Option Shares with respect to which the Televisa Option are being exercised (the “ Televisa Option Notice ”), and BMP shall promptly furnish the Televisa Option Notice to each Principal Investor. At any time prior to the closing of such exercise of the Televisa Option, Televisa may for any reason withdraw its Televisa Option Notice and decline to purchase Televisa Option Shares pursuant to the Televisa Option, but, notwithstanding any such withdrawal, such notice shall count as one exercise by Televisa of the Televisa Option for purposes of, but subject to the provisos in, Section 8.5(h) .

 

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(c) No later than ten (10) days after the date of the Televisa Option Notice (the “ Banker Selection Date ”), each of Televisa and BMP shall be entitled to select and engage an investment banker of recognized standing in North America (the “ Initial Appraisers ”). The Initial Appraisers shall be entitled to consult with each other with respect to their reports, and BMP and Univision shall provide them with the Company’s most recent consolidated financial statements and financial forecasts for the then-current year, any other forecasts and projections customarily produced by BMP, BMPH, Univision and/or their subsidiaries, and other information that is customary and reasonably requested regarding BMP’s and its subsidiaries’ business and financial condition and results of operation. Each of the Initial Appraisers shall have thirty (30) days to determine a Preliminary Fair Market Value and provide Televisa and BMP with a written report thereon (the “ Appraiser Report ”). If the higher of the Preliminary Fair Market Values as determined by the Initial Appraisers is not more than 110% of the lower of such Preliminary Fair Market Values, then the Fair Market Value shall equal the average of the two Preliminary Fair Market Values. If the higher Preliminary Fair Market Value is more than 110% of the lower Preliminary Fair Market Value, then not more than ten (10) days after the delivery of both Appraiser Reports to Televisa and BMP, the Initial Appraisers will together designate another investment banker of recognized standing in North America who is not Affiliated with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any PITV Investor (the “ Third Appraiser ”), who shall be informed of the Preliminary Fair Market Values determined by the Initial Appraisers and provided with copies of their Appraiser Reports and the information that BMP and Univision provided to the Initial Appraisers. The Third Appraiser will have thirty (30) days to determine a Preliminary Fair Market Value and provide Televisa and BMP with a written report thereon. If the Third Appraiser’s Preliminary Fair Market Value is within the middle one-third of the range of values between the Preliminary Fair Market Values of the Initial Appraisers (the “ Mid-Range ”), then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the Preliminary Fair Market Value of the Third Appraiser. If the Third Appraiser’s Preliminary Fair Market Value does not fall within the Mid-Range, then the Fair Market Value will be the average of (i) the Third Appraiser’s Preliminary Fair Market Value and (ii) either the high or low Preliminary Fair Market Value of the Initial Appraisers, whichever is closest to the Third Appraiser’s Preliminary Fair Market Value; provided that the Fair Market Value shall not be less than the lower of the Preliminary Fair Market Values determined by the Initial Appraisers or greater than the higher of the Preliminary Fair Market Values determined by the Initial Appraisers; and provided further that if the Televisa Option Notice is delivered during a Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit, the Fair Market Value shall be based upon the valuation determined in connection with such Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit. For purposes hereof, “ Fair Market Value ” means the fair market value determined in accordance with this Section 8.5(c) , and the “ Preliminary Fair Market Value ” means the total value that would reasonably be expected to be received in respect of the shares of Common Stock (on a fully diluted, as converted and as exercised basis including conversion of the Debentures) as of the Banker Selection Date in a sale of the entire company, with no discount as a result of the voting rights or illiquidity of any such shares or because any such shares represent a minority equity interest in BMP.
(d) Within five (5) days after the determination of Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 8.5(c) , BMP shall notify Televisa (i) whether BMP shall issue and sell, or (ii) whether the Principal Investors and the Tag Along Holders shall sell subject to and in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Stockholders Agreement (in either case, the “ Televisa Option Sellers ”), the Televisa Option Shares; provided that if BMP issues and sells the Televisa Option Shares, the proceeds from such sale shall be used to retire Indebtedness of Univision. The scope of the representations and warranties of the Televisa Option Sellers or BMP, as applicable (and such party’s indemnification obligations with respect to a breach thereof) in connection with the issuance and/or sale of any Televisa Option Shares shall be limited to customary representations and warranties relating to non-contravention, no liens or other encumbrances and title and ownership of, and authority to sell, the Televisa Option Shares.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(e) Within fifteen (15) days following the election set forth in the first sentence of Section 8.5(d), or at such other time as is mutually agreed between Televisa and the Televisa Option Sellers (or, BMP if the Majority Principal Investors have elected for BMP to issue and sell the shares), the closing of the Televisa Option shall occur, and the Televisa Option Sellers shall sell, or BMP shall issue and sell, as applicable, to Televisa the Televisa Option Shares in exchange for a cash amount in immediately available funds equal to the Fair Market Value of such Televisa Option Shares as set forth in this Section 8.5 .
(f) Each of Televisa and BMP shall pay the fees and expenses of the Initial Appraiser that it selects and half of the fees and expenses of the Third Appraiser; provided , however , that if the Televisa Option Sellers elect to sell the Televisa Option Shares (in lieu of issuance thereof by BMP), the Televisa Option Sellers shall pay the fees and expenses of the Initial Appraiser that BMP selects and any half of the fees and expenses of the Third Appraiser in lieu of such payment by BMP.
(g) In the event that Televisa reasonably believes, on the advice of legal counsel with expertise in Federal Communications Laws, that Televisa cannot exercise its Televisa Option to the full extent set forth under this Section 8.5 (or any lesser amount that Televisa desires to be issued) because of Foreign Ownership Restrictions, then Televisa shall have the right to, but shall not be required to, assign such Televisa Option to (i) an FCC-Approved Trust, (ii) any other Person while regulatory or judicial relief is being sought with respect to such Foreign Ownership Restrictions or (iii) any other Person if the FCC has ordered that Televisa reduce its voting or equity ownership in BMP, or Televisa has received written notification from the FCC of an investigation with respect to Televisa’s ownership of BMP, and provided in either case in this clause (iii) that Televisa seeks regulatory or judicial relief related to such order or investigation within six (6) months of the transfer to such Person. The assignment set forth in the preceding sentence shall only be for the period during which such Foreign Ownership Restrictions prevent Televisa from holding such Televisa Option Shares or while Televisa is actively seeking regulatory or judicial relief with respect to the Foreign Ownership Restrictions or from the applicable order or investigation, as applicable (or in the case of clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the transfer to the other Person and thereafter while Televisa is seeking regulatory or judicial relief related to such order or investigation) and once such period terminates, such FCC-Approved Trust or other Person shall assign such rights and transfer such Televisa Option Shares to Televisa or as otherwise permitted under the Transaction Documents or otherwise comply with the terms of any applicable order of the FCC or regulatory or judicial decision. Upon any such assignment set forth in this Section 8.5(g) , the FCC-Approved Trust or other Person to which such assignment is made shall become party to Sections 8.5 and 11.13 of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements as a “Televisa Investor” (and, upon joining Sections 8.5 and 11.13 of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements as a Televisa Investor, such trust or other Person shall have the right to exercise such Televisa Option and hold such Televisa Option Shares).
(h) The Televisa Option can be exercised in whole or in part a maximum of ***; it being understood that the *** termination date referenced in the first sentence of this Section 8.5 shall be extended by any such *** Period; and provided , further , that an exercise will not be deemed to have occurred and Televisa will not be deemed to have lost any rights to exercise the Televisa Option if the acquisition of the Televisa Option Shares pursuant to such exercise is not consummated, other than in connection with a withdrawal by Televisa of a Televisa Option Notice as set forth in Section 8.5(b) or as a result of a breach by Televisa of its obligations set forth in this Section 8.5 (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure of any Televisa Option exercise to be consummated shall not be deemed to be due to a breach by Televisa, and Televisa shall not be deemed to be in breach of its obligations under this Section 8.5 or to have lost any of its rights to exercise the Televisa Option, if the failure of such consummation is due to FCC or other regulatory issues or requirements not being resolved or obtained, as applicable; provided that such failure shall be deemed to be a breach by Televisa of its obligations set forth in this Section 8.5 if Televisa fails to make any requisite regulatory filings (e.g., HSR Act filing, if applicable) in connection with such exercise of the Televisa Option).

 

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8.6 Letter of Credit .
(a) On or prior to Closing, BMP shall cause the Letter of Credit to be issued to Televisa or such subsidiary of Televisa as Televisa may designate (the “ Beneficiary ”) for the Beneficiary’s sole benefit in an amount not to exceed the Maximum Stated Amount. The Letter of Credit will be issued by a major U.S. financial institution of international reputation selected by BMP and reasonably acceptable to Televisa (the “ L/C Issuer ”), it being understood that each of the financial institutions listed on Schedule 8.6(a) is acceptable to Televisa.
(b) All fees and expenses, including any margin fees, payable to the L/C Issuer in respect of the Letter of Credit shall be payable by BMP and shall not be deducted from the amount of the Letter of Credit or be owed by Televisa or the Beneficiary.
(c) In addition to the other rights of Televisa and the Beneficiary set forth in this Section 8.6 , the Beneficiary shall have the right to draw down the Letter of Credit upon presentation to the L/C Issuer of a draw request stating (i) (x) an Event of Default under Section 7(a)(i) of the Debentures has occurred and is continuing (an “ Interest Payment Event of Default ”), or (y) an Event of Default under Section 7(a)(iii) or (iv) of the Debentures shall have occurred and is continuing, and (ii) the amount to be drawn (any such right, a “ Draw Down Right ”). The Letter of Credit shall provide that the draw request shall be honored within the customary timeframes for standby letters of credit after presentation of any conforming draw request. The initial face amount of the Letter of Credit shall be $90 million (subject to reduction for any amounts previously drawn and as further provided below, the “ Maximum Stated Amount ”), and it shall permit multiple draws. Notwithstanding any rights of the Beneficiary under this Section 8.6 to draw down the Letter of Credit, a failure by BMP to timely make any payment of principal, premium or interest on the Debentures shall constitute an Event of Default in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 7(a) of the Debentures, and any exercise by the Beneficiary of its drawdown rights hereunder shall not act as or be deemed to be a waiver of any Event of Default under the terms of the Debenture.
(d) The Beneficiary shall not exercise a Draw Down Right in an amount in excess of the lesser of (i) the Maximum Stated Amount, and (ii) (x) in the case of an Interest Payment Event of Default for no more than three (3) consecutive interest payments under the Debentures, the amount of the unpaid interest due on the Debentures, and (y) in the case of any other Draw Down Right, the net present value of all remaining interest payments (discounted based on the Treasury Rate) (the “ Remaining Payment Obligations ”).

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(e) Following the end of a fiscal quarter of BMP (but if not practicable, then at the end of each fiscal year of BMP), if the Maximum Stated Amount of the Letter of Credit at the end of such period exceeds the Remaining Payment Obligations calculated as at the end of such period, then the Beneficiary shall within ten (10) business days after the end of such period submit a reduction certificate to the L/C Issuer requesting the reduction of the Maximum Stated Amount to an amount equal to the then Remaining Payment Obligations, and, if the Beneficiary fails to do so within such period, BMP may replace the Letter of Credit for a Letter of Credit with a face amount equal to the then Remaining Payment Amount. In the event that BMP elects to so replace the existing Letter of Credit, the Beneficiary shall take all actions, including the return of the existing Letter of Credit, reasonably requested by BMP to facilitate the replacement of the existing Letter of Credit. In the event that (i) (x) a Qualified Public Offering has occurred, and (y) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is *** or lower (which calculation shall be set forth in reasonable detail in an officer’s certificate delivered to the Beneficiary), or (ii) all of the Debentures have been converted in full into equity in accordance with the terms thereof or have otherwise been repaid in full in cash (any event described in clause (i) or (ii) a “ Termination Event ”), then BMP shall deliver written notice to the Beneficiary of such Termination Event and the Beneficiary shall, within ten (10) business days after such written notice, deliver a reduction certificate to the L/C Issuer causing the Letter of Credit to automatically terminate. The Beneficiary shall execute and deliver such documentation as is necessary to cause the Letter of Credit to be reduced or terminated in such circumstances, and any failure by the Beneficiary to do so shall entitle BMP to seek and obtain specific enforcement of such obligations.
(f) The term of the Letter of Credit shall either be until December 31, 2020, or shall be renewed on a periodic basis (no more frequently than annually) until the earlier to occur of December 31, 2020 or a Termination Event; provided that if within thirty (30) days prior to the then-current expiration date of the Letter of Credit prior to December 31, 2020, (i) the Letter of Credit is not renewed for a period of at least one (1) year after the then current expiration date (or, in the case of any period ending on December 31, 2020, less than one year), and (ii) a replacement Letter of Credit is not delivered to the Beneficiary (which replacement Letter of Credit shall be for the Maximum Stated Amount, or, if less, the then Remaining Payment Obligations and that contains terms and conditions that would otherwise qualify as an initial Letter of Credit hereunder), then the Beneficiary may elect to draw down an amount on the Letter of Credit equal to the full amount of the Remaining Payment Obligations (an “ Expiration Draw ”).
(g) Any interest payments otherwise payable under the Debentures shall be reduced by the amount drawn by the Beneficiary on the Letter of Credit; provided , that if the Beneficiary elects to convert the Debentures after an Expiration Draw, and the amount drawn exceeds the interest otherwise payable up to and including the date of such conversion, then the Beneficiary may elect (i) to reduce the amount of principal of the Debentures by the amount of such excess immediately prior to such conversion, or (ii) to pay to BMP the amount of such excess in cash promptly upon such conversion.
(h) In the event that the face amount of the Letter of Credit is reduced from time to time, or the Letter of Credit is terminated and not replaced by a Letter of Credit with an equivalent face amount, BMP shall cause any funds returned to BMP or its Affiliates as a result of such reduction or termination to be contributed to Univision and used by Univision to reduce any of its then outstanding Indebtedness.
8.7 FCC Requirements . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, BMP and its subsidiaries shall not (x) take any action in order to comply with the Federal Communications Laws, including in order to maintain the Company FCC Licenses, that Discriminates against Televisa or the Televisa Investors, or (y) take any action with respect to or adversely impacting any Televisa Investors which is prohibited by Section 5 of Article Eighth of the Amended and Restated BMP Charter.

 

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8.8 No Material Business Operations . BMP shall not, and shall procure that BMPH and any other subsidiary of BMP that is a direct or indirect parent entity of Univision shall not, engage in any material business other than that which is directly related to the holding of all of the outstanding shares of BMPH and Univision, respectively.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
9.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time before the Closing Date:
(a) by mutual written consent of BMP and Televisa;
(b) by BMP, if Televisa breaches or fails to perform in any respect any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Televisa shall become untrue, in any case such that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 or 7.2 would not be satisfied and such breach cannot be cured, or if capable of being cured, has not been cured by the earlier of sixty (60) days from the occurrence of such breach and the Drop Dead Date;
(c) by Televisa, if (i) the Sellers breach or fail to perform in any respect any of their respective representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or if any representation or warranty of the Sellers shall become untrue, in any case such that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 or 6.2 would not be satisfied, or (ii) any of the Principal Investors breach or fail to perform in any respect any of their obligations set forth in any Side Letter Agreement or if any representation or warranty of any Principal Investors shall become untrue, in any case such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.16 would not be satisfied, and, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) such breach cannot be cured, or if capable of being cured, has not been cured by the earlier of sixty (60) days from the occurrence of such breach and the Drop Dead Date;
(d) by either (i) BMP or (ii) Televisa in the event the Closing shall not have occurred by April 4, 2012 (the “ Drop Dead Date ”); provided , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(d) shall not be available if the failure of the Party so requesting termination to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement shall have been the cause of the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date; or
(e) by either BMP or Televisa in the event that any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Order or other action shall have become final and non-appealable.
The Party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1 (other than Section 9.1(a) ) shall give prompt written notice of such termination to the other Parties.

 

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9.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 , this Agreement shall become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any Party or its members, stockholders, managers, directors or officers; provided , however , that the obligations of the Parties set forth in Section 11.3 relating to assignment, Section 11.4 relating to notices, Section 11.7 relating to governing law, Section 11.8 relating to consent to jurisdiction, Section 11.9 relating to waiver of jury trial and Section 11.13 relating to no recourse shall survive such termination and be enforceable hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 9.2 shall relieve any Party of liability for any fraud or breach of any covenant or agreement or for any breach of its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement prior to the date of termination, and if it shall be judicially determined that termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 (b) or (c) was caused by a breach of any covenant or agreement or breach of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or fraud, then, in addition to other remedies at law or equity for breach of this Agreement, the Party so found to have breached any covenant or agreement or breached its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the other Party for its costs, fees and expenses of its counsel, accountants, financial advisors, consultants and other experts and advisors as well as fees and expenses incident to negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and related documentation and consents, and damages may include the benefit of the bargain of the transaction to the non-breaching party.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of BMP, BMPS2, Univision and Televisa contained in Article III and Article IV , respectively, including as set forth in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto with respect to the accuracy of such representations and warranties on or prior to Closing, shall terminate at Closing, other than the representations and warranties of (a) BMP, BMPS2 and Univision set forth in Sections 3.1 (Organization and Good Standing), 3.3 (Authorization and Enforceability), 3.4 (Capitalization), 3.5 (Valid Issuance of BMPS2 Units, C/D Shares, Debentures, Televisa Option Shares, Debenture Shares and TV Warrants), 3.6 (Non-Contravention), 3.7 (No Dividends, Distributions or Share Repurchases), 3.8 (Securities Act), 3.12(b) (Compliance with Certain Covenants), 3.21 (Related Party Transactions; Agreements of Principal Investors) and 3.25 (Certain Fees and Expenses) and (b) Televisa set forth in Sections 4.1 (Organization and Good Standing) and 4.2 (Authorization and Enforceability). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Party’s right to pursue claims for fraud shall not be limited.
10.2 Indemnification . Each of BMP, BMPS2 and Univision, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Televisa harmless from and against, and pay to Televisa the amount of any damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, interest or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether or not involving a third party claim, based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1 (Organization and Good Standing), 3.3 (Authorization and Enforceability), 3.4 (Capitalization), 3.5 (Valid Issuance of BMPS2 Units, C/D Shares, Debentures, Televisa Option Shares, Debenture Shares and TV Warrants), 3.6 (Non-Contravention), 3.7 (No Dividends, Distributions or Share Repurchases), 3.8 (Securities Act), 3.12(b) (Compliance with Certain Covenants), 3.21 (Related Party Transactions; Agreements of Principal Investors) and 3.25 (Certain Fees and Expenses) to be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and the Closing Date.

 

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10.3 Indemnification Procedures . In the event any claim for indemnification under Section 10.2 against an indemnifying party is made, the indemnified party shall give prompt notice to the indemnifying party ( provided that any failure to provide such notice shall not affect the indemnification obligations of the Parties under this Agreement except to the extent such failure materially prejudices the potential defenses of the indemnifying party). The indemnifying party shall have the right to defend, settle or compromise any claim, demand, action or proceeding initiated by a third party with counsel of its own choosing that is reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party (unless the indemnified party agrees to assume the cost of the defense or any settlement), at its sole cost and expense; provided , however , that no settlement or compromise may be entered into by the indemnifying party without the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the indemnified party. The indemnified party may select counsel to participate in any such defense at its sole cost and expense. In connection with any such claim, action or proceeding, the Parties shall cooperate with each other and provide each with access to relevant books and records in their possessions.
10.4 Certain Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Party shall be liable to the other parties under this Agreement for any special, consequential, punitive, indirect or exemplary damages (including lost or anticipated revenues or profits relating to the same) arising from any claim relating to this Agreement, whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or otherwise.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Amendments .
(a)  Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be orally amended, modified extended or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be effective.
(b)  Waiver, Written Modifications . This Agreement may be amended, modified, extended, supplemented or waived (“ Amendment ”), only by an agreement in writing signed by BMP and Televisa; provided , that the Party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such Party. A copy of each such Amendment shall be sent to each Party hereto and shall be binding upon each Party hereto except to the extent otherwise required by Law; provided that the failure to deliver a copy of such Amendment shall not impair or affect the validity of such Amendment. To the extent the Amendment of any Section of this Agreement would require a specific consent pursuant to this Section 11.1(b) , any Amendment to the definitions used in such Section as applied to such Section shall also require the specified consent. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any Party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

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11.2 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements and the related Exhibits and Schedules hereto and thereto set forth the entire understanding and agreement of the Parties, and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and communications, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof (including the MOU).
11.3 Assignment; Binding Effect; Third Party Beneficiaries . The rights and obligations of any Party hereto under this Agreement may not be assigned (by operation of law or otherwise) or delegated to any other Person; provided that the Sellers’ rights and obligations may be assigned by operation of law following the Closing to a successor; provided that any such assignment shall not relieve such Sellers of their respective obligations hereunder (unless such assignment is to a Purchaser of Control who agrees to assume such obligations); and Televisa may assign any of its rights and obligations to acquire any of the C/D Shares, the Televisa Option Shares, Debentures, Debenture Shares, TV Warrants and/or BMPS2 Units hereunder to one or more of its Permitted Transferees, provided that any such assignment shall not relieve Televisa of its obligations hereunder, or to any trust arrangement or other Person in accordance with Section 8.5(g) . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the Parties to this Agreement, and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided below, this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of the signatories to this Agreement, and no other Person or entity shall be a third-party beneficiary hereof. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Persons referenced in Section 10.3 and Section 11.13 have relied on Section 10.3 and Section 11.13 , respectively, are express third party beneficiaries of Section 10.3 and Section 11.13 , respectively, and are entitled to enforce the obligations of the Parties under Section 10.3 and Section 11.13 , respectively, directly against the other Parties to the full extent thereof.
11.4 Notices . All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder to any Party shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written instrument and (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by facsimile, or (c) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as set forth on Schedule 11.4 , or if not set forth thereon, in the records of BMP. Notice to the holder of record of any shares of capital stock shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such shares for all purposes hereof. Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (x) on the date received, if personally delivered, (y) on the date received if delivered by facsimile on a business day, or if not delivered on a business day, on the first business day thereafter and (z) seven (7) business days after being sent by overnight courier. Each of the Parties hereto shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other Parties hereto.
11.5 Execution of Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different Parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.
11.6 Severability of Provisions . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable Law (other than Federal Communications Laws, in which case any modification or limitation must be agreed by each of Televisa, on the one hand, and the Majority Principal Investors, on the other hand (or, if there are no Principal Investors, the agreement of Televisa and the Board of the Company shall be required)), be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable Law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

 

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11.7 Governing Law . This Agreement and the negotiation, execution, performance or nonperformance, interpretation, termination, construction and all matters based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether arising in law or in equity (collectively, the “ Covered Matters ”), and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the Covered Matters, except for documents, agreements and instruments that specify otherwise, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent that such principles or rules would require or permit the application of laws of another jurisdiction.
11.8 Consent to Jurisdiction . Each Party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (and if Chancery Court does not accept jurisdiction, the federal court located in Delaware and if the federal court in Delaware does not accept jurisdiction, any other state court in Delaware) for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the Covered Matters, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its affiliates to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. Each Party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified on Schedule 11.4 is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
11.9 Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof. Each of the parties hereto (i) certifies that no representative of any other Party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Party would not, in the event of any such litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the consideration received by such Party pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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11.10 Injunctive Relief . The parties hereto acknowledge that money damages are not an adequate remedy for violations of this Agreement and that any Party, in addition to any other rights and remedies which the Party may have hereunder or at law or in equity, may, in his or its sole discretion, apply to the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the other courts specified in Section 11.8 ) for specific performance or injunction or such other relief as such court may deem just and proper in order to enforce this Agreement or prevent any violation hereof and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by any Party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such rights, powers or remedies by such Party.
11.11 No Announcements . BMP and Televisa shall cooperate together in good faith and consult with each other with respect to a press release announcing the Closing.
11.12 Condition of Business . Televisa acknowledges and agrees that any claims Televisa may have for breach of any representation or warranty by BMP BMPS2 or Univision under this Agreement shall be based solely on the representations and warranties of such Parties set forth in Article III (as qualified by the Disclosure Schedules) and any instrument or certificate delivered or executed by or on behalf of BMP, BMPS2 or Univision under this Agreement, and further represents that neither of the Sellers, nor any of their respective Affiliates, nor any officer, employee, director, agent, representative, or advisor of the Sellers, Univision or the Principal Investors has, prior to the date hereof, made any representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Sellers or any of their subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated hereby not expressly set forth in this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements, the Commercial Agreements or any instrument or certificate delivered or executed by or on behalf of BMP, BMPS2, Univision or their Affiliates thereunder.
11.13 No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, and notwithstanding the fact that certain of the Parties hereto may be corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies or trusts, each Party to this Agreement covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, shareholder, manager or trustee of any Party hereto or of any partner, member, manager, trustee, Affiliate (other than with respect to the Principal Investors as explicitly set forth in the Stockholders Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement and any other Transaction Agreements) or assignee thereof, as such (and provided that such recourse may be had against any such Person in its capacity as a Party hereto or thereto, if applicable), whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Party hereto or any current or future member of any Party hereto or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner, member, shareholder, manager or trustee of any Party hereto or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, in its capacity as such (and provided that such liability may attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any such Person in its capacity as a Party hereto or as a party to any Transaction Agreement, if applicable), for any obligation of any Party under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.

 

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11.14 Headings . The Article and Section headings used or contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
11.15 Expenses . Except as provided otherwise in any Transaction Agreement, each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
11.16 Payment Gross-Up . In the event that any payment is required to be made by BMP or Univision to Televisa pursuant to Article X or in respect of any breach of any covenant by BMP or Univision under this Agreement, BMP or Univision, as applicable, shall gross up such payment amount to take into account the portion of such payment which corresponds to the Televisa Investors’ entire interest (calculated on an as-exercised and as-converted basis) in BMP.
ARTICLE XII
DEFINITIONS
12.1 Certain Matters of Construction . In addition to the definitions referred to or set forth below in this ARTICLE XII :
(a) The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of this Agreement shall include all subsections thereof;
(b) The word “including” shall mean including, without limitation;
(c) Definitions shall be equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined;
(d) The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other;
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise specified, the term “outstanding,” as used in this Agreement in reference to capital stock, shall not include Convertible Securities or shares issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise thereof, and as used in this Agreement in reference to Convertible Securities, shall mean Convertible Securities that are outstanding (without giving effect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities); and
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, “fully diluted” as used in this Agreement in reference to capital stock, shall mean after giving effect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of all outstanding Convertible Securities.

 

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12.2 Definitions . The following terms shall have the following meanings:
2007 Equity Incentive Plan ” shall mean the Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of March 27, 2007, as amended from time to time, or any successor or additional Company management equity incentive plan approved by BMP’s Board.
2009 Audited Financials ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b) .
2010 Equity Incentive Plan ” shall mean the Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of the date hereof in the form previously disclosed to Televisa, as amended from time to time, or any successor or additional Company management equity incentive plan approved by BMP’s Board.
2011 Program License Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.14 .
Acquisition Holdco ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Action ” shall mean any action, suit, arbitration, proceeding or claim (including counterclaim) by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitral tribunal.
Additional Equity Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided , however , that neither BMP nor any of its subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any of the Stockholders (and vice versa), and, in addition, such specified Person’s Affiliates shall also include, (a) if such specified Person is a private equity investment fund, any other private equity investment fund the primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person or an Affiliate thereof, and (b) if such specified Person is a natural Person, any Family Member of such natural Person.
Affiliated Fund ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, a private equity investment fund that is an Affiliate of such Person or that is advised by the same investment adviser as such Person or by an Affiliate of such investment adviser.
Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble, as amended from time to time.
Amended and Restated BMP Bylaws ” shall mean the amended and restated bylaws of BMP, as amended from time to time.
Amended and Restated BMP Charter ” shall mean the amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation of BMP, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, as amended from time to time.
Amended and Restated Program License Agreement ” shall mean the Fourth Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I , and all ancillary agreements for programming rights granted to Univision, each as amended from time to time.
Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b) .

 

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Appraiser Report ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(c) .
Bank Investors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Banker Selection Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(c) .
Beneficiary ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a) .
BMP ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
BMPH ” shall mean Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
BMPS1 ” shall mean BMPI Services, LLC.
BMPS2 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
BMPS2 LLC Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.13 .
BMPS2 Units ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Section 1.1(b) .
BMPS2 Unit Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(b) .
Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of each of BMP, BMPH and Univision.
business day ” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of New York or Mexico.
Capital Percentage ” shall mean at any given time a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of outstanding Convertible Securities, which are held at such time by the Televisa Investors, and (b) the denominator of which is the number of all shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such time, including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the Company’s Convertible Securities at such time (excluding shares issuable in respect of Options issued under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan). For the avoidance of doubt, (x) the Debentures Shares shall be considered outstanding to the extent the Debentures or TV Warrants which are exercisable for such Debenture Shares are outstanding, (y) the Televisa Option Shares shall not be considered outstanding to the extent that Televisa has not exercised the Televisa Option and no shares of Common Stock underlying any other Preferential Rights will be considered outstanding unless and until such Preferential Rights are exercised by Televisa and (z) the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan shall not be considered outstanding for purposes of this definition.
Cap Release Requirements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
C/D Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) .
C/D Share Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) .
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Change of Control ” shall mean the occurrence of (a) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person, or any other corporate reorganization, business combination, transaction or Transfer of securities of the Company by its stockholders, or a series of related transactions (including the acquisition of capital stock of the Company), whether or not the Company is a party thereto, in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination, transaction or Transfer, own, directly or indirectly, capital stock either (i) representing directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, less than fifty percent (50%) of the equity of the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination, transaction or Transfer or (ii) the owners of which do not directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, have the power to elect (by contract, share ownership or otherwise) a majority of the entire Board or other similar governing body of the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination, transaction or Transfer; (b) any transaction or series of related transactions, whether or not the Company is a party thereto, after giving effect to which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power (by contract, share ownership or otherwise) is owned directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, by any Person and its “affiliates” or “associates” (as such terms are defined in the Exchange Act Rules) or any Group, excluding, in any case referred to in clause (a) or (b) , any Initial Public Offering or any bona fide primary or secondary public offering following the occurrence of an Initial Public Offering; or (c) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries; provided , that for purposes of this sentence, any transactions with the same third party or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed to be a series of related transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the following shall, in and of itself, constitute a “ Change of Control ”: (x) a spin-off of one of the businesses of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, or a comparable transaction, or (y) a transaction in which, after giving effect thereto, the Principal Investors and their Affiliates continue to own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity (1) of the Company or other surviving entity in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (a) above, (2) of the Company in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (b) above or (3) of the acquiring entity in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (c) above.
Change of Control Procedures ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Class A Common Stock ” shall mean the voting Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of BMP and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class A Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class A Common Stock, or as such shares of Class A Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class A/B Common Stock ” shall mean the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock.
Class B Common Stock ” shall mean the nonvoting Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of BMP and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class B Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class B Common Stock, or as such shares of Class B Common Stock may be reclassified.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Class C Common Stock ” shall mean the voting Class C Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of BMP and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class C Common Stock, or as such shares of Class C Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class C/D Common Stock ” shall mean the Class C Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock.
Class D Common Stock ” shall mean the nonvoting Class D Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of BMP and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class D Common Stock, or as such shares of Class D Common Stock may be reclassified.
Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2 .
Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2 .
“*** Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(h) .
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Co-Investment Vehicle ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (b) the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (c) the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, and (d) the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively.
Commercial Agreements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of BMP, including the Class A/B Common Stock and the Class C/D Common Stock.
Company ” shall mean BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision and their respective subsidiaries as a whole.
Company Benefit Plan ” shall mean each “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), whether or not subject to ERISA, each “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), whether or not subject to ERISA, and each other plan, arrangement or policy (written or oral) relating to equity and equity-based awards, stock purchases, deferred compensation, bonus or other incentive compensation, severance, retention, salary continuation, educational assistance, material fringe benefits or other material employee benefits, in each case as to which BMP, BMPH, or BMPS2 or any of their subsidiaries has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, other than any (i) Multiemployer Plan, (ii) governmental plan or any plan, arrangement or policy mandated by applicable Law, and not otherwise insured, covered or set forth in any insurance contract, trust, escrow or other funding agreement, or (iii) any employment contract that is terminable without any severance exceeding the amounts set forth in any severance plan applicable generally to employees of BMP, BMPH, or BMPS2 or any of their subsidiaries or is applicable to employees performing services in jurisdictions outside of the United States and provides for severance in accordance with applicable Laws and consistent with customary past practices.

 

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Company FCC Licenses ” means all main radio and television station licenses, permits, authorizations, and approvals issued by the FCC to BMP, BMPH, Univision or any of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries for the operation of the Company Stations .
Company Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a) .
Company Material Contract ” means, except with respect to any Intellectual Property Licenses, any “material contract” (as such term is defined in item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act) to or by which BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries are a party or are otherwise bound.
Company Permits ” means all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary for BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their respective properties or to carry on their business as it is currently conducted but shall not include any Company FCC Licenses .
Company Stations ” shall mean all of the television and radio broadcast stations currently owned and operated by BMP, BMPH, BMPS2, Univision or any of their subsidiaries.
Compliant Change of Control Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” shall have the meaning set forth in Amended and Restated BMP Charter.
Convertible Securities ” shall mean any evidence of indebtedness (including the Debentures), shares of stock, options, warrants (including the TV Warrants) or other securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, including any options and warrants; provided that the Preferential Rights shall not be deemed to be Convertible Securities.
Covered Matters ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.7 .
Debentures ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) .
Debenture Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) .
Debenture Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) .

 

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Disclosure Schedules ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of Article III .
Discriminate(s) ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Draw Down Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(c) .
Drop Dead Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d) .
DTV ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.23 .
Equity Incentive Plans ” shall mean the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, collectively.
Equity Percentage ” shall mean at any given time (a) in the context of equity ownership, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (i) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held at such time by Persons who are Televisa Investors, and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time and (b) in the context of voting power, the percentage of outstanding voting equity of BMP owned, directly or indirectly, at such time by such Persons indicated in clause (a) of this definition. For the avoidance of doubt, the shares of Common Stock issuable (but not yet issued) upon conversion of the Debentures or upon exercise of the TV Warrants or the Preferential Rights or issuable (but not yet issued) in respect of the Equity Incentive Plans shall not be considered outstanding for purposes of this definition.
Equivalent Shares ” shall mean, at any date of determination, (a) as to any outstanding shares of Common Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock, (b) as to any outstanding Convertible Securities (other than the Debentures and TV Warrants), the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which or into which such Convertible Securities may at the time be exercised, converted or exchanged (or which will become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable on or prior to, or by reason of, the transaction or circumstance in connection with which the number of Equivalent Shares is to be determined assuming all of the conditions to exercise, conversion or exchange thereof have been satisfied), and (c) as to any outstanding Debentures and TV Warrants, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which such Debentures or TV Warrants, as the case may be, may then be converted or exercised, assuming all of the conditions to the conversion or exercise thereof have been satisfied.
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is or has ever been under common control, or that is or has ever been treated as a single employer, with any of them under Section 314(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) of the Debentures.
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

 

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Exchange Act Rules ” shall mean the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act.
Expiration Draw ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(f) .
Fair Market Value ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(c) .
Family Member ” shall mean, with respect to any natural Person, (a) any lineal descendant or ancestor or sibling (by birth or adoption) of such natural Person, (b) any spouse or former spouse of any of the foregoing, (c) any legal representative or estate of any of the foregoing, or the ultimate beneficiaries of the estate of any of the foregoing, if deceased and (d) any trust or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.
FCC ” shall mean the United States Federal Communications Commission or any successor entity.
FCC-Approved Trust ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
FCC Permitted Increase in Ownership ” shall mean the increase in permitted non-U.S. Persons’ direct or indirect ownership of BMP and/or its subsidiaries directly or indirectly controlling broadcast licensees above the then applicable Foreign Ownership Cap pursuant to a Regulatory Amendment or Waiver or to the extent the Foreign Ownership Cap ceases to be applicable to BMP and/or its subsidiaries for any reason (for illustrative purposes, if the Foreign Ownership Cap is increased from the current 25% cap to 30%, then the Maximum Equity Percentage shall be increased by 5 percentage points); provided , such increase in the Maximum Equity Percentage will be effective only after delivery to the Company of (a) reasonable evidence of such Regulatory Amendment or Waiver or a ruling from the FCC that no such Regulatory Amendment or Waiver is necessary and (b) an opinion, in form and substance and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, stating that no additional FCC approvals are required for such increase in the Maximum Equity Percentage and that such increase in the Maximum Equity Percentage is consistent with applicable Laws.
Federal Communications Laws ” shall mean the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules, regulations and policies promulgated by the FCC thereunder.
Foreign Ownership Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Regulatory Amendment or Waiver.
Foreign Ownership Restrictions ” shall mean any and all restrictions imposed by the Federal Communications Laws on the direct or indirect ownership by non-U.S. citizens of entities that directly or indirectly control broadcast licensees such as the Company and its broadcast licensee subsidiaries.
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Governmental Authority ” shall mean any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign government, or governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, agency, commission or court (including the FCC and applicable stock exchange(s)).
Group ” shall mean “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided that a “group” must be formed knowingly in order to constitute a Group, and the existence of any Group may not be established by mere parallel action.
HSR Act ” shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Principal Investor Agreement.
Initial Appraisers ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(c) .
Initial Public Offering ” shall mean the initial underwritten Public Offering registered on Form S-1 (or any successor form under the Securities Act).
Intellectual Property License ” shall mean all licenses (other than Company FCC Licenses) that are material to the conduct of the business of BMP, BMPH, Univision or any of their subsidiaries pursuant to which (i) BMP, BMPH, Univision or any of their subsidiaries licenses from a person Intellectual Property Rights, or (ii) pursuant to which BMP, BMPH, Univision or any of their subsidiaries licenses Company Intellectual Property to any third person.
Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a) .
Interest Payment Event of Default shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(c) .
IPRA Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.14 .
IRS ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
Law ” shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree, order or any other judicially enforceable legal requirement (including common law) of any Governmental Authority.
L/C Issuer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a) .
Letter of Credit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.15 .
Liens ” shall mean any lien, pledge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, lease, charge, option, right of first refusal, proxy, voting trust or agreement, or transfer restriction of any kind, other than restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities and Federal Communication Laws, this Agreement, and, prior to the Closing, the Original Stockholders Agreement, the Original Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the Original Principal Investor Agreement, the organizational documents of BMP, BMPH, and BMPS2, and, following the Closing, the Stockholders Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement, the Amended and Restated BMP Charter, and the BMPS2 LLC Agreement.

 

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Majority Principal Investors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Majority PITV Investors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Management Investors ” means Andrew Hobson and Joseph Uva.
Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, effect or circumstance that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, results of operations or financial condition of BMP and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any change, effect or circumstance relating to or resulting from (i) changes in general economic conditions or securities markets in general; (ii) any events, circumstances, changes or effects that affect the general television or radio broadcasting or internet industries, except if BMP and its subsidiaries is disproportionately affected thereby; (iii) any changes after the date hereof in Laws applicable to BMP or its subsidiaries or its or their properties or assets, except if BMP or its subsidiaries, or its or their properties, is disproportionately affected thereby; (iv) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or war or any act of terrorism; or (v) the announcement or the existence of, or compliance with, or consummation of, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Maximum Capital Percentage ” shall mean 40%; provided that such percentage shall be increased to the extent that any share repurchase, recapitalization, acquisition or similar action taken or instituted by BMP or any of its subsidiaries results in the Capital Percentage as of immediately prior to such action being increased as of immediately after such action; and provided , further , that (i) the Maximum Capital Percentage shall be an unlimited percentage at and after the earlier to occur of (x) the time when the Standstill Release Requirements have been satisfied or (y) the time when the limitations in Section 5.1.1 of the Stockholders Agreement shall no longer apply pursuant to Section 5.1.2 of the Stockholders Agreement, and (ii) the Maximum Capital Percentage shall not restrict Televisa from making, either alone or as part of a group, an offer permitted by Section 8.3(b) of this Agreement and acquiring Shares pursuant thereto.
Maximum Equity Percentage ” shall mean the sum of:
(i) 10%; provided that such percentage shall be increased to the extent that the Equity Percentage increases as a result of any share repurchase, recapitalization, acquisition or similar action taken or instituted by BMP or any of its subsidiaries and provided , further , in the event that the Principal Investors have Transferred more than 95% of the aggregate amount of the Principal Investors’ Total Ownership Amount to one or more Person(s) that are not (x) Permitted Transferees (not including pursuant to clause (b)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Transferees) of any Principal Investor, or (y) a Purchaser of Control, then the percentage set forth in this clause (i) shall be increased to 20%; provided , that such percentage shall be increased to the extent that any share repurchase, recapitalization, acquisition or similar action taken or instituted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries following such increase to 20% results in the Equity Percentage as of immediately prior to such action being increased as of immediately after such action; plus

 

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(ii) the amount of any FCC Permitted Increase in Ownership (for illustrative purposes, if the Foreign Ownership Cap is increased from the current 25% cap to 30%, then the Maximum Equity Percentage shall be increased by 5 percentage points), and if the Foreign Ownership Cap is no longer applicable under, or is eliminated by, applicable Law, the Maximum Equity Percentage shall also be disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, this definition of Maximum Equity Percentage, applies to both clause (a) and (b) of the definition of Equity Percentage;
provided , however , that (A) the Maximum Equity Percentage shall be an unlimited percentage at and after the earlier to occur of (x) the time when the Cap Release Requirements have been satisfied or (y) the time when the limitations in Section 5.1.1 of the Stockholders Agreement shall no longer apply pursuant to Section 5.1.2 of the Stockholders Agreement, and (B) the Maximum Equity Percentage shall not restrict Televisa from making, either alone or as part of a group, an offer permitted by Section 8.3(b) of this Agreement and acquiring Shares pursuant thereto. Without limiting the foregoing provisos, following the acquisition by a Strategic Buyer of a majority of the voting Common Stock and equity of the Company, the Maximum Equity Percentage may be further increased to the extent mutually agreed by the Strategic Buyer and Televisa.
Maximum Stated Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(c) .
MDP ” shall mean, as of any date, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P., MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
MDP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, MDCP Foreign Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P., MDCP US Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of MDP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, MDP, the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Merger Exit ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Merger Exit Participation Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Mexico License Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.14 .
Mid-Range ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(c) .

 

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Minimum Total Combined Investment ” shall mean, with respect to any one Principal Investor, shares of Common Stock with an aggregate initial cost of $150,000,000. For purposes hereof, the agreed initial cost of a share of Common Stock shall be $398.52 (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and similar events).
MOU ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
MOU Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any “multiemployer plans” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA.
Open Market Purchase Rights ” shall mean Televisa’s right to purchase shares of Common Stock following the Initial Public Offering in amounts that will not result in Televisa exceeding the Maximum Equity Percentage.
Order ” shall mean any decree, order, judgment, injunction, temporary restraining order or other order in any suit or proceeding by or with any Governmental Authority.
Organizational Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 .
Original Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement ” means the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, by and among BMP, BMPH, Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. and certain stockholders of BMP.
Original Principal Investor Agreement ” means the Principal Investor Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, by and among BMP, BMPH, Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. and the other signatories thereto.
Original Stockholders Agreement ” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, by and among BMP, BMPH, Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. and certain stockholders of BMP.
Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10 .
Party ” or “ Parties ” means any or all parties that are signatories to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
PEP ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Equity Partners V (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Equity Partners VI (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
PEP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Co-Investors (Univision) L.P., Providence Co-Investors (Univision US) L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of PEP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, PEP, the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Permitted Lien ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Univision Credit Agreement.
Permitted Transferee ” shall mean, in respect of (a) any PITV Investor, (i) any Affiliate of such PITV Investor (other than a portfolio company of such PITV Investor) or (ii) any successor entity, (b) any Bank Investor, any Affiliate of such Bank Investor, and (c) any SCG Investor, (i) any Person which is controlled by or for the benefit of Haim Saban or Cheryl Saban (or in the event of their divorce, their subsequent respective spouses) (collectively “ Saban ”) or their Family Members (other than a portfolio company of any SCG Investor), (ii) then-current or former officers and/or employees of Saban or entities controlled by Saban who were issued such interests as a result of or in connection with their employment by Saban, or such officers’ and/or employees’ Family Members to the extent they receive such Transferred interests initially issued to such officer or employee as a result of or in connection with his or her employment by Persons controlled by Saban, and (iii) any trust, custodianship or other entity created for estate or tax planning purposes all of the beneficiaries of which are any of the persons listed in subclause (i) to (iii) of this clause (c) ; in each case described in clauses (a) through (c) , only if such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Transaction Agreements in accordance with their respective terms to the same extent its transferor is bound thereby (it being understood that any Transfer not meeting the foregoing conditions but purporting to rely on Section 3.1.1 of the Stockholders Agreement shall be null and void). In addition, any Stockholder shall be a Permitted Transferee of the Permitted Transferees of itself and any member of a Principal Investor Group shall be a Permitted Transferee of any other member of such Principal Investor Group. No Restricted Person may be a “Permitted Transferee.”
Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.
PITV Investor Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
PITV Investors ” shall mean the Televisa Investors and the Principal Investors, collectively; provided that a Principal Investor and/or a Televisa Investor shall cease to be a PITV Investor if it ceases to be a member of a PITV Investor Group.
Preferential Rights ” shall mean the Open Market Purchase Rights, the Televisa Option, the Preferential Participation Right (as such term is defined in the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement) and the Preferential Right of First Refusal (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement).
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Principal Investor Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12 .
Principal Investor Group ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Investors, collectively, (b) the PEP Investors, collectively, (c) the SCG Investors, collectively, (d) the THL Investors, collectively, and (e) the TPG Investors, collectively; provided , however , that any such Principal Investor Group shall cease to be a Principal Investor Group at such time after the Closing, and at all times thereafter, as such Principal Investor Group ceases to hold Shares representing a Total Combined Investment of at least the Minimum Total Combined Investment; provided , further , that no adjustment or modification to the term “Minimum Total Combined Investment” shall cause any former Principal Investor Group to again become a Principal Investor Group.
Principal Investors ” shall mean the MDP Investors, the PEP Investors, the SCG Investors, the THL Investors and the TPG Investors, collectively.
Principal Investor Sell-Down ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Principal Investors’ Total Ownership Amount ” shall mean the total number of Shares owned immediately after the Closing by the Principal Investors, including any Shares held indirectly through such Principal Investors’ ownership of Units of BMPS1 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and other similar capitalization changes).
Program License Agreement ” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, dated January 22, 2009, between Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and Univision Communications Inc.
Public Offering ” shall mean a public offering and sale of Common Stock for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Purchaser of Control ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Qualified Public Offering ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Recapitalization ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Principal Investor Agreement.
Regulatory Amendment or Waiver ” shall mean an amendment of the Federal Communications Laws by duly enacted legislation or a ruling or waiver by the FCC that increases or grants permission to exceed the foreign ownership limitations established by the Federal Communications Laws that currently requires FCC approval for non-U.S. individuals, corporations and governments to own, in the aggregate, more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the equity interests or possess more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voting rights of a U.S. entity that directly or indirectly controls a broadcast licensee or more than twenty percent (20%) of the equity interests or voting rights in such broadcast licensee (the “ Foreign Ownership Cap ”).
Related Persons ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21 .

 

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Remaining Payment Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(d) .
Restricted Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Saban ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Permitted Transferee ”.
Saban Arrangements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Sales Agency Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.14 .
SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, SCG Investments II, LLC and its Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Second Program License Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.14 .
Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a) .
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
Sellers ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Senior Officer ” shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer or Secretary of BMP (so long as such person also holds an equivalent position at Univision).
Service Agreements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11 .
Shares ” shall mean (a) all shares of Common Stock held by a Stockholder, whenever issued, including all shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities and (b) all Convertible Securities held by a Stockholder (treating such Convertible Securities as a number of Shares equal to the number of Equivalent Shares represented by such Convertible Securities for all purposes of this Agreement except as otherwise specifically set forth herein). For the avoidance of doubt, upon a proposed Transfer of Convertible Securities, such Transfer shall be deemed to be of that number of Shares into which the Convertible Securities are convertible, assuming that all conditions to which the Transfer of the Convertible Securities are subject have been satisfied.
Side Letter Agreements ” shall mean the side letter agreements entered into by and among the Principal Investors and Televisa, dated as of October 3, 2010.
Significant Subsidiary ” shall mean any “significant subsidiary,” as that term is defined in Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (or any successor regulation); provided that all references to ten percent (10%) set forth therein shall be deemed to be references to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) for purposes of this definition.
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Standstill ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a) .
Standstill Release Requirements ” ***
Stockholders ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Stockholders Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9 .
Strategic Buyer ” shall mean a Person that (a) is a Permitted Person or a comparable strategic buyer with a material portion of its business operations in the broadcasting, media and entertainment industries immediately prior to the relevant Change of Control and revenue in excess of $2 billion in the fiscal year immediately preceding such Change of Control, and (b) acquires more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting Common Stock and equity of the Company on a fully-diluted as-converted basis; provided that no such Person shall be deemed to be a strategic buyer if a majority of its voting or equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by one or a consortium of private equity sponsors.
subsidiary ” of any Person, shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
Tag Along Holders ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Tax ” or “ Taxes ” shall mean any and all taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other similar charges (together with any and all interest, penalties and additions to tax) imposed by any governmental or taxing authority including: taxes or other charges on or with respect to income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation or net worth; taxes or other charges in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value added or gains taxes; license, registration and documentation fees, and customs’ duties, tariffs and similar charges; and liability for the payment of any of the foregoing as a result of (w) being a transferee or successor, (x) being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group, (y) being party to any tax sharing agreement and (z) any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person with respect to the payment of any of the foregoing.
Tax Returns ” shall mean returns, reports, claims for refund, declarations of estimated Taxes and information statements, including any schedule or attachment thereto or any amendment thereof, with respect to Taxes required to be filed with the IRS or any other governmental or taxing authority, domestic or foreign, including consolidated, combined and unitary tax returns.
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Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, collectively, (i) Televisa and any Permitted Transferee of Televisa; (ii) any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa but that is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company (excluding any Principal Investor); and (iii) a Permitted Transferee of a Person described in clause (ii) above, provided that such Permitted Transferee is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company (excluding any Principal Investor); in each case under clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) , only if and to the extent such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares; provided , further , that BMPS2 shall not constitute a Televisa Investor and Televisa shall not be responsible for any actions or failures to act of BMPS2, but Televisa shall be deemed to hold the Shares held by BMPS2, including regardless of any Transfer of Shares by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
Televisa Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a) .
Televisa Option Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b) .
Televisa Option Sellers ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(d) .
Televisa Option Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a) .
Televisa TuTV ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Termination Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(e) .
Third Appraiser ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(c) .
THL ” shall mean, as of any date, Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
THL Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision US), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (GS), LLC and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of THL, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, THL, the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Total Combined Investment ” shall mean with respect to a Person or group of Persons at any time, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock underlying the outstanding Debentures and the outstanding TV Warrants) then held by such Person or group of Persons.

 

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TPG ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 1, L.P., TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 2, L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
TPG Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella Co-Investment, L.P., TPG Umbrella International Co-Investment, L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of TPG, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Umbrella International V, L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG, the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Transaction Agreements ” shall mean this Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the Debentures, the TV Warrants, the Service Agreements, the Amended and Restated BMP Charter, the Amended and Restated BMP Bylaws, the organizational documents of BMPH and Univision and the Letter of Credit.
Transfer ” shall mean any sale, pledge (provided that the term “Transfer” shall not be deemed to include a pledge of any Shares pursuant to a bona fide financing with a financial institution, commercial lender or other bona fide provider of debt financing, but shall be deemed to include a foreclosure on, or subsequent Transfer of, any such pledged Shares), assignment, encumbrance or other transfer or disposition of any Shares (or any voting or economic interest therein) to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall constitute a “Transfer” subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained or referenced in Section 3 of the Stockholders Agreement (a) if a transferee is not an individual, a trust or an estate, and the transferor or an Affiliate thereof ceases to control such transferee, (b) with respect to an Acquisition Holdco, or an holder of Shares which was formed for the purpose of holding Shares, there is a Transfer of the equity interests of such Acquisition Holdco or holder other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Acquisition Holdco or holder or of the party transferring the equity of such Acquisition Holdco or holder or (c) with respect to an Affiliate of Televisa of which the Shares held by such Affiliate constitute a majority of the value of such Affiliate, there is a direct Transfer of the equity interests of such Affiliate other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Affiliate or of the party transferring the equity of such Affiliate or to the shareholders of any publicly traded parent entity of such Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, a conversion of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock into Common Stock of any such other classes pursuant to the Charter shall not be deemed to be a Transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, any Transfer of Units shall be treated as a Transfer of a proportional number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable (based on the total number of Units outstanding and the total number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as the case may be), in each case, as of immediately prior to such Transfer. No securities transferred to or held by BMPS1 or BMPS2 will be deemed to have been Transferred until they are sold by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to securities acquired by BMPS2 from any Televisa Investor, such securities will continue to be deemed to be securities held by Televisa or Televisa Investors, as applicable, regardless of any Transfer by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.

 

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Treasury Rate ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the yield to maturity as of such date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to such date of determination (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such date of determination to each remaining interest payment date under the Debenture; provided, however, that if the period from the date of determination to each remaining interest payment date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
TuTV ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
TuTV Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
TuTV LLC Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
TuTV Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
TuTV Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(c) .
TV Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) .
Units ” shall have the meaning set forth in the BMPS1 LLC Agreement and the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as applicable.
Univision ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Univision Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, as amended June 19, 2009, and as amended and restated as of October 26, 2010, among Univision, Univision of Puerto Rico Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent and the other agents from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Univision SEC Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a) .
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as an instrument under seal, as of the date first above written.
         
  BMP:

BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.

 
 
  By:   *    
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
 
  BMPS2:

BMPI SERVICES II, LLC

 
 
  By:   *    
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
 
  UNIVISION:

UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.

 
 
  By:   *    
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
     
*   The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” on this page:
         
     
  /s/ Andrew Hobson    
  Name:   Andrew Hobson   
  Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
SIGNATURE PAGE TO INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

 

 


 

         
  TELEVISA:

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.

 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Name:  Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
     
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
    Name:  Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  PAY-TV VENTURE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Name:  Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Name:  Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
SIGNATURE PAGE TO INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

 

 


 

Schedule 8.6(a)
Financial Institutions for Letter of Credit
Bank of America
Barclays
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan Chase Bank

 

 


 

Schedule 11.4
Notices
If to Televisa or Televisa TuTV:
c/o Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Building A, 4th Floor
No. 2000 Colonia Santa Fe
Mexico, DF /01210 / Mexico
Facsimile No.: +52 55 5261 2494
Attention: General Counsel
With a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile No.: (212) 403-2000
Attention: Joshua R. Cammaker
If to BMP, BMPS2 or Univision:
c/o Univision Communications Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Facsimile No.: (310) 556-1526
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
50 Kennedy Plaza, 11 th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Facsimile No.: (401) 278-4701
Attention: David K. Duffell, Esq.

 

 

Exhibit 4.20
Execution Version
AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of February 28, 2011, to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010 (the “ Investment Agreement ”), is made by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ BMP ”), BMPI Services II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BMPS2 ”), Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Univision ”), Grupo Televisa S.A.B., a Mexico corporation (“ Televisa ”), and Pay-TV Venture, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Pay-TV ” and, together with BMP, BMPS2, Univision, Televisa, the “ Parties ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Investment Agreement.
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the Investment Agreement as herein set forth to correct typographical errors in the post-Recapitalization capitalization of BMP and Univision, the number of shares issued to Televisa and the number of shares underlying the TV Debentures at Closing and to reflect the amendment and restatement of the 2011 Program License Agreement and Mexico License Agreement concurrently herewith; and
WHEREAS, this Amendment amends the Investment Agreement in accordance with Section 11.1 of the Investment Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENTS
1.  Amendments to the Investment Agreement .
(a) Section 1.1(a) of the Investment Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(i) the reference to the number “526,075 (five hundred twenty-six thousand seventy-five)” in such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “526,336 (five hundred twenty-six thousand three hundred thirty-six)”; and
(ii) the reference to the number “4,856,074 (four million eight hundred fifty-six thousand seventy-four)” in such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “4,858,485 (four million eight hundred fifty-eight thousand four hundred eighty-five)”.
(b) Section 1.1(b) of the Investment Agreement shall be amended as follows: the reference to the number “15,782 (fifteen thousand seven hundred eighty-two)” in such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “15,790 (fifteen thousand seven hundred ninety)”.

 

 


 

(c) Section 2.1 of the Investment Agreement shall be amended as follows: the reference to the number “526,075 (five hundred twenty six thousand and seventy five)” in such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “526,336 (five hundred twenty-six thousand three hundred thirty-six)”.
(d) Section 3.4(a) of the Investment Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(i) the reference to the number “9,995,418” in such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “10,000,381”; and
(ii) the reference to the number “2,000” in such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “1,000”.
(e) Schedule 3.4(a) to the Investment Agreement shall be replaced with the contents of Schedule 3.4(a) hereto.
(f) Section 3.4(c) of the Investment Agreement shall be amended as follows: the reference to the number “7.46%” in such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “7.47%”.
(g) Schedule 3.4(c) to the Investment Agreement shall be replaced with the contents of Schedule 3.4(c) hereto.
(h) Section 6.14 of the Investment Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(i) the reference to “(the ‘ 2011 Program License Agreement ’)” in clause (i) of such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “(as amended from time to time, the ‘ 2011 Program License Agreement ’)”.
(ii) the reference to “(the ‘ IPRA Amendment ’)” in clause (iii) of such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “(as amended from time to time, the ‘ IPRA Amendment ’)”.
(iii) the reference to “(the ‘ Mexico License Agreement ’)” in clause (iv) of such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “(as amended from time to time, the ‘ Mexico License Agreement ’)”.
(iv) the reference to “(the ‘ Sales Agency Agreement ’)” in clause (v) of such Section shall be deleted and replaced with “(as amended from time to time, the ‘ Sales Agency Agreement ’)”.
2.  Representations .
(a) Each of BMP, BMPS2 and Univision represent and warrant to Televisa and Pay-TV that (i) all corporate and limited liability company action necessary for the authorization, execution, and delivery of this Amendment by it have been taken and obtained; (ii) this Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization,

 

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execution and delivery by the other Parties hereto) shall be valid and legally binding upon it and enforceable against it, except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, reorganization laws, moratorium laws or other laws of general applicability affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); and (iii) its execution or delivery of this Amendment does not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of its organizational documents or any other agreements or binding arrangements entered into by and among BMP, BMPS2, Univision, or their respective subsidiaries or any of the Principal Investors and any of their respective shareholders or Affiliates.
(b) Each of Televisa and Pay-TV represent and warrant to BMP, BMPS2 and Univision that (i) all corporate and limited liability company action necessary for the authorization, execution, and delivery of this Amendment by it have been taken and obtained; (ii) this Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties hereto) shall be valid and legally binding upon it and enforceable against it, except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, reorganization laws, moratorium laws or other laws of general applicability affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); and (iii) its execution or delivery of this Amendment does not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of its organizational documents.
3.  Deliveries . Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Amendment, BMP is delivering to Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V. (or to Televisa or a subsidiary of Televisa as Televisa may designate) a certificate for 253 shares of Class C Common Stock, a certificate in the name of BMPS2 for 8 shares of Class C Common Stock, and a replacement page for the TV Debenture correcting the typographical error in the conversion rate as reflected in accordance with this Amendment.
4.  Effectiveness . This Amendment shall be effective upon delivery of executed signature pages by all Parties hereto.
5.  Reference to and Effect on the Investment Agreement; Ratification .
(a) Except as specifically amended above, the Investment Agreement is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
(b) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Party hereto under the Investment Agreement, or constitute a waiver of any provision of any other agreement.
(c) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Investment Agreement to “Investment Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Investment Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, each reference in any other Transaction Documents to “the Investment Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Investment Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Investment Agreement as amended hereby.

 

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6.  Execution of Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different Parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Amendment.
7.  Governing Law . This Amendment and the negotiation, execution, performance or nonperformance, interpretation, construction and all matters based upon, arising out of or related to this Amendment, whether arising in law or in equity (collectively, the “ Covered Matters ”), and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the Covered Matters, except for documents, agreements and instruments that specify otherwise, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent that such principles or rules would require or permit the application of laws of another jurisdiction.
8.  Headings . The Section headings used or contained in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment.
9.  Severability . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable Law (other than Federal Communications Laws, in which case any modification or limitation must be agreed by each of Televisa, on the one hand, and the Majority Principal Investors, on the other hand (or, if there are no Principal Investors, the agreement of Televisa and the Board of the Company shall be required)), be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable Law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.
10.  Interpretation . Whenever the context and construction so require, all words used in the singular number herein shall be deemed to have been used in the plural, and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter and the neuter shall include the masculine and feminine.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
         
 
BMP:

BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.

 
 
  By:   *    
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
 
 
BMPS2:

BMPI SERVICES II, LLC

 
 
  By:   *    
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
 
 
UNIVISION:

UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.

 
 
  By:   *    
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
 
     
*   The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” on this page:
         
     
     /s/ Andrew Hobson   
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
 
Signature Page to Amendment to Investment Agreement

 

 


 

TELEVISA:
         
  GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero   
    Name:   Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
    Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  PAY-TV VENTURE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Name:  Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Title:    Attorney-in-Fact  
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
    Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
Signature Page to Amendment to Investment Agreement

 

 


 

Schedule 3.4(a)
Please see attached.

 

 


 

Schedule 3.4(c)
Please see attached.

 

 

Exhibit 4.21
Execution Copy
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY OF THE COMMON STOCK OR WARRANTS ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION AND FILING REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH OR UNLESS SUCH REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION AND FILINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED OR THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WILL BE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION AND FILING IN ALL SUCH JURISDICTIONS. UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY TO RECEIVE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
HOLDERS OF THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE PARTY TO AND BE SUBJECT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, PRINCIPAL INVESTOR AGREEMENT, AND THE PARTICIPATION, REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND COORDINATION AGREEMENT TO WHICH THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS ARE PARTY, IN EACH CASE AS AMENDED, MODIFIED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME. THE SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY ARE FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENTS. SUCH AGREEMENTS MAY INCLUDE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY AND THE VOTING THEREOF AND LIMIT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE COMMON STOCK. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST.
Issue Date: December 20, 2010
1.5% Convertible Debenture due 2025
No. 1   $1,091,250,000
BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby promises to pay to Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V. or its registered assigns, the principal sum of ONE BILLION NINETY-ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,091,250,000) on December 31, 2025, with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30 day months) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 1.5% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly in arrears, on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 in each year, commencing December 31, 2010 (or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day), until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable. All accrued and unpaid interest shall also be due and payable on December 31, 2025.

 

 


 

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth under “Terms of Securities” on the reverse hereof and shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Dated: December 20, 2010
         
  BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew W. Hobson   
    Name:   Andrew W. Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
 

 

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NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY OF THE COMMON STOCK OR WARRANTS ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION AND FILING REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH OR UNLESS SUCH REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION AND FILINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED OR THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WILL BE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION AND FILING IN ALL SUCH JURISDICTIONS. UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY TO RECEIVE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
HOLDERS OF THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE PARTY TO AND BE SUBJECT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, PRINCIPAL INVESTOR AGREEMENT, AND THE PARTICIPATION, REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND COORDINATION AGREEMENT TO WHICH THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS ARE PARTY, IN EACH CASE AS AMENDED, MODIFIED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME. THE SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY ARE FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENTS. SUCH AGREEMENTS MAY INCLUDE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY AND THE VOTING THEREOF AND LIMIT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE COMMON STOCK. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST.
Issue Date: December 20, 2010
1.5% Convertible Debenture due 2025
No. 2   $33,750,000
BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby promises to pay to BMPI Services II, LLC or its registered assigns, the principal sum of THIRTY THREE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($33,750,000) on December 31, 2025, with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30 day months) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 1.5% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly in arrears, on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 in each year, commencing December 31, 2010 (or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day), until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable. All accrued and unpaid interest shall also be due and payable on December 31, 2025.

 

 


 

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth under “Terms of Securities” on the reverse hereof and shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Dated: December 20, 2010
         
  BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew W. Hobson   
    Name:   Andrew W. Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President  

 

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TERMS OF SECURITIES
$ __________ Principal Amount 1.5% Convertible Debentures due 2025, and this debenture is one
of the debentures issued in connection with an issuance of debentures in an aggregate principal
amount of $1.125 billion pursuant to the Investment Agreement (the “
Securities ”)
Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued the Securities pursuant to the Investment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., BMPI Services II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B, a Mexico corporation and Pay-TV Venture, Inc.
SECTION 1. Certain Definitions.
a.  Definitions . Definitions used in this Terms of Securities but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Investment Agreement. As used in this Terms of Securities, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
“Acquisition Holdco” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided , however , that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any of the Stockholders (and vice versa), and, in addition, such specified Person’s Affiliates shall also include, (a) if such specified Person is a private equity investment fund, any other private equity investment fund the primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person or an Affiliate thereof and (b) if such specified Person is a natural Person, any Family Member of such natural Person.
“Affiliated Fund” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, a private equity investment fund that is an Affiliate of such Person or that is advised by the same investment adviser as such Person or by an Affiliate of such investment adviser.
“Applicable Premium” shall mean with respect to any Security on any Redemption Date, the sum of the present value at the Redemption Date of all required interest payments due on such Security through the Maturity Date (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), in each case, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of the Redemption Date with respect to each such interest payment.
“Bank Investors” shall mean collectively BACI Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P., Credit Suisse Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P., DB Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P., LB Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P., RBS Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P. and WCP Univision, L.P.
“Bankruptcy Law” shall mean Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“BMPH” shall mean Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

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“BMPS1” shall mean BMPI Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“BMPS1 LLC Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPS1, dated as of January 29, 2008, as amended from time to time.
“BMPS2” shall mean BMPI Services II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“BMPS2 LLC Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPS2, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
“Business Day” shall mean each day which is not a Legal Holiday.
“Capital Stock” shall mean:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or other business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
“Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of (a) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person, or any other corporate reorganization, business combination transaction or Transfer of securities of the Company by its stockholders, or a series of related transactions (including the acquisition of Capital Stock of the Company), whether or not the Company is a party thereto, in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination transaction or Transfer, own, directly or indirectly, Capital Stock either (i) representing directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, less than fifty percent (50%) of the equity of the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination transaction or Transfer or (ii) the owners of which do not directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, have the power to elect (by contract, share ownership or otherwise) a majority of the entire board of directors or other similar governing body of the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination transaction or Transfer; (b) any transaction or series of related transactions, whether or not the Company is a party thereto, after giving effect to which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power (by contract, share ownership or otherwise) is owned directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, by any Person and its “affiliates” or “associates” (as such terms are defined in the Exchange Act Rules) or any Group, excluding, in any case referred to in clause (a) or (b), any Initial Public Offering or any bona fide primary or secondary public offering following the occurrence of an Initial Public Offering; or (c) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided , that for purposes of this sentence, any transactions with the same third party or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed to be a series of related transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the following shall, in and of itself, constitute a “Change of Control”: (x) a spin-off of one of the businesses of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, or a comparable transaction, or (y) a transaction in which, after giving effect thereto, the Principal Investors and their Affiliates continue to own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity (1) of the Company or other surviving entity in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (a) above, (2) of the Company in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (b) above or (3) of the acquiring entity in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (c) above.

 

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“Charter” shall mean the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company.
“Class A Common Stock” shall mean the voting Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class A Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class A Common Stock, or as such shares of Class A Common Stock may be reclassified.
“Class A/B Common Stock” shall mean the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock.
“Class B Common Stock” shall mean the nonvoting Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class B Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class B Common Stock, or as such shares of Class B Common Stock may be reclassified.
“Class C Common Stock” shall mean the voting Class C Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class C Common Stock, or as such shares of Class C Common Stock may be reclassified.
“Class C/D Common Stock” shall mean the Class C Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock.
“Class D Common Stock” shall mean the nonvoting Class D Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class D Common Stock, or as such shares of Class D Common Stock may be reclassified.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
“Co-Investment Vehicle” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (b) the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (c) the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, and (d) the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively.
“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, including the Class A/B Common Stock and the Class C/D Common Stock.
“Company” shall mean Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
“Conversion Shares” shall mean (a) if issued to a Televisa Investor, shares of Class C Common Stock issued upon conversion or exercise of the Securities, except to the extent that the Televisa Investors would exceed the Maximum Equity Percentage, “Conversion Shares” shall mean, to the extent of such excess, shares of Class D Common Stock issued upon conversion or exercise of the Securities, and (b) if issued to a Person other than a Televisa Investor, shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion or exercise of the Securities.

 

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“Convertible Securities” shall mean any evidence of indebtedness (including the Securities), shares of stock, options, warrants (including the Warrants) or other securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock of the Company, including any options and warrants.
“Depositary” means the Depositary Trust Company, a New York corporation, and its successors.
“Discriminate(s)” and “Discrimination” shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, to discriminate against such specified Person as compared to other applicable parties in a manner that is, or is reasonably expected to be, (a) with respect to all Persons other than the Televisa Investors, materially and disproportionately adverse to such specified Person, and (b) with respect to any Televisa Investor, disproportionately adverse to such Televisa Investor.
“Disqualified Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is currently convertible or for which it is currently putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the Maturity Date or the date the Securities are no longer outstanding; provided , however , that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“Equity Incentive Plans” shall mean (a) the Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of March 27, 2007, as amended from time to time, or any successor or additional Company management equity incentive plan approved by the Company’s board of directors and (b) the Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time, or any successor or additional Company management equity incentive plan approved by the Company’s board of directors.
“Equity Interests” shall mean Capital Stock and all warrants (including the Warrants), options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security (including the Securities) that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.
“Equity Percentage” shall mean at any given time (a) in the context of equity ownership, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (i) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held at such time by Persons who are Televisa Investors, and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time and (b) in the context of voting power, the percentage of outstanding voting equity of the Company owned, directly or indirectly, at such time by such Persons indicated in clause (a) of this definition. For the avoidance of doubt, the shares of Common Stock issuable (but not yet issued) upon conversion of the Securities or upon exercise of the Warrants or the Preferential Rights or issuable (but not yet issued) in respect of the Equity Incentive Plans shall not be considered outstanding for purposes of this definition.

 

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“Equivalent Shares” shall mean, at any date of determination, (a) as to any outstanding shares of Common Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock, (b) as to any outstanding Convertible Securities (other than the Securities and Warrants), the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which or into which such Convertible Securities may at the time be exercised, converted or exchanged (or which will become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable on or prior to, or by reason of, the transaction or circumstance in connection with which the number of Equivalent Shares is to be determined assuming all of the conditions to exercise, conversion or exchange thereof have been satisfied) and (c) as to any outstanding Securities and Warrants, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which such Securities or Warrants, as the case may be, may then be converted or exercised, assuming all of the conditions to the conversion or exercise thereof have been satisfied.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“Exchange Act Rules” shall mean the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act.
“Fair Market Value” (i) of any capital stock of the Company that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange means, as of any date, the volume-weighted average of the closing prices of such security over a period of the 10 consecutive trading days preceding such date on which such security was traded on such exchange, or (ii) of any other capital stock of the Company, securities, assets, cash, or other property, means the amount that a willing buyer would pay a willing seller for such stock, securities, assets, cash or other property in an arm’s length transaction, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors in good faith; provided , however , for purposes of this clause (ii), if requested by Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then total outstanding Securities, the Company shall obtain a valuation from a nationally recognized investment banking firm, with costs of such valuation to be paid equally by such Holders and the Company, which valuation shall be determinative; provided , further , that with respect to the determination of the Fair Market Value of any distribution or dividend (with respect to all Shares), the Company shall not be required to obtain such valuation unless the Board of Directors reasonably determines such value, together with the value of any other distributions or dividends (with respect to all Shares) within the preceding twelve (12) months, exceeds $100.0 million.
“Family Member” shall mean, with respect to any natural Person, (a) any lineal descendant or ancestor or sibling (by birth or adoption) of such natural Person, (b) any spouse or former spouse of any of the foregoing, (c) any legal representative or estate of any of the foregoing, or the ultimate beneficiaries of the estate of any of the foregoing, if deceased and (d) any trust or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.
“FCC” shall mean the United States Federal Communications Commission or any successor entity.
“Federal Communications Laws” shall mean the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules, regulations and policies promulgated by the FCC thereunder.
“Foreign Ownership Restrictions” have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“Global Security” means an Indenture Security in registered global form without interest coupons and deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign government, or governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, agency, commission or court (including the FCC and applicable stock exchange(s)).

 

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“Group” shall mean “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided that a “group” must be formed knowingly in order to constitute a Group, and the existence of any Group may not be established by mere parallel action.
“Holder” shall mean the Person in whose name the Security is registered on the Register.
“Initial Public Offering” shall mean the initial underwritten Public Offering registered on Form S-1 (or any successor form under the Securities Act).
“Investment Agreement” means the Investment Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company, Univision, BMPS2, Televisa, and Pay-TV Venture, Inc. as amended from time to time.
“Issue Date” shall mean December 20, 2010.
“Law” shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree, order or any other judicially enforceable legal requirement (including common law) of any Governmental Authority.
“Legal Holiday” shall mean a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York or Mexico.
“Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
“Management Investors” shall mean Andrew Hobson and Joseph Uva.
“Maturity Date” shall mean December 31, 2025.
“Maximum Equity Percentage” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“MDP” shall mean, as of any date, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P., MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
“MDP Co-Investment Vehicles” shall mean, as of any date, MDCP Foreign Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P., MDCP US Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of MDP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Terms of Securities.
“MDP Investors” shall mean, as of any date, MDP, the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
“Minimum Total Combined Investment” shall mean, with respect to any one Principal Investor, shares of Common Stock with an aggregate initial cost of $150,000,000. For purposes hereof, the agreed initial cost of a share of Common Stock shall be $398.52 (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and similar events).

 

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“Non Recourse Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness, with respect to which, (a) neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) for such Indebtedness of such Person, other than a pledge of the Equity Interests of such Person if it is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise of such Indebtedness of such Person, or (iii) constitutes the lender with respect to the Indebtedness of such Person; and (b) in the case of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, no default on the Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any rights that the holders of such Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or cause the payment of such Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity.
“Non-U.S. Holder” shall mean any Holder that is a (i) non-U.S. citizen, (ii) representative of a non-U.S. citizen, (iii) non-U.S. government, (iv) representative of a non-U.S. government, (v) corporation, partnership or other Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any State of the United States, or (vi) any corporation, partnership or other Person directly or indirectly controlled by any Person referred to in clauses (i) — (v) inclusive.
“Optional Prepayment Date” shall mean December 31, 2024.
“Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, by and among Televisa, the Principal Investors, the Bank Investors, the Management Investors, the Company, BMPH and Univision substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E to the Investment Agreement, as amended from time to time.
“PEP” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Equity Partners V (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Equity Partners VI (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
“PEP Co-Investment Vehicles” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Co-Investors (Univision) L.P., Providence Co-Investors (Univision US) L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of PEP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Terms of Securities.
“PEP Investors” shall mean, as of any date, PEP, the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.

 

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“Permitted Transferee” shall mean, in respect of (a) any PITV Investor, (i) any Affiliate of such PITV Investor (other than a portfolio company of such PITV Investor) or (ii) any successor entity and (b) any Bank Investor, any Affiliate of such Bank Investor, (c) any SCG Investor, (i) any Person which is controlled by or for the benefit of Haim Saban or Cheryl Saban (or in the event of their divorce, their subsequent respective spouses) (collectively “ Saban ”) or their Family Members (other than a portfolio company of any SCG Investor), (ii) then-current or former officers and/or employees of Saban or entities controlled by Saban who were issued such interests as a result of or in connection with their employment by Saban, or such officers’ and/or employees’ Family Members to the extent they receive such Transferred interests initially issued to such officer or employee as a result of or in connection with his or her employment by Persons controlled by Saban, and (iii) any trust, custodianship or other entity created for estate or tax planning purposes all of the beneficiaries of which are any of the persons listed in subclause (i) to (iii) of this clause (c); in each case described in clauses (a) through (c), only if such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Transaction Agreements in accordance with their respective terms to the same extent its transferor is bound thereby. In addition, any Stockholder shall be a Permitted Transferee of the Permitted Transferees of itself and any member of a Principal Investor Group shall be a Permitted Transferee of any other member of such Principal Investor Group. No Restricted Person may be a “Permitted Transferee.”
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
“PIK Toggle Notes” means Univision’s 9.75%/10.50% Senior Notes due 2015 in the original principal amount of $1,500,000,000, as such amount may be increased from time to time in respect of the payment of interest thereunder and any additional notes issued pursuant to the terms of any indenture and/or other agreement governing such notes and all documentation delivered pursuant thereto representing the payment of interest (and including any substantially identical notes having the same guarantees issued in a dollar for dollar exchange therefore pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission), any extension or renewal thereof, or any replacement or refinancing thereof with substantially similar debt.
“PITV Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“Preferential Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
“Preferred Stock” shall mean any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.
“Principal Investor Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement, by and between the Company, BMPH, Univision, Televisa and each Principal Investor, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit H to the Investment Agreement, as amended from time to time.
“Principal Investor Group” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Investors, collectively, (b) the PEP Investors, collectively, (c) the SCG Investors, collectively, (d) the THL Investors, collectively, and (e) the TPG Investors, collectively; provided , however , that any such Principal Investor Group shall cease to be a Principal Investor Group at such time after the Televisa Closing (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), and at all times thereafter, as such Principal Investor Group ceases to hold Shares representing a Total Combined Investment of at least the Minimum Total Combined Investment; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement; provided , further , that no adjustment or modification to the term “Minimum Total Combined Investment” shall cause any former Principal Investor Group to again become a Principal Investor Group.

 

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“Principal Investors” shall mean the MDP Investors, the PEP Investors, the SCG Investors, the THL Investors and the TPG Investors, collectively.
“Public Offering” shall mean a public offering and sale of Common Stock for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
“Purchaser of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“Record Date” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date shall mean with respect to the Securities, March 15, June 15, September 15 or December 15 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Restricted Person” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“Saban Arrangements” shall mean the arrangements reflected in the Saban Services Agreement, the BMPS1 LLC Agreement or the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as amended from time to time.
“Saban Services Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, by and between the Company, SCG Investments IIB LLC, BMPI Services LLC and BMPI Services II, LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
“SCG Investors” shall mean, as of any date, SCG Investments II, LLC and its Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
“Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“Senior Officer” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
“Service Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
“Significant Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.
“Shares” shall mean (a) all shares of Common Stock held by a Stockholder, whenever issued, including all shares of Common Stock that were issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities and (b) all Convertible Securities held by a Stockholder (treating such Convertible Securities as a number of Shares equal to the number of Equivalent Shares represented by such Convertible Securities for all purposes of this Terms of Securities except as otherwise specifically set forth herein).
“Stockholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“Stockholders Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, by and among Televisa, the Principal Investors, the Bank Investors, BMPS1, BMPS2, the Management Investors, the Company, BMPH and Univision substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to the Investment Agreement, as amended from time to time.

 

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“Strategic Buyer” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“Subsidiary” of any Person, shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
“Televisa” shall mean Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a Mexico corporation, and its Permitted Transferees who hold any Shares.
“Televisa Investors” shall mean, as of any date, collectively, (i) Televisa and any Permitted Transferee of Televisa; (ii) any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa but that is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company (excluding any Principal Investor); and (iii) a Permitted Transferee of a Person described in clause (ii) above, provided that such Permitted Transferee is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company (excluding any Principal Investor); in each case under clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) , only if and to the extent such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares; provided , further , that BMPS2 shall not constitute a Televisa Investor and Televisa shall not be responsible for any actions or failures to act of BMPS2, but Televisa shall be deemed to hold the Shares held by BMPS2, including regardless of any Transfer of Shares by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
“THL” shall mean, as of any date, Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
“THL Co-Investment Vehicles” shall mean, as of any date, THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision US), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (GS), LLC and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of THL, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Terms of Securities.
“THL Investors” shall mean, as of any date, THL, the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
“Total Combined Investment” shall mean with respect to a Person or group of Persons at any time, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock underlying the outstanding Securities and the outstanding Warrants) then held by such Person or group of Persons.
“TPG” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 1, L.P., TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 2, L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.

 

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“TPG Co-Investment Vehicles” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella Co-Investment, L.P., TPG Umbrella International Co-Investment, L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of TPG, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Umbrella International V, L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Terms of Securities.
“TPG Investors” shall mean, as of any date, TPG, the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
“Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Investment Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the Securities, the Warrants, the Service Agreements, the Charter, and the amended and restated bylaws of the Company, the organizational documents of BMPH and Univision and the Letter of Credit (as defined in the Investment Agreement).
“Transfer” shall mean any sale, pledge ( provided that the term “Transfer” shall not be deemed to include a pledge of any Shares pursuant to a bona fide financing with a financial institution, commercial lender or other bona fide provider of debt financing, but shall be deemed to include a foreclosure on, or subsequent Transfer of, any such pledged Shares), assignment, encumbrance or other transfer or disposition of any Shares (or any voting or economic interest therein) to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall constitute a “Transfer” subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained or referenced in Section 3 of the Stockholders Agreement (a) if a transferee is not an individual, a trust or an estate, and the transferor or an Affiliate thereof ceases to control such transferee, (b) with respect to an Acquisition Holdco, or a holder of Shares which was formed for the purpose of holding Shares, there is a Transfer of the equity interests of such Acquisition Holdco or holder other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Acquisition Holdco or holder or of the party transferring the equity of such holder, or (c) with respect to an Affiliate of Televisa of which the Shares held by such Affiliate constitute a majority of the value of such Affiliate, there is a direct Transfer of the equity interests of such Affiliate other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Affiliate or of the party transferring the equity of such Affiliate or to the shareholders of any publicly traded parent entity of such Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, a conversion of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock into Common Stock of any such other classes pursuant to the Charter shall not be deemed as a Transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, any Transfer of Units shall be treated as a Transfer of a proportional number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable (based on the total number of Units outstanding and the total number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as the case may be), in each case, as of immediately prior to such Transfer. No securities transferred to or held by BMPS1 or BMPS2 will be deemed to have been Transferred until they are sold by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to securities acquired by BMPS2 from any Televisa Investor, such securities will continue to be deemed to be securities held by Televisa regardless of any Transfer by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
“Treasury Rate” shall mean, as of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to the relevant Interest Payment Date; provided , however , that if the period from the Redemption Date to the relevant Interest Payment Date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

 

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“Units” shall have the meaning set forth in the BMPS2 LLC Agreement.
“Univision” shall mean Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of BMPH.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean, as of any date, a Subsidiary of the Company that is designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” as of such date under the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, as amended June 19, 2009, and as amended and restated as of October 26, 2010, among Univision, Univision of Puerto Rico Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent and the other agents from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time, provided that such Subsidiary (assuming it was then in existence) could be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the definition thereof and Section 5.11 of such Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date.
“U.S. Holder” shall mean any holder of any Security or Conversion Shares that is not a Non-U.S. Holder.
“Warrants” shall mean the Warrants, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to receive shares of Class A Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock.
b. Other Definitions .
         
Term   Defined in Section
Code
  2 (b)(i)
Code Foreign Holder
  2 (b)(ii)
Code U.S. Holder
  2 (b)(ii)
Conversion Date
    5 (c)
Conversion Notice
    5 (c)
Conversion Price
    5 (a)
Covered Matters
    9 (c)
Distributed Assets
  5 (e)(iii)
Event of Default
    7 (a)
Indenture Security
    6 (e)
Interest Payment Date
    2 (a)
IRS
  2 (b)(ii)
Paying Agent
    3  
Redemption Date
    4 (a)
Redemption Price
    4 (a)
Register
    3  
Rounded Share Number
  5 (b)(i)(1)
TIA
    6 (e)
c.  Certain Matters of Construction . In addition to the definitions referred to or set forth below in this Section 1:
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Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of this Terms of Securities shall include all subsections thereof;
(ii) The word “including” shall mean including, without limitation;
(iii) Definitions shall be equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined;
(iv) The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other; and
(v) For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise specified, the term “outstanding,” as used in this Terms of Securities in reference to capital stock, shall not include Convertible Securities or shares issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise thereof, and as used in this Terms of Securities in reference to Convertible Securities, shall mean Convertible Securities that are outstanding (without giving effect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities).
SECTION 2. Payments.
a.  Interest . The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of the Securities at the rate per annum set forth below from the Issue Date until maturity. The Company will pay interest on this Security quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on December 31, 2010 (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period. The Company will make each interest payment to the Holders of record of the Securities on the immediately preceding Record Date. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent Interest Payment Date or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the Issue Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Interest on the Securities will accrue at the rate of 1.5% per annum.
b. Certain Tax Matters .
(i) Subject to Section 2(b)(iii), the Company shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payments made or deemed made with respect to any Securities hereunder any amounts required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment or deemed payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or under any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority, the withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Debenture as having been paid to the Holder in respect of which such withholding was made. The Company shall not be obligated to gross-up or indemnify any Holder with respect to any withholding tax hereunder.
(ii) Each Holder that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “ Code Foreign Holder ” and any other Holder, a “ Code U.S. Holder ”) shall deliver to the Company two copies of either (A) U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) Form W-8BEN (or any successor form) or (B) IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor form), as applicable, or, (C) in the case of a Code Foreign Holder claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest,” a certificate to the effect that such Code Foreign Holder is not (1) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in

 

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Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and an IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor form), in each case, properly completed and duly executed by such Code Foreign Holder claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments made or deemed made with respect to any Securities. In addition, each Code Foreign Holder shall deliver such forms on or prior to the date on which any such form expires or becomes obsolete, after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it, and from time to time as reasonably requested by the Company. Each Code U.S. Holder shall deliver to the Company two copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Code U.S. Holder is exempt from U.S. backup withholding tax. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Holder shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Holder is not legally able to deliver.
(iii) For so long as a Code Foreign Holder (1) provides the documentation described in Section 2(b)(ii)(A), any U.S. federal income tax required to be withheld or deducted by the Company with respect to any payment made or deemed made to such Code Foreign Holder with respect to any Securities shall be made at a rate not to exceed the rate specified with respect to the relevant type of income in (or, if no such rate is specified, otherwise consistent with) such IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) delivered by such Code Foreign Holder to the Company, or (2) provides the documentation described in Section 2(b)(ii)(B) or (C), no U.S. federal income tax shall be withheld or deducted by the Company with respect to any payment made or deemed made to such Code Foreign Holder with respect to any Securities, except in each case to the extent (A) the Company has “actual knowledge” or “reason to know” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-7(b)) that such form is unreliable or incorrect or (B) otherwise required by a change in applicable Law or the good faith resolution of a tax proceeding (in which case the Company shall withhold in accordance with applicable Law). The Company shall promptly notify a Code Foreign Holder if it determines that an event described in clause (A) or (B) of the preceding sentence has occurred; provided that the failure to provide such prompt notification shall not affect the rate at which the Company shall withhold on any payment or deemed payment made to such Code Foreign Holder.
(iv) Whenever any amounts are deducted or withheld by or on behalf of the Company from or with respect to any payment or deemed payment made to a Holder with respect to any Securities, the Company shall (1) timely pay the full amount so deducted or withheld to the appropriate taxing authority in accordance with applicable Law and (2) as promptly as practicable thereafter, provide such Holder with the original or a certified copy of any receipt issued by such taxing authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by applicable Law to report such withholding or payment (or relevant portions thereof), or any other documentation with respect to such withholding or payment reasonably requested by such Holder.
(v) Each Code Foreign Holder shall indemnify the Company for:
(1) any U.S. federal income tax required to be deducted or withheld by the Company with respect to any payment or deemed payment made to such Code Foreign Holder with respect to any Securities for which the Company is liable under the Code (including, from and after the effective date thereof, Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code); provided , that a Code Foreign Holder shall have no obligation pursuant to this clause (1) to the extent such Code Foreign Holder has paid the tax against which the tax required to be deducted or withheld by the Company may be credited and has delivered to the Company evidence that is accepted by the IRS as establishing payment of such tax, and

 

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(2) in the event of a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or any other resolution of a tax audit or proceeding) to the effect that the Company is liable for interest or penalties under the Code by reason of any underwithholding of U.S. federal income tax required to be deducted or withheld under the Code (including, from and after the effective date thereof, Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code) by the Company with respect to any payment or deemed payment made to such Code Foreign Holder with respect to any Securities, any such interest or penalties; provided , that such Code Foreign Holder shall have no obligation pursuant to this clause (2) for any interest or penalties to the extent:
(A) attributable to the Company’s failure to withhold at the rate specified with respect to the relevant type of income in (or, if no such rate is specified, otherwise consistent with) the IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) delivered by such Code Foreign Holder to the Company pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii)(A), provided that this clause (A) shall not apply with respect to the Company’s failure to withhold under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code; or
(B) from and after the effective date of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, attributable to any underwithholding of U.S. federal income tax attributable to the Company’s failure to comply with its reporting obligations pursuant to Section 1472(b)(3) of the Code in circumstances where the requirements of Section 1472(b)(1) and (2) of the Code are satisfied;
provided , however , that in the event that (I) the Company failed, prior to paying any such interest or penalties to the IRS, to provide such Code Foreign Holder with five (5) Business Days advance written notice of the Company’s intention to pay such interest or penalties, (II) the Code Foreign Holder indemnified the Company for such interest or penalties, (III) the Code Foreign Holder is not entitled to a credit, offset or abatement of such interest or penalties paid by the Company against interest or penalties imposed under the Code on the Code Foreign Holder as a result of the failure by such Code Foreign Holder timely to pay any tax against which the tax required to be deducted or withheld by the Company may be credited, and (IV) such Code Foreign Holder supplies the Company with evidence of payment of such interest or penalties, then the Company shall remit to such Code Foreign Holder the amount of such interest or penalties paid by such Code Foreign Holder (not to exceed the amount of interest or penalties previously indemnified by such Code Foreign Holder); provided , further , that if any portion of such amount is subsequently refunded to such Code Foreign Holder, such Code Foreign Holder shall pay the amount of such refund to the Company (in an amount not to exceed the amount remitted to such Code Foreign Holder under the foregoing proviso).
(3) If any Holder is an Affiliate of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B, a Mexico corporation (“ Parent ”), then Parent shall guarantee such Holder’s indemnification obligations set forth in Section 2(b)(v)(1) and (2).
(4) In the event the Company determines that it is entitled to a refund or credit of any U.S. federal income tax required to be deducted or withheld with respect to any payment or deemed payment made to a Code Foreign Holder with respect to any Securities, which tax was not actually withheld and for which the Company was indemnified by such Code Foreign Holder, the Company (at such Code Foreign Holder’s sole expense) shall pursue such refund (together with a refund of any interest or penalties attributable thereto). In the event the Company receives a refund or credit of U.S. federal income tax (or any interest or penalties attributable thereto) for which it was indemnified by a Code Foreign Holder, it shall pay over such refund or credit to such Code Foreign Holder (net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Company); provided that if any portion of such refund or credit that the Company paid over to a Code Foreign Holder pursuant to this sentence is subsequently disallowed by the IRS, such Code Foreign Holder shall pay to the Company the disallowed portion of such credit or refund.

 

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(vi) If any taxing authority asserts a claim or otherwise initiates a tax proceeding against the Company that, if pursued successfully, would reasonably be expected to (1) result in an increase in the rate of withholding applicable to any payment or deemed payment made to a Code Foreign Holder with respect to any Securities or (2) serve as the basis for a claim for indemnification under Section 2(b)(v), the Company shall promptly provide written notice thereof to such Code Foreign Holder; provided that the failure to provide such prompt written notification shall not relieve such Code Foreign Holder of its obligations under Section 2(b)(v). In the event (A) the Company did not actually withhold an amount described in Section 2(b)(v)(1), (B) the Company failed, prior to paying such amount to the IRS, to provide such Code Foreign Holder with five (5) Business Days advance written notice of the Company’s intention to pay such amount (together with any applicable interest and penalties) to the IRS ( provided that the notice requirement in this clause (B) shall not apply in the event, from and after the effective date of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, the Company did not actually withhold an amount required to be deducted or withheld pursuant to Section 1472(a) of the Code with respect to such Code Foreign Holder by reason of the Company’s failure to comply with its reporting obligations pursuant to Section 1472(b)(3) of the Code in circumstances where the requirements of Section 1472(b)(1) and (2) of the Code are satisfied), and (C) such Code Foreign Holder has indemnified the Company for the tax (and, to the extent required by Section 2(b)(v)(2), any interest and penalties attributable thereto), then at such Code Foreign Holder’s request, the Company (at such Code Foreign Holder’s sole expense) shall (1) use commercially reasonable efforts to seek a refund of such tax and, to the extent applicable, interest and penalties attributable thereto if a reasonable basis exists in fact and in Law to seek such refund, (2) keep such Code Foreign Holder reasonably informed of such refund proceeding (including providing such Code Foreign Holder copies of any documents received from the IRS) and (3) offer such Code Foreign Holder a reasonable opportunity to comment (and consider in good faith any comments received from such Code Foreign Holder) before taking any significant action or submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such refund proceeding.
c.  Letter of Credit . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any interest payments otherwise payable hereunder shall be reduced by the amount drawn by Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V. on the Letter of Credit (as defined in the Investment Agreement); provided , that if the Holder elects to convert the Securities after an Expiration Draw (as defined in the Investment Agreement) and the amount drawn exceeds the interest otherwise payable up to and including the date of such conversion, then the Holder may elect (i) to reduce the amount of principal of the Securities by the amount of such excess immediately prior to such conversion or (ii) to pay to the Company the amount of such excess in cash promptly upon such conversion; provided , further , that notwithstanding any such drawings, any failure by the Company to make any payment of principal, premium or interest on the Securities shall constitute an Event of Default in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 7(a) hereof, and any drawdowns under the Letter of Credit shall not act as or be deemed to be a waiver of any Event of Default hereunder.
SECTION 3. Register and Method of Payment.
The Company shall keep a register of the Securities (the “ Register ”) reflecting the ownership of the Securities outstanding from time to time and their transfer. The Register of Holders shall be maintained at the office of the Company. The Company may maintain one or more offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”).

 

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The Company will pay interest on the Securities to the Persons who are the registered Holders of the Securities at the close of business on the Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if this Security is canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date. Cash payment of interest shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof, to the extent so specified at least ten Business Days prior to such payment (which account will be used for any future payments until such time as such Holder or Holders specify otherwise); provided that, if the Holder elects or does not specify an account for wire transfer, all cash payments of principal of, and premium, and interest on, the Securities (other than payments in connection with a redemption of the Securities, which may be made by check) will be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the Register. All payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
SECTION 4. Optional Redemption.
a.  Optional Redemption . Subject to the conversion privileges set forth in Section 5 herein, (i) at any time on or after the Optional Prepayment Date or (ii) if a Change of Control occurs, the Securities, at the option of the Company, may be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, at a redemption price (the “ Redemption Price ”) equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, if any, as of the date of payment (the “ Redemption Date ”) and, without duplication, accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
b.  Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed . If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time, the Company shall select the Securities to be redeemed on a pro rata basis to the extent practicable, or, if the pro rata basis is not practicable for any reason, by lot or by such other method the Company shall deem fair and appropriate; provided that Securities will be redeemed in integral multiples of $1,000. In the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Company from the outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption.
c.  Notice of Redemption . The Company shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail notices of redemption at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address appearing in the Register.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the Redemption Price;
(iii) if the Securities are to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of the Securities that is to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Security representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Securities upon cancellation of the original Security;
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(v) whether Securities called for redemption should be surrendered to the Paying Agent or the Company to collect the Redemption Price; and
(vi) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date.
The Company may provide in the notice of redemption that payment of the Redemption Price and performance of the Company’s obligations with respect to such redemption or purchase may be performed by another Person, provided that the Company shall remain liable for ensuring such performance.
d.  Effect of Notice of Redemption . Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 4(c) hereof, and subject to Section 5(a)(iv) hereof, Securities called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the Redemption Price unless such redemption is conditional upon a Change of Control. The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice, so long as the notice is actually received by Televisa to the extent that Televisa is a Holder at such time (and, following the effectiveness of a trust indenture pursuant to Section 6(e), actually received by the trustee thereunder). In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption in whole or in part shall render invalid the proceedings for the redemption of the Securities. Subject to Section 4(e) hereof, on and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption.
e. Deposit of Redemption Price .
(i) Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent, or if there is no Paying Agent, to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders, or if no such account is specified, in an account held for the benefit of the Holder or Holders for the purposes of funding the redemption price, money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Securities to be redeemed on that Redemption Date. The Paying Agent, if any, shall promptly, and in any event within two Business Days after the Redemption Date, return to the Company any money deposited with the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Securities to be redeemed.
(ii) If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph (i), on and after the Redemption Date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Securities or the portions of Securities called for redemption, whether or not such Securities are presented for payment. If a Security is redeemed on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date shall be paid in accordance with the interest payment schedule to the Person in whose name such Security was registered at the close of business on such Record Date.
f.  Securities Redeemed in Part . Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Security equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed; provided that each new Security will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
g.  Conditional Redemption Upon Change of Control . Notwithstanding any to the contrary herein, a redemption notice may be given up to 60 days in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of such notice.

 

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h.  Securities Redeemed or Purchased by Third Party . The Company shall not be required to pay the Redemption Price upon the notice of redemption if the Securities have already been redeemed or purchased by any other Person or Persons in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.
SECTION 5. Conversion.
a.  Conversion Privilege . Subject to the further provisions of this Section 5 and in compliance with the Stockholders Agreement and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement; and provided that such conversion will not result in a breach or violation by Televisa of Section 5.1 of the Stockholders Agreement but subject to the second proviso in clause (a)(i) below:
(i) at any time after December 20, 2011 a Holder of a Security may convert the principal amount of such Security (or any portion thereof equal to $50,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that if less than $50,000,000 in principal amount is held by such Holder, the minimum shall be all remaining principal amount of the Security held by such Holder) into Conversion Shares, at the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such conversion, provided , however , that, subject to clause (a)(ii) below, if a Non-U.S. Holder of a Security elects to convert any Security pursuant to this Section 5(a)(i), such Non-U.S. Holder shall concurrently with such conversion, or as promptly as practicable thereafter (but in no event later than two Business Days following such conversion), sell its Conversion Shares (or Shares into which they are convertible pursuant to the Charter) to a third party who is a U.S. Person (other than a Televisa Investor, which circumstance is covered by clause (a)(ii) below) or in a Public Offering or otherwise in connection with a sale pursuant to Section 4 of the Stockholders Agreement;
(ii) at any time, any Televisa Investor may convert the principal amount of such Holder’s Security (or any portion thereof equal to $50,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided if less than $50,000,000 in principal amount is held by such Holder, the minimum shall be all remaining principal amount of the Security held by such Holder) into Conversion Shares, at the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such conversion, so long as immediately following such conversion, the Equity Percentage does not exceed the Maximum Equity Percentage or the Conversion Shares are sold to a Person other than a Televisa Investor pursuant to Section 4 of the Stockholders Agreement;
(iii) any Televisa Investor may convert the principal amount of such Holder’s Security (or any portion thereof) into Warrants if and only if (i) Televisa notifies the Company in writing that an unanticipated event or circumstance has arisen (and such notice shall include a reasonable description of such circumstance) that has a significant negative economic or regulatory impact on Televisa related to its ownership of the Security that would not exist if Televisa held the Warrants instead of the Security, and (ii) the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion (or, if such determination is made after the acquisition by a Strategic Buyer of more than 50% of the voting Common Stock and equity of the Company, in its reasonable discretion), determines that Televisa’s ownership of the Warrants upon conversion of the Security would be permitted under applicable Law (including FCC Foreign Ownership Restrictions) and would not negatively impact in any manner (currently or in the future) the FCC’s approval of a Change of Control transaction that would not otherwise be prohibited by the Transaction Agreements;

 

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(iv) upon any proper delivery notice of redemption provided pursuant to Section 4(c) and subject to the provisions contained in Section 4, by no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day prior to the applicable Redemption Date, a Holder of a Security may elect to convert the principal amount of any Security or any portion thereof called for redemption into Warrants and such conversion shall occur on the Redemption Date, and any such Security converted into Warrants shall not be redeemed; provided that if the notice of redemption is in connection with a Change of Control, then such conversion election may be conditioned upon consummation of such Change of Control; or
(v) at any time after the 60 th day prior to the Maturity Date, a Holder of a Security may elect to convert the principal amount of such Security (or any portion thereof) into Warrants.
For avoidance of doubt, a conversion of a Security in accordance with this Section 5 shall not be deemed a Transfer of such Security. Any Transfer of Securities or Conversion Shares, including the sale by a Non-U.S. Holder to a third party who shall be a U.S. Holder pursuant to paragraph (i) above, shall be subject to Section 9(b) of this Terms of Securities.
The number of Conversion Shares or Warrants which shall be delivered upon conversion of the Securities shall be the principal amount of the Securities converted divided by a price, which initially shall be $231.6686 (such price herein called the “ Conversion Price ”). The Conversion Price will be adjusted under the circumstances provided in Section 5(e). If more than one Security shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock or Warrants that shall be issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof) so surrendered. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest 1/10th cent or to the nearest 1/10,000ths of a share, as the case may be.
The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of Securities as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of all Securities and all Warrants into which the Securities may be converted. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock and Warrants issuable upon conversion of Securities will upon issue be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens, adverse claims, preemptive or similar rights and charges (subject to the terms of the Transaction Agreements) with respect to the issue thereof.
Upon any conversion pursuant to paragraph (iv) above in lieu of receiving a redemption payment pursuant to Section 4, the Holder shall also receive the Applicable Premium, if any, as of the Redemption Date, that it would have otherwise received if such Holder had not elected to convert its Securities pursuant to paragraph (iv) above.
The conversion of this Debenture shall be subject to the Federal Communications Laws and the rules and policies of the Federal Communications Commission and no conversion shall take place until any approval of the FCC, if and to the extent required, is first obtained.

 

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b. Fractional Shares of Common Stock or Warrants .
(i) No fractional shares of Common Stock or Warrants exercisable therefor shall be issued upon conversion of any Security and no fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon exercise of a Warrant. In the event the conversion of a Holder’s Securities would result in:
(1) a fractional share of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable shall be rounded down or decreased to the nearest whole number of shares that would permit whole shares of voting Common Stock (e.g. Class C Common Stock) to be issued without exceeding the Maximum Equity Percentage and, to the extent that such conversion would cause the voting Equity Percentage to exceed the Maximum Equity Percentage, and any non-voting Common Stock shall be issuable, the number of shares of such non-voting Common Stock shall be decreased to the nearest whole number of non-voting Common Stock (e.g. Class D Common Stock) (the “ Rounded Share Number ”); and
(2) a Warrant exercisable for a fractional share of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant is exercisable shall be rounded down or decreased to the Rounded Share Number;
provided , however , if at any time the Company shall only have one class of Common Stock, any fractional shares of Common Stock or Warrants will be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock or Warrants.
(ii) In the event of any round-down or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock or Warrants pursuant Section 5(b)(i) above, the Company shall calculate and pay a cash amount equal the product of (1) the amount of the round-down or decrease and (2) the Fair Market Value of such Common Stock or Warrants immediately preceding the Conversion Date.
c.  Conversion Procedure . The right to convert any Security may be exercised by delivery of such Security at the Company’s office, accompanied by a completed and duly signed conversion notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (a “ Conversion Notice ”) and payment of any tax or duty, in accordance with Section 5(d) hereto, which may be payable in respect of any transfer involving the issue or delivery of the Conversion Shares or Warrants in the name of a Person other than the Holder of the Security. The “ Conversion Date ” shall be the Business Day on which the Holder satisfies all of the requirements set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, if all such requirements shall have been satisfied by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day, and in all other cases, the Conversion Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day, and any property or economic benefit to which a Holder would have been entitled as a recipient of a dividend or other distribution from and after the Conversion Date shall be held in trust for the benefit of such Holder.
The person in whose name the certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares is registered shall be deemed to be a stockholder of record on the Conversion Date; provided , however , that no surrender of a Security on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall be effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to receive the Conversion Shares upon such conversion as the record holder or holders of such Conversion Shares on such date, but such surrender shall be effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to receive such Conversion Shares as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open. The person in whose name the certificates or other instruments representing the Securities or Warrants are registered shall not be deemed to be a stockholder of record. Upon conversion of a Security, the person holding such Security shall no longer be a Holder of such Security.
d.  Taxes on Conversion . If a Holder converts a Security, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of Conversion Shares or Warrants upon such conversion. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because the Holder requests the Conversion Shares or Warrants to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name. The Company may refuse to deliver the certificate, or certificates, or other instrument representing the Conversion Shares or Warrants being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Company receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax which will be due because the Conversion Shares or Warrants are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulation.

 

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e. Adjustment of Shares; Anti-Dilution Provisions . The applicable Conversion Price will be subject to adjustment, without duplication, from time to time, upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) Stock Splits, Reverse Stock Splits, Stock Subdivisions, or Stock Consolidations and Reclassifications . If at any time the outstanding shares of any class of Common Stock are subdivided into a greater number of shares, whether by stock split or otherwise, then the Conversion Price will be decreased by dividing the Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following such subdivision and the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such subdivision. Conversely, if at any time the outstanding shares of any class of Common Stock are consolidated into a smaller number of shares, whether by reverse stock split, stock consolidation or otherwise, then the Conversion Price will be increased by dividing the Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following such consolidation and the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such consolidation. If the Company issues any shares of its Capital Stock in a reclassification of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then the applicable Conversion Price shall be proportionately adjusted by dividing such price by the number of shares of the class(es) of shares of Capital Stock of the Company into which each share of the Common Stock was reclassified (on the basis of all outstanding shares of Common Stock) and the Securities shall thereafter be convertible into such class(es) of shares in the applicable proportions resulting from such reclassification (which shall thereafter be deemed to be “Common Stock” for purposes of this Section 5(e)) rather than the reclassified Common Stock. Each adjustment to the Conversion Price shall be effective on the record date, or if there is no record date, the effective date for such subdivision, consolidation or reclassification.
(ii) Common Stock Dividends . If at any time the Company shall pay or make a dividend or other distribution on any class of Common Stock payable exclusively in shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price by an adjustment factor equal to a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date of such dividend or distribution and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such number of shares and the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend or other distribution. Such adjustment shall be effective on the record date, or if there is no record date, the effective date for such dividend or other distribution. If, after any record date, any dividend or distribution is not in fact paid, the applicable Conversion Price shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Company’s board of directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to such Conversion Price that would have been in effect if such record date had not occurred.
(iii) Other Dividends or Distributions . If the Company proposes to declare a dividend on or make a distribution with respect to any class of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable for any class of Common Stock (which shall in any case be subject to any required consents by the Holder or other Persons, conditions or requirements provided in the Transaction Agreements), in cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities of the Company or any other person (other than Common Stock of the Company, which is governed by clause (iii)), rights, options, warrants to purchase the Company’s securities or any other property (in the case of a spin-off, split-off or other similar transaction, which securities shall provide the

 

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holder thereof with the rights (including liquidation preference) and obligations equivalent to the rights and obligations associated with the Securities as of the date of such transaction (and in the same proportion to the securities as the Securities that the Holder then holds)) (the “ Distributed Assets ”), the Conversion Price shall be decreased by multiplying such price by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of immediately prior to the record date with respect to such dividend or distribution less the Fair Market Value of the portion of the Distributed Assets applicable to one share of Common Stock, and the denominator of which is the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of immediately prior to the record date with respect to such dividend or distribution. Each adjustment to the Conversion Price shall be effective on the record date, or if there is no record date, the effective date for such dividend or distribution.
(iv) Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets . If the Company shall at any time consolidate with or merge with or into another corporation or other entity (which consolidation or merger shall be subject in any event to any applicable required consents by the Televisa Investors, conditions or requirements with respect thereto in the Transaction Agreements) and the Company is not the surviving corporation in such transaction or in connection therewith all or part of any Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for securities of any other entity or cash or other property or cancelled, the Holder shall thereafter receive, upon the conversion thereof in accordance with the terms hereof, the same form of consideration (which may include securities of the surviving corporation) that the Holder would have received in respect of the Conversion Shares had the Holder been able to convert all the Securities for Conversion Shares immediately prior to such consolidation or merger, and the Company shall take such steps in connection with such consolidation or merger as may be necessary to assure that the provisions thereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be (and identical in all substantive respects), in relation to any securities thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the Securities. The Company or the successor corporation, as the case may be, as a condition to such consolidation or merger and in addition to any other required consents by the Holder, conditions or requirements with respect to such consolidation or merger in the Transaction Agreements, shall execute and deliver to the Holder a supplemental debenture (or indenture, as applicable) so providing. A sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company for a consideration (apart from the assumption of obligations) to the extent consisting of securities shall be deemed a consolidation or merger for the foregoing purposes. The provisions of this paragraph (iv) similarly shall apply to successive mergers or consolidations.
f.  No Adjustment . For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment in the Conversion Price shall be required:
(i) upon the issuance of (1) any shares of Common Stock or (2) options, warrants or other rights to acquire Common Stock (including the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to such options, warrants or other rights), in any transaction resulting in an exchange for Fair Market Value, including in connection with a reduction of indebtedness or liabilities of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(ii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan or similar arrangement providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan or arrangement in each case, at the Fair Market Value at the time of such investment in Common Stock (subject in any case to Section 5(e), as applicable);

 

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(iii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase such shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program, compensation agreement, or similar arrangement of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (subject in any case to Section 4.4.3 of Article EIGHTH of the Charter);
(iv) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Securities or the Warrants;
(v) for a change in the par value of the Common Stock;
(vi) for accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities, if any; and
(vii) pursuant to clause (e)(iii) above to the extent that no consent of Televisa Investors is required pursuant to the Transaction Agreements or Law with respect to the dividend or distribution or spin-off, split-off or similar transaction referred to in clause (e)(iii) pursuant to the Charter.
In addition, the Company will not be required to make an adjustment in the Conversion Price unless the adjustment would require a change of at least 0.1% in the Conversion Price. The Company shall carry forward any adjustment that is less than 0.1% of the Conversion Price, take such carried-forward adjustments into account in any subsequent adjustments, and make such carried-forward adjustments, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 0.1%, (1) annually on the anniversary of the first date of issue of the Securities and (2) otherwise (A) five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date of the Securities, (B) prior to any Redemption Date, unless such adjustment has already been made or (C) within ten Business Days following a request to make such adjustments by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities.
h.  Accrued Interest . Upon the conversion of any Securities, any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to such converted Securities up to but excluding the Conversion Date shall be paid to the Holder thereof in cash on the Conversion Date.
i.  Notices . When any adjustments are required to be made under this Section 5(e), the Company shall as promptly as practicable and in any event within five Business Days following the occurrence of the event upon which an adjustment is based (i) determine such adjustments, (ii) prepare a statement signed by a Senior Officer of the Company and describing in reasonable detail the method used in arriving at the adjustment and setting forth the calculation thereof and the reasons underlying such adjustment, and (iii) cause a copy of such statement to be mailed to the Holder.

 

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SECTION 6. Covenants.
a.  Corporate Existence . The Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company, BMPH and Univision), if the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s board of directors in good faith shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
b.  Limits on Issuance of Preferred or Disqualified Stock . The Company will not issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock.
c. Information Reporting . The Company will furnish the following to each Holder:
(i) As soon as available, and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of each such fiscal year and the consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for such year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the next preceding fiscal year, accompanied by the report of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, to the effect that such consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with prior years and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the dates thereof and the results of their operations and changes in their cash flows and stockholders equity for the periods covered thereby.
(ii) As soon as available, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company for the first three fiscal quarters of a fiscal year, the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the consolidated statements of income for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended of the Company and its Subsidiaries, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with prior years (without footnote disclosure and subject to year-end adjustments) setting forth in each case the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, or, in the case of such balance sheet, for the last day of such fiscal year, in comparative form, all in reasonable detail.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6(c), the Company may satisfy its obligation hereunder by filing such financial statements of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR or in such other manner as makes them publicly available. The Company’s obligation to furnish the materials described in this Section 6(c) shall be satisfied so long as it transmits such materials to the Stockholders within the time periods specified herein, notwithstanding that such materials may actually be received after the expiration of such periods.

 

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d.  Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Lease of Assets by the Company . In the event that the Company (i) consolidates with or merges with or into any Person, or (ii) sells, conveys, transfers, or otherwise disposes of or leases all or substantially all of its assets, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to any Person (which consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer, disposition or lease shall be subject in any event to any applicable required consents by the Holder, conditions or requirements with respect thereto in the Transaction Agreements), then in addition to any adjustment pursuant to Section 5(e)(iv), if the Company is not the continuing Person, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person shall expressly assume by an instrument delivered to the Holder of this Security all of the obligations of the Company under this Security and shall deliver to the Holder of this Security a certificate of a responsible officer and an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Holder of this Security stating that the consolidation, merger, transfer or lease comply with this Security. Furthermore, in the event that such consolidation or merger is with or into Univision, the Company and Univision shall make provision that the Securities shall be pari passu with respect to rights to receive payment with the PIK Toggle Notes and that the Company and Univision and any of their respective Subsidiaries which guarantee the PIK Toggle Notes shall guarantee the Securities. Upon the consummation of any transaction effected in accordance with these provisions, if the Company is not the continuing Person, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Security with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company hereunder.
e.  Trust Indenture . If at any time requested in writing by Holders of not less than 25% of the principal amount of the outstanding Securities and either (i) such Holders state their bona fide intention to transfer Securities held by them or (ii) there are ten (10) or more Holders, the Company shall, at its sole expense, promptly authorize, execute and deliver a trust indenture that is qualified under and subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “ TIA ”), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company (and, if Televisa holds more than 25% of the principal amount of the outstanding Securities, Televisa), which indenture shall provide for the issuance of securities thereunder substantially identical to the Securities (except that they shall have been issued under and entitled to the benefits of such indenture) and for a like aggregate principal amount as the principal amount of Securities outstanding on the date of such request (the “ Indenture Securities ”). The Company shall retain a trustee in respect of the Indenture Securities of national standing (which, if Televisa holds more than 25% of the principal amount of the outstanding Securities, shall be reasonably acceptable to Televisa) is eligible to act as trustee under Section 310(a)(1) of the TIA and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. The Company shall exchange for Indenture Securities any Securities as are surrendered to the Company by the Holders in the manner provided by Section 9(b) hereof (it being understood the Company intends that any such exchange shall qualify for exemption from registration under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act). Each Indenture Security shall be issued in registered form, unless requested by the Holder to be issued as a Global Security. Each Global Security will be delivered to the trustee as custodian for the Depositary. Transfers of a Global Security (but not a beneficial interest therein) will be limited to transfers thereof in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors or their respective nominees.
SECTION 7. Defaults and Remedies.
a.  Events of Default . An “Event of Default” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:
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(ii) default under any mortgage, indenture, agreement or instrument under which there is issued or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than (x) Non Recourse Debt and (y) indebtedness owed to the Company or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, whether such indebtedness now exists or is created after the issuance of the Securities, if both:
(1) such default either results from the failure to pay any principal of such indebtedness at its stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) or relates to an obligation other than the obligation to pay principal of any such indebtedness at its stated final maturity and results in the holder or holders of such indebtedness causing such indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or the acceleration of such indebtedness; and
(2) the principal amount of such indebtedness equals $100.0 million or more;
(iii) the Company, BMPH, Univision or any parent companies thereof or any Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(1) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;
(2) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law;
(3) consents to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property; or
(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(iv) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(1) is for relief against the Company, BMPH, Univision or any parent companies thereof or any Significant Subsidiaries thereof in a proceeding in which the Company, BMPH, Univision or any parent companies thereof or any Significant Subsidiaries thereof is to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;
(2) appoints a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company, BMPH, Univision or any parent companies thereof or any Significant Subsidiaries thereof, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, BMPH, Univision or any parent companies thereof or any Significant Subsidiaries thereof; or
(3) orders the liquidation the Company, BMPH, Univision or any parent companies thereof or any Significant Subsidiaries thereof;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;
b.  Acceleration . If any Event of Default described in Section 7(a)(iii) or (iv) has occurred with respect to the Company, all the principal, interest and premium (including Applicable Premium), if any, of all Securities then outstanding shall immediately become due and payable. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then total outstanding Securities by notice to the Company may declare the principal, interest and premium, if any, on all the then outstanding Securities to be due and payable. Upon effectiveness of such declaration, such principal, interest and premium shall be due and payable immediately.

 

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The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities by written notice may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Securities rescind any acceleration with respect to the Securities and its consequences if such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.
c.  Other Remedies . If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Holders may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities. The exclusive remedies for all other defaults or breaches under this Security and Terms of Securities shall be limited to money damages and equitable relief, including specific performance.
A delay or omission by any Holder of a Security in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All permitted remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
d.  Waiver of Past Defaults . Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities by notice to the Company may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Securities waive any existing Event of Default and its consequences hereunder (except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Security held by a non-consenting Holder).
SECTION 8. Amendments.
a.  Without Consent of Holders of Securities . Notwithstanding Section 8(b) hereof, the Company may amend or supplement the Securities without the consent of any Holder:
(i) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights or obligations under the Securities of any Holders in any respect;
(ii) to make any amendment to the provisions of this Security relating to the transfer and legending of Securities as permitted by this Security, including to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Securities; provided , however , that (i) compliance with the terms and provisions of this Security as so amended would not result in Securities being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (ii) such amendment does not adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Securities; and
(iii) to make any amendment to the provisions of this Security necessary or advisable to cause securities issued in exchange therefor to be issued under an indenture under the terms of Section 6(e).
b.  With Consent of Holders of Securities . The Company may amend or supplement the Securities with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Securities), and any existing Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Securities may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Securities).

 

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c. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) above, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not:
(i) reduce the principal amount of, or any interest payment or Applicable Premium on, any Security;
(ii) make any Security payable in currency or securities other than that stated in this Security;
(iii) make any change that adversely affects the Holder’s rights to convert any Security;
(iv) impair the right to convert or receive any principal or interest payment with respect to, a Security, or right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment with respect to, or conversion of, the Securities; or
(v) make any change in the percentage of the principal amount of the Securities required for amendments or waivers.
SECTION 9. Miscellaneous.
a.  Replacement Security . If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Company and the Company receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Security, the Company shall issue a replacement Security. If required by the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Company to protect the Company from any loss that it may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Security.
b.  Transfer and Exchange of Securities . This Security may be freely transferred, and the rights and obligations hereunder freely assigned, subject to any restrictions on transfers set forth in the Transaction Agreements or under applicable Law. Upon surrender of any Security to the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (each as specified in Section 9(f)) for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered Holder of such Security and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Security or part thereof and the receipt of any legal opinion required by the legend set forth on the Security; provided that the Company shall not Discriminate against Televisa or Televisa Investors with respect to requesting such opinion or the form or substance thereof as compared to the opinions the Company requests or declines to request from other stockholders under the other Transaction Agreements in connection with Transfer of Shares by such stockholders), within three Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s expense, one or more new Securities (as requested by the Holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Security. Each such new Security shall be payable to such Person as such Holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of this Security. Each such new Security shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Security or dated the date of the surrendered Security if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The restrictions referred to in the legends set forth on the Security shall cease and terminate when such restriction are no longer required in order to assure compliance with (x) the Securities Act, or the state securities or “blue sky” laws, including upon registration of the Securities or the shares into which the Securities are convertible, or (y) the Transaction Agreements referenced therein, as applicable. At any time following such termination, the Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company, without expense, new certificates representing the Securities not bearing the legend.

 

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c.  Governing Law . This Security and Terms of Securities and the negotiation, execution, performance or nonperformance, interpretation, termination, construction and all matters based upon, arising out of or related to this Security and Terms of Securities, whether arising in law or in equity (collectively, the “ Covered Matters ”), and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the Covered Matters, except for documents, agreements and instruments that specify otherwise, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent that such principles or rules would require or permit the application of laws of another jurisdiction.
d.  Consent to Jurisdiction . Each of the Company and the Holder, by its respective execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (and if Chancery Court does not accept jurisdiction, the federal court located in Delaware and if the federal court in Delaware does not accept jurisdiction, any other state court in Delaware) for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Security and Terms of Securities, the Covered Matters, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its affiliates to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above named courts is improper, or that this Security and Terms of Securities or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Security and Terms of Securities, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Company and the Holder may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. Each of the Company and the Holder hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified in Section 9(f) is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
e.  Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the Company and the Holder hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Security and Terms of Securities, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof. Each of the Company and the Holder (i) certifies that no representative of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of any such litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Security and Terms of Securities by, among other things, the consideration received by such party pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Security and Terms of Securities.

 

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f.  Notices . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed duly given upon actual receipt, and shall be delivered (i) in person, (ii) by registered or certified mail (air mail if addressed to an address outside of the country in which mailed), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (iii) by a generally recognized overnight courier service which provides written acknowledgement by the addressee of receipt, or (iv) by facsimile or other generally accepted means of electronic transmission ( provided that a copy of any notice delivered pursuant to this clause (iv) shall also be sent pursuant to clause (ii)), addressed as follows:
(1) If to the Company:
c/o Univision Communications Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
50 Kennedy Plaza, 11 th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Facsimile: 401-278-4701
Attention: David K. Duffell, Esq.
and
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Facsimile: 212-310-8007
Attention: Todd R. Chandler, Esq.
(2) If to the Holder:
c/o Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Building A, 4th Floor
No. 2000 Colonia Santa Fe
Mexico, DF /01210 / Mexico
Facsimile: +52 55 5261 2494
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile: 212-403-2000
Attention: Joshua R. Cammaker
or to such other addresses as may be specified by like notice to the other parties.
g.  Severability . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law (other than Federal Communications Laws, in which case any modification or limitation must be agreed by each of Televisa, on the one hand, and the Majority Principal Investors, on the other hand (or if there are no Principal Investors, the agreement of both Televisa and the Board of the Company shall be required)), be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

 

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i.  Entire Agreement . This Terms of Securities, the Transaction Agreements, any exhibits or schedules hereto or thereto and any other agreement, document or instrument referred to herein or therein set forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties, and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and communications, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof (including the Memorandum of Understanding, dated October 4, 2010, by and among certain parties, including the Company, and the Side Letter Agreements).

 

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Exhibit 4.22
Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF

BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.
Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), hereby certifies as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. The Corporation was originally formed as a limited liability company under the name of Umbrella Holdings, LLC and the certificate of formation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 6, 2006. The certificate of conversion of the Corporation from a limited liability company to a corporation and the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Original Certificate ”) were each filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 12, 2007.
SECOND: The Original Certificate was amended and restated pursuant to an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 22, 2007 (the “ First Amended Certificate ”).
THIRD: The First Amended Certificate was amended and restated pursuant to an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 28, 2007 (the “ Second Amended Certificate ”).
FOURTH: The Second Amended Certificate was amended pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 4, 2008 (the “ Third Amended Certificate ”).
FIFTH: The Third Amended Certificate was amended and restated pursuant to an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 23, 2010 (the “ Fourth Amended Certificate ”).
SIXTH: The Fourth Amended Certificate was amended and restated pursuant to an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 24, 2010 (the “ Fifth Amended Certificate ”).
SEVENTH: Pursuant to Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted and restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of the Fifth Amended Certificate.

 

 


 

EIGHTH: The text of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and restated to date, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
1. The name of the Corporation is Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
2. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
3. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”).
4.  Capital Stock .
4.1. Authorized Shares . The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation has authority to issue is One Hundred Twenty Million and Five Hundred Thousand (120,500,000) shares, consisting of:
(a) Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Class A Common Stock ”);
(b) Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Class B Common Stock ”);
(c) Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Class C Common Stock ”);
(d) Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of Class D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Class D Common Stock ”); and
(e) Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”).
The Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock are referred to collectively as the “ Common Stock ”; and each class shall be referred to as a class of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock shall have the rights, preferences, privileges and limitations set forth below.
Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series of any number of shares as may be determined in good faith from time to time by the Board, provided that the aggregate number of shares issued and not cancelled of any and all such series shall not exceed the total number of shares of Preferred Stock authorized by this Certificate of Incorporation. Each series of Preferred Stock shall be distinctly designated. Except in respect of the particulars fixed for a series by the Board as permitted hereby, all shares of Preferred Stock shall be alike in every particular, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates of Preferred Stock from which dividends thereon shall be cumulative. The voting powers, if any, of each such series of Preferred Stock and the preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding; and the Board is hereby expressly granted authority to fix, in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of a particular series of Preferred Stock, the voting powers, if any, of each such series and the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by this Certificate of Incorporation and the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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4.2. Definitions . As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, the following terms have the following definitions:
4.2.1 “ Acquisition Holdco ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.2 “ Additional Equity Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.3 “ Adjusted Outstanding Common Stock ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the then outstanding Common Stock, plus the shares of Common Stock underlying any outstanding Convertible Securities (other than Convertible Securities held by officers, employees or consultants of the Corporation or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation), plus in-the-money Vested Shares ( it being understood that with respect to Vested Shares that are Convertible Securities, only the shares of Common Stock underlying such Convertible Securities shall be included as Adjusted Outstanding Common Stock).
4.2.4 “ Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided , however , that neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any of the holders of shares of Common Stock (and vice versa), and, in addition, such specified Person’s Affiliates shall also include, (a) if such specified Person is a private equity investment fund, any other private equity investment fund the primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person or an Affiliate thereof, and (b) if such specified Person is a natural Person, any Family Member of such natural Person.
4.2.5 “ Affiliated Fund ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, a private equity investment fund that is an Affiliate of such Person or that is advised by the same investment adviser as such Person or by an Affiliate of such investment adviser.
4.2.6 “ BMPH ” shall mean Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns).
4.2.7 “ BMPS1 ” shall mean BMPI Services, LLC.
4.2.8 “ BMPS1 LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPI Services, LLC, dated as of January 29, 2008, as amended from time to time.

 

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4.2.9 “ BMPS2 ” shall mean BMPI Services II, LLC
4.2.10 “ BMPS2 LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPI Services II, LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
4.2.11 “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
4.2.12 “ Bylaws ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.2(a) .
4.2.13 “ Catch-Up Liquidation Preference Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10 .
4.2.14 “ Change of Control ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.15 “ Class A Common Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .
4.2.16 “ Class B Common Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) .
4.2.17 “ Class C Common Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c) .
4.2.18 “ Class D Common Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d) .
4.2.19 “ Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Principal Investor Agreement.
4.2.20 “ Co-Investment Vehicle ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (b) the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (c) the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, and (d) the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively.
4.2.21 “ Common Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 .
4.2.22 “ Company Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a) .
4.2.23 “ Compliant Change of Control Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.24 “ Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.25 “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

 

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4.2.26 “ Convertible Securities ” shall mean any evidence of indebtedness (including the TV Debentures), shares of stock, options, warrants (including the TV Warrants) or other securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, including any options and warrants; provided that the Preferential Rights shall not be deemed to be Convertible Securities.
4.2.27 “ Corporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
4.2.28 “ Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, as amended on June 19, 2009, and as amended and restated as of October 26, 2010, among Univision, Univision of Puerto Rico Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other agents from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.
4.2.29 “ DGCL ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 .
4.2.30 “ Discriminate(s) ” and “ Discrimination ” shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, to discriminate against such specified Person as compared to other applicable parties in a manner that is, or is reasonably expected to be, (a) with respect to all Persons other than the Televisa Investors, materially and disproportionately adverse to such specified Person and, (b) with respect to any Televisa Investor, disproportionately adverse to such Televisa Investor.
4.2.31 “ Equity Incentive Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.32 “ Equity Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.33 “ Equity Pool Cap ” shall mean:
(a) with respect to the period from and including March 29, 2007 until and including the fifth anniversary of the Televisa Closing, eight percent (8%) (or any larger percentage that the Majority Televisa Investors approve in writing) of the Adjusted Outstanding Common Stock (as adjusted for recapitalizations, stock splits and the like) as of immediately after the Televisa Closing;
(b) with respect to each successive five (5) year period after the fifth anniversary of the Televisa Closing, five percent (5%) (or any larger percentage that the Majority Televisa Investors approve in writing) of the Adjusted Outstanding Common Stock (as adjusted for recapitalizations, stock splits and the like) as of the first day of such successive five (5) year-period.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, (a) equity awards that, in the case of options, vest or are exercised and, in the case of restricted stock, vest or are repurchased by the Corporation at a price greater than the issue price of such awards, shall be deemed to be shares of Common Stock that reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance, sale or grant under the Equity Pool Cap, (b) equity awards that, in the case of options, expire without vesting or without being exercised and, in the case of restricted stock, expire without vesting or being repurchased by the Corporation at a price greater than the issue price of such awards, shall not be deemed to be shares of Common Stock that reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance, sale or grant under the Equity Pool Cap, (c) equity awards that are forfeited (even if they have vested) shall not be deemed to be shares of Common Stock that reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance, sale or grant under the Equity Pool Cap, (d) the Saban Arrangements shall not be deemed to be shares of Common Stock that reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance, sale or grant under the Equity Pool Cap and (e) any unused portion of the Equity Pool Cap for any period shall not increase the Equity Pool Cap for any succeeding period.
4.2.34 “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
4.2.35 “ Fair Market Value ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b) .
4.2.36 “ Family Member ” shall mean, with respect to any natural Person, (a) any lineal descendant or ancestor or sibling (by birth or adoption) of such natural Person, (b) any spouse or former spouse of any of the foregoing, (c) any legal representative or estate of any of the foregoing, or the ultimate beneficiaries of the estate of any of the foregoing, if deceased and (d) any trust or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.
4.2.37 “ FCC ” shall mean the United States Federal Communications Commission or any successor entity.
4.2.38 “ FCC-Approved Trust ” shall mean a trust to which the transfer of Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5 would not cause the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, the Televisa Investors or such trust to be in violation of applicable Laws, including the Federal Communications Laws.
4.2.39 “ FCC Permitted Increase in Ownership ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
4.2.40 “ FCC Regulatory Limitations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 .
4.2.41 “ Federal Communications Laws ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 .

 

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4.2.42 “ Fifth Amended Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
4.2.43 “ First Amended Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
4.2.44 “ Fourth Amended Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
4.2.45 “ GAAP ” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date of the Televisa Closing.
4.2.46 “ Governmental Authority ” shall mean any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign government, or governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, agency, commission or court (including the FCC and applicable stock exchange(s)).
4.2.47 “ Group ” shall mean “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided , that a “group” must be formed knowingly in order to constitute a Group, and the existence of any Group may not be established by mere parallel action.
4.2.48 “ Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Principal Investor Agreement.
4.2.49 “ Initial Public Offering ” shall mean the initial underwritten Public Offering registered on Form S-1 (or any successor form under the Securities Act).
4.2.50 “ Investment Agreement ” shall mean the Investment Agreement among the Corporation, Univision, Televisa, Pay-TV Venture, Inc., and BMPI Services II, LLC dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
4.2.51 “ Law ” shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree, order or any other judicially enforceable legal requirement (including common law) of any Governmental Authority.
4.2.52 “ Liquidation Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10 .
4.2.53 “ Majority in Interest ” shall mean with respect to shares of Common Stock of one or more class(es), a majority in number of such shares of Common Stock of all such class or classes taken in the aggregate.
4.2.54 “ Majority MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the shares of Common Stock held by the MDP Investors.
4.2.55 “ Majority PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the shares of Common Stock held by the PEP Investors.

 

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4.2.56 “ Majority PITV Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) PITV Investor Groups that, in the aggregate, hold greater than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all PITV Investor Groups ( provided , in the case of the Televisa Investors, including only such shares of Common Stock held directly by Televisa) and (b) a majority of the PITV Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of PITV Investor Groups is two and both of the PITV Investor Groups have not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority PITV Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Closing to Persons other than their respective Permitted Transferees; and provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investor Groups and the transferor PITV Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.57 “ Majority Principal Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) Principal Investor Groups (excluding, in each case, Co-Investment Vehicles that constitute part of such Principal Investor Group) that, in the aggregate, hold at least 60% of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all Principal Investor Groups (without taking into account shares of Common Stock held by Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such Principal Investor Group) and (b) a majority of the Principal Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of Principal Investor Groups is an even number and a majority of the Principal Investor Groups has not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority Principal Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Closing to Persons other than their respective Permitted Transferees; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investors and the Majority Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.58 “ Majority SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the shares of Common Stock held by the SCG Investors.
4.2.59 “ Majority Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the shares of Common Stock held by the Televisa Investors.
4.2.60 “ Majority THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the shares of Common Stock held by the THL Investors.

 

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4.2.61 “ Majority TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the shares of Common Stock held by the TPG Investors.
4.2.62 “ Mandatory Conversion Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.4 .
4.2.63 “ Maximum Equity Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.64 “ MDP ” shall mean, as of any date, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
4.2.65 “ MDP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, MDCP Foreign Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P., MDCP US Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of MDP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation.
4.2.66 “ MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, MDP, the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
4.2.67 “ Minimum Total Combined Investment ” shall mean, with respect to any one Principal Investor, shares of Common Stock with an aggregate initial cost of $150,000,000. For purposes hereof, the agreed initial cost of a share of Common Stock shall be $398.52 (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and similar events).
4.2.68 “ Non-Voting Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(c) .
4.2.69 “ Original Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
4.2.70 “ Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement of the Corporation, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
4.2.71 “ PEP ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Equity Partners V (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Equity Partners VI (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.

 

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4.2.72 “ PEP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Co-Investors (Univision) L.P., Providence Co-Investors (Univision US) L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of PEP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation.
4.2.73 “ PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, PEP, the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
4.2.74 “ Permitted Transferee ” shall mean, in respect of (a) any PITV Investor, (i) any Affiliate of such PITV Investor (other than a portfolio company of such PITV Investor) or (ii) any successor entity, and (b) any SCG Investor, (i) any Person which is controlled by or for the benefit of Haim Saban or Cheryl Saban (or in the event of their divorce, their subsequent respective spouses) (collectively “ Saban ”) or their Family Members (other than a portfolio company of any SCG Investor), (ii) then-current or former officers and/or employees of Saban or entities controlled by Saban who were issued such interests as a result of or in connection with their employment by Saban, or such officers’ and/or employees’ Family Members to the extent they receive such Transferred interests initially issued to such officer or employee as a result of or in connection with his or her employment by Persons controlled by Saban, and (iii) any trust, custodianship or other entity created for estate or tax planning purposes all of the beneficiaries of which are any of the persons listed in subclause (i) to (iii) of this clause (b); in each case described in clauses (a) and (b) , only if such Transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Transaction Agreements in accordance with their respective terms to the same extent its transferor is bound thereby (it being understood that any Transfer not meeting the foregoing conditions but purporting to rely on Section 3.1.1 of the Stockholders Agreement shall be null and void). In addition, any stockholder of the Corporation shall be a Permitted Transferee of the Permitted Transferees of itself and any member of a Principal Investor Group shall be a Permitted Transferee of any other member of such Principal Investor Group. No Restricted Person shall be a “Permitted Transferee.”
4.2.75 “ Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

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4.2.76 “ PITV Investor Group ” shall mean (a) each of the Principal Investor Groups; and (b) the Televisa Investors; provided , however , that the Televisa Investors shall cease to be a PITV Investor Group after a Televisa Sell-Down. Where this Certificate of Incorporation provides for the vote, consent or approval of any PITV Investor Group, such vote, consent or approval shall be determined by (i) the Majority MDP Investors, the Majority PEP Investors, the Majority SCG Investors, the Majority Televisa Investors, the Majority THL Investors or the Majority TPG Investors, as the case may be, or (ii) a Purchaser of Control, as applicable, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.
4.2.77 “ PITV Investors ” shall mean the Televisa Investors and the Principal Investors, collectively; provided that a Principal Investor and/or a Televisa Investor shall cease to be a PITV Investor if it ceases to be a member of a PITV Investor Group; provided , further, that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.78 “ Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(e) .
4.2.79 “ Preferential Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.80 “ Principal Investor ” shall mean any member of a Principal Investor Group that holds Shares.
4.2.81 “ Principal Investor Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement of the Corporation, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
4.2.82 “ Principal Investor Group ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Investors, collectively, (b) the PEP Investors, collectively, (c) the SCG Investors, collectively, (d) the THL Investors, collectively, and (e) the TPG Investors, collectively; provided , however , that any such Principal Investor Group shall cease to be a Principal Investor Group at such time after the Televisa Closing, and at all times thereafter, as such Principal Investor Group ceases to hold Shares representing a Total Combined Investment of at least the Minimum Total Combined Investment; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement; provided , further , that no adjustment or modification to the term “Minimum Total Combined Investment” shall cause any former Principal Investor Group to again become a Principal Investor Group. Where this Certificate of Incorporation provides for the vote, consent or approval of any Principal Investor Group, such vote, consent or approval shall be determined by (i) the Majority MDP Investors, the Majority PEP Investors, the Majority THL Investors, the Majority TPG Investors, or the Majority SCG Investors, as the case may be, or (ii) any Purchaser of Control, as applicable, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.

 

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4.2.83 “ Principal Investor Sell-Down ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.84 “ Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10 .
4.2.85 “ Public Offering ” shall mean a public offering and sale of Common Stock for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
4.2.86 “ Purchaser of Control ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.87 “ Qualified Public Offering ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.88 “ Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(d) .
4.2.89 “ Redemption Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(e) .
4.2.90 “ Refinancing Indebtedness ” means new Indebtedness that refinances existing Indebtedness up to the same outstanding principal amount (or unused commitments in the case of then-existing revolving Indebtedness or then-existing receivables financing plus any applicable premiums and accrued interest or discount on such refinanced Indebtedness) plus the fees and expenses incurred directly related to the issuance of the new Indebtedness.
4.2.91 “ Related Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Principal Investor Agreement.
4.2.92 “ Restricted Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.93 “ Restricted Public Stockholders ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(f) .
4.2.94 “ Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary
4.2.95 “ Saban ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Permitted Transferee .”
4.2.96 “ Saban Arrangements ” shall mean the arrangements reflected in the Saban Services Agreement, the BMPS1 LLC Agreement or the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as amended from time to time.

 

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4.2.97 “ Saban Services Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, by and between the Corporation, SCG Investments IIB LLC, BMPI Services LLC and BMPI Services II, LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
4.2.98 “ Sale Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(g) .
4.2.99 “ SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, SCG Investments II, LLC and its Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
4.2.100 “ Second Amended Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
4.2.101 “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
4.2.102 “ Service Agreements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.103 “ Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.104 “ Specified Debt Level ” means $10,601.7 million plus any cumulative accretion in the interest on any outstanding 9.75%/10.50% senior toggle notes due 2015 of Univision, less cumulative mandatory amortization and voluntary and mandatory prepayments, repayments, redemptions, purchases or repurchases (in each case, other than as a result of the incurrence of Refinancing Indebtedness relating thereto and the application of the proceeds thereof) of the term loans under the Credit Agreement, in each case, from and after September 30, 2010.
4.2.105 “ Spin-Off Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.3(j) .
4.2.106 “ Spin-Off Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.3(j) .
4.2.107 “ Stockholders Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement of the Corporation, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
4.2.108 “ subsidiary ” of any Person, shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
4.2.109 “ Televisa ” shall mean, as of any date, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, and its Permitted Transferees who hold any Shares.

 

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4.2.110 “ Televisa Closing ” shall mean the “Closing” as defined in the Investment Agreement.
4.2.111 “ Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, collectively, (i) Televisa; (ii) any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa but that is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Corporation (excluding any Principal Investor); and (iii) a Permitted Transferee of a Person described in clause (ii) above, provided that such Permitted Transferee is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Corporation (excluding any Principal Investor); in each case under clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) , only if and to the extent such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares; provided , further , that BMPS2 shall not constitute a Televisa Investor and Televisa shall not be responsible for any actions or failures to act of BMPS2, but Televisa shall be deemed to hold the Shares held by BMPS2, including regardless of any Transfer of Shares by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
4.2.112 “ Televisa Liquidation Preference Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10 .
4.2.113 “ Televisa Sell-Down ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
4.2.114 “ Third Amended Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
4.2.115 “ Third Party Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(h) .
4.2.116 “ THL ” shall mean, as of any date, Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
4.2.117 “ THL Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision US), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (GS), LLC, and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of THL, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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4.2.118 “ THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, THL, the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
4.2.119 “ Total Combined Investment ” shall mean with respect to a Person or group of Persons at any time, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock underlying the outstanding TV Debentures and the outstanding TV Warrants) then held by such Person or group of Persons.
4.2.120 “ TPG ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 1, L.P., TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 2, L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
4.2.121 “ TPG Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella Co-Investment, L.P., TPG Umbrella International Co-Investment, L.P., and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of TPG, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Umbrella International V, L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation.
4.2.122 “ TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG, the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
4.2.123 “ Transaction Agreements ” shall mean the Investment Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the TV Debentures, the TV Warrants, the Service Agreements, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, the organizational documents of BMPH and Univision and the Letter of Credit (as defined in the Investment Agreement).
4.2.124 “ Transfer ” shall mean any sale, pledge (provided that the term “Transfer” shall not be deemed to include a pledge of any Shares pursuant to a bona fide financing with a financial institution, commercial lender or other bona fide provider of debt financing, but shall be deemed to include a foreclosure on, or subsequent Transfer of, any such pledged Shares), assignment, encumbrance or other transfer or disposition of any Shares (or any voting or economic interest therein) to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall constitute a “Transfer” subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained or referenced in Section 3 of the Stockholders Agreement (a) if a transferee is not an individual, a trust or an estate, and the

 

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transferor or an Affiliate thereof ceases to control such transferee, (b) with respect to an Acquisition Holdco, or a holder of Shares which was formed for the purpose of holding Shares, there is a transfer of the equity interests of such Acquisition Holdco or holder other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Acquisition Holdco or holder or of the party transferring the equity of such holder or (c) with respect to an Affiliate of Televisa of which the Shares held by such Affiliate constitute a majority of the value of such Affiliate, there is a direct Transfer of the equity interests of such Affiliate other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Affiliate or of the party transferring the equity of such Affiliate or to the shareholders of any publicly traded parent entity of such Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, a conversion of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock into Common Stock of any such other classes pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation shall not be deemed as a Transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, any Transfer of Units shall be treated as a Transfer of a proportional number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable (based on the total number of Units outstanding and the total number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as the case may be), in each case, as of immediately prior to such Transfer. No securities transferred to or held by BMPS1 or BMPS2 will be deemed to have been Transferred until they are sold by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to securities acquired by BMPS2 from any Televisa Investor, such securities will continue to be deemed to be securities held by Televisa regardless of any Transfer by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
4.2.125 “ Transfer Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(i) .
4.2.126 “ TV Debentures ” shall mean the 1.5% convertible debentures due 2025 initially issued to Televisa pursuant to the Investment Agreement.
4.2.127 “ TV Warrants ” shall mean the Corporation warrants exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, issuable under certain circumstances pursuant to the TV Debentures and the Transaction Agreements.
4.2.128 “ Units ” shall have the meaning set forth in the BMPS1 LLC Agreement and BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as applicable.
4.2.129 “ Univision ” shall mean Univision Communications Inc., successor in interest to Umbrella Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
4.2.130 “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean, as of any date, a subsidiary of the Corporation that is designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” as of such date under the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, as amended June 19, 2009, and as amended and restated as of October 26, 2010, among Univision, Univision of Puerto Rico Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent and the other agents from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time, provided that such subsidiary (assuming it was then in existence) could have been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the definition thereof and Section 5.11 of such Credit Agreement as in effect as of the Closing.

 

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4.2.131 “ Vested Shares ” shall mean, with respect to any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries at any time (other than any partner, principal, employee or Affiliate of a Principal Investor, which, as of the Closing, includes the Chairman of the Board of the Corporation), any options, restricted stock or other awards under the Equity Incentive Plans or any other equity incentive plan or pursuant to any employment or consulting agreement that are held by such person which are not subject to vesting requirements or other time of service or performance based conditions to ownership at such time.
4.2.132 “ Voting Stock ” shall mean shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock.
4.3. Shares Identical . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4 , all shares of Common Stock shall be identical in all respects and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same powers, preferences, rights and privileges and shall be subject to the same qualifications, limitations and restrictions.
4.4. Voting Rights . Subject to the powers, preferences, rights and privileges of any class of stock (or any series thereof) having any preference or priority over, or rights superior to, the Common Stock that the Corporation may hereafter authorize and issue, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4 or required by applicable law, the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock shall have and possess all voting powers and voting rights and other rights pertaining to the stock of the Corporation and shall vote together as a single class, with each share entitled to one vote. Except as required by applicable law, holders of Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, in their capacity as such, shall not have or possess any voting power or voting rights.
4.4.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL or anything to the contrary in this Section 4 , but subject to any applicable provision of Section 4.4.2 , the number of authorized shares of any class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Class A Common stock and Class C Common Stock, voting together as a single class, without a separate class vote of the affected class or classes or any other class.
4.4.2 In addition to any other vote, consent or approval right provided for in this Certificate of Incorporation or required by applicable law and subject to Televisa’s other approval rights set forth in the Principal Investor Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement:
(a) Any amendment, alteration, modification, waiver or repeal of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “ Bylaws ”), whether by means of amendment, restatement, merger, consolidation or otherwise, shall require the affirmative vote or written consent of the Majority PITV Investors (or a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, voting together as a single class, if there are no PITV Investor Groups remaining).

 

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(b) Any amendment, alteration, modification, waiver or repeal of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, including any filing of a certificate of designation, or the Bylaws of the Corporation, whether by means of amendment, restatement, merger, consolidation or otherwise, that, by its terms, adversely affects the voting powers, preferences, or other rights or privileges, or restricts the rights, privileges, powers or immunities, of any class of Common Stock disproportionately to any other class of Common Stock shall require the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of such affected class. For purposes of the foregoing provision, all classes of Common Stock that are affected in the same manner by any such amendment, alteration, modification, waiver or repeal of any provision shall be treated as a single class.
4.4.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Corporation shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions without the affirmative vote or prior written approval of the Televisa Investors holding a majority of the Common Stock held by the Televisa Investors at such time:
(a) Amendments to Charters or Bylaws . Amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, whether by means of amendment, restatement, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to the extent that such amendment, alteration or repeal would by its terms, Discriminate against the Televisa Investors as compared to (i) the Principal Investors, prior to a Principal Investor Sell-Down, (ii) the public stockholders of the Corporation, following a Principal Investor Sell-Down if there are public stockholders, or (iii) a Purchaser of Control, following a Change of Control.
(b) Leverage . Create, incur, issue or assume (including through a merger, acquisition or otherwise) (i) any Indebtedness (but in the case of creating, incurring, issuing or assuming Refinancing Indebtedness, without double counting for the Indebtedness being refinanced) that results in the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries having any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the greater of (a) the Specified Debt Level and (b) an amount that, after giving pro forma effect thereto (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if such Indebtedness had been incurred and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available that comply with GAAP, would result in the Corporation’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio at the date of such incurrence exceeding nine and one half (9.5) to one (1) (9.5:1); provided that Univision and its consolidated subsidiaries may create, incur, issue or assume an additional principal amount of Indebtedness not to exceed $1 billion, which amount may be used for general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of business, including for the payment of interest, but such amount may not be used for (v) acquisitions of all or

 

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substantially all of the assets or equity of any person (or any line of business or division thereof), any business combination the purpose of which is to effect the foregoing and minority investments and/or joint ventures, (w) dividends, (x) related party transactions not in the ordinary course of business, (y) significant changes in operations, or (z) significant non-ordinary course projects; provided , further that this clause (i) shall not apply if, at any time after a Qualified Public Offering, after giving effect to the proceeds of such Qualified Public Offering, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 7:1; (ii) any additional Indebtedness of the Corporation or BMPH (or other direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation of which Univision or its successor is a direct or indirect subsidiary) in excess of $2,000,000 in the aggregate; provided , that this clause (ii) shall not apply if the Televisa Investors do not hold any TV Debentures; or (iii) any Indebtedness for the purpose of financing the payment of any dividends or other distributions or any share repurchases or redemptions (other than from a consolidated subsidiary of the Corporation to the Corporation or such subsidiary’s parent entity if such parent entity is a consolidated subsidiary of the Corporation) unless the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, after giving pro forma effect thereto (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if such Indebtedness had been incurred and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which financial statements that comply with GAAP are available, would not exceed eight and one half (8.5) to one (1) (8.5:1).
(c) Changes to Terms of Shares . Any change to the terms of the Shares (i) held by the Televisa Investors and not by any Principal Investor, if such change is adverse to any of the Televisa Investors, or (ii) held by Televisa Investors and a material amount of which is held by the Principal Investors or held solely by Persons other than Televisa, if the result of such change would Discriminate against Televisa as compared to (x) the Principal Investors prior to a Principal Investor Sell-Down, (y) the public stockholders following a Principal Investor Sell-Down if there are public stockholders, or (z) a Purchaser of Control following a Change of Control.
(d) Changes in Core Business . Fundamentally change the business of the Corporation and its subsidiaries to a core business other than Spanish-language media and related businesses, which includes but is not limited to television broadcast networks, radio broadcast networks, ownership and operation of television and radio stations (including, for the avoidance of doubt, English-language networks and stations so long as such networks or stations are not the core business), Internet portals and distribution of programming and other media via the internet and other forms of mass-market or specialized channels of communication for popular consumption that develop over time.

 

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(e) Related Party Transactions . Enter into, modify or amend, extend, or waive any rights under, (i) any agreement, arrangement or transaction between the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a Related Party, on the other hand, on terms (including pricing terms) and conditions which are less favorable (in the aggregate for each such agreement, arrangement or transaction) to the Corporation or its subsidiaries than could be obtained from a Person who is not an Affiliate of the Corporation or of any Related Party dealing on an arm’s length basis (but not including (x) the Saban Arrangements as in effect on the date hereof (without giving effect to any future amendments) or (y) any employment, compensation or other incentive arrangements with the employees of the Corporation or its subsidiaries (other than any partner, principal, employee or Affiliate of a Principal Investor, which, as of the Closing, includes the Chairman)), regardless of whether they are approved by the Related Party Transactions Committee of which a director designated by the Televisa Investors is a member, or (ii) any agreement, arrangement or transaction between the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a Related Party, on the other hand, relating to the licensing, acquisition or provision of programming to the Corporation or its subsidiaries; provided , that the approval of the Televisa Investors shall not be required pursuant to this Section 4.4.3(e) to the extent such agreement, arrangement or transaction is entered into in order to effectuate the transfer of Shares pursuant to a Compliant Change of Control Transaction.
(f) Bankruptcy, etc. Commence a voluntary case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law; consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution.
(g) Management Incentive Plan. Any issuance of Shares or Convertible Securities to officers, employees, directors or consultants of the Corporation or its subsidiaries or other Persons in connection with such Person’s employment, directorship or consulting arrangements with or other provisions of services to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries in excess of the applicable Equity Pool Cap or with an exercise or conversion price per share or unit of the underlying security that is less than the Fair Market Value of a share or unit of such security at the time of issuance.
(h) Transfer to a Restricted Person . Issue any Shares to a Restricted Person or issue any Shares in connection with any Transfer of any Shares by a member of the Principal Investor Group to a Restricted Person, other than any Transfer described in Section 3.3.4 of the Stockholders Agreement.

 

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(i) Certain Dividends and Distributions . Issue or pay any dividends or distributions in any form other than pro rata dividends and pro rata distributions, in each case, in the form of common stock of the Corporation that is not Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock and other than any dividends or distributions paid by Restricted Subsidiaries of Univision solely to Univision or other Restricted Subsidiaries of Univision; provided , that the Corporation may issue or pay any such dividends or distributions (but in any case not dividends or distributions of preferred stock or common stock that is Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock) without the consent of the Televisa Investors if (i) the Televisa Investors receive their pro rata share of such dividend or distribution on all of their Shares (on an as-exercised and as-converted basis, but without requiring the Televisa Investors to exercise or convert any Convertible Securities) and in the same form of consideration and at the same time as received by the other holders of Shares, (ii) the Board concludes in good faith that the actions taken pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) are consistent with applicable Laws and (iii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio after giving effect to such dividend or distribution does not exceed 8.5:1; provided , further , that clause (iii) shall terminate if, at any time following a Qualified Public Offering, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 7:1 (after giving effect to the proceeds of such offering).
(j) Spin-offs; Split-offs; etc. Enter into any spin-off, split-off, exchange transaction or similar transaction involving a subsidiary or business of the Corporation, in each case, a result of which is the issuance or redemption of capital stock of the Corporation or its subsidiaries (a “ Spin-Off Transaction ”); provided , that the Corporation may enter into any such Spin-Off Transaction without the consent of the Televisa Investors if (i) the Televisa Investors receive at the same time as other holders of Shares with respect to all of their Shares (on an as-exercised and as-converted basis, but without requiring the Televisa Investors to exercise or convert any Convertible Securities) their pro rata amount of the distribution pursuant to such Spin-Off Transaction in the form of securities of the entity or business that is the subject of such Spin-Off Transaction, which securities shall provide the holder thereof with the rights (including liquidation preference) and obligations equivalent to the rights and obligations associated with the Shares held by Televisa as of the date of such Spin-Off Transaction (and in the same proportion to the securities as the securities of the Corporation that Televisa then holds) (the “ Spin-Off Securities ”), (ii) the Board concludes in good faith that the actions taken pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) are consistent with applicable Laws, (iii) the Principal Investors and the issuer of the Spin-Off Securities agree to enter into a shareholders agreement or other similar arrangements with Televisa that provides Televisa, the Principal Investors and such issuer with equivalent rights and obligations with respect to the entity or business that is the subject of such Spin-Off Transaction, including an equitable allocation of the TV Debentures between the Corporation and the entity that is the subject of such Spin-Off Transaction based upon their relative values, after giving effect to such Spin-Off Transaction, and (iv)(A) in the event that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Spin-Off Transaction is less than 8.5:1, the Corporation’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio will not exceed 8.5:1 after giving effect to such Spin-Off Transaction or (B) in the event that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Spin-Off Transaction is 8.5:1 or greater, the Corporation’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio will not increase after giving effect to such Spin-Off Transaction; provided , further , that clause (iv) shall terminate if, at any time following a Qualified Public Offering, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 7:1 (after giving effect to the proceeds of such offering).

 

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(k) Stock Repurchases. Enter into or effect any transaction or series of related transactions involving the direct or indirect repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of securities from any stockholder (other than any repurchase by Univision or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries of securities of wholly-owned subsidiaries of Univision); provided , that the Corporation may enter into any such repurchase transaction if (i) the Corporation offers to repurchase from the Televisa Investors securities held by the Televisa Investors in the same pro rata portion (calculated on an as-converted and as-exercised basis, but without requiring the Televisa Investors to exercise or convert any Convertible Securities) of the securities redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired pursuant to such repurchase transaction at the same per share value and in exchange for the same form of consideration and at the same time as the other holders of Shares, plus , in the case of any TV Debentures or Shares into which such TV Debentures are convertible which are included in such redemption, repurchase or other acquisition, the sum of the present value on the date of such redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of all required interest payments that otherwise would have been due on such TV Debentures through the Maturity Date (as defined in the terms of the TV Debentures), in each case computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined in the terms of the TV Debentures) as of such date with respect to each such interest payment, unless the Corporation, at its election, instead enters into an agreement with such Televisa Investors which obligates the Company to continue to pay amounts which are equal to the amounts of interest payments that otherwise would be required in respect of such TV Debentures from the date of redemption, repurchase or other acquisition to the Maturity Date (as defined in the terms of the TV Debentures); provided , that this subclause (i) shall not apply to repurchases from employees of the Corporation or its subsidiaries (other than any partner, principal, employee or Affiliate of a Principal Investor, which, as of the Closing, includes the Chairman) under the terms of incentive plans or other employment arrangements, (ii) the Board concludes in good faith that the actions taken pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) are consistent with applicable Law and (iii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio after giving effect to such repurchase does not exceed 8.5:1 provided , further , that clause (iii) shall terminate if, at any time following a Qualified Public Offering, the Corporation’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 7:1 (after giving effect to the proceeds of such offering).
(l) Period. Except as otherwise provided, the rights granted to the Televisa Investors pursuant to this Section 4.4.3 shall expire upon a Televisa Sell-Down; provided , however , that (i) the Televisa Investors’ rights granted pursuant to Sections 4.4.3(a) (Amendments to Charters or Bylaws), and 4.4.3(c) (Change to Terms of Shares) will survive so long as Televisa Investors hold any Shares, (ii) the Televisa Investors’ rights pursuant to Sections 4.4.3(i) (Certain Dividends and Distributions), 4.4.3(j) (Spin-Offs, Split-Offs, etc.) and 4.4.3(k) (Stock Repurchases) will survive so long as Televisa Investors hold any Shares that are not Common Stock, and (iii) the Televisa Investors’ rights pursuant to Section 4.4.3(b)(ii) will survive in accordance with its terms. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 4.4.3 shall survive, in accordance with their terms, any Public Offering or Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall (x) there be any separate class vote with respect to any class of Common Stock in connection with the approval of a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, or (y) except as expressly provided in this Section 4.4 and only to the extent applicable, the separate approval of the Televisa Investors in their capacity as stockholders of the Corporation be required in connection with any agreement, arrangement or transaction that is entered into to effectuate the transfer of Shares pursuant to a Compliant Change of Control Transaction.

 

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4.5. Directors . The number of directors constituting the Board shall be twenty (20) or such other number as shall be fixed from time to time in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation or as required by the Principal Investor Agreement. Any increase or decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board which is not made in compliance with this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation and the Principal Investor Agreement shall be an ultra vires act and shall be void. The holders of record of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock shall at all times be entitled to elect all of the directors constituting the Board.
4.6. Dividends; Distributions . Subject to the powers, preferences, rights and privileges of any class of stock (or any series thereof) having any preference or priority over, or rights superior to, the Common Stock that the Corporation may hereafter become authorized to issue and subject to Sections 4.4.3 and 4.10 , all holders of the shares of Common Stock, as a single class, shall be entitled to receive all dividends and distributions pro rata based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.
4.7. Stock Splits, Reverse Stock Splits and Stock Dividends . The Corporation shall not in any manner subdivide or increase the number of (by stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend or other similar manner), or combine in any manner, the outstanding shares of any one class of Common Stock unless a proportional adjustment is made concurrently to the other classes of Common Stock.
4.8. Conversion of Common Stock .
4.8.1 Optional Conversion of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock . Each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted at any time into one share of Class B Common Stock, and subject to Section 5 below, each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted into one share of Class A Common Stock. Conversion of any share of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, shall be effected by the holder delivering written notice to the Corporation stating its intent to convert such share into the applicable class of Common Stock into which it is to be converted, together with the certificate evidencing such share to the Corporation at its principal place of business duly endorsed for Transfer. The Corporation shall promptly thereafter issue and send to such holder a new certificate, registered in the name of such holder, evidencing the applicable class of Common Stock into which such share has been converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the certificate evidencing the share(s) to be converted are not delivered to the Corporation at its principal place of business, the conversion shall nonetheless be deemed to have occurred and until so delivered, such certificate shall represent solely the right to receive the applicable shares of the applicable class of Common Stock into which such share has been converted under this Section 4.8.1 .

 

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4.8.2 Optional Conversion of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock . Each outstanding share of Class C Common Stock may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted at any time into one share of Class D Common Stock, and subject to Section 5 below, and, in the case of any Televisa Investor, Section 5.1.1(i) of the Stockholders Agreement, each outstanding share of Class D Common Stock may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted into one share of Class C Common Stock. In connection with a Transfer by any Televisa Investor (other than to a Televisa Investor or a Permitted Transferee of a Televisa Investor) of any shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, such Televisa Investor (or the Transferee thereof) may, at its option convert each share of Class C Common Stock into one share of Class A Common Stock and each share of Class D Common Stock into one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to Section 5.1.1 of the Stockholders Agreement. Conversion of any share of any such Common Stock shall be effected by the holder delivering written notice to the Corporation stating its intent to convert such share into the applicable class of Common Stock into which it is to be converted, together with the certificate evidencing such share to the Corporation at its principal place of business duly endorsed for Transfer. The Corporation shall promptly thereafter issue and send to such holder a new certificate, registered in the name of such holder, evidencing the applicable class of Common Stock into which such share has been converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the certificate evidencing the share(s) to be converted are not delivered to the Corporation at its principal place of business, the conversion shall nonetheless be deemed to have occurred and until so delivered, such certificate shall represent solely the right to receive the applicable shares of the applicable class of Common Stock into which such share has been converted under this Section 4.8.2 .
4.8.3 Mandatory Conversion of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock in Connection with the Exercise of Preferential and Participation Rights . Each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock acquired by a Televisa Investor (or a bona fide trust arrangement satisfactory to the FCC or other third party to which Televisa has assigned its Preferential Rights or Shares in accordance with the Transaction Documents) shall automatically convert to one share of Class C Common Stock or, if such conversion to Class C Common Stock would cause the Equity Percentage (but without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) to exceed the Maximum Equity Percentage, one share of Class D Common Stock, in each case, automatically without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the holder thereof upon the acquisition of any Shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, by Televisa pursuant to Televisa’s exercise of the Preferential Rights or its participation rights under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement. Upon surrender of certificate(s) representing such shares of Class A Common Stock and/or Class B Common Stock to the Corporation, the Corporation shall promptly issue and deliver to the Televisa Investor a new certificate, registered in the name of the Televisa Investor (or such bona fide trust arrangement satisfactory to the FCC or such other third party), evidencing the applicable class of Common Stock into which such share has been converted. Until so surrendered and exchanged, each such certificate shall represent solely the right to receive the applicable shares of the applicable class of Common Stock into which such share has been converted under this Section 4.8.3 .

 

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4.8.4 Mandatory Conversion of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock . (a) Each outstanding share of Class C Common Stock shall automatically convert to one share of Class A Common Stock, and each outstanding share of Class D Common Stock shall automatically convert into one share of Class A Common Stock, in each case, automatically without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the holder thereof and effective immediately upon any Transfer of such share of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, to any Person that is not a Televisa Investor (and is not a bona fide trust arrangement satisfactory to the FCC or other third party to which Televisa has assigned its Preferential Rights or Shares in accordance with the Transaction Documents), solely with respect to the Shares so Transferred (such event, a “ Mandatory Conversion Event ”). (b) Each outstanding share of Class C Common Stock shall automatically convert to one share of Class D Common Stock without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the holder thereof and effective immediately upon any event that would cause the Equity Percentage (but without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) to exceed the Maximum Equity Percentage, including as contemplated by Section 8.3(d) of the Investment Agreement or Section 6.4 of the Principal Investor Agreement. (c) In the case of a conversion contemplated by clause (a) or (b) above or Section 4.8.5 , the Corporation shall, promptly after receiving the certificate representing the applicable shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock subject to the conversion, issue and send to such holder a new certificate, registered in the name of such holder, evidencing the applicable class of Common Stock into which such share has been converted. Until so surrendered and exchanged, each such certificate shall represent solely the right to receive the applicable shares of the applicable class of Common Stock into which such share has been converted under this Section 4.8.4 .
4.8.5 Mandatory Conversion of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock in Connection with a Compliant Change of Control Transaction. Each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock that is held by a Televisa Investor shall automatically convert to one share of Class C Common Stock, and each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock that is held by a Televisa Investor shall automatically convert to one share of Class D Common Stock, in each case, automatically and without any further action on the part of the Corporation or such Televisa Investor effective as of the day prior to the record date for the stockholder vote in respect of a Compliant Change of Control Transaction that is structured as a merger and with respect to which such Televisa Investor does not exercise its tag-along rights set forth in Section 4.8 of the Stockholders Agreement (it being understood that such automatic conversion shall not apply to any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock with respect to which Televisa has exercised such tag-along rights) (or, if there is no record date, then such conversion shall be effective immediately prior to the effectiveness of such Compliant Change of Control Transaction). Thereafter, the rights of the Televisa Investors to convert shares of Class C Common Stock and shares of Class D Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock and/or shares of Class B Common Stock shall apply (a) immediately with respect to any shares that Televisa may Transfer to Persons other than Televisa Investors in accordance with the other Transaction Agreements and (b) otherwise following the consummation of such Compliant Change of Control Transaction or the termination of the agreement providing for such Compliant Change of Control Transaction.

 

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4.9. Effect of Conversion . From and after the time of conversion of any share of Common Stock, the rights of the holder thereof as such shall cease with respect to such share, but for the sake of clarity, not with respect to the share(s) into which it was converted.
4.10. Liquidation Preference . In the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (which terms, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude any public offering, Change of Control or merger, consolidation or similar business combination in which the Corporation is a constituent party or a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger, consolidation or other business combination or the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, in each case unless such transaction is intended to effect or further a liquidation, dissolution or winding up) occurring prior to a Qualified Public Offering or a Compliant Change of Control Transaction (whether or not to a Purchaser of Control) (any such event, a “ Liquidation Event ”), each holder of shares of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall, upon such Liquidation Event, be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the stockholders (the “ Proceeds ”), prior to and in preference to any distribution made on the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or any other stock ranking junior to the Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, an amount per share equal to the sum of (i) (x) the aggregate amount paid at Closing by the Televisa Investors for shares of Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock and any Convertible Securities convertible into such shares issued, in each case, under the Investment Agreement plus the aggregate amount paid by the Televisa Investors to the Corporation and other holders of Shares for the Additional Equity Amount pursuant to the exercise of Preferential Rights (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement) or the participation rights set forth in Section 2.1.2 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and other similar capitalization changes) divided by (y) the aggregate number of such shares of Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock and shares of Common Stock underlying Convertible Securities which shares of Common Stock and Convertible Securities were actually acquired by the Televisa Investors as referred to in clause (x) (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and other similar capitalization changes), plus (ii) any declared but unpaid dividends on such shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable (such sum, the “ Televisa Liquidation Preference Amount ”). If, upon the occurrence of such Liquidation Event, the Proceeds distributed to the holders of the Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock are insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full Televisa

 

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Liquidation Preference Amount, then all Proceeds shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, based on the number of shares of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock held by each such holder. After distribution of the full Televisa Liquidation Preference is made, each holder of Class A Common Stock and/or Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the remaining Proceeds an amount per share equal to the Televisa Liquidation Preference Amount (the “ Catch-Up Liquidation Preference Amount ”). If, upon the occurrence of such Liquidation Event, the Proceeds distributed to the holders of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full Catch-Up Liquidation Preference Amount, then the entire remaining Proceeds shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, based on the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock held by each such holder. After distribution of the full Catch-Up Liquidation Preference Amount to the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock is made, any remaining Proceeds shall be distributed ratably among the holders of Common Stock, based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder. For the avoidance of doubt, Televisa’s and its Affiliates’ rights to the Televisa Liquidation Preference Amount shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of a Qualified Public Offering or a Compliant Change of Control Transaction.
4.11. Replacement . Upon receipt of an affidavit of the registered owner of one or more shares of any class of Common Stock (or such other evidence as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation) with respect to the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing such shares of Common Stock, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (if the Board, acting in good faith, deems such indemnification to be necessary or advisable), or, in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation shall execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.
4.12. Notices . All notices referred to herein shall be in writing, shall be delivered personally or by first class mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to have been given when so delivered or mailed to the Corporation at its principal executive offices and to any stockholder at such holder’s address as it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (unless otherwise specified in a written notice to the Corporation by such holder).
5.  Stock Ownership and the Federal Communications Laws .
5.1. Restrictions on Stock Ownership and Transfer . Except as otherwise set forth in Section 5.3 , the Corporation may restrict the ownership, or proposed ownership, of Company Securities of the Corporation by any Restricted Public Shareholder or other Person (other than any Televisa Investor or any Principal Investor and their Permitted Transferees, or a Purchaser of Control) if such ownership or proposed ownership (a) is or could be inconsistent with, or in violation of, any provision of the Federal Communications Laws, (b) limits or impairs or could limit or impair any business activities or proposed business activities of the Corporation under the Federal Communications Laws or (c) subjects or could subject the Corporation

 

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to any law, regulation or policy under the Federal Communications Laws to which the Corporation would not be subject but for such ownership or proposed ownership (clauses (a), (b) and (c) collectively, “ FCC Regulatory Limitations ”); in each case so long as such restriction is approved by both Televisa and the Majority Principal Investors (or, following a Principal Investor Sell-Down, both Televisa and the Board). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event may the Corporation take any action (x) in order to comply with or the Federal Communications Laws that Discriminates against Televisa or the Televisa Investors, (y) that restricts or deprives any Televisa Investor of the ownership, or proposed ownership, of any securities of the Corporation, or (z) that adversely affects the governance rights, rights to Board seats, approval rights, liquidation preference, participation rights, tag-along rights, exemption from drag-along obligations, right of first offer, Preferential Rights and other rights or obligations of the Televisa Investors set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation and the other Transaction Agreements or the rights of any Televisa Investor with respect to a FCC Permitted Increase in Ownership. For purposes of this Section 5 , the term “ Federal Communications Laws ” shall mean the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules, regulations and policies promulgated by the FCC thereunder.
5.2. Requests for Information . If the Corporation believes that the ownership or proposed ownership of Company Securities of the Corporation by any Person (other than a Televisa Investor) may result in an FCC Regulatory Limitation, such Person shall furnish promptly to the Corporation such information (including, without limitation, information with respect to citizenship, other ownership interests and affiliations) as the Corporation shall request.
5.3. Denial of Rights, Refusal to Transfer . At any time following the Initial Public Offering, if (a) any Person from whom information is requested pursuant to Section 5.2 does not provide all the information requested by the Corporation, or (b) the Corporation shall conclude in its sole discretion that a Person’s ownership or proposed ownership of, or that a Person’s exercise of any rights of ownership with respect to Company Securities of the Corporation, results or could result in an FCC Regulatory Limitation, then, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), the Corporation may (i) refuse to permit the Transfer of Company Securities of the Corporation to such Person, (ii) suspend those rights of stock or equity ownership the exercise of which causes or could cause such FCC Regulatory Limitation, (iii) require the conversion of any or all shares of Voting Stock held by such Person into an equal number of shares of the corresponding class of Non-Voting Stock, (iv) redeem Company Securities of the Corporation held by such Person, (v) sell the Company Securities of the Corporation held by such Person to an FCC-qualified holder or (vi) Transfer the Company Securities of the Corporation held by such Person to an FCC-Approved Trust, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5.4 , and/or (vii) exercise any and all appropriate remedies, at law or in equity, in any court of competent jurisdiction, against any such Person, with a view towards obtaining such information or preventing or curing any situation which causes or could cause an FCC Regulatory Limitation; provided , that this Section 5.3 shall not apply to any Principal Investor or any Company Securities they hold without the consent of the Majority Principal Investors, and, in the event such consent is granted, clauses (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) shall apply to each Principal Investor on a pro rata basis; and provided further , that this Section 5.3 shall not apply to any Televisa Investors or any Company Securities they hold. Any refusal of Transfer or suspension of rights pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) respectively, of the immediately preceding sentence shall remain in effect until the requested information has been received and the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion that such Transfer, or the exercise of such suspended rights, as the case may be, will not result in an FCC Regulatory Limitation.

 

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5.4. The terms and conditions of any redemption effected pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 5.3 , any sale to a U.S. citizen effected pursuant to clause (v) of Section 5.3 and any Transfer to an FCC-Approved Trust effected pursuant to clause (vi) of Section 5.3 shall be as follows:
(i) (1) the redemption price of any Company Securities to be redeemed pursuant to Section 5.3(iv) shall be equal to the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) of such shares, and (2) the sale price of any Company Securities to be sold pursuant to Section 5.3(v) shall be equal to the Third Party Purchase Price (as hereinafter defined) of such shares;
(ii) the redemption price of any Company Securities to be redeemed pursuant to Section 5.3(iv) may be paid in cash, Redemption Securities (as hereinafter defined) or any combination thereof;
(iii) if less than all Company Securities are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 5.3(iv) , sold pursuant to Section 5.3(v) and/or Transferred pursuant to Section 5.3(vi) , as applicable, then the Company Securities to be so redeemed, sold or Transferred shall be selected in such manner as shall be determined by the Corporation’s Board, which may include selection first of the most recently purchased Company Securities, selection by lot or selection in any other manner determined in good faith by the Board; provided , however , that following the Initial Public Offering, the Corporation’s Board shall only select for such redemption, sale and/or Transfer the Company Securities of any Restricted Public Stockholders and shall not select Company Securities then owned or controlled by a member of the PITV Investor Group;
(iv) at least 15 days’ written notice of the Redemption Date (as hereinafter defined), the Sale Date (as hereinafter defined) or the Transfer Date (as hereinafter defined), as applicable, shall be given to the record holders of Company Securities selected to be redeemed pursuant to Section 5.3(iv) , sold pursuant to Section 5.3(v) and/or Transferred pursuant to Section 5.3(vi) , as applicable (unless waived in writing by any such holder); provided in the case of redemption that the Redemption Date may be the date on which written notice shall be given to record holders if the cash, Redemption Securities or combination thereof necessary to effect such redemption shall have been deposited in trust for the benefit of such record holders and subject to immediate withdrawal by them upon surrender of the Company Securities to be so redeemed;

 

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(v) from and after the Redemption Date, any and all rights of whatever nature in respect of the Company Securities selected for redemption pursuant to Section 5.3(iv) (including, without limitation, any rights to vote or participate in dividends declared on Company Securities of the same class or series as the Company Securities selected for redemption), shall cease and terminate, and the holders of such Company Securities selected for redemption pursuant to Section 5.3(iv) shall thenceforth be entitled only to receive the cash or Redemption Securities payable upon such redemption; and
(vi) such other terms and conditions as the Board shall determine in good faith.
For purposes of this Section 5.4 :
(a) “ Company Securities ” shall mean both (i) as to any Person that is a corporation, the authorized shares of such Person’s capital stock, including all classes of common, preferred, voting and nonvoting capital stock, and, as to any Person that is not a corporation or an individual, the ownership, membership, partnership, limited liability company or other interests, as the case may be, in such Person, including, without limitation, the right to share in profits and losses, the right to receive distributions of cash and property, and the right to receive allocations of items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit and similar items from such Person, whether or not such interests include voting or similar rights entitling the holder thereof to exercise control over such Person; and (ii) securities and obligations that, directly or indirectly, whether or not upon the satisfaction of one or more conditions, are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for “Company Securities” as described in clause (i) of this definition.
(b) “ Fair Market Value ” shall mean, with respect to any Company Securities of the Corporation, the volume weighted average sales price for such Company Securities on the New York Stock Exchange or, if such Company Securities are not listed on such exchange, on the principal registered securities exchange on which such Company Securities are listed, during the 30 most recent days on which such Company Securities shall have been traded preceding the day on which notice of redemption shall be given pursuant to this Section 5.4 ; provided , however , that if such Company Securities are not traded on any securities exchange, “Fair Market Value” shall be determined by the Board in good faith; and provided , further , that “Fair Market Value” as to any Person who purchased his, her or its Company Securities within 120 days of a Redemption Date need not (unless otherwise determined by the Board in good faith) exceed the purchase price paid by such Person.
(c) “ Non-Voting Stock ” shall mean shares of Class B Common Stock.
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(e) “ Redemption Securities ” shall mean any debt or equity securities of the Corporation, any subsidiary of the Corporation or any other corporation or other entity, or any combination thereof, having such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the Board and which, together with any cash to be paid as part of the redemption price, in the opinion of any nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Board (which may be a firm which provides other investment banking, brokerage or other services to the Corporation), has a value, at the time notice of redemption is given pursuant to this Section 5.4 , at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such Company Securities to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 5.4 (assuming, in the case of Redemption Securities to be publicly traded, such Redemption Securities were fully distributed and subject only to normal trading activity).
(f) “ Restricted Public Stockholders ” shall mean each stockholder of the Corporation (other than the Televisa Investors and the Principal Investors) (i) that has acquired Company Securities in a public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act, in a block sale in the ordinary course of such stockholder’s trading business or otherwise in the public markets, and (ii) whose ownership or proposed ownership thereof, or whose exercise of any rights of ownership with respect thereto, results or could result in an FCC Regulatory Limitation.
(g) “ Sale Date ” shall mean the date on which the Board anticipates the sale of any Company Securities of the Corporation pursuant to this Section 5.4 to occur.
(h) “ Third Party Purchase Price ” shall mean the cash purchase price at which Company Securities are sold on behalf of the owner of such Company Securities to the highest cash bidder in a sale process conducted by a nationally recognized investment banking firm.
(i) “ Transfer Date ” shall mean the date on which the Board anticipates the Transfer to an FCC-Approved Trust of any Company Securities of the Corporation pursuant to this Section 5.4 to occur.
6. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board. The election of directors need not be by ballot unless the Bylaws shall so require.
7. Subject to the Transaction Agreements, in furtherance and not in limitation of the power conferred upon the Board by law, the Board shall have power to make, adopt, alter, amend and repeal from time to time Bylaws, subject to the right of the stockholders entitled to vote with respect thereto to alter and repeal Bylaws made by the Board.
8. A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that exculpation from liability is not permitted under the DGCL as in effect from time to time. No amendment or repeal of this Section 8 shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

 

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9. To the maximum extent permitted from time to time under the law of the State of Delaware, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to its officers, directors or stockholders or the Affiliates of the foregoing, other than those officers, directors, stockholders or Affiliates who are employees of the Corporation or its direct or indirect subsidiaries. No amendment or repeal of this Section 9 shall apply (a) to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any such officer, director, stockholder or Affiliate for or with respect to any business opportunities of which such officer, director, stockholder or Affiliate becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal or (b) be adverse to any Televisa Investor or its Affiliates or director designee(s) without Televisa’s prior written consent.
10. The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time under the law of the State of Delaware, indemnify and upon request shall advance expenses to any person who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or claim, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was or has agreed to be a director or officer of the Corporation or while a director or officer is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, employee or agent of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including, without limitation, service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with the investigation, preparation to defend or defense of such action, suit, proceeding or claim; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not require the Corporation to indemnify or advance expenses to any person in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, claim or counterclaim initiated by or on behalf of such person. Such indemnification and advancement of expenses shall not be exclusive of other indemnification rights arising as a matter of law, under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of directors or stockholders or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of such person. Any person seeking indemnification under this Section 10 shall be deemed to have met the standard of conduct required for such indemnification unless the contrary shall be established. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Section 10 shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director or officer occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain, at its expense, insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss asserted against such Person and incurred by such Person in any such capacity, or arising out of such Person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL or the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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11. The books of the Corporation may (subject to any statutory requirements) be kept outside the State of Delaware as may be designated by the Board or in the Bylaws.
12. If at any time the Corporation shall have a class of stock registered pursuant to the provisions of the Exchange Act, for so long as such class is so registered, any action by the stockholders of such class must be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be taken by written consent.
13. The Corporation shall not be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.
14. Subject to Section 4.3 and the Transaction Agreements, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and, except as specified in this Certificate of Incorporation, all rights and powers conferred upon stockholders, directors and officers herein are granted subject to this reservation.
15. The provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation do not derogate any of the rights and obligations of any parties contained in any other Transaction Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of this corporation on this 20th day of December, 2010.
         
  BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew Hobson   
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
SIGNATURE PAGE TO BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

 

Exhibit 4.23
Execution Version
Amended and restated
By-Laws
of
Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
(a Delaware corporation ( the “ Corporation ”) )
Effective December 20, 2010
ARTICLE I
Stockholders
SECTION 1. Annual Meetings . The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held each year at such date and time, within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors shall determine.
SECTION 2. Special Meetings . Special meetings of stockholders for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting may be called by order of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or at any time prior to the Corporation having a class of stock registered pursuant to the provisions of the Exchange Act, by stockholders holding together at least four percent (4%) of all the shares of common stock of the Corporation, and shall be held at such date and time, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be specified by such order.
SECTION 3. Notice of Meetings . Written notice of all meetings of the stockholders, stating the place (if any), date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and the place within the city or other municipality or community at which the list of stockholders may be examined, shall be given by mailing, via regular U.S. mail, overnight delivery or, if consented to by the stockholder, by facsimile or by emailing the same, or by delivering the same personally to each stockholder not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting. Notice of any special meeting shall state, in general terms, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held.
SECTION 4. Stockholder Lists . The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

 

 


 

The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by this section or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
SECTION 5. Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by Law or the Certificate of Incorporation, a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of stockholders shall consist of the holders of record of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, which majority shall include the Majority PITV Investors entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy. If there be no such quorum, the holders of a majority of such shares so present or represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without further notice, until a quorum shall have been obtained. When a quorum is once present it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholder.
SECTION 6. Organization . Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman, if any, or if none or in the Chairman’s absence or inability to act the Chief Executive Officer, if any, or if none or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or inability to act a Vice-President, if any, or if no Vice-President is present and able to act, by a chairman to be chosen by the stockholders entitled to vote who are present in person or by proxy at the meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation, or in the Secretary’s absence an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, the presiding officer of the meeting shall appoint any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.
SECTION 7. Voting; Proxies; Required Vote . (a) At each meeting of stockholders, every stockholder shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy appointed by instrument in writing, subscribed by such stockholder or by such stockholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact (but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period), and, unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote registered in the name of such stockholder on the books of the Corporation on the applicable record date fixed pursuant to these By-laws. At all elections of directors the voting may but need not be by ballot and a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors shall elect. Except as otherwise required by Law or the Certificate of Incorporation, any other action shall be authorized by the vote of the majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter.

 

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(b) Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may, except as otherwise required by Law or the Certificate of Incorporation, be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of record of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and the writing or writings are filed with the permanent records of the Corporation; provided , however , that prior to a Televisa Sell-Down, any action of the stockholders taken without a meeting shall also require either Televisa’s written consent or prior written notice provided to Televisa by the earlier of (i) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the taking of such action and (ii) two (2) Business Days after the consent has been signed by the requisite holders of capital stock. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. If at any time the Corporation shall have a class of stock registered pursuant to the provisions of the Exchange Act and the Principal Investors, collectively, no longer beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) at least 50.1% of the then outstanding shares of voting capital stock of the Corporation, then for so long as such class is so registered, any action by the stockholders of such class must be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be taken by written consent.
(c) Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, the presence in person or represented by proxy of the majority of shares of such class or classes shall constitute a quorum entitled to vote on that matter, and the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.
SECTION 8. Inspectors . The Board of Directors, in advance of any meeting, may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If an inspector or inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding at the meeting may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors. In case any person who may be appointed as an inspector fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. Each inspector, if any, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspectors, if any, shall determine the number of shares of stock outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares of stock represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting, the inspector or inspectors, if any, shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by such inspector or inspectors and execute a certificate of any fact found by such inspector or inspectors.

 

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ARTICLE II
Board of Directors
SECTION 1. General Powers . The business, property and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. Qualification; Number; Term; Remuneration . (a) Each director shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age. A director need not be a stockholder or a resident of the State of Delaware. All directors (other than directors appointed by Televisa and its Affiliates) shall be U.S. citizens, unless otherwise agreed by the Majority PITV Investors; provided that Televisa shall have the right to designate the maximum number of non-U.S. citizens allowable under Federal Communications Laws as its representatives on the Board of Directors (up to the maximum number of directors to which Televisa is entitled to designate pursuant to the Principal Investor Agreement) before any Principal Investor may designate any non-U.S. citizens as its representatives on the Board of Directors pursuant to the Principal Investor Agreement and before any independent director who is a non-U.S. citizen is designated to the Board of Directors pursuant to the Principal Investor Agreement. The number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be twenty (20), or such other number as may be fixed from time to time by action of the stockholders or Board of Directors. The use of the phrase “entire Board” herein refers to the total number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.
(b) Directors who are elected at an annual meeting of stockholders, and directors who are elected in the interim to fill vacancies and newly created directorships, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. No person, other than directors that PITV Investors have the right to designate and do designate, may be nominated as a director unless first recommended by the Nominating Committee.
(c) Directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor unless such payment precludes a director from serving, or causes a director who is then independent under the applicable laws and rules to be no longer independent, under applicable laws or stock exchange regulations. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
SECTION 3. Quorum and Manner of Voting .
(a) Except as otherwise provided by Law, a majority of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn a meeting from time to time to another time and place without notice. At each meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, each director shall be entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on at such meeting. Except as may be otherwise provided by Law, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. All directors may attend meetings of the Board of Directors telephonically if they desire.

 

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(b) Prior to an Initial Public Offering (and thereafter if permitted by applicable Law and/or stock exchange rules), each PITV Investor shall have the right to appoint a person, other than another director (an “ Alternate Director ”), to act as a director in the alternative to any of such PITV Investor’s designated directors who cannot attend any meeting of the Board of Directors by providing notice in writing to the Secretary before the applicable meeting. Any Alternate Director shall have all the rights and powers of the director for whom such Alternate Director is appointed in the alternative, provided that such Alternate Director shall not be counted more than once in determining whether or not a quorum is present. An Alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the Board of Directors and to attend and vote at any such meeting at which the director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed in the alternative is not personally present and generally to perform at such meeting all the functions of such director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed. An Alternate Director shall cease to be such if the director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed (i) ceases for any reason to be a director or (ii) revokes the appointment of such Alternate Director by notice in writing deposited with the Secretary.
SECTION 4. Places of Meetings . Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware (including by telephone), as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors, or as may be specified in the notice of meeting.
SECTION 5. Annual Meeting . Following the annual meeting of stockholders, the newly elected Board of Directors shall meet for the purpose of the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Such meeting may be held without notice immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders at the same place at which such stockholders’ meeting is held.
SECTION 6. Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as the Board of Directors shall from time to time by resolution determine; provided , that the Board of Directors shall hold no less than one (1) meeting per fiscal quarter (counting the annual meeting of the Board of Directors as a regular meeting for purposes of this provision). At least fifteen (15) Business Days notice must be given of regular meetings of the Board of Directors even if such meetings are held at times and places fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors, as applicable.
SECTION 7. Special Meetings . Subject to Section 8 of this Article II, special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer, by a majority of the directors then in office or by any PITV Investor.
SECTION 8. Notice of Special Meetings . A notice of the place, date and time and the purpose or purposes of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director by mailing, via regular U.S. mail, overnight delivery or facsimile, at least 48 hours before the proposed start time of such special meeting, or by telephoning or emailing the same or by delivering the same personally not later than 48 hours before the proposed start time of such special meeting (“ Special Board Meeting Notice ”). Within 48 hours from receipt of the applicable Special Board Meeting Notice, one or more of the Televisa Board Designees may notify the chairman of the Board of Directors that he or she cannot attend such scheduled special meeting, and in such event, such special meeting will be postponed to a subsequent date (which, unless otherwise agreed by the Televisa Investors, shall be at least 48 hours after the originally proposed start time for such special meeting). Such special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held on such subsequent date, whether or not any of the Televisa Board Designees can attend the special meeting on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Televisa Board Designees have the right to postpone any proposed special meeting of the Board more than once as a result of any of the Televisa Board Designees’ inability to attend such special meeting.

 

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SECTION 9. Organization . At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the Chairman, if any, or if none or in the Chairman’s absence or inability to act, the Chief Executive Officer, if any, or if none or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or inability to act, any Vice-President who is a member of the Board of Directors, or if no Vice-President is present and able to act a chairman (who must be a director) chosen by the directors, shall preside. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors when present, and, in the Secretary’s absence, the presiding officer may appoint any person to act as secretary.
SECTION 10. Resignation; Removal . Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation and such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the Chief Executive Officer or Secretary, unless otherwise specified in the resignation. If the number of directors that any PITV Investor Group has the right to designate under the Principal Investor Agreement decreases at any time, such PITV Investor Group shall cause to resign such number of directors designated by it as are necessary to comply with such reduced rights. Any or all of the directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote for the election of directors; provided that no director or committee member designated by Televisa shall be removed without Televisa’s prior written consent, subject to the preceding sentence.
SECTION 11. Vacancies . If at any time any director ceases to serve on the Board of Directors or any committee, whether caused by resignation, death, disqualification, removal or otherwise, the PITV Investor Group that designated or nominated such director pursuant to the Principal Investor Agreement shall designate or nominate, respectively, a successor to fill the vacancy created thereby; provided that if no PITV Investor Group designated or nominated such director pursuant to the Principal Investor Agreement or if any position on the Board of Directors for which a Principal Investor previously had the right to designate or nominate a director becomes vacant after such Principal Investor no longer has the right to designate or nominate such director, then a successor to fill the vacancy shall be designated in accordance with the Principal Investor Agreement; provided further that if any position on the Board of Directors for which the Televisa Investors previously had the right to designate or nominate a director becomes vacant after the Televisa Investors no longer have the right to designate or nominate such director, then a successor to fill the vacancy shall be elected by the Board of Directors; in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Principal Investor Agreement, as applicable.

 

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SECTION 12. Action by Written Consent . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the directors consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III
Committees
SECTION 1. Appointment . From time to time the Board of Directors by a resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board may appoint any committee or committees for any purpose or purposes, to the extent lawful, which shall have powers as shall be determined and specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution of appointment.
SECTION 2. Procedures, Quorum and Manner of Voting .
(a) Each committee shall fix its own rules of procedure, and shall meet at such times and places as such committee shall from time to time by resolution determine; provided , that each committee shall hold no less than one (1) meeting per fiscal quarter. Except as otherwise provided by Law, the presence of a majority of the then appointed members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that committee. At each meeting of a committee at which a quorum is present, each member of such committee shall be entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on at such meeting. Except as may be otherwise provided by Law, in every case where a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of a majority of the members of such committee present shall be the act of such committee. All committee members may attend meetings of a committee telephonically if they desire. Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings, and actions taken by a committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors. Notice need not be given of regular meetings of the committees held at times and places fixed by resolution of such committee.
(b) Prior to an Initial Public Offering (and thereafter if permitted by applicable Law and/or stock exchange rules), each PITV Investor shall have the right to appoint a person, other than another member of such committee (an “ Alternate Committee Member ”), to act as a member of such committee in the alternative to any of such PITV Investor’s designated members of such committee who cannot attend any meeting by providing notice in writing to the Secretary before the applicable special meeting. Any Alternate Committee Member shall have all the rights and powers of the committee member for whom such Alternate Committee Member is appointed in the alternative, provided that such Alternate Committee Member shall not be counted more than once in determining whether or not a quorum is present. An Alternate Committee Member shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings and to attend and vote at any such meeting at which the committee member for whom such Alternate Committee Member was appointed in the alternative is not personally present and generally to perform at such meeting all the functions of such committee member for whom such Alternate Committee Member was appointed. An Alternate Committee Member shall cease to be such if the committee member for whom such Alternate Committee Member was appointed (i) ceases for any reason to be a member of such committee or (ii) revokes the appointment of such Alternate Committee Member by notice in writing deposited with the Secretary.

 

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SECTION 3. Notice of Special Meetings . Each PITV Investor shall have the right to call a special meeting of any committee of the Board of Directors. A notice of the place, date and time and the purpose or purposes of each special meeting of such committee shall be given to each member of such committee by mailing, via regular U.S mail, overnight delivery or facsimile, at least 48 hours before the proposed start time of such special meeting, or by telephoning or emailing the same or by delivering the same personally not later than 48 hours before the proposed start time of such special meeting (“ Special Committee Meeting Notice ”). Within 48 hours from receipt of the applicable Special Committee Meeting Notice, one or more members of the committee who are Televisa Board Designees may notify the chairman of such committee that he or she cannot attend such special scheduled meeting, and in such event such special meeting will be postponed to a subsequent date (which, unless otherwise agreed by the Televisa Investors, shall be at least 48 hours after the originally proposed start time for such special meeting). Such special meeting of such committee shall be held on such subsequent date, whether or not any of the Televisa Board Designees can attend the special meeting on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Televisa Board Designees have the right to postpone any proposed special meeting of any such committee more than once as a result of any of the Televisa Board Designees’ inability to attend such special meeting.
SECTION 4. Action by Written Consent . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the committee consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the committee.
SECTION 5. Term; Termination . In the event any person shall cease to be a director of the Corporation, such person shall simultaneously therewith cease to be a member of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
SECTION 1. Election and Qualifications . The Board of Directors shall elect the officers of the Corporation (in accordance, where applicable, with the provisions of the Principal Investor Agreement), which shall include a Chief Executive Officer and a Secretary, and may include, by election or appointment, a President, one or more Vice-Presidents (any one or more of whom may be given an additional designation of rank or function), a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer and such assistant secretaries and such other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time deem proper. Each officer shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by these By-laws and as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

 

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SECTION 2. Term of Office and Remuneration . The term of office of all officers shall be one year and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, but any officer may be removed from office, either with or without cause, at any time by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office arising from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors. The remuneration of all officers of the Corporation may be fixed by the Board of Directors or in such manner as the Board of Directors shall provide.
SECTION 3. Resignation; Removal . Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation and such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the Chief Executive Officer or, in the case of a resignation of the Chief Executive Officer, by the Chairman, unless otherwise specified in the resignation. Any officer shall be subject to removal, with or without cause, at any time by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, and shall have such duties as customarily pertain to that office. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general management and supervision of the property, business and affairs of the Corporation and over its other officers; may appoint and remove assistant officers and other agents and employees, other than officers referred to in Section 1 of this Article IV; and may execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations and instruments.
SECTION 5. President . A President may execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation contracts and other obligations and instruments pertaining to the regular course of the duties of said office, and shall have such other authority as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
SECTION 6. Vice-President . A Vice-President may execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation contracts and other obligations and instruments pertaining to the regular course of the duties of said office, and shall have such other authority as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
SECTION 7. Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer shall in general have all duties incident to the position of Chief Financial Officer and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

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SECTION 8. Secretary . The Secretary shall in general have all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
SECTION 9. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall in general have all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
SECTION 10. Assistant Officers . Any assistant officer shall have such powers and duties of the officer such assistant officer assists as such officer or the Board of Directors shall from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE V
Books and Records
SECTION 1. Location . The books and records of the Corporation may be kept at such place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors or the respective officers in charge thereof may from time to time determine. The record books containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares of stock held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof shall be kept by the Secretary as prescribed in the By-laws and by such officer or agent as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. Addresses of Stockholders . Notices of meetings and all other corporate notices may be delivered personally or mailed to each stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
SECTION 3. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record .
(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

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(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested or by electronic means, including facsimile. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by this chapter, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
(c) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
ARTICLE VI
Certificates Representing Stock
SECTION 1. Certificates; Signatures . The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors of the Corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the President or Vice-President, and by the Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any and all signatures on any such certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. The name of the holder of record of the shares represented thereby, with the number of such shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the Corporation.

 

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SECTION 2. Transfers of Stock . Upon compliance with provisions restricting the Transfer or registration of Transfer of shares of stock, if any, shares of capital stock shall be transferable on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof in person, or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares, properly endorsed, and the payment of all taxes due thereon.
SECTION 3. Fractional Shares . The Corporation may, but shall not be required to, issue certificates for fractions of a share where necessary to effect authorized transactions, or the Corporation may pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive such fractions are determined, or it may issue scrip in registered or bearer form over the manual or facsimile signature of an officer of the Corporation or of its agent, exchangeable as therein provided for full shares, but such scrip shall not entitle the holder to any rights of a stockholder except as therein provided.
To the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, Transfer and registration of certificates representing shares of the Corporation.
SECTION 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any certificate, theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may require the owner of any lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.
ARTICLE VII
Dividends
Subject always to the provisions of Law and the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have full power to determine whether any, and, if any, what part of any, funds legally available for the payment of dividends shall be declared as dividends and paid to stockholders; the distribution of the whole or any part of such funds of the Corporation shall rest wholly within the lawful discretion of the Board of Directors, and it shall not be required at any time, against such discretion, to distribute or pay any part of such funds among or to the stockholders as dividends or otherwise; and before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, thinks proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for authorizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created; subject in any case to any agreements by which the Corporation is bound that restrict the declaration and/or payment of dividends.

 

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ARTICLE VIII
Ratification
To the fullest extent permitted by Law, any transaction questioned in any law suit on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, or the application of improper principles or practices of accounting, may be ratified before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, and if so ratified shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned transaction had been originally duly authorized. Such ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned transaction.
ARTICLE IX
Corporate Seal
The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the year of its incorporation, and shall be in such form and contain such other words and/or figures as the Board of Directors shall determine. The corporate seal may be used by printing, engraving, lithographing, stamping or otherwise making, placing or affixing, or causing to be printed, engraved, lithographed, stamped or otherwise made, placed or affixed, upon any paper or document, by any process whatsoever, an impression, facsimile or other reproduction of said corporate seal.
ARTICLE X
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed, and shall be subject to change, by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise fixed by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year.
ARTICLE XI
Waiver of Notice
Whenever notice is required to be given by these By-laws or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by Law, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.

 

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ARTICLE XII
Bank Accounts, Drafts, Contracts, Etc.
SECTION 1. Bank Accounts and Drafts . In addition to such bank accounts as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, the primary financial officer or any person designated by said primary financial officer, whether or not an employee of the Corporation, may authorize such bank accounts to be opened or maintained in the name and on behalf of the Corporation as he may deem necessary or appropriate, payments from such bank accounts to be made upon and according to the check of the Corporation in accordance with the written instructions of said primary financial officer, or other person so designated by the primary financial officer.
SECTION 2. Contracts . The Board of Directors may authorize any person or persons, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into or execute and deliver any and all deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other obligations or instruments, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
SECTION 3. Proxies; Powers of Attorney; Other Instruments . The Chief Executive Officer or any other person designated by the Chief Executive Officer shall have the power and authority to execute and deliver proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments on behalf of the Corporation in connection with the rights and powers incident to the ownership of stock by the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer or any other person authorized by proxy or power of attorney executed and delivered by either of them on behalf of the Corporation may attend and vote at any meeting of stockholders of any company in which the Corporation may hold stock, and may exercise on behalf of the Corporation any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, or otherwise as specified in the proxy or power of attorney so authorizing any such person. The Board of Directors, from time to time, may confer like powers upon any other person.
SECTION 4. Financial Reports . The Board of Directors may appoint the primary financial officer or other fiscal officer or any other officer to cause to be prepared and furnished to stockholders entitled thereto any special financial notice and/or financial statement, as the case may be, which may be required by any provision of Law.
ARTICLE XIII
Definitions
For purposes of these By-laws:
Acquisition Holdco ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

 

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Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided , however , that neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any of the holders of shares of Common Stock (and vice versa), and, in addition, such specified Person’s Affiliates shall also include, (a) if such specified Person is a private equity investment fund, any other private equity investment fund the primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person or an Affiliate thereof, and (b) if such specified Person is a natural Person, any Family Member of such natural Person.
Affiliated Fund ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, a private equity investment fund that is an Affiliate of such Person or that is advised by the same investment adviser as such Person or by an Affiliate of such investment adviser.
Alternate Committee Member ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 of Article III .
Alternate Director ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) of Article II .
BMPH ” shall mean Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.
BMPS1 ” shall mean BMPI Services, LLC.
BMPS2 ” shall mean BMPI Services II, LLC.
BMPS1 LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPS1, dated as of January 29, 2008, as amended from time to time.
BMPS2 LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPS2, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
Board of Directors ” shall mean the board of directors of the Corporation.
Business Day ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to time.
Class A Common Stock ” shall mean the voting Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Corporation and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class A Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class A Common Stock, or as such shares of Class A Common Stock may be reclassified.

 

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Class B Common Stock ” shall mean the nonvoting Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Corporation and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class B Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class B Common Stock, or as such shares of Class B Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class C Common Stock ” shall mean the voting Class C Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Corporation and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class C Common Stock, or as such shares of Class C Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class D Common Stock ” shall mean the nonvoting Class D Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Corporation and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class D Common Stock, or as such shares of Class D Common Stock may be reclassified.
Co-Investment Vehicle ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (b) the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (c) the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, and (d) the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively.
Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of the Corporation, including the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, as used in these By-laws, outstanding Common Stock does not include Convertible Securities or shares issuable or exercisable in connection thereof.
Convertible Securities ” shall mean any evidence of indebtedness (including the TV Debentures), shares of stock, options, warrants (including the TV Warrants) or other securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, including any options and warrants; provided that the Preferential Rights shall not be deemed to be Convertible Securities.
Corporation ” shall mean Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

 

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Family Member ” shall mean, with respect to any natural Person, (a) any lineal descendant or ancestor or sibling (by birth or adoption) of such natural Person, (b) any spouse or former spouse of any of the foregoing, (c) any legal representative or estate of any of the foregoing, or the ultimate beneficiaries of the estate of any of the foregoing, if deceased and (d) any trust or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.
FCC ” shall mean the United States Federal Communications Commission or any successor entity.
Federal Communications Laws ” shall mean the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules, regulations and policies promulgated by the FCC thereunder.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign government, or governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, agency, commission or court (including the FCC and applicable stock exchange(s)).
Group ” shall mean “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided that a “group” must be formed knowingly in order to constitute a Group, and the existence of any Group may not be established by mere parallel action.
Initial Public Offering ” shall mean the initial underwritten Public Offering registered on Form S-1 (or any successor form under the Securities Act).
Investment Agreement ” shall mean the Investment Agreement among the Corporation, Univision Communications Inc., Televisa, Pay-TV Venture, Inc., and BMPI Services II, LLC dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
Law ” shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree, order or any other judicially enforceable legal requirement (including common law) of any Governmental Authority.
Majority in Interest ” shall mean with respect to shares of Common Stock of one or more class(es), a majority in number of such Shares of all such class or classes taken in the aggregate.
Majority MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the MDP Investors.
Majority PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the PEP Investors.

 

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Majority PITV Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) PITV Investor Groups that, in the aggregate, hold greater than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all PITV Investor Groups ( provided , in the case of the Televisa Investors, including only such shares of Common Stock held directly by Televisa) and (b) a majority of the PITV Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of PITV Investor Groups is two and both of the PITV Investor Groups have not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority PITV Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons other than their respective Permitted Transferees; and provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investor Groups and the transferor PITV Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.
Majority Principal Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) Principal Investor Groups (excluding, in each case, Co-Investment Vehicles that constitute part of such Principal Investor Group) that, in the aggregate, hold at least 60% of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all Principal Investor Groups (without taking into account shares of Common Stock held by Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such Principal Investor Group) and (b) a majority of the Principal Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of Principal Investor Groups is an even number and a majority of the Principal Investor Groups has not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority Principal Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons other than their respective Permitted Transferees; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investors and the Majority Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.
Majority SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the SCG Investors.
Majority Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the Televisa Investors.
Majority THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the THL Investors.
Majority TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the TPG Investors.
MDP ” shall mean, as of any date, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.

 

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MDP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, MDCP Foreign Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P., MDCP US Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of MDP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of these By-laws.
MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, MDP, the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
Minimum Total Combined Investment ” shall mean, with respect to any one Principal Investor, shares of Common Stock with an aggregate initial cost of $150,000,000. For purposes hereof, the agreed initial cost of a share of Common Stock shall be $398.52 (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and similar events).
Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement of the Corporation, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
PEP ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Equity Partners V (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Equity Partners VI (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
PEP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Co-Investors (Univision) L.P., Providence Co-Investors (Univision US) L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of PEP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of these By-laws.

 

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PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, PEP, the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
Permitted Transferee ” shall mean, in respect of (a) any PITV Investor, (i) any Affiliate of such PITV Investor (other than a portfolio company of such PITV Investor) or (ii) any successor entity, (b) any SCG Investor, (i) any Person which is controlled by or for the benefit of Haim Saban or Cheryl Saban (or in the event of their divorce, their subsequent respective spouses) (collectively “ Saban ”) or their Family Members (other than a portfolio company of any SCG Investor), (ii) then-current or former officers and/or employees of Saban or entities controlled by Saban who were issued such interests as a result of or in connection with their employment by Saban, or such officers’ and/or employees’ Family Members to the extent they receive such Transferred interests initially issued to such officer or employee as a result of or in connection with his or her employment by Persons controlled by Saban, and (iii) any trust, custodianship or other entity created for estate or tax planning purposes all of the beneficiaries of which are any of the persons listed in subclause (i) to (iii) of this clause (b) , and (c) any holder of Shares who is a natural person, (i) upon the death of such natural person, such person’s estate, executors, administrators, personal representatives, heirs, legatees or distributees in each case acquiring the Shares in question pursuant to the will or other instrument taking effect at death of such holder or by applicable Laws of descent and distribution and (ii) any Person acquiring such Shares pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; in each case described in clauses (a) through (c) , only if such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Transaction Agreements in accordance with their respective terms to the same extent its transferor is bound thereby (it being understood that any Transfer not meeting the foregoing conditions but purporting to rely on Section 3.1.1 of the Stockholders Agreement shall be null and void). In addition, any Stockholder shall be a Permitted Transferee of the Permitted Transferees of itself and any member of a Principal Investor Group shall be a Permitted Transferee of any other member of such Principal Investor Group. No Restricted Person shall be a “Permitted Transferee.”
Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.
PITV Investor Group ” shall mean (a) each of the Principal Investor Groups; and (b) the Televisa Investors; provided , however , that the Televisa Investors shall cease to be a PITV Investor Group after a Televisa Sell-Down. Where these By-laws provide for the vote, consent or approval of any PITV Investor Group, such vote, consent or approval shall be determined by (i) the Majority MDP Investors, the Majority PEP Investors, the Majority SCG Investors, the Majority Televisa Investors, the Majority THL Investors or the Majority TPG Investors, as the case may be, or (ii) a Purchaser of Control, as applicable, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.

 

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PITV Investors ” shall mean the Televisa Investors and the Principal Investors, collectively; provided that a Principal Investor and/or a Televisa Investor shall cease to be a PITV Investor if it ceases to be a member of a PITV Investor Group; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.
Preferential Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Principal Investor ” shall mean any member of a Principal Investor Group that holds Shares.
Principal Investor Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement of the Corporation, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
Principal Investor Group ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Investors, collectively, (b) the PEP Investors, collectively, (c) the SCG Investors, collectively, (d) the THL Investors, collectively, and (e) the TPG Investors, collectively; provided , however , that any such Principal Investor Group shall cease to be a Principal Investor Group at such time after the Televisa Closing, and at all times thereafter, as such Principal Investor Group ceases to hold Shares representing a Total Combined Investment of at least the Minimum Total Combined Investment; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the rights to exercise the rights of the Principal Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement; provided , further , that no adjustment or modification to the term “Minimum Total Combined Investment” shall cause any former Principal Investor Group to again become a Principal Investor Group. Where these By-laws provide for the vote, consent or approval of any Principal Investor Group, such vote, consent or approval shall be determined by (i) the Majority MDP Investors, the Majority PEP Investors, the Majority THL Investors, the Majority TPG Investors, or the Majority SCG Investors, as the case may be, or (ii) any Purchaser of Control, as applicable, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.
Principal Investor Sell-Down ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Public Offering ” shall mean a public offering and sale of Common Stock for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Restricted Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Saban Arrangements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

 

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SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, SCG Investments II, LLC and its Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
Service Agreements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Special Board Meeting Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 of Article II .
Special Committee Meeting Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 of Article III .
Stockholders Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement of the Corporation, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
subsidiary ” of any Person, shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
Televisa ” shall mean, as of any date, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, and its Permitted Transferees who hold any Shares.
Televisa Board Designee ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Principal Investor Agreement.
Televisa Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, collectively, (i) Televisa; (ii) any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa but that is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Corporation (excluding any Principal Investor); and (iii) a Permitted Transferee of a Person described in clause (ii) above, provided that such Permitted Transferee is, as of such date, a member of, a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Corporation (excluding any Principal Investor); in each case under clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) , only if and to the extent such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares; provided , further , that BMPS2 shall not constitute a Televisa Investor and Televisa shall not be responsible for any actions or failures to act of BMPS2, but Televisa shall be deemed to hold the Shares held by BMPS2, including regardless of any Transfer of Shares by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.

 

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Televisa Sell-Down ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
THL ” shall mean, as of any date, Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any shares of Common Stock.
THL Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision US), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (GS), LLC, and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of THL, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity owns shares of Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, neither THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of these By-Laws.
THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, THL, the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
Total Combined Investment ” shall mean with respect to a Person or group of Persons at any time, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock underlying the outstanding TV Debentures and the outstanding TV Warrants) then held by such Person or group of Persons.
TPG ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 1, L.P., TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 2, L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
TPG Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella Co-Investment, L.P., TPG Umbrella International Co-Investment, L.P., and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of TPG, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Umbrella International V, L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of these By-Laws.

 

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TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG, the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person holds any Shares.
Transaction Agreements ” shall mean the Investment Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the TV Debentures, the TV Warrants, the Service Agreements, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-laws, the organizational documents of BMPH and Univision and the Letter of Credit (as defined in the Investment Agreement).
Transfer ” shall mean any sale, pledge (provided that the term “Transfer” shall not be deemed to include a pledge of any Shares pursuant to a bona fide financing with a financial institution, commercial lender or other bona fide provider of debt financing, but shall be deemed to include a foreclosure on, or subsequent Transfer of, any such pledged Shares), assignment, encumbrance or other transfer or disposition of any Shares (or any voting or economic interest therein) to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall constitute a “Transfer” subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained or referenced in Section 3 of the Stockholders Agreement (a) if a transferee is not an individual, a trust or an estate, and the transferor or an Affiliate thereof ceases to control such transferee, (b) with respect to an Acquisition Holdco, or a holder of Shares which was formed for the purpose of holding Shares, there is a transfer of the equity interests of such Acquisition Holdco or holder other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Acquisition Holdco or holder or of the party transferring the equity of such holder or (c) with respect to an Affiliate of Televisa of which the Shares held by such Affiliate constitute a majority of the value of such Affiliate, there is a direct Transfer of the equity interests of such Affiliate other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Affiliate or of the party transferring the equity of such Affiliate or to the shareholders of any publicly traded parent entity of such Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, a conversion of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock into Common Stock of any such other classes pursuant to the Charter shall not be deemed as a Transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, any Transfer of Units shall be treated as a Transfer of a proportional number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable (based on the total number of Units outstanding and the total number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as the case may be), in each case, as of immediately prior to such Transfer. No securities transferred to or held by BMPS1 or BMPS2 will be deemed to have been Transferred until they are sold by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to securities acquired by BMPS2 from any Televisa Investor, such securities will continue to be deemed to be securities held by Televisa regardless of any Transfer by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
TV Debentures ” shall mean the 1.5% convertible debentures due 2025 initially issued to Televisa pursuant to the Investment Agreement.

 

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TV Warrants ” shall mean the Corporation warrants exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, issuable under certain circumstances pursuant to the TV Debentures and the Transaction Agreements.
Units ” shall have the meaning set forth in the BMPS1 LLC Agreement and the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as applicable.
ARTICLE XIV
Amendments
Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Principal Investor Agreement, the Board of Directors shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Corporation’s By-laws. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Principal Investor Agreement, By-laws adopted by the Board of Directors may be repealed or changed, and new By-laws made, by the stockholders.
ARTICLE XV
Relationship to Transaction Agreements
The provisions of these By-laws are in all cases subject to the rights and obligations under the Transaction Agreements of the Corporation and the other parties thereto.
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Exhibit 4.24
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
by and among
Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc.
Univision Communications Inc.
and
Certain Stockholders of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
Dated as of December 20, 2010

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
    Page  
 
       
1. EFFECTIVENESS; DEFINITIONS
    3  
1.1 Closing
    3  
1.2 Definitions
    3  
2. VOTING AGREEMENT
    3  
2.1 Significant Transactions
    3  
2.2 Consent to Amendment
    5  
2.3 Limitation of Proxy
    5  
2.4 Bank Investors’ Voting Agreement
    5  
2.5 The Company and BMPH
    5  
2.6 Period
    5  
3. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
    6  
3.1 Transfers Allowed
    6  
3.2 Certain Transferees to Become Parties
    9  
3.3 Restrictions on Transfers to Competitors, Restricted Persons and Foreign Persons
    10  
3.4 Impermissible Transfer
    12  
3.5 Notice of Transfer
    13  
3.6 Other Restrictions on Transfer
    13  
3.7 Period
    13  
3.8 Transfer by Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups
    13  
3.9 Restrictions on Stock Ownership and Transfer
    14  
4. “TAG ALONG” AND “DRAG ALONG” RIGHTS, PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER
    15  
4.1 Tag Along
    15  
4.2 Change of Control Drag Along
    20  
4.3 Recapitalization Transaction Drag Along
    22  
4.4 Miscellaneous Sale Provisions
    26  
4.5 Preferential Right of First Refusal
    29  
4.6 Right of First Offer
    32  
4.7 The Televisa Investors’ Rights and Obligations in the Event of a Sponsor Sale
    37  
4.8 The Televisa Investors’ Rights and Obligations in the Event of a Merger Exit
    42  
4.9 Compliance with Sponsor Sale and Merger Exit Procedures
    49  
4.10 Tax Matters
    53  
4.11 Period
    55  
4.12 Exchanges of Equity
    55  
4.13 Other Mergers and Similar Transactions
    55  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
    Page  
 
5. MAXIMUM EQUITY PERCENTAGE; MAXIMUM CAPITAL PERCENTAGE; HOLDER LOCK UP
    56  
5.1 Maximum Equity Percentage; Maximum Capital Percentage
    56  
5.2 Holder Lock Up
    57  
5.3 Liquidity Process for Televisa
    57  
5.4 Demand Public Offering
    60  
5.5 Strategic ROFO
    61  
5.6 Miscellaneous
    61  
6. REMEDIES
    61  
6.1 Generally
    61  
6.2 Deposit
    62  
7. LEGENDS
    62  
7.1 Restrictive Legend
    62  
7.2 1933 Act Legends
    63  
7.3 Stop Transfer Instruction
    63  
7.4 Termination of 1933 Act Legend
    63  
7.5 Shares Held by Co-Investment Vehicles
    63  
7.6 Shares Held by Televisa
    64  
7.7 Waiver of Rights
    64  
8. AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, ETC
    65  
8.1 Oral Modifications
    65  
8.2 Written Modifications
    65  
8.3 Withdrawal from Agreement
    66  
8.4 Effect of Termination
    67  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
    Page  
 
9. DEFINITIONS
    67  
9.1 Certain Matters of Construction
    67  
9.2 Definitions
    67  
10. MISCELLANEOUS
    94  
10.1 Authority; Effect
    94  
10.2 Notices
    94  
10.3 Entire Agreement; No Assignment
    95  
10.4 Descriptive Heading
    95  
10.5 Counterparts
    95  
10.6 Severability
    95  
10.7 No Recourse
    96  
10.8 Aggregation of Shares
    96  
10.9 Obligations of Company, BMPH and Univision
    96  
10.10 Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation
    96  
10.11 Opportunities
    97  
10.12 Information Rights
    98  
10.13 Consent to Notice of Stockholders Meetings
    99  
10.14 Certain Limitations
    99  
11. GOVERNING LAW
    100  
11.1 Governing Law
    100  
11.2 Consent to Jurisdiction
    100  
11.3 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    100  
11.4 Exercise of Rights and Remedies
    101  
11.5 No Third Party Beneficiaries
    101  
11.6 No Derogation of Other Rights
    101  
11.7 No Partnership, Agency, or Joint Venture
    101  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of December 20, 2010 by and among:
  (i)   Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Umbrella Holdings, LLC, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “ Company ”);
 
  (ii)   Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, “ BMPH ”);
 
  (iii)   Univision Communications Inc., successor in interest to Umbrella Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Univision ”);
 
  (iv)   BMPI Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BMPS1 ”);
 
  (v)   BMPI Services II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BMPS2 ”);
 
  (vi)   each Person executing this Agreement as a Principal Investor (collectively with their Permitted Transferees and so long as they are members of a Principal Investor Group, the “ Principal Investors ”);
 
  (vii)   Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico (collectively with its Permitted Transferees, “ Televisa ”);
 
  (viii)   each Person executing this Agreement as a Bank Investor (collectively with their Permitted Transferees, the “ Bank Investors ”);
 
  (ix)   each Person executing this Agreement as an Other Investor (collectively with (A) their Permitted Transferees, (B) Persons who executed this Agreement as Principal Investors who have ceased to be members of a Principal Investor Group and (C) Persons who are transferees of the Televisa Investors (other than New Televisa Investors and Permitted Transferees of Televisa) that are required to execute this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the “ Other Investors ” and together with BMPS1, BMPS2, the Principal Investors, Televisa and the Bank Investors, the “ Investors ”);
 
  (x)   each Person executing this Agreement as a Manager and such other Persons, if any, that from time to time become party hereto as Managers (collectively, the “ Managers ”); and
 
  (xi)   such other Persons, if any, that from time to time become party hereto as transferees of Shares pursuant to Section 3.2 (collectively, together with the Investors and the Managers, the “ Stockholders ”) in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

 


 

RECITALS
1. Each of the Company, BMPH and Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. (“ Acquisition Sub ”), were formed for the purpose of engaging in a transaction in which Acquisition Sub was merged with and into Univision, on March 29, 2007 (the “ Merger Closing ”), with Univision surviving (the “ Merger ”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company, Acquisition Sub and Univision dated as of June 26, 2006 (as amended from time to time, the “ Merger Agreement ”).
2. Upon the Merger Closing, shares of common stock of Acquisition Sub were automatically converted into shares of common stock of Univision, and BMPH thereby holds all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Univision. In addition, and in connection with the Merger Closing, the Company, BMPH, Univision, the Principal Investors, the Bank Investors, the Managers and certain other stockholders of the Company entered into the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007 (as amended from time to time, the “ 2007 Stockholders Agreement ”).
3. On November 23, 2010, the parties to the 2007 Stockholders Agreement entered into a Recapitalization Agreement (the “ Recapitalization Agreement ”), pursuant to which the following events occurred (the “ Recapitalization ”):
(i) the Company amended and restated its existing Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Interim Charter ”), which amendment provided for (A) the authorization of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and (B) the reclassification of all shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock into Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock as set forth in the Recapitalization Agreement and the Interim Charter;
(ii) each Stockholder exchanged the issued and outstanding securities of the Company and of BMPH held by such Stockholder as follows: (A) each holder of shares of 8.64% Cumulative Preferred Stock of BMPH, par value $.001 per share contributed such shares to the Company and received, in exchange for such shares, shares of Class A Common Stock and/or Class B Common Stock; (B) each holder of shares of Class A-1 common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share received, in exchange for such shares, which shares were reclassified as, shares of Class A Common Stock; (C) each holder of shares of Class A-2 common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share received, in exchange for such shares, which shares were reclassified as, shares of Class B Common Stock; (D) each holder of shares of Class L-1 common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share received, in exchange for such shares, which shares were reclassified as, shares of Class A Common Stock; and (E) each holder of shares of Class L-2 common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share received, in exchange for such shares, which shares were reclassified as, shares of Class B Common Stock in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Interim Charter and the Recapitalization Agreement and subject to the conditions of the Recapitalization Agreement; and
(iii) all of the outstanding capital stock of BMPH is currently owned by the Company and no preferred stock of BMPH is outstanding.

 

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4. In connection with the Recapitalization, the parties to the 2007 Stockholders Agreement amended and restated such agreement in its entirety (the “ 2010 Stockholders Agreement ”).
5. Televisa has entered into an Investment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended from time to time, the “ Investment Agreement ”) with Pay-TV Venture, Inc., the Company, BMPS2 and Univision, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) Televisa will, on the terms and conditions set forth therein acquire, or cause one of its subsidiaries to acquire, (i) certain shares of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, (ii) 1.5% convertible debentures issued by the Company and convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, and/or warrants of the Company exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, and (iii) Units from BMPS2 and (b) Univision will, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, acquire the TuTV Interest from Pay-TV Venture, Inc. ( clauses (a) and (b) collectively, the “ Televisa Investment ”).
6. Immediately following the consummation of the closing of the Televisa Investment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement (the “ Televisa Closing ”), the outstanding Common Stock, Units and Convertible Securities of the Company will be held as set forth on Schedule I hereto.
7. In connection with the Televisa Investment, the parties believe that it is in the best interests of the Company, BMPH, Univision and the Stockholders to amend and restate the 2010 Stockholders Agreement and to replace it in its entirety with this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
Therefore, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.   EFFECTIVENESS; DEFINITIONS.
1.1 Closing . This Agreement shall become effective upon the Televisa Closing.
1.2 Definitions . Certain terms are used in this Agreement as specifically defined herein. These definitions are set forth or referred to in Section 9 hereof.
2.   VOTING AGREEMENT .
2.1 Significant Transactions . In each case, subject to any applicable provisions of the Principal Investor Agreement and the Charter, each holder of Shares (other than the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors) hereby appoints, for as long as there are any Principal Investors remaining, each Principal Investor as its proxy to vote such holder’s Shares, whether at a meeting or by written consent in accordance with such holder’s agreements contained in this Section 2.1 that require approval of the Majority Principal Investors, and, for as long as there are any PITV Investors remaining, each PITV Investor as its proxy to vote such holder’s Shares, whether at a meeting or by written consent in accordance with such holders agreements contained in this Section 2.1 that require approval of the Majority PITV Investors, which proxy shall be valid and remain in effect until the applicable provisions of this Section 2.1 expire pursuant to Section 2.6 ; provided , that at any time a Principal Investor that is not eligible to vote its Shares or consent on any of the matters contained in this Section 2.1 , such Principal Investor shall not be eligible to act as proxy in connection with such matter. The power and authority to exercise the proxy granted hereby shall be exercised if and only if the matter to be voted on has been approved by the Majority Principal Investors or Majority PITV Investors, as applicable, and shall be exercised on terms consistent with such approval. The proxy granted hereby is irrevocable and coupled with an interest sufficient in Law to support an irrevocable power. Each Principal Investor who is granted such proxy agrees that it shall only be voted in a manner consistent with such holder’s agreements with respect to voting contained in this Section 2.1 .

 

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2.1.1 Change of Control Transactions . If a vote of holders of Shares (or any class or series of Shares) is required under any applicable Law in connection with a Change of Control transaction being implemented pursuant to Section 4.2 or is determined to be otherwise desirable by the Majority Principal Investors in connection with a transaction being implemented pursuant to Section 4.2 , each holder of Shares (other than the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors) agrees to cast all votes to which such holder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in such manner as the Majority Principal Investors may instruct by written notice to approve any sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization or any other transaction or series of transactions involving the Company or its subsidiaries (or all or any portion of their respective assets) in connection with, or in furtherance of, the exercise by the Majority Principal Investors of their rights under Section 4.2 and in all cases consistent with the provisions of such Section.
2.1.2 Recapitalization Transactions . If a vote of holders of Shares (or any class or series of Shares) is required under any applicable Law in connection with a Recapitalization Transaction being implemented pursuant to Section 4.3 or is determined to be otherwise desirable by the Majority Principal Investors in connection with a Recapitalization Transaction being implemented pursuant to Section 4.3 , each holder of Shares (other than the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors) agrees to cast all votes to which such holder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in such manner as the Majority Principal Investors may instruct by written notice to approve any aspect or aspects of such Recapitalization Transaction in connection with, or in furtherance of, the exercise by the Majority Principal Investors of their rights under Section 4.3 and in all cases consistent with the provisions of such Section.
2.1.3 Election of Members of the Board . If a vote of holders of Shares (or any class or series of Shares) is required under any applicable Law in connection with the election of members of the Board, each holder of Shares (other than the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors) agrees to cast all votes to which such holder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in such manner as the Majority PITV Investors may instruct by written notice to approve such election.

 

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2.1.4 Charter Amendments . Each holder of Shares (other than the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors) agrees to cast all votes to which such holder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special Meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in such manner as the Majority Principal Investors may instruct by written notice to approve any amendment to the Charter that is approved by the Majority Principal Investors and if applicable, by a Majority in Interest of the holders of any class of Shares to the extent such amendment, by its terms, Discriminates against such class of Shares.
2.2 Consent to Amendment . Each holder of Shares (including the Bank Investors but not the Televisa Investors) agrees to cast all votes to which such holder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in such manner as the Majority PITV Investors may instruct by written notice to increase the number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock to the extent necessary to permit the Company to comply with the provisions of the Charter with respect to the conversion of shares of Common Stock. For so long as there are any Principal Investors remaining, each holder of Shares (other than the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors) hereby appoints each Principal Investor as its proxy to vote such holder’s Shares, whether at a meeting or by written consent in accordance with such holder’s agreements contained in this Section 2.2 , which proxy shall be valid and remain in effect until the applicable provisions of this Section 2.2 expire pursuant to Section 2.6 . The power and authority to exercise the proxy granted hereby shall be exercised if and only if the matter to be voted on has been approved by the Majority PITV Investors and shall be exercised on terms consistent with such approval. The proxy granted hereby is irrevocable and coupled with an interest sufficient in Law to support an irrevocable power. Each Principal Investor who is granted such proxy agrees that it shall only be voted in a manner consistent with such holder’s agreements with respect to voting contained in this Section 2.2 .
2.3 Limitation of Proxy . For the avoidance of doubt, except as expressly contemplated by this Section 2 , none of the Principal Investors has been granted a proxy to exercise the rights of any Stockholder under this Agreement.
2.4 Bank Investors’ Voting Agreement . For so long as there are any Principal Investors remaining, until the applicable provisions of this Section 2.4 expire pursuant to Section 2.6 , each Bank Investor agrees to cast all votes to which such holder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in such manner as the Majority Principal Investors may instruct by written notice with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 2.1.1 , 2.1.2 and 2.1.4 and the Majority PITV Investors may instruct by written notice with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 2.1.3 and 2.2 .
2.5 The Company and BMPH . The Company and BMPH will not, and will cause their respective Subsidiaries not to, give effect to any action by any holder of Shares or any other Person which is in contravention of this Section 2 .
2.6 Period . Each of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2 shall expire on the earlier of (a) a Change of Control (other than a Change of Control involving any Purchaser of Control, as provided in Section 3.8 below), and (b) the Principal Investor Sell-Down.

 

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3.   TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS .
3.1 Transfers Allowed . Until the expiration of the provisions of this Section 3 , and subject to Section 3.6 , no Stockholder shall Transfer any of such Stockholder’s Shares to any other Person except as follows:
3.1.1 Permitted Transferees . Subject to Section 3.3 , but without regard to any other restrictions on transfer contained elsewhere in this Agreement, any Stockholder may Transfer any or all of such Shares to such Stockholder’s Permitted Transferees, so long as such Permitted Transferees agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement, and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement to the extent such Stockholder is a party thereto in accordance with Section 3.2 (if not already bound hereby).
3.1.2 Distributions and Bona Fide Charitable Contributions . At or after the closing of the Qualified Public Offering, (a) any Investor may Transfer any or all of such Shares in a bona fide, pro rata Transfer to its partners, members, managers or stockholders (e.g., a pro rata distribution by a private equity partnership to its partners or by a corporation to its stockholders) ( provided that each such transferee shall agree to be bound by Section 4.1 as an “Other Investor” hereunder in accordance with Section 3.2 (if not already bound hereby)), and (b) any holder of Shares may Transfer any or all of such Shares to a Charitable Organization as a bona fide charitable contribution without consideration, in each case, without regard to any other restrictions on Transfer contained elsewhere in this Agreement (other than the provisions of Sections 3.6 and 5 , if applicable). Except as otherwise provided in clause (a) above, any Shares so Transferred shall conclusively be deemed thereafter not to be Shares under this Agreement, and the transferees thereof shall not become parties to this Agreement with respect thereto.
3.1.3 Public Transfers . Any Stockholder may Transfer any or all of such Stockholder’s Shares: (a)(i) in any Public Offering up to and including the Qualified Public Offering (but only to the extent the Majority PITV Investors (or, if there are no PITV Investors remaining, the Company) so determine(s); provided that the Majority PITV Investors or the Company, as applicable, shall grant or withhold such consent on an equitable basis ( e.g. , pro rata in proportion to ownership of Shares) with respect to Stockholders who wish to Transfer Shares in a particular Public Offering), or (ii) in any Public Offering subsequent to the Qualified Public Offering; or (b) after the closing of a Qualified Public Offering, pursuant to (x) a block sale to a financial institution in the ordinary course of its trading business, or (y) any Transfer following an Initial Public Offering pursuant to Rule 144, in the case of clauses (a) and (b) , subject to the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, but without regard to any other restrictions on transfer contained elsewhere in this Agreement (other than the provisions of Sections 3.6 and 5.2 , if applicable); provided that the Prospective Selling Stockholder does not direct, request or encourage such underwriters, market makers or block sale purchasers to resell such shares to any Person who is a Restricted Person or non-U.S. Person for purposes of Federal Communications Laws (in all cases, without taking into account for such purposes any foreign attribution related to non-controlling equity owners of any entity organized under the Laws of a state of the United States of America (i.e., only ownership by a non-U.S. Person or group that owns a majority of voting equity, or directly or indirectly has the right to or does nominate or designate a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar body, of an entity organized under the Laws of a state of the United States of America will be taken into account)) (for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 3.1.3 shall restrict the Transfer of Shares to a nationally recognized underwriter, in its capacity as an underwriter of a public underwritten offering where such underwriter agrees to undertake in good faith to sell such Shares within two (2) Business Days after its acquisition thereof). Shares Transferred pursuant to this Section 3.1.3 shall conclusively be deemed thereafter not to be Shares under this Agreement, and the transferees thereof shall not become parties to this Agreement with respect thereto.

 

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3.1.4 Tag Along and Drag Along; Purchases from Management; Other Televisa Transfers .
(b) Change of Control Drag Along . A Stockholder may Transfer any or all of such Shares pursuant to Section 4.2 , without regard to any other restrictions on Transfer contained elsewhere in this Agreement (other than the provisions of Sections 3.3 , 4 .4 and 5 , if applicable) so long as each transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.2 (if not already bound hereby). Shares so Transferred shall conclusively be deemed thereafter to be Shares under this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.2 .
(c) Recapitalization Transaction Drag Along . Each Stockholder may exchange, convert or Transfer any or all of its Shares pursuant to Section 4.3 (including any Televisa Investors who elect, in their sole discretion, to Transfer any or all of their Shares in such Recapitalization Transaction), without regard to any other restrictions on Transfer contained elsewhere in this Agreement (other than the provisions of Section 3.3 , if applicable). Shares received upon such exchange, conversion or Transfer shall conclusively be deemed thereafter to be Shares under this Agreement.
(d) Tag Along . A Participating Seller may Transfer Shares pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1 without regard to any other restrictions on Transfer contained elsewhere in this Agreement (other than the provisions of Sections 3.3 , 3.6 . 4.4 and 5 , if applicable) so long as each transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement, and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement to the extent such Stockholder is a party thereto in accordance with Section 3.2 (if not already bound hereby). Shares so Transferred shall conclusively be deemed thereafter to be Shares under this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.2 .

 

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(e) Management . The Company may purchase Shares and Convertible Securities from the management of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than any partner, principal, employee or Affiliate of a Principal Investor, which, as of the Televisa Closing, includes the Chairman of the Board of the Company), without regard to any other restrictions on Transfer contained elsewhere in this Agreement.
(f) Other Televisa Transfers . The Televisa Investors may Transfer any or all of their Shares in a Sponsor Sale, Merger Exit or other Sale or Transfer pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 4 . In addition, in the event that Televisa reasonably believes that its ownership of Shares at any time could reasonably be expected to be subject to regulatory review due to, or restricted by, Foreign Ownership Restrictions, then Televisa or a Televisa Investor may, but is not required to, after notice to, and an opportunity for comment by, the Company, (it being agreed that any such assignment shall be the sole decision of Televisa and the Company shall have no consent right) assign their Shares to (i) an FCC-Approved Trust, (ii) any other Person while regulatory or judicial relief is being sought with respect to such Foreign Ownership Restrictions or (iii) any other Person if the FCC has ordered that Televisa reduce its voting or equity ownership in the Company, or Televisa has received written notification from the FCC of an investigation with respect to Televisa’s ownership of the Company, and provided in either case in this clause (iii) that Televisa seeks regulatory or judicial relief related to such order or investigation within six (6) months of the transfer to such Person. The assignment set forth in the preceding sentence shall only be for the period during which such Foreign Ownership Restrictions prevent Televisa from holding such Shares or while Televisa is actively seeking regulatory or judicial relief with respect to the Foreign Ownership Restrictions or from the applicable order or investigation, as applicable (or in the case of clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the transfer to the other Person and thereafter while Televisa is seeking regulatory or judicial relief related to such order or investigation) and once such period terminates, such FCC-Approved Trust or other Person shall assign such Shares to Televisa or otherwise as permitted under the Transaction Documents or otherwise comply with the terms of any applicable order of the FCC or regulatory or judicial decision. Upon any such assignment set forth in this Section 3.1.4(e) , the FCC-Approved Trust or other Person to which such assignment is made shall become party to this Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement as a Televisa Investor to the extent Televisa is a party thereto.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
3.1.5 Other Transfers . In addition to any Transfers made in accordance with Sections 3.1.1 , 3.1.2 , 3.1.3 or 3.1.4 , (a) any Stockholder (other than the Televisa Investors) may Transfer any or all of such Stockholder’s Shares of a single class or of multiple classes with the prior written consent of the Majority Principal Investors (or, if there are no Principal Investors remaining, the Company); provided , that following the earlier of (i) the closing of a Qualified Public Offering and (ii) March 29, 2012, the consent of the Majority Principal Investors (or the Company, if applicable) shall not be required for any such Transfer; and (b) the Televisa Investors may Transfer any or all of their respective Shares of a single class or of multiple classes (without the consent of the Majority Principal Investors or the Company); provided in each case of clause (a) and (b) that (x) such Transfer is in compliance with Sections 3.2 , 3.3 , 3.5 , 3.6 and 4 and (y) each transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of (i) this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.2 (if not already bound hereby), (ii) the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, and (iii) in the case of a Transfer by any PITV Investor, the Principal Investor Agreement.
3.1.6 Restricted Period . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Stockholders shall Transfer any Shares until after the *** of the Televisa Closing, except pursuant to Section 3.1.1 .
3.1.7 Transfer of Televisa Interests . Nothing in this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements shall be deemed to prohibit, restrict, condition, or otherwise impact (a) any sale of the capital stock, equity interests of other securities of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. or any subsidiary or any parent entity thereof so long as the Shares of the Company do not constitute a majority of the value of such Person, (b) any spin-off, split-off or other similar transactions of Grupo Televisa S.A.B. or any subsidiary or parent entity thereof while shares of such Person are traded on a national exchange in Mexico or the United States of America or any other internationally recognized stock exchange, or (c) any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. or any subsidiary or parent entity thereof so long as the Shares of the Company do not constitute a majority of the value of the assets being sold; it being understood that any Person holding Shares in any transaction contemplated by clause (b) or (c) shall agree to assume Televisa’s obligations hereunder to the same extent as Televisa was bound and shall be deemed to be “Televisa” for all purposes under the Transaction Agreements.
3.2 Certain Transferees to Become Parties . Any transferee receiving Shares in a Transfer pursuant to Section 3.1.1 , 3.1.4(a) , (b) , (c) or (e) or 3.1.5 shall become a Stockholder party to this Agreement and be subject to the terms and conditions of, and be entitled to enforce, this Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement to the extent such Stockholder is a party thereto, to the same extent, and in the same capacity, as the Stockholder that Transfers such Shares to such transferee; provided , that (a) only a Permitted Transferee of a Principal Investor or a Purchaser of Control to whom all of the rights and obligations of the Principal Investors have been transferred in accordance with Section 3.8 will be deemed to be a “Principal Investor” for purposes of this Agreement, (b)(i) only a Permitted Transferee of Televisa will be deemed to be “Televisa” for purposes of this Agreement and (ii) only a Permitted Transferee of Televisa or a New Televisa Investor will be deemed to be a “Televisa Investor” for purposes of this Agreement, (c) only a Permitted Transferee of a Bank Investor will be deemed to be a “Bank Investor” for purposes of this Agreement, (d) only a Permitted Transferee of an Other Investor or a Person that ceases to be a New Televisa Investor will be deemed to be an “Other Investor” for purposes of this Agreement and (e) only a Permitted Transferee of a Manager will be deemed to be a “Manager” for purposes of this Agreement. Prior to the Transfer of any Shares to any transferee pursuant to Section 3.1.1 , 3.1.4(a) , (b) , (c) or (e) or 3.1.5 , and as a condition thereto, each Stockholder effecting such Transfer (or in the case of a Transfer being effectuated pursuant to Section 4.1 , the Prospective Selling Stockholder) shall (x) cause such transferee to deliver to the Company and each of the PITV Investor Groups (other than the PITV Investor Group of which the transferor is a member, if applicable) its written agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement to the extent such Stockholder is a party thereto, to the extent described in the preceding sentence, and, (y) if such Transfer is to a Permitted Transferee, remain directly liable for the performance by such Permitted Transferee of all obligations of such transferee under this Agreement.

 

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3.3 Restrictions on Transfers to Competitors, Restricted Persons and Foreign Persons . In addition to any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to Section 3.3.4 :
3.3.1 Transfers to Competitors . No Stockholder shall Transfer any Shares pursuant to Sections 3.1.1 , 3.1.4 or 3.1.5 to a Competitor (for the avoidance of doubt, which term shall not include Televisa) without the prior written approval of the Board as set forth below. If any Prospective Selling Stockholder proposes to Transfer any Shares pursuant to Sections 3.1.1 , 3.1.4 or 3.1.5 to any Prospective Buyer, the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall furnish a written notice (which notice may be the same notice as (i) the Tag Along Notice, if any, delivered pursuant to Section 4.1 , (ii) the Sale Notice, if any, delivered pursuant to Section 4.6 , (iii) the Sponsor Sale Notice, if any, delivered pursuant to Section 4.7 or (iv) the Merger Exit Notice, if any, delivered pursuant to Section 4.8 ; provided , that in the case of clauses (i) - (iv) such notice includes all of the information required by the next sentence) to the Company and each PITV Investor Group at least ten (10) Business Days prior to such proposed Transfer. Such notice shall set forth the material terms of the proposed Transfer, including (a) the number and class of the Shares to be Transferred, (b) the per share purchase price or the formula by which such price is to be determined and (c) the name and address of the Prospective Buyer (if known). If the Prospective Buyer (or an Affiliate thereof) has previously been determined by the Board to be a Competitor and such determination has not been reversed by written notice to all Stockholders, the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall not Transfer any Shares to such Prospective Buyer without the written approval of the Board; provided that any consideration of such Transfer by the Board shall exclude any designees of the Prospective Selling Stockholders or their Affiliates. If the Prospective Buyer (or an Affiliate thereof) has not previously been determined by the Board to be a Competitor, the Prospective Selling Stockholder may Transfer Shares to such Prospective Buyer unless, within seven (7) Business Days after the date of delivery of the notice required by the second sentence of this Section 3.3.1 , the Board delivers written notice to the Prospective Selling Stockholder that such Prospective Buyer has been designated a Competitor. If, within such time period, a notice designating such Prospective Buyer a Competitor is delivered, then the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall not Transfer any Shares to such Prospective Buyer without the approval of the Board; provided that any consideration of such Transfer by the Board shall exclude any designees of the Prospective Selling Stockholders or their Affiliates. In the event any proposed Transfer to a Competitor is approved in accordance with the foregoing, such approval shall also apply to Transfers made to such Prospective Buyer by any Tag Along Sellers.

 

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3.3.2 Transfers to Restricted Persons . A Stockholder (other than a Televisa Investor) shall not, and shall require its Permitted Transferees not to, and the Company shall not, and shall require the Company’s parent (if any) and subsidiary entities not to, directly or indirectly Transfer or issue any Shares or other securities or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Company’s parent (if any) or subsidiaries to a Restricted Person, including pursuant to Section 3.1.1 , 3.1.4 or 3.1.5 , without the prior written approval of the Majority Televisa Investors. This Section 3.3.2 shall not apply with respect to any Transfer made subsequent to a Televisa Sell-Down. For purposes of determining whether any Person constitutes a Restricted Person, such determination shall be made as of immediately prior to the date that the transferring Stockholder (other than a Televisa Investor) or its relevant Transferees, or the Company, its subsidiaries, or its parent entities, as applicable, expects to enter into a definitive agreement pursuant to which such Stockholder or its relevant Transferees or the Company, its subsidiaries, or its parent entities, as the case may be, agrees to Transfer or issue Shares or other securities or assets to such Person. The Stockholders (other than the Televisa Investors) and the Company, its subsidiaries, and its parent entities will use good faith efforts not to structure arrangements or agreements in a manner to circumvent the provisions of this Section 3.3.2 , the definition of “Restricted Person”, or the defined terms used herein or therein.
3.3.3 Transfers to Non-US Persons . A Stockholder (other than a Televisa Investor) shall not, and shall require its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer Shares to any Person which is known or reasonably should be known by such Stockholder or its Permitted Transferees to be a non-U.S. Person for purposes of the Federal Communications Laws if, as a result of such Transfer, the percentage ownership of voting interests and/or equity interests of the Company owned directly or indirectly by non-U.S. Persons for purposes of the Federal Communications Laws would increase as a result of such Transfer (in all cases, without taking into account for such purposes any foreign attribution related to non-controlling equity owners of any entity organized under the Laws of a state of the United States of America (i.e., only ownership by a non-U.S. Person or group that owns a majority of voting equity, or directly or indirectly has the right to or does nominate or designate a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar body, of an entity organized under the Laws of a state of the United States of America will be taken into account)); provided , that this Section 3.3.3 shall not apply with respect to any Transfer made subsequent to the later to occur of a Televisa Sell-Down or Televisa owning less than 10% of the Common Stock of the Company (on a fully diluted, as-exercised and as-converted basis). The Company agrees that it will not, except in an offering that is a Public Offering, issue any capital stock or Convertible Securities to, or merge with or into or otherwise combine with, any Person that is known or reasonably should be known by the Company to be a Non-U.S. Person whose ownership of such issued capital stock or capital stock underlying such Convertible Securities would, directly or indirectly, increase the aggregate foreign ownership attributable to the Company under the Federal Communications Laws (without taking into account for such purposes any foreign attribution related to non-controlling equity owners of any entity organized under the Laws of a state of the United States (i.e., only ownership by a non-U.S. Person or group that owns a majority of voting equity, or directly or indirectly has the right to or does nominate or designate a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar body, of an entity organized under the Laws of a state of the United States of America will be taken into account)); provided , that the Company may comply with any obligation with respect to the exercise of Convertible Securities by any such Person so long as the Company did not originally issue such Convertible Securities to such Person or any other such Non-U.S. Person.

 

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3.3.4 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions in Section 3.3.1 , Section 3.3.2 (other than the last sentence thereof) and Section 3.3.3 shall not apply to any Transfers (a) to any Principal Investor or any Affiliated Fund of any Principal Investor (for the sake of clarity, excluding portfolio companies); (b) to Televisa or any of its Affiliates; (c) pursuant to Rule 144 effected as “brokers’ transactions” (as defined in Rule 144) ( provided , that Section 3.3.1 , Section 3.3.2 (other than the last sentence thereof) and Section 3.3.3 shall not apply to any Transfer by Bank Investors pursuant to Rule 144, whether or not effected as “brokers’ transactions”), (d) with respect a Transfer to Competitors only, to any Purchaser of Control in connection with a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, or (e) pursuant to any Public Offering or, following the Initial Public Offering, pursuant to Rule 144 directly to a “market maker” (as defined in Rule 144) or pursuant to a genuine block sale to a financial institution in the ordinary course of its trading business, in each case under this Section 3.3.4 , provided that the Prospective Selling Stockholder and the Company do not direct, request or encourage such underwriters, market makers or block sale purchasers to resell such shares to any Person who is a Restricted Person, Competitor or non-U.S. Person for purposes of Federal Communications Laws (in all cases, without taking into account for such purposes any foreign attribution related to non-controlling equity owners of entities organized under the jurisdiction of a state of the United States of America (i.e., only ownership by a non-U.S. Person or group that owns a majority of voting equity of or otherwise controls an entity organized under the jurisdiction of a state of the United States of America will be taken into account)) (for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 3.3.4 shall restrict the Transfer of Shares to a nationally recognized underwriter, in its capacity as an underwriter of a public underwritten offering where such underwriter agrees to undertake in good faith to sell such Shares within two (2) Business Days after its acquisition thereof ( provided that Section 3.3.1 , Section 3.3.2 (other than the last sentence thereof) and Section 3.3.3 shall not apply to any Transfer by Bank Investors pursuant to the Initial Public Offering or, following the Initial Public Offering, pursuant to Rule 144, whether or not made directly to “market makers”).
3.4 Impermissible Transfer . Any attempted Transfer of Shares not permitted under the terms of this Section 3 shall be null and void, and the Company shall not in any way give effect to any such impermissible Transfer. The Company agrees that it will not knowingly or intentionally support, facilitate or cooperate (including by providing due diligence information, making members of management available for meetings or discussions and giving representations, warranties and/or indemnities) with respect to any Transfers by any holder of securities of the Company party to this Agreement or any of its parent entities or subsidiaries which would violate the terms of this Agreement, including restrictions on Transfers to Restricted Persons, Competitors or non-U.S. Persons for purposes of the Federal Communications Laws and Transfers that do not comply with the Change of Control process in Sections 4.7 and 4.8 , as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit shall be subject to the terms of Section 3.3.2 and 3.3.3 .

 

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3.5 Notice of Transfer . To the extent any Stockholder or Permitted Transferee shall Transfer any Shares pursuant to Section 3.1.1 or 3.1.5 , such Stockholder or Permitted Transferee shall, within five (5) Business Days following consummation of such Transfer, deliver notice thereof to the Company and each PITV Investor Group; provided , however , that such notice shall be provided to only the Company if prior notice of such transaction was previously provided to each PITV Investor Group in accordance with Section 3.2 or 3.3 .
3.6 Other Restrictions on Transfer . The restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement are in addition to any other restrictions on Transfer to which a Stockholder may be subject, including any restrictions imposed by applicable Law or restrictions on transfer contained in the Charter or any restricted stock agreement, stock option agreement, stock subscription agreement or other agreement to which such Stockholder is a party or by which it is bound.
3.7 Period . Unless specifically provided otherwise, each of the foregoing provisions of Sections 3.1 , 3.2 , and 3.3.1 shall expire upon a Principal Investor Sell-Down. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 3.3.2 and 3.3.3 shall survive any Public Offering and, in accordance with its terms, any Change of Control.
3.8 Transfer by Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups . Subject to any applicable provisions of the Charter, the certificate of incorporation or similar organizational documents of subsidiaries of the Company, the Principal Investor Agreement and Sections 4.7 , 4.8 and 4.9 hereof, each PITV Investor agrees and acknowledges hereby that each Principal Investor’s and each Principal Investor Group’s individual and collective rights in their capacity as such under any and all of the applicable Transaction Agreements (other than the Investment Agreement and the Service Agreements) (including such rights pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5 and 2.6 of the Principal Investors Agreement, but excluding the rights retained by any such transferor as an “Other Holder” under this Agreement (including under Section 4.1 ) and as an “Other Investor” under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, in each case, by virtue of any Shares retained by such transferor), (i) shall be fully transferred by such Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups to such Purchaser of Control in connection with a Compliant Change of Control Transaction with the result that the Purchaser of Control will become and have all the rights of the Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups, and the rights so transferred shall not be retained by or shared with the transferors, provided that such Purchaser of Control agrees to assume all of the Principal Investors’ and Principal Investor Groups’ obligations hereunder and under any and all applicable Transaction Agreements (but excluding the obligations that continue to be imposed on any such transferor as an Other Holder under this Agreement and/or as an Other Investor under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement by virtue of any Shares retained by such transferor), in each case, to the same extent as the transferor was bound, and the transferor remains bound as an Other Holder under this Agreement and as an Other Investor under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement to the extent it owns any Shares following such Compliant Change of Control Transaction, (ii) such transfer of rights to and assumption of obligations by the Purchaser of Control shall not in itself require any Televisa Investor’s approval hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Agreements or any other agreement (without prejudice to any approvals expressly required for or in connection with, or other rights expressly provided with respect to, the Compliant Change of Control Transaction, the Change of Control Procedures and other applicable provisions of the Transaction Agreements), and (iii) any Purchaser of Control can thereafter transfer all such rights (other than rights that it elects to terminate) and all such obligations to any subsequent Purchaser of Control in connection with a Compliant Change of Control Transaction; provided that none of the rights so transferred shall be retained by or shared with the transferring Purchaser of Control and such subsequent Purchaser of Control shall assume all of the Principal Investor Groups’ obligations under any and all of the applicable Transaction Agreements (but excluding the obligations that continue to be imposed on any transferor as an Other Holder under this Agreement and as an Other Investor under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement by virtue of any Shares retained by such transferor), in each case, to the same extent as the transferor Purchaser of Control was bound, and the transferor Purchaser of Control remains bound as an Other Holder under this Agreement and as an Other Investor under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement to the extent that it owns any Shares following such Compliant Change of Control Transaction. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Transaction Agreements to the contrary, (x) the rights afforded to Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups in their capacity as such under this Agreement shall not terminate due to the Transfer of Shares held by Principal Investors to a Purchaser of Control and the resulting reduction in the percentage ownership of the Shares held by any Principal Investor shall not constitute a Principal Investor Sell-Down for purposes of this Agreement, so long as all such rights are fully transferred to such Purchaser of Control (and not retained by or shared with the transferors) and the obligations of the Principal Investors in their capacity as such under the Transaction Agreements (other than the Investment Agreement and the Service Agreements) are fully assumed by such Purchaser of Control to the same extent as the transferors were bound, and (y) none of the rights or obligations of any of the Principal Investors under the Service Agreements may be assigned or transferred to, or assumed by, a Purchaser of Control (except for any rights or obligations assigned or transferred by a Principal Investor to, and assumed by, a Purchaser of Control who is its Affiliate).

 

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3.9 Restrictions on Stock Ownership and Transfer .
3.9.1 The Company may restrict or deprive the ownership, or proposed ownership, of Company Securities of the Company by any Restricted Public Stockholder or other Person (other than any Televisa Investor or any Principal Investor and their Permitted Transferees or a Purchaser of Control) if such ownership or proposed ownership (a) is or could be inconsistent with, or in violation of, any provision of the Federal Communications Laws, (b) limits or impairs or could limit or impair any business activities or proposed business activities of the Company under the Federal Communications Laws or (c) subjects or could subject the Company to any law, regulation or policy under the Federal Communications Laws to which the Company would not be subject but for such ownership or proposed ownership ( clauses (a) , (b) and (c) collectively, “ FCC Regulatory Limitations ”); in each case so long as such restriction is approved by both Televisa and the Majority Principal Investors (or, following a Principal Investor Sell-Down, both Televisa and the Board). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event may the Company take any action (x) in order to comply with or the Federal Communications Laws that Discriminates against Televisa or the Televisa Investors, (y) that restricts or deprives any Televisa Investor of the ownership, or proposed ownership, of any securities of the Company, or (z) that adversely affects the governance rights, rights to Board seats, approval rights, participation rights, liquidation preference, participation rights, tag-along rights, exemption from drag-along obligations, right of first offer, Preferential Rights or other rights or obligations of the Televisa Investors set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements or the rights of any Televisa Investor with respect to a FCC Permitted Increase in Ownership. For purposes of this Section 3.9 :
(b) “ Company Securities ” shall mean both (i) as to any Person that is a corporation, the authorized shares of such Person’s capital stock, including all classes of common, preferred, voting and nonvoting capital stock, and, as to any Person that is not a Company or an individual, the ownership, membership, partnership, limited liability company or other interests, as the case may be, in such Person, including the right to share in profits and losses, the right to receive distributions of cash and property, and the right to receive allocations of items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit and similar items from such Person, whether or not such interests include voting or similar rights entitling the holder thereof to exercise control over such Person; and (ii) securities and obligations that, directly or indirectly, whether or not upon the satisfaction of one or more conditions, are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for “Company Securities” as described in clause (i) of this definition.

 

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(c) “ Restricted Public Stockholders ” shall mean each stockholder of the Company (other than the Televisa Investors and the Principal Investors) (i) that has acquired Company Securities in a public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act, in a block sale in the ordinary course of such stockholder’s trading business or otherwise in the public markets, and (ii) whose ownership or proposed ownership thereof, or whose exercise of any rights of ownership with respect thereto, results or could result in an FCC Regulatory Limitation.
4. “TAG ALONG” AND “DRAG ALONG” RIGHTS, PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER .
4.1 Tag Along . Subject to prior compliance with Sections 4.5 and 4.6 , if any Prospective Selling Stockholder proposes to Sell any Shares of a single class or of multiple classes to any Prospective Buyer(s) (including any Sale to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.5 or a First Offer Purchaser pursuant to Section 4.6 ) in a Transfer that is subject to Section 3.1.5 (including a Sponsor Sale, if it is subject to Section 3.1.5 ) prior to the Principal Investor Sell-Down, then the following provisions shall apply:
4.1.1 Notice . The Prospective Selling Stockholder shall, prior to any such proposed Transfer, furnish a written notice (the “ Tag Along Notice ”) to the Company, which shall promptly furnish the Tag Along Notice to each Investor (other than (i) any Investor that is the Prospective Buyer or a member of the Prospective Buyer’s PITV Investor Group, if applicable, or a member of the Prospective Selling Stockholder’s PITV Investor Group, if applicable, (ii) in connection with any Sponsor Sale with respect to which the Televisa Investors will receive a Sponsor Sale Notice pursuant to Section 4.7.1 , the Televisa Investors and, (iii) in connection with any proposed Transfer to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.5 , Televisa) and each Manager who holds Tag Eligible Shares (each, a “ Tag Along Holder ”). The Tag Along Notice shall include:
(b) the material terms and conditions of the proposed Sale, including (i) the number and class of the Shares to be purchased from the Prospective Selling Stockholder, (ii) the fraction(s) expressed as a percentage, determined by dividing the number of Shares of each class to be purchased from the Prospective Selling Stockholder by the total number of Tag Eligible Shares of each such class held by the Prospective Selling Stockholder (for each class, the “ Tag Along Sale Percentage ”) (it being understood that the Company shall reasonably cooperate with the Prospective Selling Stockholder in respect of the determination of each applicable Tag Along Sale Percentage), (iii) the per share purchase price or the formula by which such price is to be determined and the payment terms, including a description of any non-cash consideration sufficiently detailed to permit valuation thereof, (iv) the name and address of each Prospective Buyer and (v) if known, the proposed Transfer date; and

 

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(c) an invitation to each Tag Along Holder to make an offer to include in the proposed Sale to the applicable Prospective Buyer(s) Tag Eligible Shares of the same class(es) being sold by the Prospective Selling Stockholder held by such Tag Along Holder (not in any event to exceed the Tag Along Sale Percentage of the total number of Tag Eligible Shares of the applicable class held by such Tag Along Holder), on the same terms and conditions (subject to Section 4.4.4 in the case of Convertible Securities and subject to Section 4.4.1 under all circumstances), with respect to each Share Sold, as the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall Sell each of its Shares. For purposes of this Section 4.1 , all shares of Common Stock will be treated as a single class and, subject to Section 4.4.4 , all Convertible Securities will be treated as the same class as Common Stock on an as-exercised or as-converted basis but subject to the Prospective Buyer(s)’s election to acquire the Convertible Securities instead of the underlying shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4.4.4 .
4.1.2 Exercise . (a) Within seven (7) Business Days (or ten (10) Business Days, if the proposed Transfer is not also the subject of a currently effective Preferential ROFR Notice under Section 4.5 or a Sale Notice under Section 4.6 ) after the date of delivery of the Tag Along Notice by the Company to each applicable Investor or Manager or (b) with respect to the Televisa Investors in the case of a Sponsor Sale with respect to which the Televisa Investors will receive a Sponsor Sale Notice pursuant to Section 4.7.1 , at any time on or before the Sponsor Sale Election Deadline, each Tag Along Holder desiring to make an offer to include Tag Eligible Shares of the same class(es) being sold by the Prospective Selling Stockholder in the proposed Sale (each a “ Participating Seller ” and, together with the Prospective Selling Stockholder, collectively, the “ Tag Along Sellers ”) shall furnish a written notice (the “ Tag Along Offer ”) to the Prospective Selling Stockholder indicating the number of Tag Eligible Shares of the same class(es) being sold by the Prospective Selling Stockholder which such Participating Seller desires to have included in the proposed Sale (not in any event to exceed the Tag Along Sale Percentage of the total number of Tag Eligible Shares of the applicable class held by such Tag Along Holder). If the proposed Sale involves Shares of multiple classes, each Participating Seller must include Tag Eligible Shares of each class in the same proportions as are being sold by the Prospective Selling Stockholder. Each Tag Along Holder who does not make a Tag Along Offer in compliance with the above requirements, including the time period, shall have waived and be deemed to have waived all of such holder’s rights with respect to such Sale, and the Tag Along Sellers shall thereafter be free to Sell to the Prospective Buyer, at a per share price no greater than the per share price set forth in the Tag Along Notice and on other material terms and conditions which are not materially more favorable to the Tag Along Sellers than those set forth in the Tag Along Notice, without any further obligation to such non-accepting Tag Along Holder pursuant to this Section 4.1 .

 

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4.1.3 Irrevocable Offer .
(b) The offer of each Participating Seller contained in such holder’s Tag Along Offer or Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election, as applicable, shall be irrevocable, and, to the extent such offer is accepted, such Participating Seller shall be bound and obligated to Sell in the proposed Sale on the same terms and conditions, consistent with Section 4.4.2 , with respect to each Share Sold (subject to Section 4.4.4 in the case of Convertible Securities), as the Prospective Selling Stockholder, up to such number of Tag Eligible Shares as such Participating Seller shall have specified in such holder’s Tag Along Offer or Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election, as applicable; provided , that Section 4.7.6 below, and not this clause (a) , shall apply to the Televisa Investors in a Sponsor Sale with respect to which the Televisa Investors will receive a Sponsor Sale Notice pursuant to Section 4.7.1 with respect to which Section 4.7 applies.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to consummation, the terms of such proposed Sale shall change with the result that the per share price shall be less than the per share price set forth in the Tag Along Notice or the other material terms and conditions shall be materially less favorable to the Tag Along Sellers than those set forth in the Tag Along Notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a material portion of the cash consideration being modified to non-cash consideration), the acceptance by each Participating Seller shall be deemed to be revoked, and it shall be necessary for a separate Tag Along Notice to be furnished, and the terms and provisions of this Section 4.1 separately complied with, in order to consummate such Sale pursuant to this Section 4.1 ; provided , that in such case of a separate Tag Along Notice, the applicable period to which reference is made in Section 4.1.2 shall be four (4) Business Days; and provided , further, that Section 4.7.6 below, and not this clause (b) , shall apply to the Televisa Investors in a Sponsor Sale with respect to which the Televisa Investors will receive a Sponsor Sale Notice pursuant to Section 4.7.1 with respect to which Section 4.7 applies.

 

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4.1.4 Reduction of Shares Sold . The Prospective Selling Stockholder shall attempt to obtain the inclusion in the proposed Sale of the entire number of Tag Eligible Shares which each of the Tag Along Sellers requested to have included in the Sale (as evidenced in the case of the Prospective Selling Stockholder by the Tag Along Notice and in the case of each Participating Seller by such Participating Seller’s Tag Along Offer). In the event the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall be unable to obtain the inclusion of such entire number of Tag Eligible Shares in the proposed Sale, the number of Tag Eligible Shares to be sold in the proposed Sale shall be allocated among the Tag Along Sellers, as nearly as practicable, as follows:
(b) there shall be first allocated to each Tag Along Seller a number of Tag Eligible Shares equal to the lesser of (i) the number of Tag Eligible Shares offered (or proposed, in the case of the Prospective Selling Stockholder) to be included by such Tag Along Seller in the proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 4.1 and (ii) a number of Tag Eligible Shares equal to such Tag Along Seller’s Pro Rata Portion; and
(c) the balance, if any, not allocated pursuant to clause (a) above shall be allocated to those Tag Along Sellers which offered to sell a number of Tag Eligible Shares of the applicable class in excess of such Tag Along Seller’s Pro Rata Portion to each such Tag Along Seller on a pro rata basis, based upon the amount of such excess, or in such other manner as the Tag Along Sellers may otherwise agree.
In the event that the number of Shares that each Participating Seller will be permitted to sell in a particular Sale is reduced in accordance with clauses (a) and (b) above, the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall be responsible for determining the total number of Shares to be sold by each Participating Seller in the proposed Sale in accordance with this Section 4.1.4 , and shall provide notice to each Participating Seller of the number of Shares that such Participating Seller will be selling in such Sale no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the consummation of such Sale.
4.1.5 Additional Compliance .
(b) If prior to consummation, the terms of the proposed Sale shall change with the result that the per share price to be paid in such proposed Sale shall be greater than the per share price set forth in the Tag Along Notice or the other material terms of such proposed Sale shall be materially more favorable to the Tag Along Sellers than those set forth in the Tag Along Notice, the Tag Along Notice shall be null and void, and it shall be necessary for a separate Tag Along Notice to be furnished, and the terms and provisions of this Section 4.1 separately complied with, in order to consummate such proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 4.1 ; provided , however , that in the case of such a separate Tag Along Notice, the applicable period to which reference is made in Section 4.1.2 shall be four (4) Business Days; and provided , further , that Section 4.7.6 below, and not this clause (a) , shall apply to the Televisa Investors in a Sponsor Sale with respect to which Section 4.7 applies.

 

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(c) In addition, if the Prospective Selling Stockholders have not completed the proposed Sale by the end of the 120 th day after the date of delivery of, (i) if the proposed Transfer is also the subject of a currently effective Sale Notice under Section 4.6 , such Sale Notice, (ii) if the proposed Transfer is also the subject of a currently effective Preferential ROFR Notice under Section 4.5 , such Preferential ROFR Notice and (iii) otherwise, the Tag Along Notice and/or Sponsor Sale Notice, as applicable, then each Participating Seller shall be released from its obligations under its Tag Along Offer and/or Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election, as applicable, such Tag Along Notice or Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election, as applicable, shall be null and void, and it shall be necessary for a separate Tag Along Notice and/or Sponsor Sale Notice, as applicable, to be furnished, and the terms and provisions of this Section 4.1 and/or Section 4.7 , as applicable, separately complied with, in order to consummate such proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 4.1 and/or Section 4.7 , as applicable, unless the failure to complete such proposed Sale resulted directly from either (x) any failure by any Participating Seller to comply with the terms of this Section 4 or (y) any failure by the FCC to consent to such transfer; provided , that such consent is received within two hundred seventy (270) days of such 120th day.
4.1.6 Assignment . Televisa shall be permitted to assign its rights under this Section 4.1 in whole or in part to any transferee of Shares permitted under the Transaction Agreements, including any FCC-Approved Trust or any other Person. From and after such assignment, Televisa and all such transferees shall be deemed to be “Televisa” and a “Televisa Investor” for purposes of this Section 4.1 .
4.1.7 Section 16 . If a Televisa Investor is a Tag Along Seller, the Prospective Selling Stockholders and the Company shall structure any Tag Along Sale with respect to the Televisa Investors so as not to result in liability of any Televisa Investor with respect to any Shares acquired prior to the delivery of the Tag Along Notice under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and the related Exchange Act Rules, if applicable; provided that this obligation shall not require the Prospective Selling Stockholders or the Company to materially delay the consummation of, or to take any action that adversely impacts the value to be obtained in, the Tag Along Sale (other than, if Televisa consents, with respect to the applicable Televisa Investor(s)).
4.1.8 For the avoidance of doubt, the Stockholders’ rights and obligations under this Section 4.1 shall continue after a Change of Control except as otherwise provided herein and in accordance with the Transaction Documents.

 

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4.2 Change of Control Drag Along . Each Stockholder agrees, if requested in writing by the Majority Principal Investors at any time, and from time to time, prior to the Principal Investor Sell-Down, to Sell a percentage of one or more classes of Shares held by such Stockholder that is equal to the percentage of such Shares owned by the Prospective Selling Stockholders that are proposed to be Sold by the Prospective Selling Stockholders (which may be of a single class or of multiple classes to a Prospective Buyer) which would result in a Change of Control (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2.2 below, the “ Drag Along Sale Percentage ”), in the manner and on the terms set forth in this Section 4.2 (any such sale, a “ Drag Along Sale ”); provided , however , that this Section 4.2 shall not apply to a Change of Control if (a) the applicable Prospective Buyer is a member of a Principal Investor Group, and (b) such Change of Control has not been approved by vote or written consent of the Principal Investor Majority; provided , further , that no Televisa Investor shall be deemed to be a Stockholder for the purposes of this Section 4.2 (other than the notice provisions) and shall not be subject to the terms hereof unless a Televisa Sell-Down has occurred, and in the event that any Televisa Investor is deemed to be a Stockholder for purposes of this Section 4.2 , the terms of this Section 4.2 shall not restrict any Transfers of Shares owned by any Televisa Investor which are otherwise in compliance with this Agreement (including that the transferee, if not a Televisa Investor, be bound by this Section 4.2 and the other terms of this Agreement to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement); and provided further , that, for the avoidance of doubt, a Televisa Investor’s exemption from the Stockholders’ obligations under this Section 4.2 shall not be transferable to any transferee of Shares held by such Televisa Investor other than a Permitted Transferee of Televisa or another Televisa Investor (but only for so long as they continue to be a Televisa Investor). For purposes of this Section 4.2 , all shares of Common Stock will be treated as a single class and each share of Common Stock will be Sold at the same price and for the same form of consideration. Subject to Section 4.4.4 and the provisions of the Convertible Securities providing for the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, all Convertible Securities will be treated as the same class as Common Stock on an as-exercised or as-converted basis (without prejudice to the rights of such Stockholder with respect to the conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities and any entitlement to any payment of premium thereon or thereunder, including any premiums payable under Section 4(a) or 5(a) of the TV Debentures or pursuant to Section 4.4.4 ) but subject to the Prospective Buyer(s)’s election to acquire the Convertible Securities instead of the underlying shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4.4.4 . All Shares to be sold pursuant to Section 4.2 shall be included in determining whether or not a proposed transaction constitutes a Change of Control.

 

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4.2.1 Exercise in a Change of Control Transaction . The Prospective Selling Stockholders shall furnish a written notice (the “ Drag Along Sale Notice ”) to the Company at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the consummation of the Change of Control transaction, and the Company shall promptly furnish such Drag Along Sale Notice to each Stockholder other than the Prospective Selling Stockholder. The Drag Along Sale Notice shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the proposed Sale, including (a) the number and class of Shares to be acquired from the Prospective Selling Stockholders, (b) the Drag Along Sale Percentage for each class, (c) the per share consideration to be received in the proposed Sale for each class, including the form of consideration (if other than cash), (d) the name and address of the Prospective Buyer and (e) if known, the proposed Sale date or a good faith estimate thereof. If the Prospective Selling Stockholders consummate the proposed Sale to which reference is made in the Drag Along Sale Notice, each other Stockholder (each, a “ Participating Seller ,” and, together with the Prospective Selling Stockholders, collectively, the “ Drag Along Sellers ”) shall: (x) be bound and obligated to Sell the Drag Along Sale Percentage of such Stockholder’s Shares of each class in the proposed Sale on the same terms and conditions, with respect to each Share Sold (subject to Section 4.4.4 in the case of Convertible Securities, including any election by the Prospective Buyer(s) to acquire the Convertible Securities instead of the underlying Shares in accordance with Section 4.4.4 ) as the Prospective Selling Stockholders shall Sell (subject to Section 4.4.4 in the case of Convertible Securities, and subject to Section 4.4.1 under all circumstances in connection with a Change of Control transaction); and (y) except as provided in Section 4.4.1 or 4.4.4 , shall receive the same form and amount of consideration per Share to be received by the Prospective Selling Stockholders for the corresponding class of Shares (on an as converted basis, if applicable), provided that in no event will contractual rights with respect to the election of directors received by any Prospective Selling Stockholder be deemed to be the receipt of additional forms or amounts of consideration per Share. Except as provided in Section 4.4.1 , if any Stockholders holding Shares are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received (other than with respect to any roll-over option given to the Televisa Investors in accordance with Section 4.7.4 or 4.8.3 or to any or all holders of Management Shares), all Stockholders holding Shares will be given the same option. Unless otherwise agreed by each Drag Along Seller, any non-cash consideration shall be allocated among the Drag Along Sellers pro rata based upon the aggregate amount of consideration to be received by such Drag Along Sellers. If at the end of the two hundred seventieth (270th) day after the date of delivery of the Drag Along Sale Notice, the Prospective Selling Stockholders have not completed the proposed Sale, the Drag Along Sale Notice shall be null and void, each Participating Seller shall be released from such holder’s obligation under the Drag Along Sale Notice and it shall be necessary for a separate Drag Along Sale Notice to be furnished and the terms and provisions of this Section 4.2 separately complied with, in order to consummate such proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 4.2 , unless the failure to complete such proposed Sale resulted directly from the failure by the FCC to consent to such transfer; provided , that such consent is received within two hundred seventy (270) days of such two hundred seventieth (270th) day. The right of a holder of Unvested Shares to receive consideration for such Unvested Shares pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be subject to the vesting and other terms of such Unvested Shares.
4.2.2 Adjustment of Drag Along Percentage . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares held by BMPS2 shall be excluded from a Drag Along Sale and, if agreed by the Majority Principal Investors, the following Shares may be excluded from a Drag Along Sale: (i) Shares held by the management of the Company and its subsidiaries, and/or (ii) Shares held by BMPS1; provided , that upon such exclusion, the Drag Along Sale Percentage of each Stockholder shall be increased to reflect such Shares that the management, BMPS1 or BMPS2 are not required to Sell.
4.2.3 Waiver of Appraisal Rights . Each Drag Along Seller agrees not to demand or exercise appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to a transaction subject to this Section 4.2 as to which such appraisal rights are available.

 

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4.2.4 Section 16 . If a Televisa Investor is deemed to be a Stockholder subject to the provisions of this Section 4.2 in accordance with the terms hereof, the Prospective Selling Stockholders and the Company shall structure any Drag Along Sale with respect to the Televisa Investors so as not to result in liability of any Televisa Investor with respect to any Shares acquired prior to the delivery of the Drag Along Sale Notice under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and the related Exchange Act Rules, if applicable; provided that this obligation shall not require the Prospective Selling Stockholders or the Company to materially delay the consummation of, or to take any action that adversely impacts the value to be obtained in, the Drag Along Sale (other than, if Televisa consents, with respect to the applicable Televisa Investor(s)).
4.2.5 Miscellaneous Provisions . The provisions of Section 4.4 shall apply to any Sale under this Section 4.2 to the extent, and on the terms, provided therein.
4.3 Recapitalization Transaction Drag Along . Each Stockholder hereby agrees, if requested by the Majority PITV Investors at any time, and from time to time, prior to the Principal Investor Sell-Down, to exchange, convert or Transfer a percentage of one or more classes of Shares held by such Stockholder that is equal to the percentage of such Shares owned by the applicable PITV Investors which are proposed to be exchanged, converted or Transferred by the applicable PITV Investors in a Recapitalization Transaction (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3.6 below, the “ Drag Along Recapitalization Percentage ”), in the manner and on the terms set forth in this Section 4.3 (any such sale, a “ Drag Along Recapitalization Sale ”); provided , however , that no Televisa Investor shall be deemed to be a Stockholder for any purposes under this Section 4.3 (other than the notice provisions) and shall not be subject to the terms hereof at any time. For purposes of this Section 4.3 , the shares of Common Stock will be treated as a single class and, subject to Section 4.4.4 , all Convertible Securities will be treated as the same class of Common Stock on an as-exercised or as-converted basis.
4.3.1 Exercise in a Recapitalization Transaction . The Company (solely at the direction of the Majority PITV Investors) shall furnish a written notice (the “ Drag Along Recapitalization Notice ”) to each Stockholder at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the consummation of the Recapitalization Transaction. The Drag Along Recapitalization Notice shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the proposed Recapitalization Transaction, including (a) the number and class of Shares to be exchanged, converted or Transferred in the Recapitalization Transaction, (b) the Drag Along Recapitalization Percentage for each class and (c) the new form of securities or other forms of consideration (including cash) to be received upon exchange, conversion or Transfer of Shares of each class of Shares being exchanged, converted or Transferred. If the Recapitalization Transaction described in such Drag Along Recapitalization Notice is consummated, each Stockholder shall: (x) be bound and obligated to exchange, convert or Transfer the Drag Along Recapitalization Percentage of such Stockholder’s Shares of each class included in the proposed Recapitalization Transaction on the same terms and conditions, with respect to each Share being exchanged, converted or Transferred (subject to Section 4.3.4 in the case of Convertible Securities) as the other holders of such Shares (subject to Section 4.3.4 in the case of Convertible Securities and subject to Section 4.3.2 under all circumstances); and (y) except as provided in Section 4.3.2 , receive the same securities or other consideration per Share exchanged, converted or Transferred ( provided , that holders of Shares with voting rights will receive voting securities, and holders of non-voting Shares will receive non-voting securities). If at the end of the two hundred seventieth (270th) day after the date of delivery of the Drag Along Recapitalization Notice, the Recapitalization Transaction has not been completed, the Drag Along Recapitalization Notice shall be null and void, each Stockholder shall be released from such Stockholder’s obligation under the Drag Along Recapitalization Notice and it shall be necessary for a separate Drag Along Recapitalization Notice to be furnished and the terms and provisions of this Section 4.3.1 separately complied with in order to consummate such proposed Recapitalization Transaction pursuant to this Section 4.3 , unless the failure to complete such proposed Recapitalization Transaction resulted directly from the failure by the FCC to consent to such transfer; provided , that such consent is received within two hundred seventy (270) days of such two hundred seventieth (270th) day. The right of a holder of Unvested Shares to receive securities upon exchange, conversion or Transfer of such Unvested Shares pursuant to this Section 4.3.1 shall be subject to the vesting and other terms of such Unvested Shares.

 

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4.3.2 Certain Legal Requirements . In the event the receipt of securities to be received in exchange for, or upon conversion or Transfer of, Shares in a proposed Recapitalization Transaction pursuant to this Section 4.3 by a Stockholder would require under applicable Law (a) the registration or qualification of such securities or of any Person as a broker or dealer or agent with respect to such securities where such registration or qualification is not otherwise required for the Recapitalization Transaction, or (b) the provision to any Stockholder of any specified information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, such securities or the issuer thereof that is not otherwise required to be provided for the Recapitalization Transaction by the Company, then, at the election of the Majority PITV Investors, such Stockholder shall not have the right to exchange, convert or Transfer Shares in such proposed Recapitalization Transaction. In such event, the Company shall have the obligation to cause to be paid to such Stockholder in lieu thereof, against surrender of the Shares (in accordance with Section 4.3.5 hereof) which would have otherwise been exchanged, converted or Transferred by such Stockholder in the Recapitalization Transaction, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares as of the effective date of the Recapitalization Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.3.2 shall not apply to any PITV Investor, BMPS1, BMPS2 or any Bank Investor.
4.3.3 Further Assurances . Each Stockholder shall take or cause to be taken all such reasonable actions as may be necessary or reasonably desirable in order to expeditiously consummate any Recapitalization Transaction and any related transactions, including executing, acknowledging and delivering consents, assignments, waivers and other documents or instruments and furnishing information and copies of documents, filing applications, reports, returns, filings and other documents or instruments with governmental authorities, and otherwise reasonably cooperating with the Company; provided , however , that Stockholders shall be obligated to become liable to the Company in respect of any representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities or otherwise solely to the extent provided in the immediately following sentence; provided , that no Stockholder shall be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless such Stockholder is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except to the extent as may be required by the Securities Act, (ii) make joint representations or warranties, (iii) be liable as to any representations,

 

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warranties, covenants and other agreements in excess of the proceeds received by such Stockholder in connection with such Transfer, or (iv) make any representations or warranties in connection with the business or condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; provided , further , that in no event will a Stockholder be responsible for more than its pro rata share of any indemnification obligations). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Stockholder agrees to execute and deliver such agreements as may be reasonably specified by the Company, including agreements to (a) make individual representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements as to the unencumbered title to its Shares and the power, authority and legal right to Transfer such Shares and the absence of any Adverse Claim with respect to such Shares, (b) be liable as to such representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements, in each case to the same extent as the other Stockholder(s) are liable for the comparable representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by them or on their behalf; provided , that such liability shall not exceed the proceeds received by such Stockholder in connection with such Transfer; provided , further , that no Bank Investor or (if Televisa Investors elect in their sole discretion to be a Stockholder for purposes of this Section 4.3 ) Televisa Investor shall be required to enter into restrictive covenants that bind their Affiliates or, in the case of the Televisa Investors, themselves (other than with respect to such Affiliates of Bank Investors that are limited partners of the Bank Investors), and (c) other than with respect to Televisa Investors, at the request of the Majority PITV Investors, immediately prior to the consummation of the Recapitalization Transaction convert any voting Shares held by such Stockholder into non-voting Shares, and vice versa. Each Stockholder (other than the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors) hereby constitutes and appoints each member of the Majority PITV Investors who requested such Recapitalization Transaction, or any of them, with full power of substitution, as such Stockholder’s true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact, in such Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to execute and deliver any and all agreements that the members of the Majority PITV Investors who requested such Recapitalization Transaction reasonably believe are consistent with this Section 4.3.3 , and such member of the Majority PITV Investors shall provide a copy of such agreements to such Stockholder within five (5) Business Days of execution; provided , however , that failure to deliver such documents within such time period shall not impair or affect the validity of such agreements. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent death, incapacity, bankruptcy or dissolution of any Stockholder. In connection with any FCC approval required with regards to any Recapitalization Transaction, the Company shall file such FCC applications as it is required to file in order to obtain such FCC approval, and each Stockholder shall cooperate with the Company and promptly provide the Company with any and all information necessary (as reasonably determined by the Company’s outside legal counsel, which shall be a nationally recognized law firm with expertise in Federal Communications Laws) to complete the filing of such applications. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such FCC approval, including (1) diligently prosecuting such applications, including opposing any petitions to deny, or other objections filed with respect to, such FCC applications, and (2) promptly taking all other actions reasonably requested by the Majority PITV Investors as necessary, desirable and/or appropriate to facilitate obtaining such FCC approval.

 

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4.3.4 Treatment of Convertible Securities . If any Stockholder shall exchange, convert or Transfer Convertible Securities in any Recapitalization Transaction pursuant to this Section 4.3 in which such Stockholder participates, then such Stockholder shall receive in exchange for such Convertible Securities, options, warrants or convertible securities, as the case may be, with substantively identical and otherwise substantially similar terms (including with respect to the spread between the fair market value of the relevant security and the exercise price to purchase such security) as the Convertible Securities being exchanged, converted or Transferred, and which are exercisable for or convertible into securities of the same nature as those being issued to the Stockholders in the Recapitalization Transaction in exchange for the Shares for or into which the Convertible Securities being exchanged were initially exercisable or convertible.
4.3.5 Closing . The closing of a Recapitalization Transaction to which this Section 4.3 applies shall take place (a) on the proposed exchange, conversion or Transfer date, if any, specified in the Drag Along Recapitalization Notice ( provided , that consummation of any Transfer may be extended beyond such date to the extent necessary to obtain any applicable governmental approval or other required approval or to satisfy other conditions) or (b) if no proposed Transfer date was specified in the Drag Along Recapitalization Notice, at such time as the Company shall specify by reasonable notice to each Stockholder. At the closing of such Recapitalization Transaction, each Stockholder shall deliver the certificates evidencing the Shares to be exchanged, converted or Transferred by such Stockholder, duly endorsed, or with stock (or equivalent) powers duly endorsed, for transfer with signature guaranteed, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, with any stock (or equivalent) transfer tax stamps affixed, against delivery of the applicable consideration and any comparable transfer materials for any Convertible Securities to be exchanged, converted or Transferred.
4.3.6 Adjustment of Drag Along Recapitalization Percentage . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares held by BMPS2 shall be excluded from a Drag Along Sale and Drag Along Recapitalization Sale and, if agreed by the Majority PITV Investors, the following Shares may be excluded from a Drag Along Recapitalization Sale: (i) Shares held by the management of the Company and its subsidiaries, and/or (ii) Shares held by BMPS1; provided , that this Section 4.3.6 shall not derogate from any Investor’s rights pursuant to Section 4.1 ; provided , further , that upon such exclusion, the Drag Along Recapitalization Percentage of each Stockholder shall be increased to reflect such Shares that the management, BMPS1 or BMPS2 are not required to Sell.

 

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4.4 Miscellaneous Sale Provisions . The following provisions shall be applied to any proposed Sale to which Sections 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.5 or 4.6 apply, except that Sections 4.4.2 and 4.4.4 shall also apply to any Merger Exit, Sponsor Sale or other Sale pursuant to Section 4 :
4.4.1 Certain Legal Requirements . In the event the consideration to be paid in exchange for Shares in a proposed Sale pursuant to Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 includes any securities, and the receipt thereof by a Participating Seller would require under applicable Law (a) the registration or qualification of such securities or of any Person as a broker or dealer or agent with respect to such securities where such registration or qualification is not otherwise required for the Sale by the Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) or (b) the provision to any Tag Along Seller or Drag Along Seller of any specified information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, such securities or the issuer thereof that is not otherwise required to be provided for the Sale by the Prospective Selling Stockholder(s), then such Participating Seller shall not have the right to Sell Shares in such proposed Sale. In such event, the Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) shall, (x) in the case of a Sale pursuant to Section 4.1 , have the right, but not the obligation, and, (y) in the case of a Sale pursuant to Section 4.2 , have the obligation, to cause to be paid to such Participating Seller in lieu thereof, against surrender of the Shares (in accordance with Section 4.4.5 hereof) which would have otherwise been Sold by such Participating Seller to the Prospective Buyer in the proposed Sale, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares as of the date such securities would have been issued in exchange for such Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.4.1 shall not apply to any PITV Investor, BMPS1, BMPS2 or any Bank Investor.
4.4.2 Further Assurances . Each Participating Seller and First Offer Purchaser, Proposed Purchaser and, in the event that it exercises its Preferential Right of First Refusal, Televisa (as a purchaser), shall take or cause to be taken all such reasonable actions as may be necessary or reasonably desirable in order to expeditiously consummate each Sale pursuant to Section 4 and any related transactions, including executing, acknowledging and delivering consents, assignments, waivers and other documents or instruments, furnishing information and copies of documents, filing applications, reports, returns, filings and other documents or instruments with governmental authorities, and otherwise reasonably cooperating with the Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) and the Prospective Buyer; provided , however , that Participating Sellers shall be obligated to become liable to the Prospective Buyer in respect of any representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities or otherwise solely to the extent provided in the immediately following sentence; provided , further , that in connection with a Sale pursuant to Section 4 , no Stockholder shall be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless such Stockholder is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except to the extent as may be required by the Securities Act, (ii) make joint representations or warranties, (iii) be liable as to any representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in excess of the proceeds received by such Stockholder in connection with such Transfer, or (iv) make any representations or warranties in connection with the business or condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; provided , further , that in no event will a Stockholder be responsible for more than its pro rata share of any indemnification obligations). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Participating Seller agrees to execute and deliver such agreements as may be reasonably specified by the Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) to which such Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) will also be party, including agreements to (a) make individual representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements as to the unencumbered title to its Shares and the power, authority and legal right to Transfer such Shares and the absence of any Adverse Claim with respect to such Shares, (b) be liable as to such representations,

 

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warranties, covenants and other agreements, in each case to the same extent as the Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) are liable for the comparable representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by them or on their behalf; provided , that in connection with a Sale pursuant to Section 4 , such liability shall not exceed the proceeds received by such Stockholder in connection with such Transfer; provided , further , that in connection with a Sale pursuant to Section 4 , no Bank Investor or Televisa Investor shall be required to enter into restrictive covenants that bind their Affiliates or, in the case of the Televisa Investors, themselves (other than with respect to such Affiliates of Bank Investors that are limited partners of the Bank Investors), and (c) other than with respect to Televisa Investors, at the request of the Majority PITV Investors, immediately prior to the consummation of the Sale convert any voting Shares held by such Participating Seller into non-voting Shares, and vice versa; provided , that, subject to Section 4.4.4 , including any election by the Prospective Buyer(s) to acquire the Convertible Securities instead of the underlying shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4.4.4 , the shares of Common Stock will be treated as a single class and each share of Common Stock will be Sold at the same price and for the same form of consideration. Each Participating Seller (other than the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors) hereby constitutes and appoints each of the Prospective Selling Stockholders, or any of them, with full power of substitution, as such Participating Seller’s true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact, in such Participating Seller’s name, place and stead, to execute and deliver any and all agreements that such Prospective Selling Stockholder reasonably believes are consistent with this Section 4.4.2 and such member of the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall provide a copy of such agreements to such Stockholder within five (5) Business Days of execution; provided , however , that failure to deliver such documents within such time period shall not impair or affect the validity of such agreements. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent death, incapacity, bankruptcy or dissolution of any Participating Seller. In connection with any FCC approval required with regard to any Sale pursuant to Section 4 , the Company shall file such FCC applications as it is required to file in order to obtain such FCC approval, and each Stockholder shall promptly provide the Company with any and all information necessary (as reasonably determined by the Company’s outside legal counsel, which shall be a nationally recognized law firm with expertise in Federal Communications Laws) to complete the filing of such applications. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such FCC approval, including (1) diligently prosecuting such applications, including opposing any petitions to deny, or other objections filed with respect to, such FCC applications, and (2) promptly taking all other actions reasonably requested by the Prospective Selling Stockholders as necessary, desirable and/or appropriate to facilitate obtaining such FCC approval.
4.4.3 Sale Process . The Majority Principal Investors in the case of a proposed Sale pursuant to Section 4.2 , or the Prospective Selling Stockholder, in the case of a proposed Sale pursuant to Section 4.1 , 4.5 or 4.6 shall, in their sole discretion, decide whether or not to pursue, consummate, postpone or abandon any proposed Sale and the terms and conditions thereof. No holder of Shares nor any Affiliate of any such holder shall have any liability to any other holder of Shares or the Company arising from, relating to or in connection with the pursuit, consummation, postponement, abandonment or terms and conditions of any proposed Sale except to the extent such holder shall have failed to comply with the provisions of this Section 4 .

 

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4.4.4 Treatment of Convertible Securities . If any Participating Seller shall Sell Convertible Securities (or shall convert Convertible Securities in order to Sell the underlying Shares) in any Sale pursuant to this Section 4 , then, without prejudice to the rights of such Stockholder with respect to the conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities and any entitlement to any payment of premium thereon or thereunder, including any premiums payable under Section 4(a) or 5(a) of the TV Debentures, such Participating Seller shall receive in exchange for such Convertible Securities consideration in the amount (if greater than zero) equal to the purchase price received by the Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) in such Sale for the number of shares of each class of Common Stock that would be issued upon exercise, conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities less the exercise price, if any, of such Convertible Securities (to the extent exercisable, convertible or exchangeable at the time of such Sale), plus in the case of any Common Stock or TV Warrants into which such TV Debentures were converted in connection with such Sale, and are included by Televisa Investors in any such Sale, the Extra Amount determined as of the date that such Sale is consummated, unless the Company, at its election, instead enters into an agreement with the Televisa Investors which obligates the Company to continue to pay amounts which are equal to the amounts of interest payments that otherwise would be required in respect of such TV Debentures that are so converted and sold from the date of conversion to the Maturity Date (as defined in the terms of the TV Debentures), and subject to reduction for any tax or other amounts required to be withheld under applicable Law, and plus in the case of any TV Debentures that are not converted in connection with such Sale and are acquired by the Prospective Buyer(s) on an unconverted basis, an amount of additional consideration from the Prospective Buyer(s) equal to the Extra Amount determined as of the date that such Sale is consummated.
4.4.5 Closing . Subject to Sections 4.1.7 and 4.2.4 , the closing of a Sale to which Section 4.1 , 4.2 or 4.6 applies shall take place (a) on the proposed Transfer date, if any, specified in the Tag Along Notice, Drag Along Sale Notice or Sale Notice, as applicable (provided that consummation of any Transfer may be extended beyond such date to the extent necessary to obtain any applicable governmental approval or other required approval or to satisfy other conditions), (b) if no proposed Transfer date was required to be specified in the applicable notice, at such time as the Prospective Selling Stockholders shall specify by notice to each Participating Seller and (c) at such place as the Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) shall specify by notice to each Participating Seller or First Offer Purchaser, as applicable. At the closing of such Sale, each Participating Seller shall deliver the certificates evidencing the Shares to be Sold by such Participating Seller, duly endorsed, or with stock (or equivalent) powers duly endorsed, for transfer with signature guaranteed, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, with any stock (or equivalent) transfer tax stamps affixed, against delivery of the applicable consideration, and any comparable transfer materials for any Convertible Securities to be Sold.

 

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4.5 Preferential Right of First Refusal . Other than in connection with a transaction to effect a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, including a Sponsor Sale or a Merger Exit, if any Prospective Selling Stockholder proposes to Sell any Shares of a single class or multiple classes to any Person other than a Permitted Transferee of such Prospective Selling Stockholder (including to another Stockholder or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) (collectively, a “ Preferential ROFR Buyer ”) in a Transfer subject to Section 3.1.3 or 3.1.5 , such Prospective Selling Stockholder must first offer to Televisa the right to purchase such Shares, subject to the following terms:
4.5.1 Notice . The Prospective Selling Stockholder shall furnish a notice (the “ Preferential ROFR Notice ”) of such proposed sale to Televisa and each other Stockholder prior to any such proposed Transfer. Such notice shall include (i) the identity of the proposed Transferee (the “ Proposed Purchaser ”), (ii) the number and class of Shares proposed to be sold by the Prospective Selling Stockholder, (iii) the terms and conditions of such Sale, including the price per Share, and (iv) any other material terms or conditions of the proposed Sale. Such notice shall further state that Televisa may purchase, and the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall be required to Sell, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, any or all of such Shares, for the price and upon the other terms and conditions set forth in the Preferential ROFR Notice; provided , that Televisa shall not be entitled to purchase a number of such Shares exceeding (a) the Additional Equity Amount or (b) the Preferential ROFR Cap applicable to the Principal Investor Group of which such Prospective Selling Stockholder is a member; provided further , that prior to the Qualified Public Offering or Change of Control, such Shares shall be converted into shares of Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock in accordance with Section 4.8.3 of Article EIGHTH of the Charter (the “ Preferential ROFR Shares ”). If all of the Shares proposed to be Transferred by the Prospective Selling Stockholder are not purchased by Televisa, then the Transfer of such remaining Shares shall be subject to the terms of Section 4.6 .
4.5.2 Exercise . Within ten (10) Business Days after the date of receipt of the Preferential ROFR Notice, Televisa shall have the right (the “ Preferential Right of First Refusal ”) to elect to purchase the Preferential ROFR Shares on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Preferential ROFR Notice by furnishing a written notice specifying the number of Preferential ROFR Shares to be purchased from the Prospective Selling Stockholder and the proposed date of the closing of such purchase, which shall be no later than ninety (90) days after the delivery of the Preferential ROFR Notice (the “ Preferential ROFR Exercise Notice ”) unless the failure to complete such purchase resulted from either (x) any failure by any Prospective Selling Stockholder or the Company to comply with the terms of this Section 4.5 or (y) any failure by the FCC or other Governmental Authority to consent to such transfer or for any waiting period under applicable Law to expire (other than as a result of Televisa failing to make any necessary HSR filing with respect thereto); provided , that such consent is received or such waiting period expires within ninety (90) days of such 90th day. If Televisa does not furnish a notice that complies with the above requirements, including the applicable time period, Televisa will be deemed to have waived its rights only with respect to a purchase of Preferential ROFR Shares that were the subject of such notice under this Section 4.5 , and the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall be free to furnish a Sale Notice pursuant to Section 4.6.1 with respect to such Shares.

 

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4.5.3 Preferential ROFR Issuance . If a proposed Transfer involves the Transfer of Shares from Principal Investors that are members of different Principal Investor Groups, the Shares to be Transferred to Televisa shall be allocated among such transferring Stockholders pro rata in proportion to the total number of shares of Common Stock then owned by the Principal Investor Groups of which such Stockholders are members, subject in each case to the Preferential ROFR Cap (it being understood that a Preferential ROFR Cap limitation on a Transfer by a member of one Principal Investor Group will not, in itself, affect the obligations of the members of any other Principal Investor Group to Transfer Shares to Televisa pursuant to this Section 4.5 ), provided , that if a proposed Transfer or series of related proposed Transfers involves the Transfer of Shares from Principal Investors that are members of three (3) or more different Principal Investor Groups to one or more Preferential ROFR Buyers, the Company shall be required to offer to issue to Televisa at the closing referred to in Section 4.5.4 , and Televisa shall have the right to elect to purchase (the “ Preferential ROFR Issuance Right ”), a number of shares of Common Stock (which shall be Class C Common Stock, or, to the extent that such issuance would cause the voting Equity Percentage to exceed the Maximum Equity Percentage, Class D Common Stock) not to exceed, in the aggregate, the number of shares of Common Stock equal to that number of Shares constituting the Additional Equity Amount (the “ Preferential ROFR Issuance ”). Televisa may acquire such shares of Common Stock from the Company pursuant to the same terms and conditions, including the price per share set forth in the Preferential ROFR Notice; provided , that Televisa may not acquire a number of Shares pursuant to the Preferential ROFR Issuance in excess of the Additional Equity Amount. In the event that Televisa acquires any such shares of Common Stock from the Company, the Company shall cause the proceeds of such acquisition to be used to redeem, repurchase or repay Indebtedness and to pay any related premiums in connection therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, the Preferential ROFR Issuance shall not be subject to any preemptive or participation rights set forth in the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.
4.5.4 Closing . The closing of any Sale to which Section 4.5 applies or any Preferential ROFR Issuance shall take place on the proposed Transfer date specified in the Preferential ROFR Exercise Notice (provided that consummation of any Transfer may be extended beyond such date to the extent necessary to obtain any applicable governmental approval or other required approval or to satisfy other conditions). At the closing of any Sale to which this Section 4.5 applies, the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall deliver the certificates evidencing the Shares to be Sold by such Prospective Selling Stockholder, duly endorsed, or with stock (or equivalent) powers duly endorsed, for transfer with signature guaranteed, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, with any stock (or equivalent) transfer tax stamps affixed, against delivery of the applicable consideration, and any comparable transfer materials for any Convertible Securities to be Sold. At the closing of any Preferential ROFR Issuance, the Company shall deliver the certificates evidencing the Shares to be issued to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.5.3 , free and clear of any liens or encumbrances.

 

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4.5.5 Compliance . Any Sale of Shares by a Principal Investor to Televisa pursuant to this Section 4.5 or Preferential ROFR Issuance shall be structured so as to comply with applicable U.S. Laws. Not in limitation of the foregoing, in the event that Televisa reasonably and in good faith believes that a Transfer and issuance or an issuance of Shares to Televisa pursuant to this Section 4.5 would not be prudent in light of applicable Law, then (a) in the case of a sale of Shares by a Principal Investor to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.5 , the Company shall, at Televisa’s election, after Televisa acquires such Shares pursuant to this Section 4.5 , exchange such Shares that Televisa purchased from the Principal Investor for warrants in substantially the form of the TV Warrants with an exercise price of $0.01 per share and a number of shares underlying such warrants equal to the number of shares Televisa so acquired from the Principal Investor or (b) in the case of a Preferential ROFR Issuance, the Company shall, after good faith consultation with Televisa, issue to Televisa warrants in substantially the form of the TV Warrants or debentures in substantially the form of the TV Debentures (whichever the Board elects; it being understood that the economic terms of any such warrants or debentures referred to in this clause (b) shall be determined so as to be as equivalent as reasonably practicable to the economic terms of the Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock which Televisa would have otherwise acquired, but in any case the number of shares of Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock underlying such debentures or warrants shall be no less than the number of such shares of Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock that Televisa would have otherwise acquired) in lieu of the Shares issuable pursuant to the Preferential Right of First Refusal. In the event that Televisa reasonably believes that its exercise of the Preferential Right of First Refusal could reasonably be expected to be subject to regulatory review due to, or restricted by, Foreign Ownership Restrictions, Televisa or a Televisa Investor may, but is not required to, after notice to, and an opportunity for comment by, the Company, (it being agreed that any such assignment shall be the decision of Televisa and the Company shall have no consent right) assign its rights under this Section 4.5 to (i) an FCC-Approved Trust, (ii) any other Person while regulatory or judicial relief is being sought with respect to such Foreign Ownership Restrictions or (iii) any other Person if the FCC has ordered that Televisa reduce its voting or equity ownership in the Company, or Televisa has received written notification from the FCC of an investigation with respect to Televisa’s ownership of the Company, and provided in either case in this clause (iii) that Televisa seeks regulatory or judicial relief related to such order or investigation within six (6) months of the transfer to such Person. The assignment set forth in the preceding sentence shall only be for the period during which such Foreign Ownership Restrictions prevent Televisa from holding such Shares or while Televisa is actively seeking regulatory or judicial relief with respect to the Foreign Ownership Restrictions or from the applicable order or investigation, as applicable (or in the case of clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the transfer to the other Person and thereafter while Televisa is seeking regulatory or judicial relief related to such order or investigation) and once such period terminates, such FCC-Approved Trust or other Person shall assign such rights and transfer such Shares to Televisa or as otherwise permitted under the Transaction Documents or otherwise comply with the terms of any applicable order of the FCC or regulatory or judicial decision. Upon any such assignment set forth in this Section 4.5.5 , the FCC-Approved Trust or other Person to which such assignment is made shall become party to this Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement as a Televisa Investor to the extent Televisa is a party thereto.

 

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4.5.6 Termination . The Preferential Right of First Refusal and the Preferential ROFR Issuance Right shall each terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the Company providing Televisa in connection with any Public Offerings the opportunity to acquire from the Company, or from the underwriters acting on the Company’s behalf, an aggregate number of Shares from all such Public Offerings equal to the then-applicable Additional Equity Amount at a price per share equal to the offering price to the public in the relevant Public Offering and (ii) Televisa’s full exercise of the Televisa Option pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Investment Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) the Preferential Right of First Refusal and the Preferential ROFR Issuance Right shall each survive a Change of Control and (y) the termination of the Preferential Right of First Refusal and the Preferential ROFR Issuance Right shall have no effect on, and shall not limit in any manner, Televisa’s participation rights under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement or its rights under Section 4.6 .
4.6 Right of First Offer . Other than in connection with a transaction to effect a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, including a Sponsor Sale or a Merger Exit, if any Prospective Selling Stockholder proposes to Sell any Shares in a Transfer that is subject to Section 3.1.5 (including to another Stockholder or the Company or any of its subsidiaries) prior to the Principal Investor Sell-Down, and Televisa has not exercised its Preferential Right of First Refusal in accordance with Section 4.5 with respect to all of such Shares or if Televisa does not provide the Preferential ROFR Exercise Notice within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the Preferential ROFR Notice, then the following provisions shall apply:
4.6.1 Notice . The Prospective Selling Stockholder shall furnish a written notice of such proposed Sale (a “ Sale Notice ”) to each Principal Investor Group (other than any Principal Investor Group of which the Prospective Selling Stockholder is a member, in which case no such notice shall be provided to such group) and the Televisa Investors (other than any Televisa Investor which is a Prospective Selling Stockholder, in which case no such notice shall be given to such Televisa Investor). For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any proposed Sale to which this Section 4.6 applies, the Televisa Investors shall have the rights to exercise their respective rights of first offer under this Section 4.6 only to the extent set forth below, including Section 4.6.2(a) and Section 4.6.6(c) ) (each such PITV Investor Group, a “ First Offer Holder ”), prior to any such proposed Transfer. The Sale Notice shall include:
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(c) an invitation to each First Offer Holder to make an offer to purchase, subject to Section 4.6.6 below, any number of the Subject Shares at such price.
4.6.2 Exercise .
(b) Within twenty (20) Business Days after the date of delivery of the Sale Notice (the “ First Offer Deadline ”), each First Offer Holder may make an offer to purchase any number of the Subject Shares at the price set forth in the Sale Notice by furnishing a written notice (the “ First Offer Notice ”) of such offer specifying a number of Subject Shares offered to be purchased from the Prospective Selling Stockholder (each such Person delivering such notice, a “ First Offer Purchaser ”); provided , however , that a Televisa Investor shall be deemed to be a First Offer Purchaser if and only in the event one or more of the Principal Investor Groups delivers a First Offer Notice pursuant to this Section 4.6.2(a) . The receipt of consideration by any Prospective Selling Stockholder selling Shares in payment for the transfer of such Shares pursuant to this Section 4.6.2 shall be deemed a representation and warranty by such Prospective Selling Stockholder that (i) such Prospective Selling Stockholder has full right, title and interest in and to such Shares; (ii) such Prospective Selling Stockholder has all necessary power and authority and has taken all necessary actions to sell such Shares as contemplated by this Section 4.6.2 ; and (iii) such Shares are free and clear of any and all liens or encumbrances except pursuant to this Agreement and other Transaction Agreements.
(c) Each First Offer Holder not furnishing a First Offer Notice that complies with the above requirements, including the applicable time periods, shall be deemed to have waived all of such First Offer Holder’s rights to purchase such Subject Shares under this Section 4.6.2 and the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall thereafter be free to Sell the Subject Shares to the First Offer Purchasers and/or any Prospective Buyer, at a per share purchase price no less than the price set forth in the Sale Notice, without any further obligation to such First Offer Holder pursuant to this Section 4.6 .
4.6.3 Irrevocable Offer . The offer of each First Offer Purchaser contained in a First Offer Notice shall be irrevocable, and, subject to Section 4.6.6 below, to the extent such offer is accepted, such First Offer Purchaser shall be bound and obligated to purchase the number of Subject Shares set forth in such First Offer Purchaser’s First Offer Notice.
4.6.4 Acceptance of Offers . Within ten (10) Business Days after the First Offer Deadline, the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall inform each First Offer Purchaser, by written notice (the “ Acceptance Notice ”), of whether or not the Prospective Selling Stockholder will accept all (but not less than all) offers of the First Offer Purchasers (for the avoidance of doubt, all such offers shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.6.6 below). In the event the Prospective Selling Stockholder fails to furnish the Acceptance Notice within the specified time period, the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall be deemed to have decided not to Sell the Subject Shares to the First Offer Purchasers. If the Prospective Selling Stockholder decides not to Sell the Subject Shares to the First Offer Purchasers, each First Offer Purchaser shall be released from such holder’s obligations under such holder’s irrevocable offer, and the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall not sell the Shares subject to the First Offer Purchaser’s irrevocable offer to any other Person. Acceptance of such offers by the Prospective Selling Stockholder is without prejudice to the Prospective Selling Stockholder’s discretion under Section 4.4.3 to determine whether or not to consummate any Sale.

 

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4.6.5 Additional Compliance . If at the end of the 120 th day after the date of delivery of the Sale Notice, the Prospective Selling Stockholder and First Offer Purchasers or Prospective Buyer (if not a First Offer Purchaser), if any, have not completed the Sale of the Subject Shares (other than due to the failure of any First Offer Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Section 4.6 ), each First Offer Purchaser shall be released from such holder’s obligations under such holder’s irrevocable offer, the Sale Notice shall be null and void, and it shall be necessary for a separate Sale Notice to be furnished, and the terms and provisions of this Section 4.6 separately complied with, in order to consummate a Transfer of such Subject Shares unless the failure to complete such proposed Sale resulted directly from any failure by the FCC to consent to such Sale; provided , that such consent is received within one hundred fifty (150) days of such 120th day; provided further , however , that in the case of such a separate Sale Notice in which the classes of Subject Shares and the per share price are unchanged and the number of Subject Shares is substantially the same, the applicable period to which reference is made in Sections 4.6.2 and 4.6.4 shall be five (5) Business Days and three (3) Business Days, respectively.
4.6.6 Determination of the Number of Subject Shares to be Sold .
(b) In the event that, as of the First Offer Deadline, the number of Subject Shares offered to be purchased by the First Offer Purchasers is less than the number of Subject Shares, the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall provide notice of such shortfall to the First Offer Purchasers. Each First Offer Purchaser shall provide notice to the Prospective Selling Stockholder within four (4) Business Days of receipt of the notice from the Prospective Selling Stockholder if it wishes to purchase all or any portion of the Subject Shares comprising such shortfall. In the event that, after such four (4) additional Business Days, the number of Subject Shares offered to be purchased by the First Offer Purchasers is still less than the number of Subject Shares, (i) the Prospective Selling Stockholder may within four (4) Business Days accept the offers of the First Offer Purchasers and, at the option of the Prospective Selling Stockholder, and within thirty (30) days of such acceptance, Sell any remaining Subject Shares which the First Offer Purchasers did not elect to purchase to one or more Prospective Buyers at a price per share that is no less than the price set forth in the Sale Notice or (ii) if a single Prospective Buyer or group of Prospective Buyers is unwilling to purchase less than all of the Subject Shares, the Prospective Selling Stockholder may within one hundred eighty (180) days Sell all (but not less than all) of the Subject Shares to such Prospective Buyer or group of Prospective Buyers at a price per share that is no less than the price set forth-in the Sale Notice rather than Sell any Subject Shares to the First Offer Purchasers. Such sales, if any, to Prospective Buyer(s) other than the First Offer Purchasers in accordance with clause (i) above shall be consummated together with the sale to the First Offer Purchasers.

 

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(c) In the event that the Prospective Selling Stockholder has accepted the offers of the First Offer Purchasers and the aggregate number of Subject Shares offered to be purchased by (and to be sold to) the First Offer Purchasers is equal to or exceeds the aggregate number of Subject Shares, the Subject Shares shall be sold to the First Offer Purchasers as follows:
(i) there shall be first allocated to each First Offer Purchaser a number of Subject Shares equal to the lesser of (A) the number of Subject Shares offered to be purchased by such First Offer Purchaser pursuant such holder’s First Offer Notice and any subsequent notice delivered by such First Offer Purchaser pursuant to the second sentence of Section 4.6.6(a) , and (B) a number of Subject Shares equal to such First Offer Purchaser’s Pro Rata Portion; and
(ii) the balance, if any, not allocated pursuant to clause (i) above shall be allocated to those First Offer Purchasers which offered to purchase a number of Subject Shares in excess of such First Offer Purchaser’s Pro Rata Portion to each such First Offer Purchaser on a pro rata basis, based upon the amount of such excess, or in such other manner as the First Offer Purchasers may otherwise agree.
In the event that the number of Subject Shares that each First Offer Purchaser will be permitted to purchase in a particular Sale is reduced in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) above, the Prospective Selling Stockholder shall be responsible for determining the total number of Subject Shares to be purchased by each First Offer Purchaser in the proposed Sale in accordance with this Section 4.6.6 , and shall provide notice to each First Offer Purchaser of the number of Subject Shares that such First Offer Purchaser will be purchasing in such Sale no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the consummation of such Sale. For the avoidance of doubt, shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall be treated as a single class for purposes of this Section 4.6.6 .
In the event any holders of Shares exercise such holders’ rights under Section 4.1 to sell Shares in connection with a Sale to First Offer Purchasers pursuant to this Section 4.6 , such Shares (as the case may be, reduced in accordance with Section 4.1.4 ) shall be deemed to be Subject Shares for purposes of this Section 4.6 and shall be allocated among the First Offer Purchasers in accordance with this Section 4.6.6 .

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(d) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the maximum number of Subject Shares that the Televisa Investors shall have the right to purchase under this Section 4.6 at any particular time shall not exceed that number of Subject Shares the purchase of which would cause the Televisa Investors’ Capital Percentage to exceed the Maximum Capital Percentage.
4.6.7 Exempt Transaction . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Section 4.6 shall not apply in the event of (i) one or more Transfers in connection with a Change of Control pursuant to Sections 4.2 , 4.7 and/or 4.8 , as applicable, (ii) a Recapitalization Transaction pursuant to Section 4.3 , or (iii) any exercise by Televisa of its Preferential Right of First Refusal pursuant to Section 4.5 .
4.6.8 The Televisa Investors’ ROFO Sunset . ***
4.6.9 Foreign Ownership Restrictions . In the event that Televisa reasonably believes that it cannot exercise its rights under this Section 4.6 to the full extent set forth herein (or any lesser extent that the Televisa Investors desire to obtain) because of any Foreign Ownership Restrictions, Televisa or a Televisa Investor may, but is not required to, after notice to, and an opportunity for comment by, the Company, (it being agreed that any such assignment shall be the decision of Televisa and the Company shall have no consent right) assign such rights to (a) any FCC-Approved Trust, (b) any other Person while regulatory or judicial relief is being sought with respect to such Foreign Ownership Restrictions or (c) any other Person if the FCC has ordered that Televisa reduce its voting or equity ownership in the Company, or Televisa has received written notification from the FCC of an investigation with respect to Televisa’s ownership of the Company and provided in either case in this clause (c) that Televisa seeks regulatory or judicial relief related to such order or investigation within six (6) months of the transfer to such Person. The assignment set forth in the preceding sentence shall only be for the period during which such Foreign Ownership Restrictions prevent Televisa from holding such Shares or while Televisa is actively seeking regulatory or judicial relief with respect to the Foreign Ownership Restrictions or from the applicable order or investigation, as applicable (or in the case of clause (c) of the preceding sentence, prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the transfer to the other Person and thereafter while Televisa is seeking regulatory or judicial relief related to such order or investigation) and once such period terminates, such FCC-Approved Trust or other Person shall assign such rights and transfer such Shares to Televisa or as otherwise permitted under the Transaction Documents or otherwise comply with the terms of any applicable order of the FCC or regulatory or judicial decision. Upon any such assignment set forth in this Section 4.6.9, the FCC-Approved Trust or other Person to which such assignment is made shall become a party to this Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement as a “Televisa Investor.” Not in limitation of the foregoing, in the event that Televisa reasonably and in good faith believes that an acquisition of Shares by a Televisa Investor pursuant to this Section 4.6 would not be prudent in light of applicable Law, then, at Televisa’s election, after Televisa acquired such Shares pursuant to this Section 4.6 , the Company shall exchange such Shares that Televisa acquired pursuant to this Section 4.6 for warrants in substantially the form of the TV Warrants with an exercise price of $0.01 per share and a number of shares underlying such warrants equal to the number of shares Televisa so acquired pursuant to this Section 4.6 .

 

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4.6.10 Notice of ROFO Closing . The Company shall promptly notify each PITV Investor (other than any First Offer Purchasers participating therein) in writing following the closing of any transaction in which any PITV Investor purchases Subject Shares pursuant to the exercise of its respective rights of first offer under this Section 4.6 .
4.7 The Televisa Investors’ Rights and Obligations in the Event of a Sponsor Sale . In the event any one or more Principal Investors propose to Transfer Shares (other than through a merger, consolidation or similar business combination transaction, in which case the provisions of Section 4.8 apply) to any Prospective Buyer(s) in one or a series of related transactions that would effect a Change of Control (taking into account Shares required to be Transferred in such transaction pursuant to Section 4.2 ) (a “ Sponsor Sale ”), then the following provisions shall apply:
4.7.1 Notice and Exercise . The Prospective Selling Stockholders shall furnish a written notice of their intention to pursue a Sponsor Sale (the “ Sponsor Sale Notice ”) to the Company and Televisa. The Sponsor Sale Notice shall constitute, and conform to the terms and conditions of, a Tag Along Notice under Section 4.1 (other than items listed in Section 4.1.1(a)(iii) and (iv) ), and Televisa shall have the rights of a Tag Along Holder under Section 4.1 with respect to such Sponsor Sale (the “ Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights ”). Televisa shall have the right to exercise its Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights at any time on or before the Sponsor Sale Election Deadline by furnishing to the Company and the Prospective Selling Stockholders a written Tag Along Offer pursuant to, and in compliance with, Sections 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 exercising such Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights, which election shall be irrevocable except as otherwise provided in Section 4.7.6 , if applicable (the “ Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election ”). In the event that Televisa exercises its Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights under this Section 4.7.1 or 4.7.6 , as applicable, then each other Televisa Investor shall be obligated (to the same extent as Televisa) to participate in such Sponsor Sale on the terms and conditions (which terms and conditions, for the avoidance of doubt, include the allocation of Tag Eligible Shares to be sold pursuant to Section 4.1.4 above, if applicable, and in any case consistent with Sections 4.4.2 ) specified herein (without prejudice to the rights of such Stockholder with respect to the conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities and any entitlement to any payment of premium thereon or thereunder, including any premiums payable under Section 4(a) or 5(a) of the TV Debentures and subject to Section 4.4.4 , including any election by the Prospective Buyer(s) to acquire the Convertible Securities instead of the underlying shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4.4.4 ). If Televisa elects to exercise its Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights, then the Prospective Selling Stockholders shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the agreement of the Prospective Buyer(s) to the participation of all Televisa Investors in such Sponsor Sale, and may not in any event Transfer any Shares to the Prospective Buyer with respect to such Sponsor Sale if such Prospective Buyer declines to allow the participation of all Televisa Investors on the terms and conditions (which terms and conditions, for the avoidance of doubt, include the allocation of Tag Eligible Shares to be sold pursuant to Section 4.1.4 above, if applicable, and in any case consistent with Section 4.4.2 ) specified herein, unless simultaneously with the consummation of such Sponsor Sale, the Prospective Selling Stockholders or their designees purchase the Shares that the Televisa Investors were entitled to Transfer to the Prospective Buyer on the same terms and conditions, consistent with Section 4.4.2 , as the Transfer of Shares of the Prospective Selling Stockholders (without prejudice to the rights of such Stockholder with respect to the conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities and any entitlement to any payment of premium thereon or thereunder, including any premiums payable under Section 4(a) or 5(a) of the TV Debentures).

 

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4.7.2 Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election Deadline . Televisa shall notify the Company that it is exercising its Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights or will retain its Shares in the Company within forty eight (48) hours after the latest to occur of the following (the “ Sponsor Sale Election Deadline ”):
(b) the twentieth (20th) day after Televisa’s receipt of the Sponsor Sale Notice;
(c) the fifth (5th) day after Televisa has been provided with the opportunity to have substantive meetings with those Prospective Buyer(s) that the Prospective Selling Stockholders consider likely to be in the final round of bidding in the Sponsor Sale (which, for the avoidance of doubt, must include the ultimate purchaser(s) of Shares in the Sponsor Sale) pursuant to Section 4.7.5(e) below; and
(d) the fifth (5th) day after Televisa’s receipt of the final price and other material contractual terms and conditions of the Sponsor Sale and definitive purchase agreement (including, if a form of definitive purchase agreement was provided to Prospective Buyers, a blackline comparison of the final form of definitive purchase agreement related to such Sponsor Sale against the form previously delivered to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.7.5(c) below, if any);
provided , that in any case, Section 4.10 shall have been complied with.
4.7.3 Sponsor Sale Tag Along Information, Access and Negotiation Rights . In the event that Televisa provides a timely Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election, then Televisa will be entitled to (a) participate in all Board, committee or similar meetings related to such Sponsor Sale and all Sponsor Sale-related meetings of the Principal Investors in their capacities as such and (b) receive all information regarding negotiation and discussions with, and identities and proposed terms of, the Prospective Buyer(s). In the event that Televisa delivers a timely Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election (provided that it has not been revoked in accordance with Section 4.7.6 ), all subsequent changes to price and all subsequent changes to, additions of, or elimination of, other material terms and conditions shall be determined by the Prospective Selling Stockholders as defined in clause (f)(ii) of the definition of Prospective Selling Stockholder.

 

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4.7.4 Roll-Over . Subject to Section 4.7.6 below, if Televisa fails to exercise its Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights before the Sponsor Sale Election Deadline or notifies the Prospective Selling Stockholders and the Company by such Sponsor Sale Election Deadline that it will retain all of its Shares in the Company, then Televisa will be deemed to have elected not to exercise its Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights but will be deemed to have elected to retain all of its Shares in the Company (and each other Televisa Investor shall be obligated (to the same extent as Televisa) to retain all of its Shares in the Company). In such event, Televisa shall have waived and be deemed to have waived all of its Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights and other applicable rights under this Section 4.7 and any other applicable rights pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof only with respect to such Sponsor Sale, and, the Prospective Selling Stockholders shall thereafter be free to Transfer to the Prospective Buyer(s) without any further obligation to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.1 or this Section 4.7 , except as otherwise provided in Section 4.7.5 or 4.7.6 , if applicable; provided that in no event shall Televisa’s Capital Percentage or Equity Percentage or rights or obligations under any Transaction Agreements be affected by such Transfer or Sponsor Sale. In such event, each Televisa Investor shall, if requested by the Prospective Selling Stockholders, vote its respective Shares in favor of the Sponsor Sale and as otherwise directed by the Prospective Selling Stockholders (in each case, if and to the extent any such vote is required) in connection with the Sponsor Sale in order to effectuate the intent of this provision.
4.7.5 Other Information and Access Rights . Subject to the provisions of Section 4.4 of the Principal Investor Agreement, for any period after Televisa has received or was entitled to receive the Sponsor Sale Notice:
(b) the Prospective Selling Stockholders shall keep Televisa generally apprised of such Sponsor Sale process;
(c) copies of any management presentations related to such Sponsor Sale that are given or provided to Prospective Buyer(s) shall also be provided to Televisa;
(d) copies of any forms of definitive transaction agreement or other transaction documents setting forth the consideration and/or other material terms and conditions of such Sponsor Sale that are provided to Prospective Buyer(s) for comment shall also be provided to Televisa;
(e) access to all information included in any data room (including any electronic data room) set up in connection with such Sponsor Sale and to which access has been given to Prospective Buyer(s) shall also be given to Televisa; and
(f) Televisa shall have a reasonable opportunity to meet with those Prospective Buyer(s) that the Prospective Selling Stockholders believe are the likely purchaser(s) of Shares in the Sponsor Sale (which, for the avoidance of doubt, must include the ultimate purchaser(s) of Shares in the Sponsor Sale) before the final bid in the Sponsor Sale process; provided , that (i) a representative of the Principal Investors may be present at all such meetings and (ii) Televisa shall promptly copy each of the Prospective Selling Stockholders on all material correspondence (including via electronic mail) of a Televisa Investor or a representative acting at the request thereof with any such Prospective Buyer(s) and/or the Company.

 

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4.7.6 Change in Material Terms . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the following are expected to occur: (x)(i) the equity value payable upon the Sponsor Sale changes by more than three and a half percent (3.5%), (ii) the percentage of the total consideration represented by cash changes by more than three and a half percent (3.5%), (iii) the type of consideration to be received changes, (iv) there is a three and a half percent (3.5%) or greater increase in the amount of the consideration to be escrowed or held back to cover indemnification claims that may be asserted by the purchaser or in the event of any earn-out or similar payment, (v) there is a three and a half percent (3.5%) or greater increase in any cap on indemnification claims that may be recovered by the purchaser under the definitive acquisition agreement, or (vi) there are one or more changes to any other terms that a sophisticated non-U.S. investor would deem to be material to its decision to make an investment in the Company (in the case of each of clauses (i) through (vi) , as compared to the terms most recently furnished to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.7.2(c) or this Section 4.7.6 , as applicable) or (y) there is a change in (i) the purchaser(s) (other than to one or more controlled Affiliates of such purchaser(s)) or (ii) terms that would have a material negative impact to the tax and regulatory components of Televisa’s investment in the Company (e.g., material change to the structure of the investment), then the Prospective Selling Stockholders (other than the Televisa Investors, if applicable) and the Company shall give at least forty eight (48) hours’ notice of and disclose such new terms and conditions to Televisa (a “ Change Notice ”), each Televisa Investor’s most recently effective Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election, if any, shall be deemed to be revoked, and Televisa shall notify the Company and, prior to the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Prospective Selling Stockholders (other than the Televisa Investors, as applicable), within forty eight (48) hours (in the case of clause (x) ) or five (5) days (in the case of clause (y) ) from receipt of the Change Notice whether it (i) elects to exercise its respective Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights (which election shall be deemed to be a new, irrevocable Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election, unless the material terms or conditions of the Sponsor Sale change again in the manner described above, in which case the requirements of this Section 4.7.6 shall apply once again), and in which case, each of the Televisa Investors shall be obligated (in the event Televisa so exercises its respective Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights, to the same extent as Televisa) to participate in such Sponsor Sale on the terms and conditions consistent with Section 4.4.2 (which terms and conditions, for the avoidance of doubt, include the allocation of Tag Eligible Shares to be sold pursuant to Section 4.1.4 above, if applicable, and subject to Section 4.4.4 in the case of Convertible Securities, including any election by the Prospective Buyer(s) to acquire the Convertible Securities instead of the underlying shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4.4.4 ) specified herein, or (ii) will retain its Shares in the Company, and in which case, each of the other Televisa Investors shall be obligated to retain its respective Shares in the Company. Nothing in this Section 4.7.6 shall be construed so as to reduce the time periods provided for in Section 4.7.2 (including the time period following Televisa’s meeting with the ultimate purchaser(s)).

 

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4.7.7 Confidentiality . All confidential and/or proprietary information relating to the Sponsor Sale that is provided or made available to the Televisa Investors shall be kept strictly confidential in accordance with Section 10.10.1 .
4.7.8 Sunset . All of the Televisa Investors’ rights under this Section 4.7 shall terminate immediately upon a Televisa Sell-Down.
4.7.9 No Rights of First Offer or Refusal . For the avoidance of doubt, neither the rights of first offer described in Section 4.6 nor the Preferential Right of First Refusal shall apply in connection with any Transfer of Shares that would result in a Change of Control.
4.7.10 Parallel Sales Process . From the date of delivery of a Sponsor Sale Notice to the date of the closing of a Sponsor Sale or termination of the process relating to such Sponsor Sale, so long as the Company is actively and in good faith pursuing the marketing, negotiation or consummation of such Sponsor Sale, the Televisa Investors shall not Transfer Shares or direct, request or induce another Person who is not a Televisa Investor to Transfer Shares, other than Transfers by any Televisa Investor in the public market ( provided that Televisa shall not exercise any of its demand registration rights under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement during such period) to any Person (other than a Permitted Transferee) (or actively and intentionally facilitate any such Transfer), other than as part of a Sponsor Sale as provided herein or offer to arrange financing to any Person related to the purchase of Shares. The Televisa Investors further agree not to participate in or form a Group in connection with any sales process relating to either a transaction to effect a Merger Exit or Sponsor Sale other than as set forth in the Change of Control Procedures. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.7.10 shall in no way derogate from Section 8.3 of the Investment Agreement.
4.7.11 Miscellaneous . Each of the PITV Investors hereby acknowledges and agrees that time is of the essence for all purposes under this Section 4.7 . All time periods provided in this Section 4.7 are subject to extension during the pendency of, and to comply with and be consistent with any remedies set forth in, any applicable Arbitrator Determination as contemplated in Section 4.9 below.

 

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4.8 The Televisa Investors’ Rights and Obligations in the Event of a Merger Exit . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that the Majority Principal Investors or the Company propose to effectuate a Merger Exit, then the following provisions shall apply:
4.8.1 Notice and Exercise . The Prospective Selling Stockholders shall furnish a written notice of their intention to pursue a Merger Exit to the Company, which shall promptly furnish such notice to Televisa, or the Company shall furnish a written notice of its or the Board’s intention to pursue a Merger Exit to Televisa (any such notice referenced in this sentence, the “ Merger Exit Notice ”). The Merger Exit Notice shall provide Televisa the right to elect to:
(b) include a percentage of Shares held by it that is equal to the percentage of Shares owned by the Prospective Selling Stockholders (which may be all other Stockholders) that are proposed to be Sold ( e.g. , converted or sold pursuant to the merger) by the Prospective Selling Stockholders (which may be all other Stockholders) to a Prospective Buyer in such Merger Exit (which may be of a single class or of multiple classes), on the same terms and conditions (subject to Section 4.4.4 in the case of Convertible Securities and without prejudice to the rights of the holder of Convertible Securities with respect to the conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities and any entitlement to any payment of premium thereon or thereunder, including any premiums payable under Section 4(a) or 5(a) of the TV Debentures, and subject to Section 4.4.1 under all circumstances in connection with such Merger Exit) as the terms and conditions that are applicable to the Prospective Selling Stockholders (which may be all other Stockholders), in any case consistent with Section 4.4.2 (“ Merger Exit Participation Rights ”) by furnishing to the Company, which shall promptly furnish to the Prospective Selling Stockholders, a written election exercising such Merger Exit Participation Rights (the “ Merger Exit Participation Election ”) on or before the Merger Exit Election Deadline, which election shall be irrevocable except as otherwise provided in Section 4.8.9 , if applicable; or
(c) roll-over all of its Shares into equity of the Acquiror (and receive cash to the extent provided in Section 4.8.6(b) ). For the avoidance of doubt, shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall be treated as a single class for purposes of this Section 4.8.
4.8.2 Merger Exit Participation Election Deadline . Televisa shall notify the Company either that it is exercising its Merger Exit Participation Rights or will retain its Shares in the Company within forty eight (48) hours after the latest to occur of the following (the “ Merger Exit Election Deadline ”):
(b) the twentieth (20th) day after Televisa’s receipt of the Merger Exit Notice;
(c) the fifth (5th) day after Televisa has been provided with the opportunity to have substantive meetings with those Prospective Buyer(s) that the Prospective Selling Stockholders (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board) consider likely to be in the final round of bidding in the Merger Exit (which, for the avoidance of doubt, must include the ultimate purchaser(s) of Shares in the Merger Exit) pursuant to Section 4.8.8(e) below; and
(d) the fifth (5th) day after Televisa’s receipt of the price and other material contractual terms and conditions of the Merger Exit and definitive purchase agreement (including, if a form of definitive purchase agreement was provided to Prospective Buyers, a blackline comparison of the final form of definitive purchase agreement related to such Merger Exit against the form previously delivered to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.8.8(c) below, if any); provided , that in any case, Section 4.10 shall have been complied with.

 

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4.8.3 Rights in the Absence of a Merger Exit Participation Election; Rights Following a Merger Exit Participation Election .
(b) Roll-Over . If Televisa fails to provide a timely Merger Exit Participation Election, then the Televisa Investors shall, subject to Section 4.10 , roll-over all of their Shares into equity of the Acquiror (and receive cash to the extent provided in Section 4.8.6(b) ). For the avoidance of doubt, the Acquiror shall assume the obligations under any TV Debentures that are so rolled-over. In the event that Televisa delivers a timely Merger Exit Participation Election, then each other Televisa Investor shall be obligated (to the same extent as Televisa) to participate in such Merger Exit on the terms and conditions specified herein.
(c) Merger Exit Information, Access and Negotiation Rights . In the event that Televisa delivers a timely Merger Exit Participation Election ( provided , that it has not been revoked in accordance with Section 4.8.9 ), then Televisa will be entitled to (a) participate in all Board, committee or similar meetings related to such Merger Exit and, assuming there are Principal Investors, all Merger Exit-related meetings of the Principal Investors in their capacities as such and (b) receive all information regarding negotiation and discussions with, and identities and proposed terms of, the Prospective Buyer(s). In the event that Televisa delivers a timely Merger Exit Participation Election ( provided , that it has not been revoked in accordance with Section 4.8.9 ), all subsequent changes to price and all subsequent changes to, additions of, or elimination of, other material terms and conditions shall be determined by the Prospective Selling Stockholders as defined in clause (g)(ii) of the definition of Prospective Selling Stockholder (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board and, if Televisa has timely made a Merger Exit Participation Election, the Majority Televisa Investors).
4.8.4 Voting Agreement . Subject to Section 4.10 and provided that the provisions of this Section 4.8 have been complied with, each of the Televisa Investors shall (a) cast all votes to which they are entitled in respect of their Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in such manner as the Prospective Selling Stockholders (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board) may instruct by written notice to the Televisa Investors to approve any aspect or aspects of the Merger Exit or, if the Prospective Selling Stockholders (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board) so instruct, against any proposal competing against or which may impede or delay the Merger Exit, including any proposal to approve any amendment to the Charter, any sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization or any other transaction or series of transactions involving the Company or its subsidiaries (or all or any portion of their respective assets) solely to effectuate the Merger Exit and subject to the rights of the Televisa Investors under this Section 4.8 , (b) agree to waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights, (c) reasonably cooperate with the Prospective Selling Stockholders (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board) with respect to the Merger Exit and roll over, including executing, acknowledging and delivering consents, assignments, and other documents or instruments, furnishing information and copies of documents, filing applications, reports, returns, filings and other documents or instruments with Governmental Authorities, in each case, to the extent necessary (as reasonably determined by the Company’s outside legal counsel, which shall be a nationally recognized law firm with expertise in Federal Communications Laws) and not inconsistent with the Televisa Investor’s rights under the Transaction Agreements, (d) otherwise take all other actions required pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 4.4 and (e) unless such Televisa Investor has exercised its Merger Exit Participation Rights, and to the extent not occurring by virtue of operation of Law, roll-over all of its Shares into equity of the Acquiror (and receive cash to the extent provided in Section 4.8.6(b) ) in the Merger Exit. In connection with any FCC filing required with regards to any Merger Exit, the Company shall file such FCC applications as it is required to file in order to obtain such FCC approval, and the Televisa Investors shall cooperate with the Company and promptly provide the Company with any and all information necessary (as reasonably determined by the Company’s outside legal counsel, which shall be a nationally recognized law firm with expertise in Federal Communications Laws) to complete the filing of such applications. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such FCC approval, including (y) diligently prosecuting such applications, including opposing any petitions to deny, or other objections filed with respect to, such FCC applications, and (z) promptly taking all other actions reasonably requested by the Prospective Selling Stockholders (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board) as necessary, desirable and/or appropriate to facilitate obtaining such FCC approval.

 

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4.8.5 Proxy . If any of the Televisa Investors fails to vote all Shares to which they are entitled in respect of their Shares in compliance with Section 4.8.4 , or changes such vote without written approval of the Majority Principal Investors (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board), then within five (5) days of receiving a written notice from the Company regarding such non-compliance or change, the Majority Principal Investors (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board) shall have a proxy to vote such Televisa Investor’s Shares in accordance with the agreements contained in Section 4.8.4 . The power and authority to exercise the proxy granted hereby shall be exercised if and only if the matter to be voted on has been approved by the Majority Principal Investors (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board) and shall be exercised on terms consistent with such approval. The proxy granted hereby is irrevocable and coupled with an interest sufficient in Law to support irrevocable power.
4.8.6 Results of Merger Exit .
(b) Subject to clauses (c) and (d) hereof, each of the Televisa Investors acknowledges and agrees that (i) the value of its Pre Transaction Percentage could be greater than the implied value of the same numerical percentage ownership (on a fully-diluted basis) of the Acquiror immediately after giving effect to such Merger Exit ( e.g. , due to Acquiror’s increase in the Company’s leverage to effect the Merger Exit but in any case subject to Section 4.4.3 of Article EIGHTH of the Charter) and (ii) such Televisa Investor’s Pre Transaction Percentage could be greater than its Post Transaction Percentage (but only as a result of the Acquiror and/or its equity holders (in each case, that are not Affiliated with any of the Principal Investors) contributing cash (and no other assets) into the Company in connection with such Merger Exit).

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(c) Notwithstanding Section 4.8.6(a) , a Merger Exit shall not cause the Post Transaction Percentage of a Televisa Investor to be less than *** of the Pre Transaction Percentage of such Televisa Investor and shall not cause the aggregate Post Transaction Percentage of all of the Televisa Investors to be reduced below:
(i) *** (if (x) the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, is *** immediately prior to such Merger Exit and (y) all of the Televisa Investors rolled over their equity in such Merger Exit) in connection with such Merger Exit);
(ii) if (x) the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, is greater than *** but less than *** immediately prior to such Merger Exit and (y) all of the Televisa Investors rolled over their equity in such Merger Exit, a percentage equal to *** multiplied by the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, immediately prior to such Merger Exit (but in any event not less than ***);
(iii) *** (if (x) the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors is, in the aggregate, *** immediately prior to such Merger Exit and (y) all of the Televisa Investors rolled over their equity in such Merger Exit in connection with such Merger Exit); or
(iv) if (x) the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, is less than *** immediately prior to such Merger Exit and (y) all of the Televisa Investors rolled over their equity in such Merger Exit in connection with such Merger Exit, a percentage equal to *** multiplied by the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, immediately prior to such Merger Exit.
(d) In connection with any Merger Exit, each of the Televisa Investors shall be granted the right to purchase for cash additional debentures in substantially the form of the TV Debentures (or, at Televisa’s election, warrants in substantially the form of the TV Warrants or equity) at or after the closing of the Merger Exit at the same implied price per share of the applicable security as paid by the Acquiror (or its controlling shareholders) in connection with the Merger Exit for such (underlying) security so that its Post Transaction Percentage equals its Pre Transaction Percentage (or any lesser percentage that such Televisa Investor may elect). Each of the Principal Investors and the Company acknowledges and agrees that each Televisa Investor’s respective Pre Transaction Percentages may not be eliminated or diluted in any other Transfers (or transaction providing liquidity to any of the Principal Investors) by any of the Principal Investors or eliminated in any other transaction.

 

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(e) Subject to clauses (b) and (c) above, in the event of a Merger Exit in which any Televisa Investor does not exercise its Merger Exit Participation Rights, the Acquiror shall assume the obligations under such Televisa Investor’s TV Debentures pursuant to Section 4.8.3(a) and such Televisa Investor shall, in exchange for shares of Common Stock and TV Warrants it held immediately prior to the Merger Exit, receive shares of common stock (or, in the case of TV Warrants, warrants to acquire shares of common stock) in the Acquiror with substantially the same terms as the shares of Common Stock it held immediately prior to the Merger Exit which have an aggregate value, based on the implied equity value of the Acquiror immediately after the Merger Exit (it being understood that the value of any indebtedness incurred by the Acquiror in connection with such Merger Exit shall be equal to the principal amount thereof so long as all of the proceeds of such indebtedness are held by the Acquiror until the effective time of the Merger Exit), equal to the value of the shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock underlying TV Warrants) held by such Televisa Investor immediately prior to such Merger Exit, with the value of each share of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock underlying the TV Warrants) held by such Televisa Investor to be deemed to be equal to the Merger Price. To the extent the Capital Percentage (calculated by reference to common stock (and securities convertible or exchangeable for common stock, including the assumed TV Debentures) of the Acquiror instead of by reference to the Common Stock and Convertible Securities of the Company) would exceed the Maximum Capital Percentage as a result of the acquisition of such shares of stock in the Acquiror and the Acquiror’s assumption of the TV Debentures, the Company shall elect to redeem an amount of TV Debentures sufficient to reduce the Capital Percentage to the Maximum Capital Percentage and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Redemption Price and the Applicable Premium (as defined in the TV Debentures) shall be paid by the Company (or the Acquiror, as applicable) to such Televisa Investor pursuant to the terms of Section 4(a) of the TV Debentures. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall also be entitled to elect to redeem any amounts of TV Debentures pursuant to the terms of Section 4(a) of the TV Debentures and, in the event that the Company makes such election and a Televisa Investor that is the holder thereof elects pursuant to Section 5(a) of the TV Debentures to convert the principal amount of such TV Debentures or any portion thereof into TV Warrants, then such TV Warrants shall be exercisable following the Merger Exit for shares of common stock of the Acquiror and such Televisa Investor shall be entitled to receive the Applicable Premium (as defined in the TV Debentures) in respect of such converted TV Debentures pursuant to the terms of the TV Debentures. The parties acknowledge and agree that in a Merger Exit, the Televisa Investors will not receive value with respect to their Shares (on an as-converted basis) on a per Share basis in a Merger Exit that is less than the value that other stockholders receive for their Shares on a per Share basis in such Merger Exit, with the value of such Shares (on an as-converted basis) held by such Televisa Investor to be deemed to be equal to the Merger Price, even though the form of consideration for the Televisa Investors’ Shares may differ in accordance with the terms hereof, including in accordance with this clause (d) , and in the event that any Principal Investors do not participate in the Merger Exit and elect to receive shares of the Acquiror in exchange for their shares of Common Stock, the shares of the Acquiror provided to the Televisa Investors who do not exercise their Merger Exit Participation Rights shall be valued on the same basis as the shares of the Acquiror provided to such Principal Investors (unless such basis would result in the Televisa Investors receiving less consideration for their Shares than the provisions of this Section 4.8.6 would otherwise require).

 

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4.8.7 Non-Circumvention . The Principal Investors, the Company, its parent entities and subsidiaries will use good faith efforts not to structure arrangements or agreements in a manner to circumvent the provisions of Section 4.8.6 .
4.8.8 Other Information and Access Rights . Subject to Section 4.4 of the Principal Investor Agreement, for any period after Televisa has received the Merger Exit Notice:
(b) the Prospective Selling Stockholders and the Board or the Company shall keep Televisa generally apprised of such Merger Exit process;
(c) copies of any management presentations related to such Merger Exit that are given or provided to the Prospective Buyer(s) shall also be provided to Televisa;
(d) copies of any forms of definitive transaction agreements or other transaction documents setting forth the consideration and/or other material terms and conditions of such Merger Exit that are provided to the Prospective Buyer(s) for comment shall also be provided to Televisa;
(e) access to all information included in any data room (including any electronic data room) set up in connection with such Merger Exit and to which access has been given to the Prospective Buyer(s) shall also be given to Televisa; and
(f) Televisa shall have a reasonable opportunity to meet with those Prospective Buyer(s) that the Prospective Selling Stockholders (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board) believe are the likely purchaser(s) of Shares in the Merger Exit (which, for the avoidance of doubt, must include the ultimate purchaser(s) of Shares in the Merger Exit) before the final bid in the Merger Exit process; provided that (i) if there are any Principal Investors, a representative of the Principal Investors may be present at all such meetings and, (ii) if there are any Principal Investors, Televisa shall promptly copy each of the Prospective Selling Stockholders on all material correspondence (including via electronic mail) of a Televisa Investor or a representative acting at the request thereof with any such Prospective Buyer(s) and/or the Company.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
4.8.9 Change in Material Terms . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the following are expected to occur: (x)(i) the equity value payable upon a Merger Exit changes by more than ***, (ii) the percentage of the total consideration represented by cash changes by more than ***, (iii) the type of consideration to be received changes, (iv) there is *** increase in the amount of the consideration to be escrowed or held back to cover indemnification claims that may be asserted by the Acquiror or in the event of any earn-out or similar payment, (v) there is *** increase in any cap on indemnification claims that may be recovered by the Acquiror under the definitive acquisition agreement, or (vi) there are one or more changes to any other terms that a sophisticated non-U.S. investor would deem to be material to its decision to make an investment in the Company (in the case of each of clauses (i) through (vi), as compared to the terms most recently furnished to Televisa pursuant to Section 4.8.2(c) or this Section 4.8.9 , as applicable) or (y) there is a change in (i) the Acquiror(s) (other than to one or more controlled Affiliates of such Acquiror(s)) or (ii) terms that would have a material negative impact to the tax and regulatory components of Televisa’s investment in the Company (e.g., material change to the structure of the investment), then the Prospective Selling Stockholders (other than the Televisa Investors, as applicable) and the Company shall give at least forty eight (48) hours’ notice of and disclose such new terms and conditions to Televisa in a Change Notice, Televisa’s most recently effective Merger Exit Participation Election, if any, shall be deemed to be revoked, and Televisa shall notify the Company and, prior to the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Prospective Selling Stockholders (other than the Televisa Investors, as applicable), within forty eight (48) hours (in the case of clause (x) ) or five (5) days (in the case of clause (y) ) from receipt of the Change Notice whether it (i) elects to exercise its Merger Exit Participation Rights (which election shall be deemed to be a new, irrevocable Merger Exit Participation Election, unless the material terms or conditions of the Merger Exit change again in the manner described above, in which case the requirements of this Section 4.8.9 shall apply once again), in which case, each other Televisa Investor shall be obligated (in the event Televisa so exercises its Merger Exit Participation Rights, to the same extent as Televisa) to participate in such Merger Exit on the terms and conditions specified herein, or (ii) subject to Section 4.10 , roll-over all of its Shares into equity of the Acquiror and receive cash to the extent provided in Section 4.8.6(b) , in which case, each other Televisa Investor shall be obligated to roll-over all of its respective Shares into equity of the Acquiror and receive cash to the extent provided in Section 4.8.6(b) . Nothing in this Section 4.8.9 shall be construed so as to reduce the time periods provided for in Section 4.8.2 (including the time period following Televisa’s meeting with the ultimate purchaser(s)).
4.8.10 Confidentiality . All confidential and/or proprietary information relating to the Merger Exit that is provided or made available to the Televisa Investors shall be kept strictly confidential in accordance with Section 10.10.1 .
4.8.11 No Rights of First Offer or Refusal . ***
4.8.12 Parallel Sales Process . From the date of delivery of a Merger Exit Notice to the date of the closing of a Merger Exit or termination of the process relating to such Merger Exit, so long as the Company is actively and in good faith pursuing the consummation of such Merger Exit, Televisa shall not direct, request or induce another Person who is not a Televisa Investor to Transfer Shares held by Televisa, other than Transfers in the public market ( provided that Televisa shall not exercise any demand registration rights under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement during such period) to any Person (or actively and intentionally facilitate any such Transfer), other than as part of a Merger Exit as provided herein or offer to arrange financing to any Person related to the purchase of Shares. The Televisa Investors further agree not to participate in or form a Group in connection with any sales process relating to either a transaction to effect a Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit other than as set forth in the Change of Control Procedures. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.8.12 shall in no way derogate from Section 8.3 of the Investment Agreement.

 

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4.8.13 Miscellaneous . Each of the PITV Investors and the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that time is of the essence for all purposes under this Section 4.8 . All time periods provided in this Section 4.8 are subject to extension during the pendency of, and to comply with and be consistent with any remedies set forth in, any applicable Arbitrator Determination as contemplated in Section 4.9 below.
4.8.14 Sunset . All of the Televisa Investors’ rights under this Section 4.8 shall terminate immediately upon a Televisa Sell-Down.
4.9 Compliance with Sponsor Sale and Merger Exit Procedures . In the event of any dispute between or among the parties to this Agreement relating to or arising out of the Televisa Investors’ rights and obligations in the event of either a Sponsor Sale or a Merger Exit as set forth in Section 4.7 or 4.8 (collectively, the “ Change of Control Procedures ”) or whether a Change of Control is a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, the terms of this Section 4.9 shall apply. For the avoidance of doubt, no Change of Control that is not subject to Section 4.7 or 4.8 or is not a Compliant Change of Control Transaction may be effectuated; it being understood that any disputes regarding compliance with such sections shall be subject to Section 4.9 .
4.9.1 Selection of Arbitrator . Set forth on Schedule 4.9 hereof is a list of Persons qualified as of the Televisa Closing to serve as an arbitrator of disputes arising out of or relating to the Change of Control Procedures. The Company and Televisa will review such list every two years and update it to the extent the parties mutually agree. As promptly as practicable following the delivery of either a Sponsor Sale Notice or a Merger Exit Notice, the Company and Televisa shall contact the first arbitrator listed on Schedule 4.9 and ask him to serve. If such arbitrator is unable to serve (including because of a conflict) or does not accept within five (5) Business Days, then the Company and Televisa shall contact the next arbitrator on the list and repeat this process until an arbitrator is willing and able and agrees to serve as the Arbitrator. In the event that no arbitrator listed on Schedule 4.9 is willing to serve as the Arbitrator, then the Company, acting at the direction of the Majority Principal Investors (or, after the Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Board), and Televisa shall as promptly as practicable mutually agree on a current or former partner of a nationally recognized law firm whose principal practice is or was public mergers and acquisitions to serve as the Arbitrator. The Arbitrator who is willing and able to serve and agrees to serve shall be the “Arbitrator.”

 

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4.9.2 Initial Meeting . As promptly as practicable following the delivery of either a Sponsor Sale Notice or a Merger Exit Notice, the Company and Televisa will discuss with the Arbitrator the general process that is anticipated and procedures that the Arbitrator may desire to implement in order to be kept informed of material events related to such Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit process.
4.9.3 Breach of Change of Control Procedures . If, at any time after delivery and receipt of a Sponsor Sale Notice or a Merger Exit Notice and selection of the Arbitrator pursuant to Section 4.9.1 , either the Company or Televisa (i) believes that the other party (including the Principal Investors) has breached or failed to comply with any of its obligations required by the Change of Control Procedures (including any obligations set forth in an Arbitrator Determination), (ii) believes that there has been a failure of any of the conditions for its benefit in the Change of Control Procedures, (iii) believes that a Change of Control is or will not be a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, or (iv) otherwise disputes any matter relating to the applicable Change of Control, then the Company or Televisa, as applicable, will promptly deliver written notice to the other party and the Arbitrator alleging such breach or failure and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances relating to such alleged breach or failure (the “ Breach Notice ”). In the event that any party hereto becomes aware of a breach or failure which it intends to form the basis for a Breach Notice, such party shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Arbitrator. The Company and Televisa shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to mutually resolve the issues set forth in the Breach Notice and, if applicable, to cure any actual breach of the Change of Control Procedures. If either party believes that the issues set forth in the Breach Notice have not been resolved by the parties within two (2) Business Days of delivery of the Breach Notice, such party may submit to the Arbitrator a written request that the Arbitrator determine whether a breach or failure exists and the appropriate cure or remedy for such breach or failure (the “ Arbitration Request ”). The Arbitration Request shall be delivered to the non-requesting party on the same date it is delivered to the Arbitrator.
4.9.4 Determination of Arbitrator . The Arbitrator shall have full power and authority to resolve all disputes (including the discretion to order proceedings in the manner the Arbitrator believes will allow appropriate review of any disputes put before the Arbitrator) and, subject to Section 4.9.5 , order remedies relating to the parties’ non-compliance with the Change of Control Procedures, to interpret the requirements of the Change of Control Procedures, or otherwise relating to the applicable Change of Control. The Arbitrator shall, by the end of the third (3 rd ) Business Day following the date of the Arbitrator’s receipt of the Breach Notice (or, if the Arbitrator determines that additional time is necessary, within such additional amount of time), provide a written determination (the “ Arbitrator Determination ”) setting forth whether either party has committed a breach of the Change of Control Procedures (or such other applicable determination) and the appropriate cure or remedy for such breach. The Arbitrator Determination shall be final and binding upon the Company, the Principal Investors and the Televisa Investors (unless vacated or modified by the Delaware Court on the ground that the Arbitrator was biased or engaged in improper conduct or that the ruling was outside the jurisdiction of the Arbitrator as set forth in this Section 4.9 ), none of the Company, the Televisa Investors or the Principal Investors shall have the right to appeal such Arbitrator Determination in any court or otherwise commence any legal action with respect to the breach(es) alleged in the Breach Notice or the cure or remedy ordered by the Arbitrator (other than on the ground that the Arbitrator was biased or engaged in improper conduct or that the ruling was outside the jurisdiction of the Arbitrator as set forth in this Section 4.9 ). All issues concerning the arbitrability of any matter relating to the Change of Control Procedures or the applicable Change of Control shall be determined by the Arbitrator and not by any court of law or any other method. The jurisdiction of the Arbitrator shall be limited to enforcing the terms of the Change of Control Procedures, ensuring that a Change of Control is a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, and/or resolving any other disputed matters relating to the applicable Change of Control during the Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit process and promptly thereafter in connection with any claims of breach of or non-compliance with the Change of Control Procedures, that a Change of Control was not a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, and/or relating to the applicable Change of Control, including with respect to the remedies set forth under Section 4.9.5 . The Arbitrator shall not have jurisdiction before the initiation of or, except as provided in the foregoing sentence, following the consummation or other termination of the Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit process. Any Arbitrator Determination shall be enforceable in the Delaware Court, and such Delaware Court shall have the power to order provisional remedies to enforce such Arbitrator Determination, and the parties consent to in personam jurisdiction in such court, and no actions arising out of or relating to the Change of Control Procedures or a Change of Control or the arbitration relating thereto may be commenced in any other court.

 

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4.9.5 Remedies . The remedies set forth in the Arbitrator Determination shall be designed by the Arbitrator in a manner as to (x) remedy promptly the breach or failure to comply with or failure of conditions in the Change of Control Procedures, (y) permit the Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit to proceed expeditiously (both before and after execution of the definitive agreements between the Prospective Selling Stockholders and/or the Company and the Prospective Buyer(s) and as set forth in any such definitive agreement), unless such Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit is not permitted under this Agreement or under the Transaction Agreements (for example, if such transaction is with a Restricted Person or is not compliant with Section 4.10 ) and (z) ensure that any permissible Change of Control transaction is a Compliant Change of Control Transaction. The remedies the Arbitrator may designate in the Arbitrator Determination shall be limited to the following:
(b) The Arbitrator may award equitable relief including (x) mandatory injunctions compelling the Company, the Principal Investors or the Televisa Investors to act and (y) prohibitory injunctions restraining the Company, the Principal Investors or the Televisa Investors from any action, in each case, in connection with the Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit process. Such equitable relief may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(i) in the event that the Arbitrator determines that the breaching party has not provided the aggrieved party with the amount of time to make a specified decision or take a specified action as required by the Change of Control Procedures, the remedy shall be providing the aggrieved party with such amount of time following the Arbitrator Determination so that the aggrieved party may make such decision or take such action;

 

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(ii) in the event that the Arbitrator determines that the breaching party has not provided the aggrieved party with information as required by the Change of Control Procedures, the remedy shall be that the breaching party shall provide the aggrieved party with such information and providing the aggrieved party with the time periods following the Arbitrator Determination set forth in this Agreement relating to its review of such information;
(iii) in the event that the Arbitrator determines that the breaching party has failed to act or inform the aggrieved party of a decision within a certain period of time as required by the Change of Control Procedures, the remedy shall be that the breaching party is immediately required to take such action or make such decision; and
(iv) other equitable or interim relief that the Arbitrator deems appropriate.
(c) The Arbitrator shall have no jurisdiction at any time to award monetary relief for any breach or failure to act; and
(d) The Arbitrator shall be permitted, in the Arbitrator’s sole discretion, to declare any Change of Control (whether a Sponsor Sale, a Merger Exit or otherwise) a Compliant Change of Control Transaction or declare any Change of Control which is not a Compliant Change of Control Transaction to be null and void ab initio , and in all cases shall provide other equitable relief sufficient to ensure that the applicable Change of Control proceeds as promptly as practicable and results in a Compliant Change of Control Transaction.
4.9.6 Cooperation with Arbitrator . The Company, the Principal Investors and the Televisa Investors shall fully cooperate with the Arbitrator and provide the Arbitrator with all information reasonably necessary to make the Arbitration Determination. Upon the request of the Arbitrator, each of the Company, the Principal Investors and the Televisa Investors shall make its officers and representatives readily available for conferences and meetings with the Arbitrator to expedite the delivery of the Arbitration Determination; provided that there shall be no ex parte communication between any party or its representatives and the Arbitrator.
4.9.7 Pendency of Arbitration . The Company, the Principal Investors and the Televisa Investors acknowledge and agree that no definitive agreement providing for a Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit shall be executed and no Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit shall be consummated (i) until an Arbitrator has been appointed and there is an opportunity for the parties to hold the initial meeting with the Arbitrator to discuss the Change of Control process as contemplated by Section 4.9.2 , (ii) during the pendency of the Arbitrator’s review of an Arbitration Request brought by Televisa or an Arbitration Request relating to a right or condition for the benefit of the Televisa Investors, including any Arbitration Request relating to a failure to comply with any Arbitrator Determination or (iii) until the Arbitrator Determination has been fully complied with.

 

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4.9.8 Expenses of the Arbitrator . The fees, costs and expenses of the Arbitrator incurred in connection with the Arbitrator’s investigation of and determination with respect to any breach alleged in a Breach Notice shall be borne by the Company.
4.9.9 Confidentiality . For the avoidance of doubt, any arbitration arising out of the Change of Control Procedures and all discussions or communications relating thereto shall be subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth in Section 10.10.1 .
4.10 Tax Matters .
4.10.1 Exit Transaction . Subject to Section 4.10.3 , prior to executing a binding agreement providing for, or entering into or consummating, any transaction or series of related transactions that would result in a sale or exchange or similar Transfer (e.g., conversion in a merger) of all or a substantial portion of the Shares held by the Principal Investors and Televisa or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (it being understood that if the Company is not the ultimate parent company of Univision whose shares are held by the Principal Investors and Televisa Investors, the provisions of this Section 4.10 shall instead apply to such parent company and references to the “Company” and the “Shares” shall be deemed to be references to such parent company and shares of such parent company, respectively) or the Company and its subsidiaries (considered collectively) (including a Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit) (an “ Exit Transaction ”), the Principal Investors will (i) provide Televisa with a written description of such Exit Transaction, including the price, form of consideration and other key contractual terms and conditions of such Exit Transaction consistent with a Sponsor Sale Notice or Merger Exit Notice (regardless of whether such notices are required to be delivered pursuant to the Change of Control Procedures), (ii) provide Televisa with a reasonable opportunity to evaluate the tax consequences to Televisa of such Exit Transaction, and (iii) at Televisa’s request, implement modifications to such transaction structure or alternative transaction structures proposed by Televisa in view of adverse tax consequences or tax benefits; provided , that such modifications or alternative transaction structures do not result in an adverse impact to the Principal Investors that is material to the Principal Investors relative to their anticipated net proceeds in the Exit Transaction.
4.10.2 Exit Transactions Requiring the Consent of Televisa . Notwithstanding Section 4.10.1 or any provisions of the Transaction Agreements other than this Section 4.10 , the Principal Investors and/or the Company will not be permitted to execute a binding agreement providing for, or enter into or consummate, any Exit Transaction described below without Televisa’s prior written consent:
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(c) unless Televisa obtains a ruling from the Mexican taxing authorities (which Televisa must use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain upon request by the Company), in form and substance satisfactory to Televisa, confirming the tax-free nature of such a transaction to Televisa and its subsidiaries, any Exit Transaction that is structured as:
(i) a transaction in which Shares held by Televisa are exchanged (whether by merger or otherwise) for securities of any other entity;
(ii) a merger in which the Company is the surviving entity and the Shares held by Televisa are exchanged for cash and/or securities and/or other assets;
(iii) a merger in which the Company is not the surviving entity;
(iv) a sale or exchange by the Company and/or its subsidiaries of substantially all of their collective assets (including shares of their subsidiaries).
4.10.3 Permitted Exit Transactions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 4.10.1 or 4.10.2 , but subject to Section 3.3.2 , the Principal Investors and/or the Company are permitted to execute agreements providing for, or enter into and consummate, any Exit Transaction described below without Televisa’s prior written consent; provided , that such Exit Transactions may remain subject to other applicable provisions of the Transaction Agreements, including Sections 3 , 4.7 , 4.8 and 4.9 ,:
(b) a direct sale or exchange by the Principal Investors (other than pursuant to a merger) of all or a portion of their shares of the Company; or
(c) a merger into the Company of a corporation (with no material assets or material liabilities other than related to funding (including borrowing) of the consideration for the merger) in which the Company is the surviving entity and Shares held by Televisa remain outstanding without modification;
provided , that in the case of clause (a) above, where shares of Common Stock representing more than 15% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (on a fully diluted, as-exercised and as-converted basis) are proposed to be Transferred and other than in sales pursuant to Section 3.1.3 and in the case of clause (b) above, prior to entering into any such transaction, the Principal Investors and the Company, as applicable, will comply with clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 4.10.1 and will consider in good faith any modifications suggested by Televisa, but shall have no obligation to implement such modifications. In addition, the provisions contained in Sections 4.10.1 and 4.10.2 shall not apply to an Exit Transaction in which Televisa exercises its tag-along rights pursuant to Section 4.1 ; provided , that the Principal Investors comply with clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 4.10.1 and consider in good faith any modifications suggested by Televisa (though the Principal Investors shall have no obligation to implement such modifications).

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
4.11 Period . The provisions of Sections 4.1 (other than with respect to Televisa Investors), 4.2 , and 4.3 shall expire as to any Share on the earlier of (i) a Change of Control (other than a Change of Control involving any Purchaser of Control, as provided in Section 3.8 above) and (ii) the Principal Investor Sell-Down; provided that Section 4.1 shall expire as to any Shares held by a Bank Investor only upon a Principal Investor Sell-Down. The provisions of Section 4.6 shall expire as to any Share on the applicable Principal Investor’s Principal Investor Sell-Down. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 4.1 (with respect to Televisa Investors), 4.7 , 4.8 , 4.9 , 4.10 and 4.13 shall survive any Public Offering or Change of Control.
4.12 Exchanges of Equity . Any number of shares of Common Stock acquired by any Televisa Investor (or any FCC-Approved Trust or any other Person to which Televisa has assigned its Preferential Rights in accordance with the Transaction Agreements) which count towards the Additional Equity Amount, are issued pursuant to the conversion of TV Debentures or exercise of TV Warrants, or are purchased from BMPS2 may, at the option of any Televisa Investor (or any such FCC-Approved Trust or other Person), be exchanged for TV Debentures or, at the Company’s option, TV Warrants convertible or exercisable, as applicable, for the same percentage of shares of Common Stock (including such TV Debentures or TV Warrants on an as-converted or as-exercised basis) as represented by the shares of Common Stock for which such TV Debenture or TV Warrants were exchanged.
4.13 Other Mergers and Similar Transactions . The Company shall not agree to or consummate any merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar transaction between or among the Company and any other Person (whether such Person is an Affiliate or not an Affiliate of the Company), that does not result in a Change of Control (which for the avoidance of doubt, is governed by other provisions hereof) (a “ Non-Change of Control Merger ”), unless, following the consummation of such transaction, (a) the Televisa’s Investors’ rights and obligations pursuant to the Transaction Agreements shall continue with respect to the surviving corporation or successor to the extent provided therein; except, for the sake of clarity, to the extent those rights have otherwise terminated in accordance with their respective terms; (b) the Televisa Investors shall have no greater obligations with respect to the surviving corporation or successor and its stockholders under the Transaction Agreements than they had to the Company, its subsidiaries and its parent entities, if any, and the Principal Investors under the Transaction Agreements immediately prior to the Non-Change of Control Merger; (c) the surviving corporation or successor (or its parent, if the surviving corporation or successor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of such parent) shall become a party to the Transaction Agreements to which the Company (or, if applicable, selling stockholders, if any) is a party and assume all obligations of the Company pursuant thereto in effect immediately prior to the consummation of such Non-Change of Control Merger (and, if applicable, selling stockholders, if any, shall remain bound by the terms of the Transaction Agreements to the extent they retain any shares); (d) such Non-Change of Control Merger is not with a Restricted Person; (e) Section 4.10 hereof is complied with if and to the extent applicable; and (f) the Televisa Investors do not suffer any dilution in such Non-Change of Control Merger other than pro rata with all other Stockholders, provided that in any case such Non-Change of Control Merger may not cause the Post Transaction Percentage of a Televisa Investor to be less than *** of the Pre Transaction Percentage of such Televisa Investor and shall not cause the aggregate Post Transaction Percentage of all of the Televisa Investors to be reduced below:
(i) *** (if the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, is *** immediately prior to such Non-Change of Control Merger);

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(ii) if the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, is greater than *** but less than *** immediately prior to such Non-Change of Control Merger, a percentage equal to *** multiplied by the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, immediately prior to such Non-Change of Control Merger (but not less than ***);
(iii) *** (if the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors is, in the aggregate, *** immediately prior to such Non-Change of Control Merger); or
(iv) if the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, is less than *** immediately prior to such Non-Change of Control Merger, a percentage equal to *** multiplied by the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors, in the aggregate, immediately prior to such Non-Change of Control Merger.
5.   MAXIMUM EQUITY PERCENTAGE; AND MAXIMUM CAPITAL PERCENTAGE ; HOLDER LOCK UP.
5.1 Maximum Equity Percentage; Maximum Capital Percentage .
5.1.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the Transaction Agreements but subject to Section 8.3(b) of the Investment Agreement, and subject to permitted changes in percentage ownership in a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, Televisa covenants and agrees that, in the case of clause (i) below, until the Cap Release Requirements have been satisfied and, in the case of clause (ii) below, until the Standstill Release Requirements have been satisfied, (i) the Equity Percentage of the Televisa Investors shall not exceed the Maximum Equity Percentage at any time, and (ii) the Capital Percentage of the Televisa Investors shall not exceed the Maximum Capital Percentage at any time; provided , however , that this Section 5.1.1 shall not limit or prevent (a) increases in Televisa’s Equity Percentage and/or Capital Percentage which result from any share repurchase, recapitalization, acquisition or similar action taken or instituted by BMP or any of its subsidiaries or (b) the conversion or exercise of the TV Debentures or TV Warrants in compliance with the two (2) Business Day time limitation set forth in the terms thereof in conjunction with a Transfer of such TV Debentures or TV Warrants (or the shares of Common Stock into which they have been converted).
5.1.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in Section 5.1.1(a) , the provisions of Section 5.1 shall no longer apply in the event that any of BMP, BMPH or Univision or any subsidiary thereof that is a Significant Subsidiary commences or becomes subject to as debtor (voluntarily or involuntarily) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors or any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in each case undertaken under the Laws of any jurisdiction by any Person (other than due to a breach by a Televisa Investor of its obligations under Section 4.5 of the Principal Investor Agreement); provided that if such case, action or proceeding is involuntary, it shall have continued undismissed for sixty (60) days or more or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered prior to the end of such sixty (60) day period.

 

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5.2 Holder Lock Up . In connection with each underwritten Public Offering, each Stockholder hereby agrees, at the request of the Company or the managing underwriters, to be bound by and/or to execute and deliver, a lock-up agreement with the underwriter(s) of such Public Offering restricting such Stockholder’s right to (a) Transfer, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such Common Stock or (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another any of the economic consequences of ownership of Common Stock, in each case if and to the extent that such restrictions are agreed to by the Majority PITV Investors (or a majority of the shares of Common Stock if there are no PITV Investors remaining) with the underwriter(s) of such Public Offering; provided , however , that no Stockholder shall be required by this Section 5 to be bound by a lock-up agreement covering a period of greater than 90 days (180 days in the case of the Initial Public Offering) following the effectiveness of the related registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such lock-up agreement shall not apply to (a) transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or other securities acquired in (i) open market transactions or block purchases after the completion of the Initial Public Offering or (ii) a Public Offering, (b) Transfers to Permitted Transferees of such Stockholder permitted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (c) conversions of shares of Common Stock into other classes of Common Stock or securities without change of holder, (d) exercise of the TV Debentures or TV Warrants and (e) during the period preceding the execution of the underwriting agreement, Transfers to a Charitable Organization permitted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
5.3 Liquidity Process for Televisa .
5.3.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements, in the event that a Strategic Buyer acquires, in one or more transactions, a majority of the voting Common Stock and fully diluted Shares of the Company (the date of such majority acquisition, the “ Majority Acquisition Date ”), then, prior to the earlier of (a) the third anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date and (b) a Qualified Public Offering that was not pursuant to a Televisa Demand Public Offering (including any subsequent exercise by the Televisa Investors of a PRRCA Demand Right) (a “ Non-TV Initiated QPO ”), no Televisa Investor shall be permitted to (x) Transfer any of its Shares pursuant to Section 3.1.5 , or (y) exercise PRRCA Demand Rights without the prior written consent of the Strategic Buyer.

 

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5.3.2 (a) If there has not been a Non-TV Initiated QPO prior thereto, then commencing on the third anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date until the fourth anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date (the “ Third Anniversary Period ”), Televisa shall have the right, exercisable upon written notice to the Strategic Buyer, to require that the Company (or, if the Company has been merged with or into another entity, the surviving entity in which the Televisa Investors hold shares of common stock or securities convertible into common stock as a result of such merger) effectuate a registered public offering of Shares held by Televisa Investors requested to be registered in accordance with, and subject to, the applicable terms set forth in Section 5.3.4 and Section 5.4 (a “ Demand Public Offering ”); provided that the demanding Televisa Investors shall have first provided the Strategic Buyer the right of first offer to acquire all of such Shares proposed to be sold by such Televisa Investors in such Demand Public Offering, and such Shares shall not have been purchased by the Strategic Buyer, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.5 (the “ Strategic ROFO ”) (any such right, a “ Liquidity Right ”).
(b) If there has not been a Non-TV Initiated QPO prior thereto, then commencing on the fourth anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date until the fifth anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date, the Televisa Investors shall be entitled to exercise a Liquidity Right during such period (the “ Fourth Anniversary Period ”), subject to the Strategic ROFO.
(c) If there has not been a Non-TV Initiated QPO prior thereto, then commencing on the fifth anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date until the sixth anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date, Televisa shall be entitled to exercise a Liquidity Right during such period (the “ Fifth Anniversary Period ”), subject to the Strategic ROFO.
(d) If Televisa did not exercise a Liquidity Right during the Third Anniversary Period or during the Fourth Anniversary Period but has exercised a Liquidity Right during the Fifth Anniversary Period and if there has not been a Non-TV Initiated QPO prior thereto, then commencing on the sixth anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date until the seventh anniversary of the Majority Acquisition Date, Televisa Investors shall be entitled to exercise a Liquidity Right during such period (the “ Sixth Anniversary Period ”), subject to the Strategic ROFO.
(e) No Liquidity Right may be exercised following the consummation of the first Demand Public Offering; it being understood that thereafter Televisa shall have PRRCA Demand Rights, subject to the Strategic ROFO and the limitations set forth in Section 5.3.4, to the extent applicable.
5.3.3 To exercise a Liquidity Right, Televisa shall furnish to the Strategic Buyer a written notice of such election (the “ Election Notice ”), which notice shall (x) specify the number of Shares held by Televisa Investors with respect to which the Liquidity Right is being exercised, which number of Shares shall not exceed the applicable amount set forth in Section 5.3.4 (such number of Shares, the “ Exercise Shares ”), and (y) the price per Share at which Televisa would be prepared to sell such Shares to the Strategic Buyer ( provided that no Televisa Investor shall be obligated to sell at such price or any other specific price whether to the Strategic Buyer or in a Public Offering). Not more than one Election Notice may be given in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months. A Demand Public Offering shall be consummated in compliance with Section 5.4 . A Strategic ROFO shall be consummated in accordance with Section 5.5 .

 

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5.3.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the maximum number of Shares any or all of the Televisa Investors may propose to sell pursuant to any Aggregated Transfer shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) the number of Shares that Televisa Investors may propose to sell during the Third Anniversary Period pursuant to one or more Aggregated Transfers during the Third Anniversary Period shall not exceed one-third of the aggregate number of Shares (on an as-converted and as-exercised basis) held by Televisa Investors on the Majority Acquisition Date (the “ Initial Stake ”);
(b) the number of Shares that Televisa Investors may propose to sell during the Fourth Anniversary Period pursuant to one or more Aggregated Transfers during the Fourth Anniversary Period shall not exceed one-third of the Initial Stake; provided that, if Televisa has not exercised its Liquidity Right during the Third Anniversary Period, the Televisa Investors may offer to sell during the Fourth Anniversary Period one-half of the Initial Stake pursuant to one or more Aggregated Transfers during the Fourth Anniversary Period;
(c) the number of Shares that Televisa Investors may propose to sell during the Fifth Anniversary Period pursuant to one or more Aggregated Transfers during the Fifth Anniversary Period shall not exceed one-half of the Initial Stake; and
(d) the number of Shares the TV Investors may propose to sell during the Sixth Anniversary Period pursuant to one or more Aggregated Transfers during the Sixth Anniversary Period (if applicable) shall not exceed the lesser of the remainder of the Initial Stake and one-half of the Initial Stake.
5.3.5 If there has not been a Non-TV Initiated QPO, and Televisa has sold any Shares pursuant to a Demand Public Offering, thereafter and until a Principal Investor Sell Down has occurred if Televisa wishes to Transfer Shares pursuant to a PRRCA Demand Right, it may do so only if the Strategic Buyer is afforded a Strategic ROFO with respect to the number of Shares that Televisa Investors request to sell pursuant to any such PRRCA Demand Right in accordance with Section 5.5 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitations contained in Sections 5.3 through 5.5 shall not apply if following a Demand Public Offering, the Company, the Strategic Buyer and/or Stockholders other than Televisa have Sold, in one or more Public Offerings (including in the Demand Public Offering), Shares representing, in the aggregate, more than 15% of the Shares (on an as-exercised and as-converted basis) outstanding as at the time that notice of exercise of any subsequent PRRCA Demand Right is given to the Company. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt and for the purposes of clarity, upon the occurrence of a Non-TV Initiated QPO, the provisions of and the rights and obligations under Sections 5.3 through 5.5 hereof shall cease to apply and Televisa shall continue to have the rights afforded to it under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, unless prior to such Non-TV Initiated QPO, Televisa has sold Shares pursuant to a Demand Public Offering, in which case, such provisions shall continue to apply in accordance with their terms.

 

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5.4 Demand Public Offering .
5.4.1 In the event that the Strategic Buyer is obligated to effect the Demand Public Offering pursuant to Section 5.3.2 , then the Company shall, as soon as reasonably possible but in any event within forty-five (45) days following the Election Notice, file a registration statement under the Securities Act for a Public Offering (including by means of a shelf registration pursuant to Rule 415 if so requested by Televisa if the Company is then eligible to use such registration) of all of the Shares the Televisa Investors are entitled to have registered and effect such registration as soon as reasonably practicable; provided that if the Televisa Investors are not permitted to register and sell at least 80% of the Shares the Televisa Investors are entitled to and seek to have registered in such registration statement, then the number of Televisa Requests that the Majority Televisa Investors shall be entitled to make pursuant to Section 3.1.1 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement shall be increased to include one additional Televisa Request. The Company will use its best efforts to (x) effect the registration under the Securities Act of such Shares to the extent required to permit the disposition (in accordance with the Televisa Investors’ intended methods of distribution and as otherwise specified the Televisa Investors), and (y) obtain acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement relating to such registration (when directed by the Televisa Investors); provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration pursuant to this Section 5.4.1 in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act.
5.4.2 The Company, the Strategic Buyer, the Televisa Investors and the other Holders shall have the rights and obligations with respect to the Demand Public Offering which are applicable to a Televisa Request as set forth in the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement; provided that the terms of Section 3.1.1 thereof shall not apply to the Demand Public Offering and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Exercise Notice or Demand Public Offering shall constitute a Televisa Request for purposes of Section 3.1.1 thereof.

 

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5.5 Strategic ROFO . Prior to exercising a Liquidity Right or a PRRCA Demand Right, Televisa shall deliver written notice to the Strategic Buyer of its intent to sell Shares pursuant to its Liquidity Right or PRRCA Demand Right, as applicable (the “ ROFO Notice ”). The ROFO Notice shall set forth the number of Shares proposed to be sold by the Televisa Investors, the proposed method of disposition and the price per Share Televisa expects ( provided that no Televisa Investor shall be obligated to sell at such price or any other specific price whether to the Strategic Buyer or in a Public Offering), if it has an expectation, to receive upon consummation of such proposed Sale. Within five (5) Busineses Days of the receipt of such ROFO Notice the Strategic Buyer may give written notice to Televisa that it desires to discuss purchasing such Shares (the “ Exercise Notice ”). If the Strategic Buyer elects to discuss the purchase of such Shares, then during the twenty (20) Business Day period following the delivery of the Exercise Notice (the “ Negotiation Period ”), Televisa and the Strategic Buyer shall negotiate in good faith regarding the purchase of such Shares by the Company or the Strategic Buyer. The Strategic Buyer shall not be obligated to register, and Televisa shall not have any rights to exercise, any right to initiate a Demand Public Offering or a PRRCA Demand Right until the expiration of the Negotiation Period. If Televisa and the Strategic Buyer are able to agree upon the terms of such proposed Sale, they shall enter into a binding agreement within thirty (30) days of the delivery of the Exercise Notice. Each Strategic ROFO must be consummated within ninety (90) days of the Exercise Notice or at such other time as is mutually agreed between Televisa and the Strategic Buyer. If the Strategic ROFO is not consummated within such 90 day period, Televisa shall have the right to require the Demand Public Offering or the PRRCA Demand Right, as applicable.
5.6 Nothing herein shall affect Section 3.2.1 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement and Televisa’s rights thereunder or derogate from any other rights or obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement or the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.
6.   REMEDIES .
6.1 Generally . The parties shall have all remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement or any default hereunder, subject to the provisions of Section 4.9 . The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies which may be available, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and, in addition, to such other equitable remedies (including preliminary or temporary relief) as may be appropriate in the circumstances, subject to the provisions of Section 4.9 .

 

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6.2 Deposit . Without limiting the generality of Section 6.1 , if any Stockholder fails to (a) deliver to the purchaser thereof the certificate or certificates evidencing Shares to be Sold pursuant to Section 4 or (b) deliver to the Company an affidavit of the registered owner of such Shares with respect to the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the certificate evidencing such Shares accompanied by an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company (it being understood that if the holder is a Qualified Institutional Investor, any other holder of Shares which is an entity regularly engaged in the business of investing in companies and meeting such requirements of creditworthiness as may reasonably be imposed by the Company such Person’s own agreement will be satisfactory) such that the Company is willing to issue a new certificate to the purchaser evidencing the Shares being Sold (an “ Affidavit and Indemnity ”), then such purchaser may, provided it signs an agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Section 6.2 if it is not otherwise already agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement generally, at its option and in addition to all other remedies it may have, deposit the purchase price for such Shares with any national bank or, trust company having combined capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) (the “ Escrow Agent ”) and the Company shall cancel on its books the certificate or certificates representing such Shares and thereupon all of such holder’s rights in and to such Shares (other than the right to receive the applicable purchase price in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.2 ) shall terminate. Thereafter, upon delivery to such purchaser stock powers duly endorsed, for transfer, with signature guaranteed, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, and with any transfer tax stamps affixed) or upon delivery by such holder of an Affidavit and Indemnity to the Company such purchaser shall instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver the purchase price for such Shares (without any interest from the date of the closing to the date of such delivery, any such interest to accrue to such purchaser), less the reasonable fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent, to such holder. Each Stockholder hereby constitutes and appoints each PITV Investor, or any of them, with full power of substitution, as such Stockholder’s true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact, in such Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to execute and deliver any escrow agreement in customary form entered into with respect to such Stockholder in accordance with this Section 6.2 , and such PITV Investor shall provide a copy of such agreement to such Stockholder within five (5) Business Days of execution; provided , however , that failure to deliver such documents within such time period shall not impair or affect the validity of such agreements. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent death, incapacity, bankruptcy or dissolution of any Stockholder.
7.   LEGENDS .
7.1 Restrictive Legend . Each certificate representing Shares shall have the following legend endorsed conspicuously thereupon:
“THE VOTING OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, AND THE SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THEREOF, ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) TO WHICH THE ISSUER AND CERTAIN OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS ARE PARTY. SUCH AGREEMENT INCLUDES RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER OR OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUER WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST.”
Any Person who acquires Shares which are not subject to all or part of the terms of this Agreement shall have the right to have such legend (or the applicable portion thereof) removed from certificates representing such Shares.

 

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7.2 1933 Act Legends . Each certificate representing Shares shall have the following legend endorsed conspicuously thereupon:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED IN A PRIVATE PLACEMENT, WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED (A) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT COVERING THE TRANSFER, OR (B) IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT; PROVIDED THAT THE ISSUER MAY REQUIRE THE TRANSFEROR TO DELIVER AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH AN EXEMPTION.”
7.3 Stop Transfer Instruction . The Company or BMPH will instruct any transfer agent not to register the Transfer of any Shares until the conditions specified in the foregoing legends and this Agreement are satisfied.
7.4 Termination of 1933 Act Legend . The requirement imposed by Section 7.2 hereof shall cease and terminate as to any particular Shares (a) when, in the opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company, such legend is no longer required in order to assure compliance by the Company with the Securities Act, or (b) when such Shares have been registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred pursuant to Rule 144. Whenever (x) such requirement shall cease and terminate as to any Shares or (y) such Shares shall be transferable under paragraph (k) of Rule 144, the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the Company or BMPH, as the case may be, without expense, new certificates not bearing the legend set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.
7.5 Shares Held by Co-Investment Vehicles . Each Principal Investor Group agrees to convert any shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Co-Investment Vehicles of such Principal Investor Group at any time into shares of Class B Common Stock upon the receipt thereof by such Co-Investment Vehicle.

 

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7.6 Shares Held by Televisa . In the event any stockholder converts its voting shares of Common Stock into non-voting shares of Common Stock, the Company shall promptly notify the Televisa Investors of such conversion and the number of voting shares of Common Stock that is or will be held by such stockholder and all stockholders following such conversion and shall provide the Televisa Investors with a certificate signed by an authorized Senior Officer stating that such conversion has occurred, the number of shares of Common Stock which have been converted and, if actually known to the Company, the reasons for effectuating such conversion. Not later than the fifteenth (15 th ) Business Day after the Televisa Investors receive such notice and certificate, the Televisa Investors will convert (by delivery to the Company of (i) written notice of such conversion and (ii) the certificate(s), duly endorsed for transfer, evidencing such shares to be converted), and each Televisa Investor hereby authorizes the Company to convert on its behalf, and such conversion shall be deemed to automatically have occurred, in the event it fails to deliver to the Company within such 15 business day period the items set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter with respect to such Common Stock, an amount of the Televisa Investors’ voting shares of Common Stock (pro-rata amongst the Televisa Investors, based on the number of voting shares of Common Stock held by such Televisa Investors or as otherwise determined by Televisa) into non-voting shares of Common Stock such that the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (but without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is no greater than the Maximum Equity Percentage (i.e., if the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is increased by the conversion by a Stockholder of its voting shares of Common Stock into non-voting shares of Common Stock but the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is as a result thereof less than or equal to the Maximum Equity Percentage, then no conversion of any shares of Common Stock of Televisa Investors will be required). In the event any Stockholder converts its non-voting shares of Common Stock into voting shares of Common Stock, the Company shall promptly notify the Televisa Investors of such conversion and the number of non-voting shares of Common Stock that is or will be held by such Stockholder and all Stockholders of the Company following such conversion and shall provide the Televisa Investors with a certificate signed by an authorized Senior Officer stating that such conversion has occurred and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been converted and, if actually known to the Company, the reasons for effectuating such conversion. The Televisa Investors will be permitted to convert (by delivery to the Company of (x) written notice of such conversion and (y) the certificate(s), duly endorsed for transfer, evidencing such shares to be converted), in accordance with the provisions of the Charter with respect to such Common Stock, an amount of the Televisa Investors’ non-voting shares of Common Stock (pro-rata amongst the Televisa Investors, based on the number of non-voting shares of Common Stock held by all Televisa Investors or as otherwise determined by Televisa) into voting shares of Common Stock up to the Maximum Equity Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any way the right of the Televisa Investors, at any time and from time to time, to convert their non-voting shares of Common Stock into voting shares of Common Stock up to the Maximum Equity Percentage. In each case, the Company shall promptly thereafter issue and send to the applicable Televisa Investors new certificates, registered in the name of such Televisa Investors, evidencing the applicable shares of Common Stock into which such Televisa Investors converted their respective shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree and acknowledge that Televisa and its Permitted Transferees shall have no obligation to procure the agreement of, or compliance by, any Televisa Investor who is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa and Televisa’s percentage of voting shares shall not be adversely affected as a result of such non-compliance.
7.7 Waiver of Rights . Each Stockholder (other than Televisa Investors) hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives and relinquishes any and all rights of first offer, right of first refusal, tag-along or other rights hereunder with respect to the issuance of the shares of Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock and the TV Debentures under the Investment Agreement, any issuance of TV Warrants pursuant to the terms of the TV Debentures and any issuance of Shares pursuant to the exercise of the TV Warrants and conversion of the TV Debentures.

 

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8.   AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, ETC .
8.1 Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be orally amended, modified, extended or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be effective.
8.2 Written Modifications . Except as provided in the second sentence of this Section 8.2 , this Agreement may be amended, modified, extended, terminated or waived (“ Amendment ”), only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and the Majority PITV Investors (or Stockholders holding a majority of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by Stockholders party hereto if there are no PITV Investors remaining). The consent of Televisa shall be required for (i) any Amendment to the provisions of Sections 2.1 , 2.2 , 2.6 , 3.1 , 3.2 , 3.3 , 3.4 , 3.6 , 3.7 , 3.9, 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.4 , 4.5 , 4.7 , 4.8 , 4.9 , 4.10 , 4.11 , 4.12 , 5 , 7.6 , 10.10 , or this Section 8.2 (or any definitions used therein) and (ii) any Amendment that, by its terms, Discriminates against any of the Televisa Investors under this Agreement. The consent of a Majority in Interest of the Bank Investor Shares shall be required for any Amendment that, by its terms, Discriminates against the holders of Bank Investor Shares as such under this Agreement, and the consent of any holder of Bank Investor Shares shall be required for any Amendment that, by its terms, Discriminates against such holder of Bank Investor Shares as such (compared to other holders of Bank Investor Shares) under this Agreement; provided , that it is understood and agreed that, for the purposes of interpreting and enforcing this amendment and waiver provision, Amendments that affect all Stockholders will not be deemed to Discriminate against the holders of Bank Investor Shares as such simply because holders of Bank Investor Shares (i) own or hold more or less Shares than any other Stockholders, (ii) invested more or less money in the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries than any other Stockholders or (iii) have greater or lesser voting rights or powers than any other Stockholders. The consent of a Majority in Interest of the Other Investor Shares shall be required for any Amendment that, by its terms, Discriminates against the holders of Other Investor Shares as such under this Agreement; provided , that it is understood and agreed that, for the purposes of interpreting and enforcing this amendment and waiver provision, Amendments that affect all Stockholders will not be deemed to Discriminate against the holders of Other Investor Shares as such simply because holders of Other Investor Shares (i) own or hold more or less Shares than any other Stockholders, (ii) invested more or less money in the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries than any other Stockholders or (iii) have greater or lesser voting rights or powers than any other Stockholders. A copy of each such Amendment shall be sent to each Stockholder and shall be binding upon each party hereto and each holder of Shares subject hereto except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law; provided , that the failure to deliver a copy of such Amendment shall not impair or affect the validity of such Amendment. The consent of a Majority in Interest of the Management Shares held by Managers then employed by the Company shall be required for any Amendment that, by its terms, Discriminates against the holders of Management Shares as such under this Agreement; provided , that it is understood and agreed that, for the purposes of interpreting and enforcing this amendment and waiver provision, Amendments that affect all Stockholders will not be deemed to Discriminate against the holders of Management Shares as such simply because holders of Management Shares (i) own or hold more or less Shares than any other Stockholders, (ii) invested more or less money in the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries than any other Stockholders, or (iii) have greater or lesser voting rights or powers than any other Stockholders. A copy of each such Amendment shall be sent to each Stockholder and shall be binding upon each party hereto and each holder of Shares subject hereto except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law; provided , that the failure to deliver a copy of such Amendment shall not impair or affect the validity of such Amendment. In addition, each party hereto and each holder of Shares subject hereto may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party or holder. To the extent the Amendment of any Section of this Agreement would require a specific consent pursuant to this Section 8.2 , any Amendment to the definitions used in such Section as applied to such Section shall also require the specified consent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, transferees or purchasers of Shares or Convertible Securities that have complied with the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 hereof or Section 2 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement shall be added as parties to this Agreement without obtaining any additional consent of the parties hereto.

 

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8.3 Withdrawal from Agreement . If the Company consummates an Initial Public Offering, then on and after the first date on which (x) the holders of Shares immediately prior to the Initial Public Offering own less than fifty (50%) of the then outstanding Common Stock or, if earlier, (y) the Principal Investors immediately prior to the Initial Public Offering collectively own in the aggregate less than fifty (50%) of the shares of Common Stock collectively held by the Principal Investors (either directly or through such Principal Investors’ ownership of Units of BMPS1) immediately following the Televisa Closing (either of clause (x) or (y), as applicable, the “ Aggregate Sell-Down Percentage ”), any holder of Shares that, together with its Affiliates, holds less than one percent (1%) of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock may elect (on behalf of itself and all of its Affiliates that hold Shares which together represent less than such one percent (1%)) (“ Individual Sell-Down Percentage ”), by written notice to the Company and the PITV Investor Groups, to (a) withdraw all Shares held by such holder and all of its Affiliates from this Agreement (Shares withdrawn pursuant to this clause (a) , the “ Withdrawn Shares ”) and (b) terminate this Agreement with respect to such holder and its Affiliates (holders and Affiliates withdrawing pursuant to this clause (b) , the “ Withdrawing Holders ”); provided , that any Shares held indirectly (through ownership of Units of BMPS1 or BMPS2) by any holder, together with its Affiliates, shall not be taken into consideration when calculating Individual Sell-Down Percentages. This Agreement will stay in effect with respect to Persons other than the Withdrawing Holders. From the date of delivery of such withdrawal notice, the Withdrawn Shares shall cease to be Shares subject to this Agreement and, if applicable, the Withdrawing Holders shall cease to be parties to this Agreement and shall no longer be subject to the obligations of this Agreement or have rights under this Agreement; provided , however , that such Withdrawing Holders, if they are members of a PITV Investor Group, shall comply with, and cause the other members of such PITV Investor Group to comply with, such PITV Investor Group’s obligations under Article II, Section 10 of the Company’s bylaws to cause the removal or resignation of any directors designated by such PITV Investor Group; provided , further , that the Withdrawing Holders shall nonetheless be obligated under Section 5 with respect to any Pending Underwritten Offering to the same extent that they would have been obligated if they had not withdrawn. The Company shall make best efforts to provide all Investors a written notice promptly following the first date on which the holders of Shares or the Principal Investors, as applicable, immediately prior to the Initial Public Offering own less than the Aggregate Sell-Down Percentage. Any amendment to this Section 8.3 adversely affecting the Bank Investors (including decreasing the Aggregate Sell-Down Percentage or the Individual Sell-Down Percentage) shall require the consent of the Majority in Interest of the holders of Bank Investor Shares.

 

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8.4 Effect of Termination . No termination under this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 8.3 ) shall relieve any Person of liability for breach prior to termination.
9.   DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Agreement:
9.1 Certain Matters of Construction . In addition to the definitions referred to or set forth below in this Section 9 :
(b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of this Agreement shall include all subsections thereof;
(c) The word “including” shall mean including, without limitation;
(d) Definitions shall be equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined;
(e) The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other;
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise specified, the term “outstanding,” as used in this Agreement in reference to capital stock, shall not include Convertible Securities or shares issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise thereof, and as used in this Agreement in reference to Convertible Securities, shall mean Convertible Securities that are outstanding (without giving effect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities); and
(g) For the avoidance of doubt, “fully diluted,” as used in this Agreement in reference to capital stock, shall mean after giving effect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of all outstanding Convertible Securities.
9.2 Definitions . The following terms shall have the following meanings:
2007 Stockholders Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan ” shall mean the Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of March 27, 2007, as amended from time to time, or any successor or additional Company management equity incentive plan approved by the Company’s Board.
2010 Equity Incentive Plan ” shall mean the Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time, or any successor or additional Company management equity incentive plan approved by the Board.

 

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2010 Stockholders Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Acceptance Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.4 .
Acquiror ” shall mean a Person formed for the purpose of effecting a Merger Exit, any prospective acquiror of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries and any Person prospectively acquiring Shares in a Sponsor Sale (it being understood that in no event shall any parent entities of either the party to the merger or such prospective acquiror be deemed to be an “Acquiror”), together with any successors thereto (including any surviving Person, whether the Company or otherwise, in a Merger Exit).
Acquisition Holdco ” shall mean any direct or indirect parent entity of an Acquiror or of the surviving entity (including a Purchaser of Control) following a Merger Exit, the majority of whose value (which, for purposes of the definition of “Compliant Change of Control Transaction,” shall be determined as of the effective date of the Merger Exit) consists of the Shares or assets of the Company and/or the Company’s subsidiaries.
Acquisition Sub ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 .
Additional Equity Amount ” shall mean, at the time of determination, that number of shares of Common Stock of the Company that, together with the Shares acquired by Televisa on the Televisa Closing, would equal (i) a percentage (equal to the Maximum Capital Percentage) of the sum of (A) the number of the Company’s Shares issued and outstanding as of immediately following the Televisa Closing (determined on a fully diluted, as-converted and as-exercised basis; provided that awards granted under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan shall be excluded for such purposes), plus (B) the number of Shares, if any, issued by the Company to Televisa (and any FCC-Approved Trust or any other Person to which Televisa has assigned its Preferential Rights in accordance with the Transaction Agreements) pursuant to the exercise of any Preferential Rights, decreased by (ii) the number of Shares, if any, acquired by Televisa (and any trust arrangement satisfactory to the FCC or any other Person to which Televisa has assigned its Preferential Rights in accordance with the Transaction Agreements) pursuant to any exercise of any Preferential Rights, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) , as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and other similar capitalization changes. For the avoidance of doubt, as of the Televisa Closing the Additional Equity Amount would be 1,281,464 shares of Common Stock, which has been calculated as shown on Schedule I hereto.
Adverse Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8-102 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code.
Affidavit and Indemnity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

 

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Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided , however , that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any of the Stockholders (and vice versa), and, in addition, such specified Person’s Affiliates shall also include, (a) if such specified Person is a private equity investment fund, any other private equity investment fund the primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person or an Affiliate thereof, and (b) if such specified Person is a natural Person, any Family Member of such natural Person.
Affiliated Fund ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, a private equity investment fund that is an Affiliate of such Person or that is advised by the same investment adviser as such Person or by an Affiliate of such investment adviser.
Aggregate Sell-Down Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .
Aggregated Transfer ” shall mean the Transfer of any Shares by any Televisa Investor pursuant to the applicable terms of the Liquidity Rights or the PRRCA Demand Rights.
Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble, as it may be amended from time to time.
Amended and Restated Program License Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .
Arbitration Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.3 .
Arbitrator ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.1 .
Arbitrator Determination ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.4 .
Bank Investor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Bank Investor Shares ” shall mean all Shares held by a Bank Investor. Any Bank Investor Shares that are Transferred by the holder thereof to such holder’s Permitted Transferees shall remain Bank Investor Shares in the hands of such Permitted Transferee.
BMP EBITDA ” shall mean, with respect to any period and for the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) operating income (loss) as reported in its financial statements for such period (but excluding therefrom and without duplication (i) any gain or loss on the sale of assets outside the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Company) and (ii) any effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) as determined in accordance with GAAP), plus (b) to the extent deducted in arriving at the amount in clause (a), the sum of the following amounts for such period: (i) depreciation and amortization as determined in accordance with GAAP, (ii) impairment loss/charges as determined in accordance with GAAP, (iii) fees and expenses paid to the Principal Investors and the Televisa Investors, (iv) charges pertaining to share-based compensation as determined in accordance with GAAP, (v) restructuring charges and contract termination costs incurred or accrued during such period and (vi) fees, costs and expenses related to the issuance of debt or equity financing including the TV Debentures and the other transactions contemplated thereby, plus (c) dividends or distributions received in respect of minority investments received in cash, minus (d) to the extent included in arriving at the amount in clause (a), an amount equal to the non-cash advertising revenue recognized from Televisa and its Affiliates during such period. For the avoidance of doubt, BMP EBITDA shall be calculated consistent with the illustrative example set forth on Schedule IV hereto.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
BMPH ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
BMPS1 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
BMPS1 LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMP Services LLC, dated as of January 29, 2008, as amended from time to time.
BMPS2 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
BMPS2 LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPS2, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
Board ” shall mean the board of directors of the Company or any authorized committee thereof.
Breach Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.3 .
Business ” shall mean the business of the Company and its subsidiaries conducted at any given time or which the Board has authorized the Company to develop or pursue (by acquisition or otherwise), which currently consist of (primarily but not necessarily exclusively) Spanish-language media in the U.S., including Spanish-language television broadcast networks, Spanish-language radio broadcast networks, ownership and operation of Spanish-language television and radio stations and Spanish-language Internet portals.
Business Day ” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of New York or Mexico.
Capital Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
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Change of Control ” shall mean the occurrence of (a) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person, or any other corporate reorganization, business combination, transaction or Transfer of securities of the Company by its stockholders, or a series of related transactions (including the acquisition of capital stock of the Company), whether or not the Company is a party thereto, in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination, transaction or Transfer, own, directly or indirectly, capital stock either (i) representing directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, less than fifty percent (50%) of the equity of the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination, transaction or Transfer or (ii) that does not directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, afford the holders thereof the power to elect (by contract, share ownership or otherwise) a majority of the entire Board or other similar governing body of the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization, business combination, transaction or Transfer; (b) any transaction or series of related transactions, whether or not the Company is a party thereto, after giving effect to which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power (by contract, share ownership or otherwise) is owned directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, by any Person and its “affiliates” or “associates” (as such terms are defined in the Exchange Act Rules) or any Group, excluding, in any case referred to in clause (a) or (b) , any Initial Public Offering or any bona fide primary or secondary public offering following the occurrence of an Initial Public Offering; or (c) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries; provided , that for purposes of this sentence, any transactions with the same third party or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed to be a series of related transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the following shall, in and of itself, constitute a “ Change of Control ”: (x) a spin-off of one of the businesses of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, or a comparable transaction, or (y) a transaction in which, after giving effect thereto, the Principal Investors and their Affiliates continue to own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity (1) of the Company or other surviving entity in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (a) above, (2) of the Company in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (b) above or (3) of the acquiring entity in the case of a transaction of the sort described in clause (c) above.
Change of Control Procedures ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9 .
Charitable Organization ” shall mean a charitable organization, as described by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time, that is not an Affiliate of a Stockholder, a Competitor, a Restricted Person, or primarily for the benefit of a Stockholder, Competitor, or Restricted Person.
Charter ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on the date hereof, as may thereafter be amended from time to time.
Class A Common Stock ” shall mean the voting Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class A Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class A Common Stock, or as such shares of Class A Common Stock may be reclassified.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Class B Common Stock ” shall mean the nonvoting Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class B Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class B Common Stock, or as such shares of Class B Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class C Common Stock ” shall mean the voting Class C Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class C Common Stock, or as such shares of Class C Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class D Common Stock ” shall mean the nonvoting Class D Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class D Common Stock, or as such shares of Class D Common Stock may be reclassified.
Co-Investment Vehicle ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (b) the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (c) the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, and (d) the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively.
Commercial Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Amended and Restated Program License Agreement and all agreements ancillary thereto for programming rights granted to the Company, (ii) the IPRA Amendment, (iii) the Mexico License Agreement, (iv) the Second Program License Agreement, and (v) the Sales Agency Agreement.
Commission ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of the Company, including the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock.
Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Company Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.1(a) .
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Compliant Change of Control Transaction ” shall mean any Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit (a) that is conducted in accordance with the Change of Control Procedures and Section 4.10 , (b) in which the Acquiror is not a Restricted Person and, in the case of a Merger Exit, is a newly formed Acquiror that has no material assets or liabilities other than the equity or indebtedness used to effect such Change of Control ( provided , that in any case Section 4.4.3(b) of Article EIGHTH of the Charter shall apply), but in any case shall have no assets or liabilities of an operating business, and (c) in connection with which, following the consummation of such transaction, (i)(x) the Televisa Investors’ board rights pursuant to Section 2 of the Principal Investor Agreement shall continue with respect to the Acquiror and any Acquisition Holdco to the extent provided therein, (y) the Televisa Investors’ other governance rights pursuant to the Transaction Agreements (other than immaterial rights and in any case consent rights of the Televisa Investors under Section 2.4 of the Principal Investor Agreement and Section 4.4.3 of Article EIGHTH of the Charter shall not be considered immaterial) shall continue with respect to the Acquiror (or its parent, if the Acquiror is a wholly-owned subsidiary of such parent) or any Acquisition Holdco to the extent provided therein, (z) the Televisa Investors’ rights (other than governance rights referred to in clauses (x) and (y) above) (other than immaterial rights and in any case consent rights of the Televisa Investors under Section 2.4 of the Principal Investor Agreement and Section 4.4.3 of Article EIGHTH of the Charter shall not be considered immaterial) and obligations pursuant to the Transaction Agreements shall continue with respect to the Acquiror and any Acquisition Holdco to the extent provided therein; except, for the sake of clarity, in the case of each of clauses (x) , (y) and (z) above, to the extent those rights have otherwise terminated in accordance with their respective terms; (ii) the Televisa Investors shall have no greater obligations with respect to the Acquiror and its stockholders and any Acquisition Holdco and its stockholders under the Transaction Agreements than they had to the Company, its subsidiaries and its parent entities and the Principal Investors under the Transaction Agreements immediately prior to such Change of Control; and (iii) the Acquiror (or its parent, if the Acquiror is a wholly-owned subsidiary of such parent) or any Acquisition Holdco shall become a party to the Transaction Agreements to which the Company or the selling stockholders, as applicable, are a party and assume all obligations of the Principal Investors pursuant thereto in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the change of Control Procedures and any Arbitrator Determination or remedy or relief issued by the Arbitrator) and the selling stockholders, if applicable, shall remain bound by the terms of the Transaction Agreements to the extent they retain any Shares.
Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (x) Indebtedness as of such date to (y) BMP EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters ended on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are available. In the event that the Company and any of its consolidated subsidiaries incurs, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of such ratio is made (a “ Ratio Calculation Date ”), then the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, redemption, retirement or extinguishment of indebtedness as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period. For purposes of making the computations referred to above, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations and consolidations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business made during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the relevant Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP for the actual BMP EBITDA thereof assuming that all such acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations and consolidations had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any acquisition, disposition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company. For clarity, Schedule V reflects the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of September 30, 2010.

 

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control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
Convertible Securities ” shall mean any evidence of indebtedness (including the TV Debentures), shares of stock, options, warrants (including the TV Warrants) or other securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, including any options and warrants; provided that the Preferential Rights shall not be deemed to be Convertible Securities.
Covered Matters ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 .
Delaware Court ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 .
Demand Public Offering ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.2(a) .
DGCL ” shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
Discriminate(s) ” and “ Discrimination ” shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, to discriminate against such specified Person as compared to other applicable parties in a manner that is, or is reasonably expected to be, (a) with respect to all Persons other than the Televisa Investors, materially and disproportionately adverse to such specified Person and, (b) with respect to any Televisa Investor, disproportionately adverse to such Televisa Investor.
Drag Along Recapitalization Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.1 .
Drag Along Recapitalization Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 .
Drag Along Recapitalization Sale ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 .
Drag Along Sale ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 .
Drag Along Sale Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.1 .
Drag Along Sale Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 .

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Drag Along Sellers ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.1 .
Election Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.3 .
Equity Incentive Plans ” shall mean the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, collectively.
Equity Percentage ” shall mean at any given time (a) in the context of equity ownership, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (i) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held at such time by Persons who are Televisa Investors, and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time and (b) in the context of voting power, the percentage of outstanding voting equity of the Company owned, directly or indirectly, at such time by such Persons indicated in clause (a) of this definition. For the avoidance of doubt, the shares of Common Stock issuable (but not yet issued) upon conversion of the TV Debentures or upon exercise of the TV Warrants or the Preferential Rights or issuable (but not yet issued) in respect of the Equity Incentive Plans shall not be considered outstanding for purposes of this definition.
Equivalent Shares ” shall mean, at any date of determination, (a) as to any outstanding shares of Common Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock, (b) as to any outstanding Convertible Securities (other than the TV Debentures and TV Warrants), the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which or into which such Convertible Securities may at the time be exercised, converted or exchanged (or which will become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable on or prior to, or by reason of, the transaction or circumstance in connection with which the number of Equivalent Shares is to be determined assuming all of the conditions to exercise, conversion or exchange thereof have been satisfied), and (c) as to any outstanding TV Debentures and TV Warrants, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which such TV Debentures or TV Warrants, as the case may be, may then be converted or exercised, assuming all of the conditions to the conversion or exercise thereof have been satisfied.
Escrow Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
Exchange Act Rules ” shall mean the rules adopted by the Commission under the Exchange Act.
Exercise Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .
Exercise Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.3 .
Exit Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.1 .
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Extra Amount ” shall mean the amount, determined as of any given date in respect of any TV Debentures, which is equal to the sum of the present value on such date of all required interest payments that otherwise would have been due on such TV Debentures from the date of conversion or Sale, as applicable, through the Maturity Date (as defined in the terms of the TV Debentures), in each case computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined in the terms of the TV Debentures) as of such date with respect to each such interest payment.
Fair Market Value ” shall mean, as of any date, as to any Share, the Board’s good faith determination of the fair market value of such Share (which, in the case of Options, shall equal the Fair Market Value of the share underlying such Option less the exercise price for such Option) as of the applicable reference date.
Family Member ” shall mean, with respect to any natural Person, (a) any lineal descendant or ancestor or sibling (by birth or adoption) of such natural Person, (b) any spouse or former spouse of any of the foregoing, (c) any legal representative or estate of any of the foregoing, or the ultimate beneficiaries of the estate of any of the foregoing, if deceased and (d) any trust or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.
FCC ” shall mean the United States Federal Communications Commission or any successor entity.
FCC-Approved Trust ” shall mean a bona fide trust arrangement satisfactory to the FCC.
FCC Permitted Increase in Ownership ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
FCC Regulatory Limitations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.1 .
Federal Communications Laws ” shall mean the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules, regulations and policies promulgated by the FCC thereunder.
Fifth Anniversary Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.2(c) .
First Offer Deadline ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.2(a) .
First Offer Holder ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.1 .
First Offer Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.2(a) .
First Offer Purchaser ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.2(a) .
Foreign Ownership Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Regulatory Amendment or Waiver.

 

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Foreign Ownership Restrictions ” shall mean any and all restrictions imposed by the Federal Communications Laws on the direct or indirect ownership by non-U.S. citizens of entities that directly or indirectly control broadcast licensees such as the Company and its broadcast licensee subsidiaries.
Fourth Anniversary Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.2(b) .
GAAP ” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date of the Televisa Closing.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign government, or governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, agency, commission or court (including the FCC and applicable stock exchange(s)).
Group ” shall mean “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided , that a “group” must be formed knowingly in order to constitute a Group, and the existence of any Group may not be established by mere parallel action.
Group Related Affiliate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Principal Investor Majority.”
Incentive Shares ” shall mean all Shares and Options held by a Manager that are subject to vesting or other service or performance based conditions to ownership, treating such Options as a number of Incentive Shares equal to the maximum number of Shares for which such Options may at the time be exercised.
Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Principal Investor Agreement.
Individual Sell-Down Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .
Initial Public Offering ” shall mean the initial underwritten Public Offering registered on Form S-1 (or any successor form under the Securities Act).
Initial Stake ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.4(a) .
Institutional Investor ” and “ Institutional Investors ” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 10.11 .
Interim Charter ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Investment Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Investors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
IPO Recap ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Recapitalization Transaction.
IPRA Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Law ” shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree, order or any other judicially enforceable legal requirement (including common law) of any Governmental Authority.
Liquidity Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.2(a) .
Major Televisa Competitor ” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule II .
Major Television Person ” shall mean ***
Majority Acquisition Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.1 .
Majority in Interest ” shall mean with respect to Shares of one or more class(es), a majority in number of such Shares of all such class or classes taken in the aggregate.
Majority MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the MDP Investors.
Majority PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the PEP Investors.
Majority PITV Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) PITV Investor Groups that, in the aggregate, hold greater than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all PITV Investor Groups ( provided , in the case of the Televisa Investors, including only such shares of Common Stock held directly by Televisa) and (b) a majority of the PITV Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of PITV Investor Groups is two and both of the PITV Investor Groups have not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority PITV Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons other than their respective Permitted Transferees; and provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investor Groups and the transferor PITV Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 hereof.

 

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Majority Principal Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) Principal Investor Groups (excluding, in each case, Co-Investment Vehicles that constitute part of such Principal Investor Group) that, in the aggregate, hold at least 60% of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all Principal Investor Groups (without taking into account shares of Common Stock held by Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such Principal Investor Group) and (b) a majority of the Principal Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of Principal Investor Groups is an even number and a majority of the Principal Investor Groups has not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority Principal Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons other than their respective Permitted Transferees; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investors and the Majority Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 hereof; and provided , further , that, for purposes of Sections 2 , 4.2 , 4.3 , 4.4 , 4.7 and 4.8 , at such time as there are no Principal Investors remaining, “Majority Principal Investors” shall mean Investors holding at least 60% majority of the outstanding Class A Common Stock then held by Investors party to this Agreement.
Majority SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the SCG Investors.
Majority Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the Televisa Investors.
Majority THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the THL Investors.
Majority TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the TPG Investors.
Management Shares ” shall mean all Shares held by a Manager. Any Management Shares that are Transferred by the holder thereof to such holder’s Permitted Transferees shall remain Management Shares in the hands of such Permitted Transferee.
Managers ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Maximum Capital Percentage ” shall mean 40%; provided that such percentage shall be increased to the extent that any share repurchase, recapitalization, acquisition or similar action taken or instituted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries results in the Capital Percentage as of immediately prior to such action being increased as of immediately after such action; and provided, further , that (i) the Maximum Capital Percentage shall be an unlimited percentage at and after the earlier to occur of (x) the time when the Standstill Release Requirements have been satisfied or (y) the time when the limitations in Section 5.1.1 of this Agreement shall no longer apply pursuant to Section 5.1.2 of this Agreement, and (ii) the Maximum Capital Percentage shall not restrict Televisa from making, either alone or as part of a group, an offer permitted by Section 8.3(b) of the Investment Agreement and acquiring Shares pursuant thereto.

 

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Maximum Equity Percentage ” shall mean the sum of:
(i) 10%; provided that such percentage shall be increased to the extent that the Equity Percentage increases as a result of any share repurchase, recapitalization, acquisition or similar action taken or instituted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and provided , further , in the event that the Principal Investors have Transferred more than 95% of the aggregate amount of the Principal Investors’ Total Ownership Amount to one or more Person(s) that are not (x) Permitted Transferees (not including pursuant to clause (b)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Transferees) of any Principal Investor or (y) a Purchaser of Control, then the percentage set forth in this clause (i) shall be increased to 20%; provided , that such percentage shall be increased to the extent that any share repurchase, recapitalization, acquisition or similar action taken or instituted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries following such increase to 20% results in the Equity Percentage as of immediately prior to such action being increased as of immediately after such action; plus
(ii) the amount of any FCC Permitted Increase in Ownership (for illustrative purposes, if the Foreign Ownership Cap is increased from the current 25% cap to 30%, then the Maximum Equity Percentage shall be increased by 5 percentage points), and if the Foreign Ownership Cap is no longer applicable under, or is eliminated by, applicable Law, the Maximum Equity Percentage shall also be disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, this definition of Maximum Equity Percentage, applies to both clause (a) and (b) of the definition of Equity Percentage;
provided , however , that (A) the Maximum Equity Percentage shall be an unlimited percentage at and after the earlier to occur of (x) the time when the Cap Release Requirements have been satisfied or (y) the time when the limitations in Section 5.1.1 of this Agreement shall no longer apply pursuant to Section 5.1.2 of this Agreement, and (B) the Maximum Equity Percentage shall not restrict Televisa from making, either alone or as part of a group, an offer permitted by Section 8.3(b) of the Investment Agreement and acquiring Shares pursuant thereto. Without limiting the foregoing provisos, following the acquisition by a Strategic Buyer of a majority of the voting Common Stock and equity of the Company, the Maximum Equity Percentage may be further increased to the extent mutually agreed by the Strategic Buyer and Televisa.
MDP ” shall mean, as of any date, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P., MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
MDP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, MDCP Foreign Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P., MDCP US Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of MDP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, MDP, the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Merger ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Exit ” shall mean a Change of Control transaction (other than a Sponsor Sale) that is structured as a merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all assets or similar business combination of the Company.
Merger Exit Election Deadline ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.2 .
Merger Exit Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.1 .
Merger Exit Participation Election ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.1(a) .
Merger Exit Participation Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.1(a) .
Merger Price ” shall mean, with respect to any Share acquired by the Acquiror in a Merger Exit, the amount of consideration paid to the holder of such Share in the Merger Exit.
Mexico License Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Minimum Total Combined Investment ” shall mean, with respect to any one Principal Investor, shares of Common Stock with an aggregate initial cost of $150,000,000. For purposes hereof, the agreed initial cost of a share of Common Stock shall be $398.52 (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and similar events).
Negotiation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .
New Televisa Investor ” shall mean any Person described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of the Televisa Investors; provided , that such Person shall cease to be a New Televisa Investor hereunder, and shall automatically become an Other Investor hereunder, immediately upon such Person ceasing to be a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company.
Non-Change of Control Merger ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13 .

 

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Non-TV Initiated QPO ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.1 .
Open Market Purchase Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Options ” shall mean any options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise directly acquire Common Stock, other than (i) any such option held by the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof or (ii) any right to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement or the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.
Other Investor Shares ” shall mean all Shares held by an Other Investor. Any Other Investor Shares that are Transferred by the holder thereof to such holder’s Permitted Transferees shall remain Other Investor Shares in the hands of such Permitted Transferee.
Other Investors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Participating Seller ” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 4.1.2 and Section 4.2.1 , as applicable.
Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
Pending Underwritten Offering ” shall mean, with respect to any Withdrawing Holder withdrawing from this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.3 , any underwritten Public Offering for which a registration statement relating thereto is or has been filed with the Commission either prior to, or not later than the sixtieth day after, the effectiveness of such Withdrawing Holder’s withdrawal from this Agreement.
PEP ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Equity Partners V (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Equity Partners VI (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
PEP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Co-Investors (Univision) L.P., Providence Co-Investors (Univision US) L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of PEP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, PEP, the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Permitted Person ” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule III .
Permitted Transferee ” shall mean, in respect of (a) any PITV Investor, (i) any Affiliate of such PITV Investor (other than a portfolio company of such PITV Investor) or (ii) any successor entity, (b) any Bank Investor, any Affiliate of such Bank Investor, (c) any SCG Investor, (i) any Person which is controlled by or for the benefit of Haim Saban or Cheryl Saban (or in the event of their divorce, their subsequent respective spouses) (collectively “ Saban ”) or their Family Members (other than a portfolio company of any SCG Investor), (ii) then-current or former officers and/or employees of Saban or entities controlled by Saban who were issued such interests as a result of or in connection with their employment by Saban, or such officers’ and/or employees’ Family Members to the extent they receive such Transferred interests initially issued to such officer or employee as a result of or in connection with his or her employment by Persons controlled by Saban, and (iii) any trust, custodianship or other entity created for estate or tax planning purposes all of the beneficiaries of which are any of the persons listed in subclause (i) to (iii) of this clause (c) , (d) any Manager, any Family Member of such Manager, the Company or any subsidiary thereof, and (e) any holder of Shares who is a natural person, (i) upon the death of such natural person, such person’s estate, executors, administrators, personal representatives, heirs, legatees or distributees in each case acquiring the Shares in question pursuant to the will or other instrument taking effect at death of such holder or by applicable Laws of descent and distribution and (ii) any Person acquiring such Shares pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; in each case described in clauses (a) through (e) , only if such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Transaction Agreements in accordance with their respective terms to the same extent its transferor is bound thereby (it being understood that any Transfer not meeting the foregoing conditions but purporting to rely on Section 3.1.1 shall be null and void). In addition, any Stockholder shall be a Permitted Transferee of the Permitted Transferees of itself and any member of a Principal Investor Group shall be a Permitted Transferee of any other member of such Principal Investor Group. No Restricted Person may be a “Permitted Transferee.”
Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.
PITV Investor Group ” shall mean (a) each of the Principal Investor Groups; and (b) the Televisa Investors; provided , however , that the Televisa Investors shall cease to be a PITV Investor Group after a Televisa Sell-Down. Where this Agreement provides for the vote, consent or approval of any PITV Investor Group, such vote, consent or approval shall be determined by (i) the Majority MDP Investors, the Majority PEP Investors, the Majority SCG Investors, the Majority Televisa Investors, the Majority THL Investors or the Majority TPG Investors, as the case may be, or (ii) a Purchaser of Control, as applicable, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PITV Investors ” shall mean the Televisa Investors and the Principal Investors, collectively; provided , that a Principal Investor and/or a Televisa Investor shall cease to be a PITV Investor if it ceases to be a member of a PITV Investor Group; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 .
Post Transaction Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Televisa Investor, the total percentage of equity (on a fully-diluted basis, including the equity issuable upon exercise of any Convertible Securities) in the acquiror that such Televisa Investor owns, directly or indirectly, immediately after giving effect to a Merger Exit or Non-Change of Control Merger, as applicable.
Pre Transaction Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Televisa Investor, the Capital Percentage that such Televisa Investor owns, directly or indirectly, immediately prior to giving effect to a Merger Exit or Non-Change of Control Merger, as applicable.
Preferential Participation Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.
Preferential Right of First Refusal ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.2 .
Preferential Rights ” shall mean the Open Market Purchase Rights, the Televisa Option, the Preferential Participation Right and the Preferential Right of First Refusal.
Preferential ROFR Buyer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5 .
Preferential ROFR Cap ” shall mean, with respect to each Principal Investor Group at the time of determination, a number of Shares of Common Stock equal to that number of Shares constituting *** of the Additional Equity Amount (determined, for purposes of the definition, as of the date hereof) and as reduced by the aggregate number of Shares of Common Stock Transferred by any member of such Principal Investor Group pursuant to the Preferential Right of First Refusal prior to such date.
Preferential ROFR Exercise Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.2 .
Preferential ROFR Issuance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.3 .
Preferential ROFR Issuance Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.3 .
Preferential ROFR Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.1 .
Preferential ROFR Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.1 .
Principal Investor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Principal Investor Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, among BMP, BMPH, Univision, Televisa and the Principal Investors, as it may be amended from time to time.
Principal Investor Group ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Investors, collectively, (b) the PEP Investors, collectively, (c) the SCG Investors, collectively, (d) the THL Investors, collectively, and (e) the TPG Investors, collectively; provided , however , that any such Principal Investor Group shall cease to be a Principal Investor Group at such time after the Televisa Closing, and at all times thereafter, as such Principal Investor Group ceases to hold Shares representing a Total Combined Investment of at least the Minimum Total Combined Investment; provided , further, that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 ; provided , further , that no adjustment or modification to the term “Minimum Total Combined Investment” shall cause any former Principal Investor Group to again become a Principal Investor Group. Where this Agreement provides for the vote, consent or approval of any Principal Investor Group, such vote, consent or approval shall be determined by (i) the Majority MDP Investors, the Majority PEP Investors, the Majority THL Investors, the Majority TPG Investors, or the Majority SCG Investors, as the case may be, or (ii) any Purchaser of Control, as applicable, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.
Principal Investor Majority ” shall mean, with respect to a transaction between the Company or one of its subsidiaries on the one hand and a Principal Investor Group (or any member thereof) or one of its, or their, Affiliates on the other (a “ Group Related Affiliate ”), (a) Principal Investor Groups that are not and whose Affiliates are not Group Related Affiliates and who, in the aggregate, hold a Majority in Interest of the Common Stock then held by all Principal Investor Groups that are not and whose Affiliates are not a Group Related Affiliate with respect to such transaction, or (b) if each Principal Investor Group and/or an Affiliate of each Principal Investor Group is a Group Related Affiliate with respect to such transaction, the Majority Principal Investors.
Principal Investor Sell-Down ” shall mean the date upon which (i) the MDP Investors, PEP Investors, SCG Investors, THL Investors and TPG Investors, collectively, or (ii) any initial or successive Purchaser(s) of Control, as applicable, have voluntarily Transferred *** or more, in the aggregate, of the shares of Common Stock held by the Principal Investors (either directly or through such Principal Investors’ ownership of Units of BMPS1) immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons other than Permitted Transferrees and other than Purchaser(s) of Control after which the transferor(s) in such transfer to a Purchaser(s) of Control will no longer have rights as a Principal Investor, but such Purchaser of Control (or successive Purchaser of Control) shall have the collective rights and obligations of such Principal Investors and such Principal Investor Groups under the Transaction Agreements in accordance with Section 3.8 .
Principal Investors’ Total Ownership Amount ” shall mean the total number of Shares owned immediately after the Televisa Closing by the Principal Investors, including any Shares held indirectly through such Principal Investors’ ownership of Units of BMPS1 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and other similar capitalization changes).

 

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Pro Rata Portion ” shall mean:
(b) for purposes of Section 4.1.4 , with respect to each Tag Along Seller, a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Shares that the Prospective Buyer is willing to purchase in the proposed Sale, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Tag Eligible Shares held by such Tag Along Seller and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Tag Eligible Shares of the applicable class held by all Tag Along Sellers; and
(c) for purposes of Section 4.6.6 , with respect to each First Offer Purchaser, a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Subject Shares multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Shares held by such First Offer Purchaser and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Shares held by all First Offer Purchasers.
Proposed Purchaser ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.1 .
Prospective Buyer ” shall mean any Person or Group, including the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other Stockholder, proposing to purchase or otherwise acquire Shares or all or substantially all assets from a Prospective Selling Stockholder, including pursuant to a Merger Exit; provided , that the term “Prospective Buyer,” as used in Sections 4.7 and 4.8 (and any other sections relating thereto), shall not include the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Prospective Selling Stockholder ” shall mean:
(a) for purposes of Section 3.3 , any Investor that proposes to Transfer any Shares to any Prospective Buyer;
(b) for purposes of Section 4.1 , any Stockholder that proposes to Transfer any Shares to any Prospective Buyer, including Televisa buying pursuant to Section 4.5 and a First Offer Purchaser buying pursuant to Section 4.6 ;
(c) for purposes of Section 4.2 , any Stockholder forming part of the acting Majority Principal Investors that has elected to exercise the drag along right provided by such Section;
(d) for purposes of Section 4.5 , any Principal Investor that proposes to Transfer any shares in a transaction that is subject to such Section;
(e) for purposes of Section 4.6 , any Stockholder forming part of the acting Majority Principal Investors that proposes to Transfer any Shares in a transaction that is subject to such Section;

 

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(f) for purposes of Section 4.7 , (i) any Stockholder forming part of the acting Majority Principal Investors that proposes to Transfer any Shares in a Sponsor Sale that is subject to such Section or, (ii) for any time following Televisa’s timely Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election ( provided that it has not been revoked in accordance with Section 4.7.6 ), but only for purposes of the last sentence of Section 4.7.3 and the entirety of Section 4.7.6 , any Stockholder forming part of the acting Majority PITV Investors that proposes to Transfer any Shares in a Sponsor Sale that is subject to such Section;
(g) for purposes of Section 4.8 , (i) any Stockholder forming part of the acting Majority Principal Investors that proposes to Transfer any Shares in a Merger Exit that is subject to such Section or, (ii) for any time following Televisa’s timely Merger Exit Participation Election ( provided , that it has not been revoked in accordance with Section 4.8.9 ), but only for purposes of the last sentence of Section 4.8.3 and the entirety of Section 4.8.9 , any Stockholder forming part of the acting Majority PITV Investors that proposes to Transfer any Shares in a Merger Exit that is subject to such Section.
PRRCA Demand Rights ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s rights as an “Initiating Investor” pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.
Public Offering ” shall mean a public offering and sale of Common Stock for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Purchaser of Control ” shall mean one or more Persons (other than Restricted Persons) acquiring control of the Company pursuant to a Compliant Change of Control Transaction (including a Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit), but subject to and in accordance with Section 3.8 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, such term shall include any and all successive “Purchasers of Control” after the initial Change of Control (including the initial Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit, if any) that occurs after the date hereof.
Qualified Institutional Investor ” shall mean any of (a) the MDP Investors, (b) the PEP Investors, (c) the SCG Investors, (d) the THL Investors, (e) the TPG Investors, (f) the Televisa Investors, (g) the Bank Investors and (h) the respective Affiliates of the foregoing Persons.
Qualified Public Offering ” shall mean the first underwritten Public Offering (other than any Public Offering or sale pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4, S-8 or a comparable form) in which (i) the aggregate price to the public of all Common Stock sold in such offering (together with the aggregate price to the public of all Common Stock sold in any previous underwritten Public Offerings (other than any Public Offering or sale pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any comparable form)) equals or exceeds $500,000,000 and (ii) the Common Stock of the Company sold in such offering (together with all Common Stock sold in any previous underwritten Public Offerings (other than any Public Offering or sale pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any comparable form)) represents less than 20% of the then-outstanding Common Stock; it being understood that the foregoing determination shall be made assuming that the TV Debentures and/or TV Warrants have been exercised and converted.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Ratio Calculation Date ” shall have the meaning given to it in the definition of “ Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” as set forth herein.
Recapitalization ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Recapitalization Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Recapitalization Transaction ” shall mean a transaction not constituting a Change of Control approved by the Majority PITV Investors in which one or more classes of securities issued by the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries are, in whole or in part, converted into, or exchanged for, cash or securities in another form issued by the Company, any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, a newly formed parent or affiliated Persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the Initial Public Offering, the Majority PITV Investors may approve a recapitalization transaction in which shares of Common Stock are converted into, or exchanged for, securities in another form issued by a newly formed parent of the Company in a manner that does not adversely affect the rights, obligations and/or securities of Televisa or the Televisa Investors under any of the Transaction Agreements (an “ IPO Recap ”). For the avoidance of doubt, any IPO Recap shall be deemed to be a Recapitalization Transaction hereunder.
Regulatory Amendment or Waiver ” shall mean an amendment of the Federal Communications Laws by duly enacted legislation or a ruling or waiver by the FCC that increases or grants permission to exceed the foreign ownership limitations established by the Federal Communications Laws that currently requires FCC approval for non-U.S. individuals, corporations and governments to own, in the aggregate, more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the equity interests or possess more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voting rights of a U.S. entity that directly or indirectly controls a broadcast licensee or more than twenty percent (20%) of the equity interests or voting rights in such broadcast licensee (the “ Foreign Ownership Cap ”).
Restricted Person ” shall mean ***
Restricted Public Stockholders ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.1(b) .
ROFO Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .
Rule 144 ” shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule).
Saban ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Permitted Transferee .”
Sale ” shall mean a Transfer for value and the terms “ Sell ” and “ Sold ” shall have correlative meanings.
Sale Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.1 .

 

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Saban Arrangements ” shall mean the arrangements reflected in the Saban Services Agreement, the BMPS1 LLC Agreement or the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as amended from time to time.
Saban Services Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, by and between the Company, SCG Investments IIB LLC, BMPI Services LLC and BMPI Services II, LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
Sales Agency Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, SCG Investments II, LLC and its Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Second Program License Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
Senior Officer ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Service Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Amended and Restated Management Agreement by and among the Company, BMPH, Univision, Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P., Madison Dearborn Partners V-B, L.P., Providence Equity Partners V Inc., Providence Equity Partners L.L.C., KSF Corp., THL Managers VI, LLC and TPG Capital, L.P., dated as of the date hereof as it may be amended from time to time and (ii) the Technical Assistance Agreement by and among the Company, BMPH, Univision and Televisa, S.A de C.V., dated as of the date hereof as it may be amended from time to time.
Shares ” shall mean (a) all shares of Common Stock held by a Stockholder, whenever issued, including all shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities and (b) all Convertible Securities held by a Stockholder (treating such Convertible Securities as a number of Shares equal to the number of Equivalent Shares represented by such Convertible Securities for all purposes of this Agreement except as otherwise specifically set forth herein). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares shall include Management Shares for all purposes of this Agreement, provided, that with respect to Section 4.6 , (x) Shares held by a Prospective Selling Stockholder shall include all Management Shares, and (y) Shares held by Persons other than a Prospective Selling Stockholder shall only include Management Shares which are not Incentive Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) upon a proposed Transfer of Convertible Securities (including the TV Debentures and TV Warrants), such Transfer shall be deemed to be of that number of Shares into which the Convertible Securities are convertible, assuming that all conditions to which the Transfer of the Convertible Securities are subject have been satisfied; (ii) any Shares held by BMPS1 shall be deemed to be held by the Principal Investors (in proportion to their respective interests in BMPS1) for all purposes under this Agreement; and (iii) any Shares held by BMPS2 shall be deemed to be held by Televisa for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Significant Subsidiary ” shall mean any “significant subsidiary,” as that term is defined in Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (or any successor regulation); provided that all references to ten percent (10%) set forth therein shall be deemed to be references to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) for purposes of this definition.
Sixth Anniversary Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.2(d) .
Specified Restricted Person ” shall mean ***
Sponsor Sale ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 .
Sponsor Sale Election Deadline ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.2 .
Sponsor Sale Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.1 .
Sponsor Sale Tag Along Election ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.1 .
Sponsor Sale Tag Along Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.1 .
Standstill Release Requirements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Stockholders ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Strategic Buyer ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Strategic ROFO ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.2(a) .
Subject Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.1(a)(i) .
subsidiary ” of any Person, shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
Tag Along Holder ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1 .
Tag Along Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1 .
Tag Along Offer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.2 .
Tag Along Sale Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1(a) .

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Tag Along Sellers ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.2 .
Tag Eligible Shares ” shall mean, at any time, all Shares that (a) are not Management Shares, or (b) are Management Shares that will be Vested Shares as of the proposed Transfer date specified in the Tag Along Notice, if so specified, and otherwise the anticipated Transfer date as reasonably determined in good faith by the Prospective Selling Stockholder.
Televisa ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Televisa Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Televisa Investment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, collectively, (i) Televisa and any Permitted Transferee of Televisa; (ii) any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa but that is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company (excluding any Principal Investor); and (iii) a Permitted Transferee of a Person described in clause (ii) above, provided , that such Permitted Transferee is, as of such date, a member of, a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company (excluding any Principal Investor); in each case under clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) , only if and to the extent such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares; provided , further , that BMPS2 shall not constitute a Televisa Investor and Televisa shall not be responsible for any actions or failures to act of BMPS2, but Televisa shall be deemed to hold the Shares held by BMPS2, including regardless of any Transfer of Shares by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
Televisa Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Televisa Sell-Down ” shall mean the date upon which the Televisa Investors have voluntarily sold *** in the aggregate, of the shares of Common Stock and Convertible Securities exchangeable or convertible into shares of Common Stock or TV Warrants (on an as-converted basis) held by Televisa immediately following the Televisa Closing as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and other similar capitalization changes; provided that the sale of any Shares by Persons who are “Televisa Investors” pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition thereof shall not count towards a Televisa Sell-Down except to the extent that such Person acquired such Shares from Televisa.
Third Anniversary Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.2(a) .
THL ” shall mean, as of any date, Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.

 

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THL Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision US), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (GS), LLC and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of THL, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, THL, the THL Co-Investment Vehicles and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Total Combined Investment ” shall mean with respect to a Person or group of Persons at any time, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock underlying the outstanding TV Debentures and the outstanding TV Warrants) then held by such Person or group of Persons.
TPG ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 1, L.P., TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 2, L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
TPG Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella Co-Investment, L.P., TPG Umbrella International Co-Investment, L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of TPG, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Umbrella International V, L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG, the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Transaction Agreements ” shall mean this Agreement, the Investment Agreement, the Principal Investor Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the TV Debentures, the TV Warrants, the Service Agreements and the Charter and bylaws of the Company, the organizational documents of BMPH and Univision and the Letter of Credit (as defined in the Investment Agreement).

 

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Transfer ” shall mean any sale, pledge (provided that the term “Transfer” shall not be deemed to include a pledge of any Shares pursuant to a bona fide financing with a financial institution, commercial lender or other bona fide provider of debt financing, but shall be deemed to include a foreclosure on, or subsequent Transfer of, any such pledged Shares), assignment, encumbrance or other transfer or disposition of any Shares (or any voting or economic interest therein) to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall constitute a “Transfer” subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained or referenced in Section 3 (a) if a transferee is not an individual, a trust or an estate, and the transferor or an Affiliate thereof ceases to control such transferee (in which case, to the extent such transferee then holds assets in addition to Shares, the determination of the purchase price deemed to have been paid for the Shares held by such transferee in such deemed transfer for purposes of the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 shall be made by the Board in good faith), (b) with respect to any Acquisition Holdco, or any holder of Shares which was formed for the purpose of holding Shares, there is a Transfer of the equity interests of such Acquisition Holdco or holder other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Acquisition Holdco or holder or of the party transferring the equity of such holder, or (c) with respect to an Affiliate of Televisa of which the Shares held by such Affiliate constitute a majority of the value of such Affiliate, there is a direct Transfer of the equity interests of such Affiliate other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Affiliate or of the party transferring the equity of such Affiliate or to the shareholders of any publicly traded parent entity of such Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, a conversion of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock into Common Stock of any such other classes pursuant to the Charter shall not be deemed as a Transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, any Transfer of Units shall be treated as a Transfer of a proportional number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable (based on the total number of Units outstanding and the total number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as the case may be), in each case, as of immediately prior to such Transfer. No securities transferred to or held by BMPS1 or BMPS2 will be deemed to have been Transferred until they are sold by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to securities acquired by BMPS2 from any Televisa Investor, such securities will continue to be deemed to be securities held by Televisa regardless of any Transfer by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
TuTV Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
TV Debentures ” shall mean the 1.5% convertible debenture due 2025 initially issued to Televisa pursuant to the Investment Agreement.
TV Warrants ” shall mean the Company warrants exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, issuable under certain circumstances pursuant to the TV Debentures and the Transaction Agreements.
Units ” shall have the meaning set forth in the BMPS1 LLC Agreement and the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as applicable.
Univision ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Unvested Shares ” shall mean, with respect to a Manager at any time, the Management Shares held by such Manager which remain subject to vesting requirements or other service or performance based conditions to ownership at such time.

 

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Vested Shares ” shall mean, with respect to a Manager at any time, the Management Shares held by such Manager which are not subject to vesting requirements or other service or performance based conditions to ownership at such time.
Withdrawing Holder ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .
Withdrawn Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .
10.   MISCELLANEOUS .
10.1 Authority; Effect . Each party hereto, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party that (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which its assets are bound and (b) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby is subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other Laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and (ii) general principles of equity. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association. The Company and BMPH shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of each such party pursuant to this Agreement.
10.2 Notices . Any notices and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by facsimile, or (c) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:
If to the Company, BMPH or Univision, to it:
c/o Univision Communications Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Facsimile No.: (310) 556-1526
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
50 Kennedy Plaza, 11 th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Facsimile No.: (401) 278-4701
Attention: David K. Duffell, Esq.
If to any Stockholder, to it at the address set forth on Exhibit A , or if not set forth thereon, in the records of the Company.

 

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Notice to the holder of record of any shares of capital stock shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such shares for all purposes hereof.
Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (x) on the date received, if personally delivered, (y) on the date received if delivered by facsimile on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (z) seven (7) Business Days after being sent by overnight courier. Each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other parties hereto.
10.3 Entire Agreement; No Assignment . This Agreement, the Transaction Agreements, any exhibits or schedules hereto or thereto and any other agreement, document or instrument referred to herein or therein set forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties, and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and communications, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof (including the Memorandum of Understanding, dated October 4, 2010, by and among certain of the parties hereto). Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or therein, no Stockholder party hereto may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void.
10.4 Descriptive Heading . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not be construed to define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.
10.5 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument. A facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon. the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original.
10.6 Severability . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable Law (other than Federal Communications Laws, in which case any modification or limitation must be agreed by each of Televisa, on the one hand, and the Majority Principal Investors, on the other hand (or if there are no Principal Investors, the agreement of Televisa and the Board of the Company shall be required)), be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable Law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

 

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10.7 No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, and notwithstanding the fact that certain of the parties hereto may be corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies or trusts, each party to this Agreement covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager or trustee of any Stockholder or of any partner, member, manager, trustee, Affiliate or assignee thereof, in its capacity as such ( provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such recourse may be had against any such Person in its capacity as a party signatory hereto), whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable Law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Stockholder or any current or future member of any Stockholder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner, member, manager or trustee of any Stockholder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, in its capacity as such ( provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such recourse may be had against any such Person in its capacity as a party signatory hereto), for any obligation of any Stockholder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
10.8 Aggregation of Shares . All Shares held by a Stockholder and its Affiliates and Affiliated Funds shall be aggregated together for purposes of determining the availability of any rights or incurrence of any obligations under Section 4 . Within any Principal Investor Group, the Principal Investors who are members of such Principal Investor Group may allocate the ability to exercise any rights and/or the incurrence of any obligations under this Agreement in any manner that such Principal Investor Group (by a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group) sees fit.
10.9 Obligations of Company, BMPH and Univision . Each of the Company, BMPH and Univision shall be jointly and severally liable for any payment obligation of any of the Company, BMPH or Univision pursuant to this Agreement.
10.10 Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation .
10.10.1 Confidentiality . Each Stockholder agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose, other than to monitor its investment in the Company and its subsidiaries (or, in the case of information relating to a Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit, to evaluate, negotiate and implement the terms and conditions of such Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit, as applicable), any confidential information obtained from the Company, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.10 by such Stockholder or its Affiliates), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such Stockholder without use of the Company’s confidential information or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to such Stockholder by a third party (other than an Affiliate of such Stockholder) without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company that is known to such Stockholder; provided , however , that a Stockholder may disclose confidential information (v) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company (or, in the case of information relating to a Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit, to evaluate, negotiate and implement the terms and conditions of such Sponsor Sale or Merger Exit, as applicable), (w) to any prospective purchaser of any Shares from such Stockholder as long as such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.10 as if a Stockholder, (x) to any Affiliate, partner, member or related investment fund of such Stockholder and their respective directors, employees and consultants, in each case in the ordinary course of business, (y) as may be reasonably determined by such Stockholder to be necessary in connection with such Stockholder’s enforcement of its rights in connection with this Agreement or its investment in the Company and its subsidiaries or (z) as may otherwise be required by applicable Law or legal, judicial or regulatory process, provided that such Stockholder takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any required disclosure described in this clause (z) (other than in connection with filings required under applicable securities or stock exchange Laws); and provided , further , that the acts and omissions of any Person to whom such Stockholder may disclose confidential information pursuant to clauses (v) through (x) of the preceding proviso shall be attributable to such Stockholder for purposes of determining such Stockholder’s compliance with this Section 10.10 . Each of the parties hereto acknowledge that the Investors or any of their Affiliates and related investment funds may review the business plans and related proprietary information of any enterprise, including any enterprise which may have products or services which compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company and its subsidiaries, and may trade in the securities of such enterprise. Nothing in this Section 10.10 shall preclude or in any way restrict the Investors or their Affiliates or related investment funds from investing or participating in any particular enterprise, or trading in the securities thereof whether or not such enterprise has products or services that compete with those of the Company.

 

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10.10.2 Non-Solicitation . Until the Expiration Date, after reasonable inquiry under the circumstances, neither Televisa nor the Company shall, and shall cause their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants and Affiliates (other than the Principal Investors and their non-Company Affiliates) not to, directly or indirectly, knowingly hire, employ or otherwise engage (a) any individual with annual compensation of $150,000 or more who is or has been within the previous year employed by Televisa or Univision, as applicable, or any of their respective Affiliates or (b) any individual person or Affiliate of such individual person who has been an independent contractor (excluding attorneys, accountants, investment bankers and other professional advisors) to any of either Univision or its Affiliates or Televisa or its Affiliates, as applicable, within the preceding twelve months and received compensation in excess of $150,000 during such period or annually.
10.11 Opportunities . Subject to Section 10.10 , each of the parties hereto acknowledge that the Principal Investors, the Bank Investors and the Televisa Investors (each, an “ Institutional Investor ,” and collectively, the “ Institutional Investors ”) or any of their Affiliates and related investment funds may review the business plans and related proprietary information of any enterprise, including an enterprise which may have products or services which compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company, and may trade in the securities of such enterprise. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or in any way restrict the Institutional Investors or their Affiliates or related investment funds from investing or participating in any particular enterprise, or trading in the securities thereof whether or not such enterprise has products or services that compete with those of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties expressly acknowledge and agree that: (a) the Institutional Investors, members of the Board of Directors designated by such Institutional Investors and Affiliates of such Institutional Investors, have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly, engage in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company, BMPH or Univision or any of their respective Affiliates, including those deemed to be Competitors or Restricted Persons; (b) in the event an Institutional Investor (other than the Televisa Investors), member(s) of the Board of Directors designated by such Institutional Investor (other than the Televisa Investors) or Affiliates of such Institutional Investor (other than Affiliates of the Bank Investors and Televisa Investors, to the extent such Affiliates of Bank Investors are not limited partners of the Bank Investors), directly or indirectly, engage (whether as owner, partner, officer, director, employee, consultant, investor, lender or otherwise, except as the holder of not more than 1% of the outstanding stock of a publicly-traded company) in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company, BMPH or Univision or any of their respective Affiliates, including those deemed to be Competitors or Restricted Persons, such Institutional Investor (other than a Televisa Investor) shall promptly disclose to the Board, in reasonable detail, the nature and identity of such business activities or lines of business and shall provide the Board additional information as reasonably requested thereby in connection with such activity, and (c) in the event that an Institutional Investor, members of the Board of Directors designated by such Institutional Investors or any Affiliate of such Institutional Investor acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for any of the Company, BMPH, Univision or any Affiliate thereof, such Institutional Investor, members of the Board of Directors designated by such Institutional Investors or Affiliate of such Institutional Investor shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Company, BMPH, Univision or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, and, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be liable to the Company, BMPH, Univision or any Affiliate thereof or the Stockholders for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that such Investor, any Affiliate thereof or related investment fund thereof, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person, or does not present such opportunity to the Company.

 

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10.12 Information Rights .
10.12.1 Historical Financial Information . The Company will furnish the following to each Stockholder:
(b) As soon as available, and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of each such fiscal year and the consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for such year of the Company and its subsidiaries, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the next preceding fiscal year, accompanied by the report of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, to the effect that, except as set forth therein, such consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with prior years and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries at the dates thereof and the results of their operations and changes in their cash flows and stockholders equity for the periods covered thereby.
(c) As soon as available, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company for the first three fiscal quarters of a fiscal year, the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the consolidated statements of income for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with prior years (without footnote disclosure and subject to year-end adjustments), setting forth in each case the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, or, in the case of such balance sheet, for the last day of such fiscal year, in comparative form, all in reasonable detail.

 

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10.12.2 Satisfaction . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.12.1 , the Company may satisfy its obligation thereunder by (a) providing or filing with the Commission on EDGAR or in such other manner as makes them publicly available the financial statements of any of BMPH or Univision to the extent such financial statements reflect the entirety of the operations of the business of the Company, BMPH, Univision and their subsidiaries, together with the separate financial statements of the Company and, if applicable, BMPH (which separate financial statements may be unaudited if the Company and, if applicable, BMPH are holding companies of the stock of BMPH (in the case of the Company) and Univision (in the case of BMPH) without operations for the periods covered by such financial statements) and consolidating schedules or (b) filing such financial statements of the Company with the Commission on EDGAR or in such other manner as makes them publicly available. The Company’s obligation to furnish the materials described in Section 10.12.1 shall be satisfied so long as it transmits such materials to the Stockholders within the time periods specified in Section 10.12.1 , notwithstanding that such materials may actually be received after the expiration of such periods.
10.12.3 Period . Each of the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12 shall expire on the closing of the Initial Public Offering, but only for such time as the Company files the financial statements contemplated by Section 10.12.1 with the Commission on EDGAR or in such other manner as makes them publicly available.
10.13 Consent to Notice of Stockholders Meetings . Each Stockholder hereby agrees and consents to receive notices by the Company of any stockholders meetings (including any notices required under the bylaws of the Company) by facsimile or by email.
10.14 Certain Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no party hereto shall be liable to the other parties under this Agreement for any special, consequential, punitive, indirect or exemplary damages (including lost or anticipated revenues or profits relating to the same) arising from any claim relating to this Agreement, whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or otherwise.

 

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11.   GOVERNING LAW .
11.1 Governing Law . This Agreement and the negotiation, execution, performance or nonperformance, interpretation, termination, construction and all matters based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether arising in law or in equity (collectively, the “ Covered Matters ”), and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the Covered Matters, except for documents, agreements and instruments that specify otherwise, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent that such principles or rules would require or permit the application of laws of another jurisdiction.
11.2 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to Section 4.9 , each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (and if the Chancery Court does not accept jurisdiction, the federal court located in Delaware if the federal court in Delaware does not accept jurisdiction, any state court in Delaware) (any of the above, the “ Delaware Court ”) for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any party hereto is or becomes a party in any litigation in connection with which it may assert indemnification rights set forth in this agreement, the court in which such litigation is being heard shall be deemed to be included in clause (a) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware Law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
11.3 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 11.3 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 11.3 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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11.4 Exercise of Rights and Remedies . No delay of or omission in the exercise of any right, power or remedy accruing to any party as a result of any breach or default by any other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any such delay, omission nor waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default occurring before or after that waiver.
11.5 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and their permitted transferees, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement.
11.6 No Derogation of Other Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement derogates from any party’s rights and obligations under the Commercial Agreements.
11.7 No Partnership, Agency, or Joint Venture . This Agreement is intended to create, and creates, a contractual relationship and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or any like relationship between the parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement (or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized) under seal as of the date first above written.
             
THE COMPANY : BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.  
 
           
 
  By:    /s/ Andrew Hobson
 
 
 
      Name:  Andrew Hobson  
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President  
 
           
MIDCO :   BROADCAST MEDIA PARTNERS HOLDINGS, INC.
 
           
 
  By:    /s/ Andrew Hobson
 
 
 
      Name:  Andrew Hobson  
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President  
 
           
UNIVISION :   UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
 
           
 
  By:    /s/ Andrew Hobson
 
 
 
      Name:  Andrew Hobson  
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President  
*  The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” on this page:
             
 
      /s/ Andrew Hobson
 
 
 
      Name:  Andrew Hobson  
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President  
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THE PRINCIPAL INVESTORS :
MDP INVESTORS
                     
    MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P., its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Michael P. Cole        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    MDCPIV INTERMEDIATE (UMBRELLA), L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P. its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Michael P. Cole        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS V-A, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Michael P. Cole        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
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    MDCPV INTERMEDIATE (UMBRELLA), L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
         
 
      Name:   Michael P. Cole        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    MDCP FOREIGN CO-INVESTORS (UMBRELLA), L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Michael P. Cole        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    MDCP US CO-INVESTORS (UMBRELLA), L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Michael P. Cole        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
*  The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*”under the heading of MDP INVESTORS:
         
 
 
/s/ Michael P. Cole
Name: Michael P. Cole
   
 
  Title: Managing Director    
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PEP INVESTORS
                     
    PROVIDENCE INVESTORS V (UNIVISION) L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Mark Masiello        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS V (UMBRELLA US) L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Providence Equity GP V L.P., its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Providence Equity Partners V L.L.C., its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Mark Masiello        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    PROVIDENCE INVESTORS VI (UNIVISION) L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Providence VI Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Mark Masiello        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS VI (UMBRELLA US) L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Providence Equity GP VI L.P., its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Providence Equity Partners VI L.L.C., its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Mark Masiello        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
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    PROVIDENCE CO-INVESTORS (UNIVISION) L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Mark Masiello        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    PROVIDENCE CO-INVESTORS (UNIVISION US) L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Mark Masiello        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
*  The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*”under the heading of PEP INVESTORS:
         
 
 
/s/ Mark Masiello
Name: Mark Masiello
   
 
  Title: Managing Director    
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  SCG INVESTMENTS II, LLC, a Delaware LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Adam Chesnoff  
    Name:   Adam Chesnoff   
    Title:   Manager   
 
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TPG INVESTORS
                     
    TPG UMBRELLA IV, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   TPG Advisors IV, Inc.,
its general partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Ronald Cami        
 
      Title:   Vice President        
 
                   
    TPG Media V-AIV 1, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc.,
its general partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Ronald Cami        
 
      Title:   Vice President        
 
                   
    TPG UMBRELLA INTERNATIONAL IV, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   TPG Advisors IV, Inc.,
its general partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Ronald Cami        
 
      Title:   Vice President        
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    TPG MEDIA V-AIV 2, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc.,
its general partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Ronald Cami        
 
      Title:   Vice President        
 
                   
    TPG UMBRELLA CO-INVESTMENT, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc.,
its general partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Ronald Cami        
 
      Title:   Vice President        
 
                   
    TPG UMBRELLA INTERNATIONAL CO-INVESTMENT, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc.,
its general partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Ronald Cami        
 
      Title:   Vice President        
*  The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” under the heading of TPG INVESTORS:
         
     
  By:   /s/ Ronald Cami  
    Ronald Cami   
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THL INVESTORS
                     
    THOMAS H. LEE EQUITY FUND VI, L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member
 
                   
    By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Scott Sperling        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INVESTORS (UNIVISION), L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member
 
                   
    By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Scott Sperling        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
 
                   
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INTERMEDIATE INVESTORS (UNIVISION), L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its general partner
 
                   
    By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its sole member
 
                   
    By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its general partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Scott Sperling        
 
      Its:   Managing Director        
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    THL EQUITY FUND VI INTERMEDIATE INVESTORS (UNIVISION US), L.P.        
 
                   
    By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
    By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member
 
                   
    By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Charles P. Holden        
 
      Its:   Chief Financial Officer        
 
                   
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INVESTORS (GS), LLC        
 
                   
    By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its Manager
 
                   
 
  By:       *        
           
 
      Name:   Charles P. Holden        
 
      Its:   Chief Financial Officer        
*  The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” under the heading of THL INVESTORS:
         
     
  By:   /s/ Charles P. Holden  
    Name:   Charles P. Holden   
    Its: Chief Financial Officer   
 
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THE BANK INVESTORS :
         
  BACI INVESTORS INTERMEDIATE (UNIVISION), L.P.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert H. Sheridan III  
    Name:   Robert H. Sheridan III  
    Title:   Partner  
 
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  CREDIT SUISSE INVESTORS INTERMEDIATE (UNIVISION), L.P.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jill A. Russo  
    Name: Jill A. Russo    
    Title: Vice President    
 
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  DB INVESTORS INTERMEDIATE (UNIVISION), L.P.
 
 
  By:  DB (Univision), LLC  
  Its:  General Partner
 
 
  By:  GSS Holdings (Univision), Inc.  
  Its:  Sole Member
 
 
  By:  /s/ Jill A. Russo  
    Name:  Jill A. Russo  
    Title:   Vice President  
 
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

         
  LB INVESTORS INTERMEDIATE (UNIVISION), L.P.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ashvin Rao  
    Name: Ashvin Rao    
    Title: Authorized Signatory    
 
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

         
  RBS INVESTORS INTERMEDIATE (UNIVISION), L.P.
 
   
  By:   RBS (Univision), LLC  
    Its:   General Partner  
 
  By:   GSS Holdings (Univision- RBS), Inc   
    Its:   Sole Member  
     
  By:   /s/ Jill A. Russo  
    Name:   Jill A. Russo  
    Its:   Vice President  
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

         
  WCP UNIVISION, L.P.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Walker Simmons  
    Name:   Walker Simmons  
    Title:   Partner  
 
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

MANAGERS :
     
 
  ANDREW W. HOBSON
 
   
 
  /s/ Andrew W. Hobson
 
   
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

     
 
  JOSEPH UVA
 
   
 
  /s/ Joseph Uva
 
   
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

         
  BMPI Services LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ C. Douglas Kranwinkle  
    Name:   C. Douglas Kranwinkle  
    Title:   Executive Vice President  
 
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

         
  BMPI Services II, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ C. Douglas Kranwinkle   
    Name:   C. Douglas Kranwinkle   
    Title:   Executive Vice President   
 
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

TELEVISA:
         
  GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Name:   Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact  
     
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact  
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 


 

Exhibit A
Stockholder Notice Addresses
         
Stockholder   Address   With Copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
MDP Investor or to the MDP Principal Investor Group
  c/o Madison Dearborn Partners
Three First National Plaza, suite 3800
Chicago, Illinois, 60602
Facsimile No.: (312) 895-1221
Attention: Michael P. Cole
  Three First National Plaza, suite 3800
Chicago, Illinois, 60602
Facsimile No.: (312) 895-1041
Attention: Mark Tresnowski, Esq.
 
       
PEP Investor or to the PEP Principal Investor Group
  c/o Providence Equity Partners Inc.
50 Kennedy Plaza, 18 th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Facsimile No.: (401) 751-1790
Attention: Jonathan M. Nelson
  Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
50 Kennedy Plaza, 11 th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Facsimile No.: (401) 278-4701
Attention: David K. Duffell, Esq.
 
       
SCG Investor or to the SCG Principal Investor Group
  c/o Saban Capital Group
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90067
Facsimile No.: (310) 557-5100
Attention: Adam Chesnoff
  10100 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 2600
Los Angeles, California 90067
Facsimile No.: (310) 557-5103
Attention: Niveen Tadros, Esq.
 
       
THL Investor or to the THL Principal Investor Group
  c/o Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
100 Federal Street, 35 th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Facsimile No.: (617) 227-3514
Attention: Scott Sperling
  Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
100 Federal Street, 34 th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Facsimile No.: (617) 772-8333
Attention: David P. Kreisler, Esq.
 
       
TPG Investor or to the TPG Principal Investor Group
  c/o Texas Pacific Group
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Facsimile No.: (817) 871-4010
Attention: Ronald Cami
  Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Facsimile No.: (212) 225-3999
Attention: Paul J. Shim, Esq. and Glenn P. McGrory, Esq.

 

 


 

         
Stockholder   Address   With Copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
BACI Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P.
  c/o Banc of America Capital Investors V, L.P.
Bank of America Corporate Center
100 North Tryon Street, 25thFloor
Charlotte, NC 28255
Attn: Robert Sheridan
Fax: (704) 386-6432
Phone: (704) 386-1324
  Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Facsimile No. (312) 862-2200
Attention: Margaret A. Gibson, P.C.
 
       
Credit Suisse Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P.
  c/o Credit Suisse Strategic Partners
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attn: Peter Song
Fax: (646) 935-7048
Phone: (212) 538-5295
  Credit Suisse Strategic Partners
305 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10010
Attn: Stephen Ramsthaler
Fax: (646) 935-7704
 
       
DB Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P.
  c/o DB Investment Partners, Inc.
attn: Kristine Cicardo
60 Wall St.
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 250-4279
Fax: (212) 797-4872
  c/o DB Investment Partners, Inc.
attn: Kevin Sullivan
60 Wall St.
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 250-2205
Fax: (212) 797-4655
 
       
LB Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P.
  c/o Lehman Brothers
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attn: Ashvin Rao
Email: ashvin.rao@lehmanholdings.com
Fax: (917) 210-4011
Phone: (646) 285-9826
  Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Facsimile No. (312) 862-2200
Attention: Margaret A. Gibson, P.C.
 
       
RBS Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P.
  c/o Royal Bank of Scotland, acting through
its Equity Finance Division
12 th Floor, 135 Bishopsgate, London
EC2M 3UR, United Kingdom
Attention: Gavin Petken
Fax: 44(0)20.7085.2258
Phone: 44(0)20.7085.2248
  Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Facsimile No. (312) 862-2200
Attention: Margaret A. Gibson, P.C.
 
       
WCP Investors Intermediate (Univision), L.P.
  c/o Pamlico Capital II, L.P.
150 North College Street, 24th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attn: Walker Simmons
Fax: (704) 414-7160
Phone: (704) 414-7191
  c/o Pamlico Capital II, L.P.
150 North College Street, 24th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attn: Michele Bailey
Fax: (704) 414-7160
Phone: (704) 414-7111

 

 


 

         
Stockholder   Address   With Copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
BMPI Services LLC
  c/o Univision Communications Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Attn: General Counsel
  Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Attention: Robert J. Raymond
Facsimile: (212) 225-3999
and
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
50 Kennedy Plaza Providence, RI 02903
Attention: David Duffell
Facsimile: (401) 278 4701
 
       
Andrew H. Hobson
  35 Close Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
  Proskauer Rose LLP
1585 Broadway
 
      New York, NY 10036
Attention: Michael S. Sirkin
Facsímile: (212) 969-2900
 
       
Joseph Uva
  24 Gull Point Road
Monmouth Beach, New Jersey 07750
  Proskauer Rose LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Michael S. Sirkin
Facsímile: (212) 969-2900
 
       
Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
  Grupo Televisa, S.A.B
Building A, 4th Floor
No 2000 Colonia Santa Fe
Mexico, DF / 01210 / Mexico
Facsimile: + 52 55 5261 2494 Attention: General Counsel
  Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile No.: (212) 403-2000
Attention: Joshua R. Cammaker

 

 


 

SCHEDULE I
[Please see attached.]

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SCHEDULE II
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SCHEDULE III
PERMITTED PERSONS
Permitted Person ” shall mean any of The Hearst Corporation, Discovery Communications, Inc., Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., News Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc., CBS Corporation, Liberty Media Corporation and other Persons controlled by John C. Malone, Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc., Cox Communications, Inc., DIRECTV, Sony Corporation, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. and any direct or indirect subsidiary of the foregoing.

 

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SCHEDULE IV

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE OF BMP EBITDA

 

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SCHEDULE IV
CONSOLIDATED LEVERAGE RATIO AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

 

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SCHEDULE 4.9
LIST OF ARBITRATORS
1.   Robert Fiske
 
2.   George Lowy
 
3.   David Geronemus
 
4.   Alan Feld
 
5.   Michael Cooper
 
6.   Frederick Kanner

 

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Exhibit 4.25
Execution Version
AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of February 28, 2011, to that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010 (the “ Stockholders Agreement ”), is made by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ BMPH ”), Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Univision ”) and certain stockholders of the Company (collectively, the “ Parties ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the Stockholders Agreement as herein set forth to correct typographical errors in the capitalization of the Company and the Additional Equity Amount; and
WHEREAS, this Amendment amends the Stockholders Agreement in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Stockholders Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENTS
1.  Amendment to the Stockholders Agreement .
(a) Section 9.2 of the Stockholders Agreement shall be amended as follows: the reference to the number “1,281,464” in the definition of “Additional Equity Amount” shall be deleted and replaced with “1,282,100”.
(b) Schedule I to the Stockholders Agreement shall be replaced with the contents of Schedule I hereto.
2.  Representations .
(a) Each of the Parties represents and warrants that (i) all corporate and limited liability company action necessary for the authorization, execution, and delivery of this Amendment by it have been taken and obtained; (ii) this Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties hereto) shall be valid and legally binding upon it and enforceable against it, except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, reorganization laws, moratorium laws or other laws of general applicability affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); and (iii) its execution or delivery of this Amendment does not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of its organizational documents.

 

 


 

(b) Each of the undersigned Parties (other than the Company, BMPH and Univision) represent and warrant that it owns the number of shares across from such Party’s name on the attached Schedule I (in the case of Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V., assuming the effectiveness of, and the completion of the deliveries under, the amendment to the Investment Agreement entered into immediately prior hereto by Televisa, the Company, Univision and BMPSI Services II, LLC). The Company represents that the undersigned parties (other than the Company, BMPH and Univision) collectively comprise the Majority PITV Investors necessary to amend the Stockholders Agreement.
3.  Reference to and Effect on the Stockholders Agreement; Ratification .
(a) Except as specifically amended above, the Stockholders Agreement is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
(b) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Party hereto under the Stockholders Agreement, or constitute a waiver of any provision of any other agreement.
(c) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Stockholders Agreement to “Stockholders Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Stockholders Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, each reference in any other Transaction Documents to “the Stockholders Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Stockholders Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Stockholders Agreement as amended hereby.
4.  Execution of Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different Parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Amendment.
5.  Governing Law . This Amendment and the negotiation, execution, performance or nonperformance, interpretation, construction and all matters based upon, arising out of or related to this Amendment, whether arising in law or in equity (collectively, the “ Covered Matters ”), and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the Covered Matters, except for documents, agreements and instruments that specify otherwise, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent that such principles or rules would require or permit the application of laws of another jurisdiction.
6.  Headings . The Section headings used or contained in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment.

 

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7.  Severability . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable Law (other than Federal Communications Laws, in which case any modification or limitation must be agreed by each of Televisa, on the one hand, and the Majority Principal Investors, on the other hand (or, if there are no Principal Investors, the agreement of Televisa and the Board of the Company shall be required)), be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable Law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.
8.  Interpretation . Whenever the context and construction so require, all words used in the singular number herein shall be deemed to have been used in the plural, and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter and the neuter shall include the masculine and feminine.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
             
THE COMPANY :   BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Andrew W. Hobson    
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President    
 
           
BMPH :   BROADCAST MEDIA PARTNERS HOLDINGS, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Andrew W. Hobson    
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President    
 
           
UNIVISION :   UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Andrew W. Hobson    
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President    
     
*  
The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” on this page:
             
 
      /s/ Andrew W. Hobson    
 
           
 
      Name: Andrew W. Hobson    
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President    
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement Amendment

 

 


 

THE PRINCIPAL INVESTORS :
MDP INVESTORS
             
    MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael P. Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    MDCPIV INTERMEDIATE (UMBRELLA), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P. its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael P. Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS V-A, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael P. Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement Amendment

 

 


 

             
    MDCPV INTERMEDIATE (UMBRELLA), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael P. Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    MDCP FOREIGN CO-INVESTORS (UMBRELLA), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael P. Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    MDCP US CO-INVESTORS (UMBRELLA), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael P. Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
     
*  
The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*”under the heading of MDP INVESTORS:
             
 
      /s/ Michael P. Cole    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael P. Cole    
 
      Title: Managing Director    
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement Amendment

 

 


 

PEP INVESTORS
             
    PROVIDENCE INVESTORS V (UNIVISION) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS V (UMBRELLA US) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Equity GP V L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Equity Partners V L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
    PROVIDENCE INVESTORS VI (UNIVISION) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence VI Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS VI (UMBRELLA US) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Equity GP VI L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Equity Partners VI L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement Amendment

 

 


 

             
    PROVIDENCE CO-INVESTORS (UNIVISION) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    PROVIDENCE CO-INVESTORS (UNIVISION US) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
     
*  
The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*”under the heading of PEP INVESTORS:
             
 
      /s/ Mark Masiello    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Title: Managing Director    
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement Amendment

 

 


 

             
    SCG INVESTMENTS II, LLC, a Delaware LLC    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Adam Chesnoff    
 
           
 
      Name: Adam Chesnoff    
 
      Title: Manager    
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement Amendment

 

 


 

TPG INVESTORS
             
    TPG UMBRELLA IV, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors IV, Inc.,
its general partner
   
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
 
           
    TPG Media V-AIV 1, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc.,
its general partner
   
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
 
           
    TPG UMBRELLA INTERNATIONAL IV, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors IV, Inc.,
its general partner
   
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement Amendment

 

 


 

             
    TPG MEDIA V-AIV 2, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc.,
its general partner
   
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
 
           
    TPG UMBRELLA CO-INVESTMENT, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc.,
its general partner
   
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
 
           
    TPG UMBRELLA INTERNATIONAL CO-INVESTMENT, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc.,
its general partner
   
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
     
*  
The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” under the heading of TPG INVESTORS:
             
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald Cami    
 
           
 
      Ronald Cami    
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement Amendment

 

 


 

THL INVESTORS
             
    THOMAS H. LEE EQUITY FUND VI, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INVESTORS (UNIVISION), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INTERMEDIATE INVESTORS (UNIVISION), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its general partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its sole member    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its general partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
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    THL EQUITY FUND VI INTERMEDIATE INVESTORS (UNIVISION US), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INVESTORS (GS), LLC    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its Manager    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
     
*  
The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” under the heading of THL INVESTORS:
             
 
  By:   /s/ Scott Sperling    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
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TELEVISA:
MULTIMEDIA TELECOM S.A. DE C.V.
             
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
           
 
      Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
      Title: Attorney-in-Fact    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
           
 
      Name: Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
      Title: Attorney-in-Fact    
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Execution Version
Schedule I
Please see attached

 

 

Exhibit 4.26
Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED PRINCIPAL INVESTOR AGREEMENT
by and among
Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc.
Univision Communications Inc.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
and
the Principal Investors
Dated as of December 20, 2010

 

 


 

AMENDED AND RESTATED PRINCIPAL INVESTOR AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of December 20, 2010 by and among:
(i) Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Umbrella Holdings, LLC, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “ Company ”);
(ii) Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, “ BMPH ”);
(iii) Univision Communications Inc., successor in interest to Umbrella Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Univision ”);
(iv) each Person executing this Agreement as a Principal Investor (collectively with their Permitted Transferees and so long as they are members of a Principal Investor Group, the “ Principal Investors ”); and
(v) Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico (collectively with its Permitted Transferees, “ Televisa ”).
RECITALS
1. Each of the Company, BMPH and Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. (“ Acquisition Sub ”), were formed for the purpose of engaging in a transaction in which Acquisition Sub was merged with and into Univision, on March 29, 2007 (the “ Merger Closing ”), with Univision surviving (the “ Merger ”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company, Acquisition Sub and Univision dated as of June 26, 2006 (as amended from time to time, the “ Merger Agreement ”).
2. Upon the Merger Closing, shares of common stock of Acquisition Sub were automatically converted into shares of common stock of Univision, and BMPH thereby holds all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Univision. In addition, and in connection with the Merger Closing, the Company, BMPH, Univision and the Principal Investors entered into the Principal Investor Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007 (as amended from time to time, the “ 2007 Principal Investor Agreement ”).
3. On November 23, 2010, the parties to the 2007 Principal Investor Agreement and certain other parties entered into a Recapitalization Agreement (the “ Recapitalization Agreement ”), pursuant to which the following events occurred (the “ Recapitalization ”):
(i) the Company amended and restated its existing Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Interim Charter ”), which amendment provided for (A) the authorization of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and (B) the reclassification of all shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock into Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock as set forth in the Recapitalization Agreement and the Interim Charter;

 

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(ii) each Stockholder exchanged the issued and outstanding securities of the Company and of BMPH held by such Stockholder as follows: (A) each holder of shares of 8.64% Cumulative Preferred Stock of BMPH, par value $.001 per share contributed such shares to the Company and received, in exchange for such shares, shares of Class A Common Stock and/or Class B Common Stock; (B) each holder of shares of Class A-1 common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share received, in exchange for such shares, which shares were reclassified as, shares of Class A Common Stock; (C) each holder of shares of Class A-2 common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share received, in exchange for such shares, which shares were reclassified as, shares of Class B Common Stock; (D) each holder of shares of Class L-1 common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share received, in exchange for such shares, which shares were reclassified as, shares of Class A Common Stock; and (E) each holder of shares of Class L-2 common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share received, in exchange for such shares, which shares were reclassified as, shares of Class B Common Stock in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Interim Charter and the Recapitalization Agreement and subject to the conditions of the Recapitalization Agreement; and
(iii) all of the outstanding capital stock of BMPH is currently owned by the Company and no preferred stock of BMPH is outstanding.
3. In connection with the Recapitalization, the parties to the 2007 Principal Investor Agreement amended and restated such agreement in its entirety (the “ 2010 Principal Investor Agreement ”).
4. Televisa has entered into an Investment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended from time to time, the “ Investment Agreement ”) with Pay-TV Venture, Inc., the Company, Univision and BMPI Services II, LLC (“ BMPS2 ”), pursuant to which, among other things, (a) Televisa will, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, acquire, or cause one of its subsidiaries to acquire, (i) certain shares of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, (ii) 1.5% convertible debentures issued by the Company and convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, and/or warrants of the Company exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, and (iii) Units from BMPS2 and (b) Univision will, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, acquire the TuTV Interest from Pay-TV Venture, Inc. (clauses (a) and (b) collectively, the “ Televisa Investment ”).
5. Immediately following the consummation of the closing of the Televisa Investment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement (the “ Televisa Closing ”), the outstanding Common Stock, Units and Convertible Securities of the Company will be held as set forth on Schedule I hereto.

 

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6. In connection with the Televisa Investment, the parties believe that it is in the best interests of the Company, BMPH, Univision and the PITV Investors to amend and restate the 2010 Principal Investor Agreement and to replace it in its entirety with this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
Therefore, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. EFFECTIVENESS; DEFINITIONS .
1.1 Effective Date . This Agreement shall become effective upon the Televisa Closing.
1.2 Definitions . Certain terms are used in this Agreement as specifically defined herein. These definitions are set forth or referred to in Section 8 hereof.
2. CONSENT RIGHTS .
2.1 Actions that Require PITV Investor Approval .
2.1.1 Actions that Require Majority PITV Investor Approval . Prior to the earlier to occur of (i) a Televisa Sell-Down or (ii) a Principal Investor Sell-Down, in addition to any other approval required by any applicable provision of the Transaction Agreements, including by Sections 2.1.3 , 2.2 , 2.3 and 2.4 hereof or the Program License Agreement, if any, or by applicable Law, the parties hereto agree that the approval of the Majority PITV Investors shall be required for the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries to take any of the following actions, and the Company shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions without the written approval of the Majority PITV Investors:
  (i)   Charter; Bylaws; Stockholders Agreements.
  (a)   Amend, restate, modify or waive any provisions of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of the Company, BMPH, Univision or any subsidiary thereof;
  (b)   Amend or waive any provisions of the Investment Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement or the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement; or
  (c)   Exercise any rights of the Majority PITV Investors under the Stockholders Agreement (other than pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 4.3 thereof) or the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.
  (ii)   Recapitalization . Enter into or effect any transaction or series of related transactions that would effect a recapitalization or reclassification of the Company’s or BMPH’s securities or any of their subsidiaries’ (other than wholly-owned subsidiaries) securities, including recapitalization into any form of Convertible Securities or prepaid warrants.

 

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  (iii)   Debt . Other than borrowings under the Existing Debt Documents or any other debt agreement that was previously approved by the Majority PITV Investors, incur any indebtedness, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become responsible for the indebtedness of any other Person ( provided that the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries may provide cross-guarantees for any indebtedness that has been approved under this Section 2.1.1(iii) ), issue any debt securities, enter into any agreement under which it may incur indebtedness or issue debt securities in the future, in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000,000 for all such matters.
  (iv)   Equity Issuances . Other than (x) in connection with the Company’s Initial Public Offering, (y) a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, or (z) the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities outstanding immediately after the Televisa Closing (or TV Warrants) or exercise of Preferential Rights or participation rights by Televisa Investors or pursuant to the provisions of the Transaction Agreements providing for the exchange of shares of Common Stock for TV Warrants or TV Debentures, authorize, create or issue any equity securities or Convertible Securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (except as may be issued to the Company or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries or upon exercise of any Convertible Securities of the Company previously approved for issuance pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.1.1(iv) ), issue any rights to acquire any equity securities or Convertible Securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or grant any registration rights in respect of any such securities or rights, except for equity securities, Convertible Securities, or rights to acquire equity securities or Convertible Securities and piggyback registration rights issued or granted pursuant to management incentive plans approved pursuant to Section 2.2.1 .
  (v)   Public Offering . (a) In connection with the Company’s Initial Public Offering or any Company Public Offering thereafter, (x) authorize, create or issue any equity securities or Convertible Securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (except as may be issued to the Company or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries), (y) issue any rights to acquire any equity securities or Convertible Securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than to the extent required under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement or (z) grant any registration rights in respect of any such securities or rights other than to the extent required under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement and (b) exercise any rights of the Majority PITV Investors to initiate the Company’s Initial Public Offering pursuant to paragraph (v) of the first proviso of Section 3.1.1 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.

 

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  (vi)   Size of the Board . Expand the number of members of the Board to more than twenty (20) or amend Section 2.7 hereof.
  (vii)   Prepayment or Modification of Debt . Other than upon the consummation of a Compliant Change of Control Transaction, voluntarily prepay debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $100,000,000 in any 12-month period (including debt incurred under the Existing Debt Documents, other than the Revolving Credit Facility) or amend or waive any material provisions of any agreement, indenture or similar instrument governing the terms of any indebtedness or debt securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with a principal amount in excess of $100,000,000 (including material provisions of the Existing Debt Documents).
  (viii)   Repurchase of Securities, Exercise of Call Rights, Payment of Dividends . Prior to the closing of the Initial Public Offering, (a) enter into or effect any transaction or series of related transactions involving the repurchase, exercise of call rights, redemption or other acquisition of securities of the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries from any Stockholder or (b) declare or pay any dividend or make any other distributions of payments by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries), in each case, other than (x) pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities outstanding as of immediately after the Televisa Closing (or TV Warrants) or previously approved for issuance pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1.1(iv) ) by PITV Investors, (y) pursuant to the exercise of Preferential Rights or participation rights by Televisa Investors or pursuant to the provisions of the Transaction Agreements providing for the exchange of shares of Common Stock for TV Warrants or TV Debentures, or (z) in connection with the consummation of a Compliant Change of Control Transaction.
  (ix)   Bankruptcy, etc . Commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law; consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  (x)   Agreement with Venevision . (a) Amend, restate, modify or waive any provision of, or extend the term of the Second Amended and Restated International Program License Agreement by and among Venevision International Corporation (“ Venevision ”) and Univision dated May 18, 2010 or (b) enter into any agreement, commitment or arrangement with Venevision related to the same or comparable programming and other media rights embodied in the agreement referred to in clause (i) above, or, if so approved by the Majority PITV Investors, thereafter amend, restate, modify or waive any provision thereof.
  (xi)   Annual Budget. Approve the annual budget of the Company and its subsidiaries, modify in any material respect any such budget or take any action that is or would be reasonably likely to result in a material variance therefrom; provided , however , that, for any year in which an annual budget is not so approved, then the Company shall continue its operations in accordance with the annual budget most recently approved under this Section 2.1.1(xi) , increased by 5% each fiscal year with respect to which an annual budget is not approved.
  (xii)   Certain Litigation . Settle or compromise any material claim, suit, action, arbitration or other proceeding whether administrative, civil or criminal, in law or in equity involving (a) a claim against or potential loss by the Company and/or its subsidiaries in excess of $100,000,000 or (b) a claim against the Company and/or its subsidiaries which would be reasonably likely to result in a material restriction or limitation on a material portion of the Business; provided , that the Televisa Investors and their shares will not be counted towards a Majority PITV Investors’ approval in connection with a material claim, suit, action, arbitration or other proceeding involving Televisa.
  (xiii)   Material Agreements . Subject to clause (xv)-(xviii) of this Section 2.1.1 , enter into, modify or amend in any material respect, or waive any material right under (a) any Contract (or series of related Contracts) providing for the payment to or by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of more than $100,000,000; provided , that such Contracts (or series of related Contracts) do not relate to the acquisition, production or scheduling of programs, (b) any Contract (or series of related Contracts) relating to the acquisition of network programming that accounts for more than *** per week of the programming on a majority of the owned and operated stations of the Company and its subsidiaries, (c) *** and (d) any Contract providing for the payment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of compensation (including equity incentives) to Haim Saban and/or his Affiliates; provided , that the SCG Investors shall be deemed not to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of the approval of any such matter in clause (d) .

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  (xiv)   Employment Agreements . Enter into or modify or amend in any material respect, or waive any material right under, any employment agreement with, or agree to provide other cash or equity based compensation (including stock options, carried interest and benefit packages), to any senior executive of the Company or its subsidiaries, providing for the payment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of more than *** and that would result in such senior executive being amongst the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ten (10) highest paid employees, other than agreements for ***.
  (xv)   Acquisition of Assets . Enter into or effect any transaction or series of related transactions involving the purchase, rent, lease, license in, exchange or other acquisition (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) by the Company, BMPH, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries of (a) any assets (including equity interests in any Person) for consideration (including assumed liabilities) having a fair market value in excess of $250,000,000 per transaction or series of related transactions other than (i) transactions solely between and among the Company, BMPH, Univision and/or any of their wholly-owned subsidiaries, and (ii) purchases, rentals, leases, licenses, exchanges and other acquisitions of inventory, equipment and supplies in the ordinary course of business, (b) any radio station or television station in a top twenty (20) DMA for consideration (including assumed debt) having a fair market value in excess of $100,000,000, or (c) any programming involving payment(s) in excess of $100,000,000.
  (xvi)   Sale of Assets . Enter into or effect any transaction or series of related transactions involving the sale, lease out, license out, exchange or other disposition (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of (a) any assets (including equity interests in any Person) for consideration (including assumed liabilities) having a fair market value in excess of $250,000,000 per transaction or series of related transactions other than (i) transactions solely between and among any of the Company, BMPH, Univision and/or any of their wholly owned subsidiaries and (ii) sales, leases, licenses, exchanges or other dispositions of products and services of the Company’s business in the ordinary course of business, (b) any television station or radio station in a top twenty (20) DMA and for consideration (including assumed debt) having a fair market value in excess of $100,000,000, or (c) any programming involving payment(s) in excess of $100,000,000.

 

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  (xvii)   Investments . (a) Make any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person (other than the Company, BMPH, Univision or any of their wholly owned subsidiaries) (i) in an amount in excess of $250,000,000 per transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) involving any radio station or television station in a top twenty (20) DMA and involving payment(s) by the Company and/or any subsidiary in excess of $100,000,000, or (iii) in connection with any programming involving payment(s) in excess of $100,000,000, or (b) enter into any joint venture or strategic alliance which (i) commits the Company and its subsidiaries to a financial commitment in excess of (1) $250,000,000 for any such joint venture or alliance or series of related joint ventures or alliances (other than such joint venture(s) or alliance(s) relating to programming), or (2) $100,000,000 for any such joint venture or alliance or series of related joint ventures or alliances relating to programming, or (ii) involves any radio station or television station in a top twenty (20) DMA and involves a payment by the Company and its subsidiaries in excess of $100,000,000.
  (xviii)   Agreements or Commitments . Enter into any agreement or otherwise obligate or commit the Company or any of its subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing.
2.1.2 Receipt of Confidential Information . A Conflicted PITV Investor will have the right to grant or withhold its approval on the matters set forth in Section 2.1.1 hereof and participate in discussions with respect thereto notwithstanding that such Conflicted PITV Investor may not be entitled to Confidential Information pertaining to such matter pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and/or the Stockholders Agreement; provided that such right to approve and participate in such approval process shall not imply that any Conflicted PITV Investor is entitled to any such Confidential Information; provided further that in connection with any Change of Control, the provisions of Sections 4.7.3, 4.7.5, 4.7.6. 4.7.7, 4.8.3(b), 4.8.8, 4.8.9, 4.8.10 and/or 10.10.1, as applicable, of the Stockholders Agreement shall apply in lieu of the provisions of this Section 2.1.2 .
2.1.3 Actions that Require Majority Principal Investor Approval and/or Majority Voting Principal Investor .
  (i)   Majority Principal Investor Approval . Prior to the Principal Investor Sell-Down, and in addition to any other approval required by, or any other provisions of, the organizational documents of the Company, BMPH and/or Univision, or by applicable Law, the parties hereto agree that the approval of the Majority Principal Investors shall be required for the Company or any of its subsidiaries to take any of the following actions, and the Company shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions without the written approval of the Majority Principal Investors:
  (a)   Stockholders Agreements . Exercise any rights of the Majority Principal Investors under the Investment Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement and the certificate of incorporation of the Company or BMPH.

 

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  (b)   Drag Along Rights . Exercise the “Drag Along” rights pursuant to Sections 4.2 or 4.3 of the Stockholders Agreement.
  (c)   Change of Control . Effect a Change of Control.
  (d)   Program License Agreement . Notwithstanding other provisions of Section 2.1.1 , (i) amend, restate, modify or waive any provision of, or extend the term of the Program License Agreement, the Second Program License Agreement, the IPRA Amendment, the Sales Agency Agreement or the Mexico License Agreement, (ii) enter into any agreement, commitment or arrangement with Televisa related to the same or comparable programming and other media rights embodied in the Program License Agreement, the Second Program License Agreement, the IPRA Amendment, the Sales Agency Agreement or the Mexico License Agreement, or, if so approved by the Majority Principal Investors, thereafter amend, restate, modify or waive any provision thereof, or (iii) settle or compromise any claim, suit, action, arbitration or other proceeding whether administrative, civil or criminal, in law or in equity, with Televisa or any affiliate thereof or relating to any of the agreements referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above.
  (e)   Agreements or Commitments . Enter into any agreement or otherwise obligate or commit the Company or any of its subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing.
  (ii)   Majority Voting Principal Investor Approval . Prior to the Principal Investor Sell-Down, and in addition to any other approval required by, or any other provisions of, the organizational documents of the Company, BMPH and/or Univision, or by applicable Law, the parties hereto agree that the approval of the Majority Voting Principal Investors shall be required for any of the Company, BMPH or Univision to take any of the following actions, and the Company, BMPH and Univision shall not, and shall cause their respective subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions without the written approval of the Majority Voting Principal Investors:
  (a)   Board of Directors . Prior to the Principal Investor Sell Down, nominate any director to the Board pursuant to Section 2.5.1(i) .

 

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  (b)   Agreements or Commitments . Enter into any agreement or otherwise obligate or commit the Company or any of its subsidiaries to do any of the matters set forth in clause (ii)(a).
2.2 Actions that Require Board Approval . Prior to the earlier to occur of a (i) Televisa Sell-Down or a (ii) Principal Investor Sell-Down, and in addition to any other approval required by any applicable provision of the Transaction Agreements or the Program License Agreement, if any, or by applicable Law, the parties hereto agree that the approval of the Board (or a committee thereof to which it is permitted under applicable Law to delegate and does delegate authority with respect to such matter in accordance with this Agreement) shall be required for the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries to take any of the following actions and the Company shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions without the approval of the Board (or a committee thereof to which it is permitted under applicable law to delegate and does delegate authority with respect to such matter in accordance with this Agreement), regardless of any approval of such actions by their respective stockholders:
2.2.1 Management Incentive Plan . (i) Adopt or make a material amendment to any cash or equity based management incentive plan, and (ii) determine fair market value at which all stock grants under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plans shall be made and at which the exercise price for all option grants shall be set.
2.2.2 Executive Officers . (i) Hire or remove, with or without cause, or enter into, renew, materially modify or terminate, or waive any material rights under, any employment contract with, any executive officer of the Company, BMPH or Univision from time to time, and (ii) set procedures for periodic reviews and evaluations of senior executives and succession plans.
2.2.3 Management Equity Repurchases . Enter into or effect any transaction or series of related transactions involving the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of securities, or options or rights to acquire any securities, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries from any Person who is or was an executive officer or manager thereof.
2.2.4 Auditors . Engage or terminate the engagement of the Company’s auditors.
2.2.5 Litigation . Settle or compromise any material claim, suit, action, arbitration or other proceeding whether administrative, civil or criminal, in law or in equity.
2.2.6 Financial Adviser . Engage investment bankers or financial advisers for the provision of financial, managerial and/or operational advice in connection with the Company’s business.
2.2.7 Committees of the Board . (a) Modify the composition of any committee of the Board other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or (b) create any new committee of the Board to which the Board delegates authority (which, if approved by the Board must be a delegation of authority not inconsistent with this Agreement and is in accordance with Section 2.6 ).

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
2.2.8 Joint Ventures and Alliances . Enter into any joint venture or strategic alliance that has an aggregate value in excess of $10,000,000 per transaction or series of related transactions, or in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
2.2.9 Acquisition of Assets . Enter into or effect any transaction or series of related transactions involving the purchase, rent, lease in, license in, exchange or other acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any assets (including equity interests in any Person) for consideration (including assumed liabilities) having a fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Board) in excess of $10,000,000 per transaction or series of related transactions, or in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, other than (a) transactions solely between and among any of the Company, BMPH, Univision and/or any of their wholly owned subsidiaries, and (b) purchases, rentals, leases, licenses, exchanges or other acquisitions of inventory, equipment and supplies in the ordinary course of business.
2.2.10 Sale of Assets . Enter into or effect any transaction or series of related transactions, involving the sale, lease out, license out, exchange or other disposal (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any assets (including equity interests in any Person) for consideration (including assumed liabilities) having a fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Board) in excess of $10,000,000 per transaction or series of related transactions, or in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, other than (a) transactions solely between and among any of the Company, BMPH, Univision and/or any of their wholly owned subsidiaries, and (b) sales, leases, licensing, exchanges or other disposition of products and services of the Company’s business in the ordinary course of business.
2.2.11 Investments . Make any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person (other than the Company, BMPH, Univision or any of their wholly-owned subsidiaries), in an amount in excess of $10,000,000 per transaction or series of related transactions, or in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
2.2.12 Capital Expenditures . Increase the Company’s capital expenditure level by 5% or more than the capital expenditure level set in the Company’s approved annual budget applicable for such fiscal year.
2.2.13 Material Agreements . (a) Enter into, modify or amend in any material respect, or waive any material right under, any Contract (or series of related Contracts) providing for the payment to or by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of more than $25,000,000 in any twelve (12) month period, other than, in the case of Contracts (or series of related Contracts) providing for payments to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, entered into in the ordinary course of business or (b) enter into, modify or amend ***.

 

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2.2.14 Annual Budget . Approve the annual operating budget of the Company and its subsidiaries, modify in any material respect any such budget or take any action that is or would be reasonably likely to result in a material variance therefrom.
2.2.15 Announcements . Approve or make any material public release or announcement concerning the Company and its subsidiaries as a whole.
2.2.16 Agreements or Commitments . Enter into any agreement or otherwise obligate or commit the Company or any of its subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing.
2.3 Other Restricted Actions .
2.3.1 Prior to the earlier to occur of (i) a Televisa Sell-Down or (ii) a Principal Investor Sell-Down, in addition to any approval required under any applicable provision of the Transaction Agreements, including by Sections 2.1 , 2.2 or 2.6.6 herein and the Charter, or by applicable Law, the parties hereto agree that any transaction or agreement between the Company or one of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a member(s) of the PITV Investor Group or one or more of its Affiliates, on the other, shall require the consent of the PITV Investor Majority (other than the member(s) of the PITV Investor Group that is party or whose Affiliate is a party to such transaction) unless all PITV Investor Groups are parties to such transaction or agreement on a pro rata basis with respect to all of such PITV Investor Groups’ Shares.
2.3.2 Prior to such time as there are no Principal Investors remaining hereunder, each of the Principal Investor Groups agrees that it will not amend, modify or waive any of the following, unless such amendment, modification or waiver is approved by each Principal Investor Group:
  (i)   any provision of Section 3 (Transfer Restrictions), Section 5 (Maximum Equity Percentage; Maximum Capital Percentage; Holder Lock-Up; Liquidity Rights) or Section 7 (Legends) of the Stockholders Agreement or Section 4 (Transfer Restrictions) or Section 8 (Legends) of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, or any other provision of this Agreement or the Stockholders Agreement or the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement that imposes additional transfer restrictions on the Principal Investors or reduces the transfer restrictions imposed on any Principal Investor without a corresponding reduction in the transfer restrictions imposed on all other Principal Investors;
  (ii)   any provision of Section 4 of the Stockholders Agreement (“Tag Along” and “Drag Along” Rights, Preferential Right of First Refusal and Right of First Offer) that (a) reduces the Principal Investors’ rights as a Participating Seller (or their right to become a Participating Seller) under Section 4.1 of the Stockholders Agreement or a Prospective Selling Stockholder under Section 4.5 of the Stockholders Agreement or (b) increases the Principal Investors’ obligations as a Participating Seller or Prospective Selling Stockholder (or adversely modifies the circumstances under which they can be required to be a Participating Seller or Prospective Selling Stockholder);

 

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  (iii)   any provision of the definition of Principal Investor Group, Majority Principal Investors, Competitor, Conflicted PITV Investor, Majority Non Conflicted Principal Investors, Voting Principal Investor Groups, or Majority Voting Principal Investors in any of the Stockholders Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement or this Agreement that changes such definition so as to raise the threshold criteria to remain a Principal Investor Group or as to change the criteria for determining the Majority Principal Investors, a Competitor, a Conflicted PITV Investor, Majority Non Conflicted Principal Investors, Voting Principal Investor Groups or Majority Voting Principal Investors, as the case may be;
  (iv)   the Information Rights available to the Principal Investors under Section 10.12 of the Stockholders Agreement in a manner that reduces such rights;
  (v)   the definitions of Participation Shares or Participation Portion in the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement that reduces the rights of a Principal Investor to participate in issuances of securities pursuant to Section 2 thereof;
  (vi)   prior to the Qualified Public Offering, the definition of Minimum Total Combined Investment in this Agreement or the Stockholders Agreement that increases the initial cost of shares of Common Stock threshold set forth herein;
  (vii)   prior to the Initial Public Offering, Section 2.5 hereof in a manner that reduces the number of directors each Principal Investor Group is entitled to designate or nominate;
  (viii)   Section 10.7 or 10.8 of the Stockholders Agreement, or Section 10.7 or 10.8 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement;
  (ix)   Section 3 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement that materially reduces or restricts the rights of a Principal Investor to initiate or participate in registered offerings of Common Stock;

 

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  (x)   Sections 2.5.1 (Composition of the Board), 2.5.2 (Principal Investor Designees), 2.5.4 (Board Observers) or 2.6 (Committees of the Board) hereof;
  (xi)   Section 9.12 of this Agreement that reduces the indemnification rights set forth therein;
  (xii)   Section 7.3 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement and Section 8.3 of the Stockholders Agreement that materially reduces or restricts the rights of a Principal Investor to withdraw from such agreements; or
  (xiii)   the certificate of incorporation of the Company to effect a reverse stock split in which any of the Common Stock held by any PITV Investor is converted into the right to receive cash in lieu of a fractional share;
provided , that any amendment to the definitions used in such provisions (only to the extent any such amendment would have an effect contrary to the intent set forth in any of clauses (i) through (xiii) immediately above) shall also require the consent of each Principal Investor Group; provided , however , that the consent of any Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group, as applicable, shall only be required under this Section 2.3.2 for any amendment, modification or waiver to the Stockholders Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the organizational documents of the Company or BMPH or this Agreement to the extent it Discriminates against the rights of such Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group, as applicable, as compared to the other Principal Investors or Principal Investor Groups, as applicable; provided , further , that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section 2.3.2 , the Charter may be amended in any way in connection with the Initial Public Offering so long as the Majority Principal Investors consent to such amendment and such amendment does not Discriminate against any Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group that has not consented thereto; and provided , further , that any Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group may waive any right of such Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group.
2.3.3 Prior to such time as there are no Principal Investors remaining hereunder, in connection with any vote or action of the stockholders of the Company or any subsidiary thereof relating to either of the following matters, each of the Principal Investor Groups agrees that it will not consent to, or vote in favor of either of, the following matters, unless it is approved by each Principal Investor Group:
  (i)   Other than pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of TV Debentures or TV Warrants or exercise of Preferential Rights or participation rights by Televisa Investors or exercise by Televisa Investors of other rights under the Transaction Agreements to exchange Shares, the repurchase, exercise of call rights or other acquisition of securities of the Company or BMPH from, or require the sale of securities of the Company or BMPH by, the Principal Investor Groups which is not on a pro rata basis (other than non pro rata repurchase, exercise, other acquisition or requirement of sale, in the case of de minimis differences); or

 

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  (ii)   Any action pursuant to Section 3.2.1(b)(iii) of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement in a manner that Discriminates against Principal Investor Groups;
provided , that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section 2.3.3 , the Charter may be amended in any way in connection with the Initial Public Offering so long as the Majority Principal Investors consent to such amendment and such amendment does not Discriminate against any Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group that has not consented thereto; and provided , further , that any Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group may waive any right of such Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such Principal Investor or Principal Investor Group.
2.4 Actions that Require the Majority Televisa Investors’ Approval . In addition to any other approval required by, or any other provision of, the organizational documents of the Company, BMPH or Univision, by Section 2.1 , 2.2 or 2.3 or by applicable Law, the parties hereto agree that the approval of the Majority Televisa Investors shall be required for any of the Company, BMPH and/or Univision to take any of the following actions, and the Company shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions without the written approval of the Majority Televisa Investors:
2.4.1 Amendments to Other Agreements . Amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Transaction Agreements to the extent that such amendment, alteration or repeal would, by its terms, Discriminate against the Televisa Investors in a manner that is disproportionately adverse to the Televisa Investors’ rights and obligations as compared to (i) the Principal Investors, prior to a Principal Investor Sell-Down, (ii) the public stockholders of the Company, following a Principal Investor Sell-Down if there are public stockholders and not a Purchaser of Control, or (iii) a Purchaser of Control, following a Change of Control.
2.4.2 Modification to Board Composition or Board Committees . Amend, modify or waive the provisions (i) hereof or of the Charter or the bylaws of the Company, BMPH and/or Univision in a manner that disproportionately changes the number of directors the Televisa Investors are entitled to designate to the Board as compared to (1) the Principal Investors, prior to a Principal Investor Sell-Down, or (2) the Purchaser of Control, following a Change of Control (or in a manner that changes the number of directors the Televisa Investors are entitled to designate to the Board if a Principal Investor Sell-Down has occurred and there is no Purchaser of

 

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Control); provided , that in any case, the Televisa Investors’ percentage representation on the Board cannot be reduced below the Equity Percentage, (ii) hereof or any provision of the Charter or the bylaws of the Company, BMPH and/or Univision in a manner that changes the committees the board is required to maintain, or (iii) hereof or any provision of the charter or the bylaws of the Company, BMPH or Univision in a manner that disproportionately changes the number of directors the Televisa Investors are entitled to designate to each committee as compared to (1) the Principal Investors, prior to a Principal Investor Sell-Down or (2) the Purchaser of Control, following a Change of Control; provided , that the Televisa Investors’ representation on any committee shall not be less than one (or in a manner that changes the number of directors the Televisa Investors are entitled to designate to each committee if a Principal Investor Sell-Down has occurred and there is no Purchaser of Control) to the extent that the Televisa Investors are entitled to appoint at least one director.
2.4.3 Transfer Restrictions . Amend, modify or waive any provision of the Transaction Agreements, if such amendment, modification or waiver imposes additional transfer restrictions on the Televisa Investors, other than amendments, modifications or waivers that are (i) required by applicable Law (but subject to Section 9.9 ), (ii) customary insider information trading windows imposed by the Company following the Company’s Initial Public Offering, and (iii) restrictions in underwriter’s lock-ups.
2.4.4 Information Rights . Amend, modify or waive the provisions of Section 2.5.7 or 2.6.1 hereof or Section 10.12 of the Stockholders Agreement in a manner that adversely changes the Televisa Investors’ information rights thereunder.
2.4.5 Participation Rights . Amend, modify or waive the provisions of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement in a manner that adversely changes the Televisa Investors’ rights to participate (or terms and conditions of such rights) in issuances of securities.
2.4.6 Registration Rights . Amend, modify or waive any provision of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement in a manner that adversely changes the Televisa Investors’ right to initiate or participate in registered offerings of Common Stock.
2.4.7 Indemnification Rights . Amend, modify or waive the provisions of Section 9.12 hereof or Section 3.4 of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement in a manner that adversely changes the Televisa Investors’ rights or obligations thereunder.
2.4.8 Certain Reverse Stock Splits . Amend, modify or waive the provisions of the Charter to effect a reverse stock split in which any of the Common Stock held by any Televisa Investor is converted into the right to receive cash in lieu of a fractional share.
2.4.9 Certain Sections . Amend, modify or waive Section 10.7 or 10.8 of the Stockholders Agreements or of the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement in a manner adverse to Televisa.

 

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2.4.10 Period . The rights granted to the Majority Televisa Investors pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall expire upon a Televisa Sell-Down; provided , however , that (i) the Majority Televisa Investors rights pursuant to Sections 2.4.1 (Amendments to Other Agreements), 2.4.3 (Transfer Restrictions), 2.4.5 (Participation Rights), 2.4.6 (Registration Rights) and 2.4.7 (Indemnification Rights) will survive so long as the Televisa Investors hold any Shares; and (ii) the Majority Televisa Investors rights granted pursuant to Sections 2.4.2 (Modification to Board Composition or Board Committees) and 2.4.4 (Information Rights) shall survive until such time as the Televisa Investors no longer have a right to designate at least one (1) director to the Board pursuant to this Agreement.
2.5 Board of Directors .
2.5.1 Composition of the Board . Each PITV Investor hereby agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares which have voting rights over which such PITV Investor has the power to vote or direct the voting (including, in the case of the Principal Investors, pursuant to a proxy granted under Section 2.1.3 of the Stockholders Agreement), and will take all necessary or desirable actions within such PITV Investor’s control, and the Company and the Board will take all necessary or desirable actions within its control, to cause the authorized number of directors to be established at twenty (20) directors or such greater number approved pursuant to Section 2.1.1(vi) and subject to Section 2.4.2 , and to elect or appoint or cause to be elected or appointed to the Board and cause to be continued in office (including, if necessary, by appointing in order to fill vacancies created by expanding the Board):
  (i)   Fourteen (14) designees shall be nominated pursuant to Section 2.5.2 below;
  (ii)   Three (3) designees shall be nominated pursuant to Section 2.5.3 below;
 
  (iii)   The Chief Executive Officer of the Company; and
  (iv)   Two (2) independent designees, who shall (i) be recommended by the Nominating Committee in accordance with Section 2.6.5 , (ii) meet the standard for Independence and (iii) be approved by the majority vote of the whole Board; provided , that such independent designees shall initially be Gloria Estefan and Henry Cisneros; provided further , that in the event Televisa acquires any Common Stock or converts any of its Convertible Securities into shares of Common Stock, Televisa shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to designate individuals to such positions (when such positions become vacant including upon the expiration of the term or such director’s resignation), such that the number of Televisa’s designees on the Board pursuant to Sections 2.5.1(ii) , 2.5.2(iii)(b) and 2.5.3 would represent a percentage of the total number of directors on the Board equivalent to the Televisa Investors’ and their Permitted Transferees’ then current Equity Percentage as increased as a result of such conversion (rounded up to the nearest whole number of directors), and provided , further , that Televisa shall not be entitled to designate individuals to any such vacant positions (when such positions become vacant including upon the expiration of the term or such director’s resignation), if such vacated Board seat must be filled with a director meeting the standard for Independence to satisfy applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, no PITV Investor shall be required to cause its designated directors to resign and no director shall have any obligation to resign from the Board to allow Televisa to take advantage of this provision, but no director whose seat Televisa would otherwise have the right to fill shall be re-nominated upon the expiration or termination of such director’s then-current term.

 

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2.5.2 Principal Investor Designees . Fourteen (14) designees shall be designated as follows:
  (i)   (a) three (3) designees of each Voting Principal Investor Group which holds shares of Common Stock representing a Total Combined Investment (without taking into account holdings of Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such group) equal to or exceeding two and one third (2 1 / 3 ) times the Minimum Total Combined Investment; (b) two (2) designees of each Voting Principal Investor Group which holds shares of Common Stock representing a Total Combined Investment (without taking into account holdings of Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such group) equal to or exceeding one and two thirds (1 2 / 3 ) times the Minimum Total Combined Investment, but less than two and one third (2 1 / 3 ) times the Minimum Total Combined Investment; and (c) one (1) designee of each Principal Investor Group which holds shares of Common Stock representing a Total Combined Investment (without taking into account holdings of Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such group) equal to or exceeding the Minimum Total Combined Investment, but less than one and two thirds (1 2 / 3 ) times the Minimum Total Combined Investment; provided , that a Voting Principal Investor Group can assign its right to designate member(s) of the Board (x) to any Affiliated Fund which is, alone or together with its Affiliates, a Voting Principal Investor, or (y) subject to the consent of the Majority Voting Principal Investors, to a Person that acquires all Shares held by such Principal Investor Group at such time and becomes a party to this Agreement as a Principal Investor. No individual designated by a Voting Principal Investor Group pursuant this clause (i) shall be removed without such Voting Principal Investor Group’s consent.
  (ii)   (a) Each Non Voting Principal Investor Group which holds shares of Common Stock representing a Total Combined Investment (without taking into account holdings of Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such group) equal to or exceeding two and one third (2 1 / 3 ) times the Minimum Total Combined Investment shall be entitled to nominate three (3) members to the Board (each a “ Board Nominee ”); (b) each Non Voting Principal Investor Group which holds shares of Common Stock representing a Total Combined Investment (without taking into account holdings of Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such group) equal to or exceeding one and two thirds (1 2 / 3 ) times the Minimum Total Combined Investment, but less than two and one third (2 1 / 3 ) times the Minimum Total Combined Investment shall be entitled to nominate two (2) Board Nominees; and (c) each Non Voting Principal Investor Group which holds shares of Common Stock representing a Total Combined Investment (without taking into account holdings of Co-Investment Vehicles that are

 

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      part of such group) equal to or exceeding the Minimum Total Combined Investment, but less than one and two thirds (1 2 / 3 ) times the Minimum Total Combined Investment shall be entitled to nominate one (1) Board Nominee; provided , that in no event shall such Board Nominee(s) be an employee(s) of the Non Voting Principal Investor Group or any Affiliate thereof, or an officer, director (or observer to the Board), employee, agent, equityholder (other than a holder of up to 1% of the common stock of a publicly traded company) or other Affiliate of a Competitor. The Majority Voting Principal Investors shall be entitled, in their sole discretion, to appoint such Board Nominees to the Board and to remove such Board Nominees from the Board, with or without cause; provided , that if any such Board Nominee is not appointed to the Board or removed therefrom, the Non Voting Principal Investor Group that nominated such individual shall be entitled to nominate his or her replacement. A Non Voting Principal Investor Group can assign its right to nominate Board Nominees (a) to any Affiliated Fund, or (b) subject to the consent of the Majority Principal Investors, to a Person that acquires all Shares held by such Non Voting Principal Investor Group at such time and becomes a party to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the appointment of nominees pursuant to this Section 2.5.2(ii) shall not be subject to the recommendation of the Nominating Committee. No Board Nominee nominated by a Non Voting Principal Investor Group and appointed by the Majority Voting Principal Investors pursuant to this clause (ii) shall be removed without the Majority Voting Principal Investors’ consent.
  (iii)   In the event one or more of such fourteen (14) positions on the Board becomes vacant pursuant to paragraphs (i) or (ii) above as a result of Transfers of shares of Common Stock by Principal Investor Groups, such vacant positions on the Board shall be filled as follows:
  (a)   prior to a Principal Investor Sell-Down, the Majority Voting Principal Investors shall be entitled, in their sole discretion, to designate nominees to such vacant positions and no such nominee shall be removed without the Majority Voting Principal Investors’ consent; and

 

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  (b)   following a Principal Investor Sell-Down, such vacancies shall be filled by individuals, who shall (i) meet the standard for Independence, (ii) be recommended by the Nominating Committee and (iii) be approved by the majority vote of the Board; provided , that in the event Televisa acquires any Common Stock or converts any of its Convertible Securities into shares of Common Stock, and if a Televisa Sell-Down has not occurred, Televisa shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to designate individuals to such vacant positions (when and if such positions become vacant including upon the expiration of the term or such director’s resignation), such that the number of Televisa’s designees on the Board pursuant to Sections 2.5.1(ii) , 2.5.2(iii)(b) and 2.5.3 would represent a percentage of the total number of directors on the Board equivalent to the Televisa Investors’ and their Permitted Transferees’ then current Equity Percentage as increased as a result of such conversion (rounded up to the nearest whole number of directors), and provided , further , that Televisa shall not be entitled to designate individuals to such vacant positions (when and if such positions become vacant including upon the expiration of the term or such director’s resignation), if such vacated Board seat must be filled with a director meeting the standard for Independence to satisfy applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, no PITV Investor shall be required to cause its designated directors to resign and no director shall have any obligation to resign from the Board to allow Televisa to take advantage of this provision, but no director whose seat Televisa would otherwise have the right to fill shall be re-nominated upon the expiration or termination of such director’s then-current term.
  (iv)   Prior to an Initial Public Offering (and thereafter, if permitted by applicable law and stock exchange rules), the Majority Principal Investors may elect to appoint alternate directors to stand in place of any of the Principal Investors’ designees to the Board.
  (v)   As of the date hereof, the fourteen (14) designees to the Board designated pursuant to this Section 2.5.2 shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.5.2 attached hereto.

 

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2.5.3 Televisa Designees . Three (3) designees shall be designated as follows:
  (i)   (a) Televisa shall be entitled to designate three (3) members to the Board (each a “ Televisa Board Designee ”); provided , that in the event that Televisa voluntarily Transfers any shares of Common Stock to a Person other than one of its Permitted Transferees or another Televisa Investor, Televisa shall no longer be entitled to designate any members to the Board pursuant to this Agreement if, after giving effect to such Transfer, the Televisa Investors do not hold at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the number of shares of Common Stock (for the avoidance of doubt, for all purposes herein used, irrespective of whether such shares are voting or non-voting shares of Common Stock) held by the Televisa Investors immediately following the Televisa Closing (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events); provided , further , in the event of such a Transfer, the Company shall provide Televisa with sixty (60) days notice before Televisa’s right to designate members to the Board shall terminate. If, prior to the expiration of such sixty-day period, the Televisa Investors increase their ownership of shares of Common Stock in a manner not prohibited by the Transaction Agreements such that the Televisa Investors hold at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Televisa Investors immediately following the Televisa Closing (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events), Televisa shall not lose its right to designate members to the Board as set forth in this Section 2.5.3(i) . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Televisa can assign its right to designate one (1) or more members of the Board that Televisa is entitled to designate to any Person(s) that acquires from the Televisa Investors in one or more transactions shares of Common Stock which represented ten percent (10%) or more of the fully-diluted shares (excluding Convertible Securities held by employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) of Common Stock of the Company as of the Televisa Closing (the “ Board Seat Assignee ”) (including by acquiring Convertible Securities that such Person promptly converts into or exercises for shares of Common Stock) and becomes a party to this Agreement as part of a PITV Investor Group (it being understood that in the event of such Person acquiring from the Televisa Investors, in one or more transactions, shares of Common Stock which represented (A) ten percent (10%) or more but less than twenty percent (20%) of the fully-diluted shares (excluding Convertible Securities held by employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) of Common Stock of the Company as of the Televisa Closing, such Person may be assigned the right to designate one (1) member (or an equivalent percentage of the Televisa Board Designees, rounded down to the nearest whole number, if the number of Televisa Board Designees has increased) of the Board that Televisa is entitled to designate, (B) twenty percent (20%) or more but less than 30% of the

 

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      fully-diluted shares (excluding Convertible Securities held by employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) of Common Stock of the Company as of the Televisa Closing, such Person may be assigned the right to designate up to two (2) members (or an equivalent percentage of the Televisa Board Designees, rounded down to the nearest whole number, if the number of Televisa Board Designees has increased) of the Board that Televisa is entitled to designate, and (C) thirty percent (30%) or more of the fully-diluted shares (excluding Convertible Securities held by employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) of Common Stock of the Company as of the Televisa Closing, such Person may be assigned the right to designate up to all the members of the Board that Televisa is entitled to designate), in each case as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations and other similar capitalization changes. Any Board Seat Assignee shall no longer be entitled to designate any members to the Board if, at any given time, such Board Seat Assignee does not own shares of Common Stock which represented at least ten percent (10%) of the fully-diluted shares (excluding Convertible Securities held by employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) of Common Stock of the Company as of the Televisa Closing due to Transfers of shares. If Televisa has assigned the right to designate two members of the Board to a Board Seat Assignee, such Board Seat Assignee shall no longer be entitled to designate one of such members if, at any given time, such Board Seat Assignee does not own shares of Common Stock which represented at least twenty percent (20%) of the fully-diluted shares (excluding Convertible Securities held by employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) of Common Stock of the Company as of the Televisa Closing due to Transfers of shares. If Televisa has assigned the right to designate three (3) or more members of the Board to a Board Seat Assignee, such Board Seat Assignee shall no longer be entitled to designate one of such members if, at any given time, such Board Seat Assignee does not own shares of Common Stock which represented at least thirty percent (30%) of the fully-diluted shares (excluding Convertible Securities held by employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) of Common Stock of the Company as of the Televisa Closing due to Transfers of shares. The rights of any Board Seat Assignee with respect to its Board designees will be the same as the rights that Televisa has under this Section 2.5.3 with respect to Televisa Board Designees.
  (ii)   In the event one or more of such three (3) positions on the Board becomes vacant pursuant to clause (i) above as a result of Transfers of shares of Common Stock by Televisa and its Permitted Transferees, the number of independent designees referred in Section 2.5.1(iv) shall be increased by the number of such vacancies. In the event of a vacancy due to any other reason, Televisa shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to designate nominees to such vacant position, until such time when Televisa is no longer entitled to designate members to the Board (subject to Section 2.5.3(i) ).

 

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  (iii)   Televisa may at any time remove any Televisa Board Designee (or committee member). No Televisa Board Designee (or committee member) shall be removed (even in the event that the composition of the Board is required to be changed to satisfy independence requirements under applicable law and/or stock exchange rules in contemplation of, and at any time following, the Initial Public Offering or otherwise) without Televisa’s prior written consent.
  (iv)   In the event that the aggregate number of members of the Board is increased or decreased, Televisa shall be entitled to designate that number of members to the Board so as to maintain the same proportional representation on the Board to which Televisa was entitled immediately prior to such increase or decrease in the number of members of the Board. If the calculation of such proportional representational should result in a fractional number, Televisa will be entitled to designate a number of members to the Board that equals such fractional number rounded up to the nearest whole number.
  (v)   Prior to an Initial Public Offering (and thereafter, if permitted by applicable Law and stock exchange rules), Televisa may elect to appoint alternate directors to stand in place of any of Televisa’s designees to the Board.
  (vi)   All directors (other than directors appointed by Televisa and its Affiliates) shall be U.S. citizens, unless otherwise agreed by the Majority PITV Investors; provided that Televisa shall have the right to designate the maximum number of non-U.S. citizens allowable under Federal Communications Laws as its representatives on the Board of Directors (up to the maximum number of directors to which Televisa is entitled to designate pursuant to this Agreement) before any Principal Investor may designate any non-U.S. citizens as its representatives on the Board of Directors pursuant to the Principal Investor Agreement and before any independent director who is a non-U.S. citizen is designated to the Board of Directors pursuant to the Principal Investor Agreement.
  (vii)   As of the date hereof, the three (3) designees to the Board designated pursuant to this Section 2.5.3 shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.5.3 attached hereto.

 

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2.5.4 Board Observers . Each Non Voting Principal Investor Group shall be permitted to designate one non-voting observer to the Board and its committees (a “ Board Observer ”) for so long as such Non Voting Principal Investor Group retains the right to nominate a director to the Board pursuant to Section 2.5.2(ii) . If such Non Voting Principal Investor Group does not nominate the maximum number of Board Nominees it is entitled to nominate to the Board pursuant to Section 2.5.2(ii) (or if such individuals are not or have not been elected to, or are removed from, the Board and not replaced by another Board Nominee of such Non Voting Principal Investor Group), such Non Voting Principal Investor Group may designate one or more Board Observer(s) in lieu of such Board Nominee(s), but the total number of Board Observers designated pursuant to this Section 2.5.4 shall not exceed the maximum number of Board Nominees that the Non Voting Principal Investor Group is eligible to nominate pursuant to Section 2.5.2(ii) . Board Observer(s) shall not be an officer or employee of a Competitor. In the event such Board Observer(s) is a director (or observer to the board), equityholder (other than a holder of up to 1% of the common stock of a publicly traded company) or an Affiliate of a Competitor, such Board Observer(s) shall recuse himself or herself (and the Board may require such Board Observer(s) to be recused) from that portion of any meetings of the Board or committees thereof during which matters pertaining to any sector of the Business (including television, radio, music recording and publishing and Internet portals) that competes with such Competitor will be discussed, as determined by the Board or applicable committee. The Company shall, at any time, provide the Board Observer with (a) notice of all meetings of the Board and its committees and (b) provide all information delivered to the members of the Board and its committees prior to such meetings at the same time such notice and information is delivered to the members of the Board and its committees; provided , that such Board Observer shall enter into a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form to be approved by the Board with respect to such information; and provided , further , that if any such information is Confidential Information with respect to which the Non Voting Principal Investor that appointed such Board Observer is deemed a Conflicted PITV Investor, such information shall not be provided to the Board Observer. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the Board, in its good faith judgment, shall be entitled to require a Board Observer to be excluded from any portion of a Board meeting or a meeting of its committees when the Board discusses any matters relating to Confidential Information with respect to which the Non Voting Principal Investor that appointed such Board Observer is deemed a Conflicted PITV Investor.
2.5.5 Vacancies . If at any time any director ceases to serve on the Board (whether due to resignation, removal or otherwise), the PITV Investor Group that designated or nominated such director pursuant to Sections 2.5.1 , 2.5.2 or 2.5.3 shall designate or nominate a successor to fill the vacancy created thereby on the terms and subject to the conditions of Sections 2.5.1 , 2.5.2 or 2.5.3 above, as applicable. Each PITV Investor that is a party hereto agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares over which such PITV Investor has the power to vote or direct the voting, and shall take all such other actions as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the designated successor to be elected to fill such vacancy.

 

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2.5.6 Proxy . If any PITV Investor fails to vote, or cause to be voted all Shares owned by such PITV Investor or over which such PITV Investor has voting control, in compliance with this Section 2.5 , within five (5) days of receiving a written notice regarding such non-compliance from the Company, the Majority PITV Investors (without taking into account any Non Voting Principal Investor Group) shall have a proxy to vote such PITV Investor’s Shares to give effect to the agreements contained in this Section 2.5 . The power and authority to exercise the proxy granted hereby shall be exercised if and only to the extent in compliance with this Agreement and only if the matter to be voted on has been approved by the Majority PITV Investors (without taking into account any Non Voting Principal Investor Group) and shall be exercised on terms consistent with such approval. The proxy granted hereby is irrevocable and coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support irrevocable power.
2.5.7 Information Rights . Subject to the requirements of Sections 2.1.2 , 2.5.7 , 4.1 and 4.4 of this Agreement and Section 10.12 of the Stockholders Agreement, all directors shall have the same information rights which will be consistent with the laws of the State of Delaware.
2.5.8 Expenses . Each member of the Board and each Board Observer shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for his or her reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including travel) incurred in attending any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof.
2.5.9 Designees . No director designated by a Principal Investor or an independent director (or alternate or observer) shall be a Restricted Person or an Affiliate of a Restricted Person.
2.6 Committees of the Board . The Company shall cause the Board to maintain the following committees: (a) an executive committee (the “ Executive Committee ”), (b) an audit committee (the “ Audit Committee ”), (c) a compensation committee (the “ Compensation Committee ”), (d) a nominating committee (the “ Nominating Committee ”), (e) a related party transactions committee (the “ Related Party Transactions Committee ”), (f) a management review and succession committee (the “ Management Review and Succession Committee ”), (g) a debt restructuring committee (the “ Debt Committee ”) and (h) any other committee as the Board shall determine in its discretion, subject to Section 2.2.7 .
2.6.1 Composition of Committees of the Board . Each committee of the Board will be comprised of one (1) director designated by each PITV Investor Group (other than Non Voting Principal Investor Groups), except to the extent (i) any PITV Investor Group waives its right to have its elected director be a member of such committee and (ii) that such committee is required by Law to be comprised of only directors meeting the standard for Independence and all directors designated by such PITV Investor Group fail to meet the standard for Independence. In the event that any PITV Investor Group does not designate a director to a committee pursuant to clause (ii) above, such PITV Investor Group shall have the right to designate an individual to observe the meetings of such committee, which individual shall receive the same notice of meetings and information that is received by members of such committee. The chairman of each committee of the Board will be elected by a majority of the members of such committee. If any PITV Investor Group does not have a representative on any of the committees listed in this Section 2.6 but is entitled to Board representation at such time, such PITV Investor Group shall have the right to designate an observer to attend the meetings of such committee, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

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2.6.2 Executive Committee . The role of the Executive Committee will be to call Board meetings, set the agenda for such meetings, identify issues to be considered by the Board and liaise with the Company’s, and its subsidiaries’, senior executive management; provided that the Executive Committee shall not be delegated the power to act as the Board.
2.6.3 Audit Committee . The role of the Audit Committee will be to determine the Company’s audit policies, review audit reports and recommendations made by the Company’s internal audit staff and its independent auditors, meet with the Company’s independent auditors, oversee the independent auditors, and recommend the Company’s engagement of independent auditors.
2.6.4 Compensation Committee . The role of the Compensation Committee will be to determine the compensation of all senior employees, directors and consultants of the Company (including salary, bonus, equity participation and benefits) consistent with compensation of companies similar to the Company.
2.6.5 Nominating Committee . The role of the Nominating Committee shall be to search for, identify, interview and nominate directors meeting the standard for Independence to serve as members of the Board pursuant to Sections 2.5.1(iv) , 2.5.2(iii)(b) and 2.5.3(ii) ; provided that the Nominating Committee shall not be delegated the power to act as the Board. All independent directors recommended by the Nominating Committee must meet the standard for Independence. The PITV Investors shall each be permitted to recommend independent director candidates to the Nominating Committee and to interview such candidates. In addition, and subject to applicable Laws, in the event the position of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer becomes vacant for any reason, the role of a sub-committee of the Nominating Committee, comprised of two (2) directors designated by the Majority Voting Principal Investors and one (1) director designated by Televisa, shall be to search for, identify, interview and recommend to the Board one or more persons (including candidates that are employees of the Company at such time) to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer; provided that such sub-committee of the Nominating Committee shall not be delegated the power to act as the Board. Except for directors designated pursuant to Sections 2.5.1(iv) , 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 and subject to applicable Law, no nominee for director or candidate for Chief Executive Officer shall be eligible for election to such position unless recommended to the Board by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will be comprised of not less than three (3) members, and Televisa shall be entitled to designate one (1), but not more than one (1), director as a member of the Nominating Committee.

 

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2.6.6 Related Party Transactions Committee . The role of the Related Party Transactions Committee shall be to evaluate and approve any agreement, arrangement, transaction or series of agreements, arrangements or transactions between the Company or its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a Related Party, on the other hand (but not including any such agreement or arrangement relating to (i) the Saban Arrangements as in effect on the date hereof (without giving effect to any future amendments), (ii) employment, compensation or other incentive arrangements with the employees of the Company or its subsidiaries (other than any partner, principal, employee or Affiliate of a Principal Investor, which, as of the Televisa Closing, includes the Chairman), or (iii) advertising sales in the ordinary course of business of the Company or its subsidiaries) that is reasonably expected to involve the expenditure or receipt of $500,000 or more in any twelve-month period, that is for consulting, management or advisory services, or that relates to the licensing, acquisition or provision of programming to the Company or its subsidiaries (collectively, a “ Related Party Transaction ”); provided , that the approval of the Related Party Transactions Committee shall not be required pursuant to this Section 2.6.6 for any agreement, arrangement, action or transaction to the extent that such agreement, arrangement or transaction is entered into in order to effectuate the Transfer of Shares pursuant to a Compliant Change of Control Transaction or otherwise effectuate a Compliant Change of Control Transaction. Each Related Party Transaction shall be subject to the approval of a majority vote of the Related Party Transactions Committee. The Company shall not enter into a Related Party Transaction that is not approved by the Related Party Transactions Committee, and any transaction entered into without such approval shall be void. In the event the vote of the Related Party Transactions Committee is required with respect to any Related Party Transaction, the designee of the PITV Investor affiliated with the Related Party that will be a party to such agreement, arrangement or transaction shall not participate in any portion of the meeting of the Related Party Transactions Committee during which such agreement, arrangement or transaction will be discussed, shall not vote on such agreement, arrangement or transaction and shall recuse themselves, or be recused as described herein, from such portions of such meetings.
2.6.7 Management Review and Succession Committee . The role of the Management Review and Succession Committee shall be to undertake periodic reviews and evaluations of senior executives of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to develop, as necessary, succession plans with respect to such senior executive positions in the event of any vacancies in such positions (subject to the responsibilities of the Nominating Committee with respect to the appointment of nominees for the position of Chief Executive Officer as set forth in Section 2.6.5 ).
2.6.8 Debt Committee . The role of the Debt Committee shall be to review and evaluate from time to time the Company’s Indebtedness and possible restructurings of Indebtedness and to make recommendations to the Board with respect thereto.

 

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2.7 Meetings; Notice; Quorum; Decisions .
2.7.1 The Board shall hold no less than one (1) meeting per fiscal quarter. Regular meetings of the Board and committees thereof shall be held at such times and places as the Board shall from time to time by resolution determine. Each PITV Investor shall have the right to call a special meeting of the Board. At least fifteen (15) Business Days’ notice must be given of regular meetings of the Board even if such meetings are held at times and places fixed by resolution of the Board and committees thereof, as applicable. A notice of the place, date and time and the purpose or purposes of each special meeting of the Board shall be given to each director by mailing, via regular U.S. mail, overnight delivery or facsimile, at least 48 hours before such special meeting, or by telephoning or emailing the same or by delivering the same personally not later than 48 hours before the day of the meeting (“ Special Meeting Notice ”). Within 48 hours from receipt of the applicable Special Meeting Notice, one or more Televisa Board Designees may notify the chairman of the Board that he or she cannot attend such scheduled meeting, and in such event such meeting will be postponed to a subsequent date (which, unless otherwise agreed by Televisa, shall be at least 48 hours after such notification). The special meeting of the Board shall be held on such subsequent date, whether or not any of the Televisa Board Designees can attend the special meeting on such date. Except for the first sentence, the provisions of this Section 2.7.1 shall apply equally to committee meetings. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Televisa Board Designees have the right to postpone any proposed special meeting of the Board more than once as a result of any of the Televisa Board Designees’ inability to attend such special meeting.
2.7.2 At each meeting of the Board (or committee thereof) at which a quorum is present, each director shall be entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on at such meeting. A majority of the Board (or committee thereof) shall constitute a quorum. Except as may be otherwise required by Law or the Transaction Agreements, when a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of a majority of the directors present shall be the act of the Board (or committee thereof). All directors may attend meetings of the Board or committee thereof telephonically if they cannot appear in person. Prior to an Initial Public Offering (and thereafter if permitted by applicable Law and/or stock exchange rules), each PITV Investor shall have the right to appoint alternate directors to stand in the place of any of its designated directors in the event such designated directors cannot attend a meeting.
2.8 BMPH and Univision Directors . The Company will cause the boards of directors of BMPH and Univision to consist at all times of the same members as the Board of the Company at such time; provided , that a PITV Investor Group may, by notice to the Company and the other PITV Investor Groups, have a different person serve as a director of BMPH and/or Univision than such PITV Investor Group elected to the Board. Each of BMPH and Univision shall, and the Company shall cause the board of directors of each of BMPH and Univision to, maintain at all times such committees as the Company at such time, with the same member composition; provided , that a PITV Investor Group may, by notice to the Company and the other PITV Investor Groups, have a different person serve on a committee of BMPH or Univision than serves on the corresponding committee for the Company. Any rights of Televisa and the Majority Televisa Investors under Section 2.4 of this Agreement, Section 4.4.3 of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, or Section 17.1 of the Program License Agreement, shall apply to actions by any subsidiary of the Company.

 

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2.9 Further Assurances . The Company will not, and will cause its subsidiaries not to, give effect to any action by any PITV Investor or any other Person which is in contravention of this Section 2 . Subject to rights of Televisa and the Majority Televisa Investors under Section 2.4 of this Agreement, Section 4.4.3 of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, and Section 17.1 of the Program License Agreement, in connection with any vote or action of the stockholders of the Company or any subsidiary thereof relating to any matter requiring consent as specified in Sections 2.1 , 2.2 , 2.3 or 2.4 , each PITV Investor agrees, with respect to any voting securities beneficially owned by such PITV Investor with respect to which it has the power to vote, (a) to vote against (and not act in any manner, including by way of a written consent, to approve) such matter if such matter was subject to and has failed to receive any of the required approvals of the Majority PITV Investors, the Majority Principal Investors, the Majority Voting Principal Investors, the Board, the PITV Investor Majority, the Principal Investors, and/or the Televisa Investors, as applicable, in accordance with the Transaction Agreements and to take or cause to be taken all other reasonable actions, to the extent permitted by law, to prevent the taking of any action by the Company and any subsidiary thereof with respect to a matter unless such matter was subject to and has received all required approvals of the Majority PITV Investors, the Majority Principal Investors, the Majority Voting Principal Investors, the Board, the PITV Investor Majority, the Principal Investors, and/or the Televisa Investors, as applicable, in accordance with the Transaction Agreements and (b) to vote in favor of such matter if such matter was subject to and has received all required approvals of the Majority PITV Investors, the Majority Principal Investors, the Majority Voting Principal Investors, the Board, the PITV Investor Majority, the Principal Investors, and/or the Televisa Investors, as applicable, in accordance with the Transaction Agreements and to take or cause to be taken all other reasonable actions, to the extent permitted by law, to cause the taking of all actions by the Company and any subsidiary thereof with respect to a matter which has received all required approvals of the Majority PITV Investors, the Majority Principal Investors, the Majority Voting Principal Investors, the Board, the PITV Investor Majority, the Principal Investors, and/or the Televisa Investors, as applicable, in accordance with the Transaction Agreements.
2.10 Period . Each of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2 shall survive the Initial Public Offering and a Change of Control and with respect to any particular provision, shall survive until the last date permitted by applicable Law or any earlier date expressly specified in this Section 2 . In the event a Televisa Sell-Down occurs prior to there being no Principal Investors remaining as parties to this Agreement, the Principal Investors hereby agree that certain sections in this Section 2 shall be amended or replaced as follows: Section 2.1 herein shall be replaced in its entirety by Section 2.1 in the 2007 Principal Investor Agreement, Section 2.2 herein shall be replaced in its entirety by Section 2.2 in the 2007 Principal Investor Agreement, and Section 2.3 herein shall be replaced in its entirety by Section 2.3 in the 2007 Principal Investor Agreement.
2.11 Proxies . Each Principal Investor agrees that it shall not vote the Shares of any other Principal Investor pursuant to the proxies granted under Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the Stockholders Agreement in any manner inconsistent with this Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement or the Stockholders Agreement.
2.12 Service, Consulting, Management and Advisory Agreements . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, without the affirmative vote or prior written approval of Televisa, enter into, modify or amend, extend, or waive any rights under any agreement, arrangement or transaction between the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Principal Investor and/or its Affiliates, on the other hand, relating to consulting, management or advisory services.

 

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3. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS .
3.1 PITV Investors Permitted Transferees . Any Permitted Transferee receiving Shares from a PITV Investor in a Transfer pursuant to Section 3.1.1, 3.1.4(b) or 3.1.5 of the Stockholders Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of, and be entitled to enforce, this Agreement to the same extent, and in the same capacity, as the PITV Investor that Transfers the Shares to such Permitted Transferee as if such Permitted Transferee were such PITV Investor. Prior to the initial Transfer of any Shares to any Permitted Transferee pursuant to Section 3.1.1, 3.1.4(b) or 3.1.5 of the Stockholders Agreement, and as a condition thereto, each holder of Shares effecting such Transfer shall (a) cause such Permitted Transferee to deliver to the Company and each of the PITV Investors (other than the transferor) its written agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the extent described in the preceding sentence and (b) remain directly liable for the performance by the Permitted Transferee of all obligations of such Permitted Transferee under this Agreement.
3.2 Transfer by Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups . Subject to any applicable provisions of the Charter, the certificate of incorporation or similar organizational documents of subsidiaries of the Company, this Agreement and Sections 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9 of the Stockholders Agreement, each PITV Investor agrees and acknowledges hereby that each Principal Investor’s and each Principal Investor Group’s individual and collective rights in their capacity as such under any and all of the applicable Transaction Agreements (other than the Investment Agreement) (including such rights pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5 and 2.6 hereof, but excluding the rights retained by any such transferor as an “Other Holder” under the Stockholders Agreement (including under Section 4.1 thereof) and as an “Other Investor” under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, in each case, by virtue of any Shares retained by such transferor), (i) shall be fully transferred by such Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups to such Purchaser of Control in connection with a Compliant Change of Control Transaction with the result that the Purchaser of Control will become and have all the rights of the Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups, and the rights so transferred shall not be retained by or shared with the transferors, provided that such Purchaser of Control agrees to assume all of the Principal Investors’ and Principal Investor Groups’ obligations hereunder and under any and all applicable Transaction Agreements (but excluding the obligations that continue to be imposed on any such transferor as an Other Holder under the Stockholders Agreement and/or as an Other Investor under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, by virtue of any Shares retained by such transferor), in each case, to the same extent as the transferor was bound, and the transferor remains bound as an Other Holder under the Stockholders Agreement and as an Other Investor under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement to the extent it owns any Shares following such Compliant Change of Control Transaction, (ii) such transfer of rights to and assumption of obligations by the Purchaser of Control shall not in itself require any Televisa Investor’s approval hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Agreements or any other agreement (without prejudice to any approvals expressly required for or in connection with, or other rights expressly provided with respect to, the Compliant Change of Control Transaction, the Change of

 

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Control Procedures and other applicable provisions of the Transaction Documents), and (iii) any Purchaser of Control can thereafter transfer all such rights (other than rights that it elects to terminate) and all such obligations to any subsequent Purchaser of Control in connection with a Compliant Change of Control Transaction; provided that none of the rights so transferred shall be retained by or shared with the transferor Purchaser of Control and such subsequent Purchaser of Control shall assume all of the Principal Investor Groups’ obligations under any and all of the applicable Transaction Agreements (but excluding the obligations that continue to be imposed on any transferor as an Other Holder under the Stockholders Agreement and as an Other Investor under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement by virtue of any Shares retained by such transferor), in each case, to the same extent as the transferor Purchaser of Control was bound, and the transferor Purchaser of Control remains bound as an Other Holder under the Stockholders Agreement and as an Other Investor under the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement to the extent that it owns any Shares following such Compliant Change of Control Transaction. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Transaction Agreements to the contrary, (x) the rights afforded to Principal Investors and Principal Investor Groups in their capacity as such under this Agreement shall not terminate due to the Transfer of Shares held by Principal Investors to a Purchaser of Control and the resulting reduction in the percentage ownership of the Shares held by any Principal Investor shall not constitute a Principal Investor Sell-Down for purposes of this Agreement, so long as all such rights are fully transferred to such Purchaser of Control (and not retained by or shared with the transferors) and the obligations of Principal Investors in their capacity as such under the Transaction Agreements are fully assumed by such Purchaser of Control to the same extent as the transferors were bound, and (y) none of the rights or obligations of any of the Principal Investors under the Service Agreements may be assigned or transferred to, and assumed by, a Purchaser of Control (except for any rights or obligations assigned or transferred by a Principal Investor to, or assumed by, a Purchaser of Control who is its Affiliate).
3.3 Transfer Between PITV Investor Groups . Except for Transfers to Televisa Investors by Principal Investors as contemplated by the other Transaction Agreements, no PITV Investor shall Transfer Shares to another PITV Investor who is not a Permitted Transferee without the consent of the Majority PITV Investors; provided , that for purposes of calculating the Majority PITV Investors for this Section 3.3 only, the PITV Investors Groups of which the PITV Investors who are the prospective transferor and transferee shall be disregarded.
4. COVENANTS .
4.1 Annual Budget . Subject to Section 4.4 , the Company will furnish each PITV Investor Group with a proposed annual operating budget for the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as any proposed material modifications to such budget or notice of any proposed action that is or would be reasonably likely to result in material variance therefrom.
4.2 Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . The Company shall purchase, prior to the Televisa Closing, and maintain for such periods as the Board shall in good faith determine ( provided that such period shall not be less than six (6) years following cessation of service), at its expense, insurance in an amount determined in good faith by the Board to be appropriate ( provided that such amount shall not be lower than $25,000,000 unless otherwise agreed by the Majority PITV Investors), on behalf of any person who after March 29, 2007 is or was a director or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, against any expense, liability or loss asserted against such Person and incurred by such Person in any such capacity, or arising out of such Person’s status as such, subject to customary exclusions. The provisions of this Section 4.2 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
4.3 Expenses . All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any current or former PITV Investor in (a) exercising or, to the extent successful, enforcing any rights afforded to such current or former PITV Investor under this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements, or (b) amending, modifying, revising this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements, shall be paid or reimbursed by the Company. Costs and expenses subject to the preceding sentence shall include all attorneys’ fees and charges and all accounting fees and charges. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each PITV Investor shall be entitled to payment or reimbursement under this Section 4.3 for so long as such PITV Investor owns Shares, irrespective of whether such PITV Investor ceases to be a PITV Investor in accordance with the definition thereof; provided , that such reimbursement shall not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate following such time as a PITV Investor ceases to be a PITV Investor hereunder.
4.4 Disclosure of Confidential Information . At the request of the Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s Chairman shall determine whether any information of the Company or any of its subsidiaries should be deemed to be Confidential Information and whether any PITV Investor should be treated as a Conflicted PITV Investor with respect thereto (other than the case in which the Chairman is an Affiliate of such potential Conflicted PITV Investor, in which case the Chief Executive Officer shall make such determination); provided that, notwithstanding the determination of the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a PITV Investor will not be treated as a Conflicted PITV Investor with respect to any information if either (i) all of the other PITV Investors agree that such PITV Investor is not a Conflicted PITV Investor with respect to such information, or (ii) a majority of the Board of Directors agree that such PITV Investor is not a conflicted PITV Investor with respect to such information. In the event of uncertainty as to whether any particular information should be classified as Confidential Information, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer should, acting reasonably, consult with the Company’s outside competition counsel to assure the Company complies with the Company’s policies and applicable competition and antitrust Laws. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer also should, acting reasonably, discuss with competition counsel any practical methods to limit the amount of Confidential Information (e.g., by consolidating information on any single competitive market with a broad group of markets that are not competitive vis-à-vis such Conflicted PITV Investor), with the objective of providing as much meaningful information to Conflicted PITV Investors as is practical under the circumstances and does not present a risk of violating or the appearance of violating applicable competition or antitrust Laws. The Company, its subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, equity holders, agents and representatives, shall not disclose Confidential Information with respect to which any PITV Investor has been found to be a Conflicted PITV Investor to such Conflicted PITV Investor or any Affiliate thereof (including any Board Observers designated by such PITV Investor). Each Conflicted PITV Investor shall cause any member of the Board or Board Observer designated by such PITV Investor to recuse himself or herself from any portion of a meeting of the Board regarding the applicable Confidential Information. The PITV Investors, will use good faith efforts to conduct meetings of the Board (and its committees) in a manner that limits the amount of time representatives of Conflicted PITV Investors are required to be recused from the meetings. For the avoidance of doubt, Televisa Investors shall not be deemed to be a Conflicted PITV Investor for ***-related matters (other than disputes under the ***).

 

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4.5 Company Debt . Each of the PITV Investors agrees that it will not, in its capacity as a holder of any Indebtedness (other than, in the case of Televisa Investors, the TV Debentures or successor securities thereof) of the Company or its subsidiaries, take action that would result in an event of default or acceleration under such Indebtedness, or initiate an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not in any respect restrict any PITV Investor’s ability to exercise its rights in the event of that the Company or any of its subsidiaries commences or becomes subject to (voluntarily or involuntarily) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors or any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in each case undertaken under the Laws of any jurisdiction.
4.6 13D or 13G Filing . Upon the Company’s Initial Public Offering, the Majority PITV Investors may require, upon the advice of counsel that such action is legally required, that each PITV Investor participate in, provide all information necessary for the filing of, and duly execute, a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G, as applicable, “group” filing (without necessarily acknowledging that the PITV Investors are a group) pursuant to the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Rules with respect to the agreements among the PITV Investors and each such PITV Investor’s ownership of the Company; provided that, except to the extent expressly required hereunder and by the other Transaction Agreements, no PITV Investor will be required to act together for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting, disposing of or otherwise with respect to, Shares and such a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G filing shall not result in any PITV Investor being deemed to constitute a group with any other PITV Investor(s) for any other purpose under any Transaction Agreement.
4.7 Representations and Warranties of the Principal Investors . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.7 , each Principal Investor represents and warrants (for itself, and not on behalf of or jointly with any other Principal Investor) to Televisa, as of October 3, 2010 and as of the date hereof only, that:
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  (ii)   it has not Transferred any of the equity securities of the Company or any of its Affiliates acquired at the Merger Closing and, since the Merger Closing, has not purchased, been issued, received or otherwise acquired any equity securities of the Company or any of its Affiliates, in each case other than (x) to members of the same Principal Investor Group as itself or (y) in the Recapitalization;
  (iii)   except as otherwise disclosed to Televisa prior to October 3, 2010, neither it nor any of its Affiliated Funds owns, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness of the Company or its subsidiaries;
  (iv)   it is not engaged in any negotiations or discussions to sell all or any part of the Company or its ownership of the Company to any party other than Televisa; and
  (v)   it has agreed for the benefit of the Company and the PITV Investors that it will not be paid, and it hereby irrevocably waives any right to payment, by the Company and its subsidiaries of any rights to or compensation (including any transaction fees) in connection with the Televisa Investment and any other transactions relating to subsequent investments in the Company by Televisa expressly provided for by the Transaction Agreements (including the Televisa Option, the Preferential Right of First Refusal and the Preferential Participation Right) (for the avoidance of doubt, (x) the PITV Investors may receive compensation pursuant to the Service Agreements in the future in respect of securities offerings, including Public Offerings, and acquisitions, financings and a Merger Exit, even though Televisa has a preemptive right with respect thereto (but not with respect to the Televisa Option, the Preferential Right of First Refusal and the Preferential Participation Right) and (y) the Saban Arrangements are not impacted by this clause (v) ).
The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.7 shall expire on the eighteen month anniversary of the Televisa Closing.
5. REMEDIES .
5.1 General . The parties hereto acknowledge that money damages are not an adequate remedy for violations of this Agreement and that any party, in addition to any other rights and remedies which the parties may have hereunder or at law or in equity, may, in his or its sole discretion, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance or injunction or such other relief as such court may deem just and proper in order to enforce this Agreement or prevent any violation hereof and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, each party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by any party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such rights, powers or remedies by such party.

 

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6. LEGENDS .
6.1 Restrictive Legend . Each certificate representing Shares issued or transferred to a PITV Investor shall have the following legend endorsed conspicuously thereupon:
“THE VOTING OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, AND THE SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THEREOF, ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF A PRINCIPAL INVESTOR AGREEMENT, AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TO WHICH THE ISSUER AND CERTAIN OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS ARE PARTY. SUCH AGREEMENT INCLUDES RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER OR OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUER WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST.”
Any Person who acquires Shares which are not subject to all or part of the terms of this Agreement shall have the right to have such legend (or the applicable portion thereof) removed from certificates representing such Shares.
6.2 Stop Transfer Instruction . The Company will instruct any transfer agent not to register the Transfer of any Shares until the conditions specified in the foregoing legend, this Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement and the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement are satisfied.
6.3 Shares Held by Co-Investment Vehicles . Each Principal Investor Group agrees to convert any shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Co-Investment Vehicles of such Principal Investor Group at any time into shares of Class B Common Stock upon the receipt thereof by such Co-Investment Vehicle.
6.4 Shares Held by Televisa . In the event any stockholder of the Company converts its voting shares of Common Stock into non-voting shares of Common Stock, the Company shall promptly notify Televisa of such conversion and the number of voting shares of Common Stock that is or will be held by such stockholder and all stockholders following such conversion and shall provide the Televisa Investors with a certificate signed by an authorized Senior Officer stating that such conversion has occurred and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been converted and, if actually known to the Company, the reasons for effectuating such conversion. Not later than the fifteenth (15 th ) Business Day after the Televisa Investors receive such notice and certificate, the Televisa Investors will convert (by delivery to the Company of (i) written notice of such conversion and (ii) the certificate(s), duly endorsed for transfer, evidencing such shares to be converted), and each Televisa Investor hereby authorizes the Company to convert on its behalf, and such conversion shall be deemed to automatically have occurred, in the event it fails to deliver to the Company within such 15 Business-Day period the items set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter with respect to such Common Stock, an amount of the Televisa Investors’ voting shares of Common Stock (pro-rata amongst

 

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the Televisa Investors, based on the number of voting shares of Common Stock held by such Televisa Investors or as otherwise determined by Televisa) into non-voting shares of Common Stock such that the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (but without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is no greater than the Maximum Equity Percentage (i.e., if the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is increased by the conversion by a stockholder of the Company of its voting shares of Common Stock into non-voting shares of Common Stock but the Televisa Investors’ aggregate Equity Percentage (without regard to clause (a) of the definition of Equity Percentage) is as a result thereof less than or equal to the Maximum Equity Percentage, then no conversion of any shares of Common Stock of Televisa Investors will be required). In the event any stockholder of the Company converts its non-voting shares of Common Stock into voting shares of Common Stock, the Company shall promptly notify the Televisa Investors of such conversion and the number of non-voting shares of Common Stock that is or will be held by such stockholder and all stockholders of the Company following such conversion and shall provide the Televisa Investors with a certificate signed by an authorized Senior Officer stating that such conversion has occurred and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been converted and, if actually known to the Company, the reasons for effectuating such conversion. The Televisa Investors will be permitted to convert (by delivery to the Company of (x) written notice of such conversion and (y) the certificate(s), duly endorsed for transfer, evidencing such shares to be converted), in accordance with the provisions of the Charter with respect to such Common Stock, an amount of the Televisa Investors’ non-voting shares of Common Stock (pro-rata amongst the Televisa Investors, based on the number of non-voting shares of Common Stock held by all Televisa Investors) into voting shares of Common Stock up to the Maximum Equity Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any way the right of the Televisa Investors, at any time and from time to time, to convert their non-voting shares of Common Stock into voting shares of Common Stock up to the Maximum Equity Percentage. In each case, the Company shall promptly thereafter issue and send to the applicable Televisa Investors new certificates, registered in the name of such Televisa Investors, evidencing the applicable shares of Common Stock into which such Televisa Investors converted their respective shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Televisa and its Permitted Transferees shall have no obligation to procure the agreement of, or compliance by, any Televisa Investor who is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa and Televisa’s percentage of voting shares shall not be adversely affected as a result of such non-compliance.
7. AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, ETC .
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7.2 Written Modifications . Subject to Sections 2.3.2 and 2.4 of this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended, modified, extended, terminated or waived (an “ Amendment ”), and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and the Majority PITV Investors; provided , however , that:
7.2.1 (a) the consent of each of the Principal Investor Groups shall be required for any Amendment of (i) the provisions of Sections 2.3.2 , 2.6.1 and 2.6.5 (ii) any provision requiring unanimous consent of the Principal Investor Groups, or (iii) this clause (a) of Section 7.2 ; (b) the consent of the Televisa Investors shall be required for any Amendment to (i) the provisions of Sections 2.4 , 2.5 , 2.6 , 2.7 , 2.8 , 2.10 , 3.1 , 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.4 , 4.5 , and 7.5 or (ii) this clause (a) and clause (b) of Section 7.2 or the definitions used therein; and (c) the consent of each PITV Investor or PITV Investor Group, as applicable, shall be required for any Amendment that Discriminates against the rights of such PITV Investor or PITV Investor Group, as applicable, as such under this Agreement as compared to the other PITV Investors or PITV Investor Groups, as applicable. Each such Amendment shall be binding upon each party hereto and each holder of Shares subject hereto. In addition, each party hereto and each holder of Shares subject hereto may waive any right of such holder hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party or holder. To the extent the Amendment of any Section of this Agreement would require a specific consent pursuant to this Section 7.2 , any Amendment to the definitions used in such Section as applied to such Section shall also require the same specified consent.
7.3 Withdrawal from Agreement . Any holder of Shares who ceases to be a member of a PITV Investor Group or is not a Purchaser of Control (each such holder, a “ Withdrawing Holder ”) shall cease to be a party to this Agreement and shall no longer be subject to the obligations of this Agreement or have rights under this Agreement; provided , however , that any such Withdrawing Holder shall retain the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement rights pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof with respect to any matter that (a) may be an Indemnified Liability and (b) occurred prior to such withdrawal. This Agreement will stay in effect with respect to Persons other than the Withdrawing Holders.
7.4 Termination; Effect of Termination .
7.4.1 This Agreement shall terminate and, except as provided herein, be of no further effect, at such time as there are no longer any PITV Investors. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall remain in effect after such time as there are no longer any Principal Investors. No termination under this Agreement shall relieve any Person of liability for breach prior to termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated, each PITV Investor shall retain the right to payment and reimbursement of certain expenses in accordance with Section 4.3 and (b) the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement rights pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof with respect to any matter that (i) may be an Indemnified Liability and (ii) occurred prior to such termination. In addition, the obligations of the Company to maintain insurance pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof shall survive such termination.

 

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7.5 Federal Communications Laws and Antitrust Laws .
7.5.1 In the event that the Voting Principal Investors, after consultation with Company counsel and a Non Voting Principal Investor’s counsel (so long as such counsel is appointed promptly upon request by the Majority Voting Principal Investors), reasonably determine in good faith that one or more provisions of this Agreement relating to the rights of Non Voting Principal Investors in view of (i) an adverse Governmental Authority’s decision, order, written notice or ruling directed against the Company, a subsidiary thereof or such Non Voting Principal Investor, or (ii) a change in, modification, amendment or enactment of, applicable Governmental Authority’s laws, regulations, rules, decisions, orders, written notices, rulings, precedents or policies, are reasonably likely to cause or result in a violation of one or more Federal Communications Laws, the Voting Principal Investors, by unanimous vote, in the exercise of their reasonable good faith judgment, (A) in the case of an adverse Governmental Authority’s decision, order, written notice or ruling described in clause (i) above shall, and (B) otherwise, may, amend, modify and/or supplement the provisions of this Agreement (including by way of adding new provisions) to the extent deemed necessary in the good faith judgment of the Voting Principal Investors (by unanimous vote) to prevent or cure any such violations, but in any case not in a manner that adversely affects any Televisa Investor or its rights or obligations under any Transaction Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, restrictions imposed on the exercise of equityholders’ rights under Federal Communications Laws involving a general analysis of facts and circumstances rather than the promulgation of rules of general applicability will not be dispositive of whether the rights granted hereunder will or will not violate such Laws, but will be considered in conjunction with all facts and circumstances related to the Company’s compliance with such Laws.
7.5.2 In the event that the Non Conflicted Principal Investors, after consultation with Company counsel and a Conflicted Principal Investor’s counsel (so long as such counsel is appointed promptly upon request by the Majority Non Conflicted Principal Investors), reasonably determine in good faith that one or more provisions of this Agreement relating to the rights of Conflicted Principal Investors in view of (i) an adverse Governmental Authority’s decision, order, written notice or ruling directed against the Company, a subsidiary thereof or such Conflicted Principal Investor, or (ii) a change in, modification, amendment or enactment of, applicable Governmental Authority’s laws, regulations, rules, decisions, orders, written notices, rulings, precedents or policies, are reasonably likely to cause or result in a violation of one or more Antitrust Laws, the Non Conflicted Principal Investors, by unanimous vote, in the exercise of their reasonable good faith judgment, (A) in the case of an adverse Governmental Authority’s decision, order, written notice or ruling described in clause (i) above shall, and (B) otherwise, may, amend, modify and/or supplement the provisions of this Agreement (including by way of adding new provisions) to the extent deemed necessary in the good faith judgment of the Non Conflicted Principal Investors (by unanimous vote) to prevent or cure any such violations, but in any case not in a manner that adversely affects any Televisa Investor or its rights or obligations under any Transaction Agreement.
7.5.3 In the event a Non Voting Principal Investor, after consultation with Company counsel, determines that one or more provisions of this Agreement relating to the rights of Voting Principal Investors can lawfully be held or exercised by Non Voting Principal Investors due to modifications in applicable Federal Communications Laws, the parties to this Agreement shall negotiate in good faith, and in consultation with Company counsel, to amend, modify and/or supplement the provisions hereto as is appropriate to permit such right to be held or exercised, but in any case not in a manner that adversely affects any Televisa Investor or its rights or obligations under any Transaction Agreement; provided that no such amendment, modification and/or supplement shall be made without the unanimous consent of all Voting Principal Investors.

 

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7.5.4 In the event a Conflicted Principal Investor, after consultation with Company counsel, determines that one or more provisions of this Agreement relating to the rights of Non Conflicted Principal Investors can lawfully be held or exercised by Conflicted Principal Investors due to modifications in applicable Antitrust Laws, the parties to this Agreement shall negotiate in good faith, and in consultation with Company counsel, to amend, modify and/or supplement the provisions hereto as is appropriate to permit such right to be held or exercised, but in any case not in a manner that adversely affects any Televisa Investor or its rights or obligations under any Transaction Agreement; provided that no such amendment, modification and/or supplement shall be made without the unanimous consent of all Non Conflicted Principal Investors.
7.5.5 Any PITV Investor may, from time to time and at any time, waive, permanently or temporarily, any of its rights under this Agreement upon a written notice to the Company.
7.5.6 The parties hereto agree to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver such documents and other information and make such filings with Governmental Authorities as may be required to permit a Voting Principal Investor to become a Non Voting Principal Investor.
8. DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Agreement:
8.1 Certain Matters of Construction . In addition to the definitions referred to or set forth below in this Section 8 :
  (i)   The words “hereof’, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of this Agreement shall include all subsections thereof;
  (ii)   The word “including” shall mean including, without limitation;
  (iii)   Definitions shall be equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined;
  (iv)   The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other;
  (v)   For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise specified, the term “outstanding,” as used in this Agreement in reference to capital stock, shall not include Convertible Securities or shares issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise thereof, and as used in this Agreement in reference to Convertible Securities, shall mean Convertible Securities that are outstanding (without giving effect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities); and

 

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  (vi)   For the avoidance of doubt, “fully diluted” as used in this Agreement in reference to capital stock, shall mean after giving effect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of all outstanding Convertible Securities.
8.2 Definitions . The following terms shall have the following meanings:
2007 Equity Incentive Plan ” shall mean the Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of March 27, 2007, as amended from time to time, or any successor or additional Company management equity incentive plan approved by the Company’s Board.
2007 Principal Investor Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
2010 Equity Incentive Plan ” shall mean the Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time, or any successor or additional Company management equity incentive plan approved by the Board.
2010 Principal Investor Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Acquisition Holdco ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Acquisition Sub ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Acquisition Target ” shall mean any one or more assets (including any equity interests in any Person) or businesses that the Company or any subsidiary thereof intends to purchase, rent, lease in, license in, exchange or otherwise acquire; provided , that the management of the Company or any subsidiary thereof shall have notified the Board of such intention in writing.
Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided , however , that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any of the Stockholders (and vice versa), and, in addition, such specified Person’s Affiliates shall also include, (a) if such specified Person is a private equity investment fund, any other private equity investment fund the primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person or an Affiliate thereof and (b) if such specified Person is a natural Person, any Family Member of such natural Person.
Affiliated Fund ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, a private equity investment fund that is an Affiliate of such Person or that is advised by the same investment adviser as such Person or by an Affiliate of such investment adviser.

 

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Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble, as amended from time to time.
Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 .
Antitrust Laws ” shall mean any federal, foreign or state law now or hereafter in effect (and any regulation thereunder), including the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act and the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, in each case as amended, and regulations or policies promulgated thereunder, pertaining to antitrust, competition or fair trade matters.
Audit Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .
Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
BMPH ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
BMPS1 ” shall mean BMPI Services, LLC.
BMPS1 LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPS1, dated as of January 29, 2008, as amended from time to time.
BMPS2 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
BMPS2 LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMPS2, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
BOFAS ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Existing Debt Documents .”
Board ” shall mean the board of directors of the Company or any authorized committee thereof.
Board Nominee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.2(ii) .
Board Observer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.4 .
Board Seat Assignee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.3(i) .
Business ” shall mean the business of the Company and its subsidiaries conducted at any given time or which the Board has authorized the Company to develop or pursue (by acquisition or otherwise), which currently consist of (primarily but not necessarily exclusively) Spanish-language media in the U.S., including Spanish-language television broadcast networks, Spanish-language radio broadcast networks, ownership and operation of Spanish-language television and radio stations and Spanish-language Internet portals.

 

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Business Day ” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of New York or Mexico.
Chairman ” shall mean the Chairman of the Board.
Change of Control ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Change of Control Procedures ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Charter ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, on the date hereof, as may thereafter be amended from time to time.
Class A Common Stock ” shall mean the voting Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class A Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class A Common Stock, or as such shares of Class A Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class B Common Stock ” shall mean the nonvoting Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class B Common Stock, including shares of common stock issued upon an Initial Public Offering in exchange for or in substitution for such Class B Common Stock, or as such shares of Class B Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class C Common Stock ” shall mean the voting Class C Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class C Common Stock, or as such shares of Class C Common Stock may be reclassified.
Class D Common Stock ” shall mean the nonvoting Class D Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and shall include any shares of common stock issued in exchange for or in consideration of (including shares of common stock of the surviving company in connection with a merger or similar business combination) or in substitution for the Class D Common Stock, or as such shares of Class D Common Stock may be reclassified.
Co-Investment Vehicle ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (b) the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, (c) the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively, and (d) the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, collectively.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Commercial Agreements ” shall mean the Program License Agreement (and all agreements ancillary thereto for programming rights granted to the Company), the Second Program License Agreement, the IPRA Amendment, the Sales Agency Agreement and the Mexico License Agreement.
Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of the Company, including the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock.
Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Compensation Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .
Competitor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Compliant Change of Control Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Confidential Information ” shall mean, without limitation to any provision of the Stockholders Agreement, any confidential or proprietary information or other competitively sensitive information, including information regarding strategic plans, sales, marketing, talent contracts, acquisition targets, and current or future pricing obtained from the Company or any subsidiary thereof, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement or the divulging Persons’ contractual or fiduciary obligations to the Company), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the party holding such information without use of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ Confidential Information, or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the party holding such information by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is known to such party.
Conflicted PITV Investor ” shall mean as of any applicable time, with respect to any Confidential Information of the Company or its subsidiaries relating to, or that would be reasonably likely to affect, any portion of the Business (including an Acquisition Target or its acquisition by the Company or any subsidiary thereof), any PITV Investor or an Affiliate thereof, which has a material conflict of interest to which such Confidential Information is reasonably directly related. For the purpose of this definition, the ownership by a PITV Investor alone or together with its Affiliates of less than *** of each class of the voting securities of a Competitor *** shall not alone result in the PITV Investor being deemed to be a Conflicted PITV Investor pursuant to the preceding sentence. If any member of a PITV Investor Group or any of its Affiliates is a Conflicted PITV Investor, the Principal Investor Group of which it is a member shall also be a “ Conflicted PITV Investor .” For the avoidance of doubt, the Televisa Investors shall not be deemed to be a Conflicted PITV Investor solely as a result of discussions by the Board or a committee thereof or information related to (i) the *** (other than disputes under any such agreement) or (ii) compliance with Federal Communications Laws.

 

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Conflicted Principal Investor ” shall mean any Principal Investor who is a Conflicted PITV Investor.
Contract ” shall mean any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, loan or credit agreement, or any other contract, agreement, lease, license, deed of trust, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation.
control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
Convertible Securities ” shall mean any evidence of indebtedness (including the TV Debentures), shares of stock, options, warrants (including the TV Warrants) or other securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, including any options and warrants; provided that the Preferential Rights shall not be deemed to be Convertible Securities.
Covered Matters ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .
DBSI ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Existing Debt Documents .”
Debt Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .
DMA ” shall mean designated market areas as defined from time to time by Nielsen Media Research Company.
Discriminate(s) ” and “ Discrimination ” shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, to discriminate against such specified Person as compared to other applicable parties in a manner that is, or is reasonably expected to be, (a) with respect to all Persons other than the Televisa Investors, materially and disproportionately adverse to such specified Person and, (b) with respect to any Televisa Investor, disproportionately adverse to such Televisa Investor.
Equity Incentive Plans ” shall mean the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, collectively.
Equity Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
Exchange Act Rules ” shall mean the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act.
Executive Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .

 

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Existing Debt Documents ” shall mean (i) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2007 by and among Univision, Univision of Puerto Rico Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and First-Lien Collateral Agent for the First-Lien Lenders and as Administrative Agent and Second-Lien Collateral Agent for the Second-Lien Lenders, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“ DBSI ”) and Banc Of America Securities LLC (“ BOFAS ”), as Joint Lead Arrangers for the First-Lien Facilities, DBSI and Credit Suisse, as Joint Lead Arrangers for the Second-Lien Facility, BOFAS, as documentation agent, and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, Wachovia Bank, National Association, The Royal Bank Of Scotland, PLC and Lehman Brothers Inc., as joint syndication agents, as amended on June 19, 2009 and October 26, 2010, and as further amended from time to time, the outstanding 7.85% Univision Senior Notes due on July 15, 2011, (iii) the outstanding 9.75%/10.50% Univision Senior Notes due on March 15, 2015, (iv) the outstanding 12.00% Univision Senior Secured Notes due July 1, 2014, (v) the outstanding 7.875% Univision Senior Secured Notes due on November 1, 2020 and (vi) the outstanding 8.5% Univision Senior Unsecured Notes due on May 15, 2021.
Family Member ” shall mean, with respect to any natural Person, (a) any lineal descendant or ancestor or sibling (by birth or adoption) of such natural Person, (b) any spouse or former spouse of any of the foregoing, (c) any legal representative or estate of any of the foregoing, or the ultimate beneficiaries of the estate of any of the foregoing, if deceased and (d) any trust or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.
FCC ” shall mean the United States Federal Communications Commission or any successor entity.
Federal Communications Laws ” shall mean the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules, regulations and policies promulgated by the FCC thereunder.
GAAP ” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date of the Televisa Closing.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign government, or governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, agency, commission or court (including the FCC and applicable stock exchange(s)).
Group ” shall mean “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided , that a “group” must be formed knowingly in order to constitute a Group, and the existence of any Group may not be established by mere parallel action.

 

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Indebtedness ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any indebtedness (including principal and any premium) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis which both (a) customarily bears interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof and (b) appears as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP (including any guaranty by the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries of the foregoing types of Indebtedness of any third party and any such Indebtedness of any third party which is secured by a Lien on the assets of the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries) plus, without duplication, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the TV Debentures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall “ Indebtedness ” be deemed to include (i) non-interest bearing contingent obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) inter-company indebtedness, (iii) trade payables or similar obligations to trade creditors in the ordinary course of business, (iv) non-interest bearing liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business, (v) any amounts attributable to a lease which, if in effect at the time of the Televisa Closing would have been characterized as an “operating lease” under GAAP, (vi) any derivative instrument in the ordinary course of business intended to provide an accounting or economic hedge of the indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries, (vii) the Letter of Credit issued to Televisa upon the Televisa Closing and any related reimbursement obligations, including fees or margin pertaining thereto in favor of Televisa, as further described in the Letter of Credit or (viii) payments under the Program License Agreement, the Mexico License Agreement, the IPRA Amendment or the Sales Agency Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall be calculated consistent with the illustrative example set forth in Schedule 8.2 to this Agreement.
Indemnified Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.1 .
Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.1 .
Independence ” shall mean meeting the test for independent director status as set forth in the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards §303A.02.
Initial Public Offering ” shall mean the initial underwritten Public Offering registered on Form S-1 (or any successor form under the Securities Act).
Interim Charter ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Investment Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
IPRA Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Law ” shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree, order or any other judicially enforceable legal requirement (including common law) of any Governmental Authority.
Lien ” shall mean with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease or the restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities and Federal Communications Laws and the Transaction Agreements be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

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Majority in Interest ” shall mean with respect to Shares of one or more class(es), a majority in number of such Shares of all such class or classes taken in the aggregate.
Majority MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the MDP Investors.
Majority Non Conflicted Principal Investors ” shall mean as of any applicable time, with respect to any Confidential Information, (a) Principal Investor Groups (excluding, in each case, Co-Investment Vehicles that constitute part of such Principal Investor Group) that do not include Conflicted PITV Investors with respect to such Confidential Information and that, in the aggregate, hold at least sixty percent 60% of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all Principal Investor Groups that do not include Conflicted PITV Investors with respect to such Confidential Information (without taking into account Shares held by Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such Group) and (b) a majority of the Principal Investor Groups that do not include Conflicted PITV Investors with respect to such Confidential Information (without taking into account Shares held by Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such Group); provided , that if the aggregate number of Principal Investor Groups that do not include Conflicted PITV Investors with respect to such Confidential Information is an even number and a majority of the Principal Investor Groups that do not include Conflicted PITV Investors with respect to such Confidential Information has not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority Non Conflicted Principal Investors” shall be determined by reference to paragraph (a) of this definition only.
Majority PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the PEP Investors.
Majority PITV Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) PITV Investor Groups that, in the aggregate, hold greater than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all PITV Investor Groups ( provided , in the case of the Televisa Investors, including only such shares of Common Stock held directly by Televisa) and (b) a majority of the PITV Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of PITV Investor Groups is two and both of the PITV Investor Groups have not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority PITV Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons other than their respective Permitted Transferees; and provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investor Groups and the transferor PITV Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.

 

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Majority Principal Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) Principal Investor Groups (excluding, in each case, Co-Investment Vehicles that constitute part of such Principal Investor Group) that, in the aggregate, hold at least 60% of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all Principal Investor Groups (without taking into account shares of Common Stock held by Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such Principal Investor Group) and (b) a majority of the Principal Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of Principal Investor Groups is an even number and a majority of the Principal Investor Groups has not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority Principal Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons other than their respective Permitted Transferees; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investors and the Majority Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.
Majority SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the SCG Investors.
Majority Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the Televisa Investors.
Majority THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the THL Investors.
Majority TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, the holders of a Majority in Interest of the Shares held by the TPG Investors.
Majority Voting Principal Investors ” shall mean, as of any applicable time, (a) Principal Investor Groups (excluding, in each case, Co-Investment Vehicles that constitute part of such Principal Investor Group) that, in the aggregate, hold at least 60% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock then held by all Voting Principal Investor Groups (without taking into account Shares held by Co-Investment Vehicles that are part of such Group) and (b) a majority of the Voting Principal Investor Groups; provided , that if the aggregate number of Voting Principal Investor Groups is an even number and a majority of the Voting Principal Investor Groups has not reached agreement or consented with respect to a matter, the term “Majority Voting Principal Investors” shall have the meaning set in clause (a) of this definition only; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a Principal Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons that are not Permitted Transferees of such Principal Investor Group; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investor Groups and the Majority Voting Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.

 

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Management Review and Succession Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .
Maximum Equity Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
MDP ” shall mean, as of any date, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P., MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
MDP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, MDCP Foreign Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P., MDCP US Co-Investors (Umbrella), L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of MDP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither MDCPIV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., MDCPV Intermediate (Umbrella), L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
MDP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, MDP, the MDP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Merger ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Exit ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Mexico License Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Minimum Total Combined Investment ” shall mean, with respect to any one Principal Investor, shares of Common Stock with an aggregate initial cost of $150,000,000. For purposes hereof, the agreed initial cost of a share of Common Stock shall be $398.52 (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and similar events).
Nominating Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .

 

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Non Conflicted Principal Investor ” and “ Non Conflicted Principal Investor Group ” shall mean a Principal Investor or a Principal Investor Group, as applicable, which is not a Conflicted Principal Investor or a Conflicted Principal Investor Group, as applicable.
Non-Related PITV Groups ” shall have the definition set forth in the definition of “ PITV Investor Majority ”.
Non Voting Principal Investor ” shall mean a Principal Investor which is not a Voting Principal Investor.
Non Voting Principal Investor Group ” shall mean a Principal Investor Group which is not a Voting Principal Investor Group.
Open Market Purchase Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Options ” shall mean any options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise directly acquire Common Stock, other than (i) any such option held by the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof or (ii) any right to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement or the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.
Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
PEP ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Equity Partners V (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Equity Partners VI (Umbrella US) L.P., Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
PEP Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, Providence Co-Investors (Univision) L.P., Providence Co-Investors (Univision US) L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of PEP, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Providence Investors V (Univision) L.P., Providence Investors VI (Univision) L.P., nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
PEP Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, PEP, the PEP Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.

 

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Permitted Transferee ” shall mean, in respect of (a) any PITV Investor, (i) any Affiliate of such PITV Investor (other than a portfolio company of such PITV Investor) or (ii) any successor entity, (b) any SCG Investor, (i) any Person which is controlled by or for the benefit of Haim Saban or Cheryl Saban (or in the event of their divorce, their subsequent respective spouses) (collectively “ Saban ”) or their Family Members (other than a portfolio company of any SCG Investor), (ii) then-current or former officers and/or employees of Saban or entities controlled by Saban who were issued such interests as a result of or in connection with their employment by Saban, or such officers’ and/or employees’ Family Members to the extent they receive such Transferred interests initially issued to such officer or employee as a result of or in connection with his or her employment by Persons controlled by Saban, and (iii) any trust, custodianship or other entity created for estate or tax planning purposes all of the beneficiaries of which are any of the persons listed in subclause (i) to (iii) of this clause (b) , and (c) any holder of Shares who is a natural person, (i) upon the death of such natural person, such person’s estate, executors, administrators, personal representatives, heirs, legatees or distributees in each case acquiring the Shares in question pursuant to the will or other instrument taking effect at death of such holder or by applicable Laws of descent and distribution and (ii) any Person acquiring such Shares pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; in each case described in clauses (a) through (c) , only if such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Transaction Agreements in accordance with their respective terms to the same extent its transferor is bound thereby (it being understood that any Transfer not meeting the foregoing conditions but purporting to rely on Section 3.1.1 of the Stockholders Agreement shall be null and void). In addition, any Stockholder shall be a Permitted Transferee of the Permitted Transferees of itself and any member of a Principal Investor Group shall be a Permitted Transferee of any other member of such Principal Investor Group. No Restricted Person may be a “Permitted Transferee.”
Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.
PITV Investor Group ” shall mean (a) each of the Principal Investor Groups; and (b) the Televisa Investors; provided , however , that the Televisa Investors shall cease to be a PITV Investor Group after a Televisa Sell-Down. Where this Agreement provides for the vote, consent or approval of any PITV Investor Group, such vote, consent or approval shall be determined by (i) the Majority MDP Investors, the Majority PEP Investors, the Majority SCG Investors, the Majority Televisa Investors, the Majority THL Investors or the Majority TPG Investors, as the case may be, or (ii) a Purchaser of Control, as applicable, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.

 

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PITV Investor Majority ” shall mean, with respect to a transaction between the Company or one of its subsidiaries on the one hand and a PITV Investor Group (or any member thereof) or one of its, or their, Affiliates on the other (a “ Related PITV Group ”), (a) (i) PITV Investor Groups that are not and whose Affiliates are not Related PITV Groups with respect to such transaction (“ Non-Related PITV Groups ”) and who, in the aggregate, hold a Majority in Interest of the outstanding Common Stock then held by all Non-Related PITV Groups and (ii) a majority of the Non-Related PITV Groups, (b) if the aggregate number of Non-Related PITV Groups is two and both of the Non-Related PITV Groups have not reached agreement or consented with respect to the transaction, “PITV Investor Majority” shall have the meaning set in clause (a) (i) of this definition only, or (c) if each PITV Investor Group and/or an Affiliate of each PITV Investor Group is a Related PITV Group with respect to such transaction, the Majority PITV Investors; provided , that in the case of clause (c), no PITV Investor Group may be treated in a disproportionately adverse manner with respect to other PITV Investor Groups in such transaction; provided , further , that no Principal Investor Group shall be deemed to be a PITV Investor Group for purposes of this definition from and after such time that it has voluntarily sold sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more, in the aggregate, of the Shares held by such Principal Investor Group immediately following the Televisa Closing to Persons that are not Permitted Transferees of such Principal Investor Group; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investor Groups and the transferor PITV Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the approval of the PITV Investor Majority shall not be required to effectuate a Change of Control transaction pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Stockholders Agreement, a Recapitalization Transaction pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Stockholders Agreement, a Sponsor Sale pursuant to Section 4.7 of the Stockholders Agreement or a Merger Exit pursuant to Section 4.8 of the Stockholders Agreement on the terms set forth therein.
PITV Investors ” shall mean the Televisa Investors and the Principal Investors, collectively; provided that a Principal Investor and/or a Televisa Investor shall cease to be a PITV Investor if it ceases to be a member of a PITV Investor Group; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the transferor Principal Investors in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement.
Preferential Participation Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement.
Preferential Rights ” shall mean the Open Market Purchase Rights, the Televisa Option, the Preferential Participation Right and the Preferential Right of First Refusal.
Preferential Right of First Refusal ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Principal Investor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Principal Investor Group ” shall mean any one of (a) the MDP Investors, collectively, (b) the PEP Investors, collectively, (c) the SCG Investors, collectively, (d) the THL Investors, collectively, and (e) the TPG Investors, collectively; provided , however , that any such Principal Investor Group shall cease to be a Principal Investor Group at such time after the Televisa Closing, and at all times thereafter, as such Principal Investor Group ceases to hold Shares representing a Total Combined Investment of at least the Minimum Total Combined Investment; provided , further , that, following a Transfer of control to an initial or subsequent Purchaser of Control, such Purchaser of Control shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Principal Investor Groups in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Stockholders Agreement; provided , further , that no adjustment or modification to the term “Minimum Total Combined Investment” shall cause any former Principal Investor Group to again become a Principal Investor Group. Where this Agreement provides for the vote, consent or approval of any Principal Investor Group, such vote, consent or approval shall be determined by (i) the Majority MDP Investors, the Majority PEP Investors, the Majority THL Investors, the Majority TPG Investors, or the Majority SCG Investors, as the case may be, or (ii) any Purchaser of Control, as applicable, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein.
Principal Investor Sell-Down ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Program License Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to “Amended and Restated Program License Agreement” in the Investment Agreement.
Public Offering ” shall mean a public offering and sale of Common Stock for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Purchaser of Control ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Qualified Public Offering ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Recapitalization ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Recapitalization Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Related Party ” shall mean, with respect to the Company and/or its subsidiaries, (i) any of their Affiliates, (ii) any Principal Investor, Principal Investor Group or any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective Affiliated Funds, and (iii) any current officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Related Party Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.6 .
Related Party Transactions Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .
Related PITV Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of PITV Investor Majority.
Revolving Credit Facility ” shall mean the Revolving Loans (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility) drawn under the Existing Debt Documents, or any successor agreements thereto as approved by the Board.
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Saban Arrangements ” shall mean the arrangements reflected in the Saban Services Agreement, the BMPS1 LLC Agreement or the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as amended from time to time.
Saban Services Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, by and between the Company, SCG Investments IIB LLC, BMPI Services LLC and BMPI Services II, LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
Sales Agency Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
SCG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, SCG Investments II, LLC and its Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Second Program License Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
Senior Officer ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Service Agreements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Side Letter Agreements ” shall mean the side letter agreements entered into by and among the Principal Investors and Televisa, dated as of October 3, 2010.
Special Meeting Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.1 .
Stockholders ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Stockholders Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.
subsidiary ” of any Person, shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
Televisa ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Televisa Board Designee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.3(i) .
Televisa Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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Televisa Investment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Televisa Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, collectively, (i) Televisa and any Permitted Transferee of Televisa; (ii) any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of Televisa but that is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company (excluding any Principal Investor); and (iii) a Permitted Transferee of a Person described in clause (ii) above, provided that such Permitted Transferee is, as of such date, a member of a Group of which Televisa and/or any of its Affiliates is a member with respect to securities of the Company (excluding any Principal Investor); in each case under clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) , only if and to the extent such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares; provided , further , that BMPS2 shall not constitute a Televisa Investor and Televisa shall not be responsible for any actions or failures to act of BMPS2, but Televisa shall be deemed to hold the Shares held by BMPS2, including regardless of any Transfer of Shares by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.
Televisa Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Televisa Sell-Down ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Third Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.2 .
THL ” shall mean, as of any date, Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
THL Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Intermediate Investors (Univision US), L.P., THL Equity Fund VI Investors (GS), LLC and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of THL, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Univision), L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
THL Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, THL, the THL Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Total Combined Investment ” shall mean with respect to a Person or group of Persons at any time, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock underlying the outstanding TV Debentures and the outstanding TV Warrants) then held by such Person or group of Persons.

 

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TPG ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 1, L.P., TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Media V-AIV 2, L.P. and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
TPG Co-Investment Vehicles ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Umbrella Co-Investment, L.P., TPG Umbrella International Co-Investment, L.P. and their respective successor entities, and any Affiliated Fund thereof if, in each case, (i) substantially all of the equity thereof (including amounts paid for the acquisition of any Convertible Securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such equity) has not been contributed by the same investors, partners and members as contributed to the equity of TPG, (ii) such entity has been formed for the main purpose of investing in the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such entity is a Stockholder and owns Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, neither TPG Umbrella International IV, L.P., TPG Umbrella International V, L.P. nor any successor thereof shall be deemed to be a Co-Investment Vehicle for the purposes of this Agreement.
TPG Investors ” shall mean, as of any date, TPG, the TPG Co-Investment Vehicles, and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person is then a Stockholder and holds any Shares.
Transaction Agreements ” shall mean this Agreement, the Investment Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, the TV Debentures, the TV Warrants, the Service Agreements and the Charter and the bylaws of the Company, the organizational documents of BMPH and Univision and the Letter of Credit (as defined in the Investment Agreement).
Transfer ” shall mean any sale, pledge, assignment, encumbrance or other transfer or disposition of any Shares (or any voting or economic interest therein) to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall constitute a “Transfer” subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained or referenced in Section 3 of the Stockholders Agreement (a) if a transferee is not an individual, a trust or an estate, and the transferor or an Affiliate thereof ceases to control such transferee, (b) with respect to an Acquisition Holdco, or a holder of Shares which was formed for the purpose of holding Shares, there is a Transfer of the equity interests of such Acquisition Holdco or holder other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Acquisition Holdco or holder or of the party transferring the equity of such holder, or (c) with respect to an Affiliate of Televisa of which the Shares held by such Affiliate constitute a majority of the value of such Affiliate, there is a direct Transfer of the equity interests of such Affiliate other than to a Permitted Transferee of such Affiliate or of the party transferring the equity of such Affiliate or to the shareholders of any publicly traded parent entity of such Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, a conversion of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock into Common Stock of any such other classes pursuant to the Charter shall not be deemed as a Transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, any Transfer of Units shall be treated as a Transfer of a proportional number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable (based on the total number of Units outstanding and the total number of Shares held by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as the case may be), in each case, as of immediately prior to such Transfer. No securities transferred to or held by BMPS1 or BMPS2 will be deemed to have been Transferred until they are sold by BMPS1 or BMPS2, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to securities acquired by BMPS2 from any Televisa Investor, such securities will continue to be deemed to be securities held by Televisa regardless of any Transfer by BMPS2 under the Saban Arrangements.

 

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TuTV Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
TV Debentures ” shall mean the 1.5% convertible debenture due 2025 initially issued to Televisa pursuant to the Investment Agreement.
TV Warrants ” shall mean the Company warrants exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, issuable under certain circumstances pursuant to the TV Debentures and the Transaction Agreements.
Units ” shall have the meaning set forth in the BMPS1 LLC Agreement and the BMPS2 LLC Agreement, as applicable.
Univision ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Venevision ” shall mean Venevision International, Inc. and any Affiliate thereof.
Voting Principal Investor ” and “ Voting Principal Investor Group ” shall mean, as of any time, Principal Investors then holding, alone or together with their Affiliates, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the voting equity of the Company or BMPH.
Withdrawing Holder ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3 .
9. MISCELLANEOUS .
9.1 Authority; Effect . Each party hereto, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party that (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which its assets are bound and (b) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby is subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other Laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, and (ii) general principles of equity. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association. The Company and BMPH shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of each such party pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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9.2 Notices . Any notices and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by facsimile, or (c) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:
If to the Company, BMPH or Univision, to it:
c/o Univision Communications Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Facsimile No.: (310) 556-1526
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
50 Kennedy Plaza, 11 th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Facsimile No.: (401) 278-4701
Attention: David K. Duffell, Esq.
if to a MDP Investor or to the MDP Principal Investor Group, to it:
c/o Madison Dearborn Partners
Three First National Plaza, suite 3800
Chicago, Illinois, 60602
Facsimile No.: (312) 895-1221
Attention: Michael P. Cole
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Three First National Plaza, suite 3800
Chicago, Illinois, 60602
Facsimile No.: (312) 895-1041
Attention: Mark Tresnowski, Esq.
if to a PEP Investor or to the PEP Principal Investor Group, to it:
c/o Providence Equity Partners Inc.
50 Kennedy Plaza, 18 th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Facsimile No.: (401) 751-1790
Attention: Jonathan M. Nelson
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
50 Kennedy Plaza, 11 th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Facsimile No.: (401) 278-4701
Attention: David K. Duffell, Esq.

 

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If to a SCG Investor or to the SCG Principal Investor Group, to it:
c/o Saban Capital Group
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90067
Facsimile No.: (310) 557-5100
Attention: Adam Chesnoff
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
Suite 2600
Los Angeles, California 90067
Facsimile No.: (310) 557-5103
Attention: Niveen Tadros, Esq.
If to a Televisa Investor, to it:
c/o Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Building A, 4th Floor
No. 2000 Colonia Santa Fe
Mexico, DF /01210 / Mexico
Facsimile No.: +52 55 5261 2494
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile No.: (212) 403-2000
Attention: Joshua R. Cammaker

 

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If to a THL Investor or to the THL Principal Investor Group, to it:
c/o Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
100 Federal Street, 35 th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Facsimile No.: (617) 227-3514
Attention: Scott Sperling
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
100 Federal Street, 34 th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Facsimile No.: (617) 772-8333
Attention: David P. Kreisler, Esq.
If to a TPG Investor or to the TPG Principal Investor Group, to it:
c/o Texas Pacific Group
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Facsimile No.: (817) 871-4010
Attention: Ronald Cami
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Facsimile No.: (212) 225-3999
Attention: Paul J. Shim, Esq. and Glenn P. McGrory, Esq.
Notice to the holder of record of any shares of capital stock shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such shares for all purposes hereof.
Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (x) on the date received, if personally delivered, (y) on the date received if delivered by facsimile on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the, first Business Day thereafter, and (z) seven (7) Business Days after being sent by overnight courier. Each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other parties hereto.
9.3 Entire Agreement; No Assignment . This Agreement, the Transaction Agreements, any exhibits or schedules hereto or thereto and any other agreement, document or instrument referred to herein or therein set forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties, and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and communications, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof (including the Memorandum of Understanding, dated October 4, 2010, by and among certain of the parties hereto and the Side Letter Agreements). Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or therein, no PITV Investor or other party hereto may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void.

 

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9.4 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and their permitted transferees, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement; provided, that the provisions of Sections 4.2 and 9.12 are intended to benefit the persons named therein and that such persons shall have the right to enforce such provisions.
9.5 No Partnership, Agency, or Joint Venture . This Agreement is intended to create, and creates, a contractual relationship and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or any like relationship between the parties hereto.
9.6 No Waiver . The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with his or its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of his or its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.
9.7 Descriptive Heading . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not be construed to define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.
9.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument. A facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original.
9.9 Severability . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable Law (other than Federal Communications Laws, in which case any modification or limitation must be agreed by each of Televisa, on the one hand, and the Majority Principal Investors, on the other hand (or if there are no Principal Investors, the agreement of Televisa and the Board of the Company shall be required)), be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable Law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

 

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9.10 No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, and notwithstanding the fact that certain of the Principal Investors may be partnerships or limited liability companies, each party to this Agreement covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member or manager of any PITV Investor or of any partner, member, manager, Affiliate or assignee thereof, in its capacity as such (and provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such recourse may be had against any such person in its capacity as a party signatory hereto, if applicable), whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable Law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any PITV Investor or any current or future member of any PITV Investor or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner, member or manager of any PITV Investor or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, in its capacity as such (and provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such recourse may be had against such Person in its capacity as a party hereto, if applicable), for any obligation of any PITV Investor under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
9.11 Obligations of Company, BMPH and Univision . Each of the Company, BMPH and Univision shall be jointly and severally liable for any payment obligation of any of the Company, BMPH or Univision pursuant to this Agreement.
9.12 Indemnity and Liability, Reimbursement .
9.12.1 Indemnification by the Company, BMPH and Univision . Each of the Company, BMPH and Univision, jointly and severally, will indemnify, exonerate and hold each of the PITV Investors, and each of their respective partners, shareholders, members, Affiliates, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling Persons, employees and agents and each of the partners, shareholders, members, Affiliates, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling Persons, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Indemnitees ”) free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, liabilities, losses, damages and costs and out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them before or after the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”) solely in respect of or in connection with, any Third Party Claims arising as a result of, arising out of, or in any way relating to:
  (a)   (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Merger Agreement, the Merger, the other Transaction Agreements or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the Principal Investors’ investment in the Company and its subsidiaries, (iii) the Investment Agreement and the Televisa Investment or (iv) any transaction to which any of the Company, BMPH or Univision is a party or any other circumstances with respect to any of the Company, BMPH or Univision (other than any such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise out of any breach of the Transaction Agreements by such Indemnitee or its affiliated or associated Indemnitees or other related Persons); or

 

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  (b)   operations of, or services provided by any of the Indemnitees to, any of the Company, BMPH or Univision, or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Service Agreements;
provided that the foregoing indemnification rights shall not be available in the event that any such Indemnified Liabilities arose on account of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided further that, if and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unavailable or unenforceable for any reason, the Company, BMPH or Univision will make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable Law. For purposes of this Section 9.12.1 , none of the circumstances described in the limitations contained in the two provisos in the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to apply absent a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to such effect, in which case to the extent any such limitation is so determined to apply to any Indemnitee as to any previously advanced indemnity payments made by any of the Company, BMPH or Univision, then such payments shall be promptly repaid by such Indemnitee to the Company, BMPH and Univision.
9.12.2 The rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder will be in addition to any other rights any such Person may have under any other agreement or instrument referenced above or any other agreement or instrument to which such Indemnitee is or becomes a party or is or otherwise becomes a beneficiary or under law or regulation. None of the Indemnitees shall in any event be liable to any of the Company, BMPH or Univision or any of their Affiliates, for any act or omission suffered or taken by such Indemnitee that does not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct (for purposes of this Section 9.12.2 , gross negligence or willful misconduct shall not be deemed to apply absent a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to such effect). A “ Third-Party Claim ” means any (i) claim brought by a Person other than the Company, BMPH, Univision or any of their subsidiaries or, with respect to a PITV Investor, other than such PITV Investor or, with respect to an Indemnitee, other than such Indemnitee and (ii) any derivative claim brought in the name of the Company, BMPH, Univision or any of their respective subsidiaries that is initiated by a Person, with respect to a PITV Investor, other than such PITV Investor or, with respect to any Indemnitee, other than such Indemnitee.
9.12.3 Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 9.12 , the indemnification rights set forth in Section 9.12.1 shall not be available to any Indemnitees to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise out of or relate to commercial agreements between the Company and such Indemnitee and their respective Affiliates, including as an example, with respect to Televisa, the Program License Agreement or the Mexico License Agreement.
9.13 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Party shall be liable to the other parties under this Agreement for any special, consequential, punitive, indirect or exemplary damages (including lost or anticipated revenues or profits relating to the same) arising from any claim relating to this Agreement, whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or otherwise.

 

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10. GOVERNING LAW .
10.1 Governing Law . This Agreement and the negotiation, execution, performance or nonperformance, interpretation, termination, construction and all matters based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether arising in law or in equity (collectively, the “ Covered Matters ”), and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the Covered Matters, except for documents, agreements and instruments that specify otherwise, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent that such principles or rules would require or permit the application of laws of another jurisdiction.
10.2 Consent to Jurisdiction . Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (and if the Chancery Court does not accept jurisdiction, the federal court located in Delaware if the federal court in Delaware does not accept jurisdiction, any state court in Delaware) for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any party hereto is or becomes a party in any litigation in connection with which it may assert indemnification rights set forth in this agreement, the court in which such litigation is being heard shall be deemed to be included in clause (a) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.

 

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10.3 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 10.3 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.3 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
10.4 Exercise of Rights and Remedies . No delay of or omission in the exercise of any right, power or remedy accruing to any party as a result of any breach or default by any other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any such delay, omission nor waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default occurring before or after that waiver.
10.5 No Derogation of Other Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement derogates from any party’s rights and obligations under the Commercial Agreements.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement (or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized) under seal as of the date first above written.
             
THE COMPANY :   BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   *
 
   
 
      Name: Andrew Hobson    
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President    
 
           
BMPH :   BROADCAST MEDIA PARTNERS HOLDINGS, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   *
 
   
 
      Name: Andrew Hobson    
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President    
 
           
UNIVISION :   UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Andrew Hobson    
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President    
     
*   The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” on this page:
             
 
      /s/ Andrew Hobson
   
 
      Name: Andrew Hobson    
 
      Title: Senior Executive Vice President    
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THE PRINCIPAL INVESTORS :
MDP INVESTORS
             
    MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    MDCPIV INTERMEDIATE (UMBRELLA), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P. its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS V-A, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
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    MDCPV INTERMEDIATE (UMBRELLA), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    MDCP FOREIGN CO-INVESTORS (UMBRELLA), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    MDCP US CO-INVESTORS (UMBRELLA), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Michael Cole    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
     
*   The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*”under the heading of MDP INVESTORS:
             
 
      /s/ Michael Cole
 
Name: Michael Cole
   
 
      Title: Managing Director    
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PEP INVESTORS
             
    PROVIDENCE INVESTORS V (UNIVISION) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS V (UMBRELLA US) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Equity GP V L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Equity Partners V L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    PROVIDENCE INVESTORS VI (UNIVISION) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence VI Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS VI (UMBRELLA US) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Equity GP VI L.P., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Equity Partners VI L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
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    PROVIDENCE CO-INVESTORS (UNIVISION) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    PROVIDENCE CO-INVESTORS (UNIVISION US) L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   Providence Umbrella GP L.L.C., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
     
*   The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” under the heading of PEP INVESTORS:
             
 
      /s/ Mark Masiello
   
 
      Name: Mark Masiello    
 
      Title: Managing Director    
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  SCG INVESTMENTS II, LLC, a Delaware LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Adam Chesnoff  
    Name:   Adam Chesnoff   
    Title:   Manager   
 
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TPG INVESTORS
             
    TPG UMBRELLA IV, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors IV, Inc., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
 
           
    TPG MEDIA V-AIV 1, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
 
           
    TPG UMBRELLA INTERNATIONAL IV, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors IV, Inc., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
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    TPG MEDIA V-AIV 2, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
 
           
    TPG UMBRELLA CO-INVESTMENT, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
 
           
    TPG UMBRELLA INTERNATIONAL CO-INVESTMENT, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   TPG Advisors V, Inc., its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Ronald Cami    
 
      Title: Vice President    
     
*   The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” under the heading of TPG INVESTORS:
         
     
  By:   /s/ Ronald Cami  
    Name:   Ronald Cami   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
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THL INVESTORS
             
    THOMAS H. LEE EQUITY FUND VI, L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INVESTORS (UNIVISION), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
 
           
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INTERMEDIATE INVESTORS (UNIVISION), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its general partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its sole member    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its general partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Scott Sperling    
 
      Its: Managing Director    
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    THL EQUITY FUND VI INTERMEDIATE INVESTORS (UNIVISION US), L.P.    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its Sole Member    
 
           
 
  By:   Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its General Partner    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Charles P. Holden    
 
      Its: Chief Financial Officer    
 
           
    THL EQUITY FUND VI INVESTORS (GS), LLC    
 
           
 
  By:   THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its Manager    
 
           
 
  By:   *    
 
           
 
      Name: Charles P. Holden    
 
      Its: Chief Financial Officer    
     
*   The signature appearing immediately below shall serve as a signature at each place indicated with an “*” under the heading of THL INVESTORS:
         
     
  By:  /s/ Charles P. Holden    
    Name:  Charles P. Holden   
    Its: Chief Financial Officer  
 
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TELEVISA :
         
  GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Name:   Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Its:  Attorney-in-Fact
 
     
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Its:  Attorney-in-Fact
 
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SCHEDULE I
[Please see attached.]

 

 


 

Schedule 2.5.2
Initial Principal Investor Board Designees
1. Zaid Asilkafi
2. David Bonderman
3. Adam Chesnoff
4. Michael Cole
5. Kelvin Davis
6. Albert Dobron
7. Mark Masiello
8. Jonathan Nelson
9. James Perry, Jr.
10. David Trujillo
11. Haim Saban
12. Vacant
13. Vacant
14. Vacant

 

 


 

Schedule 2.5.3
Initial Televisa Board Designees
1. Alfonso de Angoitia
2. Emilio Azcarraga Jean
3. Enrique Senior

 

 


 

Schedule 4.7
Representations and Warranties of the Principal Investors
(i)
VCOC Rights Agreement, by and among the Company, BMPH and each venture capital operating company listed on a schedule thereto, dated as of March 27, 2007, as amended from time to time.
Indemnification Agreements, dated as of June 2, 2010, by and among the Company, BMPH, Univision and each of (i) Zaid Aliskafi, (ii) David Bonderman, (iii) Adam Chesnoff, (iv) Michael Cole, (v) Kelvin Davis, (vi) Albert Dobron, (vii) Mark Masiello, (viii) Jonathan Nelson, (ix) James Perry, Jr., (x) Haim Saban, and (xi) David Trujillo.
Services Agreement, by and between the Company, SCG Investments IIB LLC and BMPI Services LLC, dated as of March 29, 2007, as amended from time to time.
BMPS1 LLC Agreement.
BMPS2 LLC Agreement.
Recapitalization Agreement.
Management Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007 by and among Univision, the Company, BMPH, Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P., Madison Dearborn Partners V-B, L.P., Providence Equity Partners V Inc., Providence Equity Partners L.L.C., KSF Corp., THL Managers VI, LLC, and TPG Capital, L.P.
2010 Principal Investor Agreement.
Amended and Restated Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2010, by and among the Company, BMPH, Univision and certain stockholders of the Company.
Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2010, by and among the Company, BMPH, Univision and certain stockholders of the Company.
As of October 2, 2010, the following agreements were in effect, but were amended and restated in their entirety in connection with the Recapitalization, and, accordingly, are not in effect as of the date hereof.
    2007 Principal Investor Agreement.
    Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, by and among the Company, BMPH, Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. and certain stockholders of the Company.
    Participation, Registration Rights and Coordination Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, by and among the Company, BMPH, Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. and certain stockholders of the Company.

 

 


 

Schedule 8.2
Illustration of Indebtedness Calculation
[Please see attached.]

 

 


 

         
TABLE OF CONTENTS   PAGE  
RECITALS
    1  
AGREEMENT
    3  
1. EFFECTIVENESS; DEFINITIONS
    3  
1.1 Effective Date
    3  
1.2 Definitions
    3  
2. CONSENT RIGHTS
    3  
2.1 Actions that Require PITV Investor Approval
    3  
2.2 Actions that Require Board Approval
    10  
2.3 Other Restricted Actions
    12  
2.4 Actions that Require the Majority Televisa Investors’ Approval
    15  
2.5 Board of Directors
    17  
2.6 Committees of the Board
    25  
2.7 Meetings; Notice; Quorum; Decisions
    28  
2.8 BMPH and Univision Directors
    28  
2.9 Further Assurances
    29  
2.10 Period
    29  
2.11 Proxies
    29  
2.12 Service, Consulting, Management and Advisory Agreements
    29  
3. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
    30  
3.1 PITV Investors Permitted Transferees
    30  
3.2 Transfer by Principal Investor Groups
    30  
3.3 Transfer Between PITV Investor Groups
    31  
4. COVENANTS
    31  
4.1 Annual Budget
    31  
4.2 Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance
    31  
4.3 Expenses
    32  
4.4 Disclosure of Confidential Information
    32  
4.5 Company Debt
    33  
4.6 13D or 13G Filing
    33  
4.7 Representations and Warranties of the Principal Investors
    33  

 

 


 

         
TABLE OF CONTENTS   PAGE  
5. REMEDIES
    34  
5.1 General
    34  
6. LEGENDS
    35  
6.1 Restrictive Legend
    35  
6.2 Stop Transfer Instruction
    35  
6.3 Shares Held by Co-Investment Vehicles
    35  
6.4 Shares Held by Televisa
    35  
7. AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, ETC
    36  
7.1 Oral Modifications
    36  
7.2 Written Modifications
    37  
7.3 Withdrawal from Agreement
    37  
7.4 Termination; Effect of Termination
    37  
7.5 Federal Communications Laws and Antitrust Laws
    38  
8. DEFINITIONS
    39  
8.1 Certain Matters of Construction
    39  
8.2 Definitions
    40  
9. MISCELLANEOUS
    57  
9.1 Authority; Effect
    57  
9.2 Notices
    58  
9.3 Entire Agreement; No Assignment
    60  
9.4 No Third Party Beneficiaries
    61  
9.5 No Partnership, Agency, or Joint Venture
    61  
9.6 No Waiver
    61  
9.7 Descriptive Heading
    61  
9.8 Counterparts
    61  
9.9 Severability
    61  
9.10 No Recourse
    62  
9.11 Obligations of Company, BMPH and Univision
    62  
9.12 Indemnity and Liability, Reimbursement
    62  

 

 


 

         
TABLE OF CONTENTS   PAGE  
10. GOVERNING LAW
    64  
10.1 Governing Law
    64  
10.2 Consent to Jurisdiction
    64  
10.3 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    65  
10.4 Exercise of Rights and Remedies
    65  
10.5 No Derogation of Other Rights
    65  

 

 

Exhibit 4.27
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2011 PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT
by and between
TELEVISA, S.A. DE C.V.
and
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
    Page  
 
       
1. License of Programming
    3  
 
       
1.1 Grant of Rights
    3  
1.2 Certain Specific Rights Included in Licensed Rights
    6  
1.3 Rights of Licensee and Licensor with Respect to Excluded Content
    9  
1.4 Televisa Spoiler Content
    10  
1.5 Sports Clips
    11  
1.6 Clip Exchange Arrangements
    11  
 
       
2. Novelas, Co-Productions and Acquired Programs, Etc.
    11  
 
       
2.1 Novelas
    11  
2.2 Acquired Completed Novelas
    11  
2.3 Co-Produced Content (Non Novelas)
    12  
2.4 Acquired Other Content (Non-Novelas)
    14  
2.5 Acquired Completed Content
    15  
2.6 Scripts
    15  
2.7 Local Novelas
    17  
2.8 Reporting, Informational Meetings and Compliance
    18  
2.9 Audiovisual Content Acquired Pursuant to the Mexico License Agreement
    18  
 
       
3. General Terms and Conditions Relating to Audiovisual Content
    19  
 
       
3.1 Good Faith Efforts
    19  
3.2 Spanish Language Platforms
    19  
3.3 Sale of Broadcast Rights
    19  
3.4 Telemundo Content
    19  
3.5 Pantelion Movies
    20  
3.6 Live Event Streaming
    23  
3.7 Territorial Integrity; Anti-Piracy
    23  
3.8 Offensive or Politically Insensitive Platforms
    27  
 
       
4. Sublicensing; Third Party Arrangements
    27  
 
       
4.1 Licensee Right to Sublicense
    27  
4.2 Licensor Approval
    29  
4.3 Licensor Approval Procedures
    29  
4.4 Exceptions to Licensor Approval
    31  
4.5 Interactive Functionality; Technological Enhancements
    31  
 
       
5. Downloads
    32  
 
       
5.1 Download to Own (DTO)
    32  
5.2 Download to Rent (DTR)
    34  
 
       
6. Additional Spanish Language Platforms; Grupo Televisa First Negotiation
    34  
 
       
6.1 Additional Spanish Language Platforms
    34  
6.2 Grupo Televisa Rights of First Negotiation for Services
    34  
6.3 No Impact on Licensee Rights
    34  

 

 


 

         
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7. Notification and Acceptance of Programming; Scheduling Cooperation
    35  
 
       
7.1 Timing of Availability
    35  
7.2 Availability Notices; Requests for Delivery
    36  
7.3 Cooperation
    37  
 
       
8. Delivery, Expenses and Use of Licensed Content
    37  
 
       
8.1 Delivery Procedure; Clean Versions
    37  
8.2 Inspection of Delivered Programs
    38  
8.3 Destruction or Erasure of Delivered Programs
    38  
8.4 Ownership; Risk of Loss
    38  
8.5 Restrictions on Duplication
    38  
8.6 Name and Likeness Rights; Promotions
    39  
8.7 Credits
    39  
8.8 Editing
    39  
8.9 Product Placement
    43  
8.10 Licensor Withdrawal of Programs
    44  
8.11 Digitization; Technological Enhancements
    45  
8.12 Ancillary Content
    46  
8.13 Digital Distribution Clearances
    47  
 
       
9. Royalty
    48  
 
       
9.1 Calculation of the Royalty and Royalty Base
    48  
9.2 Payment Schedule
    54  
9.3 Royalty Calculation
    54  
9.4 Audit Rights
    55  
9.5 Additional Certificates and Services
    55  
9.6 Packaged Sales
    56  
9.7 Taxes
    56  
9.8 Withholding
    57  
9.9 Venevision PLA
    57  
9.10 Late Payments
    57  
9.11 Payments for Prior Periods
    57  
 
       
10. Mexican Soccer
    57  
 
       
10.1 Owned Teams
    57  
10.2 Non-Owned Teams
    61  
10.3 General Terms and Conditions
    63  
 
       
11. Unsold Advertising Time
    65  
 
       
11.1 Grupo Televisa Rights to Unsold Advertising Time
    65  
11.2 Guaranteed Advertising
    66  
11.3 Timing For Use of Unsold Advertising
    66  
11.4 Location of Unsold Advertising
    67  
11.5 Pricing
    67  
11.6 Coordination
    67  

 

 


 

         
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11.7 Non-Preemptable Advertising
    68  
11.8 Purchase of Additional Advertising
    68  
11.9 Quality Standards
    68  
11.10 Use of Unsold Advertising for Televisa Third Party Promotion
    68  
11.11 Unsold Advertising Limited to Networks and Stations
    68  
 
       
12. Representations and Warranties
    69  
 
       
12.1 Licensor Representations and Warranties
    69  
12.2 Licensee Representations and Warranties
    71  
12.3 Insurance
    72  
 
       
13. Indemnification
    72  
 
       
13.1 Licensor Indemnification
    72  
13.2 Licensee Indemnification
    72  
13.3 Indemnification Procedures
    73  
 
       
14. Term
    74  
 
       
15. Dispute Resolution; Remedies
    74  
 
       
15.1 Expedited Arbitration
    74  
15.2 Dispute Resolution
    78  
15.3 Cure Rights; Determination of Material Breaches Leading to Right to Terminate; No Right of Appeal
    79  
15.4 Satisfaction of Indemnification Obligations Cures Inaccuracy of Licensor Representations and Warranties
    81  
15.5 Governing Law
    81  
15.6 Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process
    81  
15.7 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief
    81  
15.8 Certain Limitations
    82  
 
       
16. First Opportunity Rights
    82  
 
       
16.1 Proposed New Businesses
    82  
16.2 Stand Alone Business
    83  
16.3 Carve Out Business
    84  
 
       
17. Sale of Licensee Assets
    87  
 
       
17.1 Sale of Networks / Stations
    87  
17.2 Sale of BMPI
    88  
17.3 Transfer of Program Rights
    88  
 
       
18. Committees
    88  
 
       
18.1 Programming, Sales and Production Committee
    88  
18.2 Platforms Committee
    88  
18.3 Proposed New Business Committee
    89  
18.4 Grupo Televisa Representation
    89  

 

 


 

         
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19. Monetization of Territory Audiences
    89  
 
       
20. Miscellaneous
    89  
 
       
20.1 Effect of Prior Agreements
    89  
20.2 Force Majeure
    90  
20.3 Modification
    90  
20.4 Waiver of Breach
    90  
20.5 Notices
    90  
20.6 Assignments
    90  
20.7 Further Assurances
    91  
20.8 Information Sharing
    91  
20.9 Counterparts
    91  
20.10 Severability
    91  
20.11 Language Rules of Construction
    91  
20.12 Headings
    92  
20.13 Entire Agreement
    92  
 
       
Annex A
    A-1  
 
       
SCHEDULE 1 TELEVISA CHANNEL TRADEMARK LICENSE
    S-1  
SCHEDULE 2 NOVELAS PRIOR TO OCTOBER 4, 2010
    S-3  
SCHEDULE 3 SPECIAL PANTELION MOVIES
    S-4  
SCHEDULE 4 APPROVED THIRD PARTY ARRANGEMENTS
    S-5  
SCHEDULE 5 UIN BRANDED EXPERIENCE NOTICE
    S-6  
SCHEDULE 6 ROYALTY BASE EXAMPLE
    S-8  
SCHEDULE 7 FORM OF ACCOUNTING FIRM CERTIFICATE
    S-9  
SCHEDULE 8 FORM OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATE
    S-10  
SCHEDULE 9 FORM OF SALES OFFICER CERTIFICATE
    S-11  
SCHEDULE 10 NOTICES
    S-12  
SCHEDULE 11 NOVELA EXAMPLES
    S-13  
SCHEDULE 12 CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY EXAMPLE
    S-14  
SCHEDULE 13 RESTRICTED MOVIES
    S-15  

 

 


 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2011 PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED 2011 PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of February 28, 2011 by and between Televisa, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation (hereinafter “ Licensor ”) and Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Licensee ”), shall be effective as of January 1, 2011 (the “ Effective Date ”), and as of the Effective Date, (i) amends and restates that certain 2011 Program License Agreement made as of the 20th day of December, 2010 by and between Licensor and Licensee; and (ii) replaces and supersedes that certain Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement made as of the 22nd day of January, 2009 by and between Licensor and Licensee (the “ Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth on Annex A attached hereto. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the phrases “concurrently herewith”, “as of the date hereof” and other phrases of similar import refer to December 20, 2010 and not February 28, 2011.
WHEREAS , Licensor has or will have rights in the United States of America, including all territories and possessions thereof including Puerto Rico (the “ Territory ”), to license certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced by Licensor and other entities controlled by Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“ GT ”) (GT and all of the companies it controls, including Licensor, being hereinafter referred to collectively as “ Grupo Televisa ”).
WHEREAS , Licensor has or will have rights in the Territory to license certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles acquired by Grupo Televisa.
WHEREAS , Licensee operates the Networks, the Stations and other Spanish Language Platforms, and may operate additional Spanish Language Platforms in the future.
WHEREAS , Licensee desires to acquire certain rights to Broadcast in the Territory certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, and Licensor is willing to grant such a license to such rights upon the terms, provisions and conditions herein set forth.
WHEREAS , Venevision International Corporation (“ Venevision ”) previously entered into a Second Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2001 (as the same may have been, and may hereafter be, amended, the “ Venevision PLA ”), with the Licensee to license certain television programming for television broadcast in the Territory, and previously entered into that certain agreement between Licensee and Venevision regarding U.S.-Based Productions, Mutual General Releases and Other Matters (each as defined therein), dated as of May 18, 2010 (together with the Venevision PLA, the “ Venevision Agreements ”), and nothing herein is intended to, or does, alter or limit any rights or obligations of Venevision or Licensee (as between Venevision and Licensee only) under either the Venevision Agreements or that certain Participation Agreement, dated October 2, 1996, by and among Licensee, A. Jerrold Perenchio, GT, Gustavo A. Cisneros, Ricardo J. Cisneros and Corporacion Venezolana de Television (Venevision) C.A. (to the extent still in effect) (the “ Participation Agreement ”).

 

 


 

WHEREAS , Grupo Televisa acknowledges that Licensee agreed to provide certain benefits in the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement in consideration for the releases provided in the Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2009, by and among Licensee, Licensor, GT and Telefutura Network, which benefits are preserved hereunder.
WHEREAS , Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (“ BMPI ”), Licensee, GT and Licensor entered into that certain Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of October 4, 2010 (the “ MOU ”).
WHEREAS , each of the parties, on December 20, 2010, delivered to the other party a duly executed release and stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice of any and all of such party’s actions, suits and proceedings pending or threatened, claims, damages and causes of action against the other party relating to certain agreements specified in such release and stipulation (collectively, the “ Mutual Release ”), on the terms and conditions set forth therein.
WHEREAS , Licensee and GT, on December 20, 2010, entered into that certain Amendment to the International Program Rights Agreement, pursuant to which Licensee and GT grant certain rights and eliminate certain obligations as between Licensee and GT only (the “ IPRA Amendment ”).
WHEREAS , Licensee and Licensor, on December 20, 2010, entered into that certain 2011 International Sales Agency Agreement, pursuant to which Licensee engages Licensor as its exclusive sales agent for the sale or license to third parties of certain rights in and to certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles (the “ Sales Agency Agreement ”).
WHEREAS , Videoserpel LTD (an Affiliate of Licensor) and Licensee, on December 20, 2010, entered into that certain 2011 Mexico License Agreement, and are entering into that certain Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement, dated February 28, 2011, pursuant to which Licensee grants to Grupo Televisa certain rights to Broadcast in Mexico certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced or acquired by Licensee, on terms, provisions and conditions similar to those set forth herein (the “ Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement ”).
WHEREAS , BMPI, BMP Services II, LLC, Licensee, GT, and Televisa Pay-TV Venture, Inc., on December 20, 2010, entered into that certain Investment Agreement, and are entering into an amendment thereto, dated February 28, 2011, pursuant to which, among other things, GT made, directly or indirectly, an investment in BMPI and BMP Services II, LLC and acquired certain rights with respect thereto (such agreement, together with all other related agreements and instruments as may be required in connection therewith, the “ Investment Agreement ”).

 

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NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.  License of Programming .
1.1 Grant of Rights .
(a)  Licensed Rights . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions contained herein, Licensor hereby licenses to Licensee, on an exclusive basis, throughout the Territory during the Term, to the full extent of rights owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa now or in the future, with respect to Licensed Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, the following rights (collectively, the “ Licensed Rights ”):
(i) Programs . The right to Broadcast Programs by means of all Licensed Media;
(ii)  Movies . The right to Broadcast Movies (other than Restricted Movies) by means of all Licensed Media;
(iii)  Pantelion Movies . The right to Broadcast Pantelion Movies by means of Free Television. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties’ respective rights and obligations with respect to Pantelion Movies are subject to the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions of Section 3.5 ;
(iv)  Licensed Soccer Rights . The Licensed Soccer Rights, in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions of Section 10 ;
(v)  Televisa Publications Content . The right to Broadcast Televisa Publications Content by means of Linear Television Channels. Licensee shall only Broadcast Televisa Publications Content on the Specified Channels and, once Broadcast on the Specified Channels (or concurrent with such Broadcast), through MVPDs pursuant to MVPD Arrangements then in effect or entered into by Licensee with respect to the Specified Channels. The parties’ respective rights and obligations with respect to Excluded Content (including Televisa Publications Content) shall be subject to the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions of Section 1.3 ;
(vi)  Ancillary Content. The right to Broadcast Ancillary Content by means of all Licensed Media. Ancillary Content shall be provided or produced by Grupo Televisa and delivered by Licensor pursuant to Section 8.12 ;
(vii)  Clips. The right to Broadcast, by means of all Licensed Media, (A) Televisa Produced Clips, subject to the rights of Grupo Televisa set forth in Section 1.3(a)(i) , and the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions thereon set forth in Section 1.3 ; and (B) Licensee Produced Clips, in each of cases (A) and (B), subject to Section 1.6 . Televisa Produced Clips shall be delivered to Licensee as and when produced by Grupo Televisa. Licensee Produced Clips shall be produced by Licensee pursuant to Section 8.8(e)(ix) or Section 10.3(e) ; and

 

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(viii)  Other Rights . Any other Broadcast rights not granted in clauses (i) through (vii) with respect to Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles in the Licensed Media on Spanish Language Platforms, in all cases subject to the exceptions, exclusions and limitations herein, including with respect to Excluded Content.
(b)  Reserved Rights . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, without limiting the generality of any other exclusion from or limitation of the rights licensed hereunder, the following rights in the Territory during the Term do not constitute Licensed Rights and are expressly reserved by Licensor (on behalf of Grupo Televisa):
(i)  Theatrical Exhibition of Movies . The right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast all Movies by means of Theatrical Exhibition, whether on a “first-run” or “re-release” basis; it being understood and agreed that Grupo Televisa shall not, and shall not permit others to, Broadcast Licensed Content other than Movies by means of Theatrical Exhibition in the Territory during the Term;
(ii)  Pantelion Movies . The right to permit Pantelion to Broadcast Pantelion Movies in all Licensed Media (other than Free Television) and by means of Theatrical Exhibition, pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions of Section 3.5 ;
(iii)  Videogames . The right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Videogames; provided , that such Videogames (other than the “Lucha Libre Heroes of the Ring” Videogame existing as of the date hereof) shall not incorporate any clip, segment, or portion of Licensed Content, other than (x) in any sports-themed and branded Videogame, up to ninety (90) seconds individually and five (5) minutes (in the aggregate) of non-interactive Ancillary Content or clips, vignettes, video recaps, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content composed of excerpts from sports Programs or Licensed Mexican Soccer Games ( provided , that no such clips, vignettes, video recaps, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content shall be included in any Videogame until six (6) months after the applicable or underlying Licensed Content has been made available to Licensee hereunder), and (y) in any other Videogame, up to ninety (90) seconds individually and five (5) minutes (in the aggregate) of non-interactive Ancillary Content.
(iv)  Hard Good Home Videograms . The right to, and to permit others to, distribute or sell or otherwise exploit Hard Good Home Videograms, including those embodying Licensed Content;
(v)  Radio . The right to, and to permit others to, transmit, re-transmit, distribute or otherwise disseminate or exploit any audio-only content, including audio-only tracks of the Licensed Content (other than Novelas) by means of Radio;
(vi)  Televisa Publications Content . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions set forth herein (including in Section 1.3 ) and without limiting Licensee’s rights with respect to Televisa Publications Content, the right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Televisa Publications Content only on Grupo Televisa’s proprietary sites and platforms and third party sites and platforms (other than on any Linear Television Channel in the Territory, which shall not be permitted in any instance); provided , that if Grupo Televisa elects to Broadcast any Televisa Publications Content on a third party site or platform in any Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory on an exclusive basis, Licensor shall provide to Licensee an exclusive Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal to license such Televisa Publications Content on an exclusive basis for Broadcast by means of such Licensed Media;

 

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(vii)  Short Form Commercial Advertising . The right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Short Form Commercial Advertising (A) for third party goods and services; provided , that such advertising content shall not incorporate any clip, segment, or portion of Licensed Content and/or (B) promoting any Grupo Televisa business, including its magazines, Theatrical Exhibition of its movies, its consumer products, its Videogames and its Hard Good Home Videograms;
(viii)  Televisa Training Content . The right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Televisa Training Content to its employees or consultants or for general corporate purposes;
(ix)  Televisa New Business Content . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions set forth herein (including in Section 1.3 ), the right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Televisa New Business Content only on Grupo Televisa’s proprietary sites and platforms and third party sites and platforms;
(x)  Non-Spanish Language Audiovisual Content . All rights, including rights to, and to permit others to, Broadcast, any Audiovisual Content that is (A) originally produced in a language other than the Spanish language, and (B) without Spanish subtitles; provided , that Grupo Televisa shall not, and shall not permit others to, Broadcast any Licensed Content dubbed, subtitled or otherwise converted into a language other than Spanish in the Territory during the Term; and
(xi)  Non-Audiovisual Content . All rights that are not rights to Broadcast Audiovisual Content, except to the extent expressly provided herein or necessary for the Broadcast of Licensed Content.
(c)  Availability . Licensed Content shall become available for Broadcast by Licensee in accordance with Section 7.1 .
(d)  Spanish Closed Captions . Notwithstanding any reference herein to Spanish subtitles, if Spanish-language closed captions (or a similar text feature) are added to any Audiovisual Content that is originally produced in a language other than Spanish and such closed captions are added (i) by a third party distributor that primarily Broadcasts or distributes Audiovisual Content in a language other than Spanish and was not involved in the production of such Audiovisual Content; and (ii) by means of a generally available closed captioning or similar system applicable to Audiovisual Content Broadcast on the platform in question, then such Audiovisual Content shall not be deemed to be subtitled in Spanish solely by reason of such closed captions (or similar text feature). By way of example, if DirecTV makes a Spanish language closed captioning feature available with respect to channels and platforms on its service, such Spanish language closed captioning services shall not, in and of itself, cause programming produced in a language other than Spanish and Broadcast on DirecTV to be deemed “subtitled in Spanish” for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(e)  Non-Licensed Content . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement relates solely to the Broadcast and exploitation of the Licensed Rights in and to the Licensed Content in the Territory and during the Term, and is not intended to, and shall not, limit or impair any of Licensee’s or its Affiliates’ rights with respect to any other Audiovisual Content, audio-only content or other content.
(f)  Rights Restrictions . Licensee acknowledges and agrees that there may exist Rights Restrictions with respect to items of Licensed Content. Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, and other persons to whom Licensee sublicenses or otherwise transfers rights to the Licensed Content shall, in connection with the exercise of the Licensed Rights, comply with any Rights Restrictions with respect to each item of Licensed Content, in each case, as notified by Licensor to Licensee in an Availability Notice in accordance with Section 7.2(a) .
1.2 Certain Specific Rights Included in Licensed Rights . Without limiting the generality of Section 1.1(a) :
(a) Affiliates .
(i)  Controlled Affiliates . The Licensed Rights include the right to permit controlled Affiliates of Licensee to exercise the Licensed Rights (and all other rights and entitlements hereunder attendant and appurtenant thereto) to the same extent, and subject to the same terms, conditions, exceptions, exclusions and obligations as Licensee (and such permitted use shall not be deemed a sublicense for purposes of this Agreement); provided , that if a person ceases to be a controlled Affiliate of Licensee during the Term, the right of such person to exercise the Licensed Rights under this Section 1.2(a)(i) shall automatically cease and such person shall thereafter be deemed a sublicensee, subject to Section 4 .
(ii)  Network Affiliates . The Licensed Rights include the right to permit Network Affiliates to exercise the Licensed Rights (and all other rights and entitlements hereunder attendant and appurtenant thereto) as part of the Broadcast by means of Free Television, pursuant to and in accordance with Network Affiliation Agreements entered into by and among Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, and the Network Affiliates (and such permitted use shall not be deemed a sublicense for purposes of this Agreement); provided , that if a person ceases to be a Network Affiliate of Licensee during the Term, the right of such person to exercise the Licensed Rights under this Section 1.2(a)(ii) shall automatically cease and such person shall thereafter be deemed a sublicensee, subject to Section 4 (including Licensor’s approval rights set forth thereunder, if applicable).

 

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(b)  Closed-Captioning; SAP . The Licensed Rights include, to the full extent of rights owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa now or in the future (i) the right to subtitle Licensed Content into English or Spanish for closed-caption (or similar text feature) versions for Broadcast in Licensed Media on Spanish Language Platforms, and to dub Licensed Content into English for SAP (secondary audio programming) or into Spanish for audio description for the visually impaired, in each case of Spanish Language Platforms, in each case, subject to the approval of the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and (ii) the exclusive right to Broadcast such English or Spanish closed-caption (or similar text feature), English SAP or Spanish audio description of Licensed Content in Licensed Media on Spanish Language Platforms, in each case, in the Territory during the Term. For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee shall also have the right to offer closed captions or SAP (or similar functionality) to the extent required by applicable Law. The dubbed and/or subtitled version of each item of Licensed Content will be delivered to, and be the property of, Licensor promptly after such dubbed or subtitled version has been produced, subject, during the Term, to the exclusive license hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof. Upon Licensee’s request, and as promptly as practicable following the delivery of the applicable Licensed Content pursuant to Section 8.1 , Licensor will deliver to Licensee any available scripts, transcripts or other documents (whether in Spanish and/or English) that would assist Licensee in preparing such English subtitled or English dubbed versions of Licensed Content. Licensee shall not, and shall not permit others to, dub or subtitle any Licensed Content, or Broadcast any version of Licensed Content dubbed or subtitled, in a language other than Spanish or English.
(c)  Sublicensees . Licensee’s rights to sublicense the Licensed Rights are set forth in Section 4 .
(d) Grupo Televisa Channels .
(i)  Rights to Televisa Channels . The Licensed Rights include the exclusive right to Broadcast, by means of all Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term, on the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions contained herein, the Televisa Channels, to the extent that such Televisa Channels are comprised of Licensed Content. Licensee shall also have the right to (A) complement or replace Audiovisual Content on the Televisa Channels with other Audiovisual Content owned or controlled by Licensee (e.g., by inserting local or licensed programming (including other Licensed Content)), including to replace Audiovisual Content to which Licensor does not own or control the relevant Broadcast rights in the Territory; (B) commercialize and sell its own advertising on the Televisa Channels as Broadcast by Licensee; and (C) customize / reconfigure existing programming offerings on such Televisa Channels (e.g., by changing the order of programming (including Licensed Content)). Any edits, additions or deletions to any Licensed Content contained on any Televisa Channel or any Licensed Content used to replace any Audiovisual Content on any Televisa Channel shall be subject (to the extent applicable) to the editing terms and conditions set forth in Section 8.8 (it being understood and agreed that any such complements, replacements, customizations or reconfigurations by Licensee with respect to the sequence, composition, presentation and/or delivery of the Audiovisual Content Broadcast that do not change the internal content of any Licensed Content on any such Televisa Channel (including the replacement of such Audiovisual Content with alternative Audiovisual Content) shall not be considered an edit, addition, deletion, change or modification by Licensee and no such actions shall be subject to Section 8.8 ). Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall, subject to the parties’ mutually agreeing on a budget, carry out such complements, replacements, customizations or reconfigurations and other similar modifications to the Televisa Channels pursuant to this Section 1.2(d)(i) ; it being understood that such budget (I) shall be no greater than the sum of the actual, out-of-pocket costs paid by Grupo Televisa in order to complete such complements, replacements, customizations, reconfigurations and other similar modifications, plus a reasonable internal overhead cost allocation (consistent with Grupo Televisa’s standard practices for pricing such services for use among its internal departments and divisions); and (II) shall be no greater than the market price (i.e., on an arms length basis) for the services in question.

 

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(ii)  Rights to Televisa Packaged Programming Offerings . Licensee shall have rights, on the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions contained herein, to Grupo Televisa’s existing and future linear and, to the extent the delivery and exercise of such rights is commercially feasible, non-linear packaged and branded programming offerings (e.g., a specially branded Grupo Televisa video-on-demand classic Novela “channel” containing Novelas selected and packaged by Grupo Televisa) that Grupo Televisa Broadcasts outside the Territory, to the extent such packaged programming offerings are comprised of Licensed Content, to the same extent of, mutatis mutandis , Licensee’s rights with respect to Televisa Channels contained in Section 1.2(d)(i) .
(iii)  Televisa Channel Marks . In accordance with its exercise of the rights to Televisa Channels and other packaged and branded programming offerings, Licensee shall have the right, but not the obligation to use the Televisa Channel Marks in accordance with the trademark license set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto; provided , that Licensee shall have the obligation to use such Televisa Channel Marks with respect to any Televisa Channel or other packaged and branded programming offering that Licensee uses without modification (other than insertion, deletion or substitution of advertising as permitted hereunder); provided , further , that in the event that Licensee’s customizations or reconfigurations of a Televisa Channel or packaged programming offering change the genre or integrity of such Televisa Channel or packaged programming offering, then Licensee shall, upon Licensor’s reasonable request, cease, as soon as reasonably practicable, the use of the Televisa Channel Marks relating to such customized or reconfigured Televisa Channel or packaged programming offering.
(iv)  No Impact on Other Licensee Rights . Nothing contained in this Section 1.2(d) shall impair or restrict Licensee’s right to Broadcast in any Licensed Media during the Term, in the Territory (whether on channels, networks, programming services or on a stand-alone basis) any individual item of Licensed Content (whether or not Broadcast by Grupo Televisa on any Televisa Channel or other packaged programming offering outside the Territory).
(e) Charitable/Religious Content .
(i)  Licensee Rights to Charitable/Religious Content. The Licensed Content includes all Charitable/Religious Content and the Licensed Rights include (i) the exclusive right to Broadcast Charitable/Religious Content in all Licensed Media other than by means of the Internet; and (b) the non-exclusive right (subject only to Licensor’s rights set forth in Section 1.2(e)(ii) ) to Broadcast Charitable/Religious Content by means of the Internet, in each case, in the Territory during the Term.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(ii)  Grupo Televisa Non-Exclusive Right to Charitable/Religious Content. Grupo Televisa shall have the non-exclusive right to Broadcast Charitable/Religious Content in the Territory during the Term only by means of the Internet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grupo Televisa shall not be permitted to Broadcast, license or otherwise make available for Broadcast any Charitable/Religious Content during the Term in the Territory on a Linear Television Channel, or on a continuous streamed basis as to constitute, or take on the characteristics of, a Linear Television Channel. Grupo Televisa shall not license or otherwise make available any Charitable/Religious Content to any third party in the Territory during the Term.
1.3 Rights of Licensee and Licensor with Respect to Certain Excluded Content .
(a)  Terms and Conditions Regarding Grupo Televisa’s Rights to Broadcast Excluded Content . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Grupo Televisa’s rights to Broadcast Excluded Content in the Territory during the Term shall be subject to the following terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions:
(i)  Limitations on Televisa Produced Clips . Grupo Televisa’s Broadcast of the Televisa Produced Clips shall be only by means of Internet. In addition, with respect to any Televisa Produced Clips of sports events, (A) Grupo Televisa shall Broadcast such Televisa Produced Clips only with at least a five (5) minute delay from the applicable live sports event; and (B) subject to any Clip Exchange Arrangements, Grupo Televisa shall not sublicense or otherwise make available any such Televisa Produced Clips to ***.
(ii)  No Linear Channels . Grupo Televisa will not be permitted to Broadcast, sublicense or otherwise make available for Broadcast any Televisa Publications Content, Televisa Training Content, Televisa Produced Clips or Televisa New Business Content during the Term in the Territory on a Linear Television Channel, or on a continuous streamed basis as to constitute, or take on the characteristics of, a Linear Television Channel (other than the Broadcast of Televisa Carve Out Business Content on the Linear Television Channel acquired by Televisa as a Carve Out Business in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 16.3 ).
(iii)  Limitation on Sports Related Televisa Publications Content . During the Term, Televisa Publications Content relating to a specific live sports event (or the participants therein) shall not be Broadcast within the thirty (30) minutes before or after the live Broadcast of the relevant sports event (or during such an event) by Licensee; provided , that such restriction shall not apply if such sports event is not Broadcast live by Licensee, its controlled Affiliates or its permitted sublicensees (or, in the case of permitted sublicensees, if Licensor is not notified of such Broadcast at least three days prior to such Broadcast).

 

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(b)  Terms and Conditions Regarding Licensee’s Rights to Broadcast Excluded Content . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Licensee’s rights to Broadcast Excluded Content in the Territory shall be subject to the following terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions:
(i) Televisa Publications Content.
(A) All Broadcasts by Licensee of any Televisa Publications Content on the Specified Channels (and pursuant to MVPD Arrangements with respect to the Specified Channels) shall retain all promotional materials that Grupo Televisa embeds in such Televisa Publications Content; provided , that such promotional materials shall only be required to be retained to the extent that they promote the applicable Televisa Publication and/or its website (and shall not promote any other website or platform owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa, including Esmas.com) and are limited to one or more of (1) a fixed brand bug of a size consistent with customary industry practice; (2) up to a lower third graphical brand or URL (uniform resource locator) presence for up to twenty percent (20%) of the duration of the applicable Televisa Publications Content; and (3) a brand or URL presence on the starts and finishes of the applicable Televisa Publications Content. Licensee shall have the right to remove any promotional materials to the extent they are not required to be retained by Licensee pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(i)(A) .
(B) Licensee shall not be permitted to sublicense the Televisa Publications Content to any third party. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Broadcast of such Televisa Publications Content by any MVPD in accordance with Section 1.1(a)(v) .
(ii)  No Right to Other Excluded Content . Subject to Licensee’s Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal under Section 1.1(b)(vi) , Licensee shall have no right to Broadcast, sublicense, exploit or otherwise make available any Excluded Content other than the Televisa Publications Content and Televisa Produced Clips (pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions herein).
1.4 Televisa Spoiler Content . Licensor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that Grupo Televisa does not Broadcast, publish, include or otherwise make available to the general public in the Territory, any Televisa Spoiler Content in any Territory-specific versions or editions of any of Grupo Televisa’s Publications or by means of any Broadcast of Excluded Content; provided , that such obligation shall not be applicable before six (6) months prior to Licensee’s Broadcast of the relevant Program and Licensee will give Licensor reasonable notice to enable Licensor to comply with this obligation. In the event that Licensee notifies Licensor in writing that any Televisa Spoiler Content is being so Broadcast, published, included or otherwise made available by Grupo Televisa (or any licensee in the Territory) to the general public in the Territory, Licensor will ensure that Grupo Televisa (and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such licensee in the Territory to) promptly (but in the case of Grupo Televisa, in no event later than forty-eight (48) hours following receipt by Licensor of such notice from Licensee), removes or takes down such Televisa Spoiler Content. The obligations of Licensor under this Section 1.4 shall not apply to Televisa Spoiler Content contained in Licensed Content made available for Broadcast by Licensee in the Territory, to which the provisions of Section 8.8(e)(i) shall apply.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
1.5 Sports Clips . Subject to Clip Exchange Arrangements, Licensee shall not sublicense or otherwise make available any Televisa Produced Clips or Licensee Produced Clips of sports events to ***. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing restriction shall not apply, and shall in no way restrict Licensee’s Broadcast, sublicense or other exploitation of clips of sporting events not licensed by Licensor to Licensee hereunder (e.g., clips of Licensee’s Broadcast of the World Cup).
1.6 Clip Exchange Arrangements . Notwithstanding anything contained herein, each party acknowledges and agrees that the other party may continue to participate in customary Clip Exchange Arrangements and that neither party shall be in breach of this Agreement merely on the basis of participation therein. For the avoidance of doubt, such Clip Exchange Agreements (and the license of any Audiovisual Content thereunder) shall not be subject to approval under Section 4.2 .
2.  Novelas, Co-Productions and Acquired Programs, Etc . The following additional terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions shall apply with respect to the following respective categories of Audiovisual Content or Scripts:
2.1 Novelas . Licensor will cause any and all Novelas (whether produced, co-produced or acquired by Licensor) that are (or are intended for) Broadcast by Grupo Televisa (or a licensee of Grupo Televisa of such Novela) in any media in Mexico to be Licensed Content, and the Broadcast rights in all Licensed Media in the Territory in and to such Novelas shall be exclusively licensed to Licensee hereunder in the Territory during the Term, except (a) Acquired Completed Novelas to which Grupo Televisa has not acquired any Broadcast rights in any Licensed Media in any part of the Territory; and (b) those Novelas acquired prior to October 4, 2010 to the extent to which Grupo Televisa does not have Broadcast rights in any Licensed Media in part or all of the Territory. Schedule 2 hereto contains, to the best of Licensor’s knowledge, a full and complete list of all Novelas (other than Acquired Completed Novelas) that were acquired by Grupo Televisa between December 31, 2001 and the date hereof and with respect to which Licensor has not obtained and has not licensed to Licensee the Broadcast rights in any Licensed Media in the Territory.
2.2 Acquired Completed Novelas . Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 2.1 :
(a)  Information; Facilitation of Negotiation . If Grupo Televisa intends to acquire Broadcast rights outside the Territory to any Novela that Licensor believes would be an Acquired Completed Novela, Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing (including a detailed description of such Acquired Completed Novela and the identity and contact information of the seller or third party licensor). Licensor shall also provide other information reasonably requested by Licensee (to the extent Grupo Televisa has such information and is not legally or contractually restricted from sharing it). Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall put Licensee in contact with such seller or third party licensor and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate a negotiation between Licensee and such seller or third party licensor so that Licensee may attempt to acquire or license the Broadcast rights in the Territory to such Acquired Completed Novela.

 

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(b)  Seller or Third Party Licensor Inability or Refusal to Negotiate . In the event that the applicable seller or third party licensor of a potential Acquired Completed Novela (i) is unable to negotiate with Licensee in connection with the acquisition or license of Broadcast rights in the Territory because such rights are subject to a bona fide, contractual commitment to a third party existing prior to Grupo Televisa having any discussions with such seller or third party licensor in respect of such Acquired Completed Novela; or (ii) refuses to negotiate with Licensee, then Grupo Televisa may, at any time after notice has been delivered to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.2(a) , obtain any Broadcast rights in and to such Acquired Completed Novela (other than rights to Broadcast in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) and such Acquired Completed Novela will not be Licensed Content.
(c)  Ownership . Licensee shall own any rights in the Territory to an Acquired Completed Novela that it directly acquires or licenses from the seller or third party licensor, and for the avoidance of doubt, such rights in and to an Acquired Completed Novela shall not be included in the Licensed Rights hereunder or be subject to any of the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions contained in this Agreement ( provided , that this sentence shall not be deemed to affect the calculation of the Royalty Base or the operation of Section 9 ).
(d)  Grupo Televisa Ability to Acquire Rights . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 2.2 shall not restrict or impede the ability of Grupo Televisa to acquire rights (other than rights to Broadcast in Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) in and to an Acquired Completed Novela at any time after notice to Licensee has been delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(a) . If Grupo Televisa so acquires or licenses Broadcast rights outside the Territory to such an Acquired Completed Novela, then such Acquired Completed Novela shall not be Licensed Content.
2.3 Co-Produced Content (Non Novelas) .
(a)  Information; Facilitation of Negotiation . With respect to any third party arrangement or agreement involving the production of Audiovisual Content that is not a Novela that Licensor believes would be Co-Produced Content, Licensor will promptly notify Licensee in writing (including a detailed description of such Co-Produced Content, the identity and contact information of the third party co-producer(s)), and Licensor shall also provide other information reasonably requested by Licensee (to the extent Grupo Televisa has such information and is not legally or contractually restricted from sharing it) after it determines to enter into negotiations for any such third party arrangement or agreement. Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall put Licensee in contact with the third party co-producer(s) and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate a negotiation among Licensee, Grupo Televisa and the third-party co-producer(s) so that Licensee, at its sole option, may elect to either:
(i)  Licensee Option to Co-Produce . Co-produce such Audiovisual Content along with Grupo Televisa and the third party co-producer(s), whereby (A) Licensee would acquire Broadcast rights, as determined by the parties, in at least the Territory and Grupo Televisa would acquire Broadcast rights, as determined by the parties, in at least Mexico to such Audiovisual Content; (B) Licensee and Grupo Televisa would negotiate in good faith any other rights to such Audiovisual Content to be obtained or retained by Grupo Televisa and/or Licensee; and (C) Licensee and Grupo Televisa would each bear a percentage of the combined cost of all rights to such Audiovisual Content obtained or retained by Licensee or Grupo Televisa, which percentages shall be negotiated by the applicable parties in good faith based on the specific rights acquired by each party; or

 

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(ii)  Licensee Option to License . License the exclusive Broadcast rights in all Licensed Media throughout the Territory during the Term to such Co-Produced Content (or such lesser rights as Licensee may agree) for a separate license fee to be negotiated in good faith among Licensee, Grupo Televisa and the third party co-producer(s) (or other holder of such rights); provided , that if Licensee, Grupo Televisa and such third party co-producer(s) (or other holder of such rights) cannot agree on such license fee after good faith efforts to do so, Grupo Televisa and the third party co-producer (or other holder of such rights) may thereafter only license such Broadcast rights to one or more third parties and only for a license fee that is greater than the highest license fee that Licensee previously offered to pay in such negotiations. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Grupo Televisa nor such third-party co-producer (or other holder of such rights) may offer any third party a different or less expansive Broadcast rights package as compared to a package offered to Licensee, without, in each case, first offering Licensee the right to negotiate for the license of such rights package pursuant to this Section 2.3(a)(ii) .
(b)  Licensor Cost Sharing . Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 2.3(a)(ii) , in the event that Licensee acquires or licenses any Broadcast rights in the Territory during the Term to any Co-Produced Content from the third party co-producer or Grupo Televisa in accordance with Section 2.3(a)(ii) , Licensor will pay to Licensee, upon provision by Licensee of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs, an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of all fees, costs and/or other amounts paid or payable, whether in cash or in kind (including any in-kind contributions of the type described in Section 2.3(e) ), by Licensee to such third party co-producer and/or Grupo Televisa to acquire or license such rights.
(c)  Seller or Third Party Licensor Inability or Refusal to Negotiate . In the event that the third party co-producer (i) is unable to negotiate with Licensee in connection with the co-production, acquisition or license of Broadcast rights in the Territory because such rights are subject to a bona fide contractual commitment to a third party existing prior to Grupo Televisa having any discussions with such third party co-producer in respect of such Co-Produced Content; or (ii) refuses to negotiate with Licensee, then Grupo Televisa may, at any time after notice has been delivered to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.3(a) , obtain any Broadcast rights in and to such Co-Produced Content (other than rights to Broadcast in Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) and such Co-Produced Content shall not be Licensed Content; provided , however , that Grupo Televisa shall not be permitted to enter into an arrangement for any Co-Produced Content with a third party co-producer if Grupo Televisa has obtained Broadcast rights in Mexico from such third party (or any of its Affiliates) for any Co-Produced Content under this Section 2.3 (excluding only Musical Concerts initially Broadcast live) or any Acquired Other Content from such party (or any of its Affiliates) under Section 2.4 (excluding only Musical Concerts initially Broadcast live) within the immediately preceding twelve (12) months (as measured from the date on which Licensor delivered the notice to Licensee under Section 2.3(a) or 2.4(a) , as applicable).

 

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(d)  Ownership . Licensee shall own any rights in the Territory to any Co-Produced Content acquired or directly licensed by Licensee from the third party co-producer and/or Grupo Televisa, and for the avoidance of doubt, such rights in and to such Co-Produced Content shall not be included in the Licensed Rights hereunder or be subject to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement ( provided , that this sentence shall not be deemed to affect the calculation of the Royalty, the Royalty Base or the operation of Section 9 ).
(e)  Costs; Budget . If there are any contributions in kind by Licensee or Grupo Televisa to the Co-Produced Content, any determination of “price” or of Grupo Televisa’s or Licensee’s payments for their share of the combined Broadcast rights for Mexico and the Territory, as the case may be, shall include the actual cost (and not the fair market value) of such non-monetary contributions. These amounts shall be included and agreed upon, by all parties involved in the co-production of the Co-Produced Content, in a detailed budget for the actual costs of production of each episode of the Co-Produced Content. The budget shall include all above-the-line and below-the-line items customarily included in budgets concerning similar types of programming, as well as the separate fees for the services of key personnel (such as the writer(s), producer(s), director(s), and host(s)) and the aggregate fees of all others rendering services of any kind in connection with such Co-Produced Content.
(f)  Grupo Televisa Ability to Acquire Rights . Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if at any time Licensee is not engaged in good faith negotiations or elects not to negotiate, license or participate or to withdraw therefrom, or an agreement cannot be reached between Licensee and the third party co-producer and/or Grupo Televisa within a reasonable period of time so as not to jeopardize Grupo Televisa’s ability to acquire rights outside the Territory, Grupo Televisa may obtain any Broadcast rights (other than rights to Broadcast in Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) to the Co-Produced Content in question and such Co-Produced Content will not be Licensed Content.
2.4 Acquired Other Content (Non-Novelas) .
(a)  Information; Facilitation of Negotiation . If Grupo Televisa intends to acquire Broadcast rights outside the Territory to any Audiovisual Content that Licensor believes would be Acquired Other Content, Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing (including a detailed description of such Acquired Other Content, the identity and contact information of the seller or third party licensor). Licensor shall also provide other information reasonably requested by Licensee (to the extent Grupo Televisa has such information and is not legally or contractually restricted from sharing it). Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall put Licensee in contact with such seller or third party licensor and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate a negotiation between Licensee and the seller or third party licensor so that Licensee may attempt to acquire or license the Broadcast rights in the Territory to such Acquired Other Content.

 

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(b)  Seller or Third Party Licensor Inability or Refusal to Negotiate . In the event that the seller or third party licensor of potential Acquired Other Content (i) is unable to negotiate with Licensee in connection with the acquisition or license of Broadcast rights in the Territory because such rights are subject to a bona fide, contractual commitment to a third party existing prior to Grupo Televisa having any discussions with such seller or third party licensor in respect of such Acquired Other Content; or (ii) refuses to negotiate with Licensee, then Grupo Televisa may, at any time after notice has been delivered pursuant to Section 2.4(a) , obtain any Broadcast rights in and to such Acquired Other Content (other than rights to Broadcast in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) and such Acquired Other Content will not be Licensed Content; provided , however , that Grupo Televisa will not be permitted to enter into an arrangement for any Acquired Other Content with such third party if Grupo Televisa has obtained Broadcast rights in Mexico from such third party (or any of its Affiliates) for any Acquired Other Content under this Section 2.4 (excluding only Musical Concerts initially Broadcast live) or any Co-Produced Content from such party (or any of its Affiliates) under Section 2.3 (excluding only Musical Concerts initially Broadcast live) within the immediately preceding twelve (12) months (as measured from the date on which Licensor delivered the notice to Licensee under Section 2.3(a) or 2.4(a) , as applicable).
(c)  Ownership . Licensee shall own any rights in the Territory to any Acquired Other Content that it directly acquires or licenses from the seller or third party licensor, and for the avoidance of doubt, such Acquired Other Content shall not be included in the Licensed Rights hereunder or be subject to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement ( provided , that this sentence shall not be deemed to affect the calculation of the Royalty, the Royalty Base or the operation of Section 9 ).
(d)  Grupo Televisa Ability to Acquire Rights . The provisions of this Section 2.4 will not restrict or impede the ability of Grupo Televisa to acquire rights (other than rights to Broadcast in Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) in and to Acquired Other Content at any time after notice has been delivered to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.4(a) . If Grupo Televisa so acquires or licenses Broadcast rights outside the Territory to such Acquired Other Content, then such Acquired Other Content shall not be Licensed Content.
2.5 Acquired Completed Content . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent Grupo Televisa from acquiring Broadcast rights outside the Territory to any Acquired Completed Content.
2.6 Scripts .
(a)  Sale of Scripts . Grupo Televisa will be permitted to sell rights in any Script to a third party so long as, in connection with such sale, Grupo Televisa divests (subject to Section 2.6(c) ) itself of all right, title and interest in and to such Script, including any Broadcast rights outside the Territory and any other interest (whether monetary or otherwise) in such Script (e.g., profit participations, revenue shares, options, reversion rights, credits (except to the extent such credits are required to be retained under applicable Law), etc.). Any Audiovisual Content produced from such sold Script will not be Licensed Content, Co-Produced Content, an Acquired Completed Novela or Acquired Other Content solely by reason of Grupo Televisa’s former ownership of rights in such sold Script.

 

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(b)  Exchange of Scripts . Grupo Televisa will be permitted to trade or exchange any Script (the “ Divested Script ”) with a third party for one or more other Scripts (the “ Acquired Scripts ”) so long as, in connection with such trade or exchange, (i) Grupo Televisa divests (subject to Section 2.6(c) ) itself of all right, title and interest in and to such Divested Script, including any Broadcast rights outside the Territory and any other interest (whether monetary or otherwise) in such Divested Script (e.g., profit participations, revenue shares, options, reversion rights, credits (except to the extent such credits are required to be retained under applicable Law), etc.); and (ii) Licensor licenses to Licensee hereunder the exclusive rights to Broadcast in the Licensed Media as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term, Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced based on such Acquired Scripts (and such Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, once produced, will automatically and immediately be deemed Licensed Content hereunder to the extent it would otherwise constitute Licensed Content and the rights to Broadcast such Licensed Content in the Licensed Media will be exclusively licensed to Licensee as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term). Any Audiovisual Content produced from such Divested Script will not be Licensed Content, Co-Produced Content, an Acquired Completed Novela or Acquired Other Content solely by reason of Grupo Televisa’s former ownership of rights in such Divested Script.
(c)  Grupo Televisa Retention of Mexican Broadcast Rights . If, during the Term, in any sale, trade or exchange of a Script addressed in Section 2.6(a) or (b) , Grupo Televisa retains any rights to Broadcast in Mexico in any Licensed Media any Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced from any such sold Script or Divested Script, Grupo Televisa will also retain the same rights to Broadcast such Audiovisual Content in such Licensed Media in the Territory for the same period, to the extent within the Term (and such Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, to the extent of such rights, once produced, will automatically and immediately be deemed Licensed Content hereunder to the extent it would otherwise constitute Licensed Content and the rights to Broadcast such Licensed Content in the Licensed Media will be exclusively licensed to Licensee as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term).
(d)  Scripts for Non-Spanish Language Productions . For the avoidance of doubt, Grupo Televisa will be permitted to sell or exchange in any manner ( i.e. , the restrictions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 2.6 do not apply) any Script that is not intended to be originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles; provided , that Grupo Televisa prohibits, in a binding agreement with the purchaser or transferee of any such Script, the production of any Audiovisual Content based on such Script that is originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles. For the avoidance of doubt, the aforementioned contractual prohibition shall apply to any successors, transferees, licensees or assigns of such purchaser or transferee.

 

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2.7 Local Novelas .
(a)  Co-Produced Local Novelas . With respect to any Co-Produced Local Novela where Grupo Televisa participates in the co-production of the Co-Produced Local Novela in whole or in part in exchange for the right of Grupo Televisa to produce a Novela that is based on the Script underlying the Co-Produced Local Novela (for the avoidance of doubt, which Novela shall be a new production of such Script), Grupo Televisa shall have the right either (i) to contractually agree with the third-party co-producer not to undertake (and actually not undertake) any sale, transfer, license or Broadcast of such Co-Produced Local Novela in the Territory or in Mexico (in which case such Co-Produced Local Novela shall not be deemed to be Licensed Content or an Acquired Completed Novela hereunder unless and until Grupo Televisa Broadcasts such Co-Produced Local Novela in Mexico, and at such time, the Co-Produced Local Novela will automatically and immediately be deemed Licensed Content hereunder to the extent it would otherwise constitute Licensed Content and the rights to Broadcast such Co-Produced Local Novela in the Licensed Media will be exclusively licensed to Licensee as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term); or (ii) to acquire Broadcast rights to such Co-Produced Local Novela for Mexico and the Territory (such that the rights to Broadcast such Co-Produced Local Novela, in the Licensed Media during the Term (or such shorter period equivalent to the term of rights acquired by Grupo Televisa in Mexico) in the Territory, would be and are licensed exclusively to Licensee hereunder as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term). For the avoidance of doubt, any new Novela produced by Grupo Televisa based on a Script underlying a Co-Produced Local Novela acquired by Grupo Televisa as contemplated by this Section 2.7(a) shall be subject to Section 2.1 and shall constitute Licensed Content.
(b)  Televisa Local Novelas . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any Televisa Local Novela, Grupo Televisa shall have the right either (i) to contractually agree with the third party producer not to undertake (and actually not undertake) any sale, transfer, license or Broadcast of such Televisa Local Novela in the Territory or in Mexico (in which case such Televisa Local Novela shall not be deemed to be Licensed Content or an Acquired Completed Novela hereunder unless and until Grupo Televisa Broadcasts such Televisa Local Novela in Mexico, and at such time, the Televisa Local Novela will automatically and immediately be deemed Licensed Content hereunder to the extent it would otherwise constitute Licensed Content and the rights to Broadcast such Televisa Local Novela in the Licensed Media will be exclusively licensed to Licensee as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term); or (ii) to acquire the Broadcast rights to such Televisa Local Novela for Mexico and the Territory (such that the rights to Broadcast, in Licensed Media during the Term (or such shorter period equivalent to the term of rights acquired by Grupo Televisa in Mexico) in the Territory, such Televisa Local Novela, would be and are licensed exclusively to Licensee hereunder as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term).
(c)  Notice . Licensor shall inform Licensee at each Informational Meeting of any arrangements that Grupo Televisa has entered into for a Co-Produced Local Novela or Televisa Local Novela since the immediately preceding Informational Meeting (or if Informational Meetings have not yet taken place during the Term, since the Effective Date).

 

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2.8 Reporting, Informational Meetings and Compliance .
(a)  Informational Meetings . A coordinator designated by Licensor shall meet with a coordinator designated by Licensee once each quarter (the “ Informational Meetings ”) to discuss any planned Co-Produced Content, Acquired Other Content, Acquired Completed Novelas, Co-Produced Local Novelas and Televisa Local Novelas and any Script exchanges or divestitures, in each case, if any, of which notice has not been previously given at prior Informational Meetings. At such meeting Licensor, subject to legal or third party contractual confidentiality restrictions, will provide information reasonably available to Grupo Televisa regarding such planned Co-Produced Content, Acquired Other Content, Acquired Completed Novelas, Co-Produced Local Novelas and Televisa Local Novelas or Script exchanges or divestitures, including: (i) a reasonably detailed description of such Audiovisual Content or Script; (ii) the identity of the third party producer, co-producer or owner (as applicable) with respect to such Audiovisual Content or Script; and (iii) any other information required to be provided with respect to any such Audiovisual Content or Script under this Section 2 .
(b)  Grupo Televisa Certification . Within sixty (60) days of the end of each fiscal year, the highest-ranking production officer of Grupo Televisa will deliver to Licensee a certificate attesting that, with respect to each item of Co-Produced Content, item of Acquired Other Content, Acquired Completed Novela, Co-Produced Local Novela, Televisa Local Novela and any Script exchanges or divestitures, in each case, if any, entered into by Grupo Televisa in the prior year, (i) Grupo Televisa used good faith efforts not to structure any such arrangements or agreements in a manner intended to cause the applicable Audiovisual Content not to be deemed to be Licensed Content hereunder; and (ii) such arrangement or agreement was negotiated and entered into by Grupo Televisa and the applicable third party on an arms-length basis.
(c)  Confidentiality . Licensee acknowledges that any and all information provided by Licensor in accordance with this Section 2 is intended solely for the purpose of permitting Licensee to determine whether to exercise its rights under this Section 2 and to monitor compliance by Grupo Televisa with the provisions contained in this Section 2 relating to Co-Produced Content, Acquired Other Content, Acquired Completed Novelas, Co-Produced Local Novelas, Televisa Local Novelas and Scripts; it being agreed that Licensee shall keep confidential such information (to the extent such information is not otherwise publicly available), shall not use such information for their own account and shall not contact or engage in discussions with any person (excluding its representatives and advisors) other than Grupo Televisa or the relevant seller, third party licensor or co-producer with respect to such agreement or arrangement.
(d)  Acquired Completed Content . For the avoidance of doubt, Licensor will not be required to provide any information for or regarding Acquired Completed Content.
2.9 Audiovisual Content Acquired Pursuant to the Mexico License Agreement . For the avoidance of doubt, no Audiovisual Content acquired by Grupo Televisa from Licensee, its Affiliates or third parties pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of the Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement shall be deemed to be Licensed Content, licensed hereunder, or subject to the provisions of this Section 2 .

 

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3.  General Terms and Conditions Relating to Audiovisual Content . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the grant of rights hereunder, and the parties’ respective rights and obligations with respect thereto, shall be subject to the following general terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions.
3.1 Good Faith Efforts . Licensor agrees that it will use good faith efforts not to structure arrangements or agreements with respect to Audiovisual Content in a manner intended to cause such Audiovisual Content not to be Licensed Content.
3.2 Spanish Language Platforms . Licensee shall not Broadcast any Licensed Content or any portion thereof other than on a Spanish Language Platform; it being understood and agreed that the foregoing restriction shall not preclude the Broadcast of Licensed Content in the Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term (a) pursuant to (i) MVPD Arrangements, (ii) Sublicensing Arrangements approved by Licensor pursuant to Section 4 or (iii) UIN Branded Experiences, in each case, involving the Broadcast of Licensed Content through a distributor or aggregator of multi-lingual Audiovisual Content (e.g., Comcast, YouTube, Apple / iTunes); or (b) pursuant to Clip Exchange Arrangements. For the avoidance of doubt, the restriction in this Section 3.2 shall not preclude bona fide Short Form Commercial Advertising on any and all platforms (including non-Spanish language platforms) intended to market, advertise or promote the availability of Licensed Content.
3.3 Sale of Broadcast Rights . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions of Section 1 and Section 2 , Licensor shall not, and shall cause Grupo Televisa not to, sell, license or otherwise alienate any Broadcast rights in any Licensed Media in the Territory to any Audiovisual Content to the extent such Broadcast rights would be reasonably expected (absent such sale, license or other alienation) to become Licensed Rights, and to vest with Licensee during the Term.
3.4 Telemundo Content . Audiovisual Content (a) produced or co-produced by or for Telemundo Communications Group Inc. (“ Telemundo ”), NBC Universal, Inc., or their respective subsidiaries or controlled Affiliates and licensed to Grupo Televisa for Broadcast outside the Territory pursuant to the license and relationship agreements entered into by Grupo Televisa, Telemundo and certain of their respective Affiliates as of March 14, 2008 and October 3, 2008, as amended; provided , that Grupo Televisa shall not agree to any amendment of such agreements that would adversely affect Licensee’s rights hereunder (it being understood that a mere renewal or extension of the term of such agreement shall not be deemed to adversely affect Licensee’s rights hereunder); and (b) that meets (or with respect to future content, will meet) the definition of Acquired Completed Content or Acquired Completed Novela (as applicable), shall not be included in the Licensed Content or Licensed Rights hereunder or subject to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 3.4 shall in any way limit the parties respective rights and obligations under Section 2 (other than with respect to Acquired Completed Novelas and Acquired Completed Content).

 

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3.5 Pantelion Movies . The following additional terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions shall apply to Pantelion Movies:
(a)  Pantelion Venture . Notwithstanding the provisions of that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of July 26, 2010 by and among Artisan Entertainment Inc. (together with any successors thereof, “ Lionsgate ”), Videocine, S.A. de C.V. (together with any successors thereof, “ Videocine ”), and Pantelion, LLC (the “ Pantelion LLC Agreement ”), the primary business purpose of Pantelion is distributing Pantelion Movies in the Territory. Licensor represents and warrants that Grupo Televisa has, and will have, no obligation to produce all, or any minimum number of, motion pictures through Pantelion (or with Lionsgate or its Affiliates) during the Term, and Grupo Televisa is not and will not be restricted by any agreement with Pantelion, Lionsgate or otherwise in connection with the Pantelion arrangement, from producing or acquiring motion pictures outside Pantelion (or with parties other than Lionsgate or its Affiliates) at any time during the Term. In connection with the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that, subject to Licensee’s Rights of First Negotiation / First Refusal set forth in Section 3.5(d) , and so long as Pantelion’s business activities remain generally consistent with the foregoing (and for the avoidance of doubt, Pantelion’s production and distribution activities do not expand to any Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles other than Pantelion Movies), the Broadcast, license or distribution by Pantelion of the Pantelion Movies in the Territory by means of any Licensed Media (other than Free Television) shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by Licensor.
(b) Transactions between Grupo Televisa and Pantelion .
(i)  Sale of Movies . Grupo Televisa (including Videocine) shall not sell or license any Broadcast rights to any movie in any Licensed Media in the Territory to Pantelion and/or Lionsgate or any of their respective Affiliates (collectively, the “ Pantelion Parties ”), without the express written consent of Licensee; provided , that the Movies set forth on Schedule 3 shall be deemed to have been consented to by Licensee and shall be deemed to be Pantelion Movies hereunder, and Licensee shall be licensed the Free Television Broadcast rights with respect to each such Pantelion Movie, as set forth in Section 3.5(c) , and shall have a Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal to acquire Broadcast rights in all other Licensed Media to each such Pantelion Movie, as set forth in Section 3.5(d) .
(ii)  Acquisition of Movies . Grupo Televisa shall not acquire any Broadcast rights to any movie or Pantelion Movie in any Licensed Media in the Territory from any Pantelion Party.
(iii)  Production of Movies . Any movies produced solely by Grupo Televisa (including Videocine) shall constitute Movies or Programs (as applicable) hereunder, and the Broadcast rights in the Licensed Media in the Territory in and to any such movies shall be licensed as a Movie or Program (as applicable) exclusively to Licensee hereunder as part of the Licensed Rights.
(iv)  Co-Productions . No Grupo Televisa party (except only Videocine) shall co-produce any movie with a Pantelion Party. Videocine may co-produce movies anticipated to be Pantelion Movies with Pantelion Parties, or for the benefit of Pantelion, in each case, only pursuant to, and in accordance with, the following:
(A) any co-production must include Videocine and one or more Co-Production Partners (i.e., unaffiliated with all of Grupo Televisa, Lionsgate and the Pantelion Parties), which shall not preclude the participation of other co-producers affiliated with Lionsgate and/or Pantelion Parties;

 

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(B) one or more of such Co-Production Partners must (1) provide a specific and significant contribution underlying such movie (examples of such specific and significant contributions include Scripts, the provision of multiple essential creative elements (e.g., several of key cast members, key artistic director, executive director and/or executive producer) having no affiliation with any of Grupo Televisa, Lionsgate or any Pantelion Parties, but shall not include financing or other contributions of a fungible nature; provided , that financing or other fungible contributions may be contributed in addition to such specific and significant contributions); and (2) meaningfully participate in, or exercise meaningful controls or approvals over, the development and production of such movie; provided , however , that in the case of a movie co-produced by and among Videocine, Lionsgate (or its Affiliates) and one or more other Co-Production Partners, the specific or significant contribution of the other Co-Production Partner(s) may consist of financing; and
(C) Videocine, the applicable Pantelion Party(ies) and the applicable Co-Production Partner(s) shall provide to Licensee information and facilitate with Licensee a negotiation for Licensee to co-produce the applicable movie, on terms to be negotiated by the parties in good faith. If Licensee elects, in its sole discretion, not to co-produce the applicable movie, the applicable movie shall be deemed to be a Pantelion Movie hereunder and Licensee shall be licensed the Free Television Broadcast rights with respect to such Movie, as set forth in Section 3.5(c) , and shall have a Right of First Opportunity / First Refusal to acquire Broadcast rights in other Licensed Media to such Pantelion Movie, as set forth in Section 3.5(d) .
(c)  Free Television Rights to Pantelion Movies . If necessary (or if reasonably requested by Licensee at any time), Licensor shall cause Pantelion to license all Free Television rights in and to Pantelion Movies directly to Licensee. Licensee shall not be obligated to make any payments or incur any costs (other than the Royalty) for such Free Television rights.
(d)  Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal . Licensor shall provide, or shall cause Videocine or Pantelion to provide, to Licensee a Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal to acquire and/or license the exclusive right to Broadcast, on a Pantelion Movie-by-Pantelion Movie basis, each Pantelion Movie by means of each Licensed Media in the Territory (other than by means of Free Television, which is exclusively licensed to Licensee hereunder). Licensor shall cause Pantelion to enter into a direct agreement with Licensee (or its applicable Affiliate) evidencing such Rights of First Negotiation / First Refusal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Pantelion intends to exploit a package of Pantelion Movies, then Licensee’s Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal with respect to such Pantelion Movies will be on a packaged basis (i.e., to license all of the Pantelion Movies in the package); provided , that none of Licensor, Videocine or Pantelion may offer any such packaged Pantelion Movies on an individual basis (or in any package that is different from the package offered to Licensee), without, in each case, first offering Licensee the right to negotiate for the license of applicable rights to such individual Pantelion Movie (or different package) pursuant to this Section 3.5(d) . For the avoidance of doubt, the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal granted to Licensee under this Section 3.5(d) shall not apply to the Broadcast of Pantelion Movies by means of Theatrical Exhibition or Hard Good Home Videograms (neither of which constitute Licensed Media).

 

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(e)  Classification of Pantelion Movies . For the avoidance of doubt, Pantelion Movies shall constitute Licensed Content only to the extent of the license of Free Television Broadcast rights to Licensee under Section 1.1(a)(iii) . Further, it is understood and agreed that any rights licensed to, or acquired by, Licensee in connection with the exercise of its Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal set forth in Section 3.5(d) shall not constitute part of the Licensed Rights and will not be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to Licensed Content ( provided , that this Section 3.5(e) shall not be deemed to affect the calculation of the Royalty, the Royalty Base or the operation of Section 9 ).
(f)  Information Regarding Pantelion . Licensor has provided Licensee, under cover dated December 1, 2010, with a redacted form of the Pantelion LLC Agreement (the “ Current Pantelion LLC Agreement ”). If Licensor or Videocine amends the Current Pantelion LLC Agreement in a manner which directly or indirectly impacts adversely the rights granted to Licensee hereunder, or enters into any new, extended or renewed agreement with respect to Pantelion which directly or indirectly impacts adversely the rights granted to Licensee hereunder during the Term, Licensor shall, within fifteen (15) Business Days of execution thereof, provide a true and correct copy of such agreement to Licensee; provided , that Licensor may redact such agreement solely so as not to disclose economic terms and other terms not directly or indirectly affecting Licensee’s rights hereunder adversely. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall any new, extended or renewed agreement between or among any of Grupo Televisa, Lionsgate and/or Pantelion (and/or any of their respective Affiliates) during the Term limit, impair or otherwise affect any of the agreements, representations, warranties or covenants made by Licensor under this Section 3.5 and Section 12 below, including by expanding the “primary business purpose” of Pantelion beyond the scope described above in Section 3.5(a) .
(g)  Information Regarding Pantelion Movies and Availability . Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall provide Licensee with information regarding Pantelion Movies including the distribution rights to which are contemplated to be acquired by Pantelion or Pantelion Movies that have been greenlit for production or co-production by Pantelion (including scheduled completion and delivery dates, anticipated production budgets and any other information reasonably requested by Licensee and available to Grupo Televisa) in order to help enable Licensee to fully and meaningfully exercise the Licensed Rights in and to the Pantelion Movies and Licensee’s Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal. Promptly upon completion of each Pantelion Movie or acquisition of distribution rights to each Pantelion Movie, Licensor shall notify Licensee as to the anticipated availability date for Licensee’s Free Television rights (and any other Licensed Media licensed to Licensee in accordance with Section 3.5(d) ), and any applicable Rights Restrictions thereon.
(h)  No Grupo Televisa Broadcast . In no event shall Pantelion Broadcast, or permit the Broadcast of, any Pantelion Movies on any Spanish Language Platform in the Territory owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa (other than directly through Pantelion).
(i)  No Limitation on Licensee’s Rights to Movies . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing set forth in this Section 3.5 shall affect in any way any of Licensee’s rights hereunder to movies produced by, or distribution rights to which are acquired by, Licensor other than through Pantelion that constitute Licensed Content, regardless of whether such movies were produced or acquired before or after the establishment of Pantelion.

 

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3.6 Live Event Streaming . To the extent the live Internet streaming Broadcast rights in the Territory to a specific non-sporting live event (e.g., a live musical concert) that constitutes Licensed Content (for which Licensed Rights would be granted to Licensee hereunder) are promoted or controlled by the Grupo Televisa live events business, the exercise of such live Internet streaming Broadcast rights by Licensee will be subject to the following additional terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions:
(a)  Licensor Notice . Licensor will inform Licensee in writing of the availability of the live Internet streaming Broadcast rights to each such live event to which Grupo Televisa owns or controls such rights in the Territory. If such streaming rights are subject to Promotional Obligations, then Licensor shall also inform Licensee of such Promotional Obligations and any other terms and conditions applicable to such live event (which shall not include the payment of additional consideration by Licensee). Licensor shall provide such notice to Licensee as soon as reasonably practicable following Grupo Televisa’s acquisition of such rights, but in no event later than forty five (45) days before the applicable live event (or if Grupo Televisa acquires such rights within forty five (45) days of the applicable live event, within forty eight (48) hours of such acquisition (or if Grupo Televisa acquires such live event within forty eight (48) hours of such live event, as promptly as practicable following such acquisition)).
(b)  Licensee Election . If Licensee wishes to stream such a live event to which Grupo Televisa owns or controls the live Internet streaming Broadcast rights in the Territory, it shall have the exclusive rights to do so in the Licensed Media during the Term to the full extent of rights owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa now or in the future, provided it agrees to comply with the Promotional Obligations (and such other terms and conditions) contained in the above notice. If Licensee does not wish to stream such live event, or does not agree to satisfy the Promotional Obligations or other terms and conditions, Grupo Televisa may Broadcast the live event by way of Internet streaming in the Territory, so long as Grupo Televisa satisfies the Promotional Obligations, and the other terms and conditions applicable to such live event (subject to de minimis differences) as provided in the above notice.
(c)  No Impact on Live Sports Rights or Non-Streaming Rights . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 3.6 shall in any way apply to, or otherwise affect Licensee’s rights to exercise, (i) its rights hereunder to live sports events (including the Licensed Mexican Soccer Games), whether by means of live Internet streaming or any other Licensed Media; or (ii) any of its other rights hereunder with respect to live events (other than the live Internet streaming Broadcast rights described in this Section 3.6 ), in each case, under, and in accordance with, this Agreement.
3.7 Territorial Integrity; Anti-Piracy . The license herein granted to Licensee is an exclusive license to Broadcast the Licensed Content in the Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term in accordance with the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions contained in this Agreement. In connection therewith, and in furtherance of the foregoing, Licensee and Licensor each agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to employ copy protection and other security measures reasonably designed to effectively prevent piracy and limit, in accordance with and subject to the then prevailing commercial practices and standards of broadcasters or digital platform operators, access to the Licensed Content (or content licensed by Licensor) to persons located inside the Territory or outside the Territory, as applicable.

 

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(a) Territorial Integrity .
(i) Free Television Spillover .
(A) Licensor acknowledges and agrees that Licensee’s, its Affiliates’ and its Network Affiliates’ Broadcasts of Licensed Content by means of Free Television from within the Territory which are intended for reception in the Territory may be received outside of the Territory (such reception, the “ Licensee Spillover ”). Licensor agrees that the occurrence of Licensee Spillover shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement so long as (1) Licensee, its Affiliates and its Network Affiliates use their commercially reasonable efforts not to increase the predicted noise limited coverage contour of each of their respective stations outside the Territory beyond that authorized by the FCC as of November 1, 2010 (the “ Licensee Permitted Spillover Contour ”), provided , however , that with respect to any station acquired after November 1, 2010, the Licensee Permitted Spillover Contour shall be determined as of the closing date of the acquisition of such station; (2) such Licensee Spillover is incidental to their respective stations’ operations as authorized by the FCC; and (3) Licensee, its Affiliates and its Network Affiliates do not market advertising based on the availability of such Licensee Spillover to persons located outside the Territory. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, Licensor and Licensee acknowledge and agree that Licensee, its Affiliates and its Network Affiliates shall have the right and ability to (without being in breach of this Agreement) (x) consent to the re-transmission of a Free Television channel by any Cable Television System in Mexico more than half of the subscribers of which reside within thirty-five (35) miles from the geographic reference coordinates of the center of the community of license of the transmission facility of such Free Television channel (“ Licensee Facility Location ”); and (y) base the price of any local advertising time or space sold on such Free Television channels in the Territory on the ability of viewers outside the Territory to view such Free Television channels.
(B) Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Grupo Televisa’s Broadcasts of Licensed Content by means of Free Television from within Mexico which is intended for reception in Mexico may be received inside of the Territory (such reception, the “ Televisa Spillover ”). Licensee agrees that the occurrence of Televisa Spillover shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement so long as (1) Grupo Televisa uses its commercially reasonable efforts not to increase the predicted noise limited coverage contour of each of their respective licensed stations into the Territory beyond that authorized by the Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones and the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes as of November 1, 2010 (the “ Licensor Permitted Spillover Contour ”), provided , however , that with respect to any station acquired after November 1, 2010, the Licensor Permitted Spillover Contour shall be determined as of the closing date of the acquisition of such station; (2) such Televisa Spillover is incidental to Grupo Televisa’s stations’ operations as authorized by the Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones and the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes; and (3) Grupo Televisa does not market advertising based on the availability of such Televisa Spillover to persons located inside the Territory. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, Licensor and Licensee acknowledge and agree that Grupo Televisa shall have the right and ability to (without being in breach of this Agreement) (x) consent to re-transmission of a Free Television channel by any Cable Television System in the Territory more than half of the subscribers of which reside within thirty-five (35) miles from the geographic reference coordinates of the center of the community of license of the transmission facility of such Free Television channel (“ Licensor Facility Location ”); and (y) base the price of any local advertising time or space on such Free Television channels in Mexico on the ability of viewers in the Territory to view such Free Television channels.

 

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(ii)  Satellite Encryption . In accordance with then prevailing commercial practices of broadcasters of Audiovisual Content in the United States, Licensee (and its Affiliates) and Grupo Televisa shall encrypt their respective satellite Broadcasts of Licensed Content in the Territory and outside the Territory respectively, on a conditional access basis (i.e., access to the Broadcast is dependent on the use of receiving equipment which decrypts the Broadcast if, and only if, the user of the equipment is individually and specifically authorized to access the Broadcast by the party permitted to Broadcast such Audiovisual Content). The reception of such an encrypted satellite Broadcast or the unauthorized decryption of such a satellite Broadcast shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement by Licensee (or its Affiliates) or Grupo Televisa, respectively, so long as (A) such parties’ Broadcast is intended for reception only by authorized viewers inside the Territory or outside the Territory, respectively; (B) such unauthorized reception or decryption is unintentional and incidental; and (C) Licensee (and its Affiliates) or Grupo Televisa, as applicable, does not market the availability of such reception or decryption to persons located outside of its authorized territory.
(iii)  Internet / Mobile Geo-Filtering . In accordance with the then prevailing commercial practices of Internet and mobile distributors of Audiovisual Content in the United States, as determined on a platform-by-platform basis, (A) Licensee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to use geo-filtering technology intended to prevent, and reasonably designed to effectively prevent, a person outside the Territory (including any Internet user, mobile device user, or authenticated video customer of an MVPD (e.g., via so-called “TV Everywhere”)) from accessing Internet/mobile Broadcasts of Licensed Content from within the Territory; and (B) Grupo Televisa shall use commercially reasonable efforts to use geo-filtering technology intended to prevent, and reasonably designed to effectively prevent, a person in the Territory (including any Internet user, mobile device user, or authenticated video customer of an MVPD (e.g., via so-called “TV Everywhere”)) from accessing Internet/mobile Broadcasts of Licensed Content from Mexico. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall be insufficient for Licensee or Licensor to use geo-filtering technology that permits Broadcasts of Licensed Content to be accessed by a person located outside or inside the Territory, respectively, who merely furnishes an address located, or the number of a credit card issued, outside or inside the Territory, respectively. From time to time, Licensor or Licensee may, if it uses a specific form of geo-filtering technology, request that the other party adopt such technology, and upon such request, such other party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to adopt and implement such technology. In furtherance of the foregoing, Licensor and Licensee and their controlled Affiliates, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of its sublicensees to use such geo-filtering technology in accordance with this paragraph, as applicable.

 

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(iv)  Intent . Grupo Televisa and Licensee acknowledge and agree that this Section 3.7(a) is intended solely for purposes of ensuring the territorial integrity appurtenant to Licensor’s and Licensee’s rights in and to Licensed Content, and ensuring that neither Licensee nor Licensor will be in violation of this Agreement merely because transmissions or retransmissions from stations located inside or outside the Territory, respectively, or transmissions or retransmissions from satellite signals intended for television stations, cable systems or direct-to-home subscribers inside or outside the Territory, respectively, or over the Internet or mobile platforms (or by any other Licensed Media), may be unintentionally and incidentally viewed outside or inside the Territory, respectively, and is not intended to give Licensee or Licensor any right to Broadcast, or license others to Broadcast, Licensed Content intended for viewing, or which may be viewed, outside or inside the Territory, respectively, in each case except as provided in Section 3.7(a)(i) .
(b)  Copy Protection; Physical Security . Each of Licensor and Licensee and their controlled Affiliates agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to mutually agree within a reasonable timeframe ( i.e., at most twelve (12) months after execution of this Agreement) on a plan and schedule to implement (and thereafter to implement in accordance with such plan and schedule) appropriate copy protection technology or solutions, generally consistent with the then prevailing commercial practices of similarly situated broadcasters in the respective territory, as determined on a platform by platform basis. For the avoidance of doubt, such measures are intended to (i) protect the intellectual property rights in each of the parties’ (and its controlled Affiliates’) Broadcasts; and (ii) prevent and/or deter theft, unauthorized copying or unauthorized Broadcast, destruction of, or unauthorized access or injury to, the materials and intellectual property rights underlying such Broadcasts.
(c) Protective Action .
(i)  Take-Down Notices . Licensee and Licensor shall each have the right, but not the obligation, either itself or through a third party reasonably acceptable to the other party (e.g., BayTSP), to issue “take-down” notices with respect to any unauthorized third party Broadcasts of Licensed Content in the Territory (and shall copy the other party on any such issuances).
(ii)  Legal Action . In the event that any unauthorized third party Broadcast of Licensed Content continues for a period of seventy-two (72) hours following the issuance of a “take-down” notice by either party (or its third party designee), the party issuing the notice shall promptly notify the other party, and the parties shall reasonably cooperate to address such unauthorized third party Broadcast of Licensed Content; provided , that only Grupo Televisa shall have the right, if appropriate, to initiate and prosecute litigation against the applicable third party; provided , however , that Licensee may commence and prosecute such litigation (and shall in such case inform Licensor of its actions as promptly as practicable) in the event that (A) failure to do so immediately would result in irreparable harm to Licensee; or (B) Grupo Televisa unreasonably fails to commence or prosecute litigation after request by Licensee.

 

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(iii)  Costs and Recoveries . If the party initiating such litigation requests cooperation or assistance from the other party (in connection with Section 3.7(c)(ii) ), the initiating party will be responsible for the reasonable costs (including attorneys fees) of such cooperation or assistance incurred by such other party. In the event of litigation (or similar action or threatened action) against the applicable third party, any monetary remedy, award, statutory damages, settlement or other recovery resulting from such litigation, action or threatened action shall be allocated as follows: (A) first , to the initiating party, to recoup any costs (including attorneys fees) incurred by the initiating party in pursuing such litigation (including such costs incurred by the other party and reimbursed by the initiating party); and (B) second , any remaining amounts to Licensee; provided , that Licensee shall include in the Royalty Base an amount equal to the sum of all such remaining amounts in the applicable Royalty period immediately following such allocation.
3.8 Offensive or Politically Insensitive Platforms . If at any time Licensor reasonably determines that the Broadcast of Licensed Content on (a) the Univision Interactive Network or other Spanish Language Platform owned or controlled by Licensee (other than Linear Television Channels, for which Licensor’s withdrawal rights shall be limited to those set forth in Section 8.10 ); or (b) pursuant to any Sublicensing Arrangements, would result in Licensed Content being available on a website or other platform that contains offensive or politically insensitive content that Licensor reasonably believes is likely to substantially and adversely affect Grupo Televisa, then (i) Licensor may promptly provide to Licensee written notice of such determination (including the basis therefor); and (ii) upon receipt of such notice, Licensee shall address, as soon as reasonably practicable, or in the case of clause (b) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the owner / operator of the applicable website or other platform to address, Licensor’s concern (including through the removal of Licensed Content from such offensive website or platform). In no event will Licensee cause Licensed Content to be Broadcast on an adult entertainment (as such term is commonly understood in the entertainment industry in the Territory) site or adult entertainment platform that is owned or controlled by Licensee.
4.  Sublicensing; Third Party Arrangements .
4.1 Licensee Right to Sublicense; General Requirements .
(a)  Licensee Right to Sublicense . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions contained in this Agreement, the Licensed Rights include the right to sublicense to third parties the right to exercise the Licensed Rights (and all other rights and entitlements hereunder attendant and appurtenant thereto), subject, if applicable, to the approval of Licensor pursuant to Section 4.2 .
(b)  General Requirements . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a UIN Branded Experience on which any Licensed Content is Broadcast shall comply with the following requirements (the “ General Requirements ”) unless expressly waived in writing by Licensor in its sole discretion on a case-by-case basis:
(i)  Term and Use Restrictions . Licensee shall not enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a UIN Branded Experience: (i) with a term that is longer than the remaining Term; (ii) that provides for Broadcast of Licensed Content outside the Territory; (iii) that does not require geo-filtering outside the Territory (substantially consistent with Section 3.7(a)(iii) ); and (iv) that would cause Licensed Content to be distributed on an adult entertainment site or platform.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(ii)  Linear Television Channel . Licensee shall not enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement that involves the Broadcast of Licensed Content on any third party Linear Television Channel.
(iii)  Core Controls . Any Sublicensing Arrangement must provide Licensee with the following core controls over the Licensed Content (“ Core Controls ”) vis-à-vis the sublicensee, which Licensee shall exercise as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the provisions hereof: (a) Licensee (and not the sublicensee) shall have editorial control of the Licensed Content and will not permit the sublicensee to edit or manipulate such Licensed Content (e.g., mashups) without the prior written consent of Licensee, subject at all times to the editing restrictions contained in Section 8.8 ; (b) Licensee (and not the sublicensee) shall have the right to select, refresh and withdraw Licensed Content; (c) the sublicensee shall not be permitted to sublicense the Licensed Content; (d) the sublicensee shall not be permitted to authorize any third party to Broadcast the Licensed Content (except that the sublicensee can place its branded applications, embed its branded media player or employ similar branded and controlled functionality in a third party’s sites, in each case, consistent with the then prevailing industry practices); and (e) Licensee will have remedies that are substantially no less favorable to Licensee, mutatis mutandis , than Grupo Televisa’s remedies set forth in Section 15 .
(iv)  Content Ratio Tests . Licensee shall not enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a UIN Branded Experience that makes available to the applicable third party a number of hours of Licensed Content which constitute more than *** of the total number of hours of Audiovisual Content made available under such Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a UIN Branded Experience or a number of hours of Audiovisual Content produced or owned by Licensee which constitute less than *** of the total number of hours of Audiovisual Content made available under such Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a UIN Branded Experience; provided , that the content ratio requirement set forth in this Section 4.2(b)(i) shall not apply to Sublicensing Arrangements or third party arrangements for UIN Branded Experiences with bona fide nationally recognized non-MVPD distributors in the Territory (e.g., Netflix) relating to (i) the Broadcast of all, or substantially all, of the feed of one or more of the Networks, the TuTv Networks and/or the Televisa Channels or (ii) the Broadcast of individual items of Audiovisual Content that were Broadcast on the applicable Network, TuTv Network or Televisa Channels within the immediately preceding thirty (30) days. For the avoidance of doubt, any such Sublicensing Arrangements with bona fide nationally recognized non-MVPD distributors in the Territory shall be subject to Licensor’s reasonable approval under this Section 4.2 , and shall be subject to the other General Requirements.
(v)  Long-Term Arrangements . Licensee shall not enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a UIN Branded Experience that has a term (including any extensions or renewals) that is longer than ***.

 

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4.2 Licensor Approval .
(a)  Licensor Approval Required . Other than as provided in Section 4.4 , all Sublicensing Arrangements will require the prior approval of Licensor (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Licensor may not condition its approval of any proposed Sublicensing Arrangement on the payment to Grupo Televisa of any monetary or other consideration or on any changes to the then-existing arrangements between Licensee and Grupo Televisa (including under this Agreement). However, in determining whether to provide such approval, the Licensor may take into account the terms and circumstances of the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement, including the financial terms and conditions of the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement, commercial terms of the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement as compared to industry standards at such time, the scope and extent of the rights to be granted under the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement, and the identity of the proposed counterparty (together with the overall economic benefit of the Sublicensing Arrangement to Licensee). It shall be deemed to be unreasonable for Licensor to withhold any approval required under this Section 4.2(a) of any proposed Sublicensing Arrangement on the basis of the identity of the proposed counterparty or the proposed terms if Grupo Televisa has previously entered into a contractual arrangement (which is then in effect) with such proposed counterparty for the Broadcast of Excluded Content in the Territory or the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content in Mexico (unless such arrangement is required by applicable Law), in each case, on terms consistent therewith.
(b)  Approval in Licensor’s Sole Discretion . Notwithstanding Section 4.2(a) , Licensor may withhold its approval in its sole discretion of any Sublicensing Arrangement on a case-by-case basis that:
(i)  Non-Spanish Language Arrangements . Permits the Broadcast of Licensed Content in any language other than Spanish (including via closed caption, SAP, or other subtitling or dubbing).
(ii)  Previously Owned Platforms . Permits the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content directly or indirectly on any platform that was owned or controlled by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates within the immediately preceding twenty-four (24) months.
(c)  Approval of Existing Sublicensing Arrangements . The parties acknowledge and agree that the Sublicensing Arrangements set forth on Schedule 4 hereto have been approved by Licensor as of the date hereof.
4.3 Licensor Approval Procedures .
(a)  General Procedures . Licensor will appoint one or more contact persons to review proposed Sublicensing Arrangements and one of such contact persons to have the authority to provide approvals of Sublicensing Arrangements on behalf of Licensor. Licensee will appoint one or more contact persons who will provide all information necessary to make an informed decision about proposed Sublicensing Arrangements, whom Licensor is to contact with any questions and to whom Licensor is to give its determination as to whether it will approve any applicable Sublicensing Arrangement.

 

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(b)  Digital Distribution Approval Process . Without limiting anything contained in Section 4.3(a) , the following additional procedures will apply to any Licensee request for approval of, and any Licensor determination as to whether it will approve, any Sublicensing Arrangement relating to digital distribution of the Licensed Content:
(i)  Proposed Transaction Notice . If Licensee desires to enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement for digital distribution, Licensee shall provide a notice of the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement to the general counsel, chief financial officer and head of digital distribution of Licensor, which notice shall contain the identity of the counterparty and a summary of all other material relationships regarding Audiovisual Content with the sublicensee under such proposed Sublicensing Arrangement. Licensee shall also provide only to the general counsel an unredacted copy of the draft agreement or term sheet governing such Sublicensing Arrangement and a copy of the draft agreement or term sheet redacted only so as not to disclose economic and other sensitive terms and conditions (such agreements and description together, the “ Proposed Transaction Notice ”). The general counsel may make available the unredacted copy of the draft agreement or term sheet only to the deputy general counsel and head counsel for the television department of Licensor and may make available the redacted copy of the draft agreement or term sheet only to such persons as necessary to permit Licensor to decide whether to approve or reject the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement. The general counsel of Licensor shall ensure that no employee or consultant of Licensor involved in digital distribution operations obtains any unredacted copy of the draft agreement or term sheet or any of the redacted information. If Licensee is prohibited from providing Licensor with a copy of the draft agreement or term sheet, then the parties will cooperate in good faith to determine an alternative means of providing Licensor with the requisite information necessary for Licensor to properly evaluate the proposed transaction, without violating any applicable contractual or other restrictions.
(ii)  Evaluation Period . Licensor shall respond in writing to the Proposed Transaction Notice (either approving or rejecting the proposed arrangement, and setting forth the basis for any rejection) to Licensee within ten (10) Business Days of Licensee’s provision of any Proposed Transaction Notice (the “ Evaluation Period ”); provided , that if the Sublicensing Arrangement has a term (including any extensions or renewals) longer than three (3) years but shorter than five (5) years, then the time period for such approval shall be thirty (30) Business Days (instead of ten (10) Business Days). If Licensor does not reject a proposed Sublicensing Arrangement in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence during the Evaluation Period, such proposed transaction will be deemed to have been approved by Licensor on the terms contained in the applicable Proposed Transaction Notice.
(c)  Renewals; Amendments . Any renewal of a Sublicensing Arrangement will require Licensor approval in accordance with this Section 4 . For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.3(c) shall not apply to any third party arrangement for a UIN Branded Experience (as Licensor approval is not otherwise required for such arrangements). Amendments, modifications, extensions and/or waivers to any existing Sublicensing Arrangement that would cause such Sublicensing Arrangement to deviate in any material respect from the existing Sublicensing Arrangement, or affect the economics or scope of rights under such Sublicensing Arrangements, or violate any of the General Requirements, including the Core Controls will require Licensor’s approval in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 applicable to such Sublicensing Arrangement, as amended. Any other amendment, modification, extension and/or waivers to an approved Sublicensing Arrangement shall not require Licensor’s approval.

 

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4.4 Exceptions to Licensor Approval . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement:
(a)  UIN Arrangements . UIN Arrangements will be permitted without Licensor approval, do not constitute Sublicensing Arrangements, and any existing or future UIN Arrangements shall not be subject to any of the terms and conditions of Section 4 ; provided , that in the case of third party arrangements for UIN Branded Experiences only, such arrangements shall comply with the General Requirements. Licensee shall provide Licensor with written notice (that contains the identity of the counterparty and a summary of all material terms) substantially in the form of Schedule 5 attached hereto as soon as reasonably practicable following its entering into any arrangements for a UIN Branded Experience that Licensee concludes with third parties for Broadcast of Licensed Content.
(b)  MVPD Arrangements . Licensor and Licensee hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) Licensee is currently a party to MVPD Arrangements and will, from time to time, enter into additional MVPD Arrangements consistent with industry practice; (ii) existing and future MVPD Arrangements shall not require Licensor’s approval; and (iii) MVPD Arrangements are not Sublicensing Arrangements and the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4 do not apply to any existing or future MVPD Arrangements.
(c)  Network Affiliation Arrangements . Network Affiliation Agreements will be permitted without Licensor approval, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 1.2(a)(ii) .
(d)  Clip Exchange Arrangements . Clip Exchange Arrangements will be permitted without Licensor approval, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 1.6 .
4.5 Interactive Functionality; Technological Enhancements .
(a)  Rights for Interactive Functionality; Technological Enhancements . Licensee’s permitted third party sublicensees (including any third parties permitted to Broadcast the Licensed Content in the Territory in accordance with this Section 4 ), MVPDs and Network Affiliates will be permitted to add enhanced interactivity (e.g., on-screen programming guides, menus, interactive voting systems, etc.), sharing capability, links to other community features, overlays, squeezebacks, automated translation technology and other similar interactive functionality to Licensed Content, and to undertake Technological Enhancements with respect to Licensed Content, in each case, consistent with the then prevailing industry custom and practice in the Territory.
(b)  Notice of Technological Enhancements . Licensee shall, at the Informational Meetings, inform Licensor of any Technological Enhancements authorized or approved by Licensee to be undertaken by its permitted third party sublicensees which has not been previously notified to Licensor at prior Informational Meetings.

 

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5.  Downloads .
5.1 Download to Own (DTO) . Licensee’s Licensed Rights exercised by means of DTO (but not any other commercial offering) during the Term in the Territory shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
(a) Content Minimums .
(i)  Novelas . Licensor shall provide a minimum of two (2) complete Novelas (including all chapters) to which the rights in the Territory are owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa and selected by Licensor to be available for Broadcast by Licensee in the Territory by means of DTO at all times during the Term. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Licensor shall make available a minimum of four (4) different complete Novelas (including all chapters) to which rights in the Territory are owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa reasonably provided over the course of each twelve (12) month period during the Term. Licensor may provide Novelas to which the rights in the Territory are owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa in excess of the minimum amounts in its sole discretion. For purposes of satisfying the aforementioned minimum, Licensor shall provide to Licensee Novelas to which the rights in the Territory are owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa, subject to any reduction in the minimum Novela production requirements under that certain Amended and Restated 2011 PLA Guaranty dated February 28, 2011 and effective as of January 1, 2011 by GT in favor of Licensee, that have been initially Broadcast (on a Linear Television Channel or, as notified by Licensee, an alternative digital distribution platform) by Licensee within the immediately preceding eighteen (18) month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Licensee has not so Broadcast at least four (4) Novelas to which the rights in the Territory are owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa during such period, Licensor shall provide to Licensee one (1) or more Novelas (as applicable) selected by Licensor from Grupo Televisa’s library in order to satisfy the annual Novela minimum (it being understood that Licensor shall provide no fewer than the number of Novelas necessary to satisfy such minimum).
(ii)  Other Content . Licensor shall provide a minimum of seventy (70) hours of non-Novela Licensed Content selected by Licensor to be available for Broadcast by Licensee in the Territory by means of DTO at all times during the Term; provided , that Licensor shall replace (or add) then available non-Novela Licensed Content with a minimum of fourteen (14) hours of alternative non-Novela Licensed Content upon Licensee’s request (which may be made no more frequently than once every two (2) months). Licensor may provide non-Novela Licensed Content in excess of the minimum amounts (and replace/refresh such content more frequently) in its sole discretion. For purposes of satisfying the aforementioned minimum, Licensor shall provide to Licensee non-Novela Licensed Content that has been initially Broadcast (on a Linear Television Channel or, as notified by Licensee, an alternative digital distribution platform) by Licensee within the immediately preceding eighteen (18) month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Licensee has not so Broadcast at least seventy (70) hours of non-Novela Licensed Content during such prior eighteen (18) month period, Licensor shall provide to Licensee non-Novela Licensed Content selected by Licensor from Grupo Televisa’s library in order to satisfy the annual non-Novela Licensed Content minimum.
(b)  Limitation to Univision Interactive Network . Licensee shall have the exclusive right to Broadcast Licensed Content by means of DTO through the Univision Interactive Network (pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions applicable to such Licensed Content hereunder) without Licensor’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions of this Section 5.1 . Any DTO arrangements with third parties outside of the Univision Interactive Network are subject to Licensor’s approval as set forth in Section 4 . All DTO arrangements shall comply with the geo-filtering provisions set forth in Section 3.7(a)(iii) .

 

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(c)  Delivery Format . All Licensed Content provided by Licensor for Licensee’s DTO Broadcast shall be delivered in a format then suitable for such DTO Broadcast in the Territory, as agreed by the parties from time to time.
(d)  Selection and Removal of Licensed Content for DTO . Licensor shall have the full rights to select and remove Licensed Content for DTO in its discretion, subject to the selection limitations and minimum content requirements set forth in Section 5.1(a) . Licensor shall provide to Licensee at least thirty (30) days’ notice prior to any removal of Licensed Content being Broadcast by means of DTO. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee may, from time to time, request that specific Licensed Content be made available for DTO Broadcast, and Licensor shall consider in good faith any such requests; provided , that Licensor’s decision with respect thereto shall be in its sole discretion and shall be final and binding.
(e)  Information; Audit . For rights and administrative control purposes with respect to the Broadcast of Licensed Content by means of DTO, Licensee shall provide to Licensor monthly online reports (detailing downloads, payments and pricing) regarding such Broadcast, and any other information which Licensor reasonably requests, in each case, to the extent such information is reasonably available to Licensee. Licensee shall deliver any such information to Licensor concurrently with its delivery of royalty calculation information for the month immediately following the month in which such information was received in accordance with Section 9.3 . Licensor shall have the right to audit Licensee in connection with Licensee’s Broadcast by means of DTO, as part of Licensor’s audit rights hereunder as more fully described in Section 9.5 .
(f)  Price . The retail price per item of Licensed Content for consumers to purchase Licensed Content by means of DTO shall be mutually agreed by the parties in writing in accordance with industry standards (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). No free Licensed Content may be offered by means of DTO, other than in connection with bona fide promotions.
(g)  Limitation to DTO . For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.1 shall only apply to Broadcast of Licensed Content by means of DTO, and shall not apply to any forms of rental, lease, on demand access (including any form of DTR or other download to rent) or other distribution of Licensed Content on a linear, streamed, temporal or otherwise non-permanent basis.
(h)  Editing . Licensee’s rights to edit the Licensed Content in connection with Broadcast by means of DTO shall be as set forth in Section 8.8 .
(i)  Clearances . Without limiting Licensor’s obligations under Section 8.13 , Licensor shall obtain all Clearances necessary for Licensee’s Broadcast by means of DTO of all Licensed Content (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Novelas) provided by Licensor to Licensee under this Section 5.1 .

 

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(j)  Clean Versions . Without limiting Licensor’s obligations under Section 8.1(b) , Licensor shall deliver to Licensee “clean” versions (e.g., removing graphic insertions of, voice-overs promoting and URLs of esmas.com and any other Grupo Televisa owned or operated businesses, but not removing any product placement, promotions or mentions in the content of the Licensed Content) of all Licensed Content provided by Licensor to Licensee for DTO Broadcast under this Section 5.1 .
5.2 Download to Rent (DTR) . Licensee’s Licensed Rights exercised by means of DTR (but not any other commercial offering) during the Term in the Territory shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
(a)  Information . Licensee shall provide monthly online reports (including downloads, payments and pricing) regarding such Broadcasts solely for purposes of Grupo Televisa’s obligations to account and provide information to applicable third parties with respect to the Broadcast of Licensed Content by means of DTR, and any other information which Licensor reasonably requests, in each case, to the extent such information is reasonably available to Licensee. Licensee shall deliver any such available information to Licensor concurrently with its delivery of royalty calculation information for the month immediately following the month in which such information was received in accordance with Section 9.3.
(b)  No Free Content . No free Licensed Content may be offered by means of DTR, other than in connection with bona fide promotions.
6. Additional Spanish Language Platforms; Grupo Televisa First Negotiation .
6.1 Additional Spanish Language Platforms . For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee shall have the right to create or acquire additional Spanish Language Platforms (including additional Spanish language Linear Television Channels) and to Broadcast Licensed Content thereon, pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions contained in this Agreement, which Spanish Language Platforms will then be included for purposes of calculating the Royalty Base.
6.2 Grupo Televisa Rights of First Negotiation for Services . In the event that Licensee elects (in its sole discretion) to create additional Spanish language Linear Television Channels during the Term, Grupo Televisa shall be entitled to a Right of First Negotiation to provide general channel programming, advisory, production and/or technical services (which services, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the production of any individual Audiovisual Content), as negotiated between the parties; provided , that the aforementioned Right of First Negotiation shall not apply in the event that Licensee creates a new Spanish Language Linear Television Channel with a third party that provides a specific and significant contribution to the creation and programming arrangement or scheduling of such channel other than merely contributing financing thereto, and such third party provides the aforementioned services to such Linear Television Channel.
6.3 No Impact on Licensee Rights . The Right of First Negotiation set forth in Section 6.2 shall not permit Licensor to seek to enjoin or obtain an injunction prohibiting or delaying Licensee’s creation of an additional Spanish Language Platform (including any additional Spanish language Linear Television Channels) and to Broadcast Licensed Content thereon.

 

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7.  Notification and Acceptance of Programming; Scheduling Cooperation .
7.1 Timing of Availability . Each item of Licensed Content shall be made available by Licensor to Licensee for Broadcast pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (and the Licensed Rights with respect thereto shall vest):
(a) with respect to each item of Licensed Content not addressed in the following provisions of this Section 7.1, upon the first to occur of (i) the date when such Licensed Content is initially Broadcast by Grupo Televisa in any Licensed Media; or (ii) the date when such Licensed Content is first made available for Broadcast by any third party in any Licensed Media;
(b) with respect to each Movie, upon the conclusion of the then applicable “first-run” theatrical availability window (as is then commonly understood in the motion picture industry in the Territory); provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any theatrical “re-release” of a Movie shall not have any effect on the availability of the applicable Movie to Licensee; and (ii) with respect to any Movie not initially theatrically released (e.g., a “direct-to-video” Movie) the availability shall be in accordance, mutatis mutandis , with Section 7.1(a) ;
(c) with respect to each Pantelion Movie, upon the commencement of the then applicable Free Television availability window (as is then commonly understood in the motion picture industry in the Territory); provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, any theatrical “re-release” of a Pantelion Movie shall not have any effect on the availability of the applicable Pantelion Movie to Licensee; and
(d) with respect to each item of Ancillary Content, upon the first to occur of (i) the date when such Ancillary Content is initially Broadcast by Grupo Televisa; (ii) the date when such Ancillary Content is first made available for Broadcast by any third party in Licensed Media; or (iii) the date when the applicable Licensed Content to which the Ancillary Content is related is actually first Broadcast by Licensee in the Territory.
For the avoidance of doubt, rights to Televisa Produced Clips or Licensee Produced Clips shall be available (and the Licensed Rights with respect thereto shall vest) upon the availability and vesting (in accordance with this Section 7.1 ) of the applicable item of Licensed Content from which such clips are excerpted.

 

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7.2 Availability Notices; Requests for Delivery .
(a)  New Programs and Movies . At least as often as the first Business Day of each calendar quarter, Licensor will deliver a written notice (an “ Availability Notice ”) to Licensee specifying the Programs and Movies that (i) have become available to Licensee hereunder since the delivery of the preceding Availability Notice; or (ii) may no longer be available to Licensee hereunder (detailing the reason for such unavailability) (it being understood that the first Availability Notice, which Licensor shall deliver to Licensee no later than April 1, 2011, shall only be required to include those Programs and Movies that have become available to Licensee since the Effective Date). Each Availability Notice shall specify, for each such Program or Movie, (A) the name, length, number of episodes (if readily available), genre and content type; (B) Rights Restrictions (if any); and (C) Clearances (if any) that have not been obtained that would prohibit, restrict or impair Licensee’s Licensed Rights to such Programs or Movies. For purposes of this Section 7.2(a) only, the term “Program” shall refer to Programs initially Broadcast, or intended for initial Broadcast, on a Linear Television Channel.
(b)  Library Programs and Movies . No later than forty-five (45) days following the Effective Date, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee a list that contains, to the best of Licensor’s knowledge, all Programs and Movies available to Licensee hereunder as of the Effective Date (a “ Library Availability Notice ”). The Library Availability Notice shall specify, for each such Program or Movie, the name, length, number of episodes (if readily available), genre and content type of such Program or Movie. For purposes of this Section 7.2(b) only, the term “Program” shall refer to Programs initially Broadcast, or intended for initial Broadcast, on a Linear Television Channel.
(c)  Other Licensed Content . Promptly following the Effective Date, each of Licensor and Licensee shall designate a contact person to, over the first twelve (12) months following the Effective Date, collaborate in good faith to determine a reasonable process, format and timetable for Licensor to provide Licensee (and, following such determination, Licensor shall so provide Licensee) with adequate information regarding other Licensed Content available to Licensee hereunder. If no such process, format and timetable has been agreed by the end of such twelve (12) month period, then thereafter, the Availability Notice delivered under Section 7.2(a) shall include all Licensed Content as opposed to only Programs and Movies and provide the information specified under Section 7.2(a) with respect to such Licensed Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that this Section 7.2(c) shall not apply to (w) those Programs and Movies that are governed by Sections 7.2(a) and (b) ; (x) Pantelion Movies (which are governed by Section 3.5 ); (y) Licensed Soccer Games (which are governed by Section 10 ); and (z) Ancillary Content (which is governed by Section 8.12 ).
(d)  Requests for Delivery . Upon the request of Licensee, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee whatever materials are reasonably available with respect to any available Licensed Content, at Licensee’s expense to the extent Licensee requests more than a pilot or representative episode or clip with respect to an available item of Licensed Content. If Licensee desires delivery of any available Licensed Content, it shall notify Licensor of its request for delivery, at any time, in a writing specifying the name of the desired available Licensed Content and such other information as may reasonably be requested by Licensor to complete delivery of the requested Licensed Content.

 

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7.3 Cooperation . Until the Information Tail Date and subject to applicable Law, Licensor shall cooperate in good faith with Licensee, to the extent that such cooperation does not interfere with its businesses, in Licensee’s efforts to schedule, market and promote Licensee’s programming services and offerings, by attending the Informational Meetings (which may include separate meetings for television, motion picture and digital programming) and providing Licensee with brief descriptions of Programs, Movies, Pantelion Movies, and other material items of Televisa Publications Content anticipated to be licensed hereunder that are in production or have been “greenlit” or otherwise set for production, anticipated availability dates for such items of Licensed Content, and other information reasonably requested by Licensee when such information becomes available to Grupo Televisa; it being understood that any programming or production schedules so provided would be subject to modification and that no representation or warranty is being or would be made with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall have no obligation to provide to Licensee any information under this Section 7.3 (a) regarding any such items of Licensed Content that are in production or have been “greenlit” or otherwise set for production that Licensor believes in good faith will not become available for Broadcast in the Territory until after the Term, (b) during the final year prior to the Information Tail Date, to the extent that Licensor believes in good faith that the disclosure of such information to Licensee would competitively disadvantage Grupo Televisa, or (c) that is subject to legal or third party contractual confidentiality restrictions. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the parties under this section shall not in any way limit, restrain, expand or otherwise modify any of the independent obligations of the parties contained elsewhere in this Agreement.
8.  Delivery, Expenses and Use of Licensed Content .
8.1 Delivery Procedure; Clean Versions .
(a)  Delivery of Licensed Content . Following Licensee’s sending a request for delivery of an item of Licensed Content pursuant to Section 7.2(d) of this Agreement, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee, at Licensee’s expense, a visual and aural reproduction of each such item of Licensed Content either (at Licensee’s election and subject to Licensor’s reasonable ability to comply with such election) via satellite (at Licensee’s risk of loss if delivery via satellite is requested less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of scheduled Broadcast), electronic delivery of files or any other intangible means of delivery, or on such form of videotape, disc or other device as reasonably requested by Licensee, formatted and suitable for Broadcast in the Territory in a digital or other format for each applicable Licensed Media, as reasonably requested by Licensee and as soon as reasonably available. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, until further notice by Licensee to Licensor, Licensee requests access to a high definition feed (if available) for any live events. Licensed Content will be deemed delivered by Licensor when transmitted to the satellite or when delivered or made available digitally, or if shipped by courier, when actually received.
(b)  Delivery of “Clean” Versions . Licensor shall deliver to Licensee “clean” versions (e.g., removing graphic insertions of, voice-overs promoting and URLs of esmas.com and any other Grupo Televisa owned or operated businesses) of all items of Licensed Content delivered to Licensee pursuant to this Agreement; provided , that Licensee shall not be required to remove any product placement, promotions or mentions in the content of any item of Licensed Content; provided , further , that this Section 8.1(b) shall not apply to (i) any Library Programs for which Grupo Televisa does not have, at the time of the delivery, such a “clean” version (“ Special Library Programs ”); and (ii) live Programs and other Programs Broadcast simultaneously by Grupo Televisa and Licensee (in the case of (ii), to the extent that production and delivery of such a “clean” version to Licensee would not be reasonably practicable, or would require Grupo Televisa to incur incremental costs). Licensor shall inform Licensee, prior to delivery of any item of Licensed Content requested by Licensee, if such item of Licensed Content falls under clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 8.1(b) such

 

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that Licensor will not deliver to Licensee a “clean” version of such Licensed Content. Licensee shall be permitted to produce, at its own expense and subject to the consent of the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee in accordance with Section 8.8(e) , “clean” versions of any such Licensed Content. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason Licensor fails to deliver a “clean” version of any Licensed Content other than Special Library Programs or live Programs described above, Licensee shall have the right to produce such a “clean” version pursuant to Section 8.8(b)(v) , and Licensor shall reimburse Licensee for the costs associated therewith as set forth in Section 8.8(f) . Licensor’s obligation to deliver “clean” versions under this Section 8.1(b) will not apply to Televisa Publications Content, to which the provisions of Section 1.3(b)(i)(A) will apply.
8.2 Inspection of Delivered Programs . Licensee agrees that as soon as practicable following receipt of delivery of any Licensed Content through any medium, it will examine such delivery to determine whether it is physically suitable for Broadcast on all applicable Licensed Media and, if applicable, will notify Licensor immediately upon detecting any defect rendering such delivery unsuitable for such Broadcast. In such cases, Licensor shall promptly re-deliver such Licensed Content at its own expense through any medium (at Licensee’s reasonable election).
8.3 Destruction or Erasure of Delivered Programs . Licensee agrees to destroy any video tape, disc or other physical device and/or erase any electronic files embodying Licensed Content (and deliver to Licensor a certificate of destruction and/or erasure in connection therewith), in each case, as soon as practicable following the end of the Term (or as reasonably requested by Licensor in writing in connection with a withdrawal pursuant to Section 8.10 ). Licensee shall pay all costs of destroying such videotapes, discs or other physical devices or erasing such electronic files.
8.4 Ownership; Risk of Loss . Any videotapes, discs or other physical devices or intangible media (including electronic files) embodying Licensed Content shall at all times remain the property of Grupo Televisa, subject to Licensee’s rights as herein provided. The risk of loss, damage, destruction or disappearance of any physical device, if any, shall be borne by Licensee from the time of delivery to Licensee. As to any video tape, disc or other physical device or part thereof lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged after delivery to Licensee, Licensee shall pay Licensor the cost of replacement thereof, which payment shall be limited to the cost of replacing the raw video tape, disc or other physical device.
8.5 Restrictions on Duplication . Except as provided herein, Licensee will not, and will not authorize others to copy or duplicate any Licensed Content unless necessary for the Broadcast by Licensee and any permitted third parties contemplated hereby (or the promotion of such Broadcasts). Licensee shall cause any permitted third party in possession of any duplicate or copy (whether in tangible form (e.g., discs, tapes) or intangible form (e.g., digital media files)) of any part of the Licensed Content (including trailers) to return such duplicate or copy at, or at a reasonable time prior to, the end of the Term (or as reasonably requested by Licensor in writing in connection with a withdrawal pursuant to Section 8.10 ), and Licensee shall destroy or erase (or cause to be destroyed or erased) such duplicate or copy (whether in tangible form (e.g., discs, tapes) or intangible form (e.g., digital media files)) of any part of the Licensed Content (including trailers), in accordance with Section 8.3 . Upon receipt of written request from Licensor, an officer of Licensee shall certify in writing the destruction or erasure of all such copies.

 

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8.6 Name and Likeness Rights; Promotions . Licensor will furnish to Licensee glossy prints and digital copies of still photos, synopses, cast lists and all other promotional material for the promotion of the Licensed Content, if available. Licensor grants to Licensee, without additional payment beyond the Royalty, the right and license to use and license others to use (a) Grupo Televisa’s name and logos and the Televisa Channel Marks; and (b) unless Licensee is advised by Licensor that rights of Licensor and its Affiliates are limited (in which case, to the extent not limited), to use and license others to use the name and likeness of, and biographical material concerning, each star, featured performer, writer, director and producer in the Licensed Content and the titles and trademarks of each item of Licensed Content and fictitious persons and locales therein, for advertising and publicity of the Licensed Content, and any broadcaster or sponsor thereof, but not for direct endorsement of any product or service; provided, that any such use by the broadcaster or sponsor thereof will protect the copyrights of Grupo Televisa and shall not include any fee or royalty payable to Licensee or its Affiliates expressly and/or primarily for such use. To the extent available to Licensor (or any applicable Affiliate) after reasonable efforts, Licensor will furnish Licensee with music cue sheets for the Licensed Content and the information necessary for administration of rights payments and compliance with FCA Section 507. Subject to the foregoing, and subject to Licensor’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), which consent may be provided by the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee, Licensee shall have the right to produce its own promotional material for or from the Licensed Content (including audio promotions for or from audio tracks of the Licensed Content). Grupo Televisa shall permit its proprietary artists to appear on behalf of or for Licensee for promotional or programming purposes at mutually agreeable times (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld), at Licensee’s expense, it being agreed that Licensor may not be able to require an artist to appear, all requests to and contacts with Grupo Televisa’s proprietary artists shall be made through a representative designated by Licensor (provided that if the designated representative of Licensee for these purposes has requested in writing to the designated representative of Licensor for these purposes to be informed as to whether an artist is under contract with Grupo Televisa and such designated representative of Licensor has not responded to such designated representative of Licensee within seven days of receipt of such request, Licensee may try to contact such artist without going through Licensor or its designated representative), and such designated representative of Licensor shall not be required to approve any appearance which would interfere in any material respect with Licensor’s operations or productions.
8.7 Credits . Except as provided in Section 8.8 , Licensee agrees to include in its Broadcasts of Licensed Content all copyright notices and all credits made part of Licensed Content (including credits for stars, directors, producers and writers).
8.8 Editing .
(a)  Editing Restricted . Licensee shall have no rights to edit or make changes or deletions to Licensed Content (other than Licensed Mexican Soccer Games, to which Section 10.3(e) shall apply) except as expressly set forth in this Section 8.8 . Licensee may from time to time request by notice to the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee that Licensor make any other edits (other than those set forth in Sections 8.8(b) , 8.8(c) and 8.8(d) , which shall not require the approval of Licensor), and Licensor may elect to make such requested edits or refuse the request in its sole discretion. The Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee shall be Licensee’s primary contact with Licensor for the delivery of any editing request by Licensee, and for Licensor to deliver its decision and, if applicable, the edited Licensed Content to Licensee.

 

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(b)  Editing by Licensee . Licensee shall have the right to edit and make changes and deletions (and, with respect to only clause (ii) of this Section 8.8(b) , additions of recaps) to Licensed Content, without any requirement of consent by or consultation with Licensor or the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee, only in order to:
(i)  Internal Credits . Eliminate identical internal credits when episodes of any Licensed Content air back-to-back on any Linear Television Channel;
(ii)  Program Length . Adjust Licensed Content length to applicable standard U.S. format lengths (e.g., 30-60-90-120 minute lengths for Linear Television Channels, and such other standards (if any), now or in the future, that are applicable to other Licensed Media for Audiovisual Content produced for initial or primary Broadcast by means of such Licensed Media), by cutting or adding recaps to starts or finishes;
(iii)  Commercials . Insert commercials (during natural breaks to the extent applicable) in Licensed Content;
(iv)  Irrelevant Material . Eliminate any of the following specific material from Licensed Content only to the extent not relevant to U.S. Hispanic audiences: (A) phone numbers and addresses outside the Territory, (B) information regarding contests, sweepstakes and lotteries that are not available in the Territory, (C) advertisements for or promotions of goods and services that are illegal in the Territory, (D) promotional offers, discounts and other offers related to goods or services for advertising purposes that have expired or are illegal in the Territory, and (E) information on dates and locations of specific events (e.g., concerts or live sports events) outside of the Territory that have already occurred; and
(v)  Clean Versions of Programs . Correct any failure by Licensor to deliver a “clean” version of any Licensed Content (other than any Special Library Program) in accordance with Section 8.1(b) .
(vi)  Non-Conforming Promotional Content . Eliminate promotional materials in Televisa Publications Content to the extent permitted under Section 1.3(b)(i)(A) .
(c)  Edits for Timing . Licensee may, after reasonable consultation of the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee, (i) edit episodes of Novelas Broadcast by means of a Linear Television Channel in order to end such Novela by creating recaps on a limited basis to cause the final episode to be Broadcast at strategically competitive times (e.g., Thursday and Friday) and (ii) reduce the length of credits of Licensed Content so that the opening credits are no longer than ninety (90) seconds in length and closing credits are no longer than thirty (30) seconds in length (or, for Licensed Content not being Broadcast by means of a Linear Television Channel, such credit lengths as are then appropriate).

 

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(d)  Edits for Regulations and Broadcast Standards . Licensee shall have the right to edit and make changes, additions (e.g. disclaimers and blurrings) and deletions to Licensed Content, after reasonable consultation with the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee but without any requirement of consent by Licensor or the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee (it being agreed that Licensee in any event will have the right to make such edit following a period of twenty-four (24) hours after giving notice to the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee), only in order to:
(i)  Government Regulations . Comply with applicable government rules and regulations, including FCC regulations; and
(ii)  Broadcast Standards and Practices . Comply with Licensee’s (or its applicable controlled Affiliates’) generally applicable broadcast standards and practices from time to time in effect. Licensee shall provide Licensor with its broadcast standards and practices (and any modifications thereto) for any Licensed Media that is then regulated by the FCC or other governmental organization in the Territory. Licensee shall meaningfully consult with Licensor in connection with the establishment of its broadcast standards and practices for any Licensed Media that is then unregulated by the FCC or other governmental organization in the Territory (including by providing Licensor and the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee with a copy of such proposed broadcast standards and practices at least thirty (30) days prior to Licensee’s adoption thereof (and shall provide any proposed updates to such broadcast standards and practices at least two (2) weeks prior to the effectiveness thereof). Licensee shall consider in good faith any comments provided by Licensor to Licensee in connection with such consultation on any non-regulated Licensed Media, and shall act reasonably in determining whether to accept any such comments. Licensee shall not use any broadcast standards and practices in a manner intended to circumvent the editing restrictions set forth in this Section 8.8 .
(e)  Editing Authorized by Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee . Except as provided in Section 8.8(b), 8.8(c) and 8.8(d) , Licensee shall have the right to edit and make changes and deletions to Licensed Content only with the prior written consent of the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee (which consent may be withheld if the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee’s determines in its good faith discretion that the applicable edit would adversely impact the integrity or artistic quality of the applicable Licensed Content) in order to:
(i) Televisa Spoiler Content . Eliminate any Televisa Spoiler Content;
(ii)  Goods and Services . Eliminate material regarding advertisements for or promotions of goods and services that are not available in the Territory (other than for the reason specified in Section 8.8(b)(iv)(C) );
(iii)  Promotional Offers, Discounts and Other Offers . Eliminate material regarding promotional offers, discounts and other offers that are not available in the Territory (other than for the reason specified in Section 8.8(b)(iv)(D) ;
(iv)  Eliminate / Consolidate Episodes . Eliminate or consolidate episodes that contain more than fifteen (15) minutes of recap material;

 

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(v)  Irrelevant Material . Eliminate any material (other than the specific material set forth in Section 8.8(b)(iv) ) to the extent not relevant to U.S. Hispanic audiences;
(vi)  Wind-Up of Licensed Content . Facilitate wind-up of Licensed Content cancelled in accordance with this Agreement;
(vii)  Interactivity . Add enhanced interactivity (e.g., on-screen programming guides, menus, interactive voting systems, etc.), sharing capability, links to other community features, overlays, and squeeze-backs to Licensed Content consistent with then-prevailing industry custom and practice (it being understood that this clause (vii) shall apply only to edits made by Licensee, and that such edits made by MVPDs and other third parties shall be governed by Section 4.5 );
(viii)  Clean Versions of Special Library Programs . Create a “clean” version of any Special Library Program, to the extent a “clean” version of such Special Library Program was not delivered by Licensor to Licensee in accordance with Section 8.1(b) ; and
(ix)  Licensee Produced Clips . Create Licensee Produced Clips from Programs and Movies, but not from Licensed Mexican Soccer Games (to which this Section 8.8(e)(ix) shall not apply, and which shall be governed instead by Section 10.3(e) ).
(f)  Miscellaneous . The editing rights hereunder shall be subject to applicable Law and applicable contractual rights of unaffiliated third parties of which Licensor informs Licensee in writing at or prior to the time of delivery to Licensee of such Licensed Content (provided that Licensor agrees to use good faith efforts not to permit to exist any such contractual restrictions). Licensee will pay for editing requested by Licensee and performed by Licensor at Licensor’s incremental cost; provided , that Licensor will pay (and promptly reimburse Licensee) for any editing costs related to Licensor’s obligation to deliver a “clean” version of any Licensed Content to the extent required under Section 8.1(b) upon provision by Licensee of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs.
(g)  Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee . The Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee will be primarily located at Licensee’s principal facility, which is currently located in Miami, Florida (or such other location mutually agreed by the parties). Licensee shall provide the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee with sufficient access to its personnel and facilities and sufficient notice of proposed edits in order to monitor the editing proposed to be undertaken by Licensee pursuant to this Section 8.8 and Licensee’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 8.8 and to make determinations hereunder. The Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee will also have the right to recommend policies to prevent unauthorized editing. If such policies are acceptable to Licensee, acting reasonably, Licensee will implement and enforce such policies and the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee will be provided with sufficient access to monitor compliance with such policies. All compensation and benefits provided to the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee shall be paid by Licensor. All determinations by the Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee shall be documented in writing.

 

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(h)  Derivative Works . For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that, as a result of Licensee’s exercising any of its editing rights hereunder with respect to any Licensed Content, such edited Licensed Content constitutes a “derivative work” under the United States Copyright Act, such derivative work shall nevertheless remain the sole property of Licensor (subject to the rights granted to Licensee hereunder).
(i)  Other Changes to the Programs . For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8.8 , none of Licensee’s actions with respect to the Licensed Content pursuant to, and in accordance with, Sections 1.2(b) , 4.5 , 8.9(c) , or 8.11(c) or (d) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 8.8 (other than Section 8.8(h) ).
(j)  Not Applicable to Licensed Mexican Soccer Games . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 8.8 , none of the restrictions on Licensee’s rights to edit or make changes, deletions or additions under this Section 8.8 will apply to Licensed Mexican Soccer Games, to which the provisions of Section 10.3 will apply.
8.9 Product Placement .
(a)  Cooperation . Licensor and Licensee intend to cooperate effectively in order to exploit reasonable opportunities for product placement and integration in Licensed Content to be Broadcast in the Territory.
(b)  Points of Contact . Each of Licensor and Licensee shall appoint a single person to act as point of contact for such efforts. Such contact persons shall cooperate to make each party aware of commercial opportunities for product placement or integration in Licensed Content to be Broadcast in the Territory and, in any event, each such contact person will present such opportunities (not previously disclosed to the other) at the first Informational Meeting following such contact person’s learning of such opportunities.
(c)  Exchange of Products . The parties will work together so that, to the extent technologically feasible, Licensee, with prior approval of Licensor (on a good faith basis), may substitute products of advertisers to whom Licensee has sold product placement in exchange for products placed by Grupo Televisa in recorded Licensed Content, so long as such substituted placement does not adversely affect in any way, as determined by Licensor in good faith, the artistic quality and/or integrity of the Licensed Content. By way of example and not in limitation, Licensor may determine not to approve such substitutions in the relevant recorded Licensed Content if any person or entity, including any director, producer or actor in or of such recorded Licensed Content, in his, her or its sole and absolute discretion does not want the substitution, or if Licensor believes that proposing such substitution would harm its relationship with such director, producer or actor. For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee shall not substitute products in Licensed Content initially Broadcast simultaneously, by Grupo Televisa and Licensee; provided , that the contact persons will cooperate in order to pre-record segments that may be inserted by Licensee in the time segments designated by Licensee in such Licensed Content Broadcast simultaneously. An Affiliate of GT which is capable of effecting such substitution will have the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal to perform such substitution. For the avoidance of doubt, revenues with respect to substitution as provided in this paragraph shall be included in the Royalty Base.

 

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(d)  Licensee Requests . Licensor will consider in good faith requests of Licensee, made from time to time, to effectuate product placement and/or integration by Licensee’s advertisers in Licensed Content during their production and/or post-production stage and will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep Licensee informed of commercial opportunities during such stage. While Licensor shall have no obligation to effectuate such product placement and/or integration, Licensor shall make the determination as to whether to comply with such requests in good faith. By way of example and not in limitation, Licensor may determine not to comply with such requests if any person or entity participating during the production and/or post-production of the Licensed Content in question, including any director, producer or actor in or of such Licensed Content, in his, her, or its sole and absolute discretion does not want the product placement and/or integration, or if Licensor believes that proposing the product placement and/or integration would harm its relationship with such director, producer or actor. For the avoidance of doubt, revenues with respect to placement and/or integration as provided in this paragraph shall be included in the Royalty Base.
(e)  Costs . In the event that Licensor or its Affiliates effectuate product placement and/or integration during production or post-production of any Licensed Content by Licensee’s advertisers or otherwise at Licensee’s written request, Licensee will pay the costs for such placement and/or integration (which such costs will need to be agreed between Licensee and Licensor prior to effectuation of the product placement and/or integration) upon provision by Licensor of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs.
(f)  Notification of Refusal . Within five (5) Business Days of any determination by Licensor that it will not include product placement requested by Licensee, Licensor will inform Licensee of such determination and the reasons therefor.
(g)  Licensor Policies . All product placement and integration requests shall be subject to the policies and rules of Grupo Televisa’s sales department from time to time in effect that Licensor has prior to such time provided to Licensee; provided , that such policies and rules shall not limit, expand or otherwise modify Licensor’s obligations with respect to such requests as set forth under this Section 8.9 .
(h)  Not Applicable to Licensed Mexican Soccer Games . Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, the terms and conditions relating to product placement in this Section 8.9 shall not apply to Licensed Mexican Soccer Games, to which the provisions of Section 10 shall apply.
8.10 Licensor Withdrawal of Programs . Subject to Section 12.1 and Licensee’s remedies for a breach thereof, Licensor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, withdraw any Licensed Content and terminate any license with respect to such Licensed Content if Licensor reasonably determines that the Broadcast thereof is likely to: (a) infringe the rights of third parties; (b) violate any Law; or (c) otherwise subject Licensor to any material liability. In the event of any such withdrawal or termination, Licensor shall give Licensee as much notice as reasonably practicable, and the parties shall have no obligations to each other with regard to Licensed Content not produced, subject to Section 12.1 and Licensee’s remedies for a breach thereof.

 

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8.11 Digitization; Technological Enhancements .
(a)  Requests . With respect to any particular item of Licensed Content (and without limiting Licensee’s rights and obligations under Section 8.11(d) with respect to HD up-conversion and/or down-conversion), Licensee may request from Licensor reasonable information regarding whether such item of Licensed Content has been subject to digital conversion or Technological Enhancements, and Licensor shall promptly respond to such requests (including by providing Licensee with a brief description of such digital conversion or Technological Enhancements and any applicable technical specifications therefor); provided , that no inadvertent failure by Licensor to comply with the foregoing shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
(b)  Televisa Digitization and Technological Enhancements . If Licensee has requested delivery of Licensed Content in a digital or other format in accordance with Section 8.1(a) but Grupo Televisa does not then have such digital or other format of such Licensed Content, Licensee may request, by delivery of a Technology Services Request to Licensor, the conversion or Technological Enhancement of such Licensed Content to such digital or other format. If Licensor reasonably determines that such conversion or Technological Enhancement would not interfere with its digitization efforts or other businesses, then Licensor shall, at the sole cost and expense of Licensee, undertake such process in accordance with Licensee’s requested Technical Specifications and a schedule mutually agreed between Licensor and Licensee (which schedule shall include a reasonable “cushion” period for unforeseen delays and contingencies); provided , however , that Licensor shall not have any obligation to undertake any such process until Licensor has prepared and delivered to Licensee a Technology Services Budget for such process, and Licensee has agreed to such budget. In the event that Licensor or an Affiliate thereof does undertake any such conversion or Technological Enhancement, Licensee will pay the costs and expenses for such conversion or Technological Enhancement (in accordance with the agreed Technology Services Budget) upon provision by Licensor or an Affiliate thereof of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs and expenses.
(c)  Licensee Digitization and Technological Enhancements . If, following Licensee’s delivery of a Technology Services Request with respect to any requested Technological Enhancement, Licensor is unwilling or unable to undertake the requested process for any reason, then, so long as such Licensed Content has already been converted into, or was created in, a digital format, and subject to Licensor’s approval over the Technical Specifications, Licensee shall be permitted to undertake or procure such Technological Enhancement at its own cost and expense.

 

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(d)  High Definition (HD) Conversion . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 8.11 , the following terms and conditions shall apply to HD conversion: Licensee shall inform Licensor when it intends to undertake up-conversion of Licensed Content to HD or down-conversion of Licensed Content from HD, and will specify the HD format and up-conversion and/or down-conversion methods and standards that it intends to use. In the event Licensee uses as a basis for converting programs to HD format the standards determined, from time to time, by the National Television System Committee or Advanced Television System Committee (or one of their successors), Licensee shall not require approval from Licensor for the up-conversion or down-conversion described in this paragraph; otherwise, Licensee shall require approval from Licensor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Once format(s) and conversion method(s) have been established by the procedure set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Licensee may continue to use such format(s) and conversion method(s) to up-convert or down-convert Licensed Content without Licensor’s consent.
8.12 Ancillary Content .
(a)  Ancillary Content Requests . With respect to any particular item of Licensed Content, Licensee may request from Licensor reasonable information regarding what Ancillary Content is currently (or anticipated by Licensor to be) available for Broadcast by Licensee in the Territory in connection with such Licensed Content, and Licensor shall promptly respond to such requests (including by providing Licensee with a brief description of any such Ancillary Content and any applicable content specifications (e.g., duration, resolution, etc.) with respect thereto); provided , that no inadvertent failure by Licensor to comply with the foregoing shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
(b)  Delivery of Ancillary Content . In connection with the delivery of Licensed Content to Licensee, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee any available, existing Ancillary Content with respect to such Licensed Content to the extent requested by Licensee.
(c)  Ancillary Content Production Requests . From time to time, Licensee may deliver a notice to Licensor requesting the production of Spanish language Ancillary Content relating to an item of Licensed Content for use by Licensee, so long as Grupo Televisa has not already created such material or similar material. Any such notice shall specify the desired type and content of the material (including the applicable content specifications (e.g., duration, resolution, etc.) with respect thereto) and the desired schedule for production thereof in detail reasonably specific and sufficient to permit Licensor to evaluate the request. Licensor shall consider in good faith each such request; provided , that Licensor shall have no obligation to consider requests submitted by Licensee after the Information Tail Date. In the event that Licensor in its sole discretion elects to undertake any such production, it shall do so in accordance with the specifications requested by Licensee and a schedule mutually agreed between Licensor and Licensee (which schedule shall include a reasonable “cushion” period for unforeseen delays and contingencies); provided , that Licensor shall not undertake such production until Licensor has prepared and delivered to Licensee an Ancillary Content Budget for such production, and Licensee has agreed to such budget. Licensee will pay the costs and expenses for such production (in accordance with the agreed Ancillary Content Budget) upon provision by Licensor of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs.
(d)  Inclusion in License . For the avoidance of doubt, any Ancillary Content produced by Licensor with respect to any Licensed Content (including any audiovisual material produced pursuant to this Section 8.12 ) shall be included in the Licensed Content (and shall be licensed to Licensee hereunder).

 

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8.13 Digital Distribution Clearances .
(a)  Responsibility for Obtaining and Paying for Digital Distribution Clearances . As between Licensee and Licensor, Licensor (or an Affiliate thereof) shall pay all costs associated with obtaining Clearances in connection with Licensee’s Broadcast of Licensed Content in Licensed Media by means of digital distribution throughout the Territory during the Term (subject only to the deduction from DTO revenue of incremental clearance fees necessary for Broadcast by means of DTO, as more fully described in the definition of “Net DTO Margin”), and shall obtain such digital distribution Clearances to the extent set forth in clauses (b) and (c) below. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 8.13(a) shall not apply to payments for music public performance rights, which shall be governed by Section 12.1(e) .
(b)  Clearances for Digital Distribution of New Content . Licensor shall use commercially reasonable efforts (which may include paying industry standard fees and other costs that are customarily required for the Broadcast of similar content by similar means in the Territory) to obtain (by the availability date for each item of Licensed Content under Section 7.1 ), all Clearances necessary for the exercise of the Licensed Rights by means of digital distribution by Licensee in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory of each such item of Licensed Content. As more fully described in Section 7.2(a) , each Availability Notice shall specify any applicable Clearances that have not been obtained with respect to the Licensed Content set forth therein, notwithstanding such efforts.
(c)  Clearances for Digital Distribution of Library Programs . It is understood and agreed, subject to (and without limiting) Licensor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 12.1 , that Licensor may not presently have obtained all necessary Clearances for the digital distribution of all Library Programs in the Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor represents and warrants that Licensor has obtained all Clearances necessary for the exercise of the Licensed Rights by means of digital distribution by Licensee of Library Programs in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory (other than live programs, talk shows and / or live entertainment magazine shows) that were solely produced by Grupo Televisa following January 1, 2002; it being understood and agreed that there may be a de minimis amount (e.g., less than approximately ten percent (10%)) of the total number of hours of such Library Programs with respect to which Grupo Televisa does not have all Clearances required for such digital distribution. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee may from time to time request from Licensor, and Licensor shall provide within a reasonable time, information about whether any particular Library Programs are not fully cleared for Licensee’s Broadcast by means of digital distribution in the Licensed Media throughout the Territory during the Term. Licensee may from time to time (but no more frequently than monthly) request in writing that Licensor or an Affiliate thereof obtain any Clearances necessary for the exercise of the Licensed Rights by means of digital distribution in the Licensed Media by Licensee during the Term in the Territory of one or more of such Library Programs, which request shall include Licensee’s reasonably desired Broadcast schedule and the applicable Licensed Media for which Clearances are required with respect to such Library Programs. Upon receipt of such request, Licensor or an Affiliate thereof shall use commercially reasonable efforts (which may include paying industry standard fees and other costs that are customarily required for the Broadcast of similar content by similar means in the Territory) to obtain the requested Clearances in a timely fashion so as to permit Licensee to Broadcast such Library Programs in the applicable Licensed Media in accordance with the desired Broadcast schedule.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
9.  Royalty .
9.1 Calculation of the Royalty and Royalty Base .
(a)  Royalty . For the period beginning upon the Effective Date and continuing until the expiration of the Term, Licensee shall pay Licensor a royalty (the “ Royalty ”) in cash in an aggregate amount equal to the sum of:
(i) 11.91% of the Royalty Base, increasing to 16.22% of the Royalty Base after December 31, 2017 (such increase not to be applied retroactively to periods prior to and including December 31, 2017), plus
(ii) 2.0% of the excess, if any, of the Royalty Base over $1,648,900,000 per calendar year (it being understood and agreed that for purposes of any Royalty calculation covering only a portion of a calendar year, such amount shall be prorated based on the number of days in such portion divided by 365), plus
(iii) 50% of Net DTO Margin.
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(c)  Adjusted Royalty Upon Sale or Demotion of Soccer Teams . Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1(a) and (b) , the Royalty percentages set forth in Sections 9.1(a) and (b) may be reduced pursuant to and in accordance with the express provisions of Section 10 .
(d)  Royalty Base . The following terms and conditions shall apply for purposes of defining and calculating the Royalty Base:
(i)  Definition of Royalty Base . “ Royalty Base ” means all revenues (whether or not the sources of such revenue are now or hereafter in existence), billed or billable by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates to any third party (for this purpose, including Affiliates that are not controlled), derived or generated (A) from the exploitation or operation of those Spanish Language Platforms in the Territory during the Term on which (1) Licensee has been licensed by Licensor the right to Broadcast Licensed Content hereunder (and Licensor has provided any necessary consents or approvals requested by Licensee and required under this Agreement to permit the Broadcast of Licensed Content on such Spanish Language Platform(s)), whether or not Licensed Content is actually Broadcast on such Spanish Language Platform, or such revenues are or are not derived or generated from the Broadcast of Licensed Content on such Spanish Language Platforms; and (2) Audiovisual Content of any kind is then being, or has at any time after the date hereof been, Broadcast by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates (“ Royalty Base Platforms ”) or (B) from (1) any Sublicensing Arrangements (it being understood that all Sublicensing Arrangements are subject to approval by Licensor pursuant to Section 4 ), (2) any Network Affiliation Agreements through which Licensee is permitted hereunder to license to a Network Affiliate the right to Broadcast any Licensed Content; (3) any MVPD Arrangements through which Licensee is permitted hereunder to license to an MVPD the right to Broadcast any Licensed Content; and (4) any UIN Branded Experiences through which Licensee is permitted hereunder to license the right to Broadcast any Licensed Content, including in each of cases (A) and (B) to the extent applicable, (I) net advertising revenue (including revenue from time sales, product placements or integration, or sponsorships); (II) net subscriber fee revenue (whether such fee revenue is advertising-based, subscription-based or otherwise and by whatever name, categorization or characterization thereof); (III) net distribution revenues (including subscriber fees, retransmission consent payments, or license or use fees or royalties); (IV) net interactive media revenues (including from advertising, subscription or transactional); and (V) net transactional revenue (including per-use, lease or rental fees, purchase prices, or site-specific monetary accounts, but excluding any revenue from the sale of Audiovisual Content by means of DTO), subject, in each case, to the terms and conditions of this Section 9 (including the deductions and exclusions set forth in this Section 9.1 ).

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, “Royalty Base” shall also include any National Representation Commissions and JSA Income and any other revenues (and reflect any exclusions and deductions), if any, expressly designated as part of the Royalty Base in this Agreement. The provisions of clause (B) above in this Section 9.1(d)(i) shall not expand the grant of rights hereunder to allow Licensee, its controlled Affiliates, Network Affiliates, MVPDs or permitted sublicensees to Broadcast Licensed Content or any portion thereof other than on a Spanish Language Platform (except to the extent provided in Section 3.2 ). The provisions of clause (B) above shall also not result in the “Royalty Base” including revenues (by whatever name, categorization or characterization thereof) billed or billable by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates derived or generated from any agreement with a distributor or aggregator of multi-lingual Audiovisual Content (e.g., Comcast, YouTube, Apple / iTunes) for the distribution of a Licensee owned or controlled platform or program offering (e.g., an English language television network or other English language distribution platform, including channels, sites or applications) on which platform Licensee, its controlled Affiliates, Network Affiliates, MVPDs or permitted sublicensees are then not permitted to Broadcast Licensed Content hereunder.
(ii)  Deductions from Royalty Base . For purposes of calculating the Royalty Base, and in order to ensure that, with respect to the matters described in clauses (A) through (E) below, Licensor is paid a Royalty only on the amounts Licensee and its controlled Affiliates actually receive and retain, the following deductions (by whatever name, categorization or characterization) shall apply (to the extent that the billed or billable amounts relating to such deductions were included in the Royalty Base):
(A) Advertising agency commissions, volume discounts and prompt pay discounts actually paid to or retained by third parties or incurred and deducted by third parties;
(B) Obligatory holdbacks and costs imposed by third parties (e.g., for third party reselling of online or mobile remnant inventory) and actually paid to or retained by third parties or incurred and deducted by third parties (i.e., the Royalty will only be payable on amounts billed or billable by Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, less amounts to which such third parties are entitled);
(C) Revenue shares and participations paid or payable to third parties (i.e., the Royalty will only be payable on amounts billed or billable by Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, less amounts to which such third parties are entitled) solely in connection with the exploitation of Licensed Content or content owned or controlled by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates through (i) Sublicensing Arrangements for which the revenue share or participation arrangement has been disclosed to Licensor in a Proposed Transaction Notice and Licensor has subsequently approved such Sublicensing Arrangement pursuant to Section 4 ; and (ii) MVPD Arrangements if the terms and conditions of the revenue share or participation of the MVPD Arrangements are consistent with then applicable industry standards (or more favorable to Licensee and its controlled Affiliates);

 

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(D) Revenue shares or participations paid or payable to third party counterparties to UIN Arrangements for UIN Branded Experiences (i.e., the Royalty will only be payable on amounts billed or billable by Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, less amounts to which such third parties are entitled) with respect to an UIN Branded Experience, or on whose platform the UIN Branded Experience resides, if such revenue share or participation arrangement has previously been disclosed to Licensor in the notice provided to Licensor under Section 4 , such revenue share or participation is solely with respect to the exploitation of Licensed Content or content owned or controlled by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates, and if the terms and conditions of such revenue share arrangement are consistent with then applicable industry standards (or more favorable to Licensee and its controlled Affiliates); and
(E) Advertising revenue derived or generated from any Licensee (or its controlled Affiliate’s) media outlets other than the Royalty Base Platforms, up to an amount equal to US$5,000,000 per calendar year.
(iii)  Exclusions from Royalty Base . For the avoidance of doubt, the Royalty Base shall not include any revenues from any third party (whether or not the sources of such revenue are now or hereafter in existence) from any of the following: (A) direct marketing by tangible mail, electronic mail (that does not include Audiovisual Content) or inserts, phone or in person; trade shows; physical point of sale promotions; hard coupons; premiums; event sponsorships and ticketing; sale or lease of Broadcast spectrum; reimbursement for hard costs incurred in connection with the production and delivery of advertisements for third parties; and activation fees paid by advertisers for the provision of non-audiovisual advertising including sponsorship mentions, logos and signage at live events (e.g., the Latin Grammy Awards) except to the extent that such mentions, logos and signage are intentionally Broadcast by Licensee or any controlled Affiliates on any Linear Television Channel; (B) services provided to third parties (including talent) such as website construction services, hosting services, translation services (e.g., CNET), production services, content management services, infrastructure integration management services, third party subscription management services, advertising sales representation services for third parties that are not Network Affiliates (e.g., Univision Partner Group), research services, traditional public relations services, loyalty program services and general advisory services; (C) merchandising, sale and/or distribution of goods (e.g., sale of t-shirts, Blu-Rays, ringtones, promotional goods) which, for the avoidance of doubt, may not incorporate any Licensed Content, by any and all means, whether now known or hereafter devised (including by means of the Internet); (D) any licensing of trademarks (other than Grupo Televisa trademarks); (E) radio and any other exploitation of audio only content (e.g., audio streaming, audio downloads, satellite/digital radio); and (F) DTO exploitation of Audiovisual Content.

 

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(iv)  Valuing Barter . For purposes of the Royalty Base, (A) media for media barter shall be valued at one hundred percent (100%) of fair value determined by reference to the average unit price for advertising sold for cash to third parties in the Audiovisual Content in which the barter is Broadcast; and (B) all other barter transactions where Licensee and its controlled Affiliates are provided goods and/or services in lieu of cash, such barter transactions will be valued at one hundred percent (100%) of fair value of the non-cash goods or services received by any of Licensee and its controlled Affiliates in consideration of the advertising time or space. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the first sentence of Section 9.1(d)(v) , if Licensee or its controlled Affiliate sells a business or assets to, or acquires a business or assets from, a third party (that is not a controlled Affiliate of Licensee) in which Royalty Base Platform advertising time or space is committed to such third party (in the case of a sale) or all or a portion of the consideration is Royalty Base Platform advertising time or space (in the case of an acquisition), Licensee will provide Licensor with its reasonable determination of the relative fair value (as such concept is described in Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-21 or any successor issue or standard) of such advertising time or space and the basis of such determination. If Licensor disagrees with Licensee’s determination, Licensor may require Licensee to engage a nationally recognized appraisal firm to determine the relative fair value of such advertising time or space; provided , that Licensee will not be required to engage such an appraisal firm if its determination in the immediately preceding sentence had been based on an appraisal of such a nationally recognized appraisal firm. The value of such advertising time or space as calculated pursuant to the two preceding sentences shall be included in the calculation of the Royalty Base.
(v)  Unsold Inventory . The use of unsold inventory by (a) Licensee or its controlled Affiliates or by Grupo Televisa, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 11 ; or (b) Venevision, in each case, shall not be considered advertising revenue for the purposes of, or be included in calculating, the Royalty Base (it being understood that such unsold inventory shall be valued at $0 for purposes of calculating the Royalty Base). Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, (A) audiovisual commercial advertising co-branded by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates and a third party with respect to which more than twenty percent (20%) of the duration of such commercial advertising content directly promotes the third party or third party brands shall not be considered unsold inventory for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence and shall be included in the Royalty Base; and (B) for banners or other advertising co-branded by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates and a third party, only revenues from those banners or other advertising that predominantly promote the third party or third party brands will be considered advertising revenue (and any other banners or other advertising shall be considered unsold advertising for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence), the amount of which advertising revenue will be determined on an arm’s-length basis for the purposes of, and included in calculating, the Royalty Base.
(vi)  Joint Ventures . It is understood and agreed that if Licensee or any of its Affiliates enters into a joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement with a third party (which such joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement itself is not a controlled Affiliate of Licensee) with respect to a Spanish Language Platform on which, as a result of a consent by Licensor under Section 4 , Licensee has rights to Broadcast Licensed Content, and revenues from such Spanish Language Platform would otherwise be included in the Royalty Base, only Licensee’s and/or its Affiliates’ share of revenues (and costs) from such arrangement will be included in the calculation of Royalty Base (and any deductions therefrom).

 

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(vii) Certain Third Party Arrangements .
(A) Network Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, the Royalty Base shall not include (I) amounts billed or billable by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates, or paid to Licensee or its controlled Affiliates, that are actually paid to or retained by Network Affiliates and that would otherwise constitute revenue of the Network Affiliates; or (II) revenues billed or billable by any Network Affiliates that are not billed, billable or received by Licensee or its Affiliates.
(B) Other Counterparties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Royalty Base shall not include (I) amounts billed or billable by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates, or paid to Licensee or its controlled Affiliates, that are actually paid to or retained by counterparties to Sublicensing Arrangements, MVPD Arrangements and/or UIN Branded Experiences and, in each case, that would otherwise constitute revenue of the applicable counterparty; or (II) revenues billed or billable by counterparties to Sublicensing Arrangements, MVPD Arrangements and/or UIN Branded Experiences, in each case, that are not billed, billable or received by Licensee or its Affiliates.
(viii)  Sale of Assets . For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that Licensee or any of its Affiliates enters into an outright sale or other transfer of any business or assets (e.g., Broadcast rights to one or more World Cup games, a station or other Spanish Language Platform), then, subject to Section 9.1(d)(iv) (if applicable), the revenues from such sale or other transfer shall not be included in the Royalty Base.
(ix)  No Double Counting . For the avoidance of doubt, (A) in the event that any items of revenue or deduction are covered by more than one component of the Royalty Base, for the purposes of calculating the Royalty Base, any such items will be included or deducted, respectively, only once (i.e., there shall be no double counting of revenues or deductions), and (B) with respect to any items of revenue included in the Royalty Base (or deductions therefrom), arising out of transactions by and between Licensee or any controlled Affiliate, on the one hand, and a third party (for these purposes including any Affiliates that are not controlled), on the other hand, there will be no double counting of revenues (or deductions therefrom) billed or paid solely among Licensee and its controlled Affiliates with respect to such revenues (or deductions) (i.e., there will be no double counting of revenues received from the third party (or deductions therefrom), and revenues internally billed by and among Licensee and its controlled Affiliates (and deductions therefrom).
(x)  Example Calculations . Schedule 6 sets forth example calculations of the Royalty Base for 2009. The parties acknowledge and agree that their understanding of the application of the provisions of this Section 9.1 to the 2009 results is as set forth on Schedule 6 .
(xi)  No Modification of License . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 9.1(d) is intended to or shall be deemed to modify Section 1.1 hereof or the license granted pursuant thereto.

 

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(xii)  Anti-Avoidance . Licensee agrees that it will, and will cause its Affiliates to, (i) use good faith efforts not to structure arrangements or agreements in a manner intended to cause revenues (by whatever name, categorization or characterization thereof) of transactions or series of related transactions that would otherwise be included in the Royalty Base not to be included in the Royalty Base (for illustrative purposes only, including by entering into a sublicensing arrangement that does not include Licensed Content within six (6) months of entering into a Sublicensing Arrangement with the same sublicensee that includes Licensed Content in order to avoid revenue from the former being included in the Royalty Base); (ii) ensure that each of the Packaged Sales Transaction Process and Allocations are made on an arm’s-length basis and in good faith; and (iii) not enter into, effect or undertake any transaction, or structure any arrangement or agreement with an Affiliate that is not a controlled Affiliate, that would cause any revenues (by whatever name, categorization or characterization thereof) that would otherwise be included in the Royalty Base to be billed or billable by such non-controlled Affiliates, and thus excluded from the Royalty Base.
9.2 Payment Schedule . The Royalty shall be paid by Licensee to Licensor currently on a monthly basis on the twelfth (12 th ) Business Day after the end of each month in a single payment, based upon Licensee’s good faith best estimate at such time of the amounts accrued. Appropriate adjustments (the “ Adjustments ”) will be made to the Royalty on a quarterly basis within forty-five (45) days after the end of each quarter, the full amount of which shall be paid by Licensee or credited in Licensee’s favor against future payments by Licensee, as the case may be, with the next monthly payment of the Royalty for any difference between the amounts so paid and those finally determined to have accrued. In all cases, the calculation of the Adjustments will be made by Licensee as promptly as practicable, but in any case in time to be delivered to Licensor with such payment.
9.3 Royalty Calculation . All payments made pursuant to this section shall be in cash in U.S. currency and shall be accompanied by a royalty calculation, calculated regardless of the amount of Licensed Content licensed hereunder or whether such Licensed Content are Broadcast, detailing by segment (as Licensee and its auditors believe in good faith would be required to be reported under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (assuming it was a reporting party under such rules), or, if not so determined to be so required under such rules or such rules cease to exist, in its general reports to its primary corporate level senior lenders, or such other segments as may be agreed by the parties acting reasonably) each of the components of the Royalty Base and any deductions or exclusions therefrom, and setting forth the amount of royalty payable based on the monthly financial information prepared for Licensee’s internal reporting purposes which are estimates and subject to the more formal closing procedures performed quarterly and annually, as well as any DTO or DTR information required to be delivered to Licensor in accordance with Sections 5.1(e) or 5.2(a) , respectively. Within forty-five (45) days after each quarter end, Licensee will provide a royalty calculation including the same categories of information as the monthly royalty statements, showing the calculation of the Royalty Base as reported in its quarterly financial statements, and truing up the monthly financial information to the quarterly financial information. Prior to delivery to Licensor, all royalty calculations (whether monthly, quarterly, annual or otherwise) shall be reviewed and approved by the highest-ranking accounting officer of Licensee or the executive officer to whom such senior accounting officer reports. Each of Licensee and Licensor will appoint a contact person who is knowledgeable of the calculation of the Royalty Base to coordinate with each other, and Licensee’s contact person will provide to Licensor further information and documentation as reasonably requested, which may include worksheets and workpapers used for or underlying such calculation. Starting with its 2011 financial statements, Licensee will include in the segment footnote to its audited financial statements (including those filed with the SEC, if any) a line item, which will be defined in such footnote, to include only the Royalty Base, except for a reconciling item to adjust barter revenues to fair value to the extent needed.

 

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9.4 Audit Rights . The computation of the annual Royalty Base will be reviewed within ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year (commencing with fiscal year 2011) by Licensee’s independent certified public accounting firm in connection with the audit of Licensee’s consolidated financial statements. By the one hundred and eightieth (180 th ) day of each fiscal year, such accounting firm will deliver a certificate to Licensor in the form of Schedule 7 hereto (with such changes as may be required due to a change in accounting firm or due to a change in rules governing the issuance of such reports by independent certified public accounting firms) attesting to the accuracy of the Royalty Base computation, including any Allocations contained therein, and the amount of the royalty payable to Licensor, in all respects material to such Royalty Base; provided , however , that Licensee shall not be in breach of this obligation if a change in the rules governing such accounting firm’s profession results in the issuance of the certificate being prohibited for reasons outside Licensee’s control, in which case Licensee shall, to the extent practicable and as promptly as practicable, obtain such certificate from an alternate accounting firm of national standing (it being understood that if as a result of the rule change, no accounting firm of national standing is able to provide such certificate, then for so long as such rule change remains in effect, Licensee shall have no further obligations regarding such certificate). Within the same time period, the chief financial officer of Licensee will deliver a certificate to Licensor in the form of Schedule 8 hereto attesting to the accuracy of the Royalty Base computation and the amount of the royalty payable to Grupo Televisa, in each case in all respects material to such Royalty Base, and the highest-ranking sales officer of Licensee will deliver a certificate to Licensor in the form of Schedule 9 hereto attesting that the Advertising Packaged Sales Transaction Process has been made at arm’s-length and in good faith in all respects material to the Royalty Base. Licensee shall pay for the preparation of such certificates and their delivery to Licensor.
9.5 Additional Certificates and Services . In connection with the audit rights contained herein, including with respect to the Royalty Base, DTO information and DTR information, Licensor may request additional certificates and services either from Licensee’s accounting firm or from a firm of certified public accountants chosen by Licensor. The fees and expenses of the certified public accountants providing such additional certificates and performing such additional services pursuant to this Section 9 shall be paid by Licensor, unless such verification results in an adjustment in Licensor’s favor equal to or greater than five percent (5%) of the annual amount originally computed by Licensee, in which case such fees and expenses shall be paid by Licensee. Following delivery of any of the certificates described in Section 9.4 , Licensor may, at its election, initiate an audit by an independent auditor (which shall be a firm of certified public accountants) designated by Licensor of the computation of the Royalty Base, the Packaged Sales Transaction Process and/or Allocations having been made on an arm’s-length basis and in good faith; provided , that with respect to any year, if any certificate is not provided within the time frame set forth in Section 9.4 , or if Licensee fails to file its annual report by the time required under the rules of the SEC (assuming for these purposes that it is a publicly reporting company), Licensor may

 

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initiate an audit with respect to any time period at any time and from time to time thereafter, until all certificates set forth in Section 9.4 are timely provided and (if required) Licensee’s annual report is timely filed for a subsequent year; provided , that such provision and filing shall not terminate any audit then in progress. Licensee agrees to provide any such certified public accountants with access to all business, financial and accounting records of Licensee and its Affiliates that are relevant to determine whether the Royalty Base has been properly computed and/or whether Allocations and/or Packaged Sales Transaction Process have been made on an arm’s-length basis and in good faith, and to provide reasonable access to relevant personnel of Licensee or any of its Affiliates. If Licensor’s accountants notify Licensor of a finding that Licensor believes is likely to constitute a breach of this Agreement, Licensor will notify Licensee within fifteen (15) days of such notification and will thereafter permit Licensee to meet at a reasonable time and place with such accountants to discuss such finding.
9.6 Packaged Sales . With respect to Packaged Sales, Licensee shall, from time to time upon the written request of Licensor (but in any event no more frequently than two (2) times in any calendar year during the Term), meet with Licensor to discuss detailed information, which will be provided reasonably in advance of such meeting, as to the Packaged Sales made since the immediately preceding meeting by the top fifty (50) revenue sources (by dollar amount). Such information will include a schedule of such top fifty (50) revenue sources’ involvement in Packaged Sales, including, for each such revenue source, the dollar amount sold and/or allocated by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates to each media platform or other revenue category or, if applicable, each portion of a media platform or other revenue category to the extent revenues of a media platform or revenue category (or portion of a media platform) may include revenue described in both clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “Packaged Sales,” and rates, discounts (if applicable), and terms of sales. For Packaged Sales involving Allocations, the information shall include the dollar amount allocated to each media platform and the allocation methodology used. For Packaged Sales not involving Allocations, the information shall include final price information for the amount sold in each media platform. Following each such meeting, Licensor will be entitled to reasonably request additional information of the same type with respect to up to five (5) additional revenue sources and their respective sales which are not among such top fifty revenue sources, and Licensee agrees to provide such information within forty-five (45) days after such request. Licensor will provide its requests no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the conclusion of each such meeting.
9.7 Taxes . Licensee shall pay and shall be responsible for any and all sums payable on account of sales, use or other similar taxes arising out of or relating to the licensing or Broadcast by Licensee of the Licensed Content, or any other exploitation of the Licensed Rights by Licensee, and any personal property or other tax assessed or levied by any governmental unit arising out of or relating to the storage or possession of the Licensed Rights or Licensed Content by Licensee.

 

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9.8 Withholding . Licensee may deduct and withhold from any payment to or for the account of Licensor pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as it in good faith determines it is required to withhold with respect to such payment under applicable Territory federal and state tax laws, and shall promptly remit such amounts to the appropriate taxing authority. Within thirty (30) days of any such remittance, Licensee shall furnish to Licensor the original or certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment, or other evidence of payment reasonably requested by Licensor. Licensor shall deliver to Licensee a duly completed IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form thereto) claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, United States withholding tax on payments made by or on behalf of Licensee pursuant to this Agreement, and shall update such form as required by Law or reasonably requested by Licensee. For so long as Licensor has complied with its obligation pursuant to the preceding sentence, any Territory withholding tax required to be made by Licensee with respect to payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made at a rate not exceeding the rate required by Law giving effect to the IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) delivered by Licensor to Licensee. Licensee shall cooperate in any reasonable manner requested by Licensor to minimize Licensor’s withholding tax liability.
9.9 Venevision PLA . Grupo Televisa agrees not to provide any notice pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Venevision PLA in such a manner that will result in an increase of the “Program Royalty” (as defined in the Venevision PLA) payable to Venevision under the Venevision PLA.
9.10 Late Payments . If Licensee is more than thirty (30) days late in paying any amount due to Licensor under this Section 9 , such late amounts shall thereafter bear interest at a rate equal to twenty-five percent (25%) per annum plus any applicable withholding.
9.11 Payments for Prior Periods . Licensee shall remain obligated to pay (to the extent it has not already done so) any amounts payable in respect of November 2010 and December 2010, in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement as though such agreement remained in effect, and shall not make any adjustment reducing amounts payable under the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement with respect to any period prior to November 1, 2010. Licensor shall have audit rights, and Licensee shall have obligations relating thereto (including the provision of certificates), with respect to such amounts payable in respect of November 2010 and December 2010, in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement as though such agreement remained in effect with respect to such months. Except as set forth in this Section 9.11 , Licensee shall have no obligation to make any payments to Licensor under this Agreement with respect to any revenue billed or billable by Licensee or its Affiliates prior to the Effective Date.
10.  Mexican Soccer .
10.1 Owned Teams .
(a)  Grant of Rights . Licensor hereby licenses to Licensee, on an exclusive basis, (i) the Soccer Rights to Owned Teams and Additional Owned Teams; and (ii) other Broadcast-related rights (e.g., including with respect to use of marks, Broadcast advertising rights, and venue access rights, but excluding non-Broadcast related rights such as merchandising or in-venue advertising rights) then being licensed to Grupo Televisa under Mexican Soccer League License Agreements for comparable Non-Owned Teams (the “ Owned Team Soccer Rights ”).

 

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(b)  Soccer Rights . The “ Soccer Rights ” will include, with respect to Home Games of any Mexican Soccer League team, the following rights, on an exclusive basis, throughout the Territory during the Term, to the full extent of the rights owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa now or in the future:
(i) the right to Broadcast in all Licensed Media in all languages all such games (and excerpts and clips thereto);
(ii) the right to sublicense (in accordance with Section 4 ) the rights herein granted to such games; and
(iii) the right to use marks, names and likenesses of persons and entities involved in such games in the Broadcasts of such games and promotions of such Broadcasts.
(c) Royalty; No Mexican Soccer Fee .
(i)  Royalty . For purposes of calculating the Royalty payable by Licensee to Licensor under Section 9.1 (and subject to any applicable reductions pursuant to this Section 10 ), revenues with respect to the Owned Team Soccer Rights shall be included in the Royalty Base to the extent they would be included subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of, Section 9.1 (including any applicable deductions and exclusions).
(ii)  No Mexican Soccer Fees . There shall be no Mexican Soccer Fees, payments or other amounts payable to Licensor with respect to the Owned Team Soccer Rights (other than the inclusion of revenues in the Royalty Base as described in Section 10.1(c)(i) ).
(d) Sale of Owned Teams .
(i)  América . If Grupo Televisa sells América during the Term, Licensor shall cause such sale to be conditioned on Licensee continuing to be licensed the Owned Team Soccer Rights for América until the earlier of (A) seven (7) years following such sale; or (B) the expiration of the Term. If Licensor does not continue to license to Licensee the Owned Team Soccer Rights for América following such seven (7) year period after any such sale (but prior to the expiration of the Term), then the Royalty percentages set forth in Sections 9.1(a)(i) and 9.1(b)(i)(A) shall be reduced by 0.616% and 0.628%, respectively, on a prospective basis for the remainder of the Term (or for such period of time as Licensee is not licensed the Owned Team Soccer Rights for América ).
(ii)  Other Owned Teams . If Grupo Televisa sells an Owned Team (other than América ) during the Term (and does not continue to license to Licensee the Owned Team Soccer Rights to such Owned Team for the remainder of the Term under the terms of Section 10.1(a) and (c) ), Licensor shall, at its election, either:
(A) reduce the Royalty percentages set forth in Sections 9.1(a)(i) and 9.1(b)(i)(A) by 0.154% and 0.157%, respectively, on a prospective basis for the remainder of the Term; provided , that if Grupo Televisa acquires an Additional Owned Team subsequent to any such Royalty reduction and licenses to Licensee the Owned Team Soccer Rights for such Additional Owned Team, the Royalty percentages will be re-adjusted to their pre-reduction levels starting in the month in which Home Games of such Additional Owned Team are first Broadcast by Licensee and the Additional Owned Team will thereafter be treated as an Owned Team; or

 

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(B) license to Licensee the Soccer Rights for (1) a Non-Owned Team that is generally comparable or superior to such sold Owned Team; provided , that selecting a Non-Owned Team for purposes of this clause (B) that is then being licensed to Licensee pursuant to Section 10.2 shall require the prior written approval of Licensee in its sole discretion; or (2) an Additional Owned Team. No Mexican Soccer Fee under Section 10.2(b)(ii) or other consideration for the Soccer Rights to any such Non-Owned Team other than the Royalty as contemplated by Section 10.1(c) shall be paid by Licensee. For purposes of demotion, such Non-Owned Team shall be governed by Section 10.1(e) . Any such Additional Owned Team so licensed to Licensee will thereafter be treated as an Owned Team.
(iii)  Continuation of Rights . Licensor agrees to cause any sale under Section 10.1(d)(ii) to be conditioned on Licensee continuing to be licensed the Owned Team Soccer Rights for the applicable sold Owned Team (excluding América) at least until the June 30 immediately following such sale (and in no event shall such license terminate earlier than six (6) months following such sale or during any season in progress).
(iv)  Status of Sold Team . Any sold Owned Team for which Licensor does not continue to license to Licensee the Owned Team Soccer Rights for the remainder of the Term shall cease to be an Owned Team for purposes of this Section 10 .
(e) Demotion of Owned Teams .
(i)  América . In the event that América is demoted from the First Division for any season (or part of a season) during the Term (the period of a demotion being a “ Non First Division Period ”), Licensor shall either, at its option:
(A) reduce the Royalty percentages set forth in Sections 9.1(a)(i) and 9.1(b)(i)(A) by 0.616%% or 0.628%, respectively, during such Non First Division Period; or
(B) negotiate in good faith with Licensee regarding the continued license of Owned Team Soccer Rights for América during such Non First Division Period and an appropriate reduction to the Royalty percentages set forth in Sections 9.1(a)(i) and 9.1(b)(i)(A) during such Non First Division Period; or
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If Licensor elects to proceed under either clause (A) or clause (C) above, all Owned Team Soccer Rights to América licensed to Licensee hereunder with respect to América shall immediately be suspended for the duration of the Non First Division Period. If América rises back to the First Division during the Term, all Owned Team Soccer Rights for América shall again be effective and shall automatically and immediately be licensed to Licensee, and any reduction in the Royalty under clauses (A) or (B) or license to replacement games under clause (C) of this Section 10.1(e)(i) , as applicable, shall automatically and concurrently be terminated. Notwithstanding Licensor’s rights to make an election under this Section 10.1(e)(i) , Licensee shall have the right to require Licensor to choose to proceed under clause (B); provided , that if Licensor and Licensee shall fail to agree on an appropriate Royalty reduction within a reasonable period of time (notwithstanding their attempts to negotiate in good faith with respect thereto), then Licensor shall be free to select an option under clauses (A) or (C) in its discretion.
(ii)  Other Owned Teams . In the event that an Owned Team (other than América ) or a replacement thereof under a previous exercise of Section 10.1(e)(ii)(A) is demoted from the First Division for any Non First Division Period, Licensor shall either, at its option:
(A) license to Licensee the Soccer Rights for a Non-Owned Team or Additional Owned Team that is generally comparable or superior to such demoted team (which team may be a team for which Licensor is then licensing Soccer Rights to Licensee pursuant to Section 10.2 , in which case such team shall continue to be a Non-Owned Team or Additional Owned Team but Licensee shall pay only the Royalty rather than the Mexican Soccer Fee under Section 10.2(b)(ii) , and this Section 10.1(e) shall thereafter apply to such replacement team); or
(B) reduce the Royalty percentages set forth in Sections 9.1(a)(i) and 9.1(b)(i)(A) by 0.154% and 0.157%, respectively, for the duration of the Non First Division Period.
In either case, all rights to Home Games played by the demoted team licensed to Licensee hereunder shall immediately be suspended for the duration of the Non First Division Period. If the demoted team rises back to the First Division during the Term, all Owned Team Soccer Rights for the demoted team shall again be effective and shall automatically and immediately be licensed to Licensee, and any reduction in royalty under clause (B) or license to replacement games under clause (A) of this Section 10.1(e)(ii) shall automatically and concurrently be terminated (and if the replacement team was a team for which Licensor was licensing Soccer Rights to Licensee pursuant to Section 10.2 prior to such demotion, Licensor shall again license to Licensee the Soccer Rights to such team pursuant to Section 10.2 ).
(f) Querétaro .
(i)  Replacement Through June 30, 2011 . It is understood and agreed by the parties that, for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 2011, Licensor shall license to Licensee the Soccer Rights to Querétaro as a replacement for Necaxa during such period. For this period, notwithstanding that Querétaro is a Non-Owned Team, for purposes of determining applicable consideration, Querétaro shall be governed by Section 10.1(c) rather than by Section 10.2(b) .
(ii)  Replacement After June 30, 2011 . Following June 30, 2011, Licensor shall license to Licensee Owned Team Soccer Rights to Necaxa ; provided , that if Licensor is unable to license to Licensee such rights to Necaxa , Licensor shall license to Licensee the Soccer Rights to another First Division team (which may be Querétaro ) as a replacement therefor, until such time as the Owned Team Soccer Rights to Necaxa are licensed to Licensee hereunder. If such replacement team, if any, is a Non-Owned Team, for purposes of determining applicable consideration, such team shall be governed by Section 10.1(c) rather than by Section 10.2(b) ; and (B) for purposes of demotion, it shall be governed by Section 10.1(e) . If such replacement team, if any, is an Additional Owned Team, such team shall thereafter be treated as an Owned Team.

 

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10.2 Non-Owned Teams .
(a) Grant of Rights .
(i)  Soccer Rights . Licensor hereby licenses to Licensee, on an exclusive basis, the Soccer Rights, to the full extent of the rights owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa now or in the future, in each case, with respect to all Home Games of any Non-Owned Teams with respect to which Grupo Televisa is a party to a Mexican Soccer License Agreement.
(ii)  Additional Rights . In addition to the Soccer Rights licensed under Section 10.2(a)(i) , Licensor hereby licenses to Licensee any other Broadcast-related rights in Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term with respect to Non-Owned Teams that Grupo Televisa owns or controls pursuant to the applicable Mexican Soccer License Agreement.
(iii)  Limitation on Teams . For the 2011 season only, the Non-Owned Teams shall be limited to the Atlas and Atlante soccer teams and, to the extent provided in Section 10.1(f) , the Querétaro soccer team.
The Soccer Rights and additional rights licensed under this Section 10.2(a) with respect to each Non-Owned Team are referred to herein as the “ Non-Owned Team Soccer Rights ”.
(b) Royalty; Mexican Soccer Fee .
(i)  Royalty . For purposes of calculating the Royalty payable by Licensee to Licensor under Section 9.1 (and subject to any applicable reductions pursuant to this Section 10 ), revenues with respect to the Non-Owned Team Soccer Rights shall be included in the Royalty Base to the extent they would be included subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of Section 9.1 (including any applicable deductions and exclusions).
(ii)  Mexican Soccer Fee . Subject to Section 10.2(d)(iii) , Licensee shall pay Licensor a fee equal to (A) until June 30, 2015, forty-five percent (45%) of the license fees required to be paid by Licensor to license all Non-Owned Team Soccer Rights and corresponding Mexican rights as specified in the applicable Mexican Soccer License Agreement, and (B) from and after July 1, 2015, fifty percent (50%) of the license fees required to be paid by Licensor to license all Non-Owned Team Soccer Rights and corresponding Mexican rights as specified in the applicable Mexican Soccer License Agreement (the fees payable by Licensee under clauses (A) and (B), as applicable, the “ Mexican Soccer Fee ”). For the avoidance of doubt, for purpose of the immediately preceding sentence, license fees shall not include any amounts payable with respect to any rights not licensed to Licensee hereunder (e.g., Radio, merchandising, etc.). Licensee shall pay to Licensor the Mexican Soccer Fee with respect to each applicable Mexican Soccer League team no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the time that Licensor is obligated to pay to the applicable third party the underlying license fees for such team pursuant to the applicable Mexican Soccer License Agreement.

 

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(iii)  Demotion . The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event that a Non-Owned Team is demoted from the First Division, the provisions of the underlying Mexican Soccer License Agreement shall control any rights and remedies with respect to the demoted Non-Owned Team, and Licensee shall share, in proportion to its percentage share of the license fees under the applicable Mexican Soccer License Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2(b)(ii) , in any benefit, payment suspension or payment reduction obtained by Licensor pursuant to such rights and remedies.
(c) Acquisition of Teams .
(i)  Acquired Team Mexican Soccer Fee . In the event that Grupo Televisa acquires a Mexican Soccer League team in the First Division (or an Affiliate acquires a Mexican Soccer League team in the First Division such that Grupo Televisa owns or controls the Soccer Rights to games played by such team) (an “ Additional Owned Team ”) and such Additional Owned Team does not become treated as an Owned Team pursuant to Section 10.1(d)(ii) , then (A) if Licensee was being licensed Non-Owned Soccer Rights for such Additional Owned Team in the Territory immediately prior to any such acquisition, then (1) Licensor shall continue to license to Licensee the Non-Owned Team Soccer Rights for such Additional Owned Team and Licensee shall continue to pay to Licensor the Mexican Soccer Fee (in addition to the Royalty) in effect based on the applicable Mexican Soccer License Agreement immediately prior to such acquisition until the expiration of the license term under such Mexican Soccer License Agreement; and (2) following expiration of such license term, Licensor shall license to Licensee the Owned Team Soccer Rights to such team and Licensee shall pay to Licensor a fee (in addition to the Royalty) for such Additional Owned Team based on amounts payable under licenses for Mexican Soccer League teams that are generally comparable to such acquired team at such time (which fee shall be treated as a Mexican Soccer Fee); and (B) otherwise, Licensor shall license to Licensee the Owned Team Soccer Rights for such newly acquired team and Licensee shall pay to Licensor a fee (in addition to the Royalty) for such Additional Owned Team based on amounts payable under licenses for Mexican Soccer League teams that are generally comparable to such acquired team at such time (which fee shall be treated as a Mexican Soccer Fee).
(ii)  Rising Team License Fee . The provisions of this Section 10.2(c) shall equally apply, mutatis mutandis , to any Mexican Soccer League team owned by Grupo Televisa (other than an Owned Team) that rises into the First Division during the Term, and any such team shall be treated as an Additional Owned Team (unless such team becomes treated as an Owned Team pursuant to Section 10.1(d)(ii) ). In the event that any Mexican Soccer League team owned by Grupo Televisa (other than an Owned Team) rises into the First Division during the Term, then Licensor shall license to Licensee the Owned Team Soccer Rights for such Additional Owned Team and Licensee shall pay to Licensor, in addition to the Royalty, a Mexican Soccer Fee for such Additional Owned Team based on amounts payable under licenses for Mexican Soccer League teams that are generally comparable to such Additional Owned Team at such time.

 

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(d) Licensing of Teams .
(i)  Facilitation Obligations . As each Mexican Soccer License Agreement with respect to any Non-Owned Team expires, and whenever Grupo Televisa seeks to obtain Mexican Broadcast rights to such games, Licensor will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Grupo Televisa to obtain rights consistent with the Soccer Rights (and in the case of a renewal of an existing Mexican Soccer License Agreement, any other rights owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa in the Territory relating to the applicable team); provided , that such obligation will not impede or restrict Grupo Televisa’s ability to obtain Mexican Broadcast rights to such games. Licensor shall keep Licensee apprised at all times of progress and major developments in regards to Grupo Televisa’s efforts to obtain rights to any such games.
(ii)  Provision of License Agreements . If Grupo Televisa enters into any new, extended or renewed license agreement including Licensed Soccer Rights during the Term, Licensor shall, within fifteen (15) Business Days of execution thereof, provide a true and correct copy of such license to Licensee; provided , that Licensor may redact such copy solely to the extent necessary to avoid a violation of any agreement to which Licensor or its Affiliates is a party or a loss of privilege or trade secret protection to Licensor or its Affiliates or as required by Law.
(iii)  Arbitration of Allocation of License Fees . If, following January 1, 2013, either Licensor or Licensee determines that (A) its share of the license fees under any applicable Mexican Soccer License Agreement is disproportionately high or low compared to the relative value of rights inside and outside of the Territory or (B) the Non-Owned Team Soccer Rights are more or less restrictive than the corresponding Mexican rights under any specific Mexican Soccer License Agreement and the parties are unable to negotiate in good faith an alternative allocation of license fees thereunder within thirty (30) days of such determination, Licensor or Licensee, as applicable, may obtain an independent and binding allocation of fees from the Umpire in accordance with Section 15.1 .
(e)  Atlante . Licensor represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, that Caribevision’s Linear Television Channel Broadcast rights to Atlante in the Territory for the 2011 and 2012 Torneo Clausura and Torneo Apertura seasons are non-transferable (other than to Affiliates of Caribevision), non-exclusive and limited to the cities of New York and Miami and the territory of Puerto Rico, and Licensee is being granted the right to exercise the Soccer Rights in such areas concurrently therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee’s payment of the Mexican Soccer Fee for Atlante with no reduction for the 2011 and 2012 Torneo Clausura and Torneo Apertura seasons shall in no way affect the parties’ respective rights under Section 10.2(d)(iii) with respect to future payments of Mexican Soccer Fees (with respect to Atlante or otherwise).

 

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10.3 General Terms and Conditions .
(a)  Access to / Transmission of Feeds . Licensor will deliver to Licensee in respect of all Mexican Soccer League games (including for both Owned Teams and Non-Owned Teams) (i) access to a clean feed with video, natural stadium sound and, to the extent consistent with past practice (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is understood to mean during replays only), the Televisa or Televisa Deportes logo, in standard definition and, if produced by Grupo Televisa, in high definition (it being understood that Grupo Televisa shall have no obligation to produce any high definition feed); (ii) a commentary audio track; and (iii) a dirty feed as Broadcast by means of Free Television by Grupo Televisa in Mexico. Licensee may Broadcast any of the clean feed, the clean feed combined with the commentary track or the dirty feed. Licensee will pay the cost and expense of transmission of such feeds from either the stadium in which the relevant Mexican Soccer League game is played or from Grupo Televisa’s Mexico City Broadcast center. At the reasonable request of Licensee and to the extent Grupo Televisa has authorization therefor, Licensor will allow Licensee to have personnel and supplemental Broadcast equipment present at the site of Mexican Soccer League games in order to augment Licensee’s Broadcasts (if any) of the clean feeds.
(b)  Scheduling of Soccer Games . Licensor will use its best efforts to assist Licensee in its efforts to (i) schedule a First Division match in both the Sunday 12:00 Mexican local time (1:00pm EST) and 16:00 Mexican local time (5:00pm EST) kickoff windows; and (ii) arrange for the actual kickoffs for an agreed upon number of Mexican Soccer League games, as requested by Licensee, to occur at two minutes past the scheduled hour’s start time (provided that such “best efforts” do not require Grupo Televisa to pay any additional consideration as a result).
(c)  Commercial Insertions . Licensee shall be permitted to insert into its Broadcast of Mexican Soccer League games (except in the case of Non-Owned Teams, to the extent prohibited or restricted under the applicable Mexican Soccer License Agreement) the following items (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any revenues received with respect thereto will be included in the Royalty Base to the extent they otherwise meet the definition thereof in accordance with Section 9.1 ):
(i)  Squeeze-backs, Wipes and Crawls. Squeeze-backs with sponsored frames, sponsored replay wipes, and lower-third “crawls” with advertiser messages or promotional material;
(ii)  Commercials and Graphics . 30-second commercial units, opening, middle and closing program billboards, corporate logos of sponsors adjacent to the clock/scoreboard graphic during play, sponsored in-frame graphics such as starting line-ups, statistical summaries, scores of other games, game MVPs (i.e., most valuable players), and sponsored in-game phone polls and trivia questions;
(iii)  Virtual Advertising . Virtual advertising that does not cover in-stadium advertising and, if technologically feasible, virtual advertising that covers in-stadium advertising in stadiums owned by Grupo Televisa (so long as the relevant advertiser is not a direct competitor of the replaced advertiser, the major advertiser on the uniform of either team or the named sponsor of the stadium); and
(iv)  Other Enhancements. Any other form of commercial or technological enhancement that is both (A) permitted under the applicable license by and between Grupo Televisa and the applicable rights holder; and (B) utilized or implemented by Grupo Televisa in connection with its Broadcast of the applicable games in Mexico.

 

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(d)  Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal for Virtual Technical Advertising Services . Licensee will provide Licensor with a Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal to provide virtual technical advertising services for any virtual advertising if and to the extent that Licensee engages a third party for such services.
(e)  Clip Rights . Pursuant to the Licensed Soccer Rights, Licensee shall have the right to create clips, vignettes, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content from the Licensed Mexican Soccer Games, which shall be in addition to any clips produced by Licensor as Televisa Produced Clips. Any clips so created hereunder shall be deemed Licensee Produced Clips. Licensee’s creation of clips from any Mexican Soccer Games shall not be subject to Section 8.8 .
(f)  Comparable Teams . For purposes of determining whether a Mexican Soccer League team is comparable or superior to another Mexican Soccer League team under this Section 10 , a team that rises from the Liga de Ascenso to the First Division will be deemed comparable to the lowest-ranked First Division team (i.e., the team that concurrently descends from the First Division to the Liga de Ascenso); otherwise, any disputes regarding the comparability of teams shall be subject to Section 15.1 .
(g)  Controlling Terms and Conditions . In the event of any inconsistency between the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions of this Section 10 (with respect to the subject matter hereof) and any of the other terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions of this Agreement, the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions of this Section 10 shall control.
11.  Unsold Advertising Time .
11.1 Grupo Televisa Rights to Unsold Advertising Time .
(a)  Licensee Sale or Use of Advertising Time . Advertising time on the Networks and Stations shall first be sold (including by any type of barter, including as part of a transfer of assets or otherwise) to third party advertisers or used to make good on audience deficiency units.
(b)  Licensee Right to Unsold Advertising . Subject to Section 11.2 , advertising time that remains unsold may be utilized by Licensee at no cost for its own use (including for public service announcements or for obtaining carriage of the Networks and/or Stations), and for use (i) by its divisions and controlled Affiliates no matter the nature of their business; and (ii) as part of the consideration to acquire or make an investment in an unaffiliated third party in a strategic transaction in which Licensee or a controlled Affiliate acquires an equity interest of twenty percent (20%) or more of such third party, if such transaction (including the consideration) is approved by the board of directors of BMPI and the unsold advertising time does not exceed a reasonable amount as determined by the board of directors of BMPI on a transaction by transaction basis; provided , that if any such advertising time is used by Licensee for use by or promotion of any television network and/or television station the revenues related to which are not encompassed in the Royalty Base, then Licensor shall be entitled to twice the number of spots on such network and/or station in the same daypart.

 

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(c)  Licensor Right to Unsold Advertising Time . Subject to Section 11.8 , after giving effect to Sections 11.1(a) , 11.1(b) and 11.2 , half of any remaining unsold inventory shall be provided to Licensor for use by Licensor or its Affiliates at no cost for promotion of any of their businesses; provided , that Licensor and its Affiliates may not use such unsold inventory for promotion of (i) any Linear Television Channel in the Territory; or (ii) the availability of Pantelion Movies on any Linear Television Channel or video-on-demand service that competes with any Linear Television Channel or video-on-demand service owned or controlled by Licensee (it being understood and agreed that use of such inventory by Licensor for any purposes other than those restricted by this proviso shall be permitted, including promotion of any other businesses that may be competitive with businesses of Licensee).
11.2 Guaranteed Advertising . Notwithstanding Section 11.1 , and subject to Section 11.3 , Licensee guarantees that it will provide to Licensor an amount of advertising on the Networks and Stations for each calendar year commencing with 2011 (the “ Televisa Advertising ”) with a gross value of not less than $62,112,200, subject to adjustment as set forth below (with respect to each calendar year, the “ Guaranteed Base Advertising Amount ”), and an additional amount of Televisa Advertising on the Networks and Stations with a gross value of not less than $7,500,000 (with respect to each calendar year, the “ Guaranteed Additional Advertising Amount ” and, together with the Guaranteed Base Advertising Amount, the “ Guaranteed Advertising Amount ”), for use by Licensor or its Affiliates at no cost for promotion of any of their businesses; provided, that Licensor and its Affiliates may not use such unsold inventory for promotion of (a) any Linear Television Channel in the Territory; or (b) the availability of Pantelion Movies on any Linear Television Channel or video-on-demand service that competes with any Linear Television Channel or video-on-demand service owned or controlled by Licensee (it being understood and agreed that use of such inventory by Licensor or its Affiliates for any purposes other than those restricted by this proviso shall be permitted, including promotion of any other businesses that may be competitive with businesses of Licensee). Starting on January 1, 2012, the Guaranteed Base Advertising Amount will be adjusted on the first day of each fiscal year in the Term based on the percentage increase from the prior fiscal year in the consumer price index published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For example, if such index increases by three percent (3%) during fiscal year 2011 and by another three percent (3%) during fiscal year 2012, then the Guaranteed Base Advertising Amount shall be $63,975,566 for 2012 and $65,894,833 for 2013. Licensee may be required to satisfy this Guaranteed Advertising Amount by allowing Licensor to use commercial time that Licensee or its controlled Affiliates would otherwise be entitled to use for its own purposes or to sell to third parties under Sections 11.1(a) and (b) . The parties acknowledge and agree that the portion of the Televisa Advertising that Licensee agreed to provide to Licensor pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement took into account the settlement provided for in the Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2009, by and among Licensor, GT, Licensee, and Telefutura Network.
11.3 Timing For Use of Unsold Advertising . No later than ten (10) Business Days before the beginning of a quarter, Licensor will inform Licensee of the advertising campaigns that it wants to run during the following quarter. In any quarter, Licensee shall air no less than twenty percent (20%) of the Guaranteed Advertising Amount nor more than thirty percent (30%) of the Guaranteed Advertising Amount. In any annual period (including fiscal year 2011 but excluding the last annual period of the Term), Licensee shall air no less than ninety-five percent (95%) of the Guaranteed Advertising Amount (excluding any make-up amount) and, in the event that it airs less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Guaranteed Advertising Amount, shall make up for any such shortfall in the first (1 st ) calendar quarter of the next annual period. In the last annual period of the Term, Licensee shall air no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Guaranteed Advertising Amount (excluding any make-up amount) and all make-up amounts.

 

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11.4 Location of Unsold Advertising . Of the Guaranteed Advertising Amount, no less than sixty percent (60%) will be made available on the Networks and, subject to availability, the TuTv Networks, and the remainder on the Stations; provided , that, subject to Licensee’s written consent (which may be withheld in its sole discretion), the Guaranteed Advertising Amount may also be made available on any other Linear Television Channel. Licensor may request, and Licensee will use best efforts to honor (and to cause the Stations and its controlled Affiliates to honor) such requests, a diverse Station mix; provided, that Licensee shall have no obligation to honor any specific request for any Station that is in excess of three percent (3%) of the value of the local gross advertising revenue for such Station during the prior calendar year. Licensee shall provide Licensor with an annual report within ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year setting forth all gross advertising revenue from local advertising; provided , that in the event of any shortfall under Section 11.3 , Licensee shall also provide Licensor with an estimated amount of such shortfall, as adjusted pursuant to the last sentence of Section 11.3 , as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event, within thirty (30) days following the end of the annual period in which the shortfall occurred).
11.5 Pricing . Each year during the upfront season, Licensee will provide Licensor with the annual commercial ratings upfront rate card in effect for the four (4) calendar quarters of the following Broadcast year which is used to negotiate with third parties, gross of any advertising agency or similar commissions. For the purpose of calculating the amount of Televisa Advertising to be furnished to Licensor at no cost in order to satisfy the Guaranteed Advertising Amount, all advertising on the Networks will be priced at eighty percent (80%) of the amount set forth on such upfront rate card for such time slot, and all advertising on the Stations will be priced based on the monthly average rate for all advertising for such Station for the month of airing on a station by station and daypart by daypart basis, not including direct response and zero dollar spots.
11.6 Coordination . Airing of the Televisa Advertising will be closely coordinated between Licensee and Licensor with the intention that Televisa’s advertising will be provided a reasonable advertising schedule, but recognizing that third party paid advertising will take precedence, subject to the penultimate sentence of Section 11.2 . Licensee’s obligation to provide Licensor with the advertising hereunder is based on availability on the terms described in this Section 11 , but in any event any Televisa Advertising would not air before 6:00 a.m. or after 1:00 a.m. within the applicable market. Four (4) days before the beginning of each week, Licensee will confirm to Licensor which network advertising will air during the following week, and to the extent Licensee is unable to confirm such week, it would attempt to confirm another week within the same quarter. Licensee shall provide Licensor with pre-logs showing the planned advertising schedule at least one (1) day in advance of the airing of any Televisa Advertising, and shall not permit any tampering with the tracking codes of any Televisa Advertising. Within ninety (90) days of the end of each calendar year, an officer of Licensee will provide to Licensor a report setting forth in reasonable detail the schedule and value of the Televisa Advertising provided during such year. Licensee and Licensor shall each appoint a single contact person for the coordination, orders and confirmations described in this Section 11 , which person (or his or her duly named substitute) shall be knowledgeable of these requirements and, in the case of Licensee, the availability of time on the Networks and Stations, and is able to provide further information if needed.

 

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11.7 Non-Preemptable Advertising . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and in addition to any other obligations of Licensee contained herein, at least two-thirds of the Guaranteed Additional Advertising Amount shall be on a non-preemptable basis as would apply to a non-preemptable upfront advertiser.
11.8 Purchase of Additional Advertising . Licensor and its Affiliates shall be permitted to purchase additional advertising time on the Networks and, subject to availability, the TuTv Networks, which cannot be preempted by Licensee or its Affiliates, which time shall be sold for the lowest spot rate then being offered for a non-preemptable spot in the program during which such time is sold.
11.9 Quality Standards . All material provided for Broadcast by Licensor and its Affiliates shall comply with the quality standards for unaffiliated advertisers established by Licensee from time to time. A copy of such standards will be provided to Licensor at least one week prior to Licensor’s material becoming subject thereto. The then-current standards may not be changed in such a way as to intentionally and adversely impact the use by Licensor and its Affiliates of advertising time under this Section 11 .
11.10 Use of Unsold Advertising for Televisa Third Party Promotion . Licensor may not directly or indirectly make the advertising made available under this Section 11 available to persons other than its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in connection with Licensor and its Affiliates’ use of unsold advertising inventory under this Section 11 and the purchase of additional advertising under this Section 11.8 , Licensor and its Affiliates may include in any of their commercial advertisements incidental references to, or images of, a third party that relate to the primary subject matter of such Licensor (or its Affiliate’s) advertisement (e.g., a Grupo Televisa hard good “available at Wal-Mart” or a Grupo Televisa payment card affiliated with Mastercard) (“ Tie-Ins ”) (a) with a duration not in excess of the customary industry practice (it being understood that the customary industry practice as of the date hereof is approximately five (5) seconds in any commercial); (b) if the reference is graphical, of a size substantially consistent with customary industry practice; and (c) with respect to which Licensor and its Affiliates do not receive any revenues, directly or indirectly, from the third party in exchange for the Tie-In.
11.11 Unsold Advertising Limited to Networks and Stations . For the avoidance of doubt, Licensor and its Affiliates’ rights to unsold advertising under this Section 11 shall only apply to unsold advertising on the Networks and Stations (subject to Section 11.4 ).

 

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12.  Representations and Warranties .
12.1 Licensor Representations and Warranties . Licensor hereby agrees, represents and warrants for the duration of the Term as follows:
(a)  Capacity . Licensor is free to enter into and fully perform this Agreement;
(b)  Licensed Rights . Licensor has or will have the right to grant to Licensee the Licensed Rights to the Licensed Content in the Territory set forth in this Agreement, including the necessary literary, artistic, technological and intellectual property rights;
(c)  Clearances . Subject only to Section 8.13 with respect to the digital distribution of the Licensed Content, Licensor has secured or will secure all necessary Clearances (subject to the provisos in Section 12.1(e) ), for the exercise of the Licensed Rights to the Licensed Content in the Territory set forth in this Agreement;
(d)  No Encumbrances . There are no and will not be any pending liens, charges, restrictions or encumbrances on the Licensed Content that conflict with the Licensed Rights;
(e)  Residuals . Licensor has paid or will pay all compensation, residuals, reuse fees, synchronization royalties, and other payments which must be made in connection with the exploitation of the Licensed Rights herein granted to Licensee to any third parties including musicians, directors, writers, producers, announcers, publishers, composers, on-camera and off-camera performers and other persons who participated in production of such Licensed Content, and to any applicable unions, guilds or other labor organizations; provided , however , that Licensor has not acquired performing rights for performance in the Territory of the music contained in such Licensed Content, which rights shall be obtained by Licensee; provided , further , however , that Licensor warrants and represents that all music is available for licensing through ASCAP, BMI or SESAC (or any successor or similar entity in the United States) or is in the public domain or is owned or controlled by Licensor or its Affiliates to the extent necessary to permit Broadcasts hereunder in the Territory and no additional clearance or payment is required for such Broadcast;
(f)  Credit Obligations . The main and end titles of the Licensed Content and all publicity, promotion, advertising and packaging information and materials supplied by Licensor will contain all necessary and proper credits for the actors, directors, writers and all other persons appearing in or connected with the production of such Licensed Content who are entitled to receive credit and comply with all applicable contractual, guild, union and statutory requirements and agreements;
(g)  Intellectual Property . Subject only to any Clearance limitations relating to the digital distribution of the Licensed Content of which Licensor has notified Licensee in writing as required pursuant to Section 8.13 , the exercise of the Licensed Rights to the Licensed Content in the Territory will not infringe on any rights of any third party, including copyright, patent, trademark, unfair competition, contract, property, defamation, privacy, publicity or “moral rights” (to the extent such moral rights are recognized by U.S. Law);
(h)  Exclusivity . Except to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement, Grupo Televisa has not and will not grant or license to others, and will not itself exercise, any rights to Broadcast any Licensed Content in any Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory, including by way of any Broadcast over the Radio of any audio portion of any Novela in the Territory (other than spill-over from Grupo Televisa’s border Radio stations in Mexico).

 

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(i)  FCA Section 507 . To the extent FCA Section 507 is applicable, no Licensed Content includes or will include any matter for which any money, service or other valuable consideration is directly or indirectly paid or promised to Licensor or its Affiliates by a third party, or accepted from or charged to a third party by Licensor or its Affiliates, unless such is disclosed in accordance with FCA Section 507. Licensor and its Affiliates shall exercise reasonable diligence to inform its employees, and other persons with whom it deals directly in connection with such programs, of the requirements of FCA Section 507; provided , however , that no act of any such employee or of any independent contractor connected with any of the Licensed Content, in contravention of the provisions of FCA Section 507, shall constitute a breach of the provisions of this paragraph unless Licensor or its Affiliates have actual notice thereof and fail promptly to disclose such act to Licensee. As used in this paragraph, the term “service or other valuable consideration” shall not include any service or property furnished without charge or at a nominal charge for use in, or in connection with, any of the programs “unless it is so furnished in consideration for an identification in a broadcast of any person, product, service, trademark or brand name beyond an identification which is reasonably related to the use of such service or property on the broadcast,” as such terms are used in FCA Section 507. No inadvertent failure by Licensor or its Affiliates to comply with this paragraph shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement.
(j) Soccer .
(i)  Soccer Residuals and Clearances . Licensor has paid or will pay all compensation, residuals, reuse fees, synchronization royalties, and other payments which must be made, in connection with Licensed Soccer Rights and in connection with exploitation of such rights, to any third parties including musicians, directors, writers, producers, announcers, publishers, composers, on-camera and off-camera performers, players and other persons who participated in production of the games with respect to such rights, and to any applicable unions, guilds or other labor organizations; provided , however , that Licensor has not acquired performing rights for performance in the Territory of the music contained in such Licensed Soccer Rights, which rights shall be obtained by Licensee; provided , further , however , that Licensor warrants and represents that all music is available for licensing through ASCAP, BMI or SESAC (or any successor or similar entity in the United States) or is in the public domain or is owned or controlled by Licensor to the extent necessary to permit Broadcasts hereunder in the Territory and no additional clearance or payment is required for such Broadcast; provided that nothing in this representation shall be deemed to affect Licensee’s obligations to pay Royalty and Mexican Soccer Fees pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii)  Soccer Intellectual Property . Licensor represents and warrants that exercise of the Licensed Soccer Rights licensed to Licensee hereunder will not infringe on any rights of any third party, including copyright, patent, trademark, unfair competition, contract, property, defamation, privacy, publicity or “moral rights” (to the extent such moral rights are recognized by U.S. Law);

 

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(iii)  Soccer Exclusivity . Except to the extent expressly permitted hereunder, Licensor has not and will not grant or license to others, and will not itself exercise, any Licensed Soccer Rights in the Territory; and
(iv)  Ownership of Soccer Rights . Licensor represents and warrants that Grupo Televisa owns, as of the date hereof, each Owned Team.
(k) Pantelion .
(i)  Venture . Licensor’s controlled affiliate Videocine has entered into an arrangement with Lionsgate, as memorialized in the Pantelion LLC Agreement, pursuant to which Videocine and Lionsgate jointly own, and Videocine controls, Pantelion.
(ii)  Free Television Rights to Pantelion Movies . (A) Grupo Televisa owns or controls (or shall own or control), and will continue throughout the Term to own or control, the exclusive Free Television rights in the Territory in and to each Pantelion Movie and has the right, and will continue to have the right throughout the Term, to exclusively license all such rights to Licensee in accordance with Section 1.1(a)(iii) ; (B) there are (and shall be) no additional consents needed with respect to the granting of such Free Television rights to Licensee; and (C) there are (and shall be) no additional limitations, restrictions or conditions imposed upon Licensee’s exercise of such Free Television rights by Pantelion or Lionsgate or any of their respective Affiliates, other than those contained in this Agreement.
(iii)  Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal for Pantelion Movies . (A) Licensor has the right to, and will continue to have the right throughout the Term to, or to cause Videocine or Pantelion to, provide to Licensee the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal for each Pantelion Movie; (B) there are (and shall be) no additional consents needed with respect to the granting to Licensee of such right of First Negotiation / First Refusal for each Pantelion Movie; and (C) the Broadcast rights in each Licensed Media in the Territory to each Pantelion Movie are not subject to, and will not be subject to, any rights, entitlements or arrangements (e.g., Pantelion proprietary Linear Television Channels or option or output arrangements) that would in any way limit, impair or restrict Licensee’s Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal.
(iv)  Information Regarding Pantelion . (A) The Current Pantelion LLC Agreement is a true and correct copy of the only agreement as of the date hereof between or among any of Grupo Televisa, Lionsgate and/or Pantelion (and/or any of their respective Affiliates) relating to Pantelion that affects Licensee’s rights hereunder; and (B) the Current Pantelion LLC Agreement has been redacted solely so as not to disclose economic terms and other terms not directly or indirectly affecting Licensee’s rights hereunder adversely.
12.2 Licensee Representations and Warranties . Licensee hereby agrees, warrants and represents for the duration of the Term as follows:
(a) Capacity . Licensee is free to enter into and fully perform this Agreement.
(b)  2014 World Cup . Licensee has obtained, pursuant to a binding agreement, the right to Broadcast in Licensed Media in the Territory the 2014 World Cup generally consistent with the rights obtained by Licensee for the 2010 World Cup.

 

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12.3 Insurance . Licensor further agrees that, while it has no obligation to do so, if Grupo Televisa secures a producer’s (Errors and Omissions) liability policy covering the Licensed Content, or any part thereof, it will cause Licensee and its Affiliates to be named as additional insureds on such policy and will cause a certificate of insurance to be promptly furnished to Licensee, provided , however , that the inclusion of Licensee and its Affiliates as additional insureds does not result in any additional cost or expense to Grupo Televisa. Licensor will notify Licensee when such insurance is obtained and, after obtained, if cancelled. Any such insurance as to which Licensee and its Affiliates are additional insureds shall be primary as to Licensee and its Affiliates and not in excess of or contributory to any other insurance provided for the benefit of or by Licensee and its Affiliates.
13.  Indemnification .
13.1 Licensor Indemnification . Licensor agrees to indemnify Licensee, its Affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, the partners of any partnership that is a partner of Licensee, its direct and indirect shareholders (other than Grupo Televisa) and all officers, directors, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (collectively the “ Licensee Indemnitees ”) against and hold the Licensee Indemnitees harmless from (subject to Section 15.8 ) any and all claims, deficiencies, assessments, liabilities, losses, damages, expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) (collectively, “ Losses ”) incurred or suffered by any Licensee Indemnitee arising out of, relating to, or by reason of, Grupo Televisa’s breach of, or non-compliance with, any covenant, agreement or provision herein contained or the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by Licensor. Such Losses shall be reduced by: (a) the amount of any net tax benefit ultimately accruing to Licensee on account of Licensee’s payment of such claim; (b) insurance proceeds which such Licensee Indemnitee has or will receive in connection with such Losses; and (c) any recovery from third parties in connection with such Losses; provided , however , that Licensor shall not delay payment of its indemnification obligations hereunder pending resolution of any tax benefit or insurance or third party claim if the Licensee Indemnitee provides Licensor with an undertaking to reimburse Licensor for the amount of any such benefit or claim ultimately received; and provided , further , that the Licensee Indemnitee shall have no obligation to obtain any such insurance proceeds or recovery from third parties if and to the extent Licensor is subrogated (in form and substance satisfactory to Licensor) to such Licensee Indemnitee’s claims in respect of such insurance or third parties.
13.2 Licensee Indemnification . Licensee agrees to indemnify Licensor, its Affiliates, subsidiaries (other than Licensee and its Affiliates), partners, the partners of any partnership that is a partner of Licensee, its direct and indirect shareholders and all officers, directors, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (the “ Licensor Indemnitees ”) against and hold the Licensor Indemnitees harmless from (subject to Section 15.8 ) any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any Licensor Indemnitee arising out of, relating to, or by reason of, (a) Licensee’s or its controlled Affiliates’ or permitted sublicensees’ breach of, or non-compliance with, any covenant, agreement or provision herein contained or the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by Licensee); or (b) any program or commercial material (apart from the Licensed Content) furnished by Licensee. Such Losses shall be reduced by: (i) the amount of any net tax benefit ultimately accruing to Grupo Televisa on account of ’Grupo Televisa’s payment of such claim; (ii) insurance proceeds

 

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which Grupo Televisa has or will receive in connection with such Losses; and (iii) any recovery from third parties in connection with such Losses; provided , however , that Licensee shall not delay payment of its indemnification obligations hereunder pending resolution of any tax benefit or insurance or third party claim if the Licensor Indemnitee provides Licensee with an undertaking to reimburse Licensee for the amount of any such claim ultimately received; and provided , further , that the Licensor Indemnitee shall have no obligation to obtain any such insurance proceeds or recovery from third parties if and to the extent Licensee is subrogated (in form and substance satisfactory to Licensee) to such Licensor Indemnitee’s claims in respect of such insurance or third parties.
13.3 Indemnification Procedures . The following procedures shall govern all claims for indemnification made under any provision of this Agreement. A written notice (an “ Indemnification Notice ”) with respect to any claim for indemnification shall be given by the party seeking indemnification (the “ Indemnitee ”) to the party from which indemnification is sought (the “ Indemnitor ”) within thirty (30) days of the discovery by the Indemnitee of such claim, which Indemnification Notice shall set forth the facts relating to such claim then known to the Indemnitee ( provided that failure to give such Indemnification Notice as aforesaid shall not release the Indemnitor from its indemnification obligations hereunder unless and to the extent the Indemnitor has been prejudiced thereby). The party receiving an Indemnification Notice shall send a written response to the party seeking indemnification stating whether it agrees with or rejects such claim in whole or in part. Failure to give such response within ninety (90) days after receipt of the Indemnification Notice shall be conclusively deemed to constitute acknowledgment of validity of such claim. If any such claim shall arise by reason of any claim made by third parties, the Indemnitor shall have the right, upon written notice to Indemnitee within ninety (90) days after receipt of the Indemnification Notice, to assume the defense of the matter giving rise to the claim for indemnification through counsel of its selection reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, at Indemnitor’s expense, and the Indemnitee shall have the right, at its own expense, to employ counsel to represent it; provided , however , that if any action shall include both the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee and there is a conflict of interest because of the availability of different or additional defenses to the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee shall have the right to select one separate counsel to participate in the defense of such action on its behalf, at the Indemnitor’s expense. The Indemnitee shall cooperate fully to make available to the Indemnitor all pertinent information under the Indemnitee’s control as to the claim and shall make appropriate personnel available for any discovery, trial or appeal. If the Indemnitor does not elect to undertake the defense as set forth above, the Indemnitee shall have the right to assume the defense of such matter on behalf of and for the account of the Indemnitor; provided , however , the Indemnitee shall not settle or compromise any claim without the consent of the Indemnitor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnitor may settle any claim at any time at its expense, so long as such settlement includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant of a release of the Indemnitee from all liability with respect to such claim.

 

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14.  Term . The term of this Agreement (the “ Term ”) shall commence on the Effective Date and continue through and include the later of (a) December 31, 2025; and (b) the date that is ninety (90) months following a Televisa Sell-Down. This Agreement may be terminated by either party only pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions set forth in Section 15 ; or in the event that the other party asserts Force Majeure under Section 20.2 as a relief from substantially all of its obligations hereunder for a period in excess of one (1) year.
15. Dispute Resolution; Remedies . Each of Licensor and Licensee intends to use its good faith efforts to establish a constructive working relationship which will continue throughout the Term. In order to facilitate maintenance of that relationship, each desires to set forth remedy provisions by which any disagreements can be resolved.
15.1 Expedited Arbitration .
(a)  Matters Subject to Arbitration . In order to promote the efficient resolution of disputes that may arise between the parties, the parties hereby agree that all disputes arising out of or relating to the following matters (“ Arbitrable Matters ”) shall be exclusively subject to the Arbitration Procedures set forth below in this section:
(i)  Characterization of Audiovisual Content . Any disputes relating to whether content is a Program, Licensed Content, Co-Produced Content, an Acquired Completed Novela, Acquired Completed Content, a Co-Produced Local Novela, a Televisa Local Novela or Acquired Other Content or if the procedures of Section 2 relating thereto have been followed;
(ii)  Editing . Any disputes over editing of Licensed Content, including whether such Licensed Content constitutes “Televisa Spoiler Content”;
(iii)  Unsold Advertising . Any disputes relating to the use, placement and/or pricing of unsold advertising;
(iv)  Packaged Sales . Any disputes relating solely to the procedures applicable to the review, evaluation and reporting of Packaged Sales and not to the allocation or attribution of Packaged Sales;
(v)  Mexican Soccer Fees . Any disputes regarding the allocation of Mexican Soccer Fees under Section 10.2(d)(iii) ;
(vi)  Replacement Team . Any disputes with respect to whether any Mexican Soccer League team is generally comparable or superior to an applicable sold, demoted or acquired team for purposes of the team replacement provisions set forth in Section 10 .
(vii)  Corporate Opportunities . Any disputes in connection with the procedures for the corporate opportunities matters set forth in Section 16 ;
(viii)  Excluded Content . Any disputes as to whether any Audiovisual Content constitutes “Excluded Content” or “Televisa Publications Content”;
(ix)  Audit Information and Procedures . Any disputes solely regarding Licensor’s contractual entitlements to information, documents and access to personnel under the audit rights provisions set forth in Sections 9.3 , 9.4 , 9.5 or 11.6 , and not the findings or results of any audit;

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(x)  Approval of Third Party Arrangements . Any disputes relating to Licensor’s approval rights relating to Licensee’s arrangements with third parties for the Broadcast of Licensed Content, as set forth in Section 4 ;
(xi)  Technical Specifications . Any disputes relating to Licensor’s approval rights relating to the Technical Specifications for Licensee’s carrying out Technological Enhancements, as set forth in Section 8.11 ;
(xii)  Offensive / Politically Insensitive Content . Any disputes relating to Licensee’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to address Licensor’s concerns regarding offensive or politically insensitive content on third party platforms, as set forth in Section 3.8 ;
(xiii)  Clearances . Any disputes relating to Licensor’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain Clearances requested by Licensee, as set forth in Section 8.13 ;
(xiv)  Televisa Spoiler Content . Any disputes relating to Licensor’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the Broadcast or publishing of Televisa Spoiler Content pursuant to Section 1.4 ;
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(xvi)  Co-Production Costs . Any disputes with respect to the appropriate percentage of the combined costs of Co-Produced Content to be borne by each of Licensee and Grupo Televisa pursuant to Section 2.3 ;
(xvii)  Windows . Any disputes with respect to what constitutes the customary theatrical availability window for Movies or the customary Free Television availability window for Pantelion Movies in the Territory as of the date in question;
(xviii)  Monetization of Territory Audiences . Any disputes with respect to Licensee’s or Grupo Televisa’s compliance with the terms and conditions of Section 19 ;
(xix)  Industry Practice . Any disputes regarding what constitutes “industry practice” or how any terms are “commonly understood in the entertainment industry”, or other disputes regarding similar standards;
(xx)  Promotions in Televisa Publications Content . Any disputes regarding whether promotional materials contained in any Televisa Publications Content complies with the limitations in the proviso set forth in Section 1.3(b)(i)(A) ; and
(xxi)  Other Matters . Any other matters expressly identified in this Agreement as subject to binding arbitration under this Section 15.1 .

 

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(b) Selection of Umpire .
(i)  Initial Umpire . All Arbitrable Matters shall be resolved by a single umpire sitting in New York (the “ Umpire ”). The parties hereby agree that the first Umpire shall be the Honorable Albert M. Rosenblatt, subject to his consent and provision of an affidavit that certifies that the Umpire, the Umpire’s employer or any of his/her Affiliates, and the Umpire’s spouse, children, parents or siblings have not been employed or engaged by any party or his/her Affiliate within the proceeding ten years, that there are no grounds for disqualification under 28 U.S.C. §455, and that the Umpire knows of no other reason that he or she cannot be completely independent in resolving any dispute (the “ Umpire’s Certificate ”). The Umpire shall submit an updated Umpire’s Certificate annually upon the anniversary of the Umpire’s selection.
(ii)  Replacement Umpire . If the Umpire is removed, resigns or is unable or refuses to serve for any reason, or if Albert Rosenblatt does not consent or is unable to provide the Umpire’s Certificate, then the parties shall mutually select a replacement within thirty (30) days. If the parties cannot mutually select a replacement, then any party may seek the selection of a replacement under the procedural rules set forth by JAMS from its Business/Commercial, Entertainment/Sports and/or Federal Judge neutrals list.
(iii)  Umpire Term . Any Umpire named herein, unless having been removed, having resigned, or being unable or refusing to serve, shall serve for a period of one year. At the end of that one (1) year period or any succeeding one (1) year period, the parties may mutually agree to have the then named Umpire continue for an additional year. In the event that the parties do not so agree, a successor Umpire shall be selected pursuant to the procedures in Section 15.1(b)(ii) and under no circumstances shall there be any disclosure to the sitting Umpire of which party may have declined to agree to the sitting Umpire’s continued service. If an Arbitrable Matter is currently pending before the sitting Umpire at the time of the one (1) year anniversary of the Umpire’s selection, that Umpire shall not be removed from that Arbitrable Matter, even if the parties no longer agree to continue to use that Umpire for the succeeding one (1) year on other Arbitrable Matters. An Umpire shall resign if the Umpire learns of information at any time that would prevent that Umpire from issuing an Umpire’s Certificate, including if an Arbitrable Matter happens to be pending before that Umpire, unless the parties consent to the Umpire’s completing the resolution of that Arbitrable Matter or otherwise remaining in his or her position.
(c)  Conduct of Umpire . Once selected, the Umpire shall be given a copy of this Agreement. The Umpire may not have ex parte communications with either party or its representatives, including counsel. At the commencement of any Arbitration Procedure, the Umpire shall reissue the Umpire’s Certificate as of the date thereof; the mere failure to so reissue shall not be the basis for challenging the Umpire’s decision provided the Umpire could have reissued the Umpire’s Certificate.

 

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(d) Proceedings .
(i)  Initiation of Arbitration Procedure . Any party may initiate an Arbitration Procedure to resolve an Arbitrable Matter by sending a statement of no more than three (3) pages to the other party setting forth the dispute giving rise to the Arbitrable Matter and the party’s basis for contending that the matter is subject to Arbitration (the “ Dispute Notice ”). The other party may submit within five (5) days a responsive statement of no more than five (5) pages contending that the dispute is not subject to this Arbitration Procedure or raising such other disputes it wishes to be determined in that Arbitration Procedure, which questions shall be promptly determined by the Umpire.
(ii) Arbitration Procedure . The “ Arbitration Procedure ” shall be the following:
(A) Within five (5) days of delivery of the Dispute Notice, and prior to any proceedings before the Umpire, senior representatives with responsibility for the matter in dispute (or a senior representative to whom such responsible senior representative reports) or counsel of each party who have the authority to bind that party, shall meet and engage in good faith negotiations to attempt to resolve the dispute.
(B) Within twenty (20) days of delivery of the Dispute Notice, the parties shall submit memoranda of no more than twenty-five (25) pages setting forth their positions and attaching the evidence, affidavits, reports, appraisals or other information relating thereto as the submitting party deems appropriate. The parties may submit within five (5) days thereafter responsive memoranda of no more than ten (10) pages setting forth their positions and attaching the evidence, affidavits, reports, appraisals or other information relating thereto as the submitting party deems appropriate. After the submission of any such memoranda and supporting materials, a party may not make any additions to or deletions from, or otherwise change, such submission unless otherwise permitted by the Umpire. Subject to Section 15.1(d)(iii) , if a party fails to deliver its submission within the required time period, such party shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived its rights to make such submission and the Umpire shall resolve the matter based on timely submissions received.
(C) The Umpire shall not conduct evidentiary hearings unless the Umpire deems it necessary for resolution of the dispute or upon a showing of good cause by either party. Discovery shall not be allowed except upon a showing of good cause by either party. Evidentiary hearings shall be conducted consistent with JAMS rules for arbitration hearings. Upon request of either party, the Umpire shall provide opportunity for oral presentations and argument. The Umpire may also, upon request of either party, allow post argument briefing. Upon the latter of the receipt of the submissions, oral presentations or evidentiary hearings, the Umpire shall resolve the dispute within ten (10) days. The Umpire shall render his or her decision in a signed and acknowledged written instrument. Such writing shall include the reasons for the Umpire’s decision.
(iii)  Time Periods / Page Limits . Upon application of either party, the Umpire may shorten or extend the time for the Arbitration Procedures or shorten or extend the page limits of any submission if necessary under the circumstances and for good cause shown. It shall be presumed that good cause can be shown for shortening time frames in any Arbitration Procedure if necessary to preserve a Broadcast schedule in the case of disputes described in Sections 15.1(a)(ii) , 15.1(a)(xiii) , 15.1(a)(xiv) or 15.1(a)(xvii) or to preserve a business opportunity in the case of disputes described in Sections 15.1(a)(i) , 15.1(a)(vii) or 15.1(a)(x) in which case the time periods for the Arbitration Procedures shall be set in order to preserve such Broadcast schedule or business opportunity.

 

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(iv)  Interim Relief . The Umpire shall be empowered to order interim relief. The parties may also seek provisional remedies in aid of jurisdiction from the courts set forth in Section 15.1(d)(vi) .
(v)  Remedial Power . The Umpire shall have plenary power to resolve any and all Arbitration Matters, in such manner as the Umpire in his or her discretion deems appropriate consistent with the applicable substantive Law. In exercising such powers, the Umpire may, without limitation, determine what actions any party must take in order to effectuate the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
(vi)  Enforcement . Any decision by the Umpire shall constitute an award by the Umpire and enforcement or other proceedings, with respect to the Arbitration shall be brought exclusively in either the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York and the parties consent to in personam jurisdiction therein. A ruling by the Umpire shall be deemed final and not subject to appeal unless vacated on the ground that the Umpire was biased, engaged in improper conduct or the ruling concerned a Non-Arbitrable Matter.
(vii)  Location . The place of Arbitration shall be New York, New York and the Arbitration and enforcement thereof shall be governed by New York procedural Law governing arbitrations.
(viii)  Miscellaneous . Each party shall pay its own fees and expenses relating to the Arbitration Procedures. The parties shall share equally the fees and expenses of the Umpire. All submissions or other communications under the Arbitration Procedures shall be sent by electronic mail and overnight courier. All submissions or other communications or proceedings under the Arbitration Procedures shall be in English. The Arbitration Procedures shall be confidential except to the extent necessary to enforce an award of the Umpire or as otherwise required by Law.
(e)  Non Arbitrable Matters . All disputes other than those set forth in Section 15.1(a) are not subject to the Arbitration Procedures unless the parties mutually agree in writing to submit them to the Arbitration Procedures.
15.2 Dispute Resolution . In the event that either party claims that the other party has breached its obligations hereunder with respect to a matter that is not an Arbitrable Matter as set forth in Section 15.1(a) , or its obligations under the International Program Rights Agreement (as amended by the IPRA Amendment) or the Sales Agency Agreement or the Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement with respect to a matter that is not an arbitrable matter thereunder:
(a)  Royalty Breaches . In the case of a breach with respect to payment of the Royalty, the dispute shall be submitted for determination pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 private judge under the rules of JAMS and the amount of any decision shall include actual attorneys’ fees of the prevailing party and if a dollar amount is awarded, such determination shall provide for pre-judgment interest at the rate of twenty-five percent (25%) per annum on any unpaid amount determined to have been due from the date thirty (30) days after payment should have been made and post-judgment interest at the rate of twenty-five percent (25%) per annum.

 

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(b)  Non-Royalty Breaches . In the case of a breach other than with respect to payment of the Royalty (whether non-monetary or by way of a claim for damages), except as provided in Section 15.1 , the dispute shall be submitted to the private judge as above, with at least a demand for injunctive relief (including thereby specific performance); the prevailing party shall be awarded its actual attorneys’ fees and, in the event that damages are awarded (whether or not the demanded injunctive relief is granted), such interest as may be determined to be appropriate by the private judge; and
(c)  Other Claims . In the case of any other action relating to or arising out of this Agreement, including any action for declaratory judgment or any demand for injunctive relief against a threatened breach, except as provided in Section 15.1 , the dispute shall be submitted to the private judge as provided in Section 15.2(a) , and the prevailing party shall be awarded its actual attorneys’ fees.
(d)  Interim Relief . In the event of a dispute in which injunctive relief is sought and that is otherwise subject to jurisdiction of the private judge hereunder, if the private judge has not yet been assigned, a party may seek a temporary restraining order or similar order in any court specified in Section 15.6 until the assignment of a private judge and such private judge’s determination of whether to grant injunctive relief, and the private judge shall not be precluded from granting any other relief, including damages, as permitted by this Section 15.2 .
15.3 Cure Rights; Determination of Material Breaches Leading to Right to Terminate; No Right of Appeal .
(a)  Opportunity to Cure . In the case of a breach with respect to payment of the Royalty, the breaching party shall have sixty (60) days after notice of non-payment to cure such breach by making full payment along with twenty-five percent (25%) per annum interest accruing from the thirtieth (30 th ) day after the date payment should have been made; provided , however , that if the payment is not made unconditionally, such payment shall not affect the commencement or continued running of such interest.
(b)  Repeated Failures . Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision hereof, (i) repeated failure to make payment when required, even if subsequently cured; and/or (ii) repeated failure to provide the attested royalty statements, reports and/or certificates or to comply with other audit and information rights set forth under Section 9 , may, in the case of (i) and/or (ii) be a basis for a proceeding before the private judge and, if determined by the private judge to have been cumulatively material and evincing an intent to avoid, or reckless disregard for, compliance with such obligations, shall be determined by the private judge to constitute a material breach giving rise to a right of termination in the non-breaching party. In the event of any such breach, the party asserting the breach shall advise the other party in writing of such claimed breach reasonably promptly after discovering such breach.

 

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(c)  Materiality Threshold . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in any proceeding for breach of this Agreement—or, following the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the date hereof, the International Program Rights Agreement (as amended by the IPRA Amendment), the Sales Agency Agreement or the Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement (it being understood that any breach of the International Program Rights Agreement (as amended by the IPRA Amendment), the Sales Agency Agreement or the Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement prior to the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the date hereof shall in no event be deemed to be material or give rise to a right of termination by the non-breaching party)—whether with respect to payment of the Royalty or otherwise, a finding of breach by the private judge shall not be deemed material and shall not give rise to a right of termination by the non-breaching party unless: (i) in the case of a breach with respect to payment of Royalty, the party against whom the determination of breach has been made by the private judge fails to pay the amount awarded by the private judge with interest in full within ten (10) Business Days of the decision by the private judge; or (ii) in the case of a breach other than with respect to payment of Royalty, the party against whom relief (preliminary or final) has been ordered or adjudged by the private judge or Umpire fails to comply with such order or judgment; or (iii) the party determined to be guilty of breach by the private judge or Umpire has twice previously been determined to be guilty of a breach (whether with respect to payment of the Royalty or otherwise) by the private judge or Umpire, such second breach having occurred subsequent to the determination by the private judge or Umpire of initial breach and such third breach having occurred subsequent to the determination by the private judge or Umpire of second breach, and each such breach is determined by the private judge to either (A) in the case of breaches with respect to payment of the Royalty, be a breach or a series of breaches committed within the same fiscal year which individually or in the aggregate are for amounts equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Royalty due for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the claimed breach or breaches occur, or if the series of breaches was not committed within the same fiscal year, which in the aggregate are for amounts equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate of the Royalty due for each fiscal year immediately preceding each of the fiscal years in which such claimed breaches occur, or (B) in the case of all other determined breaches, evince an intent to avoid, or reckless disregard for, compliance with the obligations that are the basis of the breach; or (iv) pursuant to Section 15.3(b) . For the avoidance of doubt, any determination by the Umpire shall be conclusive as to whether there was a breach, and only the issue of whether the breach or breaches evince an intent to avoid or reckless disregard for compliance with the obligations that are the basis of the breach shall be determined by the private judge.
(d)  Right to Terminate Following Material Breach . If a determination has been made that any breaches (whether with respect to payment of the Royalty or otherwise) are individually or cumulatively material consistent with the foregoing, then the non-breaching party shall have the right to elect to terminate this Agreement, which election shall be made not later than sixty (60) days after the determination of the existence of such material breach. This Agreement shall terminate sixty (60) days after written notice of such election to terminate.
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15.4 Satisfaction of Indemnification Obligations Cures Inaccuracy of Licensor Representations and Warranties . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the inaccuracy of any of Licensor’s representations and warranties contained in Section 12 hereof shall not be deemed to be a breach of its obligations for purposes of Sections 15.3(b) and 15.3(c) to the extent that Licensor satisfies its indemnification obligations with respect to such inaccuracy.
15.5 Governing Law . This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts between California parties made and performed in that State, without regard to conflict of laws principles; except that the procedural laws of the State of New York shall apply to the Arbitration Procedures (as set forth in Section 15.1 ) and the enforcement thereof.
15.6 Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process . Except to the extent provided in Sections 15.1 and with respect to the provisions of Section 15.2 , each of the parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any California State or United States Federal court sitting in Los Angeles County in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably agrees that any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in such California State or Federal court. Each of the parties irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding. Each of the parties irrevocably appoints CT Corporation System (the “ Process Agent ”), with an office on the date hereof at 818 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90017 as his or its agent to receive on behalf of him or it and his or its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding. Such service may be made by delivering a copy of such process to any of the parties in care of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above address, and each of the parties irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an alternate method of service, each of the parties consents to the service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding by the mailing or delivery of a copy of such process to such party at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 20.5 . Each of the parties agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
15.7 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief . The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties may be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

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15.8 Certain Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no party hereto shall be liable to any other party under this Agreement for any special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages (including lost or anticipated revenues or profits relating to the same) arising from any claim under this Agreement, whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or otherwise; provided , however , that this limitation shall not preclude Licensee from seeking any such damages if, prior to a private judge determining pursuant to Section 15.3 that Licensor is entitled to terminate this Agreement, Licensor (or any of its affiliates) takes any action to intentionally suspend access to, withdraw, refuse to furnish, or otherwise directly or indirectly make unavailable Licensed Content; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, no such damages shall be available if such action on the part of Licensor arises out of a specific dispute (a) as to Licensor’s withdrawal of a specific item or series of items of Licensed Content pursuant to Section 8.10 , (b) as to Licensor’s cancellation of production of any Licensed Content, or (c) of a type contemplated by Section 15(a)(i) or 15(a)(viii) .
16.  First Opportunity Rights .
16.1 Proposed New Businesses .
(a)  Notice and Information . If Grupo Televisa intends to enter into a Proposed New Business during the Term and (i) Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates is not in good faith actively pursuing for itself the Proposed New Business, or (ii) the Proposed New Business is significantly and meaningfully different from any current business Licensee and its controlled Affiliates are actively pursuing for themselves (regardless of whether such Proposed New Business is in the same genre, field, market or space as any business Licensee and its controlled Affiliates are currently engaged in, but in no event shall a Proposed New Business include a Linear Television Channel), Licensor will notify Licensee in writing and, on a timely basis, provide Licensee with information, if any, that Grupo Televisa has used (as of the time of such provision) to evaluate the opportunity that is reasonably necessary and appropriate for Licensee’s consideration of such Proposed New Business (but not information which includes information regarding other businesses of Grupo Televisa).
(b)  Licensee Election . Within thirty (30) days of being so notified, Licensee may notify Licensor that it elects in good faith to enter into the Proposed New Business and, in that case, if Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates enters into and reasonably develops that Proposed New Business within a reasonable time period, then Grupo Televisa will not pursue such Proposed New Business and the revenues relating to the Proposed New Business will become part of the Royalty Base to the same extent as revenues would have been included (subject to applicable deductions or exclusions, if any) in the Royalty Base if the Proposed New Business had been initially developed by Licensee. If Licensee elects to enter the Proposed New Business, Licensee (i) will consult with Licensor in good faith on the initial business and financial objectives for the Proposed New Business and the initial business plan,; (ii) will provide to Licensor the final version of such business plan; and (iii) will provide BMPI’s board of directors (or an appropriate committee thereof which includes a Grupo Televisa representative) with quarterly updates on the performance of the Proposed New Business. In the event that Licensee does not notify Licensor within the 30-day period that it elects to enter the Proposed New Business or Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates does not thereafter reasonably and actively develop the Proposed New Business within a reasonable time period, then Grupo Televisa will be permitted to, within a reasonable time period, enter into the Proposed New Business and any Audiovisual Content that is related to the Proposed New Business will be “ Televisa Proposed New Business Content ” (and shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the definition of “Televisa Publications Content”, other than clause (b) of such definition (as such Audiovisual Content must instead relate to, or complement, the Proposed New Business and not a Televisa Publication)).

 

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(c)  Good Faith Requirement . Licensee shall exercise its rights under this Section 16.1 only in good faith to permit Licensee to engage in a Proposed New Business in the Territory and not to block Grupo Televisa’s ability to engage in the Proposed New Business. Similarly, Grupo Televisa shall only propose Proposed New Business opportunities that Grupo Televisa, in good faith, intends to pursue in the Territory.
(d)  Televisa Option to Participate Following Sell-Down . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if during the Term, at a time when a Televisa Sell-Down has occurred, Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates wishes to enter a Proposed New Business proposed by Grupo Televisa hereunder, then Grupo Televisa may participate in the Proposed New Business such that Grupo Televisa, on the one hand, and Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, on the other hand, will each have a 50% economic and voting interest in the Proposed New Business (or such other allocation of economic and voting interests as agreed by Licensee and Licensor in good faith). Licensee and Licensor will agree in good faith on the business and financial objectives and business plan and the management of the Proposed New Business. In such event, the parties shall mutually agree on the appropriate treatment and allocation of revenues derived or generated from, and costs paid or incurred with respect to, the Proposed New Business (which treatment and allocation, for the avoidance of doubt, may involve the exclusion of all or a portion of any revenues from the Royalty Base).
(e)  No Televisa Linear Television Channels . It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Grupo Televisa shall not pursue a Proposed New Business that consists primarily of the ownership and/or operation of a Spanish language Linear Television Channel in the Territory during the Term.
16.2 Stand Alone Business .
(a)  Notice and Information . If Grupo Televisa proposes to acquire (whether by merger, acquisition of stock or assets, partnership, joint venture or otherwise) a Stand Alone Business during the Term, Licensor will offer Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, by written notice in a timely manner, the opportunity to elect, within thirty (30) days (or shorter period if necessary so as not to lose the opportunity (e.g. if the bid deadline does not permit a thirty (30)-day election period)) of receipt of such notice, to seek to acquire the Stand Alone Business; provided , that Licensor will use good faith efforts not to delay notice so as to jeopardize Licensee’s ability to acquire such Stand Alone Business. Concurrently with the delivery of the aforementioned notice, Licensor will provide Licensee with information, if any, that Grupo Televisa has used (as of the time of such delivery) to evaluate the opportunity that is reasonably necessary and appropriate for Licensee’s consideration of such Stand Alone Business (but not information which includes information regarding other businesses of Grupo Televisa), subject to any legal or third party contractual confidentiality restriction

 

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(b)  Licensee Election . In the event that Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates accepts the opportunity to attempt to acquire the Stand Alone Business, then Licensee will negotiate the proposed acquisition in good faith with the seller of the Stand Alone Business and pay all costs relating to the acquisition. If Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates acquires the Stand Alone Business, and Licensee elects (by written notice to Licensor) and is permitted hereunder to Broadcast any Licensed Content on such Stand Alone Business, the revenues relating to such Stand Alone Business will become part of the Royalty Base to the same extent as revenues would have been included (subject to applicable deductions or exclusions, if any) in the Royalty Base if the Stand Alone Business had been initially engaged in by Licensee. If Licensee and its controlled Affiliates do not accept the opportunity to acquire the Stand Alone Business within thirty (30) days (or shorter period if necessary so as not to lose the opportunity (e.g. if the bid deadline does not permit a thirty (30)-day period)) of Grupo Televisa’s offer or Licensee and its controlled Affiliates do not acquire the Stand Alone Business, are not actively pursuing negotiations in good faith with the seller, Grupo Televisa may, within a reasonable period of time, seek to acquire and acquire the Stand Alone Business and any Audiovisual Content that is related to the Stand Alone Business will be “ Televisa Stand Alone Business Content ”.
(c)  Televisa Option to Participate Following Sell-Down . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if during the Term, at a time when a Televisa Sell-Down has occurred, Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates wishes to enter the Stand Alone Business, then Grupo Televisa may acquire fifty percent (50%) of the Stand Alone Business with Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates acquiring fifty percent (50%) (or such other allocation of ownership as agreed by Licensee and Licensor in good faith), and Licensee and Licensor will agree in good faith on the business and financial objectives and business plan and the management of the Stand Alone Business. In such event, the parties shall mutually agree on the appropriate treatment and allocation of revenues derived or generated from, and costs paid or incurred with respect to, the Stand Alone Business (which treatment and allocation, for the avoidance of doubt, may involve the exclusion of all or a portion of any revenues from the Royalty Base).
(d)  No Televisa Linear Television Channels . It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Grupo Televisa shall not pursue a Stand Alone Business that consists primarily of the ownership and/or operation of a Spanish language Linear Television Channel in the Territory during the Term.
16.3 Carve Out Business .
(a)  Notice and Information . If Grupo Televisa proposes to acquire (whether by merger, acquisition of stock or assets, partnership, joint venture or otherwise) a Carve Out Business during the Term, Grupo Televisa may undertake and consummate an acquisition of the larger business of which the Carve Out Business is a part at any time. However, without restricting or impeding the ability of Grupo Televisa to undertake and consummate such acquisition, Licensor will use its commercially reasonable efforts to offer (including after Grupo Televisa has completed the acquisition of the larger business) Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, by written notice in a timely manner, the opportunity to elect, within sixty (60) days of receipt of such notice, to seek to acquire the Carve Out Business. Concurrently with the delivery of the aforementioned notice, Licensor will provide Licensee with information that Grupo Televisa has used (as of the time of such delivery) to evaluate the opportunity that is reasonably necessary and appropriate for Licensee’s consideration of such Carve Out Business (but not information which includes information regarding other businesses of Grupo Televisa), subject to any legal or third party contractual confidentiality restrictions.

 

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(b)  Licensee Election . In the event that Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates accepts the opportunity to acquire the Carve Out Business, Licensor will, at its election, either (i) permit Licensee to negotiate the acquisition of the Carve Out Business with the seller of the Carve Out Business and pay all costs relating to such acquisition (and in any event Grupo Televisa can pursue the acquisition of the larger business other than the Carve Out Business); or (ii) require Licensee, as promptly as reasonably practicable (in the context of the circumstances of the particular acquisition) following the closing of Grupo Televisa’s acquisition of the larger business, to purchase the Carve Out Business in exchange for a cash payment to Grupo Televisa equal to the agreed fair market value of the Carve Out Business (based upon the value that would reasonably be expected to be obtained in a sale of the entire Carve Out Business as a going concern with no discount as a result of illiquidity or otherwise) and Grupo Televisa and Licensee will negotiate in good faith the carve out of the Carve Out Business as a separate business from the larger acquisition (including, if applicable, one-time and/or ongoing arms-length payment(s) for content and/or any other rights, assets or services from the larger business). If the fair market value of the Carve Out Business cannot be agreed by Grupo Televisa and Licensee after thirty (30) days, the fair market value shall be determined by the Independent Appraiser Process. If Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates acquires the Carve Out Business and elects (by written notice to Licensor) to and is permitted hereunder to Broadcast any Licensed Content on the Carve Out Business, the revenues relating to such Carve Out Business will become part of the Royalty Base to the same extent as revenues would have been included (subject to applicable deductions or exclusions, if any) in the Royalty Base if the Carve Out Business had been initially developed by Licensee. If Licensee does not accept the opportunity to acquire the Carve Out Business within the sixty (60) day period, or does so but does not acquire the Carve Out Business, is not pursuing negotiations in good faith with the seller, or it would not be commercially feasible to carve out the Carve Out Business despite Licensor’s use of its commercially reasonable efforts, Grupo Televisa may acquire or retain the Carve Out Business, as part of the larger acquisition, and any Audiovisual Content that is related to the Carve Out Business will be “ Televisa Carve Out Business Content ”.
(c)  Televisa Option to Participate Following Sell-Down . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if during the Term, at a time when a Televisa Sell-Down has occurred, Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates wishes to acquire the Carve Out Business proposed by Licensor hereunder, then Grupo Televisa may acquire or retain fifty percent (50%) of the Carve Out Business with Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates acquiring fifty percent (50%) (or such other allocation of ownership as agreed by Licensee and Licensor in good faith) and Licensee and Licensor will agree in good faith on the business and financial objectives and business plan and the management of the Carve Out Business. In such event, the parties shall mutually agree on the appropriate treatment and allocation of revenues derived or generated from, and costs paid or incurred with respect to, the Carve Out Business (which treatment and allocation, for the avoidance of doubt, may involve the exclusion of all or a portion of any revenues from the Royalty Base). In no event shall this Section 16.3(c) restrict or impede the ability of Grupo Televisa to undertake and consummate an acquisition of the larger business.

 

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(d)  Fair Market Value . The “ Independent Appraiser Process ” shall mean the process set forth in this Section 16.3(d) . Each of Licensor and Licensee shall be entitled to select and engage an investment banker of recognized standing in North America (the “ Initial Appraisers ”). The Initial Appraisers shall be entitled to consult with each other with respect to their reports, and Licensor and Licensee shall provide them with the information to which Licensee is entitled pursuant to Section 16.3(a) and other information that is customary and reasonably requested by the Initial Appraisers regarding the applicable Spanish language Linear Television Channel. Each of the Initial Appraisers shall have thirty (30) days to determine a preliminary fair market value and provide Licensor and Licensee with a preliminary report thereon (the “ Appraiser Report ”). If the higher of the preliminary fair market values is not more than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the lower of such fair market values, then the fair market value shall equal the average of the preliminary fair market values. If the higher of the preliminary fair market values is more than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the lower of such fair market values, then not more than ten (10) days after the delivery of both Appraiser Reports to Licensor and Licensee, the Initial Appraisers will together designate another investment banker of recognized standing in North America who is not affiliated with Grupo Televisa or the Company (as defined in the Investment Agreement) (the “ Third Appraiser ”), who shall be informed of the preliminary fair market values determined by the Initial Appraisers and provided with copies of their Appraiser Reports and the information provided to the Initial Appraisers. The Third Appraiser will have thirty (30) days to determine a preliminary fair market value and provide Licensor and Licensee with a report thereon. If the Third Appraiser’s preliminary fair market value is within the middle one-third of the range of values between the preliminary fair market values of the Initial Appraisers (the “ Mid-Range ”), then the fair market value shall be equal to the preliminary fair market value of the Third Appraiser. If the Third Appraiser’s preliminary fair market value does not fall within the mid-range, then the fair market value will be the average of (x) the Third Appraiser’s preliminary fair market value; and (y) either the high or low preliminary fair market value of the Initial Appraisers, whichever is closest to the Third Appraiser’s preliminary fair market value; provided , that the fair market value shall not be less than the lower of the preliminary fair market values determined by the Initial Appraisers or greater than the higher of the preliminary fair market values determined by the Initial Appraisers.
(e)  Linear Television Channels . Notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 16.3(a) , (b) and (c) , if the Carve Out Business in question consists of the ownership and/or operation of a Spanish language Linear Television Channel, the following shall apply:
(i)  Free Television Channel . If, as part of such larger acquisition, Grupo Televisa acquires a Spanish language Free Television channel in the Territory, Licensor shall offer to Licensee the right to acquire the Free Television channel as a Carve Out Business (pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 16.3 ); provided , that if Licensee does not acquire such Spanish language Free Television channel, for any reason, Grupo Televisa shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, entirely divest itself of such Spanish language Free Television channel.
(ii)  Channel Other Than Free Television Channel . If, as part of such larger acquisition, Grupo Televisa acquires any Spanish language Linear Television Channel other than a Free Television channel, Licensor shall offer to Licensee the right to acquire such Spanish language Linear Television Channel as a Carve Out Business (pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 16.3 ). If Licensee elects not to acquire the Linear Television Channel at such market value, or elects not to acquire the Linear Television Channel for any other reason, Grupo Televisa shall be permitted to retain or sell such Spanish language Linear Television Channel.

 

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17.  Sale of Licensee Assets .
17.1 Sale of Networks / Stations . Except as expressly consented to in writing by Licensor (which consent may be withheld in Licensor’s sole and absolute discretion), Licensee shall not directly or indirectly, including through its respective subsidiaries or any other controlled Affiliates, enter into or consummate any arrangement to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (including by way of spin-off or other similar transaction) any interest in any Network (excluding, for purposes of this Section 17.1 , WLII, WSUR and WSTE in Puerto Rico). Except as expressly consented to in writing by Licensor (which consent may be withheld in Licensor’s sole and absolute discretion), Licensee shall not directly or indirectly, including through its respective subsidiaries or any other controlled Affiliates, enter into or consummate any arrangement to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (including by way of spin-off or other similar transaction) any interest in, transfer operational responsibility for or disaffiliate from the Networks any of the Specified Stations, except that Licensee shall be permitted to:
(a)  Replacement Station . Sell or dispose of a Specified Station so long as (i) one or more other station(s) owned and operated by Licensee and within the same market as such Specified Station and affiliated with the same Network or Networks as such Specified Station (a “ Replacement Station ”) can replace the operations of the transferred station through the operation of the Replacement Station which is reasonably comparable to the Specified Station (including substantially comparable or better coverage), (ii) the total revenues of the Replacement Station are greater than or equal to the total revenues of such Specified Station as of the date of the sale or disposition, and (iii) the Replacement Station shall be a Station for purposes of the Royalty Base, with the national and local revenues of the Replacement Station included in the Royalty Base;
(b)  Affiliated Stations . Sell or dispose of a Specified Station if (i) such Specified Station continues to be affiliated with the Network(s) with which it was affiliated prior to such sale or disposition for the Term, (ii) such Specified Station shall continue to be a Station for purposes of the Royalty Base, with the national and local revenues of such Specified Station included in the Royalty Base, and (iii) the acquirer of such Specified Station agrees, in a writing to which Licensor is a party or a beneficiary, to provide revenue information for the station to Licensee and to be bound (and to require any successor acquirer to be bound) by the provisions of this Section 17.1 as though it were a party hereto and such Specified Station continued to be a Specified Station hereunder;
(c)  Transfer of Operational Responsibility . Transfer operational responsibility for a Specified Station if (i) such Specified Station continues to be affiliated with the Network(s) with which it was affiliated prior to such sale or disposition for the Term, (ii) such Specified Station shall continue to be a Station for purposes of the Royalty Base, with the national and local revenues of such Specified Station included in the Royalty Base, and (iii) the person assuming operational control of such Specified Station agrees, in a writing to which Licensor is a party or a beneficiary, to provide revenue information for the station to Licensee and to be bound (and to require any successor operator to be bound) by the provisions of this Section 17.1 as though it were a party hereto and such Specified Station continued to be a Specified Station hereunder;

 

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(d)  Disaffiliation . Disaffiliate a Specified Station from a Network if (i) such Specified Station continues to be owned by Licensee and (ii) the average of the portion of the Royalty Base attributable to such Specified Station for each of the preceding two (2) years continues to be included in the Royalty Base for the Term;
(e)  WFTY-TV . Sell, transfer, disaffiliate or otherwise dispose of WFTY-TV currently licensed to Smithtown, NY;
(f)  Compliance with Law . Sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of a Station, if a Law (provided that any order or decision must be final and non-appealable) requires Licensee to sell such Station (or to lose the license for such Station in twelve (12) or fewer months if such sale does not occur); provided , that Licensee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to replace such Station with a reasonably comparable station as promptly as reasonably practical; and
(g)  Joint Marketing and Sales Agreements . Maintain and/or extend the term of its joint marketing and sales agreements existing on the date hereof on materially the same or better terms for Licensee as of the Effective Date.
17.2 Sale of BMPI . Nothing contained in this Agreement (including Section 17.1 ) shall restrict a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of BMPI in one or a series of related transactions, the sale of shares of BMPI, or a merger of BMPI with another person; provided , that this Section 17.2 shall not be used by Licensee or its Affiliates or their respective shareholders in a manner intended to circumvent the provisions of Section 17.1 .
17.3 Transfer of Program Rights . Licensee may not transfer to any third party any rights whatsoever with respect to Licensed Content or any other Audiovisual Content of Grupo Televisa to which Licensee has been licensed rights hereunder, in connection with the transfer of any Spanish Language Platform or other platform or assets of Licensee or its Affiliates (other than in connection with any transactions contemplated under Sections 17.2 and/or 20.6 or a Sublicensing Arrangement permitted under Section 4 of this Agreement).
18.  Committees .
18.1 Programming, Sales and Production Committee . Licensee shall create and maintain an advisory, non-board level Programming, Sales and Production Committee which shall provide non-binding advice and guidance to Licensee and its controlled Affiliates with respect to Licensee’s programming, sales and production efforts for its Linear Television Channels. Members of the advisory Programming, Sales and Production Committee will be provided with information relating to such efforts, consistent with Licensor’s cooperation obligations as set forth in Section 7.3 .
18.2 Platforms Committee . Licensee shall create and maintain an advisory non-board level Platforms Committee which shall provide non-binding advice and guidance to Licensee and its controlled Affiliates with respect to the acquisition and/or management of new and existing platforms on which Licensee places Audiovisual Content.

 

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18.3 Proposed New Business Committee . Licensee shall create and maintain a non-board level New Business Committee which shall consist of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of BMPI, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer and highest ranking officer in charge of business development of BMPI, and one of the GT nominated directors of BMPI. In the event that Licensor notifies Licensee of a Proposed New Business opportunity pursuant to Section 16.1(a) or Grupo Televisa offers an opportunity to seek to acquire a Stand Alone Business pursuant to Section 16.2(a) this New Business Committee shall promptly consider such opportunity and advise the Board of Directors of BMPI as to whether to pursue the opportunity.
18.4 Grupo Televisa Representation . Grupo Televisa shall be entitled to appoint at least one (1) representative on each of the Programming, Sales and Production Committee and the Platforms Committee to serve until the Information Tail Date.
19.  Monetization of Territory Audiences . Licensor will not, directly or indirectly, sell, base or determine the price of any advertising time or space, product placements or sponsorships in any Licensed Media on the ability of viewers in the Territory to receive Licensed Content (but expressly excluding Excluded Content and Charitable/Religious Content), subject only to the third sentence of Section 3.7(a)(i)(B) .
20.  Miscellaneous .
20.1 Effect of Prior Agreements .
(a)  Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement . Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement supersedes and replaces the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, which is hereby terminated and shall have no further force or effect ( provided , that such termination shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under Section 9.11) .
(b)  MOU . Annex D of the MOU is hereby terminated and shall have no further force or effect.
(c)  Participation Agreement . Licensee and GT will, following the Effective Date, cease to assert, pursue or enforce any of their respective rights against the other and shall cease to perform any of their respective obligations to the other under the Participation Agreement.
(d)  Galavision Trademark License Agreement . The License Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1996, between The Univision Network Limited Partnership and Univsa, Inc. (the “ Galavision Trademark License Agreement ”) is hereby terminated and shall have no further force and effect (it being understood that the Galavision marks formerly included under the Galavision Trademark License Agreement are included in the Televisa Channel Marks hereunder as more fully described in Schedule 1 ).
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20.2 Force Majeure . Neither party hereto shall be liable for or suffer any penalty or termination of rights hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in performing any of its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay is occasioned by compliance with governmental regulation or order, or by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the party so failing or delaying, including acts of God, war, insurrection, fire, flood, accident, strike or other labor disturbance, interruption of or delay in transportation (a “ Force Majeure Event ”). Each party shall promptly notify the other in writing of any such event of force majeure, the expected duration thereof, and its anticipated effect on the party affected and make reasonable efforts to remedy any such event, except that neither party shall be under any obligation to settle a labor dispute. In the event that Licensor is prevented by a Force Majeure Event from delivering any Licensed Content to Licensee, if such Force Majeure Event prevents Licensor from delivering any substitute Licensed Content to Licensee, then Licensee’s obligations to pay the Royalty under Section 9.1 hereof shall be reduced (but not below zero) for the time period or periods so affected to the extent necessary to compensate Licensee for the cost of obtaining substitute programming.
20.3 Modification . This Agreement shall not be modified or waived in whole or in part except in writing signed by an officer of the party to be bound by such modification or waiver. In the event that Licensee’s ’fiscal year is changed so that it is not on a calendar year, the parties shall make such modifications to this Agreement as are necessary to reflect such change but as do not substantively impact any of the parties’ rights or obligations hereunder.
20.4 Waiver of Breach . A waiver by either party of any breach or default by the other party shall not be construed as a waiver of any other breach or default whether or not similar and whether or not occurring before or after the subject breach.
20.5 Notices . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed duly given upon actual receipt, and shall be delivered (a) in person, (b) by a generally recognized overnight courier service which provides written acknowledgment by the addressee of receipt, or (c) by both (i) facsimile and (ii) email or other generally accepted means of electronic transmission, addressed as set forth in Schedule 10 or to such other addresses as may be specified by like notice to the other parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notices or other communications required or permitted under Section 8.8 may be delivered by email alone (without any accompanying facsimile notice or communication).
20.6 Assignments . Either of the parties may assign its rights hereunder and delegate its duties hereunder, in whole or in part, to an Affiliate capable of performing the assignor’s obligations hereunder, and either of the parties may assign its rights hereunder and delegate its duties hereunder to any person or entity to which all or substantially all of such party’s businesses and assets are pledged or transferred ( provided that in the case of a pledge, any such assignment shall be made only as part of a granting of collateral to support bona fide indebtedness of Licensee or its Affiliates to a third party; provided , further , that the foregoing shall not prohibit a pledge to one or more of the investors or investor groups in BMPI to support bona fide indebtedness of Licensee or any Affiliate to any such investor or investor group). No such assignment or delegation shall relieve any party of its obligations hereunder. Any such assignment or delegation authorized pursuant to this Section 20.6 shall be pursuant to a written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any rights, duties or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by any of the parties, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily, by operation of Law or otherwise; provided , however , that Grupo Televisa may assign, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer its rights to payment hereunder in connection with one or more financings. Any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of this prohibition shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, all of the terms and provisions hereof shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing contained herein, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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20.7 Further Assurances . Each party hereto agrees to execute any and all additional documents and do all things and perform all acts necessary or proper to further effectuate or evidence this Agreement including any required filings with the U.S. Copyright Office.
20.8 Information Sharing . To the extent that either party is required to provide information to the other party under this Agreement, such party shall (and shall cause its Affiliates to) use good faith efforts to limit contractual confidentiality restrictions with respect to agreements entered into after the Effective Date, in order to permit the sharing of information expressly provided in this Agreement.
20.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original instrument and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
20.10 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, shall for any reason or to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement and application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall continue in full force and effect and in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided, that the aggregate of all such provisions found to be invalid or unenforceable does not materially affect the benefits and obligations of the parties of the Agreement taken as a whole.
20.11 Language Rules of Construction . Unless the context otherwise clearly requires: (a) the term “third party” shall be deemed to mean “unaffiliated third party”; (b) any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; (c) the term “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”; (d) the term “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”; (e) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on, or requirements with respect to, such amendments, supplements or modification set forth herein or therein); (f) any reference herein to any person, or to any person in a specified capacity, shall be construed to include such person’s successors and assigns or such person’s successors in such capacity, as the case may be; (g) the words “herein,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, clause or other subdivision; and (h) any of the defined terms may be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. Licensor and Licensee acknowledge and agree that references in this Agreement to Licensee’s “controlled Affiliates” are sometimes used for purposes of clarity, and that no such references (or failure to include such references) shall operate, or be deemed to operate, to limit or impair the rights afforded to Licensee with respect to its controlled Affiliates under Section 1.2(a) .

 

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20.12 Headings . The subject headings of the sections and sub-sections of this Agreement are included for purposes of convenience only, and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of its provisions.
20.13 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with Annex A and the Schedules hereto, the Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement, the IPRA Amendment and the Sales Agency Agreement contain a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all previous oral statements and other writings, other than the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement to the extent provided in Section 20.1(a) with respect thereto.
21.  Licensee Indebtedness . Licensee represents and warrants that, as of February 28, 2011, BMPI has $2,500,000,000 or less in aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of BMPI as of such date) that by its terms is scheduled to mature or become due, is mandatorily redeemable or repayable, or is redeemable or repayable at the option of the holder during the period from February 28, 2014 through August 31, 2015 and the circumstances that would give such holder such redemption right have occurred.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands as of the day and year first above written.
             
    TELEVISA, S.A. DE C.V.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
     
 
Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
   
 
      Title:  Attorney-in-Fact    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
     
 
Name: Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
   
 
      Title:  Attorney-in-Fact    
 
           
    UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew W. Hobson    
 
     
 
Name: Andrew W. Hobson
   
 
      Title:  Senior Executive Vice President    
[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement ]

 

 


 

Annex A
The following terms shall have the following meanings:
2021 Program License Agreement ” means that certain 2021 Program License Agreement, dated December 20, 2010, between Licensor and Licensee.
Acquired Completed Content ” means Audiovisual Content (other than a Novela, Excluded Content), the Broadcast rights to which are or have been acquired by Grupo Televisa from a third party and with respect to which Grupo Televisa had no involvement or arrangement of any kind or nature (including no approvals or controls) relating to the development, production or financing of such Audiovisual Content at any time.
Acquired Completed Novela ” means a Novela, the Broadcast rights to which are or have been acquired by Grupo Televisa from a third party and with respect to which Grupo Televisa had no involvement or arrangement of any kind or nature (including no approvals or controls) relating to the development, production or financing of such Novela at any time.
Acquired Other Content ” means Audiovisual Content (other than Charitable/Religious Content, a Novela or Excluded Content) originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, produced by a third party (other than with any Television Broadcaster in the Territory, which will not be permitted under any circumstances) the Broadcast rights to which are or have been acquired by Grupo Televisa from a third party, and with respect to which Grupo Televisa has only one (1) of the following types of involvement: (a) providing a portion of the production financing to such third party for the production of such Audiovisual Content; or (b) providing equipment to such third party for use in the production of such Audiovisual Content; or (c) permitting talent that is exclusive or proprietary to and under contract to Grupo Televisa to appear or participate in the production of such Audiovisual Content by such third party.
Acquired Scripts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b) .
Additional Owned Team ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(c)(i) .
Adjustments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 .
Advertising Packaged Sales Transaction Process ” means a Packaged Sales Transaction Process relating to sales to an advertiser.
Affiliate ” of a person means any person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the person in question. For the purposes of this Agreement, “control”, when used with respect to any person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Affiliate shall not mean, with respect to Licensee, (a) a Network Affiliate, (b) any one of the investor groups, including Grupo Televisa, that owns equity interests in BMPI or any person that controls any one of such investor groups (or any person acquiring, whether by merger, sale or otherwise, all or any portion of such equity interests or the equity interests of any such investor group, or any person that controls such acquiring person), or (c) any person controlled by any of such investor groups (or such

 

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acquiring person) other than (i) BMPI, Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc. or Licensee, (ii) any subsidiary of, or other person directly or indirectly controlled by, BMPI, Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc. or Licensee or (iii) any person formed by such investor groups (or such acquiring person) to own a direct or indirect interest in Licensee. Affiliate shall not mean, with respect to any of Licensor, Grupo Televisa or GT, (x) any person that controls GT, (y) any person under common control with, but not directly or indirectly controlled by, GT, or (z) Licensee or any of Licensee’s Affiliates.
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Allocations ” means allocations made by Licensee or its Affiliates of revenues from transactions, or series of related transactions, that are both (a) excluded in part from the definition of the Royalty Base; and (b) included in part in the definition of the Royalty Base.
Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Ancillary Content ” means, with respect to Licensed Content, “best of” compilations, deleted scenes, bloopers, B-roll footage, webisodes, mobisodes, behind-the-scenes material, alternate endings, cast interviews, Short-Form Commercial Advertising promoting Licensed Content (e.g. a commercial for a Novela) and other similar short-form Audiovisual Content, in each case, that is related to, based on, or supplementary to such Licensed Content; provided , that neither Televisa Produced Clips nor Licensee Produced Clips shall constitute Ancillary Content.
Ancillary Content Budget ” means the budget for any applicable production of Ancillary Content, which budget shall be delivered by Licensor promptly following Licensee’s delivery of a notice requesting such production.
Appraiser Report ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) .
Arbitrable Matters ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1(a) .
Arbitration Procedure ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1(d)(ii) .
Audiovisual Content ” shall mean all forms of moving images with accompanying sound, including novelas, musicals, variety shows, situation comedies, game shows, children’s shows, news shows, cultural and educational programs, sports programs, sporting events, reality shows, movies, political conventions, election coverage, parades, pageants, fashion shows, “how-to” and other informational programs, interviews, animation and demonstrative content. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “Audiovisual Content” shall not include (a) Videogames; or (b) Short Form Commercial Advertising for third party goods and services.
Availability Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a) .
BMPI ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Broadcast ” means to transmit, re-transmit, distribute, display, project, perform or otherwise disseminate Audiovisual Content to, or for, reception by any form of viewing, display or other reception device, whether now known or hereafter developed in the future.

 

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Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of New York or Mexico City.
Cable Television System ” shall have the same meaning as that set forth for a “cable system” in 47 U.S.C. § 522(7).
Carve Out Business ” means a business (other than Publications and websites directly related thereto) acquired as part of a larger acquisition, a significant aspect of which in terms of prospects and either (a) operations or (b) results of operations, consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Carve Out Business that is a Start-Up Business, the standard for determining whether a significant aspect of such business consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory shall be based on either the prospects or proposed results or operations of such business. For the avoidance of doubt, a “Carve Out Business” would not include any Videogame business or opportunities.
Charitable/Religious Content ” means any Audiovisual Content consisting exclusively of (a) a religious service, or (b) charitable and non-commercial specials (e.g. telethons, presidential speeches).
Clearances ” shall mean (a) all consents, permissions and approvals for incorporation into Licensed Content of the names, trademarks, likenesses and or biographies of all persons, firms, products, companies and organizations depicted or displayed in such Licensed Content, (b) all consents, permissions and approvals for incorporation into Licensed Content of any preexisting film or video footage produced by third parties, and (c) all licenses, use and reuse rights, synchronization licenses, digital rights, and other rights to use content incorporated into such Licensed Content, including musical compositions.
Clip Exchange Arrangements ” means bona fide clip and highlight reel exchange agreements involving no or de minimis cash consideration, entered into from time to time between Licensor or Licensee, on the one hand, and unaffiliated Television Broadcasters or other third parties engaged in the Broadcast of Linear Television Channels, on the other hand, in the ordinary course and consistent with industry custom and practice (including regarding clip duration) in the Territory.
Co-Produced Content ” means Audiovisual Content (other than a Novela, Acquired Completed Novela, Acquired Completed Content, Acquired Other Content, Co-Produced Local Novela, Excluded Content) originally produced for Broadcast in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, by Grupo Televisa and one or more unaffiliated third parties (collectively, the “Co-Production Partners”), in each case, pursuant to a co-production agreement between Grupo Televisa and such Co-Production Partners (other than any co-production agreement directly or indirectly between Grupo Televisa and any Television Broadcaster in the Territory, which will not be permitted under any circumstances) with respect to which (a) as between Grupo Televisa and the Co-Production Partners, at least one such Co-Production Partner must provide a specific and significant contribution underlying such Audiovisual Content (examples of such specific and significant contributions include Scripts, the provision of multiple essential creative elements (e.g., several of key cast members, key artistic director, executive director and/or executive producer) having no affiliation with Grupo Televisa, but shall not include financing or other contributions of a fungible nature); (b) at least one of such Co-Production Partners meaningfully participates in, or exercises meaningful controls or approvals over, the development and production of such Audiovisual Content; and (c) one or more of such Co-Production Partners controls the licensing of the Broadcast rights in the Territory.

 

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Co-Produced Local Novela ” means a Novela (other than an Acquired Completed Novela) to be Broadcast initially in a Spanish-speaking country (outside the Territory and Mexico), that is originally produced for Broadcast in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles in such Spanish-speaking country (outside of Mexico and the Territory) and is co-produced by Grupo Televisa with a third party (other than pursuant to a co-production agreement directly or indirectly between Grupo Televisa and any Television Broadcaster in the Territory, which will not be permitted under any circumstances), in each case, pursuant to a co-production agreement between Grupo Televisa and such third party.
Co-Production Partners ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Co-Produced Content.
Core Controls ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b)(iii) .
Current Pantelion LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(f) .
Dispute Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1(d)(i) .
Divested Script ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b) .
DTO ” means the “a la carte” sale or other similar transaction through Licensed Media involving the sale of a permanent copy of Audiovisual Content embodied in any form other than Hard Good Home Videograms, which transaction is consummated by means of Broadcast to any device whether now known or hereafter devised (e.g., a set-top box, computer, cellular phone, mp3 player, PDA or other storage device) from an outside source for subsequent unlimited viewing in perpetuity, as determined by the applicable buyer or assignee.
DTR ” means the “a la carte” rental, lease or other similar transaction, or a subscription based transaction, through Licensed Media, regarding a non-permanent copy of Audiovisual Content embodied in any form other than Hard Good Home Videograms, (a) which transaction is consummated by means of Broadcast to any device whether now known or hereafter devised (e.g., a set-top box, computer, cellular phone, mp3 player, PDA or other storage device) from an outside source for subsequent viewing during a limited time period, as determined by the applicable lessor; and (b) with respect to which the applicable lessee pays a subscription, per-episode or per-program fee for a temporary copy of such Audiovisual Content.
Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Evaluation Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b)(ii) .

 

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Excluded Content ” means:
(a) Televisa Publications Content;
(b) Televisa Produced Clips ( provided , that Audiovisual Content underlying Televisa Produced Clips shall not be considered Excluded Content);
(c) Short Form Commercial Advertising promoting any Grupo Televisa business;
(d) Televisa Training Content;
(e) clips obtained, licensed or acquired by Grupo Televisa pursuant to Clip Exchange Arrangements with respect to the Territory, which clips shall only be Broadcast by Grupo Televisa in the ordinary course in accordance with such Clip Exchange Arrangements; or
(f) Televisa New Business Content.
FCA Section 507 ” means Section 507 of the Federal Communications Act of 1934, as amended and as applied and enforced pursuant to rulings issues by the FCC.
FCC ” means the Federal Communications Commission.
First Division ” means the Primera División of the Mexican Soccer League.
Force Majeure Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.2 .
Free Television ” means a Linear Television Channel that is Broadcast “over-the-air” (whether in digital or analog format, standard definition or high definition, or otherwise) and which originates in or through government-licensed or authorized broadcast stations (either as part of a television network, as an affiliated station, as an individual station or otherwise) without a charge being made to the viewer for the privilege of viewing the Audiovisual Content contained in such over-the-air Broadcast (other than any tax, levy or fee imposed by any governmental, administrative or other public authority in the Territory). For the avoidance of doubt, “Free Television” shall also include any simultaneous (taking into account customary delays) re-transmission or simulcasts in the Territory of such “over-the-air” Broadcast (or additional national feeds to accommodate time zones) by means of any other Licensed Media (including pursuant to MVPD Arrangements and permitted Sublicensing Arrangements).
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time consistently applied.
Galavision Network ” means the Galavision Spanish language television network of affiliated cable television systems and other affiliated Broadcast outlets Broadcasting the Galavision Network in the Territory.
Galavision Trademark License Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.1(d) .

 

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General Requirements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) .
Grupo Televisa ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
GT ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Guaranteed Additional Advertising Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 .
Guaranteed Advertising Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 .
Guaranteed Base Advertising Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 .
Hard Good Home Videogram ” means a physical videocassette, cartridge, videodisc (including any laser disk), tape, CD (in any format), Blu-ray, DVD (in any format), or other similar physical format or storage device now known or hereafter devised (a) that is designed to be used in conjunction with a reproduction apparatus which causes an audiovisual program to be visible on the screen of a viewing device (it being understood that the Hard Good Home Videogram cannot itself be the reproduction apparatus or the viewing device); (b) on which a single item of Audiovisual Content or a reasonable (determined based on then prevailing industry standards) collection of Audiovisual Content has been pre-loaded by the applicable manufacturer or distributor; (c) that is encrypted or otherwise secured for copy protection to prevent duplication and/or retransmission by consumers in a manner consistent with then prevailing industry standards; and (d) that is delivered to the consumer by physical means (as opposed to a non-physical form of delivery (e.g., a download or stream)). For the avoidance of doubt, Broadcast by means of a “Hard Good Home Videogram” shall not include video-on-demand, DTO, DTR or any form of digital distribution or other similar form of Broadcast now known or hereafter devised.
Home Games ” means, with respect to a Mexican Soccer League team, (a) games in which such team plays as the “home” team; and (b) any other games in which such team plays (such as neutral site games) for which Grupo Televisa owns or controls any rights to Broadcast in any Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term.
Indebtedness ” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Indemnification Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3 .
Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3 .
Indemnitor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3 .
Independent Appraiser Process ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) .
Information Tail Date ” means the date that is the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the third (3rd) anniversary of a Televisa Sell-Down.
Informational Meetings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a) .

 

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Initial Appraisers ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) .
International Program Rights Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated International Program Rights Agreement dated December 19, 2001, among Licensee, GT and Venevision International Inc.
Internet ” means the internet or similar systems, now existing or hereafter developed.
Investment Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
IPRA Amendment ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
JSA Income ” means income received by any of Licensee and its controlled Affiliates under joint marketing and sales agreements for stations owned, but not operated, by Licensee or any of its subsidiaries, and affiliated with one of the Networks.
Law ” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree, order or any other judicially enforceable legal requirement (including common law) of any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign government, or governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, agency, commission or court (including the FCC and applicable stock exchange(s)).
Library Availability Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b) .
Library Programs ” means Licensed Content produced or acquired by Grupo Televisa prior to October 4, 2010.
Licensed Content ” means, without duplication, all (a) Programs, (b) Movies, (c) Televisa Publications Content, (d) Ancillary Content; (e) Televisa Produced Clips; (f) Licensee Produced Clips; (g) Licensed Mexican Soccer Games, (h) Pantelion Movies, and (i) other Audiovisual Content licensed hereunder.
Licensed Media ” means any and all means and media for the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content, whether now known or hereafter devised, excluding (a) Radio; (b) Theatrical Exhibition; (c) Hard Good Home Videograms; and (d) Videogames. For the avoidance of doubt, the exclusions from “Licensed Media” under clauses (a)-(d) of the immediately preceding sentence are intended to provide that Licensee will not have the right hereunder (i) with respect to Radio, to transmit, re-transmit, distribute, perform or otherwise disseminate the audio portion of any Licensed Content on Radio (other than as audio promotions to the extent permitted hereunder); (ii) with respect to Theatrical Exhibition, to Broadcast any Licensed Content by means of Theatrical Exhibition; (iii) with respect to Hard Good Home Videgrams, to create, produce, distribute, sell or otherwise exploit Hard Good Home Videograms embodying Licensed Content; and (iv) with respect to Videogames, to develop, create, produce, distribute, sell or otherwise exploit Videogames based on Licensed Content (e.g., to create Videogames based on the characters and plotlines contained in Licensed Content).
Licensed Mexican Soccer Games ” means all Mexican Soccer League games for which Licensee has been licensed Soccer Rights.

 

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Licensed Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) .
Licensed Soccer Rights ” means, collectively, all Owned Team Soccer Rights and Non-Owned Team Soccer Rights.
Licensee ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Licensee Facility Location ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(A) .
Licensee Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 .
Licensee Permitted Spillover Contour ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(A) .
Licensee Produced Clips ” means clips, vignettes, video recaps, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content produced by Licensee that are composed of excerpts from Programs, Movies, Pantelion Movies and Licensed Mexican Soccer Games, in each case, licensed by Licensor to Licensee hereunder.
Licensee Spillover ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(A) .
Licensor ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Licensor Facility Location ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(B) .
Licensor Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2 .
Licensor Permitted Spillover Contour ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(B) .
Lionsgate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a) .
Linear Television Channel ” means a channel, network or programming service that Broadcasts Audiovisual Content in a manner that is linear-streamed, programmed and transmitted to viewers in a continuous and sequential manner, scheduled by the channel, network or programming service (and not by the viewer) during a significant majority of each consecutive twenty-four hour period.
Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 .
Mexican Soccer Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(b)(ii) .
Mexican Soccer League ” means the group of Mexican professional soccer clubs (and divisions of teams) governed by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Associación, along with any of its present or future Affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns and/or successors.
Mexican Soccer License Agreement ” means a written license agreement between Grupo Televisa and a third party, pursuant to which Grupo Televisa licenses rights from such third party to Broadcast games of a team that is, at the time that such license agreement is entered into, a Non-Owned Team, in one or more Licensed Media in the Territory at any time during the Term.

 

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Mexico ” means the United Mexican States, including all territories and possessions thereof.
Mid-Range ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) .
MOU ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Movies ” means feature length motion pictures originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles that are intended for initial Broadcast to the public by means of Theatrical Exhibition or Hard Good Home Videograms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Movies do not include Pantelion Movies.
Musical Concert ” shall mean Audiovisual Content comprised exclusively of the musical performances of one or more music performing artists (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include award shows or other variety shows or other live events that may contain musical performances).
Mutual Release ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
MVPD ” means a multichannel video programming distributor of Audiovisual Content, as commonly understood in the media industry in the Territory (e.g., cable, SMATV, MDS, MMDS, OVS, satellite or telecommunications distributor), or other entity that markets, offers and provides video programming to its paying subscribers or paying customers (regardless of the technology used).
MVPD Arrangement ” means a distribution, retransmission consent, or other carriage agreement (and any amendments extensions and renewals thereof) between Licensee and/or its controlled Affiliate(s) and any MVPD, in each case pursuant to which, among other things, such distributor or other entity is authorized or required to retransmit, distribute, exhibit or otherwise make available to its subscribers or customers, on a linear basis, a Linear Television Channel provided by Licensee and/or its controlled Affiliate(s), on terms consistent with industry practice. For the avoidance of doubt, a MVPD Arrangement may, consistent with industry practice, also include arrangements with respect to non-linear Audiovisual Content offerings (e.g., on-demand) and interactive features (e.g., iTV) of the relevant MVPD, which arrangements may be complementary or supplementary to the Linear Television Channel being provided by Licensee and/or its controlled Affiliate(s) thereunder.
National Representation Commissions ” means fees charged by any of Licensee and its controlled Affiliates to their Network Affiliates for acting as a national television advertising sales representative.
Net DTO Margin ” means the gross revenues actually collected by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates from the DTO exploitation of Licensed Content in the Territory during the Term, minus all actual, direct, out-of-pocket, third party costs and expenses, including incremental costs of obtaining third party rights clearances for DTO exploitation (e.g., synchronization, artists, musicians, writers, publishers, producers, American Society of Composers, Society of European Stage Authors, composers, and public performance rights, etc.) and collection costs (credit card, paypal, prepaid). For the avoidance of doubt, Net DTO Margin shall not include any revenue or costs derived from the DTO exploitation of any Audiovisual Content that is not licensed by Licensor hereunder.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Network Affiliates ” means any third party television station, cable operator, satellite operator or any other third party, in each case, that is party to a Network Affiliation Agreement.
Network Affiliation Agreement ” means a bona fide contractual agreement or arrangement between Licensee and a third party with respect to the right to Broadcast by means of Free Television all or six (6) hours or more per day of any Free Television channel.
Networks ” means the Univision Network, the Galavision Network, the Telefutura Network, and any Spanish language television network of affiliated television Broadcast stations, cable systems and other affiliated Broadcast outlets Broadcasting over the Stations in Puerto Rico described in clause (b) of the definition of “Stations” (in each case, for so long as it is owned by Licensee or any of its subsidiaries).
Non-Owned Teams ” means First Division teams other than the Owned Teams.
Non-Owned Team Soccer Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(a) .
Novela ” means Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles that is customarily understood by producers and distributors of Audiovisual Content for Spanish-speaking audiences in the Territory to be a novela, consistent with the examples of novelas set forth on Schedule 11 hereto.
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Non First Division Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(e) .
Owned Teams ” means, initially, the following Mexican Soccer League teams: América , San Luis and Necaxa , and after the date hereof, shall exclude any team that is sold by Grupo Televisa and shall include any team that becomes treated as an Owned Team pursuant to Section 10.1(d)(ii) .
Owned Team Soccer Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .
Packaged Sales ” means sales in a single transaction or a series of related transactions that generate both (a) revenues, including advertising, (by whatever name, categorization or characterization thereof) that are included in the Royalty Base; and (b) revenues, including advertising, (by whatever name, categorization or characterization thereof) that are excluded from the Royalty Base. By way of example only and not in limitation of the generality of the preceding sentence, a series of related transactions would include (i) negotiations which occur simultaneously or concurrently across multiple platforms based on the revenue source’s expressed spending commitment by platform during those negotiations; or (ii) a revenue source, after making a network television-only upfront purchase specifically requesting to reduce that commitment to network and direct the reduced amount to another platform either locally or nationally. By way of further example and not in limitation of the generality of the second preceding sentence, an unrelated series of transactions would include discrete transactions resulting from multiple negotiations which take place throughout the year across different platforms as directed by the revenue source and/or its agent.

 

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Packaged Sales Transaction Process ” means the full sales and negotiations process and final result of each transaction, including the original proposed pricing and final pricing, of Packaged Sales.
Pantelion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a) .
Pantelion LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a) .
Pantelion Movies ” means feature length motion pictures that are (a) originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles; (b) acquired by Pantelion or produced or co-produced by Pantelion; and (c) intended for initial Broadcast to the public by means of Theatrical Exhibition or Hard Good Home Videograms. For the avoidance of doubt, any co-productions with any member or any of its Affiliates must include one or more third party(ies) such that the applicable co-production would constitute Co-Produced Content.
Pantelion Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b)(i) .
Participation Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Stockholders Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, by and among BMPI, Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., Licensee, and the stockholders named therein.
Process Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.6 .
Programs ” means all Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, whether live (i.e. contemporaneously Broadcast), filmed, taped or otherwise recorded or available for Broadcast, to which Grupo Televisa owns or controls Broadcast rights in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory (whether produced by or for Grupo Televisa, co-produced by Grupo Televisa or acquired or licensed by Grupo Televisa), other than (a) Excluded Content (it being understood that any Excluded Content that, at any time, ceases to qualify under the definition thereof for any reason, and would otherwise satisfy the definition of “Programs”, shall thereafter immediately and automatically constitute Programs); (b) Licensed Mexican Soccer Games; (c) Movies; (d) Pantelion Movies; (e) Ancillary Content; or (f) any of Acquired Completed Novelas, Acquired Completed Content, Acquired Other Content, Co-Produced Local Novelas, Televisa Local Novelas or Co-Produced Content, in each case, with respect to the items described in clause (f), only to the extent that Grupo Televisa does not own or control the right to Broadcast such Audiovisual Content in the Territory after complying with the provisions of Section 2 . For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent Grupo Televisa owns or controls rights to Broadcast any of the Audiovisual Content described in clause (f) in any Licensed Media in the Territory, whether now or in the future, such Audiovisual Content shall constitute Programs to the extent it would otherwise satisfy the definition of “Programs” and such rights shall be licensed by Licensor to Licensee hereunder to the full extent of Grupo Televisa’s rights.

 

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Promotional Obligations ” means bona fide promotional obligations that Grupo Televisa’s live event business has to one or more third parties (which may include venues or artists), and that are required to be satisfied in connection with the exercise of live Internet streaming Broadcast rights in the Territory to a live event (other than a live sporting event) owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa’s live event business.
Proposed New Business ” means a proposed new business (other than Publications and websites directly related thereto) in a line of business involving the Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory that would be new for Licensee (Grupo Televisa shall not pursue any new business in a then existing line of business for Licensee), a significant aspect of which in terms of the Proposed New Business’ proposed operations, results of operations or prospects consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory (which, for example and not in limitation, would include a proposed goods and services or informational website(s) with complementary Audiovisual Content offerings that are a significant aspect of the business, such as the example set forth on Schedule 12-1 , but would not include a proposed business such as the example set forth on Schedule 12-2 that utilizes Audiovisual Content primarily for advertising or promotional purposes only and/or for which Audiovisual Content does not constitute a significant part of the business). For the avoidance of doubt, a “Proposed New Business” would (i) include a proposed expansion of an existing non-Spanish language business into a Spanish language business, provided that the other criteria of the definition of Proposed New Business are satisfied; and (ii) not include any Videogame businesses or opportunities.
Proposed Transaction Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b)(i) .
Publication ” means a bona fide general circulation print and/or digital magazine, journal or periodical that (a) is published on a regularly scheduled interval (subject to “refreshing” of content from time to time); (b) contains a significant amount of text-based stories, articles or other editorial content and/or photographic still images; (c) may contain audio content, video content and/or Audiovisual Content that is related or complementary to the textual stories, articles or other editorial content; and (d) is available to consumers either on a paid subscription, access or per-issue basis, or on an advertiser supported basis.
Quality Standards ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 .
Radio ” means audio programming, unaccompanied by any moving images, transmitted, re-transmitted, distributed, performed or otherwise disseminated to, or for, reception by any form of listening or other reception device, including by way of satellite or the Internet in a digital format.
Replacement Station ” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.1(a) .

 

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Restricted Movies ” means those Movies set forth on Schedule 13 ; provided that if at any time Grupo Televisa (i) solely owns or controls any Broadcast rights in any Licensed Media to any Restricted Movie, such Movie shall cease to be a Restricted Movie hereunder and shall become Licensed Content to the full extent of such rights owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa, or (ii) jointly owns or controls such rights with any third party, Licensor shall put Licensee in contact with such third party and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate a negotiation between Licensee and such third party so that Licensee may attempt to acquire or license such rights (it being understood that Licensee shall not have to make any payment in respect of the portion of such rights owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa); provided , further , that Grupo Televisa shall have no obligation to obtain or seek to obtain such rights.
Right of First Negotiation ” means that, with respect to the applicable arrangement, the parties shall negotiate in good faith and on a commercially reasonable basis for a period of thirty (30) days; provided , that if no agreement has been reached during such period, the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation shall have no further obligation to negotiate with the other party and shall be free to negotiate with third parties with respect to the applicable arrangement. The initial thirty (30) day negotiation period shall commence on a date reasonably designated in writing by the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation after good faith consultation with the other party.
Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal ” means that, with respect to the applicable arrangement, the parties shall negotiate in good faith and on a commercially reasonable basis for a period of thirty (30) days; provided , that if no agreement has been reached during such period, the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal shall have no further obligation to negotiate with the other party and shall be free to negotiate with third parties with respect to the applicable arrangement; provided , further , that the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal shall not conclude any arrangement with any third party on the same terms or terms that, taken together, are less favorable to it (all things considered) than those terms that have been offered to the other party, without providing the other party five (5) Business Days to either accept or reject the applicable arrangement on such new terms. The initial thirty (30) day negotiation period shall commence on a date reasonably designated in writing by the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal after good faith consultation with the other party.
Rights Restrictions ” means, with respect to any rights, any bona fide third party reservation, holdback, limitation, or condition (a) binding under applicable Law or contractually or unilaterally imposed by a third party (including any owner, holder, creator or performer of such rights) upon Licensor as a licensee, purchaser or authorized user of intellectual property rights from a third party; and (b) relating to the manner in which such rights may be exploited. As illustrative examples, Rights Restrictions may include a restriction on the media, territory, times, frequency, platforms, or languages in which such intellectual property rights or premises may be exploited.
Royalty ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a) .
Royalty Base ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d)(i) .
Royalty Base Platforms ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d)(i) .
Sales Agency Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Script ” means a script, format, production bible or other written similar intellectual property which may be used as a primary source for production of any Audiovisual Content.

 

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SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Short Form Commercial Advertising ” means advertising spots and commercials, banner advertising, pop up advertising and any similar forms of display advertising, audio advertising, text advertising or additional video advertising or audiovisual advertising or a combination of any of the above, in each case, limited to a maximum duration of two (2) minutes.
Soccer Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b) .
Spanish Language Platform ” means an audiovisual platform (e.g., a Linear Television Channel or network, linear programming service, non-linear programming service, website, mobile platform, video-on-demand service or other similar platform whether now known or hereafter devised) on which (a) any Audiovisual Content is then being Broadcast or, if such platform is owned by Licensee, has previously been Broadcast during the time that Licensee owned such platform, or if such platform is not owned by Licensee, has previously been Broadcast at any time; and (b) more than a majority of the content thereon is comprised of Spanish language text (excluding closed captioning, translation and other similar functionality), Spanish language audio (excluding any secondary audio program (SAP) or other similar functionality), and/or Spanish language Audiovisual Content.
Spanish-Speaking Country ” means Mexico and any other country that has, or is then generally recognized to have, Spanish as one of its official languages or primary languages. For purposes of this Agreement, the United States shall not be deemed to be a Spanish-Speaking Country.
Special Library Programs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b) .
Specified Channels ” means (a) the Univision Network, the Galavision Network and the Telefutura Network; (b) the TuTv Networks; and (c) any additional existing or new Spanish language Linear Television Channels owned or operated by Licensee (including any Grupo Televisa Spanish language Linear Television Channels licensed to Licensee hereunder) that are distributed, transmitted and retransmitted in a manner consistent with the then current distribution or transmission of the Networks and/or the TuTv Networks.
Specified Stations ” means Stations which Broadcast primarily in the Spanish language in any of the top fifteen (15) Hispanic markets in the United States, as measured by the annual Nielson Universal Estimates (or such other ratings estimate from a then leading ratings agency as is then an acceptable industry standard as agreed by the parties) for ages 18+ or any successor standard (or any Replacement Station thereof).

 

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Stand Alone Business ” means an existing stand alone business (other than Publications and websites directly related thereto), a significant aspect of which in terms of prospects and either (a) operations; or (b) results of operations, consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory (which, for example, would include goods and services websites with complementary Audiovisual Content offerings that are a significant aspect of the business, such as the example set forth on Schedule 12-1 , but would not include companies such as the example set forth on Schedule 12-2 that utilize Audiovisual Content primarily for advertising or promotional purposes only and/or for which Audiovisual Content does not constitute a significant part of the business). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Stand Alone Business that is a Start-Up Business, the standard for determining whether a significant aspect of such business consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory shall be based on either the prospects or the proposed operations or proposed results of operations of such business. For the avoidance of doubt, a “Stand Alone Business” would not include any Videogame businesses or opportunities.
Start-Up Business ” means a business that has been in operation for less than three (3) years.
Stations ” means, without duplication, (a) those Free Television Broadcast stations, cable television systems and other television Broadcast outlets affiliated with the Networks that are now or hereafter (i) directly or indirectly majority owned by Licensee or a direct or indirect subsidiary of Licensee or with respect to which Licensee or a direct or indirect subsidiary of Licensee has the right to designate a majority of the board or similar governing body; and (ii) operated by Licensee, in each case with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), which Broadcast primarily in the Spanish language format; and (b) WLII and WSUR in Puerto Rico.
Sublicensing Arrangement ” means any sublicense or contractual arrangement to sublicense or otherwise exploit by Licensee or a controlled Affiliate of Licensee to any person that is not a controlled Affiliate of Licensee any of the Licensed Rights in and to Licensed Content, but excluding (a) Network Affiliation Agreements; (b) MVPD Arrangements; (c) UIN Arrangements (including any arrangements for UIN Branded Experiences); and (d) Clip Exchange Arrangements (i.e., none of the arrangements referenced in (a)-(d) shall be considered Sublicensing Arrangements).
Technical Specifications ” means the technical specifications for a Technological Enhancement that are provided by Licensee.
Technological Enhancement ” means, with respect to an item of Licensed Content, any conversion, enhancement optimization, reformatting, coding, provisioning or other similar process used to create such Licensed Content in, or convert or adapt such Licensed Content into, any format that can be used for the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Technological Enhancement” shall not include conversion from analog to digital formats.
Technology Services Budget ” means the budget for any applicable conversion or Technological Enhancement of an item of Licensed Content, which budget shall be (a) no greater than the sum of the actual, out-of-pocket costs paid by Grupo Televisa in order to complete such digitization or Technological Enhancement, plus a reasonable internal overhead cost allocation (consistent with Grupo Televisa’s standard practices for pricing such services for use among its internal departments and divisions); and (b) delivered by Licensor promptly following Licensee’s delivery of a Technology Services Request. The amounts charged to Licensee shall be no greater than the market price (i.e., on an arms length basis) for the services in question.

 

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Technology Services Request ” means a written notice requesting that a given item of Licensed Content be converted into, or created in, a particular format by means of a digital conversion or Technological Enhancement process, which notice shall include (a) any applicable Technological Specifications; and (b) the desired schedule for the completion of such conversion or Technological Enhancement, in each case, in detail reasonably specific and sufficient to permit Licensor to evaluate Licensee’s request.
Telefutura Network ” means the Telefutura Spanish language television network of affiliated television Broadcast stations, cable systems and other affiliated Broadcast outlets Broadcasting the Telefutura Network in the Territory.
Telemundo ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .
Televisa Advertising ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 .
Televisa Carve Out Business Content ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(b) .
Televisa Channel ” means any Linear Television Channel owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa and Broadcast by Grupo Televisa in any Licensed Media, in each case, whether existing on the date hereof or created hereafter.
Televisa Channel Marks ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 .
Televisa Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee ” means a Licensor employee who is capable of making editorial and dubbing decisions with respect to Televisa Audiovisual Content based on the knowledge he or she has of Grupo Televisa’s production and editing processes, and guidelines to maintaining the integrity of the Licensed Content.
Televisa Local Novela ” means a Novela (other than an Acquired Completed Novela) to be Broadcast initially in a Spanish-speaking country (outside the Territory and Mexico), originally produced by a third party (other than directly or indirectly by any Television Broadcaster in the Territory) for Broadcast in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles in such Spanish-speaking country outside of Mexico and the Territory based on a Script owned or controlled by Grupo Televisa.
Televisa New Business Content ” means Televisa Proposed New Business Content, Televisa Stand Alone Business Content and Televisa Carve Out Business Content.
Televisa Proposed New Business Content ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1(b) .
Televisa Produced Clips ” means clips, vignettes, video recaps, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content produced by Grupo Televisa that are composed of excerpts from Programs, Movies and Licensed Mexican Soccer Games licensed by Licensor to Licensee hereunder, and that are (a) in the case of Novelas, excerpts from any episode of a Novela no greater than thirty (30) seconds in the aggregate in duration from any one episode; (b) in the case of sports events, excerpts from any such event limited to highlights of such event of not more than two (2) minutes per highlight clip and ten (10) minutes in the aggregate from such event; and (c) in the case of Programs (other than Novelas and sports events) and Movies, excerpts from any episode or item (as applicable) of such content, in each case, no greater than sixty (60) seconds in the aggregate in duration from any one episode or item (as applicable) of such content.

 

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Televisa Publication ” means a Publication owned, controlled or licensed by Grupo Televisa, including bona fide publications Grupo Televisa may own, control or license in the future (and extensions and complements of such Publications).
Televisa Publications Content ” means any Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, not including Novelas, live sports, or regularly scheduled national news television Broadcasts (or any excerpt, portion or clip of any Novela, live sports or regularly scheduled national news television Broadcast), that satisfies each of the following criteria:
(a) has an aggregate duration of up to twelve (12) minutes (including commercials);
(b) is related or complementary to a Televisa Publication;
(c) has not been Broadcast by Grupo Televisa (or any other party with the permission, authorization or consent of Grupo Televisa) on any Linear Television Channel in a Spanish-Speaking Country;
(d) either (i) is sports-related Audiovisual Content (e.g. interviews, profiles, press conferences) that is not live and is not a clip or highlight of a sports event; or (ii) is not similar to traditional long form television programs such as sitcoms (e.g., “Everybody Loves Raymond” or “Familia Peluche”), dramas or series (e.g., “24”, “Law and Order” or “Hermanos y Detectives”), long-form television documentaries (e.g., “Planet Earth” or “El Alma de Mexico”), reality shows (e.g., “Big Brother”, “Real Housewives” or “Dia de Perros”), talent competition shows (e.g., “American Idol” or “Bailando Por Un Sueno”) or long form, linear, sequential television music programming comprised of a combination of music video, concert and/or long-form music programming (e.g., MTV or Palladia) and is more akin to sale of goods or services, social media user generated content, or how-to, informational, interview or demonstrative content, in each case, relating to travel, gaming, cooking, dating, nature, wilderness, fashion, beauty, health and/or fitness, diet, history, biography, vehicles, astrology, science, research, social sciences, economics, politics, interior design, architecture, education, teens’ and childrens’ interest, lifestyle, technology or gadgets, business, celebrity gossip, parenting and music; and
(e) without limiting anything contained in clauses (a)-(d) above, if the Audiovisual Content relates to or is based on a comic book or similar publication, such Audiovisual Content shall not have a narrative storyline or plot.
It is understood and agreed that if, at any time, Audiovisual Content that otherwise satisfies the definition of “Televisa Publications Content” is Broadcast by Grupo Televisa (or any other party with the permission, authorization or consent of Grupo Televisa) on any Linear Television Channel in a Spanish-Speaking Country, then such Audiovisual Content shall thereafter immediately and automatically (A) constitute Licensed Content (to the extent it otherwise meets the definition of “Licensed Content”) and (B) cease to be Televisa Publications Content.

 

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Televisa Sell-Down ” has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Televisa Spillover ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(B) .
Televisa Spoiler Content ” means, with respect to a Program, any program or other content, whether audio, visual, audiovisual, print publication or otherwise, that contains information regarding (a) the last five (5) chapters of such Program (if such Program has chapters), or (b) a pivotal scene (that reveals the final resolution of any major plot or conflict, such as the death of a major character), in each case, to the extent that (x) the relevant portions of such Program have not been Broadcast or otherwise made available by Licensee or its Affiliates or permitted sublicensees in the Territory; and (y) the applicable information has not previously been Broadcast or otherwise made available in the Territory by Licensee or any third party authorized by Licensee (provided, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to be a grant to Licensee of any right or authority to make or permit a third party to make such information available).
Televisa Stand Alone Business Content ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.2(b) .
Televisa Training Content ” means Grupo Televisa company training, personnel or similar Audiovisual Content.
Television Broadcaster ” means any person that engages in the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content by means of Free Television channels (or a Linear Television Channel that has previously been a Free Television channel) as one of its primary business platforms.
Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 14 .
Territory ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Theatrical Exhibition ” means, with respect to any feature length motion picture, the commercial Broadcast of such motion picture by means of exhibition in theaters open to the general public on a regularly scheduled basis where a fee is charged for admission to view such motion picture.
Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Third Appraiser ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) .
Tie-Ins ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10 .

 

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TuTv Networks ” means the following Spanish language Linear Television Channels being Broadcast (or for which the Broadcast rights have been previously granted by Grupo Televisa to TuTv LLC), in the Territory immediately prior to the date hereof, pursuant to the Channel License Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2003, by and between Visat, S.A. de C.V. (of which Licensor is the successor in interest) and Spanish Subscription Television LLC (n.k.a. TuTv LLC), as amended: (a) De Película, (b) De Película Clásico, (c) Telehit, (d) Ritmoson Latino, (e) Bandamax, and (f) Clásico TV.
UIN Arrangements ” means digital distribution arrangements for the Broadcast of Licensed Content on the Univision Interactive Network.
UIN Branded Experience ” means a Licensee branded “consumer experience” third party site, platform, RSS feed or application (e.g., branded widget, applet, etc.) delivered by means of digital distribution that (a) prominently features one or more Licensee logos or trademarks; (b) satisfies all General Requirements (including Licensee’s retention of all Core Controls); (c) is operated solely or controlled solely by Licensee (or under Licensee’s express and sole direction); (d) has a layout and “look and feel” controlled solely by Licensee (subject to any general restrictions or required templates provided by the third party); (e) is commercialized solely by Licensee or by Licensee and the third party; (f) is either a Spanish Language Platform or a component of a non-Spanish Language Platform (that would be a Spanish Language Platform if separated therefrom), and (g) does not involve any express assignment or express license of Broadcast rights by Licensee to the third party (it being understood that Licensee shall use good faith efforts not to structure arrangements so as to frustrate the purposes of this clause (g)). For the avoidance of doubt, “UIN Branded Experiences” shall not include (i) third party sites, platforms or applications that feature Licensee logos or trademarks but do not have the operational and creative controls described in this definition and (ii) MVPD Arrangements.
Umpire ” has the meaning in Section 15.1(b)(i) .
Umpire’s Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1(b)(i) .
Univision Interactive Network ” shall mean (a) Univision.com and other Licensee owned or controlled sites and platforms; and (b) UIN Branded Experiences.
Univision Network ” means the Univision Spanish language television network of affiliated television Broadcast stations, cable systems and other affiliated Broadcast outlets Broadcasting the Univision Network in the Territory.
Venevision ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Venevision Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Venevision PLA ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Videocine ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a) .

 

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Videogames ” means games which include computer generated images and/or sound, electronic games and any other interactive games (including massive multi-player virtual universe online games or other multi-player or online games, whether subscription based or otherwise) created for any existing or future platforms, where the user(s) or viewer(s) is (are) given interactive control over the images displayed on-screen or any other types of games that may now exist or hereafter be devised which include computer generated images and/or sound.
World Cup ” means the final round of competition (as distinct from the preliminary competition) of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournaments of male players, which as of the date hereof occurs every four years (e.g., Germany FIFA World Cup 2006, South Africa FIFA World Cup 2010, Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014) or any successor tournament with the same competition characteristics that may replace FIFA World Cup soccer tournaments in the future.

 

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SCHEDULE 1
TELEVISA CHANNEL TRADEMARK LICENSE
(a) Grupo Televisa is the owner in the Territory, directly or indirectly, or authorized user of numerous trademarks used, and/or associated, with the Televisa Channels and other packaged programming offerings including, without limitation, Televisa, Televisa Design, Televisa Composite, Galavision, Ritmoson Latino, Bandamax, De Pelicula & Design, Telehit, Telehit & Design (collectively, and together with all other registered and common Law trademarks owned by Licensor or its Affiliates in the Territory and used in connection with the Televisa Channels and other packaged programming offerings, and any stylized version thereof, together with all rights and goodwill in the foregoing now owned, licensed or that may be acquired by Grupo Televisa, the “ Televisa Channel Marks ”).
(b) Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions of this Agreement, Licensor grants to Licensee, and Licensee accepts, a nonexclusive, royalty free license to use the Televisa Channel Marks throughout the Territory during the Term solely in connection with Licensee’s exercise of the Licensed Rights (and all other rights and entitlements hereunder attendant and appurtenant thereto).
(c) Licensee acknowledges that Grupo Televisa is the sole and exclusive owner of all rights in and to the Televisa Channel Marks, and that Grupo Televisa shall be responsible for prosecuting and maintaining any trademark applications and/or registrations for the Televisa Channel Marks, and Licensee shall not contest, challenge, or attack Grupo Televisa’s rights in and to the Televisa Channel Marks. Licensee shall not use and/or apply to register any mark that is identical or confusingly similar to the Televisa Channel Marks, or obtain an Internet domain name comprised of or containing the Televisa Channel Marks or any confusingly similar variation of the Televisa Channel Marks. All use of the Televisa Channel Marks by Licensee shall inure to the benefit of Grupo Televisa. Licensee, by this Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement, this Schedule 1 thereto or by use of the Televisa Channel Marks, shall acquire no right, title, or interest in or to the Televisa Channel Marks or the goodwill associated with the Televisa Channel Marks.
(d) Licensee agrees to use the Televisa Channel Marks only as expressly permitted herein, only in a manner and form reasonably satisfactory to Licensor, and Licensee further agrees not to use the Televisa Channel Marks in any way that would intentionally damage the goodwill, reputation or name of Licensor or its Affiliates, or confuse or mislead the public with regard to the separate and distinct identities of Licensee and Licensor.
(e) Licensee acknowledges that it is familiar with the high quality of the services rendered by Grupo Televisa in connection with the Televisa Channel Marks, and agrees that the use of the Televisa Channel Marks by Licensee in connection with this Agreement will conform to such high quality standards (the “ Quality Standards ”). To ensure that the Televisa Channel Marks are used, and adhere at all times to, the Quality Standards, Licensee agrees to cooperate with Licensor to facilitate Licensor’s control of the nature and quality of Licensee’s use of the Televisa Channel Marks, and, in connection therewith, shall provide Licensor with specimens showing its use of the Televisa Channel Marks, in the form of audio/video tapes, advertising and promotional or other material, as reasonably requested by Licensor from time to time (which shall be no more frequent than quarterly).

 

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(f) If Licensor disapproves of any such specimens submitted by Licensee, Licensor shall give notice thereof in writing to Licensee within seven (7) business days after receipt thereof, and Licensee agrees to revise such materials to Licensor’s specifications. The parties agree that, if Licensee receives no notice of Licensor’s disapproval within ten (10) business days after Licensor’s receipt of any such specimens, approval shall be considered to have been granted.
(g) Licensee agrees to notify Licensor as soon as reasonably practicable in the event it determines that any one of the Televisa Channel Marks is being infringed or adversely affected by unlicensed third parties in the Territory. In the event that either party determines that any one of the Televisa Channel Marks is being infringed or adversely affected by unlicensed third parties, Licensee agrees that Licensor shall have the sole and exclusive right to abate such infringement or adverse use and to retain any and all damages received therefrom. At Licensor’s request, Licensee shall provide reasonable assistance to Licensor in the event of any such infringement or adverse use of the Televisa Channel Marks. Licensee shall have no claim against Licensor for damages if Licensor determines, in its sole discretion, that it is not in the best interest of Licensor to initiate legal proceedings or otherwise take action to abate such infringement or adverse use by third parties.
(h) Upon termination or expiration of this Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement, (i) all rights granted to Licensee hereunder shall terminate and automatically revert to Licensor, and (ii) Licensee agrees to immediately (1) discontinue all use of the Televisa Channel Marks and any mark confusingly similar thereto, including but not limited to use of the Televisa Channel Marks as part of a domain name, and (2) destroy all advertising, packaging, promotional and other written material bearing the Televisa Channel Marks.
(i) Licensor hereby represents and warrants that it owns or has a license to use all rights in and to the Televisa Channel Marks and to grant all rights herein granted to Licensee with respect to such Televisa Channel Marks.

 

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SCHEDULE 2
NOVELAS PRIOR TO OCTOBER 4, 2010
LOS EXITOSOS PÉREZ
PATITO FEO (VERSION ARGENTINA)
GATA SALVAJE
ÁNGEL REBELDE
ZORRO, LA ESPADA Y LA ROSA

 

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SCHEDULE 3
SPECIAL PANTELION MOVIES
AAA, La Película
Cañitas, Presencia
Corazón de Melón
Déficit
Desnudos
Días de Gracia
Don de Dios
Hasta el Viento tiene Miedo
Labios Rojos
La Leyenda de la Llorona
Manos Libres
Parejas
Rock Mari
Zapata
Te Presento a Laura
El Tesoro de Doroteo
La Última Muerte.

 

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SCHEDULE 4
APPROVED THIRD PARTY ARRANGEMENTS
Licensing Agreement — WAP, dated as of April 30, 2008, by and between Univision Online, Inc. and MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.
V Cast Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2010, by and between Verizon Corporate Service Group Inc., for the benefit of itself and its affiliates, including Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and Univision Interactive Media, Inc.
Arrangement with Cricket Wireless, on the terms previously described to Licensor by Licensee.

 

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SCHEDULE 5
UIN BRANDED EXPERIENCE NOTICE
1  
Identity of the counterparty
 
2  
Describe the platform and/or site where the Licensed Content will be distributed
 
3  
What is the term of the UIN Arrangement?
 
4  
Describe all of the significant economic terms of the UIN Arrangement
 
5  
Describe any other significant Audiovisual Content-related relationships between Licensee and the proposed third party and related parties
 
6  
If the third party has geographical limitations with the Territory, specify the territory for distribution of the Licensed Content under the UIN Arrangement
 
7  
Indicate whether geo-filtering technology will be used under the terms of the proposed UIN Arrangement
 
8  
Describe the provisions regarding advertising, promotion and/or sponsorship included in the UIN Arrangement (including those directly related to Licensed Content)
 
9  
In the case of DTO and/or DTR, specify at what cost per unit, Licensed Content will be offered in the platform and/or site

 

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SCHEDULE 6
ROYALTY BASE EXAMPLE
         
Royalty base   2009  
TOTAL CONSOLIDATED NET REVENUE (as per 10K)
    1,972.46  
OTHER AUDIOVISUAL SEGMENT NET REVENUE (Any revenues from platforms not included above, such as TuTv revenues)
    15.78  
 
     
 
       
PLATFORMS TOTAL REVENUES BEFORE ADJUSTMENTS
    1,988.24  
 
     
 
       
Adjustments:
       
 
       
( — ) RADIO NET REVENUE (as per 10k)
    (338.70 )
 
       
( — ) NON-SPANISH REVENUES ADJUSTMENTS
       
Non-Spanish Television Segment Revenue
       
KUVI
    (1.32 )
 
       
( — ) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS
       
Televisa Unsold Advertising Time (up to the amount booked as revenue)
    (60.80 )
Retransmission related ad revenue from non-Licensed Media
    7.21  
Retransmission related ad revenue credit
    (5.00 )
( + ) Adjustments needed to reflect barter at 100%
     
Revenues included in prior period Royalty Base
    15.00  
 
       
( — ) OTHER INCOME DERIVED FROM NON- AUDIOVISUAL BUSINESSES IN THE TERRITORY
       
DVD/Consumer products
    (1.01 )
Rental and Production income
    (2.88 )
Ticket sales
    (0.79 )
On-site Revenue (does not appear on the air)
    (1.34 )
International Distribution
    (0.55 )
Other
    (0.00 )
TOTAL
    (6.57 )
 
       
( — ) OTHER EXCLUDED UIM INCOME (1)
       
Services Provided to Unaffiliated Third Parties (2)
    (2.76 )
Online eCommerce
    (0.21 )
Mobile eCommerce
    (0.48 )
Audio Streaming (not related to Audiovisual Content)
    (0.23 )
International UIM revenue
    (0.20 )
Revenue Share to Third Parties
    (0.23 )
TOTAL
    (4.11 )
 
     
 
       
ROYALTY BASE
    1,593.94  
 
     
     
1.  
UIM means Univision Interactive Media
 
2.  
i.e. Website construction and maintenance and other technical services

 

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SCHEDULE 7
FORM OF ACCOUNTING FIRM CERTIFICATE
Independent Auditor’s Report
The Board of Directors
Univision Communications Inc.
We have audited the accompanying schedule of the Televisa Royalty Calculation for the year ended December 31, [ insert year ] (“[ insert year ] Royalty Base computation”) of Univision Communications Inc. (the “Company”) as licensee for the year ended December 31, [ insert year ], and the amount of the royalty paid to Televisa S.A. de C.V (“Televisa”) as licensor for the year ended December 31, [ insert year ], under the terms of Section 9.1 of the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement (“PLA”) dated February 28, 2011, between Televisa and the Company. This schedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this schedule based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the schedule of the [ insert year ] Royalty Base computation is free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the schedule of the [ insert year ] Royalty Base computation. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall schedule presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the schedule of the [ insert year ] Royalty Base computation referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the Royalty Base generated by the Company during the year ended December 31, [ insert year ], and the amount of royalties paid for the year ended December 31, [ insert year ], which have been calculated as described above in accordance with Section 9.1 of the PLA.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the [ insert year ] Royalty Base computation. The attached schedules are presented for purposes of additional analysis. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the [ insert year ] Royalty Base computation and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the [ insert year ] Royalty Base computation.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the boards of directors and managements of the Company and Televisa and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
         
[ insert date ]
       

 

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SCHEDULE 8
FORM OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATE
In accordance with Section 9.4 of the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement dated February 28, 2011 (the “ PLA ”), I certify that the Royalty Base of $[_______] and the Royalty payments of $[_____] for the year ended December 31, [ insert year ], presents fairly in all respects material to such Royalty Base, the Royalty Base and royalty payments for the year-ended December 31, [ insert year ]. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the PLA.
         
Dated: [_______]
 
 
By:
   
 
  Its:    

 

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SCHEDULE 9
FORM OF SALES OFFICER CERTIFICATE
In accordance with Section 9.4 of the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement dated February 28, 2011 (the “ PLA ”), I certify that the Advertising Packaged Sales Transaction Process has been made at arm’s-length and in good faith in all respects material to the Royalty Base during the year ended December 31, [ insert year ]. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the PLA.
         
Dated: [_____]
 
 
By:
   
 
  Its:    

 

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SCHEDULE 10
NOTICES
If to Grupo Televisa:
Televisa, S.A. de C.V.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga, 2000
Edificio A, Piso 4
Col. Zedec Santa Fe
01210 Mexico, Distrito Federal
Attn: Joaquín Balcárcel
Email: jbalcarcel@televisa.com.mx
Facsimile No.: (52) 55.261.25.46
With a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10018
United States of America
Attn: Herbert M. Wachtell, Esq.
Joshua R. Cammaker, Esq.
Email: hmwachtell@wlrk.com
jrcammaker@wlrk.com
Facsimile No.: (212) 403-2000
If to Licensee:
Univision Communications, Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Attn: Phyllis Verdugo
Email: pverdugo@univision.net
Facsimile No.: (310) 348-3677
With a copy to:
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700
Los Angeles, California 90067
Attn: Steven L. Grossman, Esq.
Christopher D. Brearton, Esq.
Email: slgrossman@omm.com
cbrearton@omm.com
Facsimile No.: (310) 246-6727

 

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SCHEDULE 11
NOVELA EXAMPLES

ZACATILLO...UN LUGAR EN TU CORAZON
NIÑA DE MI CORAZON
SOY TU DUEÑA
LLENA DE AMOR
CUANDO ME ENAMORO
PARA VOLVER A AMAR
TERESA
VERANO DE AMOR
SORTILEGIO
MI PECADO
ATREVETE A SOÑAR
HASTA QUE EL DINERO NOS SEPARE
CAMALEONES
CORAZON SALVAJE
MAR DE AMOR
LAS TONTAS NO VAN AL CIELO
ALMA DE HIERRO
QUERIDA ENEMIGA
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL
JURO QUE TE AMO
UN GANCHO AL CORAZON
EN EL NOMBRE DEL AMOR
MAÑANA ES PARA SIEMPRE
LOLA... ERASE UNA VEZ
BAJO LAS RIENDAS DEL AMOR
MUCHACHITAS COMO TU
PASION
AMOR SIN MAQUILLAJE
AL DIABLO CON LOS GUAPOS
TORMENTA EN EL PARAISO
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE
HERIDAS DE AMOR
DUELO DE PASIONES
CODIGO POSTAL
MUNDO DE FIERAS
LAS DOS CARAS DE ANA
AMAR SIN LIMITES
DESTILANDO AMOR
YO AMO A JUAN QUERENDON
LA MADRASTRA
LA ESPOSA VIRGEN
PABLO Y ANDREA
EL AMOR NO TIENE PRECIO
BARRERA DE AMOR
ALBORADA
PEREGRINA
LA FEA MAS BELLA
CORAZONES AL LIMITE... UN RETO DE JUVENTUD
MUJER DE MADERA
RUBI
MISION S.O.S. AVENTURA Y AMOR
REBELDE
APUESTA POR UN AMOR
INOCENTE DE TI
SUEÑOS Y CARAMELOS
CONTRA VIENTO Y MAREA
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL
DE POCAS, POCAS PULGAS
VELO DE NOVIA
AMOR REAL
ALEGRIJES Y REBUJOS
TU HISTORIA DE AMOR
MARIANA DE LA NOCHE
CLAP, EL LUGAR DE TUS SUEÑOS
AMARTE ES MI PECADO
AMY LA NIÑA DE LA MOCHILA AZUL
PIEL DE OTOÑO
COMPLICES AL RESCATE
NIÑA AMADA MIA
QUE VIVAN LOS NIÑOS
LAS VIAS DEL AMOR
LA OTRA
ASI SON ELLAS
ENTRE EL AMOR Y EL ODIO
ATREVETE A OLVIDARME
AMIGAS Y RIVALES
EL NOVENO MANDAMIENTO
EL DERECHO DE NACER
AVENTURAS EN EL TIEMPO
MUJER BONITA
SIN PECADO CONCEBIDO
MARIA BELEN
EL MANANTIAL
EL JUEGO DE LA VIDA
NAVIDAD SIN FIN
SALOME
LA INTRUSA
CLASE 406
LA ANTORCHA ENCENDIDA
EL VUELO DEL AGUILA
CUNA DE LOBOS


 

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SCHEDULE 12
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY EXAMPLE
SCHEDULE 12-1
WebMD
SCHEDULE 12-2
General Motors

 

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SCHEDULE 13
RESTRICTED MOVIES
La Segunda Noche
Serafin, La Película
Piedras Verdes
El Gavilán De La Sierra
Una De Dos
Escrito En El Cuerpo De La Noche
De Qué Lado Estás
El Misterio De La Trinidad
La Habitación Azul
Vivir Mata
Amar Te Duele
Dame Tu Cuerpo
El Tigre De Santa Julia
Ladies’ Night
Nicotina
Puños Rosas
Un Día Sin Mexicanos
Cero Y Van Cuatro
La Última Noche
Efectos Secundarios
Una Película De Huevos
Divina Confusión
Amor Letra Por Letra
Cabeza De Buda
Sin Memoria
La Suerte Está Echada (Tentatively Entitled)

 

 


 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2011 PLA GUARANTY
For and in consideration of the execution by UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. (“ Licensee ”) of that certain Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement (the “ License Agreement ”; terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the License Agreement), between Licensee and TELEVISA, S.A de C.V. (“ Licensor ”), of even date herewith, GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. (“ Guarantor ”) hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guarantor confirms and joins in the representations and warranties made by Licensor in Section 12.1 of the License Agreement;
2. Guarantor agrees that for the Term it and its Affiliates will produce each year for Licensee’s use at least 8,531 hours of Programs which Programs will be representative of the quality of Programs produced by Licensor and its Affiliates during calendar year 2010. Of such 8,531 hours, Guarantor agrees that it or its Affiliates will produce on an annual basis Novelas sufficient for the lower of (a) five hours per day, five days per week or (b) five times the sum of (x) the average number of hours per day in the preceding year during which Novelas are Broadcast on the Univision Network during prime time hours plus (y) one hour. Any co-produced Novela, Co-Produced Local Novela or Televisa Local Novela that is (I) Broadcast on weekdays in “prime time” (as such term is then commonly understood in the Mexican television industry) on Grupo Televisa’s then most popular Linear Television Channel in Mexico (which is currently Channel 2); and (II) Broadcast by Licensee on weekdays in “prime time” (as such term is then commonly understood in the U.S. Hispanic television industry) on Licensee’s then most popular Linear Television Channel in the Territory (which is currently the Univision Network), shall be deemed to be a Program meeting the quality standard described in the first sentence of this paragraph and shall be deemed to be a Novela produced by Guarantor for purposes of the second sentence of this paragraph. If the popularity of Novelas in Mexico materially decreases, Guarantor may request that the minimum novela production requirements be lowered with the addition of a mutually agreeable corresponding production requirement in a different genre, and Licensee will negotiate such proposals with Guarantor in good faith, based on the popularity of Novelas and the different genre in the United States. Except with respect to the hours of Novelas described above, nothing herein shall require Guarantor to produce any particular type or mix of programs. The provision of this Section 2 shall be subject to force majeure as provided in Section 20.2 of the License Agreement.
3. Guarantor guarantees the full performance by Licensor of all of its obligations under the License Agreement and further agrees to be bound, and cause its Affiliates to be bound, by the provisions of the License Agreement applicable to Licensor, Guarantor or the entities comprising Grupo Televisa, and guarantees the full performance by the entities comprising Grupo Televisa of all such obligations under the License Agreement.

 

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4. Guarantor irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any California State or United States Federal court sitting in Los Angeles County in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty or the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably agrees that any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in such California State or Federal court, except with respect to matters subject to Section 15.1 of the License Agreement, in which case, Guarantor irrevocably submits to binding arbitration by a single Umpire sitting in New York. Guarantor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding. Guarantor irrevocably appoints CT Corporation System (the “ Process Agent ”), with an office on the date hereof at 818 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 as its agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding. Such service may be made by delivering a copy of such process to Guarantor in care of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above address, and Guarantor irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an alternate method of service, Guarantor consents to the service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding by the mailing or delivering of a copy of such process to Licensor at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 19 of the License Agreement. Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
5. This Guaranty and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts between California parties made and performed in that State, without regard to conflict of laws principles; except that the procedural Laws of the State of New York shall apply to the Arbitration Procedures (as set forth in Section 15.1 of the License Agreement).
6. Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder (the “ Obligations ”) are irrevocable, absolute, independent, unconditional and continuing, and shall not be subject to any limitation, impairment or discharge for any reason, including any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than indefeasible performance in full of the Obligations. Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this guaranty, presentments, notices of default, nonpayment, partial payments and protest, all other notices or formalities, any right to require prosecution of collection or remedies against Licensor or any other person or entity or to pursue any other remedy in Licensee’s power. Without limiting the generality of any other waiver or provision set forth herein, Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent such waiver is permitted by Law, any and all defenses arising directly or indirectly under any one or more of California Civil Code §§ 2808, 2809, 2815, 2819, 2839, 2849, 2850, 2899 and 3433. Guarantor agrees that one or more, and successive and/or concurrent, actions may be brought against it, either in the same action in which Licensor or any other person is sued on in separate actions and that the cessation of the liability of Licensor for any reason, other than full payment and performance of the obligations, shall not in any way affect the liability of the undersigned hereunder.
The rights, powers and remedies given to Licensee by this Guaranty are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies given to Licensee by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in the License Agreement. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, or any delay by Licensee in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.

 

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In case any provision in or Obligation under this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or Obligations, or of such provision or Obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of Licensee and its successors and assigns.
To the extent Guarantor is guaranteeing payment obligations of Licensor under the terms of the License Agreement (“ Payment Obligations ”), this guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not of collectability. Licensee may from time to time, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty or giving rise to any limitation, impairment or discharge of Guarantor’s liability hereunder, (i) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the obligations of Licensor or any agreement relating thereto; (ii) have stayed or enjoined, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy with respect to the obligations of Licensor or any agreement relating thereto; (iii) waive, amend or modify, or consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions of the License Agreement; and (iv) omit or delay in doing any act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the obligations’.
Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of the Licensee: (i) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity or lack of authority of Licensor; (ii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; and (iii) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of this Guaranty and any legal or equitable discharge of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
Until any Payment Obligations shall have been paid in full, Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of subrogation. Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the withholding of its rights of subrogation as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation Guarantor may have against Licensor shall be junior and subordinate to any rights Licensee may have against Licensor.

 

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In the event that all or any portion of any Payment Obligations are paid by Licensor, the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from Licensee as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Payment Obligations for all purposes under this Guaranty.
7. Guarantor shall not be liable for or suffer any penalty or termination of rights hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in performing any of its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay is occasioned by compliance with governmental regulation or order, or by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Guarantor, including but not limited to acts of God, war, insurrection, fire, flood, accident, strike or other labor disturbance, interruption of or delay in transportation. Guarantor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing of any such event of force majeure, the expected duration thereof, and its anticipated effect on Licensee and make reasonable efforts to remedy any such event, except Guarantor shall be under no obligation to settle a labor dispute.
8. That certain Guaranty made as of January 22, 2009 by and between Guarantor and Licensee is hereby terminated and shall have no further force or effect.
9. This Guaranty amends and restates that certain 2011 Guaranty made as of December 20, 2010 by and between Guarantor and Licensee.

 

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DATED: February 28, 2011, with effect as of January 1, 2011
             
    GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
     
 
Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
   
 
      Title:  Attorney-in-Fact    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
     
 
Name: Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
   
 
      Title:  Attorney-in-Fact    
Accepted and Agreed:
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
         
By:
  /s/ Andrew W. Hobson    
 
 
 
Name: Andrew W. Hobson
   
 
  Title:  Senior Executive Vice President    
[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated 2011 PLA Guaranty ]

 

 


 

Televisa S.A. de C.V.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga, 2000
Edificio A, Piso 4
Col. Zedec Santa Fe
01210 Mexico, Distrito Federal
Univision Communications Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Re: Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This side letter agreement (this “ Side Letter ”) is entered into as of December 20, 2010, by and between Televisa, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation (hereinafter “ Licensor ”), and Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Licensee ”), with reference to that certain 2011 Program License Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, and with effect immediately prior to the effect of this Side Letter, by and between Licensor and Licensee (the “ PLA ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the PLA.
As an inducement for Licensee to enter into the PLA, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.  Selection, Appointment and Removal of Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee . Licensor shall select and appoint a Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee reasonably acceptable to Licensee (at the time of his or her appointment). The Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee may be removed at any time by Licensor and replaced by Licensor with a new Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee reasonably acceptable to Licensee (at the time of his or her appointment). Starting six months following the appointment of any particular Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee, Licensee shall have the right to request that Licensor remove such Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee, and reasonably promptly following such request, Licensor shall remove such Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee and appoint a replacement that is reasonably acceptable to Licensee.

 

 


 

2.  Miscellaneous . This Side Letter may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic (i.e., PDF) transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Side Letter contains a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all previous oral statements and other writings with respect thereto. Neither this Agreement nor any terms hereof may be amended, modified or changed except by a written instrument duly executed by authorized officers of all parties hereto. No failure or delay on the part of a party hereto or any permitted assignee thereof, in exercising any power, right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy preclude any other further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. This Side Letter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts between California parties made and performed in that State, without regard to conflict of laws principles. The parties agree that this Agreement and all of its terms shall be subject to the dispute resolution provisions of the PLA.
[ Signature page follows ]

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Side Letter as of the day and year first above written.
             
    TELEVISA, S.A. DE C.V.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
     
 
Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
   
 
      Title:  Attorney-in-Fact    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
     
 
Name: Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
   
 
      Title:  Attorney-in-Fact    
 
           
    UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew W. Hobson    
 
     
 
Name: Andrew W. Hobson
   
 
      Title:  Senior Executive Vice President    
[ Signature Page to 2011 PLA Side Letter ]

 

 

Exhibit 4.28
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT TO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Amendment (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into as of December 20, 2010 by and between Univision Communications Inc. (“ Univision ”) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“ Televisa ”), and amends, as between Univision and Televisa only, that certain Amended and Restated International Program Rights Agreement (the “ Existing IPRA ”) dated December 19, 2001, by and among Univision, Televisa and Venevision International, Inc. (“ Venevision ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Existing IPRA.
WHEREAS , Univision and Televisa desire to amend the Existing IPRA as between Univision and Televisa in order to effectuate a reversion to Univision of the right, title and interest in and to the Grandfathered Programs and New Programs that were granted to Televisa pursuant to the Existing IPRA; provided , that this Amendment shall not affect the rights, entitlements and obligations of Venevision under the Existing IPRA.
WHEREAS , Univision and Televisa are entering into that certain 2011 International Sales Agency Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, pursuant to which Univision shall grant Televisa the right to act as Univision’s sales agent for certain third party distribution arrangements for certain audiovisual content in the Remainder Territory (the “ Sales Agency Agreement ”).
WHEREAS , Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and Univision are entering into that certain 2011 Program License Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, pursuant to which, among other things, Televisa, S.A. de C.V. will grant to Univision certain rights to broadcast in the Territory (as defined therein) certain audiovisual content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced or acquired by Televisa or entities controlled by Televisa, on terms and conditions set forth therein (the “ 2011 PLA ”).
WHEREAS , Videoserpel LTD (a controlled affiliate of Televisa) and Univision are entering into that certain Mexico License Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, pursuant to which, among other things, Univision will grant to Televisa certain rights to broadcast in Mexico certain audiovisual content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced or acquired by Univision or entities controlled by Univision, on terms and conditions set forth therein (the “ Mexico License Agreement ”).
WHEREAS , Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., BMP Services II, LLC, Univision, Televisa and Televisa Pay-TV Venture, Inc. are entering into that certain Investment Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, pursuant to which, among other things, Televisa will make, directly or indirectly, an investment in Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. and BMP Services II, LLC and acquire certain rights with respect thereto (such agreement, together with all other related agreements and instruments as may be required in connection therewith, the “ Investment Agreement ”).
WHEREAS , each of the parties is delivering to the other party, concurrently herewith, a duly executed release and stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice of any and all of such party’s actions, suits and proceedings pending or threatened, claims, damages and causes of action against the other party relating to certain agreements specified in such release and stipulation (the “ Mutual Release ”), on the terms and conditions set forth therein.

 


 

NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
A.  AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING IPRA . The parties agree that as between Univision and Televisa only (and without any effect on the rights, entitlements and obligations of Venevision), the Existing IPRA is hereby amended, effective as of the date hereof, as follows:
1.  Grandfathered Programs . It is the intent of Univision and Televisa to effectuate a reversion to Univision of all of the rights in and to the Grandfathered Programs granted to Televisa pursuant to the Existing IPRA. In furtherance of the foregoing:
1.1 Reversion of Televisa Rights to Grandfathered Programs . Section 1.2(a) of the Existing IPRA is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“On January 1, 2011, all rights in and to Grandfathered Programs granted to Televisa pursuant to Section 1.1 shall immediately and automatically (without any action by either party) revert to Univision, and Televisa shall have no further right to any Grandfathered Program under this Agreement.”
1.2 Rights, Licenses and Encumbrances Relating to Grandfathered Programs . Without limiting anything contained in Section A.1.1:
(a)  Schedules of Rights, Licenses and Encumbrances . Televisa represents and warrants that (i) it has provided a true and correct copy of the Grandfathered Program Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, by and between Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and Venevision International, LLC (the “Distribution Agreement”); (ii) it has not entered into any amendment of the Distribution Agreement or otherwise consented to any change to the respective rights of Televisa and Venevision in and to the Grandfathered Programs in the Remainder Territory; and (iii) Schedule A attached hereto sets forth a full and complete list of all licenses and other encumbrances relating to the Grandfathered Programs entered into by Televisa with any third party in the territories for which the Grandfathered Program rights are controlled by Televisa.
(b)  No Changes, Extensions or Amendments . Televisa shall not, and shall not have the right or ability to, without the prior written consent of Univision, (i) change, or deliver notice to Univision following the date hereof that would change, its rights in and to the Grandfathered Programs as set forth in the Distribution Agreement; or (ii) extend or otherwise amend any of the licenses or encumbrances set forth in Schedule B .
2.  New Programs . It is the intent of Univision and Televisa to effectuate a reversion to Univision of all of the rights in and to the New Programs granted to Televisa pursuant to the Existing IPRA. In furtherance of the foregoing:
2.1 Reversion of Televisa Rights to New Programs . Section 2.2(a) of the Existing IPRA is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

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“On January 1, 2011, all rights in and to New Programs granted to Televisa pursuant to Section 2.1 shall immediately and automatically (without any action by either party) revert to Univision, and Televisa shall have no further right to any New Program under this Agreement.”
2.2 Clarification Regarding Effect of Televisa Investment . For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding Section 2.2(a) of the Existing IPRA, Televisa’s investment in Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. and BMP Services II, LLC pursuant to the Investment Agreement shall not in any way limit the effectiveness of the reversion to Univision of Televisa’s rights to New Programs pursuant to Section A.2.1 .
3.  Univision Rights . As between Univision and Televisa, Section 3 of the Existing IPRA is hereby deemed to be deleted in its entirety, and to have no further force or effect.
4.  Other Networks . As between Univision and Televisa, Section 4 of the Existing IPRA is hereby deemed to be deleted in its entirety, and to have no further force or effect.
5. Rights of First Negotiation and Offer .
5.1 Joint Right of First Negotiation . Notwithstanding entering into the Sales Agency Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that, until the date that Venevision’s applicable rights under the Existing IPRA terminate or are waived (but in no event later than December 19, 2017), (a) Section 5.1 of the Existing IPRA shall remain in full force and effect; and (b) they shall fully comply with their respective obligations under Section 5.1 of the Existing IPRA. At such time as Venevision’s rights under Section 5.1 terminate or are waived (which in no event shall be later than December 19, 2017), Section 5.1 of the Existing IPRA shall be deleted in its entirety, and shall have no further force or effect.
5.2 Right of First Offer . As between Univision and Televisa, Section 5.2 of the Existing IPRA is hereby deemed to be deleted in its entirety, and to have no further force or effect.
6.  Cost Obligations . As between Univision and Televisa, Section 6 of the Existing IPRA is hereby deemed to be deleted in its entirety, and to have no further force or effect.
7.  Internet . As between Univision and Televisa, Section 7 of the Existing IPRA is hereby deemed to be deleted in its entirety, and to have no further force or effect.
8.  Representations and Warranties of Univision . As between Univision and Televisa, Section 9 of the Existing IPRA is hereby deleted in its entirety, and shall have no further force or effect.
9. Indemnification .
9.1 Losses Arising From Venevision Claims . Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 10 of the Existing IPRA, the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that neither party shall be required to indemnify or hold harmless the other party or its directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, partners or Affiliates (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) against any Losses which any of the Indemnitees may suffer arising out of or relating to any claim, proceeding or other action brought by Venevision relating to this Amendment or any of Venevision’s rights, entitlements or obligations under the Existing IPRA.

 

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9.2 Losses Prior to the Televisa Closing . The parties acknowledge and agree that neither party shall be required to indemnify or hold harmless the Indemnitees of the other party against any Losses incurred or suffered, or relating to events or inaccuracies occurring, prior to the Televisa Closing (it being understood that pursuant to the Mutual Release, the parties have released each other of their respective obligations with respect to such Losses, events and inaccuracies).
10.  Term . Section 11 of the Existing IPRA is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“The term of this Agreement (the “ Term ”) shall be until December 17, 2017.”
11.  Miscellaneous . Except as expressly amended herein, the Existing IPRA shall remain in full force and effect.
B. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS .
1.  Retained Interest . Without limiting anything contained in this Amendment, to the extent that Televisa retains any right, title or interest in or to any Programs (a “ Retained Interest ”) under the Existing IPRA for any reason (notwithstanding Sections A.1.1 and A.2.1 and the parties’ mutual intent that all rights to all Programs shall revert to Univision immediately and automatically (without any action by either party) on January 1, 2011), Televisa and Univision agree to take all actions necessary to achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the reversion of the Retained Interest from Televisa to Univision hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Televisa shall enforce, at the request of Univision, any rights of Univision arising from such Retained Interest against Venevision under the Existing IPRA until such time as the parties and Venevision have agreed to the assignment of the Distribution Agreement to Univision or an alternative arrangement with respect to the division of rights in the Remainder Territory.
2.  Efforts . The parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents or waivers (including from Venevision) as necessary to effectuate the terms of this Agreement or the terms of the Sales Agency Agreement that would take effect on the Venevision Rights Termination Date (as defined therein).
3.  Dispute Resolution . All disputes between Univision and Televisa arising out of or relating to this Amendment shall be subject, mutatis mutandis , to the dispute resolution procedures, specific performance, jurisdiction, venue and service of process provisions set forth in Sections 15.2 , 15.3 , 15.5 , and 19.5 of the 2011 PLA.
4.  Representations and Warranties . Each party hereby represents and warrants that it is free to enter into and fully perform this Amendment.

 

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5.  Reference to and Effect on the Existing IPRA; Entire Agreement . This Amendment shall pertain only to the matters expressly referred to herein, shall be effective only for the limited purposes set forth herein, and shall only be effective as between Univision and Televisa (without any effect as to the rights, entitlements and obligations of Venevision under the Existing IPRA). The Existing IPRA and this Amendment constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, there being no other agreements or understandings, oral, written or otherwise, respecting such subject matter, any such agreement or understanding being superseded hereby.
6.  Modification . This Amendment shall not be modified or waived in whole or in part except in writing signed by an officer of the party to be bound by such modification or waiver.
7.  Waiver of Breach . A waiver by one party of any breach or default by the other party shall not be construed as a waiver of any other breach or default whether or not similar and whether or not occurring before or after the subject breach.
8.  Notices . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed duly given upon actual receipt, and shall be delivered (a) in person, (b) by a generally recognized overnight courier service which provides written acknowledgment by the addressee of receipt, or (c) by both (i) facsimile and (ii) email or other generally accepted means of electronic transmission, addressed as set forth in Schedule B or to such other addresses as may be specified by like notice to the other parties.
9.  Assignments . Either party may assign its rights hereunder and delegate its duties hereunder, in whole or in part, to an Affiliate able to perform the assignor’s obligations hereunder, and any party may assign its rights hereunder and delegate its duties hereunder to any person or entity to which all or substantially all of such party’s businesses and assets are pledged or transferred. No such assignment or delegation shall relieve any party of its obligations hereunder. Any such assignment or delegation authorized pursuant to this Section B.9 shall be pursuant to a written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither this Amendment nor any rights, duties or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by any of the parties, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. Any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of this prohibition shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, all of the terms and provisions hereof shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing contained herein, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Amendment.
10.  Governing Law . This Amendment and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts between California parties made and performed in that State, without regard to conflict of laws principles.
11.  Further Assurances . Each party hereto agrees to execute any and all additional documents and do all things and perform all acts necessary or proper to further effectuate or evidence this Amendment including any required filings with the United States Copyright Office.

 

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12.  Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original instrument and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
13.  Severability . If any provision of this Amendment, or the application thereof, shall for any reason or to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Amendment and application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall continue in full force and effect and in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided , that the aggregate of all such provisions found to be invalid or unenforceable does not materially affect the benefits and obligations of the parties of the Amendment taken as a whole.
14.  Headings . The subject headings of the sections and sub-sections of this Amendment are included for purposes of convenience only, and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of the terms and conditions of this Amendment.
[ Signature page follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
             
    UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew W. Hobson    
 
     
 
   
 
  Title:   Senior Executive Vice President    
 
     
 
   
 
           
    GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
     
 
   
 
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact    
 
     
 
   
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
     
 
   
 
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact    
 
     
 
   

 

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SCHEDULE A
GRANDFATHERED PROGRAMS LICENSES AND ENCUMBRANCES
Televisa entered into the following, currently in force as of the date hereof, license agreements relating to the Grandfathered Programs with third parties in the territories for which the Grandfathered Program rights are controlled by Televisa as set forth in Schedule A.
                 
            Grandfathered    
    Licensee   Territory(ies)   Program(s)   Term
1
  Red Uno de Bolivia, S.A.   Bolivia   (a) Sábado Gigante; (b) Cristina; and (c) Primer Impacto   From January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011
 
               
2
  Televisión Ecuatoriana Telerama, S.A.   Ecuador   Sábado Gigante   From July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011
 
               
3
  Telecorporación Salvadoreña, Inc.   El Salvador   (a) Aquí y Ahora; (b) Cristina Edición Especial; (c) Noticiero Univision; (d) Noticiero Univision Última Hora; (e) Noticiero Univision Fin de Semana; (f) Primer Impacto; (g) Primer Impacto Fin de Semana; and (h) Sábado Gigante   From June1, 2010 to May 31, 2013
 
               
4
  Telecorporación Salvadoreña, Inc.   El Salvador   Primer Impacto Extra   From September 13, 2010 to May 31, 2013
 
               
5
  Compañía Televisora Hondureña, S.A.   Honduras   (a) Aquí y Ahora; (b) Cristina Edición Especial; (c) Noticiero Univision; (d) Noticiero Univision Fin de Semana; (e) Noticiero Univision Última Hora; (f) Primer Impacto; (g) Primer Impacto Fin de Semana; (h) Primer Impacto Extra; and (i) Sábado Gigante   From June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011

 

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            Grandfathered    
    Licensee   Territory(ies)   Program(s)   Term
6
  Las Arenas Canal 9 Canarias, S.L.   Canary Islands   Cristina   From May 15, 2008 to December 15, 2010
 
               
7
  CME Programming BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina (“Cuidado Con El
Ángel” Cast)
  From July 6, 2009 to July 5, 2012
 
               
8
  CME Programming BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“En Nombre Del Amor”
Cast)
  From March15, 2010 to March 14, 2013
 
               
9
  CME Programming BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Mañana Es Para Siempre”
Cast)
  From March15, 2010 to March 14, 2013
 
               
10
  CME Programming BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Sortilegio” Cast)
  From June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2013
 
               
11
  CME Programming BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Los 50 Famosos Más Bellos”
  From June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2013
 
               
12
  CME Programming BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Mi Pecado” Cast)
  From January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013
 
               
13
  MPI Romania BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Destilando Amor” Cast)
  From January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010
 
               
14
  MPI Romania BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Que Ha Sido De Tu Vida”)
  From January 31, 2008 to January 30, 2011
 
               
15
  MPI Romania BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Con Fernando Colunga”)
  From March 15, 2009 to March 14, 2012
 
               
16
  MPI Romania BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Los Rostros Más
Bellos”)
  From September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2012

 

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            Grandfathered    
    Licensee   Territory(ies)   Program(s)   Term
17
  MPI Romania BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Con Thalia 2008”)
  From September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2011
 
               
18
  MPI Romania BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Cristina
(“Con Gaby Spanic, Erika
Buenfil y Laura Flores”)
  From October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2011
 
               
19
  MPI Romania BV   Rumania and Moldavia   Premio Lo Nuestro 2009   From April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2012
 
               
20
  Corporación Medcom Panamá, S.A.   Panama   (a) Sábado Gigante; and (b) Primer Impacto   From January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010

 

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SCHEDULE B

NOTICES
If to Televisa:
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga, 2000
Edificio A, Piso 4
Col. Zedec Santa Fe
01210 Mexico, Distrito Federal
Attn: Salvi Folch / Joaquín Balcárcel
Facsimile No.: (52)55.261.25.46
With a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10018
United States of America
Attn: Herbert M. Wachtell, Esq.
Joshua R. Cammaker, Esq.
Facsimile No.: 212-403-2000
If to Licensee:
Univision Communications, Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Attn: Phyllis Verdugo
Facsimile No.: (310) 348-3677
With a copy to:
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700
Los Angeles, California 90067
Attn: Steven L. Grossman, Esq.
Christopher D. Brearton, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (310) 246-6727

 

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Exhibit 4.29
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2011 MEXICO LICENSE AGREEMENT
by and between
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
and
VIDEOSERPEL, LTD.

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
    Page  
 
       
1. License of Programming
    2  
1.1 Grant of Rights
    2  
1.2 Certain Specific Rights Included in Licensed Rights
    5  
1.3 Rights of Licensee and Licensor with respect to Excluded Content
    8  
1.4 Univision Spoiler Content
    9  
1.5 Sports Clips
    10  
1.6 Clip Exchange Arrangements
    10  
 
       
2. Novelas, Co-Productions and Acquired Programs, Etc.
    10  
 
       
2.1 Novelas
    10  
2.2 Acquired Completed Novelas
    10  
2.3 Co-Produced Content (Non Novelas)
    11  
2.4 Acquired Other Content (Non-Novelas)
    14  
2.5 Acquired Completed Content; Mexican Soccer Games
    14  
2.6 Scripts
    15  
2.7 Local Novelas
    16  
2.8 Reporting, Informational Meetings and Compliance
    17  
2.9 Audiovisual Content Acquired Pursuant to the Program License Agreement
    18  
 
       
3. General Terms and Conditions Relating to Audiovisual Content
    18  
 
       
3.1 Good Faith Efforts
    18  
3.2 Spanish Language Platforms
    18  
3.3 Sale of Broadcast Rights
    18  
3.4 Venevision Agreements
    18  
3.5 NFL Arrangement
    19  
3.6 Live Event Streaming
    19  
3.7 Territorial Integrity; Anti-Piracy
    20  
3.8 Offensive or Politically Insensitive Platforms
    23  
 
       
4. Sublicensing; Third Party Arrangements
    23  
 
       
4.1 Licensee Right to Sublicense
    23  
4.2 Licensor Approval
    25  
4.3 Licensor Approval Procedures
    25  
4.4 Exceptions to Licensor Approval
    27  
4.5 Interactive Functionality; Technological Enhancements
    27  
 
       
5. Downloads
    28  
 
       
5.1 Download to Own (DTO)
    28  
5.2 Download to Rent (DTR)
    29  
 
       
6. Additional Spanish Language Platforms
    29  
 
       
7. Notification and Acceptance of Programming; Scheduling Cooperation
    30  
 
       

 

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7.1 Timing of Availability
    30  
7.2 Availability Notices; Requests for Delivery
    30  
7.3 Cooperation
    31  
7.4 Production Services
    32  
 
       
8. Delivery, Expenses and Use of Licensed Content
    32  
 
       
8.1 Delivery Procedure; Clean Versions
    32  
8.2 Inspection of Delivered Programs
    33  
8.3 Destruction or Erasure of Delivered Programs
    33  
8.4 Ownership; Risk of Loss
    33  
8.5 Restrictions on Duplication
    33  
8.6 Name and Likeness Rights; Promotions
    34  
8.7 Credits
    34  
8.8 Editing
    34  
8.9 Product Placement
    35  
8.10 Licensor Withdrawal of Programs
    36  
8.11 Digitization; Technological Enhancements
    36  
8.12 Ancillary Content
    37  
8.13 Digital Distribution Clearances
    38  
 
       
9. Royalty
    39  
 
       
9.1 Telefutura Rights Payment
    39  
9.2 Taxes
    39  
9.3 Withholding
    39  
9.4 No Interest
    40  
 
       
10. [Intentionally Omitted]
    40  
 
       
11. Unsold Advertising Time
    40  
 
       
11.1 Univision Group Right to Purchase Advertising
    40  
11.2 Quality Standards
    40  
11.3 Use of Advertising for Univision Group Third Party Promotion
    41  
 
       
12. Representations and Warranties
    41  
 
       
12.1 Licensor Representations and Warranties
    41  
12.2 Licensee Representation and Warranty
    42  
12.3 Insurance
    42  
 
       
13. Indemnification
    42  
 
       
13.1 Licensor Indemnification
    42  
13.2 Licensee Indemnification
    43  
13.3 Indemnification Procedures
    43  
 
       
14. Term
    44  
 
       
15. Dispute Resolution; Remedies
    44  
 
       
15.1 Expedited Arbitration
    44  
15.2 Dispute Resolution
    46  

 

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15.3 Cure Rights; Determination of Material Breaches Leading to Right to Terminate; No Right of Appeal
    47  
15.4 Satisfaction of Indemnification Obligations Cures Inaccuracy of Licensor Representations and Warranties
    48  
15.5 Governing Law
    48  
15.6 Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process
    48  
15.7 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief
    49  
15.8 Certain Limitations
    49  
 
       
16. First Opportunity Rights
    49  
 
       
16.1 Proposed New Businesses
    49  
16.2 Stand Alone Business
    50  
16.3 Carve Out Business
    51  
 
       
17 Transfer of Program Rights
    52  
 
       
18. [Intentionally Omitted]
    52  
 
       
19. Monetization of Territory Audiences
    52  
 
       
20. Miscellaneous
    52  
 
       
20.1 [Intentionally Omitted]
    52  
20.2 Force Majeure
    52  
20.3 Modification
    53  
20.4 Waiver of Breach
    53  
20.5 Notices
    53  
20.6 Assignments
    53  
20.7 Further Assurances
    53  
20.8 Information Sharing
    53  
20.9 Counterparts
    54  
20.10 Severability
    54  
20.11 Language Rules of Construction
    54  
20.12 Headings
    54  
20.13 Entire Agreement
    54  
 
       
Annex A
    1  
 
       
SCHEDULE 1 UNIVISION CHANNEL TRADEMARK LICENSE
    1  
SCHEDULE 2 AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT NOT SUBJECT TO SECTION 2.3(G)
    3  
SCHEDULE 3 TIN TRANSACTION NOTICE
    4  
SCHEDULE 4 NOTICES
    5  
SCHEDULE 5 NOVELA EXAMPLES
    6  
SCHEDULE 6 CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY EXAMPLE
    7  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED 2011 MEXICO LICENSE AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED 2011 MEXICO LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of February 28, 2011 by and between Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter “ Licensor ”) and Videoserpel, Ltd., a Switzerland corporation (“ Licensee ”) (a controlled Affiliate of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“ GT ”)), shall be effective as of January 1, 2011 (the “ Effective Date ”), and as of the Effective Date amends and restates that certain 2011 Mexico License Agreement made as of the 20 th day of December, 2010 by and between Licensor and Licensee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth on Annex A attached hereto. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the phrases “concurrently herewith”, “as of the date hereof” and other phrases of similar import refer to December 20, 2010 and not February 28, 2011.
WHEREAS , Licensor has or will have rights in the United Mexican States, including all territories and possessions thereof (the “ Territory ”), to license certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced by Licensor and other entities controlled by Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (“ BMPI ”) (BMPI and all of the companies it controls being hereinafter referred to collectively as “ Univision Group ”).
WHEREAS , Licensor has or will have rights in the Territory to license certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles acquired by Univision Group.
WHEREAS , Licensee operates the Televisa Channels and other Spanish Language Platforms, and may operate additional Spanish Language Platforms in the future.
WHEREAS , Licensee desires to acquire certain rights to Broadcast in the Territory certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, and Licensor is willing to grant such a license to such rights upon the terms, provisions and conditions herein set forth.
WHEREAS , Venevision International Corporation (“ Venevision ”) previously entered into a Second Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2001 (as the same may have been, and may hereafter be, amended, the “ Venevision PLA ”), with the Licensor to license certain television programming for television broadcast in the Territory, and previously entered into that certain agreement between Licensor and Venevision regarding U.S.-Based Productions, Mutual General Releases and Other Matters (each as defined therein), dated as of May 18, 2010 (together with the Venevision PLA, the “ Venevision Agreements ”), and nothing herein is intended to, or does, alter or limit any rights or obligations of Venevision or Licensor (as between Venevision and Licensor only) under either the Venevision Agreements or that certain Participation Agreement, dated October 2, 1996, by and among Licensee, A. Jerrold Perenchio, GT, Gustavo A. Cisneros, Ricardo J. Cisneros and Corporacion Venezolana de Television (Venevision) C.A. (to the extent still in effect).
WHEREAS , BMPI, Licensor, GT and Televisa, S.A. de C.V. entered into that certain Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of October 4, 2010 (the “ MOU ”).

 

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WHEREAS , Licensor and GT, on December 20, 2010, entered into that certain Amendment to the International Program Rights Agreement, pursuant to which Licensor and GT grant certain rights and eliminate certain obligations as between Licensor and GT only (the “ IPRA Amendment ”).
WHEREAS , Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and Licensor, on December 20, 2010, entered into that certain 2011 International Sales Agency Agreement, pursuant to which Licensee engages Licensor as its exclusive sales agent for the sale or license to third parties of certain rights in and to certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles (the “ Sales Agency Agreement ”).
WHEREAS , Televisa S.A. de C.V. and Licensor, on December 20, 2010, entered into that certain 2011 Program License Agreement and are entering into that certain Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement, dated February 28, 2011, pursuant to which Televisa, S.A. de C.V. grants to Licensor certain rights to Broadcast in the United States certain Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced or acquired by Licensee, on terms, provisions and conditions similar to those set forth herein (the “ Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement ”).
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.  License of Programming .
1.1 Grant of Rights .
(a)  Licensed Rights . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions contained herein, Licensor hereby licenses to Licensee, on an exclusive basis, throughout the Territory during the Term, to the full extent of rights owned or controlled by Univision Group now or in the future, with respect to Licensed Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, the following rights (collectively, the “ Licensed Rights ”):
(i)  Programs . The right to Broadcast Programs by means of all Licensed Media;
(ii)  Movies . The right to Broadcast Movies by means of all Licensed Media;
(iii) [Intentionally Omitted]
(iv) [Intentionally Omitted]
(v)  Univision Publications Content . The right to Broadcast Univision Publications Content by means of Linear Television Channels. Licensee shall only Broadcast Univision Publications Content on the Specified Channels and, once Broadcast on the Specified Channels (or concurrent with such Broadcast), through MVPDs pursuant to MVPD Arrangements then in effect or entered into by Licensee with respect to the Specified Channels. The parties’ respective rights and obligations with respect to Excluded Content (including Univision Publications Content) shall be subject to the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions of Section 1.3 ;

 

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(vi)  Ancillary Content. The right to Broadcast Ancillary Content by means of all Licensed Media. Ancillary Content shall be provided or produced by Univision Group and delivered by Licensor pursuant to Section 8.12 ;
(vii)  Clips. The right to Broadcast, by means of all Licensed Media, (A) Univision Produced Clips, subject to the rights of Univision Group set forth in Section 1.3(a)(i) , and the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions thereon set forth in Section 1.3 ; and (B) Licensee Produced Clips, in each of cases (A) and (B), subject to Section 1.6 . Univision Produced Clips shall be delivered to Licensee as and when produced by Univision Group; and
(viii)  Other Rights . Any other Broadcast rights not granted in clauses (i) through (vii) with respect to Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles in the Licensed Media on Spanish Language Platforms, in all cases subject to the exceptions, exclusions and limitations herein, including with respect to Excluded Content.
(b)  Reserved Rights . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, without limiting the generality of any other exclusion from or limitation of the rights licensed hereunder, the following rights in the Territory during the Term do not constitute Licensed Rights and are expressly reserved by Licensor (on behalf of Univision Group):
(i)  Theatrical Exhibition of Movies . The right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast all Movies by means of Theatrical Exhibition, whether on a “first-run” or “re-release” basis; it being understood and agreed that Univision Group shall not, and shall not permit others to, Broadcast Licensed Content other than Movies by means of Theatrical Exhibition in the Territory during the Term;
(ii) [Intentionally Omitted]
(iii)  Videogames . The right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Videogames; provided , that such Videogames shall not incorporate any clip, segment, or portion of Licensed Content, other than (x) in any sports-themed and branded Videogame, up to ninety (90) seconds individually and five (5) minutes (in the aggregate) of non-interactive Ancillary Content or clips, vignettes, video recaps, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content composed of excerpts from sports Programs ( provided , that no such clips, vignettes, video recaps, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content shall be included in any Videogame until six (6) months after the applicable or underlying Licensed Content has been made available to Licensee hereunder), and (y) in any other Videogame, up to ninety (90) seconds individually and five (5) minutes (in the aggregate) of non-interactive Ancillary Content;
(iv)  Hard Good Home Videograms . The right to, and to permit others to, distribute or sell or otherwise exploit Hard Good Home Videograms, including those embodying Licensed Content;

 

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(v)  Radio . The right to, and to permit others to, transmit, re-transmit, distribute or otherwise disseminate or exploit any audio-only content, including audio-only tracks of the Licensed Content (other than Novelas) by means of Radio;
(vi)  Univision Publications Content . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions set forth herein (including in Section 1.3 ), and without limiting Licensee’s rights with respect to Univision Publications Content, the right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Univision Publications Content only on Univision Group’s proprietary sites and platforms and third party sites and platforms (other than on any Linear Television Channel in the Territory, which shall not be permitted in any instance); provided , that if Univision Group elects to Broadcast any Univision Publications Content on a third party site or platform in any Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory on an exclusive basis, Licensor shall provide to Licensee an exclusive Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal to license such Univision Publications Content on an exclusive basis for Broadcast by means of such Licensed Media;
(vii)  Short Form Commercial Advertising . The right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Short Form Commercial Advertising (A) for third party goods and services; provided , that such advertising content shall not incorporate any clip, segment, or portion of Licensed Content and/or (B) promoting any Univision Group business, including its magazines, Theatrical Exhibitions of its movies, its consumer products, its Videogames and its Hard Good Home Videograms;
(viii)  Univision Training Content. The right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Univision Training Content to its employees or consultants or for general corporate purposes.
(ix)  Univision New Business Content. Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions set forth herein (including in Section 1.3 ), the right to, and to permit others to, Broadcast Univision New Business Content only on Univision Group’s proprietary sites and platforms and third party sites and platforms;
(x)  Non-Spanish Language Audiovisual Content . All rights, including rights to, and to permit others to, Broadcast, any Audiovisual Content that is (A) originally produced in a language other than the Spanish language, and (B) without Spanish subtitles; provided , that Univision Group shall not, and shall not permit others to, Broadcast any Licensed Content dubbed, subtitled or otherwise converted into a language other than Spanish in the Territory during the Term; and
(xi)  Non-Audiovisual Content . All rights that are not rights to Broadcast Audiovisual Content, except to the extent expressly provided herein or necessary for the Broadcast of Licensed Content.
(c)  Availability . Licensed Content shall become available for Broadcast by Licensee in accordance with Section 7.1 .

 

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(d)  Spanish Closed Captions . Notwithstanding any reference herein to Spanish subtitles, if Spanish-language closed captions (or a similar text feature) are added to any Audiovisual Content that is originally produced in a language other than Spanish and such closed captions are added (i) by a third party distributor that primarily Broadcasts or distributes Audiovisual Content in a language other than Spanish and was not involved in the production of such Audiovisual Content; and (ii) by means of a generally available closed captioning or similar system applicable to Audiovisual Content Broadcast on the platform in question, then such Audiovisual Content shall not be deemed to be subtitled in Spanish solely by reason of such closed captions (or similar text feature). By way of example, if DirecTV makes a Spanish language closed captioning feature available with respect to channels and platforms on its service, such Spanish language closed captioning services shall not, in and of itself, cause programming produced in a language other than Spanish and Broadcast on DirecTV to be deemed “subtitled in Spanish” for purposes of this Agreement.
(e)  Non-Licensed Content . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement relates solely to the Broadcast and exploitation of the Licensed Rights in and to the Licensed Content in the Territory and during the Term, and is not intended to, and shall not, limit or impair any of Licensee’s or its Affiliates’ rights with respect to any other Audiovisual Content, audio-only content or other content.
(f)  Rights Restrictions . Licensee acknowledges and agrees that there may exist Rights Restrictions with respect to items of Licensed Content. Grupo Televisa, and other persons to whom Licensee sublicenses or otherwise transfers rights to the Licensed Content shall, in connection with the exercise of the Licensed Rights, comply with any Rights Restrictions with respect to each item of Licensed Content, in each case, as notified by Licensor to Licensee in an Availability Notice in accordance with Section 7.2(a) .
1.2 Certain Specific Rights Included in Licensed Rights . Without limiting the generality of Section 1.1(a) :
(a)  Affiliates .
(i)  Grupo Televisa . The Licensed Rights include the right to permit Grupo Televisa to exercise the Licensed Rights (and all other rights and entitlements hereunder attendant and appurtenant thereto) to the same extent, and subject to the same terms, conditions, exceptions, exclusions and obligations as Licensee (and such permitted use shall not be deemed a sublicense for purposes of this Agreement); provided , that if a person ceases to be a controlled Affiliate of GT during the Term, the right of such person to exercise the Licensed Rights under this Section 1.2(a)(i) shall automatically cease and such person shall thereafter be deemed a sublicensee, subject to Section 4 .
(ii)  Network Affiliates . The Licensed Rights include the right to permit Network Affiliates to exercise the Licensed Rights (and all other rights and entitlements hereunder attendant and appurtenant thereto) as part of the Broadcast by means of Free Television, pursuant to and in accordance with Network Affiliation Agreements entered into by and among Grupo Televisa, and the Network Affiliates (and such permitted use shall not be deemed a sublicense for purposes of this Agreement); provided , that if a person ceases to be a Network Affiliate of Licensee during the Term, the right of such person to exercise the Licensed Rights under this Section 1.2(a)(ii) shall automatically cease and such person shall thereafter be deemed a sublicensee, subject to Section 4 (including Licensor’s approval rights set forth thereunder, if applicable).

 

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(b)  Closed-Captioning; SAP . The Licensed Rights include, to the full extent of rights owned or controlled by Univision Group now or in the future (i) the right to subtitle Licensed Content into English or Spanish for closed-caption (or similar text feature) versions for Broadcast in Licensed Media on Spanish Language Platforms, and to dub Licensed Content into English for SAP (secondary audio programming) or into Spanish for audio description for the visually impaired, in each case of Spanish Language Platforms; and (ii) the exclusive right to Broadcast such English or Spanish closed-caption (or similar text feature), English SAP or Spanish audio description of Licensed Content in Licensed Media on Spanish Language Platforms, in each case, in the Territory during the Term. For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee shall also have the right to offer closed captions or SAP (or similar functionality) to the extent required by applicable Law. The dubbed and/or subtitled version of each item of Licensed Content will be delivered to, and be the property of, Licensor promptly after such dubbed or subtitled version has been produced, subject, during the Term, to the exclusive license hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof. Upon Licensee’s request, and as promptly as practicable following the delivery of the applicable Licensed Content pursuant to Section 8.1 , Licensor will deliver to Licensee any available scripts, transcripts or other documents (whether in Spanish and/or English) that would assist Licensee in preparing such English subtitled or English dubbed versions of Licensed Content. Licensee shall not, and shall not permit others to, dub or subtitle any Licensed Content, or Broadcast any version of Licensed Content dubbed or subtitled, in a language other than Spanish or English.
(c)  Sublicensees . Licensee’s rights to sublicense the Licensed Rights are set forth in Section 4 .
(d)  Univision Group Channels .
(i)  Rights to Univision Channels . The Licensed Rights include the exclusive right to Broadcast, by means of all Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term, on the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions contained herein, the Univision Channels, to the extent that such Univision Channels are comprised of Licensed Content. Licensee shall also have the right to (A) complement or replace Audiovisual Content on the Univision Channels with other Audiovisual Content owned or controlled by Licensee (e.g., by inserting local or licensed programming (including other Licensed Content)), including to replace Audiovisual Content to which Licensor does not own or control the relevant Broadcast rights in the Territory; (B) commercialize and sell its own advertising on the Univision Channels as Broadcast by Licensee; and (C) customize / reconfigure existing programming offerings on such Univision Channels (e.g., by changing the order of programming (including Licensed Content)). Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall, subject to the parties’ mutually agreeing on a budget, carry out such complements, replacements, customizations or reconfigurations and other similar modifications to the Univision Channels pursuant to this Section 1.2(d)(i); it being understood that such budget (I) shall be no greater than the sum of the actual, out-of-pocket costs paid by Univision Group in order to complete such complements, replacements, customizations, reconfigurations and other similar modifications, plus a reasonable internal overhead cost allocation (consistent with Univision Group’s standard practices for pricing such services for use among its internal departments and divisions); and (II) shall be no greater than the market price (i.e., on an arms length basis) for the services in question.

 

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(ii)  Rights to Univision Packaged Programming Offerings . Licensee shall have rights, on the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions contained herein, to Univision Group’s existing and future linear and, to the extent the delivery and exercise of such rights is commercially feasible, non-linear packaged and branded programming offerings (e.g., a specially branded Univision Group video-on-demand classic Novela “channel” containing Novelas selected and packaged by Univision Group) that Univision Group Broadcasts outside the Territory, to the extent such packaged programming offerings are comprised of Licensed Content, to the same extent of, mutatis mutandis , Licensee’s rights with respect to Univision Channels contained in Section 1.2(d)(i) .
(iii)  Univision Channel Marks . In accordance with its exercise of the rights to Univision Channels and other packaged and branded programming offerings, Licensee shall have the right, but not the obligation to use the Univision Channel Marks in accordance with the trademark license set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto; provided , that Licensee shall have the obligation to use such Univision Channel Marks with respect to any Univision Channel or other packaged and branded programming offering that Licensee uses without modification (other than insertion, deletion or substitution of advertising as permitted hereunder); provided , further , that in the event that Licensee’s customizations or reconfigurations of a Univision Channel or packaged programming offering change the genre or integrity of such Univision Channel or packaged programming offering, then Licensee shall, upon Licensor’s reasonable request, cease, as soon as reasonably practicable, the use of the Univision Channel Marks relating to such customized or reconfigured Univision Channel or packaged programming offering.
(iv)  No Impact on Other Licensee Rights . Nothing contained in this Section 1.2(d) shall impair or restrict Licensee’s right to Broadcast in any Licensed Media during the Term, in the Territory (whether on channels, networks, programming services or on a stand-alone basis) any individual item of Licensed Content (whether or not Broadcast by Univision Group on any Univision Channel or other packaged programming offering outside the Territory).
(e)  Charitable/Religious Content .
(i)  Licensee Rights to Charitable/Religious Content . The Licensed Content includes all Charitable/Religious Content and the Licensed Rights include (i) the exclusive right to Broadcast Charitable/Religious Content in all Licensed Media other than by means of the Internet; and (b) the non-exclusive right (subject only to Licensor’s rights set forth in Section 1.2(e)(ii)) to Broadcast Charitable/Religious Content by means of the Internet, in each case, in the Territory during the Term.
(ii)  Univision Group Non-Exclusive Right to Charitable/Religious Content . Univision Group shall have the non-exclusive right to Broadcast Charitable/Religious Content in the Territory during the Term only by means of the Internet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Univision Group shall not be permitted to Broadcast, license or otherwise make available for Broadcast any Charitable/Religious Content during the Term in the Territory on a Linear Television Channel, or on a continuous streamed basis as to constitute, or take on the characteristics of, a Linear Television Channel. Univision Group shall not license or otherwise make available any Charitable/Religious Content to any third party in the Territory during the Term.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
1.3 Rights of Licensee and Licensor with Respect to Certain Excluded Content .
(a)  Terms and Conditions Regarding Univision Group’s Rights to Broadcast Excluded Content . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Univision Group’s rights to Broadcast Excluded Content in the Territory during the Term shall be subject to the following terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions:
(i)  Limitations on Univision Produced Clips . Univision Group’s Broadcast of the Univision Produced Clips shall be only by means of Internet. In addition, with respect to any Univision Produced Clips of sports events, (A) Univision Group shall Broadcast such Univision Produced Clips only with at least a five (5) minute delay from the applicable live sports event; and (B) subject to any Clip Exchange Arrangements, Univision Group shall not sublicense or otherwise make available any such Univision Produced Clips to ***.
(ii)  No Linear Channels . Univision Group will not be permitted to Broadcast, sublicense or otherwise make available for Broadcast any Univision Publications Content, Univision Training Content, Univision Produced Clips or Univision New Business Content during the Term in the Territory on a Linear Television Channel, or on a continuous streamed basis as to constitute, or take on the characteristics of, a Linear Television Channel (other than the Broadcast of Univision Carve Out Business Content on the Linear Television Channel acquired by an entity in which Grupo Televisa and Univision Group participate as a Carve Out Business in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 16.3 .
(iii)  Limitation on Sports Related Univision Publications Content . During the Term, Univision Publications Content relating to a specific live sports event (or the participants therein) shall not be Broadcast within the thirty (30) minutes before or after the live Broadcast of the relevant sports event (or during such an event) by Licensee; provided , that such restriction shall not apply if such sports event is not Broadcast live by Grupo Televisa or its permitted sublicensees (or, in the case of permitted sublicensees, if Licensor is not notified of such Broadcast at least three days prior to such Broadcast).

 

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(b)  Terms and Conditions Regarding Licensee’s Rights to Broadcast Excluded Content . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Licensee’s rights to Broadcast Excluded Content in the Territory shall be subject to the following terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions:
(i)  Univision Publications Content.
(A) All Broadcasts by Licensee of any Univision Publications Content on the Specified Channels (and pursuant to MVPD Arrangements with respect to the Specified Channels) shall retain all promotional materials that Univision Group embeds in such Univision Publications Content; provided , that such promotional materials shall only be required to be retained to the extent that they promote the applicable Univision Publication and/or its website (and shall not promote any other website or platform owned or controlled by Univision Group, including univision.com) and are limited to one or more of (1) a fixed brand bug of a size consistent with customary industry practice; (2) up to a lower third graphical brand or URL (uniform resource locator) presence for up to twenty percent (20%) of the duration of the applicable Univision Publications Content; and (3) a brand or URL presence on the starts and finishes of the applicable Univision Publications Content. Licensee shall have the right to remove any promotional materials to the extent they are not required to be retained by Licensee pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(i)(A) .
(B) Licensee shall not be permitted to sublicense the Univision Publications Content to any third party. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Broadcast of such Univision Publications Content by any MVPD in accordance with Section 1.1(a)(v) .
(ii)  No Right to Other Excluded Content . Subject to Licensee’s Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal under Section 1.1(b)(vi) , Licensee shall have no right to Broadcast, sublicense, exploit or otherwise make available any Excluded Content other than the Univision Publications Content and Univision Produced Clips (pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions herein).
1.4 Univision Spoiler Content . Licensor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that Univision Group does not Broadcast, publish, include or otherwise make available to the general public in the Territory, any Univision Spoiler Content in any Territory-specific versions or editions of any of Univision Group’s Publications or by means of any Broadcast of Excluded Content; provided , that such obligation shall not be applicable before six (6) months prior to Licensee’s Broadcast of the relevant Program and Licensee will give Licensor reasonable notice to enable Licensor to comply with this obligation. In the event that Licensee notifies Licensor in writing that any Univision Spoiler Content is being so Broadcast, published, included or otherwise made available by Univision Group (or any licensee in the Territory) to the general public in the Territory, Licensor will ensure that Univision Group (and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such licensee in the Territory to) promptly (but in the case of Univision Group, in no event later than forty-eight (48) hours following receipt by Licensor of such notice from Licensee), removes or takes down such Univision Spoiler Content. The obligations of Licensor under this Section 1.4 shall not apply to Univision Spoiler Content contained in Licensed Content made available for Broadcast by Licensee in the Territory, which Licensee shall be permitted to remove in its discretion.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
1.5 Sports Clips . Subject to Clip Exchange Arrangements, Licensee shall not sublicense or otherwise make available any Univision Produced Clips or Licensee Produced Clips of sports events to ***. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing restriction shall not apply, and shall in no way restrict Licensee’s Broadcast, sublicense or other exploitation of clips of sporting events not licensed by Licensor to Licensee hereunder (e.g., clips of Licensee’s Broadcast of the World Cup).
1.6 Clip Exchange Arrangements . Notwithstanding anything contained herein, each party acknowledges and agrees that the other party may continue to participate in customary Clip Exchange Arrangements and that neither party shall be in breach of this Agreement merely on the basis of participation therein. For the avoidance of doubt, such Clip Exchange Agreements (and the license of any Audiovisual Content thereunder) shall not be subject to approval under Section 4.2 .
2. Novelas, Co-Productions and Acquired Programs, Etc . The following additional terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions shall apply with respect to the following respective categories of Audiovisual Content or Scripts:
2.1 Novelas . Licensor will cause any and all Novelas (whether produced, co-produced or acquired by Licensor) that are (or are intended for) Broadcast by Univision Group (or a licensee of Univision Group of such Novela) in any media in the United States to be Licensed Content, and the Broadcast rights in all Licensed Media in the Territory in and to such Novelas shall be exclusively licensed to Licensee hereunder in the Territory during the Term, except (a) Acquired Completed Novelas to which Univision Group has not acquired any Broadcast rights in any Licensed Media in any part of the Territory; and (b) those Novelas produced, co-produced or acquired by Univision Group prior to October 4, 2010, to the extent that Univision Group has not acquired any Broadcast rights in any Licensed Media in the Territory.
2.2 Acquired Completed Novelas . Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 2.1 :
(a)  Information; Facilitation of Negotiation . If Univision Group intends to acquire Broadcast rights outside the Territory to any Novela that Licensor believes would be an Acquired Completed Novela, Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing (including a detailed description of such Acquired Completed Novela and the identity and contact information of the seller or third party licensor). Licensor shall also provide other information reasonably requested by Licensee (to the extent Univision Group has such information and is not legally or contractually restricted from sharing it). Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall put Licensee in contact with such seller or third party licensor and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate a negotiation between Licensee and such seller or third party licensor so that Licensee may attempt to acquire or license the Broadcast rights in the Territory to such Acquired Completed Novela.

 

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(b)  Seller or Third Party Licensor Inability or Refusal to Negotiate . In the event that the applicable seller or third party licensor of a potential Acquired Completed Novela (i) is unable to negotiate with Licensee in connection with the acquisition or license of Broadcast rights in the Territory because such rights are subject to a bona fide, contractual commitment to a third party existing prior to Univision Group having any discussions with such seller or third party licensor in respect of such Acquired Completed Novela; or (ii) refuses to negotiate with Licensee, then Univision Group may, at any time after notice has been delivered to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.2(a) , obtain any Broadcast rights in and to such Acquired Completed Novela (other than rights to Broadcast in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) and such Acquired Completed Novela will not be Licensed Content.
(c)  Ownership . Licensee shall own any rights in the Territory to an Acquired Completed Novela that it directly acquires or licenses from the seller or third party licensor, and for the avoidance of doubt, such rights in and to an Acquired Completed Novela shall not be included in the Licensed Rights hereunder or be subject to any of the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions contained in this Agreement.
(d)  Univision Group Ability to Acquire Rights . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 2.2 shall not restrict or impede the ability of Univision Group to acquire rights (other than rights to Broadcast in Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) in and to an Acquired Completed Novela at any time after notice to Licensee has been delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(a) . If Univision Group so acquires or licenses Broadcast rights outside the Territory to such an Acquired Completed Novela, then such Acquired Completed Novela shall not be Licensed Content.
2.3 Co-Produced Content (Non Novelas) .
(a)  Information; Facilitation of Negotiation . With respect to any third party arrangement or agreement involving the production of Audiovisual Content that is not a Novela that Licensor believes would be Co-Produced Content, Licensor will promptly notify Licensee in writing (including a detailed description of such Co-Produced Content, the identity and contact information of the third party co-producer(s)), and Licensor shall also provide other information reasonably requested by Licensee (to the extent Univision Group has such information and is not legally or contractually restricted from sharing it) after it determines to enter into negotiations for any such third party arrangement or agreement. Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall put Licensee in contact with the third party co-producer(s) and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate a negotiation among Licensee, Univision Group and the third-party co-producer(s) so that Licensee, at its sole option, may elect to either:
(i)  Licensee Option to Co-Produce . Co-produce such Audiovisual Content along with Univision Group and the third party co-producer(s), whereby (A) Licensee would acquire Broadcast rights, as determined by the parties, in at least the Territory and Univision Group would acquire Broadcast rights, as determined by the parties, in at least the United States to such Audiovisual Content; (B) Licensee and Univision Group would negotiate in good faith any other rights to such Audiovisual Content to be obtained or retained by Univision Group and/or Licensee; and (C) Licensee and Univision Group would each bear a percentage of the combined cost of all rights to such Audiovisual Content obtained or retained by Licensee or Univision Group, which percentages shall be negotiated by the applicable parties in good faith based on the specific rights acquired by each party; or

 

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(ii)  Licensee Option to License . License the exclusive Broadcast rights in all Licensed Media throughout the Territory during the Term to such Co-Produced Content (or such lesser rights as Licensee may agree) for a separate license fee to be negotiated in good faith among Licensee, Univision Group and the third party co-producer(s) (or other holder of such rights); provided , that if Licensee, Univision Group and such third party co-producer(s) (or other holder of such rights) cannot agree on such license fee after good faith efforts to do so, Univision Group and the third party co-producer (or other holder of such rights) may thereafter only license such Broadcast rights to one or more third parties and only for a license fee that is greater than the highest license fee that Licensee previously offered to pay in such negotiations. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Univision Group nor such third-party co-producer (or other holder of such rights) may offer any third party a different or less expansive Broadcast rights package as compared to a package offered to Licensee, without, in each case, first offering Licensee the right to negotiate for the license of such rights package pursuant to this Section 2.3(a)(ii) .
(b) [Intentionally Omitted]
(c)  Seller or Third Party Licensor Inability or Refusal to Negotiate . In the event that the third party co-producer (i) is unable to negotiate with Licensee in connection with the co-production, acquisition or license of Broadcast rights in the Territory because such rights are subject to a bona fide contractual commitment to a third party existing prior to Univision Group having any discussions with such third party co-producer in respect of such Co-Produced Content; or (ii) refuses to negotiate with Licensee, then Univision Group may, at any time after notice has been delivered to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.3(a) , obtain any Broadcast rights in and to such Co-Produced Content (other than rights to Broadcast in Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) and such Co-Produced Content shall not be Licensed Content; provided , however , that Univision Group shall not be permitted to enter into an arrangement for any Co-Produced Content with a third party co-producer if Univision Group has obtained Broadcast rights in the United States from such third party (or any of its Affiliates) for any Co-Produced Content under this Section 2.3 (excluding only Musical Concerts initially Broadcast live) or any Acquired Other Content from such party (or any of its Affiliates) under Section 2.4 (excluding only Musical Concerts initially Broadcast live) within the immediately preceding twelve (12) months (as measured from the date on which Licensor delivered the notice to Licensee under Section 2.3(a) or 2.4(a) , as applicable).
(d)  Ownership . Licensee shall own any rights in the Territory to any Co-Produced Content acquired or directly licensed by Licensee from the third party co-producer and/or Univision Group, and for the avoidance of doubt, such rights in and to such Co-Produced Content shall not be included in the Licensed Rights hereunder or be subject to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(e)  Costs; Budget . If there are any contributions in kind by Licensee or Univision Group to the Co-Produced Content, any determination of “price” or of Univision Group’s or Licensee’s payments for their share of the combined Broadcast rights for the United States and the Territory, as the case may be, shall include the actual cost (and not the fair market value) of such non-monetary contributions. These amounts shall be included and agreed upon, by all parties involved in the co-production of the Co-Produced Content, in a detailed budget for the actual costs of production of each episode of the Co-Produced Content. The budget shall include all above-the-line and below-the-line items customarily included in budgets concerning similar types of programming, as well as the separate fees for the services of key personnel (such as the writer(s), producer(s), director(s), and host(s)) and the aggregate fees of all others rendering services of any kind in connection with such Co-Produced Content.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(f)  Univision Group Ability to Acquire Rights . Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if at any time Licensee is not engaged in good faith negotiations or elects not to negotiate, license or participate or to withdraw therefrom, or an agreement cannot be reached between Licensee and the third party co-producer and/or Univision Group within a reasonable period of time so as not to jeopardize Univision Group’s ability to acquire rights outside the Territory, Univision Group may obtain any Broadcast rights (other than rights to Broadcast in Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) to the Co-Produced Content in question and such Co-Produced Content will not be Licensed Content.
(g) ***. With respect to any item of Co-Produced Content, Univision Group shall elect to either (i) contractually agree with its Co-Production Partner(s) not to (and Univision Group and such Co-Production Partner(s) shall not) sell, transfer or license Broadcast rights to such Co-Produced Content in the Territory to any ***; or (ii) contractually agree with such Co-Production Partner(s) not to sell, transfer or license Broadcast rights to such Co-Produced Content in the Territory or Broadcast such Co-Produced Content in the Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 2.3(g) shall not apply with respect to the Audiovisual Content set forth on Schedule 2 , on a program by program basis, for the term of Licensor’s rights under the applicable co-production agreement or arrangement; provided , that (A) if Licensor and the applicable Co-Production Partner jointly control the right to sell, license or otherwise alienate Broadcast rights in the Territory to such Audiovisual Content and such rights are not then, or are expected within the following six (6) months not to be, subject to a contractual commitment to a third party, Licensor shall provide to Licensee a Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal to acquire and/or license such rights following such time as the rights are no longer subject to such contractual commitment; and (B) if the applicable Co-Production Partner(s) own or control Broadcast rights in the Territory to such Audiovisual Content and such rights are not then, or are expected within the following six (6) months not to be, subject to a contractual commitment to a third party, Licensor shall put Licensee in contact with the applicable Co-Production Partner(s) and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate a negotiation between Licensee and such Co-Production Partner(s) so that Licensee may attempt, and otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Licensee, to acquire or license such rights following such time as the rights are no longer subject to such contractual commitment; provided , further , that in the case of clause (B), if at any time Licensee is not engaged in good faith negotiations or elects not to negotiate, license or participate or to withdraw therefrom, or an agreement cannot be reached between Licensee and the Co-Production Partner(s) and Univision Group within a reasonable period of time, the applicable Co-Production Partner(s) shall have the right to sell, transfer or license Broadcast rights to such Audiovisual Content to any party in Mexico (including any ***), and Univision Group and the applicable Co-Production Partners shall have the right to (1) continue to co-produce such Audiovisual Content; and (2) Broadcast such Audiovisual Content in the United States.

 

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2.4 Acquired Other Content (Non-Novelas) .
(a)  Information; Facilitation of Negotiation . If Univision Group intends to acquire Broadcast rights outside the Territory to any Audiovisual Content that Licensor believes would be Acquired Other Content, Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing (including a detailed description of such Acquired Other Content, the identity and contact information of the seller or third party licensor). Licensor shall also provide other information reasonably requested by Licensee (to the extent Univision Group has such information and is not legally or contractually restricted from sharing it). Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor shall put Licensee in contact with such seller or third party licensor and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate a negotiation between Licensee and the seller or third party licensor so that Licensee may attempt to acquire or license the Broadcast rights in the Territory to such Acquired Other Content.
(b)  Seller or Third Party Licensor Inability or Refusal to Negotiate . In the event that the seller or third party licensor of potential Acquired Other Content (i) is unable to negotiate with Licensee in connection with the acquisition or license of Broadcast rights in the Territory because such rights are subject to a bona fide, contractual commitment to a third party existing prior to Univision Group having any discussions with such seller or third party licensor in respect of such Acquired Other Content; or (ii) refuses to negotiate with Licensee, then Univision Group may, at any time after notice has been delivered pursuant to Section 2.4(a) , obtain any Broadcast rights in and to such Acquired Other Content (other than rights to Broadcast in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) and such Acquired Other Content will not be Licensed Content; provided , however , that Univision Group will not be permitted to enter into an arrangement for any Acquired Other Content with such third party if Univision Group has obtained Broadcast rights in the United States from such third party (or any of its Affiliates) for any Acquired Other Content under this Section 2.4 (excluding only Musical Concerts initially Broadcast live) or any Co-Produced Content from such party (or any of its Affiliates) under Section 2.3 (excluding only Musical Concerts initially Broadcast live) within the immediately preceding twelve (12) months (as measured from the date on which Licensor delivered the notice to Licensee under Section 2.3(a) or 2.4(a) , as applicable).
(c)  Ownership . Licensee shall own any rights in the Territory to any Acquired Other Content that it directly acquires or licenses from the seller or third party licensor, and for the avoidance of doubt, such Acquired Other Content shall not be included in the Licensed Rights hereunder or be subject to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(d)  Univision Group Ability to Acquire Rights . The provisions of this Section 2.4 will not restrict or impede the ability of Univision Group to acquire rights (other than rights to Broadcast in Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory) in and to Acquired Other Content at any time after notice has been delivered to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.4(a) . If Univision Group so acquires or licenses Broadcast rights outside the Territory to such Acquired Other Content, then such Acquired Other Content shall not be Licensed Content.
2.5 Acquired Completed Content; Mexican Soccer Games . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent Univision Group from acquiring Broadcast rights outside the Territory to any (a) Acquired Completed Content; or (b) Mexican Soccer Games.

 

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2.6 Scripts .
(a)  Sale of Scripts . Univision Group will be permitted to sell rights in any Script to a third party so long as, in connection with such sale, Univision Group divests (subject to Section 2.6(c) ) itself of all right, title and interest in and to such Script, including any Broadcast rights outside the Territory and any other interest (whether monetary or otherwise) in such Script (e.g., profit participations, revenue shares, options, reversion rights, credits (except to the extent such credits are required to be retained under applicable Law), etc.). Any Audiovisual Content produced from such sold Script will not be Licensed Content, Co-Produced Content, an Acquired Completed Novela or Acquired Other Content solely by reason of Univision Group’s former ownership of rights in such sold Script.
(b)  Exchange of Scripts . Univision Group will be permitted to trade or exchange any Script (the “ Divested Script ”) with a third party for one or more other Scripts (the “ Acquired Scripts ”) so long as, in connection with such trade or exchange, (i) Univision Group divests (subject to Section 2.6(c) ) itself of all right, title and interest in and to such Divested Script, including any Broadcast rights outside the Territory and any other interest (whether monetary or otherwise) in such Divested Script (e.g., profit participations, revenue shares, options, reversion rights, credits (except to the extent such credits are required to be retained under applicable Law), etc.); and (ii) Licensor licenses to Licensee hereunder the exclusive rights to Broadcast in the Licensed Media as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term, Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced based on such Acquired Scripts (and such Audiovisual Content, originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, once produced, will automatically and immediately be deemed Licensed Content hereunder to the extent it would otherwise constitute Licensed Content and the rights to Broadcast such Licensed Content in the Licensed Media will be exclusively licensed to Licensee as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term). Any Audiovisual Content produced from such Divested Script will not be Licensed Content, Co-Produced Content, an Acquired Completed Novela or Acquired Other Content solely by reason of Univision Group’s former ownership of rights in such Divested Script.
(c)  Univision Group Retention of United States Broadcast Rights . If, during the Term, in any sale, trade or exchange of a Script addressed in Section 2.6(a) or (b) , Univision Group retains any rights to Broadcast in the United States in any Licensed Media any Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles produced from any such sold Script or Divested Script, Univision Group will also retain the same rights to Broadcast such Audiovisual Content in such Licensed Media in the Territory for the same period, to the extent within the Term (and such Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, to the extent of such rights, once produced, will automatically and immediately be deemed Licensed Content hereunder to the extent it would otherwise constitute Licensed Content and the rights to Broadcast such Licensed Content in the Licensed Media will be exclusively licensed to Licensee as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term).

 

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(d)  Scripts for Non-Spanish Language Productions . For the avoidance of doubt, Univision Group will be permitted to sell or exchange in any manner ( i.e. , the restrictions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 2.6 do not apply) any Script that is not intended to be originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles; provided , that Univision Group prohibits, in a binding agreement with the purchaser or transferee of any such Script, the production of any Audiovisual Content based on such Script that is originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles. For the avoidance of doubt, the aforementioned contractual prohibition shall apply to any successors, transferees, licensees or assigns of such purchaser or transferee.
2.7 Local Novelas .
(a)  Co-Produced Local Novelas . With respect to any Co-Produced Local Novela where Univision Group participates in the co-production of the Co-Produced Local Novela in whole or in part in exchange for the right of Univision Group to produce a Novela that is based on the Script underlying the Co-Produced Local Novela (for the avoidance of doubt, which Novela shall be a new production of such Script), Univision Group shall have the right either (i) to contractually agree with the third-party co-producer not to undertake (and actually not undertake) any sale, transfer, license or Broadcast of such Co-Produced Local Novela in the Territory or in the United States (in which case such Co-Produced Local Novela shall not be deemed to be Licensed Content or an Acquired Completed Novela hereunder unless and until Univision Group Broadcasts such Co-Produced Local Novela in the United States, and at such time, the Co-Produced Local Novela will automatically and immediately be deemed Licensed Content hereunder to the extent it would otherwise constitute Licensed Content and the rights to Broadcast such Co-Produced Local Novela in the Licensed Media will be exclusively licensed to Licensee as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term); or (ii) to acquire Broadcast rights to such Co-Produced Local Novela for the United States and the Territory (such that the rights to Broadcast such Co-Produced Local Novela, in the Licensed Media during the Term (or such shorter period equivalent to the term of rights acquired by Univision Group in the United States) in the Territory, would be and are licensed exclusively to Licensee hereunder as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term). For the avoidance of doubt, any new Novela produced by Univision Group based on a Script underlying a Co-Produced Local Novela acquired by Univision Group as contemplated by this Section 2.7(a) shall be subject to Section 2.1 and shall constitute Licensed Content.
(b)  Univision Local Novelas . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any Univision Local Novela, Univision Group shall have the right either (i) to contractually agree with the third party producer not to undertake (and actually not undertake) any sale, transfer, license or Broadcast of such Univision Local Novela in the Territory or in the United States (in which case such Univision Local Novela shall not be deemed to be Licensed Content or an Acquired Completed Novela hereunder unless and until Univision Group Broadcasts such Univision Local Novela in the United States, and at such time, the Univision Local Novela will automatically and immediately be deemed Licensed Content hereunder to the extent it would otherwise constitute Licensed Content and the rights to Broadcast such Univision Local Novela in the Licensed Media will be exclusively licensed to Licensee as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term); or (ii) to acquire the Broadcast rights to such Univision Local Novela for the United States and the Territory (such that the rights to Broadcast, in Licensed Media during the Term (or such shorter period equivalent to the term of rights acquired by Univision Group in the United States) in the Territory, such Univision Local Novela, would be and are licensed exclusively to Licensee hereunder as part of, and to the full extent of, the Licensed Rights in the Territory during the Term).

 

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(c)  Notice . Licensor shall inform Licensee at each Informational Meeting of any arrangements that Univision Group has entered into for a Co-Produced Local Novela or Univision Local Novela since the immediately preceding Informational Meeting (or if Informational Meetings have not yet taken place during the Term, since the Effective Date).
2.8 Reporting, Informational Meetings and Compliance .
(a)  Informational Meetings . A coordinator designated by Licensor shall meet with a coordinator designated by Licensee once each quarter (the “ Informational Meetings ”) to discuss any planned Co-Produced Content, Acquired Other Content, Acquired Completed Novelas, Co-Produced Local Novelas and Univision Local Novelas and any Script exchanges or divestitures, in each case, if any, of which notice has not been previously given at prior Informational Meetings. At such meeting Licensor, subject to legal or third party contractual confidentiality restrictions, will provide information reasonably available to Univision Group regarding such planned Co-Produced Content, Acquired Other Content, Acquired Completed Novelas, Co-Produced Local Novelas and Univision Local Novelas or Script exchanges or divestitures, including: (i) a reasonably detailed description of such Audiovisual Content or Script; (ii) the identity of the third party producer, co-producer or owner (as applicable) with respect to such Audiovisual Content or Script; and (iii) any other information required to be provided with respect to any such Audiovisual Content or Script under this Section 2 .
(b)  Univision Group Certification . Within sixty (60) days of the end of each fiscal year, the highest-ranking production officer of Univision Group will deliver to Licensee a certificate attesting that, with respect to each item of Co-Produced Content, item of Acquired Other Content, Acquired Completed Novela, Co-Produced Local Novela, Univision Local Novela and any Script exchanges or divestitures, in each case, if any, entered into by Univision Group in the prior year, (i) Univision Group used good faith efforts not to structure any such arrangements or agreements in a manner intended to cause the applicable Audiovisual Content not to be deemed to be Licensed Content hereunder; and (ii) such arrangement or agreement was negotiated and entered into by Univision Group and the applicable third party on an arms-length basis.
(c)  Confidentiality . Licensee acknowledges that any and all information provided by Licensor in accordance with this Section 2 is intended solely for the purpose of permitting Licensee to determine whether to exercise its rights under this Section 2 and to monitor compliance by Univision Group with the provisions contained in this Section 2 relating to Co-Produced Content, Acquired Other Content, Acquired Completed Novelas, Co-Produced Local Novelas, Univision Local Novelas and Scripts; it being agreed that Licensee shall keep confidential such information (to the extent such information is not otherwise publicly available), shall not use such information for their own account and shall not contact or engage in discussions with any person (excluding its representatives and advisors) other than Univision Group or the relevant seller, third party licensor or co-producer with respect to such agreement or arrangement.

 

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(d)  Acquired Completed Content . For the avoidance of doubt, Licensor will not be required to provide any information for or regarding Acquired Completed Content or Mexican Soccer Games.
2.9 Audiovisual Content Acquired Pursuant to the Program License Agreement . For the avoidance of doubt, no rights to Audiovisual Content acquired or licensed by Univision Group from Licensee, its Affiliates or third parties pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement shall be deemed to be Licensed Content, licensed hereunder, or subject to the provisions of this Section 2.
3. General Terms and Conditions Relating to Audiovisual Content . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the grant of rights hereunder, and the parties’ respective rights and obligations with respect thereto, shall be subject to the following general terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions.
3.1 Good Faith Efforts . Licensor agrees that it will use good faith efforts not to structure arrangements or agreements with respect to Audiovisual Content in a manner intended to cause such Audiovisual Content not to be Licensed Content.
3.2 Spanish Language Platforms . Licensee shall not Broadcast any Licensed Content or any portion thereof other than on a Spanish Language Platform; it being understood and agreed that the foregoing restriction shall not preclude the Broadcast of Licensed Content in the Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term (a) pursuant to (i) MVPD Arrangements, (ii) Sublicensing Arrangements approved by Licensor pursuant to Section 4 or (iii) TIN Branded Experiences, in each case, involving the Broadcast of Licensed Content through a distributor or aggregator of multi-lingual Audiovisual Content (e.g., YouTube, Apple / iTunes); or (b) pursuant to Clip Exchange Arrangements. For the avoidance of doubt, the restriction in this Section 3.2 shall not preclude bona fide Short Form Commercial Advertising on any and all platforms (including non-Spanish language platforms) intended to market, advertise or promote the availability of Licensed Content.
3.3 Sale of Broadcast Rights . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions of Section 1 and Section 2 , Licensor shall not, and shall cause Univision Group not to, sell, license or otherwise alienate any Broadcast rights in any Licensed Media in the Territory to any Audiovisual Content to the extent such Broadcast rights would be reasonably expected (absent such sale, license or other alienation) to become Licensed Rights, and to vest with Licensee during the Term.
3.4 Venevision Agreements . Audiovisual Content acquired or licensed by Univision Group from, or co-produced by Univision Group with, Venevision pursuant to the Venevision Agreements shall not be included in the Licensed Content or Licensed Rights hereunder, nor or be subject to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 2 ); provided , that Univision Group shall not agree to any amendment of such agreements that would adversely affect Licensee’s rights hereunder (it being understood that a mere renewal or extension of the term of such agreements (other than the Venevision PLA, which shall not be renewed or extended) shall not be deemed to adversely affect Licensee’s rights hereunder).

 

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3.5 NFL Arrangement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties acknowledge and agree that Univision Group shall have the right to Broadcast by means of Internet and mobile in the Territory certain websites related to the National Football League, pursuant to that certain letter agreement between NFL Enterprises LLC and Univision Interactive Media, Inc. (an Affiliate of Licensor), dated September 14, 2010, as it may be amended by the parties thereto. Audiovisual Content available on such websites shall not be included in the Licensed Content or Licensed Rights hereunder, nor be subject to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Licensor represents and warrants that (a) a significant majority of the content provided by Univision Group for such websites is not Audiovisual Content; (b) all Audiovisual Content provided by Univision Group for Broadcast on such websites is related to the National Football League; and (c) the content of such websites does not include Broadcasts of National Football League games (other than clips and highlight reels of such games).
3.6 Live Event Streaming . To the extent the live Internet streaming Broadcast rights in the Territory to a specific non-sporting live event (e.g., a live musical concert) that constitutes Licensed Content (for which Licensed Rights would be granted to Licensee hereunder) are promoted or controlled by the Univision Group live events business, the exercise of such live Internet streaming Broadcast rights by Licensee will be subject to the following additional terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions:
(a)  Licensor Notice . Licensor will inform Licensee in writing of the availability of the live Internet streaming Broadcast rights to each such live event to which Univision Group owns or controls such rights in the Territory. If such streaming rights are subject to Promotional Obligations, then Licensor shall also inform Licensee of such Promotional Obligations and any other terms and conditions applicable to such live event (which shall not include the payment of additional consideration by Licensee). Licensor shall provide such notice to Licensee as soon as reasonably practicable following Univision Group’s acquisition of such rights, but in no event later than forty five (45) days before the applicable live event (or if Univision Group acquires such rights within forty five (45) days of the applicable live event, within forty eight (48) hours of such acquisition (or if Univision Group acquires such live event within forty eight (48) hours of such live event, as promptly as practicable following such acquisition)).
(b)  Licensee Election . If Licensee wishes to stream such a live event to which Univision Group owns or controls the live Internet streaming Broadcast rights in the Territory, it shall have the exclusive rights to do so in the Licensed Media during the Term to the full extent of rights owned or controlled by Univision Group now or in the future, provided it agrees to comply with the Promotional Obligations (and such other terms and conditions) contained in the above notice. If Licensee does not wish to stream such live event, or does not agree to satisfy the Promotional Obligations or other terms and conditions, Univision Group may Broadcast the live event by way of Internet streaming in the Territory, so long as Univision Group satisfies the Promotional Obligations, and the other terms and conditions applicable to such live event (subject to de minimis differences) as provided in the above notice.
(c)  No Impact on Live Sports Rights or Non-Streaming Rights . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 3.6 shall in any way apply to, or otherwise affect Licensee’s rights to exercise, (i) its rights hereunder to live sports events, whether by means of live Internet streaming or any other Licensed Media; or (ii) any of its other rights hereunder with respect to live events (other than the live Internet streaming Broadcast rights described in this Section 3.6 ), in each case, under, and in accordance with, this Agreement.

 

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3.7 Territorial Integrity; Anti-Piracy . The license herein granted to Licensee is an exclusive license to Broadcast the Licensed Content in the Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term in accordance with the terms, conditions, exceptions and exclusions contained in this Agreement. In connection therewith, and in furtherance of the foregoing, Licensee and Licensor each agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to employ copy protection and other security measures reasonably designed to effectively prevent piracy and limit, in accordance with and subject to the then prevailing commercial practices and standards of broadcasters or digital platform operators, access to the Licensed Content (or content licensed by Licensor) to persons located inside the Territory or outside the Territory, as applicable.
(a)  Territorial Integrity .
(i)  Free Television Spillover .
(A) Licensor acknowledges and agrees that Licensee’s, its Affiliates’ and its Network Affiliates’ Broadcasts of Licensed Content by means of Free Television from within the Territory which are intended for reception in the Territory may be received outside of the Territory (such reception, the “ Licensee Spillover ”). Licensor agrees that the occurrence of Licensee Spillover shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement so long as (1) Licensee, its Affiliates and its Network Affiliates use their commercially reasonable efforts not to increase the predicted noise limited coverage contour of each of their respective stations outside the Territory beyond that authorized by the Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones and the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes as of November 1, 2010 (the “ Licensee Permitted Spillover Contour ”), provided, however, that with respect to any station acquired after November 1, 2010, the Licensee Permitted Spillover Contour shall be determined as of the closing date of the acquisition of such station; (2) such Licensee Spillover is incidental to their respective stations’ operations as authorized by the Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones and the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes; and (3) Licensee, its Affiliates and its Network Affiliates do not market advertising based on the availability of such Licensee Spillover to persons located outside the Territory. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, Licensor and Licensee acknowledge and agree that Licensee, its Affiliates and its Network Affiliates shall have the right and ability to (without being in breach of this Agreement) (x) consent to the re-transmission of a Free Television channel by any Cable Television System in the United States more than half of the subscribers of which reside within thirty-five (35) miles from the geographic reference coordinates of the center of the community of license of the transmission facility of such Free Television channel (“ Licensee Facility Location ”); and (y) base the price of any local advertising time or space sold on such Free Television channels in the Territory on the ability of viewers outside the Territory to view such Free Television channels.

 

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(B) Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Univision Group’s Broadcasts of Licensed Content by means of Free Television from within the United States which is intended for reception in the United States may be received inside of the Territory (such reception, the “ Univision Spillover ”). Licensee agrees that the occurrence of Univision Spillover shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement so long as (1) Univision Group uses its commercially reasonable efforts not to increase the predicted noise limited coverage contour of each of their respective licensed stations in the Territory beyond that authorized by the FCC as of November 1, 2010 (the “ Licensor Permitted Spillover Contour ”), provided, however, that with respect to any station acquired after November 1, 2010, the Licensor Permitted Spillover Contour shall be determined as of the closing date of the acquisition of such station; (2) such Univision Spillover is incidental to Univision Group’s stations’ operations as authorized by the FCC; and (3) Univision Group does not market advertising based on the availability of such Univision Spillover to persons located inside the Territory. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, Licensor and Licensee acknowledge and agree that Univision Group shall have the right and ability to (without being in breach of this Agreement) (x) consent to re-transmission of a Free Television channel by any Cable Television System in the Territory more than half of the subscribers of which reside within thirty-five (35) miles from the geographic reference coordinates of the center of the community of license of the transmission facility of such Free Television channel (“ Licensor Facility Location ”); and (y) base the price of any local advertising time or space on such Free Television channels in the United States on the ability of viewers in the Territory to view such Free Television channels.
(ii)  Satellite Encryption . In accordance with then prevailing commercial practices of broadcasters of Audiovisual Content in the United States, Licensee (and its Affiliates) and Univision Group shall encrypt their respective satellite Broadcasts of Licensed Content in the Territory and outside the Territory respectively, on a conditional access basis (i.e., access to the Broadcast is dependent on the use of receiving equipment which decrypts the Broadcast if, and only if, the user of the equipment is individually and specifically authorized to access the Broadcast by the party permitted to Broadcast such Audiovisual Content). The reception of such an encrypted satellite Broadcast or the unauthorized decryption of such a satellite Broadcast shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement by Licensee (or its Affiliates) or Univision Group, respectively, so long as (A) such parties’ Broadcast is intended for reception only by authorized viewers inside the Territory or outside the Territory, respectively; (B) such unauthorized reception or decryption is unintentional and incidental; and (C) Licensee (and its Affiliates) or Univision Group, as applicable, does not market the availability of such reception or decryption to persons located outside of its authorized territory.
(iii)  Internet / Mobile Geo-Filtering . In accordance with the then prevailing commercial practices of Internet and mobile distributors of Audiovisual Content in the United States, as determined on a platform-by-platform basis, (A) Licensee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to use geo-filtering technology intended to prevent, and reasonably designed to effectively prevent, a person outside the Territory (including any Internet user, mobile device user, or authenticated video customer of an MVPD (e.g., via so-called “TV Everywhere”)) from accessing Internet/mobile Broadcasts of Licensed Content from within the Territory; and (B) Univision Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts to use geo-filtering technology intended to prevent, and reasonably designed to effectively prevent, a person in the Territory (including any Internet user, mobile device user, or authenticated video customer of an MVPD (e.g., via so-called “TV Everywhere”)) from accessing Internet/mobile Broadcasts of Licensed Content from the United States. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall be insufficient for Licensee or Licensor to use geo-filtering technology that

 

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permits Broadcasts of Licensed Content to be accessed by a person located outside or inside the Territory, respectively, who merely furnishes an address located, or the number of a credit card issued, outside or inside the Territory, respectively. From time to time, Licensor or Licensee may, if it uses a specific form of geo-filtering technology, request that the other party adopt such technology, and upon such request, such other party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to adopt and implement such technology. In furtherance of the foregoing, Univision Group and Grupo Televisa, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of its sublicensees to use such geo-filtering technology in accordance with this paragraph, as applicable.
(iv)  Intent . Univision Group and Licensee acknowledge and agree that this Section 3.7(a) is intended solely for purposes of ensuring the territorial integrity appurtenant to Licensor’s and Licensee’s rights in and to Licensed Content, and ensuring that neither Licensee nor Licensor will be in violation of this Agreement merely because transmissions or retransmissions from stations located inside or outside the Territory, respectively, or transmissions or retransmissions from satellite signals intended for television stations, cable systems or direct-to-home subscribers inside or outside the Territory, respectively, or over the Internet or mobile platforms (or by any other Licensed Media), may be unintentionally and incidentally viewed outside or inside the Territory, respectively, and is not intended to give Licensee or Licensor any right to Broadcast, or license others to Broadcast, Licensed Content intended for viewing, or which may be viewed, outside or inside the Territory, respectively, in each case except as provided in Section 3.7(a)(i).
(b)  Copy Protection; Physical Security . Each of Univision Group and Grupo Televisa agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to mutually agree within a reasonable timeframe, (i.e., at most twelve (12) months after execution of this Agreement) on a plan and schedule to implement (and thereafter to implement in accordance with such plan and schedule) appropriate copy protection technology or solutions, generally consistent with the then prevailing commercial practices of similarly situated broadcasters in the respective territory, as determined on a platform by platform basis. For the avoidance of doubt, such measures are intended to (i) protect the intellectual property rights in each of Univision Group’s and Grupo Televisa’s Broadcasts; and (ii) prevent and/or deter theft, unauthorized copying or unauthorized Broadcast, destruction of, or unauthorized access or injury to, the materials and intellectual property rights underlying such Broadcasts.
(c)  Protective Action .
(i)  Take-Down Notices . Licensee and Licensor shall each have the right, but not the obligation, either itself or through a third party reasonably acceptable to the other party (e.g., BayTSP), to issue “take-down” notices with respect to any unauthorized third party Broadcasts of Licensed Content in the Territory (and shall copy the other party on any such issuances).

 

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(ii)  Legal Action . In the event that any unauthorized third party Broadcast of Licensed Content continues for a period of seventy-two (72) hours following the issuance of a “take-down” notice by either party (or its third party designee), the party issuing the notice shall promptly notify the other party, and the parties shall reasonably cooperate to address such unauthorized third party Broadcast of Licensed Content; provided , that only Univision Group shall have the right, if appropriate, to initiate and prosecute litigation against the applicable third party; provided , however , that Licensee may commence and prosecute such litigation (and shall in such case inform Licensor of its actions as promptly as practicable) in the event that (A) failure to do so immediately would result in irreparable harm to Licensee; or (B) Univision Group unreasonably fails to commence or prosecute litigation after request by Licensee.
(iii)  Costs and Recoveries . If the party initiating such litigation requests cooperation or assistance from the other party (in connection with Section 3.7(c)(ii) ), the initiating party will be responsible for the reasonable costs (including attorneys fees) of such cooperation or assistance incurred by such other party. In the event of litigation (or similar action or threatened action) against the applicable third party, any monetary remedy, award, statutory damages, settlement or other recovery resulting from such litigation, action or threatened action shall be allocated as follows: (A) first , to the initiating party, to recoup any costs (including attorneys fees) incurred by the initiating party in pursuing such litigation (including such costs incurred by the other party and reimbursed by the initiating party); and (B) second , any remaining amounts to Licensor.
3.8 Offensive or Politically Insensitive Platforms . If at any time Licensor reasonably determines that the Broadcast of Licensed Content on (a) the Televisa Interactive Network or other Spanish Language Platform owned or controlled by Licensee (other than Linear Television Channels, for which Licensor’s withdrawal rights shall be limited to those set forth in Section 8.10 ); or (b) pursuant to any Sublicensing Arrangements, would result in Licensed Content being available on a website or other platform that contains offensive or politically insensitive content that Licensor reasonably believes is likely to substantially and adversely affect Univision Group, then (i) Licensor may promptly provide to Licensee written notice of such determination (including the basis therefor); and (ii) upon receipt of such notice, Licensee shall address, as soon as reasonably practicable, or in the case of clause (b) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the owner / operator of the applicable website or other platform to address, Licensor’s concern (including through the removal of Licensed Content from such offensive website or platform). In no event will Licensee cause Licensed Content to be Broadcast on an adult entertainment (as such term is commonly understood in the entertainment industry in the United States) site or adult entertainment platform that is owned or controlled by Licensee.
4. Sublicensing; Third Party Arrangements .
4.1 Licensee Right to Sublicense; General Requirements .
(a)  Licensee Right to Sublicense . Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions contained in this Agreement, the Licensed Rights include the right to sublicense to third parties the right to exercise the Licensed Rights (and all other rights and entitlements hereunder attendant and appurtenant thereto), subject, if applicable, to the approval of Licensor pursuant to Section 4.2 .

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(b)  General Requirements . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a TIN Branded Experience on which any Licensed Content is Broadcast shall comply with the following requirements (the “ General Requirements ”) unless expressly waived in writing by Licensor in its sole discretion on a case-by-case basis:
(i)  Term and Use Restrictions . Licensee shall not enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a TIN Branded Experience: (i) with a term that is longer than the remaining Term; (ii) that provides for Broadcast of Licensed Content outside the Territory; (iii) that does not require geo-filtering outside the Territory (substantially consistent with Section 3.7(a)(iii) ); and (iv) that would cause Licensed Content to be distributed on an adult entertainment site or platform.
(ii)  Linear Television Channel . Licensee shall not enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement that involves the Broadcast of Licensed Content on any third party Linear Television Channel.
(iii)  Core Controls . Any Sublicensing Arrangement must provide Licensee with the following core controls over the Licensed Content (“ Core Controls ”) vis-à-vis the sublicensee, which Licensee shall exercise as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the provisions hereof: (a) Licensee (and not the sublicensee) shall have editorial control of the Licensed Content and will not permit the sublicensee to edit or manipulate such Licensed Content (e.g., mashups) without the prior written consent of Licensor; (b) Licensee (and not the sublicensee) shall have the right to select, refresh and withdraw Licensed Content; (c) the sublicensee shall not be permitted to sublicense the Licensed Content; (d) the sublicensee shall not be permitted to authorize any third party to Broadcast the Licensed Content (except that the sublicensee can place its branded applications, embed its branded media player or employ similar branded and controlled functionality in a third party’s sites, in each case, consistent with the then prevailing industry practices); and (e) Licensee will have remedies that are substantially no less favorable to Licensee, mutatis mutandis , than Univision Group’s remedies set forth in Section 15 .
(iv)  Content Ratio Tests . Licensee shall not enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a TIN Branded Experience that makes available to the applicable third party a number of hours of Licensed Content which constitute more than *** of the total number of hours of Audiovisual Content made available under such Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a TIN Branded Experience or a number of hours of Audiovisual Content produced or owned by Licensee which constitute less than *** of the total number of hours of Audiovisual Content made available under such Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a TIN Branded Experience; provided , that the content ratio requirement set forth in this Section 4.1(b)(iv) shall not apply to Sublicensing Arrangements or third party arrangements for TIN Branded Experiences with bona fide nationally recognized non-MVPD distributors in the Territory relating to (i) the Broadcast of all, or substantially all, of the feed of one or more of the Univision Channels and/or the Televisa Channels; or (ii) the Broadcast of individual items of Audiovisual Content that were Broadcast on the applicable Univision Channel or Televisa Channel within the immediately preceding thirty (30) days. For the avoidance of doubt, any such Sublicensing Arrangements with bona fide nationally recognized non-MVPD distributors in the Territory shall be subject to Licensor’s reasonable approval under Section 4.2 , and shall be subject to the other General Requirements.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(v)  Long-Term Arrangements . Licensee shall not enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement or third party arrangement for a UIN Branded Experience that has a term (including any extensions or renewals) that is longer than ***.
4.2 Licensor Approval .
(a)  Licensor Approval Required . Other than as provided in Section 4.4 , all Sublicensing Arrangements will require the prior approval of Licensor (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Licensor may not condition its approval of any proposed Sublicensing Arrangement on the payment to Univision Group of any monetary or other consideration or on any changes to the then-existing arrangements between Licensee and Univision Group (including under this Agreement). However, in determining whether to provide such approval, the Licensor may take into account the terms and circumstances of the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement, including the financial terms and conditions of the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement, commercial terms of the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement as compared to industry standards at such time, the scope and extent of the rights to be granted under the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement, and the identity of the proposed counterparty (together with the overall economic benefit of the Sublicensing Arrangement to Licensee). It shall be deemed to be unreasonable for Licensor to withhold any approval required under this Section 4.2(a) of any proposed Sublicensing Arrangement on the basis of the identity of the proposed counterparty or the proposed terms if Univision Group has previously entered into a contractual arrangement (which is then in effect) with such proposed counterparty for the Broadcast of Excluded Content in the Territory or the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content in Mexico (unless such arrangement is required by applicable Law), in each case, on terms consistent therewith.
(b)  Approval in Licensor’s Sole Discretion . Notwithstanding Section 4.2(a) , Licensor may withhold its approval in its sole discretion of any Sublicensing Arrangement on a case-by-case basis that:
(i)  Non-Spanish Language Arrangements . Permits the Broadcast of Licensed Content in any language other than Spanish (including via closed caption, SAP, or other subtitling or dubbing).
(ii)  Previously Owned Platforms . Permits the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content directly or indirectly on any platform that was owned or controlled by Licensee or its controlled Affiliates within the immediately preceding twenty-four (24) months.
4.3 Licensor Approval Procedures .
(a)  General Procedures . Licensor will appoint one or more contact persons to review proposed Sublicensing Arrangements and one of such contact persons to have the authority to provide approvals of Sublicensing Arrangements on behalf of Licensor. Licensee will appoint one or more contact persons who will provide all information necessary to make an informed decision about proposed Sublicensing Arrangements, whom Licensor is to contact with any questions and to whom Licensor is to give its determination as to whether it will approve any applicable Sublicensing Arrangement.

 

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(b)  Digital Distribution Approval Process . Without limiting anything contained in Section 4.3(a) , the following additional procedures will apply to any Licensee request for approval of, and any Licensor determination as to whether it will approve, any Sublicensing Arrangement relating to digital distribution of the Licensed Content:
(i)  Proposed Transaction Notice . If Licensee desires to enter into any Sublicensing Arrangement for digital distribution, Licensee shall provide a notice of the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement to the general counsel, chief financial officer and head of digital distribution of Licensor, which notice shall contain the identity of the counterparty and a summary of all other material relationships regarding Audiovisual Content with the sublicensee under such proposed Sublicensing Arrangement. Licensee shall also provide only to the general counsel an unredacted copy of the draft agreement or term sheet governing such Sublicensing Arrangement and a copy of the draft agreement or term sheet redacted only so as not to disclose economic and other sensitive terms and conditions (such agreements and description together, the “ Proposed Transaction Notice ”). The general counsel may make available the unredacted copy of the draft agreement or term sheet only to the deputy general counsel and head counsel for the television department of Licensor and may make available the redacted copy of the draft agreement or term sheet only to such persons as necessary to permit Licensor to decide whether to approve or reject the proposed Sublicensing Arrangement. The general counsel of Licensor shall ensure that no employee or consultant of Licensor involved in digital distribution operations obtains any unredacted copy of the draft agreement or term sheet or any of the redacted information. If Licensee is prohibited from providing Licensor with a copy of the draft agreement or term sheet, then the parties will cooperate in good faith to determine an alternative means of providing Licensor with the requisite information necessary for Licensor to properly evaluate the proposed transaction, without violating any applicable contractual or other restrictions.
(ii)  Evaluation Period . Licensor shall respond in writing to the Proposed Transaction Notice (either approving or rejecting the proposed arrangement, and setting forth the basis for any rejection) to Licensee within ten (10) Business Days of Licensee’s provision of any Proposed Transaction Notice (the “ Evaluation Period ”); provided , that if the Sublicensing Arrangement has a term (including any extensions or renewals) longer than three (3) years but shorter than five (5) years, then the time period for such approval shall be thirty (30) Business Days (instead of ten (10) Business Days). If Licensor does not reject a proposed Sublicensing Arrangement in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence during the Evaluation Period, such proposed transaction will be deemed to have been approved by Licensor on the terms contained in the applicable Proposed Transaction Notice.
(c)  Renewals; Amendments . Any renewal of a Sublicensing Arrangement will require Licensor approval in accordance with this Section 4 . For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.3(c) shall not apply to any third party arrangement for a TIN Branded Experience (as Licensor approval is not otherwise required for such arrangements). Amendments, modifications, extensions and/or waivers to any existing Sublicensing Arrangement that would cause such Sublicensing Arrangement to deviate in any material respect from the existing Sublicensing Arrangement, or affect the economics or scope of rights under such Sublicensing Arrangements, or violate any of the General Requirements, including the Core Controls will require Licensor’s approval in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 applicable to such Sublicensing Arrangement, as amended. Any other amendment, modification, extension and/or waivers to an approved Sublicensing Arrangement shall not require Licensor’s approval.

 

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4.4 Exceptions to Licensor Approval . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement:
(a)  TIN Arrangements . TIN Arrangements will be permitted without Licensor approval, do not constitute Sublicensing Arrangements, and any existing or future TIN Arrangements shall not be subject to any of the terms and conditions of Section 4 ; provided , that in the case of third party arrangements for TIN Branded Experiences only, such arrangements shall comply with the General Requirements. Licensee shall provide Licensor with written notice (that contains the identity of the counterparty and a summary of all material terms) substantially in the form of Schedule 3 attached hereto as soon as reasonably practicable following its entering into any arrangements for a TIN Branded Experience that Licensee concludes with third parties for Broadcast of Licensed Content.
(b)  MVPD Arrangements . Licensor and Licensee hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) Licensee is currently a party to MVPD Arrangements and will, from time to time, enter into additional MVPD Arrangements consistent with industry practice; (ii) existing and future MVPD Arrangements shall not require Licensor’s approval; and (iii) MVPD Arrangements are not Sublicensing Arrangements and the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4 do not apply to any existing or future MVPD Arrangements.
(c)  Network Affiliation Arrangements . Network Affiliation Agreements will be permitted without Licensor approval, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 1.2(a)(ii) .
(d)  Clip Exchange Arrangements . Clip Exchange Arrangements will be permitted without Licensor approval, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 1.6 .
4.5 Interactive Functionality; Technological Enhancements .
(a)  Rights for Interactive Functionality; Technological Enhancements . Licensee’s permitted third party sublicensees (including any third parties permitted to Broadcast the Licensed Content in the Territory in accordance with this Section 4 ), MVPDs and Network Affiliates will be permitted to add enhanced interactivity (e.g., on-screen programming guides, menus, interactive voting systems, etc.), sharing capability, links to other community features, overlays, squeezebacks, automated translation technology and other similar interactive functionality to Licensed Content, and to undertake Technological Enhancements with respect to Licensed Content, in each case, consistent with the then prevailing industry custom and practice in the Territory.
(b)  Notice of Technological Enhancements . Licensee shall, at the Informational Meetings, inform Licensor of any Technological Enhancements authorized or approved by Licensee to be undertaken by its permitted third party sublicensees which has not been previously notified to Licensor at prior Informational Meetings.

 

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5. Downloads .
5.1 Download to Own (DTO) . Licensee’s Licensed Rights exercised by means of DTO (but not any other commercial offering) during the Term in the Territory shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
(a)  DTO Availability Request . Upon request by Licensee from time to time, Licensor shall make identified items of Licensed Content available for Licensee’s Broadcast in the Territory by means of DTO to the extent that Licensor owns or controls such rights. Licensee acknowledges that Clearances may be necessary for the Broadcast of such Licensed Content in the Territory by means of DTO, and that parties’ respective obligations with respect to obtaining such Clearances are set forth in Section 8.13 .
(b)  Limitation to Televisa Interactive Network . Licensee shall have the exclusive right to Broadcast Licensed Content by means of DTO through the Televisa Interactive Network (pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions applicable to such Licensed Content hereunder) without Licensor’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions of this Section 5.1 . Any DTO arrangements with third parties outside of the Televisa Interactive Network are subject to Licensor’s approval as set forth in Section 4 . All DTO arrangements shall comply with the geo-filtering provisions set forth in Section 3.7(a)(iii) .
(c)  Delivery Format . All Licensed Content provided by Licensor for Licensee’s DTO Broadcast shall be delivered in a format then suitable for such DTO Broadcast in the Territory, as agreed by the parties from time to time.
(d)  Selection and Removal of Licensed Content for DTO . Licensor shall have the full rights to select and remove Licensed Content for DTO in its discretion, subject to the selection limitations and minimum content requirements set forth in Section 5.1(a) . Licensor shall provide to Licensee at least thirty (30) days’ notice prior to any removal of Licensed Content being Broadcast by means of DTO. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee may, from time to time, request that specific Licensed Content be made available for DTO Broadcast, and Licensor shall consider in good faith any such requests; provided , that Licensor’s decision with respect thereto shall be in its sole discretion and shall be final and binding.
(e)  Information . For rights and administrative control purposes with respect to the Broadcast of Licensed Content by means of DTO, Licensee shall provide to Licensor monthly online reports (detailing downloads, payments and pricing) regarding such Broadcast, and any other information which Licensor reasonably requests, in each case, to the extent such information is reasonably available to Licensee. Licensee shall deliver any such information to Licensor by the twelfth (12th) Business Day of the month immediately following the month in which such information was received.
(f)  Price . The retail price per item of Licensed Content for consumers to purchase Licensed Content by means of DTO shall be mutually agreed by the parties in writing in accordance with industry standards (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). No free Licensed Content may be offered by means of DTO, other than in connection with bona fide promotions.

 

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(g)  Limitation to DTO . For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.1 shall only apply to Broadcast of Licensed Content by means of DTO, and shall not apply to any forms of rental, lease, on demand access (including any form of DTR or other download to rent) or other distribution of Licensed Content on a linear, streamed, temporal or otherwise non-permanent basis.
(h)  Editing . Licensee’s rights to edit the Licensed Content are set forth in Section 8.8 .
(i) [Intentionally Omitted]
(j)  Clean Versions . Without limiting Licensor’s obligations under Section 8.1(b) , Licensor shall deliver to Licensee “clean” versions (e.g., removing graphic insertions of, voice-overs promoting and URLs of univision.com and any other Univision Group owned or operated businesses, but not removing any product placement, promotions or mentions in the content of the Licensed Content) of all Licensed Content provided by Licensor to Licensee for DTO Broadcast under this Section 5.1 .
5.2 Download to Rent (DTR) . Licensee’s Licensed Rights exercised by means of DTR (but not any other commercial offering) during the Term in the Territory shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
(a)  Information . Licensee shall provide monthly online reports (including downloads, payments and pricing) regarding such Broadcasts solely for purposes of Univision Group’s obligations to account and provide information to applicable third parties with respect to the Broadcast of Licensed Content by means of DTR, and any other information which Licensor reasonably requests, in each case, to the extent such information is reasonably available to Licensee. Licensee shall deliver any such available information to Licensor by the twelfth (12th) Business Day of the month immediately following the month in which such information was received.
(b)  No Free Content . No free Licensed Content may be offered by means of DTR, other than in connection with bona fide promotions.
6. Additional Spanish Language Platforms . For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee shall have the right to create or acquire additional Spanish Language Platforms (including additional Spanish language Linear Television Channels) and to Broadcast Licensed Content thereon, pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions contained in this Agreement.

 

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7. Notification and Acceptance of Programming; Scheduling Cooperation .
7.1 Timing of Availability . Each item of Licensed Content shall be made available by Licensor to Licensee for Broadcast pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (and the Licensed Rights with respect thereto shall vest):
(a) with respect to each item of Licensed Content not addressed in the following provisions of this Section 7.1, upon the first to occur of (i) the date when such Licensed Content is initially Broadcast by Univision Group in any Licensed Media; or (ii) the date when such Licensed Content is first made available for Broadcast by any third party in any Licensed Media;
(b) with respect to each Movie, upon the conclusion of the then applicable “first-run” theatrical availability window (as is then commonly understood in the motion picture industry in the Territory); provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any theatrical “re-release” of a Movie shall not have any effect on the availability of the applicable Movie to Licensee; and (ii) with respect to any Movie not initially theatrically released (e.g., a “direct-to-video” Movie) the availability shall be in accordance, mutatis mutandis , with Section 7.1(a) ;
(c) [Intentionally Omitted]
(d) with respect to each item of Ancillary Content, upon the first to occur of (i) the date when such Ancillary Content is initially Broadcast by Univision Group; (ii) the date when such Ancillary Content is first made available for Broadcast by any third party in Licensed Media; or (iii) the date when the applicable Licensed Content to which the Ancillary Content is related is actually first Broadcast by Licensee in the Territory.
For the avoidance of doubt, rights to Univision Produced Clips or Licensee Produced Clips shall be available (and the Licensed Rights with respect thereto shall vest) upon the availability and vesting (in accordance with this Section 7.1 ) of the applicable item of Licensed Content from which such clips are excerpted.
7.2 Availability Notices; Requests for Delivery .
(a)  New Programs and Movies . At least as often as the first Business Day of each calendar quarter, Licensor will deliver a written notice (an “ Availability Notice ”) to Licensee specifying the Programs and Movies that (i) have become available to Licensee hereunder since the delivery of the preceding Availability Notice; or (ii) may no longer be available to Licensee hereunder (detailing the reason for such unavailability) (it being understood that the first Availability Notice, which Licensor shall deliver to Licensee no later than April 1, 2011, shall only be required to include those Programs and Movies that have become available to Licensee since the Effective Date). Each Availability Notice shall specify, for each such Program or Movie, (A) the name, length, number of episodes (if readily available), genre and content type; (B) Rights Restrictions (if any); and (C) Clearances (if any) that have not been obtained that would prohibit, restrict or impair Licensee’s Licensed Rights to such Programs or Movies. For purposes of this Section 7.2(a) only, the term “Program” shall refer to Programs initially Broadcast, or intended for initial Broadcast, on a Linear Television Channel.
(b)  Library Programs and Movies . No later than forty-five (45) days following the Effective Date, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee a list that contains, to the best of Licensor’s knowledge, all Programs and Movies available to Licensee hereunder as of the Effective Date (a “ Library Availability Notice ”). The Library Availability Notice shall specify, for each such Program or Movie, the name, length, number of episodes (if readily available), genre and content type of such Program or Movie. For purposes of this Section 7.2(b) only, the term “Program” shall refer to Programs initially Broadcast, or intended for initial Broadcast, on a Linear Television Channel.

 

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(c)  Other Licensed Content . Promptly following the Effective Date, each of Licensor and Licensee shall designate a contact person to, over the first twelve (12) months following the Effective Date, collaborate in good faith to determine a reasonable process, format and timetable for Licensor to provide Licensee (and, following such determination, Licensor shall so provide Licensee) with adequate information regarding other Licensed Content available to Licensee hereunder. If no such process, format and timetable has been agreed by the end of such twelve (12) month period, then thereafter, the Availability Notice delivered under Section 7.2(a) shall include all Licensed Content as opposed to only Programs and Movies and provide the information specified under Section 7.2(a) with respect to such Licensed Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that this Section 7.2(c) shall not apply to (x) those Programs and Movies that are governed by Sections 7.2(a) and (b) ; and (y) Ancillary Content (which is governed by Section 8.12 ).
(d)  Requests for Delivery . Upon the request of Licensee, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee whatever materials are reasonably available with respect to any available Licensed Content, at Licensee’s expense to the extent Licensee requests more than a pilot or representative episode or clip with respect to an available item of Licensed Content. If Licensee desires delivery of any available Licensed Content, it shall notify Licensor of its request for delivery, at any time, in a writing specifying the name of the desired available Licensed Content and such other information as may reasonably be requested by Licensor to complete delivery of the requested Licensed Content.
7.3 Cooperation . Until the Information Tail Date and subject to applicable Law, Licensor shall cooperate in good faith with Licensee, to the extent that such cooperation does not interfere with its businesses, in Licensee’s efforts to schedule, market and promote Licensee’s programming services and offerings, by attending the Informational Meetings (which may include separate meetings for television (which meetings shall include GT’s Corporate President of Television and Content and Licensor’s President of Univision Networks), motion picture and digital programming) and providing Licensee with brief descriptions of Programs, Movies and other material items of Univision Publications Content anticipated to be licensed hereunder that are in production or have been “greenlit” or otherwise set for production, anticipated availability dates for such items of Licensed Content, and other information reasonably requested by Licensee when such information becomes available to Univision Group; it being understood that any programming or production schedules so provided would be subject to modification and that no representation or warranty is being or would be made with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall have no obligation to provide to Licensee any information under this Section 7.3 (a) regarding any such items of Licensed Content that are in production or have been “greenlit” or otherwise set for production that Licensor believes in good faith will not become available for Broadcast in the Territory until after the Term, (b) during the final year prior to the Information Tail Date, to the extent that Licensor believes in good faith that the disclosure of such information to Licensee would competitively disadvantage Univision Group, or (c) that is subject to legal or third party contractual confidentiality restrictions. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the parties under this section shall not in any way limit, restrain, expand or otherwise modify any of the independent obligations of the parties contained elsewhere in this Agreement.

 

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7.4 Production Services . From time to time, Licensee shall have the right to submit to Licensor bids to render production services for Univision Group Audiovisual Content, and Licensor shall be able to accept or reject such bids in its sole and absolute discretion.
8. Delivery, Expenses and Use of Licensed Content .
8.1 Delivery Procedure; Clean Versions .
(a)  Delivery of Licensed Content . Following Licensee’s sending a request for delivery of an item of Licensed Content pursuant to Section 7.2(d) of this Agreement, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee, at Licensee’s expense, a visual and aural reproduction of each such item of Licensed Content either (at Licensee’s election and subject to Licensor’s reasonable ability to comply with such election) via satellite (at Licensee’s risk of loss if delivery via satellite is requested less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of scheduled Broadcast), electronic delivery of files or any other intangible means of delivery, or on such form of videotape, disc or other device as reasonably requested by Licensee, formatted and suitable for Broadcast in the Territory in a digital or other format for each applicable Licensed Media, as reasonably requested by Licensee and as soon as reasonably available. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, until further notice by Licensee to Licensor, Licensee requests access to a high definition feed (if available) for any live events. Licensed Content will be deemed delivered by Licensor when transmitted to the satellite or when delivered or made available digitally, or if shipped by courier, when actually received.
(b)  Delivery of “Clean” Versions . Licensor shall deliver to Licensee “clean” versions (e.g., removing graphic insertions of, voice-overs promoting and URLs of univision.com and any other Univision Group owned or operated businesses) of all items of Licensed Content delivered to Licensee pursuant to this Agreement; provided , that Licensee shall not be required to remove any product placement, promotions or mentions in the content of any item of Licensed Content; provided , further , that this Section 8.1(b) shall not apply to (i) any Library Programs for which Univision Group does not have, at the time of the delivery, such a “clean” version (“ Special Library Programs ”); and (ii) live Programs and other Programs Broadcast simultaneously by Univision Group and Licensee (in the case of (ii), to the extent that production and delivery of such a “clean” version to Licensee would not be reasonably practicable, or would require Univision Group to incur incremental costs). Licensor shall inform Licensee, prior to delivery of any item of Licensed Content requested by Licensee, if such item of Licensed Content falls under clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 8.1(b) such that Licensor will not deliver to Licensee a “clean” version of such Licensed Content. Licensee shall be permitted to produce at its own expense “clean” versions of any such Licensed Content; provided , that the production of “clean” versions of such Licensed Content for Broadcast in Licensed Media by means of digital distribution shall be subject to Licensor’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason Licensor fails to deliver a “clean” version of any Licensed Content other than Special Library Programs or live Programs described above, Licensee shall have the right to produce such a “clean” version, and Licensor shall pay (and promptly reimburse Licensee) for any costs in connection therewith upon provision by Licensee of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs. Licensor’s obligation to deliver “clean” versions under this Section 8.1(b) will not apply to Univision Publications Content, to which the provisions of Section 1.3(b)(i)(A) will apply.

 

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8.2 Inspection of Delivered Programs . Licensee agrees that as soon as practicable following receipt of delivery of any Licensed Content through any medium, it will examine such delivery to determine whether it is physically suitable for Broadcast on all applicable Licensed Media and, if applicable, will notify Licensor immediately upon detecting any defect rendering such delivery unsuitable for such Broadcast. In such cases, Licensor shall promptly re-deliver such Licensed Content at its own expense through any medium (at Licensee’s reasonable election).
8.3 Destruction or Erasure of Delivered Programs . Licensee agrees to destroy any video tape, disc or other physical device and/or erase any electronic files embodying Licensed Content (and deliver to Licensor a certificate of destruction and/or erasure in connection therewith), in each case, as soon as practicable following the end of the Term (or as reasonably requested by Licensor in writing in connection with a withdrawal pursuant to Section 8.10 ). Licensee shall pay all costs of destroying such videotapes, discs or other physical devices or erasing such electronic files.
8.4 Ownership; Risk of Loss . Any videotapes, discs or other physical devices or intangible media (including electronic files) embodying Licensed Content shall at all times remain the property of Univision Group, subject to Licensee’s rights as herein provided. The risk of loss, damage, destruction or disappearance of any physical device, if any, shall be borne by Licensee from the time of delivery to Licensee. As to any video tape, disc or other physical device or part thereof lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged after delivery to Licensee, Licensee shall pay Licensor the cost of replacement thereof, which payment shall be limited to the cost of replacing the raw video tape, disc or other physical device.
8.5 Restrictions on Duplication . Except as provided herein, Licensee will not, and will not authorize others to copy or duplicate any Licensed Content unless necessary for the Broadcast by Licensee and any permitted third parties contemplated hereby (or the promotion of such Broadcasts). Licensee shall cause any permitted third party in possession of any duplicate or copy (whether in tangible form (e.g., discs, tapes) or intangible form (e.g., digital media files)) of any part of the Licensed Content (including trailers) to return such duplicate or copy at, or at a reasonable time prior to, the end of the Term (or as reasonably requested by Licensor in writing in connection with a withdrawal pursuant to Section 8.10 ), and Licensee shall destroy or erase (or cause to be destroyed or erased) such duplicate or copy (whether in tangible form (e.g., discs, tapes) or intangible form (e.g., digital media files)) of any part of the Licensed Content (including trailers), in accordance with Section 8.3 . Upon receipt of written request from Licensor, an officer of Licensee shall certify in writing the destruction or erasure of all such copies.

 

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8.6 Name and Likeness Rights; Promotions . Licensor will furnish to Licensee glossy prints and digital copies of still photos, synopses, cast lists and all other promotional material for the promotion of the Licensed Content, if available. Licensor grants to Licensee, without additional payment beyond the Telefutura Payment, the right and license to use and license others to use (a) Univision Group’s name and logos and the Univision Channel Marks; and (b) unless Licensee is advised by Licensor that rights of Licensor and its Affiliates are limited (in which case, to the extent not limited), to use and license others to use the name and likeness of, and biographical material concerning, each star, featured performer, writer, director and producer in the Licensed Content and the titles and trademarks of each item of Licensed Content and fictitious persons and locales therein, for advertising and publicity of the Licensed Content, and any broadcaster or sponsor thereof, but not for direct endorsement of any product or service; provided, that any such use by the broadcaster or sponsor thereof will protect the copyrights of Univision Group and shall not include any fee or royalty payable to Licensee or its Affiliates expressly and/or primarily for such use. To the extent available to Licensor (or any applicable Affiliate) after reasonable efforts, Licensor will furnish Licensee with music cue sheets for the Licensed Content and the information necessary for administration of rights payments. Subject to the foregoing, and subject to Licensor’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Licensee shall have the right to produce its own promotional material for or from the Licensed Content (including audio promotions for or from audio tracks of the Licensed Content). Univision Group shall permit its proprietary artists (if any) to appear on behalf of or for Licensee for promotional or programming purposes at mutually agreeable times (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld), at Licensee’s expense, it being agreed that Licensor may not be able to require an artist to appear, all requests to and contacts with Univision Group’s proprietary artists shall be made through a representative designated by Licensor (provided that if the designated representative of Licensee for these purposes has requested in writing to the designated representative of Licensor for these purposes to be informed as to whether an artist is under contract with Univision Group and such designated representative of Licensor has not responded to such designated representative of Licensee within seven days of receipt of such request, Licensee may try to contact such artist without going through Licensor or its designated representative), and such designated representative of Licensor shall not be required to approve any appearance which would interfere in any material respect with Licensor’s operations or productions.
8.7 Credits . Licensee agrees to include in its Broadcasts of Licensed Content all copyright notices and all credits made part of Licensed Content (including credits for stars, directors, producers and writers); provided, that Licensee shall have the right to eliminate identical internal credits when episodes of any Licensed Content air back-to-back on any Linear Television Channel.
8.8 Editing . In connection with Licensee’s Broadcast of the Licensed Content in the Licensed Media in the Territory during the Term, Licensee shall have the right to cut and edit such Licensed Content; provided , that only with respect to the creation of “clean” versions, such right shall be subject to Licensor’s approval right in Section 8.1(b) . For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that, as a result of Licensee’s exercising any of its editing rights hereunder with respect to any Licensed Content, such edited Licensed Content constitutes a “derivative work” under the United States Copyright Act, such derivative work shall nevertheless remain the sole property of Licensor (subject to the rights granted to Licensee hereunder).

 

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8.9 Product Placement .
(a)  Cooperation . Licensor and Licensee intend to cooperate effectively in order to exploit reasonable opportunities for product placement and integration in Licensed Content to be Broadcast in the Territory.
(b)  Points of Contact . Each of Licensor and Licensee shall appoint a single person to act as point of contact for such efforts. Such contact persons shall cooperate to make each party aware of commercial opportunities for product placement or integration in Licensed Content to be Broadcast in the Territory and, in any event, each such contact person will present such opportunities (not previously disclosed to the other) at the first Informational Meeting following such contact person’s learning of such opportunities.
(c)  Exchange of Products . The parties will work together so that, to the extent technologically feasible, Licensee, with prior approval of Licensor (on a good faith basis), may substitute products of advertisers to whom Licensee has sold product placement in exchange for products placed by Univision Group in recorded Licensed Content, so long as such substituted placement does not adversely affect in any way, as determined by Licensor in good faith, the artistic quality and/or integrity of the Licensed Content. By way of example and not in limitation, Licensor may determine not to approve such substitutions in the relevant recorded Licensed Content if any person or entity, including any director, producer or actor in or of such recorded Licensed Content, in his, her or its sole and absolute discretion does not want the substitution, or if Licensor believes that proposing such substitution would harm its relationship with such director, producer or actor. For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee shall not substitute products in Licensed Content initially Broadcast simultaneously, by Univision Group and Licensee; provided , that the contact persons will cooperate in order to pre-record segments that may be inserted by Licensee in the time segments designated by Licensee in such Licensed Content Broadcast simultaneously. An Affiliate of Licensor which is capable of effecting such substitution will have the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal to perform such substitution.
(d)  Licensee Requests . Licensor will consider in good faith requests of Licensee, made from time to time, to effectuate product placement and/or integration by Licensee’s advertisers in Licensed Content during their production and/or post-production stage and will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep Licensee informed of commercial opportunities during such stage. While Licensor shall have no obligation to effectuate such product placement and/or integration, Licensor shall make the determination as to whether to comply with such requests in good faith. By way of example and not in limitation, Licensor may determine not to comply with such requests if any person or entity participating during the production and/or post-production of the Licensed Content in question, including any director, producer or actor in or of such Licensed Content, in his, her, or its sole and absolute discretion does not want the product placement and/or integration, or if Licensor believes that proposing the product placement and/or integration would harm its relationship with such director, producer or actor.
(e)  Costs . In the event that Licensor or its Affiliates effectuate product placement and/or integration during production or post-production of any Licensed Content by Licensee’s advertisers or otherwise at Licensee’s written request, Licensee will pay the costs for such placement and/or integration (which such costs will need to be agreed between Licensee and Licensor prior to effectuation of the product placement and/or integration) upon provision by Licensor of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs.

 

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(f)  Notification of Refusal . Within five (5) Business Days of any determination by Licensor that it will not include product placement requested by Licensee, Licensor will inform Licensee of such determination and the reasons therefor.
(g)  Licensor Policies . All product placement and integration requests shall be subject to the policies and rules of Univision Group’s sales department from time to time in effect that Licensor has prior to such time provided to Licensee; provided , that such policies and rules shall not limit, expand or otherwise modify Licensor’s obligations with respect to such requests as set forth under this Section 8.9 .
8.10 Licensor Withdrawal of Programs . Subject to Section 12.1 and Licensee’s remedies for a breach thereof, Licensor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, withdraw any Licensed Content and terminate any license with respect to such Licensed Content if Licensor reasonably determines that the Broadcast thereof is likely to: (a) infringe the rights of third parties; (b) violate any Law; or (c) otherwise subject Licensor to any material liability. In the event of any such withdrawal or termination, Licensor shall give Licensee as much notice as reasonably practicable, and the parties shall have no obligations to each other with regard to Licensed Content not produced, subject to Section 12.1 and Licensee’s remedies for a breach thereof.
8.11 Digitization; Technological Enhancements .
(a)  Requests . With respect to any particular item of Licensed Content (and without limiting Licensee’s rights and obligations under Section 8.11(d) with respect to HD up-conversion and/or down-conversion), Licensee may request from Licensor reasonable information regarding whether such item of Licensed Content has been subject to digital conversion or Technological Enhancements, and Licensor shall promptly respond to such requests (including by providing Licensee with a brief description of such digital conversion or Technological Enhancements and any applicable technical specifications therefor); provided , that no inadvertent failure by Licensor to comply with the foregoing shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
(b)  Televisa Digitization and Technological Enhancements . If Licensee has requested delivery of Licensed Content in a digital or other format in accordance with Section 8.1(a) but Univision Group does not then have such digital or other format of such Licensed Content, Licensee may request, by delivery of a Technology Services Request to Licensor, the conversion or Technological Enhancement of such Licensed Content to such digital or other format. If Licensor reasonably determines that such conversion or Technological Enhancement would not interfere with its digitization efforts or other businesses, then Licensor shall, at the sole cost and expense of Licensee, undertake such process in accordance with Licensee’s requested Technical Specifications and a schedule mutually agreed between Licensor and Licensee (which schedule shall include a reasonable “cushion” period for unforeseen delays and contingencies); provided , however , that Licensor shall not have any obligation to undertake any such process until Licensor has prepared and delivered to Licensee a Technology Services Budget for such process, and Licensee has agreed to such budget. In the event that Licensor or an Affiliate thereof does undertake any such conversion or Technological Enhancement, Licensee will pay the costs and expenses for such conversion or Technological Enhancement (in accordance with the agreed Technology Services Budget) upon provision by Licensor or an Affiliate thereof of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs and expenses.

 

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(c)  Licensee Digitization and Technological Enhancements . If, following Licensee’s delivery of a Technology Services Request with respect to any requested Technological Enhancement, Licensor is unwilling or unable to undertake the requested process for any reason, then, so long as such Licensed Content has already been converted into, or was created in, a digital format, and subject to Licensor’s approval over the Technical Specifications, Licensee shall be permitted to undertake or procure such Technological Enhancement at its own cost and expense.
(d)  High Definition (HD) Conversion . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 8.11 , the following terms and conditions shall apply to HD conversion: Licensee shall inform Licensor when it intends to undertake up-conversion of Licensed Content to HD or down-conversion of Licensed Content from HD, and will specify the HD format and up-conversion and/or down-conversion methods and standards that it intends to use. In the event Licensee uses as a basis for converting programs to HD format the standards determined, from time to time, by the National Television System Committee or Advanced Television System Committee (or one of their successors), Licensee shall not require approval from Licensor for the up-conversion or down-conversion described in this paragraph; otherwise, Licensee shall require approval from Licensor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Once format(s) and conversion method(s) have been established by the procedure set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Licensee may continue to use such format(s) and conversion method(s) to up-convert or down-convert Licensed Content without Licensor’s consent.
8.12 Ancillary Content .
(a)  Ancillary Content Requests . With respect to any particular item of Licensed Content, Licensee may request from Licensor reasonable information regarding what Ancillary Content is currently (or anticipated by Licensor to be) available for Broadcast by Licensee in the Territory in connection with such Licensed Content, and Licensor shall promptly respond to such requests (including by providing Licensee with a brief description of any such Ancillary Content and any applicable content specifications (e.g., duration, resolution, etc.) with respect thereto); provided , that no inadvertent failure by Licensor to comply with the foregoing shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
(b)  Delivery of Ancillary Content . In connection with the delivery of Licensed Content to Licensee, Licensor shall deliver to Licensee any available, existing Ancillary Content with respect to such Licensed Content to the extent requested by Licensee.

 

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(c)  Ancillary Content Production Requests . From time to time, Licensee may deliver a notice to Licensor requesting the production of Spanish language Ancillary Content relating to an item of Licensed Content for use by Licensee, so long as Univision Group has not already created such material or similar material. Any such notice shall specify the desired type and content of the material (including the applicable content specifications (e.g., duration, resolution, etc.) with respect thereto) and the desired schedule for production thereof in detail reasonably specific and sufficient to permit Licensor to evaluate the request. Licensor shall consider in good faith each such request; provided , that Licensor shall have no obligation to consider requests submitted by Licensee after the Information Tail Date. In the event that Licensor in its sole discretion elects to undertake any such production, it shall do so in accordance with the specifications requested by Licensee and a schedule mutually agreed between Licensor and Licensee (which schedule shall include a reasonable “cushion” period for unforeseen delays and contingencies); provided , that Licensor shall not undertake such production until Licensor has prepared and delivered to Licensee an Ancillary Content Budget for such production, and Licensee has agreed to such budget. Licensee will pay the costs and expenses for such production (in accordance with the agreed Ancillary Content Budget) upon provision by Licensor of appropriate documentation evidencing such costs.
(d)  Inclusion in License . For the avoidance of doubt, any Ancillary Content produced by Licensor with respect to any Licensed Content (including any audiovisual material produced pursuant to this Section 8.12 ) shall be included in the Licensed Content (and shall be licensed to Licensee hereunder).
8.13 Digital Distribution Clearances .
(a)  Responsibility for Obtaining and Paying for Digital Distribution Clearances . As between Licensee and Licensor, Licensee shall pay all costs associated with obtaining Clearances in connection with Licensee’s Broadcast of Licensed Content in Licensed Media by means of digital distribution throughout the Territory during the Term.
(b)  Clearances for Digital Distribution . Subject to Section 8.13(a) , Licensor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain (by the availability date for each item of Licensed Content under Section 7.1 ), all Clearances necessary for the exercise of the Licensed Rights by means of digital distribution by Licensee in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory of each such item of Licensed Content. As more fully described in Sections 7.2(a) and 7.2(b) , each Availability Notice and Library Availability Notice shall specify any applicable Clearances that have not been obtained with respect to the Licensed Content set forth therein, notwithstanding such efforts. Licensee may from time to time (but no more frequently than monthly) request in writing that Licensor or an Affiliate thereof obtain any Clearances necessary for the exercise of the Licensed Rights by means of digital distribution in the Licensed Media by Licensee during the Term in the Territory of one or more items of Licensed Content, which request shall include Licensee’s reasonably desired Broadcast schedule and the applicable Licensed Media for which Clearances are required with respect to such items of Licensed Content. Upon receipt of such request, and subject to Section 8.13(a) , Licensor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the requested Clearances in a timely fashion so as to permit Licensee to Broadcast such Licensed Content in the applicable Licensed Media in accordance with the desired Broadcast schedule. Licensor shall notify Licensee of the costs of any such requested Clearances, and Licensee shall pay such costs directly, and Licensor’s obligation to obtain such Clearances is expressly subject to Licensee’s payment of such costs. Licensor shall not have the ability to commit Grupo Televisa to any of the costs with respect to any item of Licensed Content referenced in Section 8.13(a) , unless (i) Licensee gives prior approval; or (ii) Grupo Televisa (or any permitted sublicensee) Broadcasts such item of Licensed Content.

 

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9. Payments .
9.1 Telefutura Rights Payment . For each calendar year during the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2025, and in consideration of the license by Licensor to Licensee of Licensed Rights to Licensed Content that is produced for or Broadcast in the United States by Licensor on the Telefutura Network, Licensee shall pay to Licensor (or such affiliate of Licensor in Mexico as Licensor may designate in writing (any payment to such affiliate of Licensor. an “ Affiliate Payment ”)) seventeen million two hundred eighty four thousand three hundred seventy five dollars ($17,284,375) in twelve equal installments of one million four hundred forty thousand three hundred sixty four dollars and fifty eight cents ($1,440,364.58), and each such payment obligation shall be absolute and unconditional (the “ Telefutura Payment ”). Licensee shall make such monthly payment no later than the fifth (5th) day of each month in respect of the immediately preceding month (with the first such payment due no later than February 14, 2011). All payments made pursuant to this section shall be in cash in U.S. currency. For the avoidance of doubt, the Licensed Rights other than to Licensed Content that is produced for or Broadcast in the United States by Licensor on the Telefutura Network are granted hereunder on a royalty free basis.
9.2 Taxes . Licensee shall pay and shall be responsible for any and all sums payable on account of sales, use or other similar taxes arising out of or relating to the licensing or Broadcast by Licensee of the Licensed Content, or any other exploitation of the Licensed Rights by Licensee, and any personal property or other tax assessed or levied by any governmental unit arising out of or relating to the storage or possession of the Licensed Rights or Licensed Content by Licensee.
9.3 Withholding .
(a) Licensee may deduct and withhold from any payment to or for the account of Licensor pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as it reasonably determines it is required to withhold with respect to such payment under applicable tax laws, and shall promptly remit such amounts to the appropriate taxing authority. Within thirty (30) days of any such remittance, Licensee shall furnish to Licensor the original or certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment, or other evidence of payment reasonably requested by Licensor.
(b) Licensor shall deliver to Licensee a duly completed IRS Form 6166 (or successor form) establishing Licensor’s U.S. tax residence and shall update such forms as required by Law or as reasonably requested by Licensee. For so long as Licensor has complied with its obligation pursuant to the preceding sentence, any withholding required to be made by Licensee shall be made at a rate not exceeding the rate required by applicable law, giving effect to the IRS Form 6166 (or successor form) delivered by Licensor to Licensee.

 

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(c) In the event Licensee is required to deduct and withhold from any payment to or for the ac-count of Licensor pursuant to this Agreement tax at a rate in excess of the rate at which Licensee would have been required to deduct and withhold tax from any payment to or for the account of Licensor pursuant to this Agreement if Licensee were a corporation tax resident in Mexico (such rate, the “ Mexican Rate ”), the economic burden of any such excess tax shall, as between Licensor and Licensee, be borne solely by Licensee and any payments by Licensee pursuant to this Agreement shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Licensor the amounts Licensor would have received if any deduction or withholding had been made at the Mexican Rate. In the event Licensor obtains a refund or credit of any tax as to which Licensee has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 9.3(c) , it shall pay over such refund or credit to the Licensee, net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
(d) To the extent Licensee is required to deduct and withhold from any payment pursuant to this Agreement that is an Affiliate Payment tax at a rate in excess of the rate at which Licensee would have been required to deduct and withhold tax if such payment had been made directly to Licensor by an affiliate of Licensee that is a corporation tax resident in Mexico, the economic burden of any such excess tax shall, as between Licensor and Licensee, be borne solely by Licensor and Licensee (i) may deduct and withhold from any such Affiliate Payment such amounts as it reasonably determines it is required to withhold with respect to such payment under applicable tax laws and shall promptly remit such amounts to the appropriate taxing authority and (ii) shall have no obligation to pay any gross-up with respect to such Affiliate Payment.
(e) Licensee shall cooperate in any reasonable manner requested by Licensor to minimize Licensor’s withholding tax liability.
9.4 No Interest . No interest shall accrue on any Telefutura Payment, whether or not past due.
10. [Intentionally Omitted]
11. Advertising Time .
11.1 Univision Group Right to Purchase Advertising . Licensor and its Affiliates shall be permitted to purchase advertising time on the Televisa Channels, which cannot be preempted by Licensee or its Affiliates, which time shall be sold for the lowest spot rate then being offered for a non-preemptable spot in the program during which such time is sold.
11.2 Quality Standards . All material provided for Broadcast by Licensor and its Affiliates shall comply with the quality standards for unaffiliated advertisers established by Licensee from time to time. A copy of such standards will be provided to Licensor at least one week prior to Licensor’s material becoming subject thereto. The then-current standards may not be changed in such a way as to intentionally and adversely impact the use by Licensor and its Affiliates of advertising time under this Section 11 .

 

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11.3 Use of Advertising for Univision Group Third Party Promotion . Licensor may not directly or indirectly make the advertising made available under this Section 11 available to persons other than its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in connection with Licensor and its Affiliates’ purchase of advertising under this Section 11 , Licensor and its Affiliates may include in any of their commercial advertisements incidental references to, or images of, a third party that relate to the primary subject matter of such Licensor (or its Affiliate’s) advertisement (e.g., a Univision Group hard good “available at Wal-Mart” or a Univision Group payment card affiliated with Mastercard) (“ Tie-Ins ”) (a) with a duration not in excess of the customary industry practice (it being understood that the customary industry practice as of the date hereof is approximately five (5) seconds in any commercial); (b) if the reference is graphical, of a size substantially consistent with customary industry practice; and (c) with respect to which Licensor and its Affiliates do not receive any revenues, directly or indirectly, from the third party in exchange for the Tie-In.
12.  Representations and Warranties .
12.1 Licensor Representations and Warranties . Licensor hereby agrees, represents and warrants for the duration of the Term as follows:
(a)  Capacity . Licensor is free to enter into and fully perform this Agreement;
(b)  Licensed Rights . Licensor has or will have the right to grant to Licensee the Licensed Rights to the Licensed Content in the Territory set forth in this Agreement, including the necessary literary, artistic, technological and intellectual property rights;
(c)  Clearances . Subject only to Section 8.13 with respect to the digital distribution of the Licensed Content, Licensor has secured or will secure all necessary Clearances (subject to the provisos in Section 12.1(e) ), for the exercise of the Licensed Rights to the Licensed Content in the Territory set forth in this Agreement;
(d)  No Encumbrances . There are no and will not be any pending liens, charges, restrictions or encumbrances on the Licensed Content that conflict with the Licensed Rights, other than (a) pledges to support bona fide indebtedness of Licensor or its Affiliates to a third party; and/or (b) pledges to one or more of the investors or investor groups in BMPI to support bona fide indebtedness of Licensee or any Affiliate to any such investor or investor group;
(e) [Intentionally Omitted]
(f)  Credit Obligations . The main and end titles of the Licensed Content and all publicity, promotion, advertising and packaging information and materials supplied by Licensor will contain all necessary and proper credits for the actors, directors, writers and all other persons appearing in or connected with the production of such Licensed Content who are entitled to receive credit and comply with all applicable contractual, guild, union and statutory requirements and agreements;
(g)  Intellectual Property . Subject only to any Clearance limitations relating to the digital distribution of the Licensed Content of which Licensor has notified Licensee in writing as required pursuant to Section 8.13 , the exercise of the Licensed Rights to the Licensed Content in the Territory will not infringe on any rights of any third party, including copyright, patent, trademark, unfair competition, contract, property, defamation, privacy, publicity or “moral rights” (to the extent such moral rights are recognized by U.S. Law); and

 

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(h)  Exclusivity . Except to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement, Univision Group has not and will not grant or license to others, and will not itself exercise, any rights to Broadcast any Licensed Content in any Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory, including by way of any Broadcast over the Radio of any audio portion of any Novela in the Territory (other than spill-over from Univision Group’s border Radio stations in the United States).
12.2 Licensee Representation and Warranty . Licensee hereby agrees, warrants and represents for the duration of the Term that Licensee is free to enter into and fully perform this Agreement.
12.3 Insurance . Licensor further agrees that, while it has no obligation to do so, if Univision Group secures a producer’s (Errors and Omissions) liability policy covering the Licensed Content, or any part thereof, it will cause Licensee and its Affiliates to be named as additional insureds on such policy and will cause a certificate of insurance to be promptly furnished to Licensee, provided , however , that the inclusion of Licensee and its Affiliates as additional insureds does not result in any additional cost or expense to Univision Group. Licensor will notify Licensee when such insurance is obtained and, after obtained, if cancelled. Any such insurance as to which Licensee and its Affiliates are additional insureds shall be primary as to Licensee and its Affiliates and not in excess of or contributory to any other insurance provided for the benefit of or by Licensee and its Affiliates.
13.  Indemnification .
13.1 Licensor Indemnification . Licensor agrees to indemnify Licensee, its Affiliates (other than Univision Group), subsidiaries, partners, the partners of any partnership that is a partner of Licensee, its direct and indirect shareholders and all officers, directors, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (collectively the “ Licensee Indemnitees ”) against and hold the Licensee Indemnitees harmless from (subject to Section 15.8) any and all claims, deficiencies, assessments, liabilities, losses, damages, expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) (collectively, “ Losses ”) incurred or suffered by any Licensee Indemnitee arising out of, relating to, or by reason of, Univision Group’s breach of, or non-compliance with, any covenant, agreement or provision herein contained or the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by Licensor. Such Losses shall be reduced by: (a) the amount of any net tax benefit ultimately accruing to Licensee on account of Licensee’s payment of such claim; (b) insurance proceeds which such Licensee Indemnitee has or will receive in connection with such Losses; and (c) any recovery from third parties in connection with such Losses; provided , however , that Licensor shall not delay payment of its indemnification obligations hereunder pending resolution of any tax benefit or insurance or third party claim if the Licensee Indemnitee provides Licensor with an undertaking to reimburse Licensor for the amount of any such benefit or claim ultimately received; and provided , further , that the Licensee Indemnitee shall have no obligation to obtain any such insurance proceeds or recovery from third parties if and to the extent Licensor is subrogated (in form and substance satisfactory to Licensor) to such Licensee Indemnitee’s claims in respect of such insurance or third parties.

 

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13.2 Licensee Indemnification . Licensee agrees to indemnify Licensor, its Affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, the partners of any partnership that is a partner of Licensee, its direct and indirect shareholders (other than Licensee and its Affiliates) and all officers, directors, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (the “ Licensor Indemnitees ”) against and hold the Licensor Indemnitees harmless from (subject to Section 15.8) any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any Licensor Indemnitee arising out of, relating to, or by reason of, (a) Grupo Televisa’s or its permitted sublicensees’ breach of, or non-compliance with, any covenant, agreement or provision herein contained or the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by Licensee); or (b) any program or commercial material (apart from the Licensed Content) furnished by Licensee. Such Losses shall be reduced by: (i) the amount of any net tax benefit ultimately accruing to Univision Group on account of Univision Group’s payment of such claim; (ii) insurance proceeds which Univision Group has or will receive in connection with such Losses; and (iii) any recovery from third parties in connection with such Losses; provided , however , that Licensee shall not delay payment of its indemnification obligations hereunder pending resolution of any tax benefit or insurance or third party claim if the Licensor Indemnitee provides Licensee with an undertaking to reimburse Licensee for the amount of any such claim ultimately received; and provided , further , that the Licensor Indemnitee shall have no obligation to obtain any such insurance proceeds or recovery from third parties if and to the extent Licensee is subrogated (in form and substance satisfactory to Licensee) to such Licensor Indemnitee’s claims in respect of such insurance or third parties.
13.3 Indemnification Procedures . The following procedures shall govern all claims for indemnification made under any provision of this Agreement. A written notice (an “ Indemnification Notice ”) with respect to any claim for indemnification shall be given by the party seeking indemnification (the “ Indemnitee ”) to the party from which indemnification is sought (the “ Indemnitor ”) within thirty (30) days of the discovery by the Indemnitee of such claim, which Indemnification Notice shall set forth the facts relating to such claim then known to the Indemnitee ( provided that failure to give such Indemnification Notice as aforesaid shall not release the Indemnitor from its indemnification obligations hereunder unless and to the extent the Indemnitor has been prejudiced thereby). The party receiving an Indemnification Notice shall send a written response to the party seeking indemnification stating whether it agrees with or rejects such claim in whole or in part. Failure to give such response within ninety (90) days after receipt of the Indemnification Notice shall be conclusively deemed to constitute acknowledgment of validity of such claim. If any such claim shall arise by reason of any claim made by third parties, the Indemnitor shall have the right, upon written notice to Indemnitee within ninety (90) days after receipt of the Indemnification Notice, to assume the defense of the matter giving rise to the claim for indemnification through counsel of its selection reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, at Indemnitor’s expense, and the Indemnitee shall have the right, at its own expense, to employ counsel to represent it; provided , however , that if any action shall include both the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee and there is a conflict of interest because of the availability of different or additional defenses to the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee shall have the right to select one separate counsel to participate in the defense of such action on its behalf, at the Indemnitor’s expense. The Indemnitee shall cooperate fully to make available to the Indemnitor all pertinent information under the Indemnitee’s control as to the claim and shall make appropriate personnel available for any discovery, trial or appeal. If the Indemnitor does not elect to undertake the defense as set forth above, the Indemnitee shall have the right to assume the defense of such matter on behalf of and for the account of the Indemnitor; provided , however , the Indemnitee shall not settle or compromise any claim without the consent of the Indemnitor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnitor may settle any claim at any time at its expense, so long as such settlement includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant of a release of the Indemnitee from all liability with respect to such claim.

 

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14.  Term . The term of this Agreement (the “ Term ”) shall commence on the Effective Date and continue through and include the date that is the last date of the “Term” of the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement (as such “Term” is defined in the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement, and as it may be accelerated, terminated or extended in accordance with the terms and conditions therein). This Agreement may be terminated by either party only pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions set forth in Section 15 ; or in the event that the other party asserts Force Majeure under Section 20.2 as a relief from substantially all of its obligations hereunder for a period in excess of one (1) year.
15.  Dispute Resolution; Remedies . Each of Licensor and Licensee intends to use its good faith efforts to establish a constructive working relationship which will continue throughout the Term. In order to facilitate maintenance of that relationship, each desires to set forth remedy provisions by which any disagreements can be resolved.
15.1 Expedited Arbitration .
(a)  Matters Subject to Arbitration . In order to promote the efficient resolution of disputes that may arise between the parties, the parties hereby agree that all disputes arising out of or relating to the following matters (“ Arbitrable Matters ”) shall be exclusively subject to the Arbitration Procedures set forth below in this section:
(i)  Characterization of Audiovisual Content . Any disputes relating to whether content is a Program, Licensed Content, Co-Produced Content, an Acquired Completed Novela, Acquired Completed Content, a Co-Produced Local Novela, a Univision Local Novela or Acquired Other Content or if the procedures of Section 2 relating thereto have been followed;
(ii)  Editing for Digital Distribution “Clean” Versions . Any disputes relating to Licensor’s approval of Licensee’s editing to produce “clean” versions of Licensed Content for Broadcast by means of digital distribution;
(iii)  Televisa Channel Advertising . Any disputes relating to the use, placement and/or pricing of advertising on the Televisa Channels;
(iv) [Intentionally Omitted]
(v) [Intentionally Omitted]
(vi) [Intentionally Omitted]
(vii)  Corporate Opportunities . Any disputes in connection with the procedures for the corporate opportunity matters set forth in Section 16 .
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(ix) [Intentionally Omitted]
(x)  Approval of Third Party Arrangements . Any disputes relating to Licensor’s approval rights relating to Licensee’s arrangements with third parties for the Broadcast of Licensed Content, as set forth in Section 4 ;
(xi) [Intentionally Omitted]
(xii)  Offensive / Politically Insensitive Content . Any disputes relating to Licensee’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to address Licensor’s concerns regarding offensive or politically insensitive content on third party platforms, as set forth in Section 3.8 ;
(xiii)  Clearances . Any disputes relating to Licensor’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain Clearances requested by Licensee, as set forth in Section 8.13 ;
(xiv)  Univision Spoiler Content . Any disputes relating to Licensor’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the Broadcast or publishing of Univision Spoiler Content pursuant to Section 1.4 ;
(xv) [Intentionally Omitted]
(xvi)  Co-Production Costs . Any disputes with respect to the appropriate percentage of the combined costs of Co-Produced Content to be borne by each of Licensee and Univision Group pursuant to Section 2.3 ;
(xvii)  Windows . Any disputes with respect to what constitutes the customary theatrical availability window for Movies;
(xviii)  Monetization of Territory Audiences . Any disputes with respect to Licensee’s or Univision Group’s compliance with the terms and conditions of Section 19 ;
(xix)  Industry Practice . Any disputes regarding what constitutes “industry practice” or how any terms are “commonly understood in the entertainment industry”, or other disputes regarding similar standards;
(xx)  Promotions in Univision Publications Content . Any disputes regarding whether promotional materials contained in any Univision Publications Content complies with the limitations in the proviso set forth in Section 1.3(b)(i)(A) ;
(xxi)  Telefutura Payments . Any disputes relating to the non-payment of the Telefutura Payments; and
(xxii)  Other Matters . Any other matters expressly identified in this Agreement as subject to binding arbitration under this Section 15.1 .

 

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(b)  Arbitration Procedures . All Arbitrable Matters shall be resolved by the Umpire selected by the parties under the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement (the “ Umpire ”). The process and procedures set forth in Sections 15.1(b) , (c) , and (d) of the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis , except that the second sentence of Section 15.1(d)(iii) shall be replaced with the following:
“It shall be presumed that good cause can be shown for shortening time frames in any Arbitration Procedure (A) relating to Section 15.1(a)(xxi); or (B) if necessary to preserve a Broadcast schedule in the case of disputes described in Sections 15.1(a)(xiii) , 15.1(a)(xiv) or 15.1(a)(xvii) or to preserve a business opportunity in the case of disputes described in Sections 15.1(a)(i) , 15.1(a)(vii) or 15.1(a)(x) in which case the time periods for the Arbitration Procedures shall be set in order to preserve such Broadcast schedule or business opportunity.”
(c)  Non Arbitrable Matters . All disputes other than those set forth in Section 15.1(a) are not subject to the Arbitration Procedures unless the parties mutually agree in writing to submit them to the Arbitration Procedures.
15.2 Dispute Resolution
. In the event that either party claims that the other party has breached its obligations hereunder with respect to a matter that is not an Arbitrable Matter as set forth in Section 15.1(a) with respect to a matter that is not an arbitrable matter thereunder:
(a) [Intentionally Omitted]
(b)  Breaches . In the case of a breach (whether non-monetary or by way of a claim for damages), except as provided in Section 15.1 , the dispute shall be submitted to the private judge as above, with at least a demand for injunctive relief (including thereby specific performance); the prevailing party shall be awarded its actual attorneys’ fees; and
(c)  Other Claims . In the case of any other action relating to or arising out of this Agreement, including any action for declaratory judgment or any demand for injunctive relief against a threatened breach, except as provided in Section 15.1 , the dispute shall be submitted to the private judge as provided in Section 15.2(a) , and the prevailing party shall be awarded its actual attorneys’ fees.
(d)  Interim Relief . In the event of a dispute in which injunctive relief is sought and that is otherwise subject to jurisdiction of the private judge hereunder, if the private judge has not yet been assigned, a party may seek a temporary restraining order or similar order in any court specified in Section 15.6 until the assignment of a private judge and such private judge’s determination of whether to grant injunctive relief, and the private judge shall not be precluded from granting any other relief, including damages, as permitted by this Section 15.2 .

 

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15.3 Cure Rights; Determination of Material Breaches Leading to Right to Terminate; No Right of Appeal .
(a)  Opportunity to Cure . In the case of a breach with respect to payment of the Telefutura Payment, the breaching party shall have sixty (60) days after notice of non-payment to cure such breach by making full payment without interest of any kind or amount.
(b)  Repeated Failures . Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision hereof, repeated failure to make payment when required, even if subsequently cured, may be a basis for a proceeding before the Umpire or private judge and, if determined by the Umpire or private judge to have been cumulatively material and evincing an intent to avoid, or reckless disregard for, compliance with such obligation, shall be determined by the Umpire or private judge to constitute a material breach giving rise to a right of termination in the non-breaching party. In the event of any such breach, the party asserting the breach shall advise the other party in writing of such claimed breach reasonably promptly after discovering such breach.
(c)  Materiality Threshold . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in any proceeding for breach of this Agreement—or, following the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the date hereof, the International Program Rights Agreement (as amended by the IPRA Amendment), the Sales Agency Agreement or the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement (it being understood that any breach of the International Program Rights Agreement (as amended by the IPRA Amendment), the Sales Agency Agreement or the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement prior to the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the date hereof shall in no event be deemed to be material or give rise to a right of termination by the non-breaching party)—whether with respect to payment of the Telefutura Payment or otherwise, a finding of breach by the Umpire or private judge shall not be deemed material and shall not give rise to a right of termination by the non-breaching party unless: (i) in the case of a breach with respect to payment of the Telefutura Payment, the party against whom the determination of breach has been made by the private judge fails to pay the amount awarded by the Umpire or private judge within ten (10) Business Days of the decision by the Umpire or private judge; or (ii) in the case of a breach other than with respect to payment of the Telefutura Payment, the party against whom relief (preliminary or final) has been ordered or adjudged by the private judge or Umpire fails to comply with such order or judgment; or (iii) the party determined to be guilty of breach by the private judge or Umpire has twice previously been determined to be guilty of a breach (whether with respect to payment of the Telefutura Payment or otherwise) by the private judge or Umpire, such second breach having occurred subsequent to the determination by the private judge or Umpire of initial breach and such third breach having occurred subsequent to the determination by the private judge or Umpire of second breach, and each such breach is determined by the private judge to either (A) in the case of breaches with respect to payment of the Telefutura Payment, be a breach or a series of breaches committed within the same fiscal year which individually or in the aggregate are for amounts equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Telefutura Payment due for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the claimed breach or breaches occur, or if the series of breaches was not committed within the same fiscal year, which in the aggregate are for amounts equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate of the Telefutura Payment due for each fiscal year immediately preceding each of the fiscal years in which such claimed breaches occur, or (B) in the case of all other determined breaches, evince an intent to avoid, or reckless disregard for, compliance with the obligations that are the basis of the breach; or (iv) pursuant to Section 15.3(b) . For the avoidance of doubt, any determination by the Umpire shall be conclusive as to whether there was a breach, and only the issue of whether the breach or breaches evince an intent to avoid or reckless disregard for compliance with the obligations that are the basis of the breach shall be determined by the private judge.

 

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(d)  Right to Terminate Following Material Breach .
(i)  Telefutura Payment Breaches . If a determination has been made that any breaches with respect to payment of the Telefutura Payment are individually or cumulatively material consistent with the foregoing, then Licensor shall have the right to elect to terminate this Agreement only as to the license of Licensed Rights to Licensed Content that is produced for or Broadcast in the United States by Licensor on the Telefutura Network, which election shall be made not later than sixty (60) days after the determination of the existence of such material breach. Such termination shall occur sixty (60) days after written notice of such election to terminate.
(ii)  Other Breaches . If a determination has been made that any breaches other than with respect to payment of the Telefutura Payment are individually or cumulatively material consistent with the foregoing, then the non-breaching party shall have the right to elect to terminate this Agreement, which election shall be made not later than sixty (60) days after the determination of the existence of such material breach. This Agreement shall terminate sixty (60) days after written notice of such election to terminate.
(e)  No Right to Appeal . Decisions of the private judge as to the foregoing shall be final and the parties waive any right to appeal.
15.4 Satisfaction of Indemnification Obligations Cures Inaccuracy of Licensor Representations and Warranties . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the inaccuracy of any of Licensor’s representations and warranties contained in Section 12 hereof shall not be deemed to be a breach of its obligations for purposes of Sections 15.3(b) and 15.3(c) to the extent that Licensor satisfies its indemnification obligations with respect to such inaccuracy.
15.5 Governing Law . This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts between California parties made and performed in that State, without regard to conflict of laws principles; except that the procedural laws of the State of New York shall apply to the Arbitration Procedures (as set forth in Section 15.1 ) and the enforcement thereof.
15.6 Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process . Except to the extent provided in Sections 15.1 and with respect to the provisions of Section 15.2 , each of the parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any California State or United States Federal court sitting in Los Angeles County in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably agrees that any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in such California State or Federal court. Each of the parties irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding. Each of the parties irrevocably appoints CT Corporation System (the “Process Agent”), with an office on the date hereof at 818 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90017 as his or its agent to receive on

 

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behalf of him or it and his or its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding. Such service may be made by delivering a copy of such process to any of the parties in care of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above address, and each of the parties irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an alternate method of service, each of the parties consents to the service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding by the mailing or delivery of a copy of such process to such party at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 20.5 . Each of the parties agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
15.7 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief . The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties may be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
15.8 Certain Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no party hereto shall be liable to any other party under this Agreement for any special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages (including lost or anticipated revenues or profits relating to the same) arising from any claim under this Agreement, whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or otherwise; provided , however, that this limitation shall not preclude Licensee from seeking any such damages if, prior to a private judge determining pursuant to Section 15.3 that Licensor is entitled to terminate this Agreement, Licensor (or any of its affiliates) takes any action to intentionally suspend access to, withdraw, refuse to furnish, or otherwise directly or indirectly make unavailable Licensed Content; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, no such damages shall be available if such action on the part of Licensor arises out of a specific dispute (a) as to Licensor’s withdrawal of a specific item or series of items of Licensed Content pursuant to Section 8.10 , (b) as to Licensor’s cancellation of production of any Licensed Content, or (c) of a type contemplated by Section 15(a)(i) or 15(a)(viii) .
16.  First Opportunity Rights .
16.1 Proposed New Businesses .
(a)  Notice and Information . If Univision Group intends to enter into a Proposed New Business during the Term and (i) Grupo Televisa is not in good faith actively pursuing for itself the Proposed New Business, or (ii) the Proposed New Business is significantly and meaningfully different from any current business Grupo Televisa is actively pursuing for itself (regardless of whether such Proposed New Business is in the same genre, field, market or space as any business Licensee and its controlled Affiliates are currently engaged in, but in no event shall a Proposed New Business include a Linear Television Channel), Licensor will notify Licensee in writing and, on a timely basis, provide Licensee with information, if any, that Univision Group has used (as of the time of such provision) to evaluate the opportunity that is reasonably necessary and appropriate for Licensee’s consideration of such Proposed New Business (but not information which includes information regarding other businesses of Univision Group).

 

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(b)  Licensee Election . Within thirty (30) days of being so notified, Licensee may notify Licensor that it elects in good faith to participate in the Proposed New Business, in which case Univision Group and Grupo Televisa may participate in the Proposed New Business such that Univision Group, on the one hand, and Grupo Televisa, on the other hand, will each have a 50% economic and voting interest in the Proposed New Business (or such other allocation of economic and voting interests as agreed by Licensee and Licensor in good faith). Licensee and Licensor will agree in good faith on the business and financial objectives and business plan and the management of the Proposed New Business. In such event, the parties shall mutually agree on the appropriate treatment and allocation of revenues derived or generated from, and costs paid or incurred with respect to, the Proposed New Business. In the event that Licensee does not notify Licensor within the 30-day period that it elects to participate in the Proposed New Business, then Univision Group will be permitted to, within a reasonable time period, enter into the Proposed New Business and any Audiovisual Content that is related to the Proposed New Business will be “ Univision Proposed New Business Content ” (and shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the definition of “Univision Publications Content”, other than clause (b) of such definition (as such Audiovisual Content must instead relate to, or complement, the Proposed New Business and not a Univision Publication)).
(c)  No Linear Television Channels . It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Univision Group shall not pursue a Proposed New Business that consists primarily of the ownership and/or operation of a Spanish language Linear Television Channel in the Territory during the Term.
16.2 Stand Alone Business .
(a)  Notice and Information . If Univision Group proposes to acquire (whether by merger, acquisition of stock or assets, partnership, joint venture or otherwise) a Stand Alone Business during the Term, Licensor will offer Grupo Televisa, by written notice in a timely manner, the opportunity to elect, within thirty (30) days (or shorter period if necessary so as not to lose the opportunity (e.g. if the bid deadline does not permit a thirty (30)-day election period)) of receipt of such notice, to participate in the acquisition of the Stand Alone Business; provided , that Licensor will use good faith efforts not to delay notice so as to jeopardize Licensee’s ability to acquire such Stand Alone Business. Concurrently with the delivery of the aforementioned notice, Licensor will provide Licensee with information, if any, that Univision Group has used (as of the time of such delivery) to evaluate the opportunity that is reasonably necessary and appropriate for Licensee’s consideration of such Stand Alone Business (but not information which includes information regarding other businesses of Univision Group), subject to any legal or third party contractual confidentiality restriction.

 

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(b)  Licensee Election . In the event that Grupo Televisa accepts the opportunity to participate in the Stand Alone Business, then Univision Group may acquire fifty percent (50%) of the Stand Alone Business with Grupo Televisa acquiring fifty percent (50%) (or such other allocation of ownership as agreed by Licensee and Licensor in good faith), and Licensee and Licensor will agree in good faith on the business and financial objectives and business plan and the management of the Stand Alone Business. In such event, the parties shall mutually agree on the appropriate treatment and allocation of revenues derived or generated from, and costs paid or incurred with respect to, the Stand Alone Business. If Grupo Televisa does not accept the opportunity to participate in the acquisition of the Stand Alone Business within thirty (30) days (or shorter period if necessary so as not to lose the opportunity (e.g. if the bid deadline does not permit a thirty (30)-day period)) of Univision Group’s offer, or does not participate in such opportunity to acquire fifty percent (50%) of such Stand Alone Business, Univision Group may, within a reasonable period of time, seek to acquire and acquire the Stand Alone Business and any Audiovisual Content that is related to the Stand Alone Business will be “ Univision Stand Alone Business Content ”.
(c)  No Univision Linear Television Channels . It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Univision Group shall not pursue a Stand Alone Business that consists primarily of the ownership and/or operation of a Spanish language Linear Television Channel in the Territory during the Term.
16.3 Carve Out Business .
(a)  Notice and Information . If Univision Group proposes to acquire (whether by merger, acquisition of stock or assets, partnership, joint venture or otherwise) a Carve Out Business during the Term, Univision Group may undertake and consummate an acquisition of the larger business of which the Carve Out Business is a part at any time. However, without restricting or impeding the ability of Univision Group to undertake and consummate such acquisition, Licensor will use its commercially reasonable efforts to offer (including after Univision Group has completed the acquisition of the larger business) Licensee and its controlled Affiliates, by written notice in a timely manner, the opportunity to elect, within sixty (60) days of receipt of such notice, to seek to participate in the Carve Out Business. Concurrently with the delivery of the aforementioned notice, Licensor will provide Licensee with information that Univision Group has used (as of the time of such delivery) to evaluate the opportunity that is reasonably necessary and appropriate for Licensee’s consideration of such Carve Out Business (but not information which includes information regarding other businesses of Univision Group), subject to any legal or third party contractual confidentiality restrictions.
(b)  Licensee Election . In the event that Licensee or one of its controlled Affiliates accepts the opportunity to participate in the Carve Out Business, then Univision Group may acquire or retain fifty percent (50%) of the Carve Out Business with Grupo Televisa acquiring fifty percent (50%) (or such other allocation of ownership as agreed by Licensee and Licensor in good faith) and Licensee and Licensor will agree in good faith on the business and financial objectives and business plan and the management of the Carve Out Business. In such event, the parties shall mutually agree on the appropriate treatment and allocation of revenues derived or generated from, and costs paid or incurred with respect to, the Carve Out Business. In no event shall this Section 16.3(b) restrict or impede the ability of Univision Group to undertake and consummate an acquisition of the larger business. If Licensee does not accept the opportunity to participate in the acquisition of the Carve Out Business within the sixty (60) day period, or does not participate in such opportunity to acquire fifty percent (50%) of such Carve Out Business, Univision Group may acquire or retain the Carve Out Business, as part of the larger acquisition, and any Audiovisual Content that is related to the Carve Out Business will be “ Univision Carve Out Business Content ”.

 

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(c)  Linear Television Channels . Notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 16.3(a) , and (b) , if the Carve Out Business in question consists of the ownership and/or operation of a Spanish language Linear Television Channel, the following shall apply:
(i)  Free Television Channel . If, as part of such larger acquisition, Univision Group acquires a Spanish language Free Television channel in the Territory, Licensor shall offer to Licensee the right to participate in the Free Television channel as a Carve Out Business (pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 16.3 ); provided , that if Licensee does not participate in such Spanish language Free Television channel, for any reason, Univision Group shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, entirely divest itself of any interest in such Spanish language Free Television channel.
(ii)  Channel Other Than Free Television Channel . If, as part of such larger acquisition, Univision Group acquires any Spanish language Linear Television Channel other than a Free Television channel, Licensor shall offer to Licensee the right to participate in such Spanish language Linear Television Channel as a Carve Out Business (pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 16.3 ).
17.  Transfer of Program Rights . Licensee may not transfer to any third party any rights whatsoever with respect to Licensed Content or any other Audiovisual Content of Univision Group to which Licensee has been licensed rights hereunder, in connection with the transfer of any Spanish Language Platform or other platform or assets of Licensee or its Affiliates (other than in connection with any transactions contemplated under Section 20.6 or a Sublicensing Arrangement permitted under Section 4 of this Agreement).
18. [Intentionally Omitted]
19.  Monetization of Territory Audiences . Licensor will not, directly or indirectly, base or determine the price of any advertising time or space, product placements or sponsorships in any Licensed Media on the ability of viewers in the Territory to receive Licensed Content (but expressly excluding Excluded Content and Charitable/Religious Content), subject only to the third sentence of Section 3.7(a)(i)(B) .
20.  Miscellaneous .
20.1 [Intentionally Omitted]
20.2 Force Majeure . Neither party hereto shall be liable for or suffer any penalty or termination of rights hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in performing any of its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay is occasioned by compliance with governmental regulation or order, or by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the party so failing or delaying, including acts of God, war, insurrection, fire, flood, accident, strike or other labor disturbance, interruption of or delay in transportation (a “ Force Majeure Event ”). Each party shall promptly notify the other in writing of any such event of force majeure, the expected duration thereof, and its anticipated effect on the party affected and make reasonable efforts to remedy any such event, except that neither party shall be under any obligation to settle a labor dispute.

 

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20.3 Modification . This Agreement shall not be modified or waived in whole or in part except in writing signed by an officer of the party to be bound by such modification or waiver.
20.4 Waiver of Breach . A waiver by either party of any breach or default by the other party shall not be construed as a waiver of any other breach or default whether or not similar and whether or not occurring before or after the subject breach.
20.5 Notices . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed duly given upon actual receipt, and shall be delivered (a) in person, (b) by a generally recognized overnight courier service which provides written acknowledgment by the addressee of receipt, or (c) by both (i) facsimile and (ii) email or other generally accepted means of electronic transmission, addressed as set forth in Schedule 4 or to such other addresses as may be specified by like notice to the other parties.
20.6 Assignments . Either of the parties may assign its rights hereunder and delegate its duties hereunder, in whole or in part, to an Affiliate capable of performing the assignor’s obligations hereunder, and either of the parties may assign its rights hereunder and delegate its duties hereunder to any person or entity to which all or substantially all of such party’s businesses and assets are pledged or transferred ( provided that in the case of a pledge, any such assignment shall be made only as part of a granting of collateral to support bona fide indebtedness of Licensee or its Affiliates to a third party). No such assignment or delegation shall relieve any party of its obligations hereunder. Any such assignment or delegation authorized pursuant to this Section 20.6 shall be pursuant to a written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any rights, duties or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by any of the parties, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily, by operation of Law or otherwise; provided , however , that Univision Group may assign, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer its rights to payment hereunder in connection with one or more financings. Any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of this prohibition shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, all of the terms and provisions hereof shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing contained herein, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
20.7 Further Assurances . Each party hereto agrees to execute any and all additional documents and do all things and perform all acts necessary or proper to further effectuate or evidence this Agreement including any required filings with the U.S. Copyright Office.
20.8 Information Sharing . To the extent that either party is required to provide information to the other party under this Agreement, such party shall (and shall cause its Affiliates to) use good faith efforts to limit contractual confidentiality restrictions with respect to agreements entered into after the Effective Date, in order to permit the sharing of information expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

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20.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original instrument and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
20.10 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, shall for any reason or to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement and application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall continue in full force and effect and in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided, that the aggregate of all such provisions found to be invalid or unenforceable does not materially affect the benefits and obligations of the parties of the Agreement taken as a whole.
20.11 Language Rules of Construction . Unless the context otherwise clearly requires: (a) the term “third party” shall be deemed to mean “unaffiliated third party”; (b) any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; (c) the term “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”; (d) the term “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”; (e) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on, or requirements with respect to, such amendments, supplements or modification set forth herein or therein); (f) any reference herein to any person, or to any person in a specified capacity, shall be construed to include such person’s successors and assigns or such person’s successors in such capacity, as the case may be; (g) the words “herein,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, clause or other subdivision; and (h) any of the defined terms may be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. Licensor and Licensee acknowledge and agree that references in this Agreement to Licensee’s or GT’s “controlled Affiliates” or to “Grupo Televisa” are sometimes used for purposes of clarity, and that no such references (or failure to include such references) shall operate, or be deemed to operate, to limit or impair the rights afforded to Licensee with respect to GT and its controlled Affiliates under Section 1.2(a) .
20.12 Headings . The subject headings of the sections and sub-sections of this Agreement are included for purposes of convenience only, and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of its provisions.
20.13 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with Annex A and the Schedules hereto, the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement, the IPRA Amendment and the Sales Agency Agreement contain a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all previous oral statements and other writings, other than the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement to the extent provided in Section 20.1(a) of the Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement with respect thereto.
[ Signature page follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands as of the day and year first above written.
         
  VIDEOSERPEL, LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Name:   Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
    Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew W. Hobson   
    Name:   Andrew W. Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement ]

 


 

Annex A
The following terms shall have the following meanings:
Acquired Completed Content ” means Audiovisual Content (other than a Novela or Excluded Content), the Broadcast rights to which are or have been acquired by Univision Group from a third party and with respect to which Univision Group had no involvement or arrangement of any kind or nature (including no approvals or controls) relating to the development, production or financing of such Audiovisual Content at any time.
Acquired Completed Novela ” means a Novela, the Broadcast rights to which are or have been acquired by Univision Group from a third party and with respect to which Univision Group had no involvement or arrangement of any kind or nature (including no approvals or controls) relating to the development, production or financing of such Novela at any time.
Acquired Other Content ” means Audiovisual Content (other than Charitable/Religious Content, a Novela, Excluded Content or a Mexican Soccer Game) originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, produced by a third party (other than with any Television Broadcaster in the Territory, which will not be permitted under any circumstances) the Broadcast rights to which are or have been acquired by Univision Group from a third party, and with respect to which Univision Group has only one (1) of the following types of involvement: (a) providing a portion of the production financing to such third party for the production of such Audiovisual Content; or (b) providing equipment to such third party for use in the production of such Audiovisual Content; or (c) permitting talent that is exclusive or proprietary to and under contract to Univision Group to appear or participate in the production of such Audiovisual Content by such third party.
Acquired Scripts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b) .
Affiliate ” of a person means any person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the person in question. For the purposes of this Agreement, “control”, when used with respect to any person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Affiliate shall not mean, with respect to Licensor, (a) a Network Affiliate, (b) any one of the investor groups, including Grupo Televisa, that owns equity interests in BMPI or any person that controls any one of such investor groups (or any person acquiring, whether by merger, sale or otherwise, all or any portion of such equity interests or the equity interests of any such investor group, or any person that controls such acquiring person), or (c) any person controlled by any of such investor groups (or such acquiring person) other than (i) BMPI, Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc. or Licensee, (ii) any subsidiary of, or other person directly or indirectly controlled by, BMPI, Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc. or Licensee or (iii) any person formed by such investor groups (or such acquiring person) to own a direct or indirect interest in Licensee. Affiliate shall not mean, with respect to either of Licensee, Grupo Televisa or GT, (x) any person that controls GT, (y) any person under common control with, but not directly or indirectly controlled by, GT, or (z) Licensor, Univision Group, or any of its Affiliates.

 

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Affiliate Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Ancillary Content ” means, with respect to Licensed Content, “best of” compilations, deleted scenes, bloopers, B-roll footage, webisodes, mobisodes, behind-the-scenes material, alternate endings, cast interviews, Short-Form Commercial Advertising promoting Licensed Content (e.g., a commercial for a Novela) and other similar short-form Audiovisual Content, in each case, that is related to, based on, or supplementary to such Licensed Content; provided , that neither Univision Produced Clips nor Licensee Produced Clips shall constitute Ancillary Content.
Ancillary Content Budget ” means the budget for any applicable production of Ancillary Content, which budget shall be delivered by Licensor promptly following Licensee’s delivery of a notice requesting such production.
Arbitrable Matters ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1(a) .
Audiovisual Content ” shall mean all forms of moving images with accompanying sound, including novelas, musicals, variety shows, situation comedies, game shows, children’s shows, news shows, cultural and educational programs, sports programs, sporting events, reality shows, movies, political conventions, election coverage, parades, pageants, fashion shows, “how-to” and other informational programs, interviews, animation and demonstrative content. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to “Audiovisual Content” shall not include (a) Videogames; or (b) Short Form Commercial Advertising for third party goods and services.
Availability Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a) .
BMPI ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Broadcast ” means to transmit, re-transmit, distribute, display, project, perform or otherwise disseminate Audiovisual Content to, or for, reception by any form of viewing, display or other reception device, whether now known or hereafter developed in the future.
Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of New York or Mexico City.
Cable Television System ” shall have the same meaning as that set forth for a “cable system” in 47 U.S.C. § 522(7).
Carve Out Business ” means a business (other than Publications and websites directly related thereto) acquired as part of a larger acquisition, a significant aspect of which in terms of prospects and either (a) operations or (b) results of operations, consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Carve Out Business that is a Start-Up Business, the standard for determining whether a significant aspect of such business consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory shall be based on either the prospects or proposed results or operations of such business. For the avoidance of doubt, a “Carve Out Business” would not include any Videogame business or opportunities.

 

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Charitable/Religious Content ” means any Audiovisual Content consisting exclusively of (a) a religious service, or (b) charitable and non-commercial specials (e.g. telethons, presidential speeches).
Clearances ” shall mean (a) all consents, permissions and approvals for incorporation into Licensed Content of the names, trademarks, likenesses and or biographies of all persons, firms, products, companies and organizations depicted or displayed in such Licensed Content, (b) all consents, permissions and approvals for incorporation into Licensed Content of any preexisting film or video footage produced by third parties, and (c) all licenses, use and reuse rights, synchronization licenses, digital rights, and other rights to use content incorporated into such Licensed Content, including musical compositions.
Clip Exchange Arrangements ” means bona fide clip and highlight reel exchange agreements involving no or de minimis cash consideration entered into from time to time between Licensor or Licensee, on the one hand, and unaffiliated Television Broadcasters or other third parties engaged in the Broadcast of Linear Television Channels, on the other hand, in the ordinary course and consistent with industry custom and practice (including regarding clip duration) in the Territory.
Co-Produced Content ” means Audiovisual Content (other than a Novela, Acquired Completed Novela, Acquired Completed Content, Acquired Other Content, Co-Produced Local Novela, Mexican Soccer Game or Excluded Content) originally produced for Broadcast in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, by Univision Group and one or more unaffiliated third parties (collectively, the “Co-Production Partners”), in each case, pursuant to a co-production agreement between Univision Group and such Co-Production Partners (other than any co-production agreement directly or indirectly between Univision Group and any Television Broadcaster in the Territory, which will not be permitted under any circumstances) with respect to which (a) as between Univision Group and the Co-Production Partners, at least one such Co-Production Partner must provide a specific and significant contribution underlying such Audiovisual Content (examples of such specific and significant contributions include Scripts, the provision of multiple essential creative elements (e.g., several of key cast members, key artistic director, executive director and/or executive producer) having no affiliation with Univision Group, but shall not include financing or other contributions of a fungible nature); (b) at least one of such Co-Production Partners meaningfully participates in, or exercises meaningful controls or approvals over, the development and production of such Audiovisual Content; and (c) one or more of such Co-Production Partners controls the licensing of the Broadcast rights in the Territory.
Co-Produced Local Novela ” means a Novela (other than an Acquired Completed Novela) to be Broadcast initially in a Spanish-Speaking Country (outside the Territory and the United States), that is originally produced for Broadcast in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles in such Spanish-Speaking Country (outside of the United States and the Territory) and is co-produced by Univision Group with a third party (other than pursuant to a co-production agreement directly or indirectly between Univision Group and any Television Broadcaster in the Territory, which will not be permitted under any circumstances), in each case, pursuant to a co-production agreement between Univision Group and such third party.

 

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Co-Production Partners ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Co-Produced Content.
Core Controls ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b)(iii) .
Divested Script ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b) .
DTO ” means the “a la carte” sale or other similar transaction through Licensed Media involving the sale of a permanent copy of Audiovisual Content embodied in any form other than Hard Good Home Videograms, which transaction is consummated by means of Broadcast to any device whether now known or hereafter devised (e.g., a set-top box, computer, cellular phone, mp3 player, PDA or other storage device) from an outside source for subsequent unlimited viewing in perpetuity, as determined by the applicable buyer or assignee.
DTR ” means the “a la carte” rental, lease or other similar transaction, or a subscription based transaction, through Licensed Media, regarding a non-permanent copy of Audiovisual Content embodied in any form other than Hard Good Home Videograms, (a) which transaction is consummated by means of Broadcast to any device whether now known or hereafter devised (e.g., a set-top box, computer, cellular phone, mp3 player, PDA or other storage device) from an outside source for subsequent viewing during a limited time period, as determined by the applicable lessor; and (b) with respect to which the applicable lessee pays a subscription, per-episode or per-program fee for a temporary copy of such Audiovisual Content.
Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Evaluation Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b)(iii) .
Excluded Content ” means:
(a) Univision Publications Content;
(b) Univision Produced Clips ( provided , that Audiovisual Content underlying Univision Produced Clips shall not be considered Excluded Content);
(c) Short Form Commercial Advertising, promoting any Univision Group business;
(d) Univision Training Content;
(e) clips obtained, licensed or acquired by Univision Group pursuant to Clip Exchange Arrangements with respect to the Territory, which clips shall only be Broadcast by Univision Group in the ordinary course in accordance with such Clip Exchange Arrangements; or

 

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(f) Univision New Business Content.
Force Majeure Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.2 .
Free Television ” means a Linear Television Channel that is Broadcast “over-the-air” (whether in digital or analog format, standard definition or high definition, or otherwise) and which originates in or through government-licensed or authorized broadcast stations (either as part of a television network, as an affiliated station, as an individual station or otherwise) without a charge being made to the viewer for the privilege of viewing the Audiovisual Content contained in such over-the-air Broadcast (other than any tax, levy or fee imposed by any governmental, administrative or other public authority in the Territory). For the avoidance of doubt, “Free Television” shall also include any simultaneous (taking into account customary delays) re-transmission or simulcasts in the Territory of such “over-the-air” Broadcast (or additional national feeds to accommodate time zones) by means of any other Licensed Media (including pursuant to MVPD Arrangements and permitted Sublicensing Arrangements).
General Requirements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) .
Grupo Televisa ” means GT and its controlled Affiliates.
GT ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Hard Good Home Videogram ” means a physical videocassette, cartridge, videodisc (including any laser disk), tape, CD (in any format), Blu-ray, DVD (in any format), or other similar physical format or storage device now known or hereafter devised (a) that is designed to be used in conjunction with a reproduction apparatus which causes an audiovisual program to be visible on the screen of a viewing device (it being understood that the Hard Good Home Videogram cannot itself be the reproduction apparatus or the viewing device); (b) on which a single item of Audiovisual Content or a reasonable (determined based on then prevailing industry standards) collection of Audiovisual Content has been pre-loaded by the applicable manufacturer or distributor; (c) that is encrypted or otherwise secured for copy protection to prevent duplication and/or retransmission by consumers in a manner consistent with then prevailing industry standards; and (d) that is delivered to the consumer by physical means (as opposed to a non-physical form of delivery (e.g., a download or stream)). For the avoidance of doubt, Broadcast by means of a “Hard Good Home Videogram” shall not include video-on-demand, DTO, DTR or any form of digital distribution or other similar form of Broadcast now known or hereafter devised.
Indemnification Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3 .
Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3 .
Indemnitor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3 .
Information Tail Date ” means the date that is the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the third (3rd) anniversary of a Televisa Sell-Down.
Informational Meetings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a) .

 

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International Program Rights Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated International Program Rights Agreement dated December 19, 2001, among Licensor, GT and Venevision.
Internet ” means the internet or similar systems, now existing or hereafter developed.
IPRA Amendment ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Law ” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree, order or any other judicially enforceable legal requirement (including common law) of any United States (federal, state or local), Mexico (federal, state or local) or foreign government, or governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, agency, commission or court (including the applicable stock exchange(s)).
Library Availability Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b) .
Library Programs ” means Licensed Content produced or acquired by Univision Group prior to October 4, 2010.
Licensed Content ” means, without duplication, all (a) Programs, (b) Movies, (c) Univision Publications Content, (d) Ancillary Content; (e) Univision Produced Clips; (f) Licensee Produced Clips; and (g) other Audiovisual Content licensed hereunder.
Licensed Media ” means any and all means and media for the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content, whether now known or hereafter devised, excluding (a) Radio; (b) Theatrical Exhibition; (c) Hard Good Home Videograms; and (d) Videogames. For the avoidance of doubt, the exclusions from “Licensed Media” under clauses (a)-(d) of the immediately preceding sentence are intended to provide that Licensee will not have the right hereunder (i) with respect to Radio, to transmit, re-transmit, distribute, perform or otherwise disseminate the audio portion of any Licensed Content on Radio (other than as audio promotions to the extent permitted hereunder); (ii) with respect to Theatrical Exhibition, to Broadcast any Licensed Content by means of Theatrical Exhibition; (iii) with respect to Hard Good Home Videograms, to create, produce, distribute, sell or otherwise exploit Hard Good Home Videograms embodying Licensed Content; and (iv) with respect to Videogames, to develop, create, produce, distribute, sell or otherwise exploit Videogames based on Licensed Content (e.g., to create Videogames based on the characters and plotlines contained in Licensed Content).
Licensed Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a) .
Licensee ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Licensee Facility Location ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(A) .
Licensee Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 .
Licensee Permitted Spillover Contour ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(A) .

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Licensee Produced Clips ” means clips, vignettes, video recaps, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content produced by Licensee that are composed of excerpts from Programs and Movies licensed by Licensor to Licensee hereunder.
Licensee Spillover ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(A) .
Licensor ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Licensor Facility Location ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(B) .
Licensor Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2 .
Licensor Permitted Spillover Contour ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(B) .
Linear Television Channel ” means a channel, network or programming service that Broadcasts Audiovisual Content in a manner that is linear-streamed, programmed and transmitted to viewers in a continuous and sequential manner, scheduled by the channel, network or programming service (and not by the viewer) during a significant majority of each consecutive twenty-four hour period.
Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 .
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Mexican Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3 .
Mexican Soccer Game ” means any game played by any member of the group of Mexican professional soccer clubs (and divisions of teams) governed by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Associación, along with any of its present or future Affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns and/or successors.
MOU ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Movies ” means feature length motion pictures originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles that are intended for initial Broadcast to the public by means of Theatrical Exhibition or Hard Good Home Videograms.
Musical Concert ” shall mean Audiovisual Content comprised exclusively of the musical performances of one or more music performing artists (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include award shows or other variety shows or other live events that may contain musical performances).
MVPD ” means a multichannel video programming distributor of Audiovisual Content, as commonly understood in the media industry in the Territory (e.g., cable, SMATV, MDS, MMDS, OVS, satellite or telecommunications distributor), or other entity that markets, offers and provides video programming to its paying subscribers or paying customers (regardless of the technology used).

 

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MVPD Arrangement ” means a distribution, retransmission consent, or other carriage or channel license agreement or other distribution required by applicable Law (and any amendments extensions and renewals thereof) between Grupo Televisa and any MVPD, in each case pursuant to which, among other things, such distributor or other entity is authorized or required to retransmit, distribute, exhibit or otherwise make available to its subscribers or customers, on a linear basis, a Linear Television Channel provided by Grupo Televisa, on terms consistent with industry practice. For the avoidance of doubt, a MVPD Arrangement may, consistent with industry practice, also include arrangements with respect to non-linear Audiovisual Content offerings (e.g., on-demand) and interactive features (e.g., iTV) of the relevant MVPD, which arrangements may be complementary or supplementary to the Linear Television Channel being provided by Grupo Televisa thereunder.
National Football League ” means the group of American professional football clubs understood in the United States to comprise the National Football League, along with any of its present or future Affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns and/or successors.
Network Affiliates ” means any third party television station, cable operator, satellite operator or any other third party, in each case, that is party to a Network Affiliation Agreement.
Network Affiliation Agreement ” means a bona fide contractual agreement or arrangement between Licensee and a third party with respect to the right to Broadcast by means of Free Television all or six (6) hours or more per day of any Free Television channel.
Novela ” means Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles that is customarily understood by producers and distributors of Audiovisual Content for Spanish-speaking audiences in the Territory to be a novela, consistent with the examples of novelas set forth on Schedule 5 hereto.
Process Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.6 .
Programs ” means all Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, whether live (i.e. contemporaneously Broadcast), filmed, taped or otherwise recorded or available for Broadcast, to which Univision Group owns or controls Broadcast rights in the Licensed Media during the Term in the Territory (whether produced by or for Univision Group, co-produced by Univision Group or acquired or licensed by Univision Group), other than (a) Excluded Content (it being understood that any Excluded Content that, at any time, ceases to qualify under the definition thereof for any reason, and would otherwise satisfy the definition of “Programs”, shall thereafter immediately and automatically constitute Programs); (b) Movies; (c) Ancillary Content; or (d) any of Acquired Completed Novelas, Acquired Completed Content, Acquired Other Content, Co-Produced Local Novelas, Univision Local Novelas or Co-Produced Content, in each case, with respect to the items described in clause (d), only to the extent that Univision Group does not own or control the right to Broadcast such Audiovisual Content in the Territory after complying with the provisions of Section 2. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent Univision Group owns or controls rights to Broadcast any of the Audiovisual Content described in clause (d) in any Licensed Media in the Territory, whether now or in the future, such Audiovisual Content shall constitute Programs to the extent it would otherwise satisfy the definition of “Programs” and such rights shall be licensed by Licensor to Licensee hereunder to the full extent of Univision Group’s rights.

 

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Promotional Obligations ” means bona fide promotional obligations that Univision Group’s live event business has to one or more third parties (which may include venues or artists), and that are required to be satisfied in connection with the exercise of live Internet streaming Broadcast rights in the Territory to a live event (other than a live sporting event) owned or controlled by Univision Group’s live event business.
Proposed New Business ” means a proposed new business (other than Publications and websites directly related thereto) in a line of business involving the Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory that would be new for Licensee (Univision Group shall not pursue any new business in a then existing line of business for Licensee), a significant aspect of which in terms of the Proposed New Business’ proposed operations, results of operations or prospects consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory (which, for example and not in limitation, would include a proposed goods and services or informational website(s) with complementary Audiovisual Content offerings that are a significant aspect of the business, such as the example set forth on Schedule 6-1 , but would not include a proposed business such as the example set forth on Schedule 6-2 that utilizes Audiovisual Content primarily for advertising or promotional purposes only and/or for which Audiovisual Content does not constitute a significant part of the business). For the avoidance of doubt, a “Proposed New Business” would (i) include a proposed expansion of an existing non-Spanish language business into a Spanish language business, provided that the other criteria of the definition of Proposed New Business are satisfied; and (ii) not include any Videogame businesses or opportunities.
Proposed Transaction Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b)(i) .
Publication ” means a bona fide general circulation print and/or digital magazine, journal or periodical that (a) is published on a regularly scheduled interval (subject to “refreshing” of content from time to time); (b) contains a significant amount of text-based stories, articles or other editorial content and/or photographic still images; (c) may contain audio content, video content and/or Audiovisual Content that is related or complementary to the textual stories, articles or other editorial content; and (d) is available to consumers either on a paid subscription, access or per-issue basis, or on an advertiser supported basis.
Quality Standards ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 .
Radio ” means audio programming, unaccompanied by any moving images, transmitted, re-transmitted, distributed, performed or otherwise disseminated to, or for, reception by any form of listening or other reception device, including by way of satellite or the Internet in a digital format.
Right of First Negotiation ” means that, with respect to the applicable arrangement, the parties shall negotiate in good faith and on a commercially reasonable basis for a period of thirty (30) days; provided , that if no agreement has been reached during such period, the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation shall have no further obligation to negotiate with the other party and shall be free to negotiate with third parties with respect to the applicable arrangement. The initial thirty (30) day negotiation period shall commence on a date reasonably designated in writing by the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation after good faith consultation with the other party.

 

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Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal ” means that, with respect to the applicable arrangement, the parties shall negotiate in good faith and on a commercially reasonable basis for a period of thirty (30) days; provided , that if no agreement has been reached during such period, the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal shall have no further obligation to negotiate with the other party and shall be free to negotiate with third parties with respect to the applicable arrangement; provided , further , that the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal shall not conclude any arrangement with any third party on the same terms or terms that, taken together, are less favorable to it (all things considered) than those terms that have been offered to the other party, without providing the other party five (5) Business Days to either accept or reject the applicable arrangement on such new terms. The initial thirty (30) day negotiation period shall commence on a date reasonably designated in writing by the party bearing the obligation to provide the Right of First Negotiation / First Refusal after good faith consultation with the other party.
Rights Restrictions ” means, with respect to any rights, any bona fide third party reservation, holdback, limitation, or condition (a) binding under applicable Law or contractually or unilaterally imposed by a third party (including any owner, holder, creator or performer of such rights) upon Licensor as a licensee, purchaser or authorized user of intellectual property rights from a third party; and (b) relating to the manner in which such rights may be exploited. As illustrative examples, Rights Restrictions may include a restriction on the media, territory, times, frequency, platforms, or languages in which such intellectual property rights or premises may be exploited.
Sales Agency Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Script ” means a script, format, production bible or other written similar intellectual property which may be used as a primary source for production of any Audiovisual Content.
Short Form Commercial Advertising ” means advertising spots and commercials, banner advertising, pop up advertising and any similar forms of display advertising, audio advertising, text advertising or additional video advertising or audiovisual advertising or a combination of any of the above, in each case, limited to a maximum duration of two (2) minutes.
Spanish Language Platform ” means an audiovisual platform (e.g., a Linear Television Channel or network, linear programming service, non-linear programming service, website, mobile platform, video-on-demand service or other similar platform whether now known or hereafter devised) on which (a) any Audiovisual Content is then being Broadcast or, if such platform is owned by Licensee, has previously been Broadcast during the time that Licensee owned such platform, or if such platform is not owned by Licensee, has previously been Broadcast at any time; and (b) more than a majority of the content thereon is comprised of Spanish language text (excluding closed captioning, translation and other similar functionality), Spanish language audio (excluding any secondary audio program (SAP) or other similar functionality), and/or Spanish language Audiovisual Content.

 

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Spanish-Speaking Country ” means the Territory and any other country that has, or is then generally recognized to have, Spanish as one of its official languages or primary languages. For purposes of this Agreement, the United States shall not be deemed to be a Spanish-Speaking Country.
Special Library Programs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b) .
Specified Channels ” means (a) the Televisa Channels; and (b) any additional existing or new Spanish language Linear Television Channels owned or operated by Licensee (including any Univision Group Spanish language Linear Television Channels licensed to Licensee hereunder) that are distributed, transmitted and retransmitted in a manner consistent with the then current distribution or transmission of the channels set forth in clause (a).
Stand Alone Business ” means an existing stand alone business (other than Publications and websites directly related thereto), a significant aspect of which in terms of prospects and either (a) operations; or (b) results of operations, consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory (which, for example, would include goods and services websites with complementary Audiovisual Content offerings that are a significant aspect of the business, such as the example set forth on Schedule 6-1 , but would not include companies such as the example set forth on Schedule 6-2 that utilize Audiovisual Content primarily for advertising or promotional purposes only and/or for which Audiovisual Content does not constitute a significant part of the business). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Stand Alone Business that is a Start-Up Business, the standard for determining whether a significant aspect of such business consists of Broadcast of Spanish language Audiovisual Content in the Territory shall be based on either the prospects or the proposed operations or proposed results of operations of such business. For the avoidance of doubt, a “Stand Alone Business” would not include any Videogame businesses or opportunities.
Start-Up Business ” means a business that has been in operation for less than three (3) years.
Sublicensing Arrangement ” means any sublicense or contractual arrangement to sublicense or otherwise exploit by Grupo Televisa to any person that is not a controlled Affiliate of Licensee any of the Licensed Rights in and to any Licensed Content, but excluding (a) Network Affiliation Agreements; (b) MVPD Arrangements; (c) TIN Arrangements (including any arrangements for TIN Branded Experiences); and (d) Clip Exchange Arrangements (i.e., none of the arrangements referenced in (a)-(d) shall be considered Sublicensing Arrangements).
Technical Specifications ” means the technical specifications for a Technological Enhancement that are provided by Licensee.
Technological Enhancement ” means, with respect to an item of Licensed Content, any conversion, enhancement optimization, reformatting, coding, provisioning or other similar process used to create such Licensed Content in, or convert or adapt such Licensed Content into, any format that can be used for the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Technological Enhancement” shall not include conversion from analog to digital formats.

 

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Technology Services Budget ” means the budget for any applicable conversion or Technological Enhancement of an item of Licensed Content, which budget shall be (a) no greater than the sum of the actual, out-of-pocket costs paid by Univision Group in order to complete such digitization or Technological Enhancement, plus a reasonable internal overhead cost allocation (consistent with Univision Group’s standard practices for pricing such services for use among its internal departments and divisions); and (b) delivered by Licensor promptly following Licensee’s delivery of a Technology Services Request. The amounts charged to Licensee shall be no greater than the market price (i.e., on an arms length basis) for the services in question.
Technology Services Request ” means a written notice requesting that a given item of Licensed Content be converted into, or created in, a particular format by means of a digital conversion or Technological Enhancement process, which notice shall include (a) any applicable Technological Specifications; and (b) the desired schedule for the completion of such conversion or Technological Enhancement, in each case, in detail reasonably specific and sufficient to permit Licensor to evaluate Licensee’s request.
Telefutura Network ” means the Telefutura Spanish language television network of affiliated television Broadcast stations, cable systems and other affiliated Broadcast outlets Broadcasting the Telefutura Network in the Territory.
Telefutura Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 .
Televisa Channels ” means all Linear Television Channels owned or controlled by GT or its Affiliates as of the Effective Date.
Televisa Interactive Network ” shall mean (a) esmas.com and other Grupo Televisa owned or controlled sites and platforms; and (b) TIN Branded Experiences.
Televisa Sell-Down ” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Televisa Spillover ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(i)(B) .
Television Broadcaster ” means any person that engages in the Broadcast of Audiovisual Content by means of Free Television channels (or a Linear Television Channel that has previously been a Free Television channel) as one of its primary business platforms.
Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 14 .
Territory ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Theatrical Exhibition ” means, with respect to any feature length motion picture, the commercial Broadcast of such motion picture by means of exhibition in theaters open to the general public on a regularly scheduled basis where a fee is charged for admission to view such motion picture.
Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement ” means the Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, dated January 22, 2009, by and between Licensor and Televisa, S.A. de C.V.

 

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Tie-Ins ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3 .
TIN Arrangements ” means digital distribution arrangements for the Broadcast of Licensed Content on the Televisa Interactive Network.
TIN Branded Experience ” means a Licensee branded “consumer experience” third party site, platform, RSS feed or application (e.g., branded widget, applet, etc.) delivered by means of digital distribution that (a) prominently features one or more Licensee logos or trademarks; (b) satisfies all General Requirements (including Licensee’s retention of all Core Controls); (c) is operated solely or controlled solely by Licensee (or under Licensee’s express and sole direction); (d) has a layout and “look and feel” controlled solely by Licensee (subject to any general restrictions or required templates provided by the third party); (e) is commercialized solely by Licensee or by Licensee and the third party; (f) is either a Spanish Language Platform or a component of a non-Spanish Language Platform that would be a Spanish Language Platform if separated therefrom; and (g) does not involve any express assignment or express license of Broadcast rights by Licensee to the third party (it being understood that Licensee shall use good faith efforts not to structure arrangements so as to frustrate the purposes of this clause (g)). For the avoidance of doubt, “TIN Branded Experiences” shall not include (i) third party sites, platforms or applications that feature Licensee logos or trademarks but do not have the operational and creative controls described in this definition and (ii) MVPD Arrangements.
Umpire ” has the meaning in Section 15.1(b)(i) .
United States ” means the United States of America, including all territories and possessions thereof including Puerto Rico.
Univision Carve Out Business Content ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(b) .
Univision Channel ” means any Linear Television Channel owned or controlled by Univision Group and Broadcast by Univision Group in any Licensed Media, in each case, whether existing on the date hereof or created hereafter.
Univision Channel Marks ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 .
Univision Group ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Univision Local Novela ” means a Novela (other than an Acquired Completed Novela) to be Broadcast initially in a Spanish-Speaking Country (outside the Territory and the United States), originally produced by a third party for Broadcast in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles in such Spanish-Speaking Country outside of the United States and the Territory based on a Script owned or controlled by Univision Group.
Univision New Business Content ” means Univision Proposed New Business Content, Univision Stand Alone Business Content and Univision Carve Out Business Content.
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Univision Produced Clips ” means clips, vignettes, video recaps, highlight reels or other similar short-form Audiovisual Content produced by Univision Group that are composed of excerpts from Programs and Movies licensed by Licensor to Licensee hereunder, and that are (a) in the case of Novelas, excerpts from any episode of a Novela no greater than thirty (30) seconds in the aggregate in duration from any one episode; (b) in the case of sports events, excerpts from any such event limited to highlights of such event of not more than two (2) minutes per highlight clip and ten (10) minutes in the aggregate from such event; and (c) in the case of Programs (other than Novelas and sports events) and Movies, excerpts from any episode or item (as applicable) of such content, in each case, no greater than sixty (60) seconds in the aggregate in duration from any one episode or item (as applicable) of such content.
Univision Publication ” means a Publication owned, controlled or licensed by Univision Group including bona fide publications Univision Group may own, control or license in the future (and extensions and complements of such Publications).
Univision Publications Content ” means any Audiovisual Content originally produced in the Spanish language or with Spanish subtitles, not including Novelas, live sports, or regularly scheduled national news television Broadcasts (or any excerpt, portion or clip of any Novela, live sports or regularly scheduled national news television Broadcast), that satisfies each of the following criteria:
(a) has an aggregate duration of up to twelve (12) minutes (including commercials);
(b) is related or complementary to a Univision Publication;
(c) has not been Broadcast by Univision Group (or any other party with the permission, authorization or consent of Univision Group) on any Linear Television Channel in a Spanish-Speaking Country;
(d) either (i) is sports-related Audiovisual Content (e.g., interviews, profiles, press conferences) that is not live and is not a clip or highlight of a sports event; or (ii) is not similar to traditional long form television programs such as sitcoms (e.g., “Everybody Loves Raymond” or “Familia Peluche”), dramas or series (e.g., “24”, “Law and Order” or “Hermanos y Detectives”), long-form television documentaries (e.g., “Planet Earth” or “El Alma de Mexico”), reality shows (e.g., “Big Brother”, “Real Housewives” or “Dia de Perros”), talent competition shows (e.g., “American Idol” or “Bailando Por Un Sueno”) or long-form, linear, sequential television music programming comprised of a combination of music video, concert and/or long-form music programming (e.g., MTV or Palladia) and is more akin to sale of goods or services, social media user generated content, or how-to, informational, interview or demonstrative content, in each case, relating to travel, gaming, cooking, dating, nature, wilderness, fashion, beauty, health and/or fitness, diet, history, biography, vehicles, astrology, science, research, social sciences, economics, politics, interior design, architecture, education, teens’ and childrens’ interest, lifestyle, technology or gadgets, business, celebrity gossip, parenting and music; and

 

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(e) without limiting anything contained in clauses (a)-(d) above, if the Audiovisual Content relates to or is based on a comic book or similar publication, such Audiovisual Content shall not have a narrative storyline or plot.
It is understood and agreed that if, at any time, Audiovisual Content that otherwise satisfies the definition of “Univision Publications Content” is Broadcast by Univision Group (or any other party with the permission, authorization or consent of Univision Group) on any Linear Television Channel in a Spanish-Speaking Country, then such Audiovisual Content shall thereafter immediately and automatically (A) constitute Licensed Content (to the extent it otherwise meets the definition of “Licensed Content”) and (B) cease to be Univision Publications Content.
Univision Spoiler Content ” means, with respect to a Program, any program or other content, whether audio, visual, audiovisual, print publication or otherwise, that contains information regarding (a) the last five (5) chapters of such Program (if such Program has chapters), or (b) a pivotal scene (that reveals the final resolution of any major plot or conflict, such as the death of a major character), in each case, to the extent that (x) the relevant portions of such Program have not been Broadcast or otherwise made available by Licensee or its Affiliates or permitted sublicensees in the Territory; and (y) the applicable information has not previously been Broadcast or otherwise made available in the Territory by Licensee or any third party authorized by Licensee (provided, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to be a grant to Licensee of any right or authority to make or permit a third party to make such information available).
Univision Stand Alone Business Content ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.2(b) .
Univision Training Content ” means Univision Group company training, personnel or similar Audiovisual Content.
Venevision ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Venevision Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Venevision PLA ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Videogames ” means games which include computer generated images and/or sound, electronic games and any other interactive games (including massive multi-player virtual universe online games or other multi-player or online games, whether subscription based or otherwise) created for any existing or future platforms, where the user(s) or viewer(s) is (are) given interactive control over the images displayed on-screen or any other types of games that may now exist or hereafter be devised which include computer generated images and/or sound.

 

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SCHEDULE 1
UNIVISION CHANNEL TRADEMARK LICENSE
(a) Univision Group is the owner in the Territory, directly or indirectly, or authorized user of numerous trademarks used, and/or associated, with the Univision Channels and other packaged programming offerings including, without limitation, Univision and Univision Design (collectively, and together with all other registered and common Law trademarks owned or licensed by Licensor or its Affiliates in the Territory and used in connection with the Univision Channels and other packaged programming offerings, and any stylized version thereof, together with all rights and goodwill in the foregoing now owned, licensed or that may be acquired by Univision Group, the “ Univision Channel Marks ”).
(b) Pursuant to the terms and conditions and subject to the exceptions and exclusions of this Agreement, Licensor grants to Licensee, and Licensee accepts, a nonexclusive, royalty free license to use the Univision Channel Marks throughout the Territory during the Term solely in connection with Licensee’s exercise of the Licensed Rights (and all other rights and entitlements hereunder attendant and appurtenant thereto).
(c) Licensee acknowledges that Univision Group is the sole and exclusive owner of all rights in and to the Univision Channel Marks, and that Univision Group shall be responsible for prosecuting and maintaining any trademark applications and/or registrations for the Univision Channel Marks, and Licensee shall not contest, challenge, or attack Univision Group’s rights in and to the Univision Channel Marks. Licensee shall not use and/or apply to register any mark that is identical or confusingly similar to the Univision Channel Marks, or obtain an Internet domain name comprised of or containing the Univision Channel Marks or any confusingly similar variation of the Univision Channel Marks. All use of the Univision Channel Marks by Licensee shall inure to the benefit of Univision Group. Licensee, by this Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement, this Schedule 1 thereto or by use of the Univision Channel Marks, shall acquire no right, title, or interest in or to the Univision Channel Marks or the goodwill associated with the Univision Channel Marks.
(d) Licensee agrees to use the Univision Channel Marks only as expressly permitted herein, only in a manner and form reasonably satisfactory to Licensor, and Licensee further agrees not to use the Univision Channel Marks in any way that would intentionally damage the goodwill, reputation or name of Licensor or its Affiliates, or confuse or mislead the public with regard to the separate and distinct identities of Licensee and Licensor.
(e) Licensee acknowledges that it is familiar with the high quality of the services rendered by Univision Group in connection with the Univision Channel Marks, and agrees that the use of the Univision Channel Marks by Licensee in connection with this Agreement will conform to such high quality standards (the “ Quality Standards ”). To ensure that the Univision Channel Marks are used, and adhere at all times to, the Quality Standards, Licensee agrees to cooperate with Licensor to facilitate Licensor’s control of the nature and quality of Licensee’s use of the Univision Channel Marks, and, in connection therewith, shall provide Licensor with specimens showing its use of the Univision Channel Marks, in the form of audio/video tapes, advertising and promotional or other material, as reasonably requested by Licensor from time to time (which shall be no more frequent than quarterly).

 

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(f) If Licensor disapproves of any such specimens submitted by Licensee, Licensor shall give notice thereof in writing to Licensee within seven (7) business days after receipt thereof, and Licensee agrees to revise such materials to Licensor’s specifications. The parties agree that, if Licensee receives no notice of Licensor’s disapproval within ten (10) business days after Licensor’s receipt of any such specimens, approval shall be considered to have been granted.
(g) Licensee agrees to notify Licensor as soon as reasonably practicable in the event it determines that any one of the Univision Channel Marks is being infringed or adversely affected by unlicensed third parties in the Territory. In the event that either party determines that any one of the Univision Channel Marks is being infringed or adversely affected by unlicensed third parties, Licensee agrees that Licensor shall have the sole and exclusive right to abate such infringement or adverse use and to retain any and all damages received therefrom. At Licensor’s request, Licensee shall provide reasonable assistance to Licensor in the event of any such infringement or adverse use of the Univision Channel Marks. Licensee shall have no claim against Licensor for damages if Licensor determines, in its sole discretion, that it is not in the best interest of Licensor to initiate legal proceedings or otherwise take action to abate such infringement or adverse use by third parties.
(h) Upon termination or expiration of this Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement, (i) all rights granted to Licensee hereunder shall terminate and automatically revert to Licensor, and (ii) Licensee agrees to immediately (1) discontinue all use of the Univision Channel Marks and any mark confusingly similar thereto, including but not limited to use of the Univision Channel Marks as part of a domain name, and (2) destroy all advertising, packaging, promotional and other written material bearing the Univision Channel Marks.
(i) Licensor hereby represents and warrants that it owns or has a license to use all rights in and to the Univision Channel Marks and to grant all rights herein granted to Licensee with respect to such Univision Channel Marks.

 

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SCHEDULE 2
AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT NOT SUBJECT TO SECTION 2.3(G)
Latin Grammys
TodoBebe (aka Viva La Familia de TodoBebe)
Mira Quien Baila
Back in Wedding Shape (aka El Peso del Matrimonio)
Reina por un Día
Mariachi Festival
Vidas Cruzadas

 

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SCHEDULE 3
TIN BRANDED EXPERIENCE NOTICE
1  
Identity of the counterparty
 
2  
Describe the platform and/or site where the Licensed Content will be distributed
 
3  
What is the term of the TIN Arrangement?
 
4  
Describe all of the significant economic terms of the TIN Arrangement
 
5  
Describe any other significant Audiovisual Content-related relationships between Licensee and the proposed third party and related parties
 
6  
If the third party has geographical limitations with the Territory, specify the territory for distribution of the Licensed Content under the TIN Arrangement
 
7  
Indicate whether geo-filtering technology will be used under the terms of the proposed TIN Arrangement
 
8  
Describe the provisions regarding advertising, promotion and/or sponsorship included in the TIN Arrangement (including those directly related to Licensed Content)
 
9  
In the case of DTO and/or DTR, specify at what cost per unit, Licensed Content will be offered in the platform and/or site

 

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SCHEDULE 4
NOTICES
If to Licensee:
Videoserpel, Ltd.
c/o Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga, 2000
Edificio A, Piso 4
Col. Zedec Santa Fe
01210 Mexico, Distrito Federal
Attn: Joaquín Balcárcel
Email: jbalcarcel@televisa.com.mx
Facsimile No.: (52) 55.261.25.46]
With a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10018
United States of America
Attn: Herbert M. Wachtell, Esq.
Joshua R. Cammaker, Esq.
Email: hmwachtell@wlrk.com
jrcammaker@wlrk.com
Facsimile No.: (212) 403-2000
If to Licensor:
Univision Communications, Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Attn: Phyllis Verdugo
Email: pverdugo@univision.net
Facsimile No.: (310) 348-3677
With a copy to:
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700
Los Angeles, California 90067
Attn: Steven L. Grossman, Esq.
Christopher D. Brearton, Esq.
Email: slgrossman@omm.com
cbrearton@omm.com
Facsimile No.: (310) 246-6727

 

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SCHEDULE 5
NOVELA EXAMPLES

ZACATILLO...UN LUGAR EN TU CORAZON
NIÑA DE MI CORAZON
SOY TU DUEÑA
LLENA DE AMOR
CUANDO ME ENAMORO
PARA VOLVER A AMAR
TERESA
VERANO DE AMOR
SORTILEGIO
MI PECADO
ATREVETE A SOÑAR
HASTA QUE EL DINERO NOS SEPARE
CAMALEONES
CORAZON SALVAJE
MAR DE AMOR
LAS TONTAS NO VAN AL CIELO
ALMA DE HIERRO
QUERIDA ENEMIGA
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL
JURO QUE TE AMO
UN GANCHO AL CORAZON
EN EL NOMBRE DEL AMOR
MAÑANA ES PARA SIEMPRE
LOLA... ERASE UNA VEZ
BAJO LAS RIENDAS DEL AMOR
MUCHACHITAS COMO TU
PASION
AMOR SIN MAQUILLAJE
AL DIABLO CON LOS GUAPOS
TORMENTA EN EL PARAISO
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE
HERIDAS DE AMOR
DUELO DE PASIONES
CODIGO POSTAL
MUNDO DE FIERAS
LAS DOS CARAS DE ANA
AMAR SIN LIMITES
DESTILANDO AMOR
YO AMO A JUAN QUERENDON
LA MADRASTRA
LA ESPOSA VIRGEN
PABLO Y ANDREA
EL AMOR NO TIENE PRECIO
BARRERA DE AMOR
ALBORADA
PEREGRINA
LA FEA MAS BELLA
CORAZONES AL LIMITE... UN RETO DE JUVENTUD
MUJER DE MADERA
RUBI
MISION S.O.S. AVENTURA Y AMOR
REBELDE
APUESTA POR UN AMOR
INOCENTE DE TI
SUEÑOS Y CARAMELOS
CONTRA VIENTO Y MAREA
BAJO LA MISMA PIEL
DE POCAS, POCAS PULGAS
VELO DE NOVIA
AMOR REAL
ALEGRIJES Y REBUJOS
TU HISTORIA DE AMOR
MARIANA DE LA NOCHE
CLAP, EL LUGAR DE TUS SUEÑOS
AMARTE ES MI PECADO
AMY LA NIÑA DE LA MOCHILA AZUL
PIEL DE OTOÑO
COMPLICES AL RESCATE
NIÑA AMADA MIA
QUE VIVAN LOS NIÑOS
LAS VIAS DEL AMOR
LA OTRA
ASI SON ELLAS
ENTRE EL AMOR Y EL ODIO
ATREVETE A OLVIDARME
AMIGAS Y RIVALES
EL NOVENO MANDAMIENTO
EL DERECHO DE NACER
AVENTURAS EN EL TIEMPO
MUJER BONITA
SIN PECADO CONCEBIDO
MARIA BELEN
EL MANANTIAL
EL JUEGO DE LA VIDA
NAVIDAD SIN FIN
SALOME
LA INTRUSA
CLASE 406
LA ANTORCHA ENCENDIDA
EL VUELO DEL AGUILA
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SCHEDULE 6
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY EXAMPLE
SCHEDULE 6-1
WebMD
SCHEDULE 6-2
GENERAL MOTORS

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED MLA LICENSOR GUARANTY
For and in consideration of the execution by VIDEOSERPEL, LTD. (“ Licensee ”) of that certain Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement (the “ License Agreement ”; terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the License Agreement), between Licensee and UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. (“ Licensor ”), of even date herewith, BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC. (“ Guarantor ”) hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guarantor confirms and joins in the representations and warranties made by Licensor in Section 12.1 of the License Agreement;
2. Guarantor guarantees the full performance by Licensor of all of its obligations under the License Agreement and further agrees to be bound, and cause its Affiliates to be bound, by the provisions of the License Agreement applicable to Licensor, Guarantor or the entities comprising Univision Group, and guarantees the full performance by the entities comprising Univision Group of all such obligations under the License Agreement.
3. Guarantor irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any California State or United States Federal court sitting in Los Angeles County in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty or the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably agrees that any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in such California State or Federal court, except with respect to matters subject to Section 15.1 of the License Agreement, in which case, Guarantor irrevocably submits to binding arbitration by a single Umpire sitting in New York. Guarantor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding. Guarantor irrevocably appoints CT Corporation System (the “ Process Agent ”), with an office on the date hereof at 818 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 as its agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding. Such service may be made by delivering a copy of such process to Guarantor in care of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above address, and Guarantor irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an alternate method of service, Guarantor consents to the service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding by the mailing or delivering of a copy of such process to Licensor at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 19 of the License Agreement. Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
4. This Guaranty and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts between California parties made and performed in that State, without regard to conflict of laws principles; except that the procedural Laws of the State of New York shall apply to the Arbitration Procedures (as set forth in Section 15.1 of the License Agreement).

 

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5. Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder (the “ Obligations ”) are irrevocable, absolute, independent, unconditional and continuing, and shall not be subject to any limitation, impairment or discharge for any reason, including any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than indefeasible performance in full of the Obligations. Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this guaranty, presentments, notices of default, nonpayment, partial payments and protest, all other notices or formalities, any right to require prosecution of collection or remedies against Licensor or any other person or entity or to pursue any other remedy in Licensee’s power. Without limiting the generality of any other waiver or provision set forth herein, Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent such waiver is permitted by Law, any and all defenses arising directly or indirectly under any one or more of California Civil Code §§ 2808, 2809, 2815, 2819, 2839, 2849, 2850, 2899 and 3433. Guarantor agrees that one or more, and successive and/or concurrent, actions may be brought against it, either in the same action in which Licensor or any other person is sued on in separate actions and that the cessation of the liability of Licensor for any reason, other than full payment and performance of the obligations, shall not in any way affect the liability of the undersigned hereunder.
The rights, powers and remedies given to Licensee by this Guaranty are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies given to Licensee by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in the License Agreement. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, or any delay by Licensee in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
In case any provision in or Obligation under this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or Obligations, or of such provision or Obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of Licensee and its successors and assigns.
To the extent Guarantor is guaranteeing payment obligations of Licensor under the terms of the License Agreement (“ Payment Obligations ”), this guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not of collectability. Licensee may from time to time, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty or giving rise to any limitation, impairment or discharge of Guarantor’s liability hereunder, (i) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the obligations of Licensor or any agreement relating thereto; (ii) have stayed or enjoined, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy with respect to the obligations of Licensor or any agreement relating thereto; (iii) waive, amend or modify, or consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions of the License Agreement; and (iv) omit or delay in doing any act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the obligations’.

 

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Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of the Licensee: (i) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity or lack of authority of Licensor; (ii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; and (iii) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of this Guaranty and any legal or equitable discharge of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
Until any Payment Obligations shall have been paid in full, Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of subrogation. Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the withholding of its rights of subrogation as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation Guarantor may have against Licensor shall be junior and subordinate to any rights Licensee may have against Licensor.
In the event that all or any portion of any Payment Obligations are paid by Licensor, the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from Licensee as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Payment Obligations for all purposes under this Guaranty.
6. Guarantor shall not be liable for or suffer any penalty or termination of rights hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in performing any of its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay is occasioned by compliance with governmental regulation or order, or by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Guarantor, including but not limited to acts of God, war, insurrection, fire, flood, accident, strike or other labor disturbance, interruption of or delay in transportation. Guarantor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing of any such event of force majeure, the expected duration thereof, and its anticipated effect on Licensee and make reasonable efforts to remedy any such event, except Guarantor shall be under no obligation to settle a labor dispute.
7. This Guaranty amends and restates that certain MLA Licensor Guaranty made as of December 20, 2010 by and between Guarantor and Licensee.

 

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DATED: February 28, 2011, with effect as of January 1, 2011
         
  BROADCASTING MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew W. Hobson   
    Name:   Andrew W. Hobson   
    Title:      
         
Accepted and Agreed:    
 
       
VIDEOSERPEL, LTD.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
 
 
Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
   
 
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
 
 
Name: Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
   
 
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact    
[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated MLA Licensor Guaranty ]

 

 


 

AMENDED AND RESTATED MLA LICENSEE GUARANTY
For and in consideration of the execution by UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. (“ Licensor ”) of that certain Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement (the “ License Agreement ”; terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the License Agreement), between Licensor and VIDEOSERPEL, LTD. (“ Licensee ”), of even date herewith, GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. (“ Guarantor ”) hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guarantor confirms and joins in the representations and warranties made by Licensee in Section 12.1 of the License Agreement;
2. Guarantor guarantees the full performance by Licensee of all of its obligations, including all Payment Obligations, under the License Agreement and further agrees to be bound, and cause its Affiliates to be bound, by the provisions of the License Agreement applicable to Licensee, Guarantor or the entities comprising Grupo Televisa, and guarantees the full performance by the entities comprising Grupo Televisa of all such obligations, including all Payment Obligations, under the License Agreement.
3. Guarantor irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any California State or United States Federal court sitting in Los Angeles County in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty or the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably agrees that any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in such California State or Federal court, except with respect to matters subject to Section 15.1 of the License Agreement, in which case, Guarantor irrevocably submits to binding arbitration by a single Umpire sitting in New York. Guarantor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding. Guarantor irrevocably appoints CT Corporation System (the “ Process Agent ”), with an office on the date hereof at 818 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 as its agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding. Such service may be made by delivering a copy of such process to Guarantor in care of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above address, and Guarantor irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an alternate method of service, Guarantor consents to the service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such action or proceeding by the mailing or delivering of a copy of such process to Licensee at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 19 of the License Agreement. Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
4. This Guaranty and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts between California parties made and performed in that State, without regard to conflict of laws principles; except that the procedural Laws of the State of New York shall apply to the Arbitration Procedures (as set forth in Section 15.1 of the License Agreement).

 

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5. Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder (the “ Obligations ”) are irrevocable, absolute, independent, unconditional and continuing, and shall not be subject to any limitation, impairment or discharge for any reason, including any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than indefeasible performance in full of the Obligations. Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this guaranty, presentments, notices of default, nonpayment, partial payments and protest, all other notices or formalities, any right to require prosecution of collection or remedies against Licensee or any other person or entity or to pursue any other remedy in Licensor’s power. Without limiting the generality of any other waiver or provision set forth herein, Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent such waiver is permitted by Law, any and all defenses arising directly or indirectly under any one or more of California Civil Code §§ 2808, 2809, 2815, 2819, 2839, 2849, 2850, 2899 and 3433. Guarantor agrees that one or more, and successive and/or concurrent, actions may be brought against it, either in the same action in which Licensee or any other person is sued on in separate actions and that the cessation of the liability of Licensee for any reason, other than full payment and performance of the obligations, shall not in any way affect the liability of the undersigned hereunder.
The rights, powers and remedies given to Licensor by this Guaranty are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies given to Licensor by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in the License Agreement. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, or any delay by Licensor in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
In case any provision in or Obligation under this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or Obligations, or of such provision or Obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of Licensor and its successors and assigns.
To the extent Guarantor is guaranteeing payment obligations of Licensee under the terms of the License Agreement (“ Payment Obligations ”), this guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not of collectability. Licensor may from time to time, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty or giving rise to any limitation, impairment or discharge of Guarantor’s liability hereunder, (i) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the obligations of Licensee or any agreement relating thereto; (ii) have stayed or enjoined, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy with respect to the obligations of Licensee or any agreement relating thereto; (iii) waive, amend or modify, or consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions of the License Agreement; and (iv) omit or delay in doing any act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the obligations’.

 

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Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of the Licensor: (i) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity or lack of authority of Licensee; (ii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; and (iii) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of this Guaranty and any legal or equitable discharge of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
Until any Payment Obligations shall have been paid in full, Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of subrogation. Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the withholding of its rights of subrogation as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation Guarantor may have against Licensee shall be junior and subordinate to any rights Licensor may have against Licensee.
In the event that all or any portion of any Payment Obligations are paid by Licensee, the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from Licensor as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Payment Obligations for all purposes under this Guaranty.
6. Guarantor shall not be liable for or suffer any penalty or termination of rights hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in performing any of its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay is occasioned by compliance with governmental regulation or order, or by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Guarantor, including but not limited to acts of God, war, insurrection, fire, flood, accident, strike or other labor disturbance, interruption of or delay in transportation. Guarantor shall promptly notify Licensor in writing of any such event of force majeure, the expected duration thereof, and its anticipated effect on Licensor and make reasonable efforts to remedy any such event, except Guarantor shall be under no obligation to settle a labor dispute.
7. This Guaranty amends and restates that certain MLA Licensee Guaranty made as of December 20, 2010 by and between Guarantor and Licensor.

 

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DATED: February 28, 2011, with effect as of January 1, 2011
         
  GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
    Name:   Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
    Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
         
Accepted and Agreed:    
 
       
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Andrew W. Hobson     
 
 
 
Name: Andrew W. Hobson
   
 
  Title:   Senior Executive Vice President    
[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated MLA Licensee Guaranty ]

 

Exhibit 4.30
Univision Communications Inc.
5999 Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
Televisa S.A. de C.V.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga, 2000
Edificio A, Piso 4
Col. Zedec Santa Fe
01210 Mexico, Distrito Federal
Re: Sales Agency Agreement, IPRA Amendment and Side Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered by and among (a) Televisa, S.A. de C.V. (“ Televisa ”); (b) Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“ Grupo Televisa ”); and (c) Univision Communications Inc. (“ Univision ”), with reference to (i) that certain 2011 International Sales Agency Agreement, dated December 20, 2010, between Univision and Televisa (“ Sales Agency Agreement ”); (ii) that certain Amendment to International Program Rights Agreement, dated December 20, 2010, between Univision and Grupo Televisa (“ IPRA Amendment ”); and (iii) that certain side letter agreement re: Televisa Editing and Dubbing Appointee, dated December 20, 2010, between Univision and Televisa (“ Side Letter ”).
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.  References to Agreements under Sales Agency Agreement, IPRA Amendment and Side Letter . The parties acknowledge and agree that unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document under the Sales Agency Agreement, IPRA Amendment (other than references to the Existing IPRA under the IPRA Amendment) or Side Letter shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it may be from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on, or requirements with respect to, such amendments, supplements or modification set forth therein or in the Sales Agency Agreement, IPRA Amendment or Side Letter (as applicable)).
2.  Effect on Sales Agency Agreement, IPRA Amendment and Side Letter . Subject to the foregoing, the Sales Agency Agreement, IPRA Amendment and Side Letter shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.
3.  Miscellaneous . This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic (i.e., PDF) transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts between California parties made and performed in that State, without regard to conflict of laws principles.
[ Signature page follows ]

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on February 28, 2011.
         
  UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew W. Hobson   
    Name:   Andrew W. Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
Accepted and Agreed:
TELEVISA, S.A. DE C.V.
         
By:
  /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
 
 
Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
   
 
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
 
 
Name: Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
   
 
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact    
GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
         
By:
  /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
 
 
 
Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
   
 
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz    
 
 
 
Name: Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
   
 
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact    

 

 

Exhibit 4.31
Execution Copy
PURCHASE AND
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This PURCHASE AND ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of December 20, 2010 (this “ Agreement ”) is by and among PAY-TV VENTURE, INC. (the “ Assignor ”), TuTV LLC (the “ Company ”), and UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. (the “ Assignee ”), solely for purposes of Section 1.4, Televisa, S.A. de C.V., as successor to Visat, S.A. de C.V. (“ TSA ”) and Televisa Internacional, S.A. de C.V. (“ Televisa Internacional ”), and, solely for purposes of Section 1.5, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“ Grupo Televisa ”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, a predecessor to the Assignor is party to that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of April 28, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2003, Amendment No. 2 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2003, and Amendment No. 3 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2004 (as further amended and supplemented, the “ LLC Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the LLC Agreement);
WHEREAS, in connection with the execution of the LLC Agreement, (x) the Company and a predecessor to the TSA entered into that certain Channel License Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2003 (as amended and supplemented, the “ Channel License Agreement ”), and (y) the Company, the Assignee, Grupo Televisa and Televisa Internacional entered into that certain Acknowledgment Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2003 (as amended and supplemented, the “ Acknowledgment Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, Grupo Televisa is party to that certain DTH Agreement, by and among Grupo Televisa and certain other parties thereto (the “ DTH Parties ”), dated as of October 8, 2004 (as amended and supplemented, the “ DTH Agreement ”) and is entitled to require certain of the DTH Parties to carry two Televisa Channels (as defined in the DTH Agreement) on the Hispanic tier (the “ Hispanic Tier Puts ”) on the terms and conditions in the DTH Agreement;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Assignor owns a Membership Interest in the Company that represents a Percentage Interest of 50%, the Assignee owns a Membership Interest in the Company that represents a Percentage Interest of 50%, and as a result of the Assignment (as defined below), the parties intend that the Assignee shall own Membership Interests that represent a Percentage Interest of 100%;
WHEREAS, this Agreement is being entered into in connection with, and as contemplated by, that certain (x) Investment Agreement by and among the Assignor, Grupo Televisa and the Assignee and certain affiliates of the Assignee, dated as of December 20, 2010 (the “ Investment Agreement ”), and (y) the Second Amended and Restated Program License Agreement (in each case as defined in the Investment Agreement);

 

 


 

WHEREAS, the Assignee (in its capacity as an existing Member of the Company) hereby consents to the Assignment, as set forth in Section 8.1 of the LLC Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Assignor and the Assignee (in each case in its capacity as a consenting Member) hereby acknowledge and agree that no costs have been incurred by the Company in connection with the Assignment and all other conditions to the recognition by the Company of the Assignment have been satisfied, as contemplated by Section 8.2 of the LLC Agreement;
WHEREAS, upon the Assignment, the Assignor will withdraw as a Member of the Company, as set forth in Section 8.2 of the LLC Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Assignor desires to assign and transfer to the Assignee all of its Membership Interest in the Company (the limited liability company interest being assigned hereunder is referred to as the “ Assigned Interest ” and the transfer of such Assigned Interest being referred to as the “ Assignment ”) for an aggregate purchase price of $55,000,000 (the “ Purchase Price ”); and
WHEREAS, the Assignor and certain of its Affiliates currently provide production and other services to the Company and the parties wish to continue the provision of such services in the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF ASSIGNED INTERESTS
1.1 Sale and Assignment . The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee the Assigned Interest, and the Assignor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the LLC Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Interest in exchange for the Purchase Price. The obligations of Assignor to sell and assign the Assigned Interest shall be conditioned upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Articles V and VI of the Investment Agreement, and effective upon the Closing (as defined in the Investment Agreement). The Purchase Price shall be paid by the Assignee to the Assignor in immediately available funds at the Closing.
1.2 Purchase and Assumption . The Assignee purchases and assumes the Assigned Interest and agrees to perform any obligations of any kind of the Assignor under, and to be bound by all terms and conditions of, the LLC Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Interest, whether now existing or hereafter arising, known or unknown, determined or otherwise. The obligations of the Assignee to purchase and assume the Assigned Interest shall be conditioned upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Articles VI and VII of the Investment Agreement, and shall be effective upon the Closing.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT: GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
1.3 Further Agreements with respect to the Assigned Interest . The parties acknowledge and agree that (w) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the LLC Agreement or the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Act ”), the withdrawal of the Assignor from the Company shall not cause the dissolution of the Company under the Act, (x) there are no obligations with respect to the Assigned Interest that are or will be outstanding as of the Closing, including, without limitation, as to any capital contributions or distributions with respect to the Assigned Interest, as contemplated by the LLC Agreement and the Assignor and its Affiliates are hereby released from any and all damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, interest or expenses that it may have to the Company, the Assignee or their respective Affiliates under the LLC Agreement or otherwise as a member of the Company, (y) each designee of the Assignor that serves on the Executive Board shall be removed, effective as of the Closing and (z) notwithstanding such withdrawal or removal, the Assignor will continue to be deemed to be a Member and the Assignor’s designees will continue to be deemed an Executive Board member for purposes of Article VI of the LLC Agreement..
1.4 Channel License Agreement and Acknowledgment Agreement . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Channel License Agreement and the Acknowledgment Agreement are being terminated on the date hereof, and in each case shall be of no further force and effect.
1.5 Continuation of Services . ***
1.6 TuTV Put . ***
1.7 Purchase Price Allocation . Within ninety (90) days after the Closing (as defined in the Investment Agreement), the Assignor shall prepare and deliver to the Assignee an allocation of the Purchase Price and any other items that are treated as additional purchase price for tax purposes among the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code (the “ Proposed Allocation ”). The Assignee shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the Proposed Allocation to notify the Assignor in writing of any objections. If the Assignee does not object in writing during such thirty (30) day period, then the Proposed Allocation shall be final and binding on all parties. If the Assignee objects in writing during such thirty (30) day period, then the parties shall cooperate in good faith to reach a mutually agreeable allocation of the Purchase Price and any other items that are treated as additional purchase price for tax purposes, which allocation shall be final and binding on all parties. The parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, use such final and binding allocation for all tax purposes, file all tax returns in a manner consistent with such allocation and take no tax position contrary thereto except to the extent otherwise required by a change in applicable tax Laws or a good faith resolution of a tax contest. If the parties are unable to reach agreement regarding the Proposed Allocation within sixty (60) days following the Assignee’s receipt thereof, each party may use its own allocation.

 

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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ASSIGNOR
2.1 Organization and Good Standing . The Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Assignor has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted.
2.2 Authorization and Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by the Assignor of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Assignor. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Assignor and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties hereto and thereto) shall constitute its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable against the Assignor in accordance with its terms, except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, reorganization laws, moratorium laws or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles, regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law (collectively, “ Bankruptcy Laws ”).
2.3 Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery or performance by the Assignor of this Agreement does not violate any provision of the organizational documents of the Assignor or any law applicable to the Assignor.
2.4 Ownership . The Assignor owns 100% of the Assigned Interests, free and clear of any Liens (as defined in the Investment Agreement) or preemptive rights.
2.5 Sole Representations and Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Article II , the Assignor makes no other representations or warranties to the Assignee in connection with the Assignment.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ASSIGNEE
3.1 Organization and Good Standing . The Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Assignee has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted.
3.2 Authorization and Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by the Assignee of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Assignee. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Assignee and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor) shall constitute its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable against the Assignee in accordance with its terms, except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by Bankruptcy Laws.

 

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3.3 Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery or performance by the Assignor of this Agreement does not violate any provision of the organizational documents of the Assignee or any law applicable to the Assignee.
3.4 Sole Representations and Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Article III , the Assignee makes no other representations or warranties to the Assignee in connection with the Assignment.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different Parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.
4.2 Amendments, Modifications, Waivers . This Agreement may be waived, amended, modified, extended, supplemented or waived only by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.
4.3 Governing Law . This Agreement and the negotiation, execution, performance or nonperformance, interpretation, termination, construction and all matters based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether arising in law or in equity (collectively, the “ Covered Matters ”), and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the Covered Matters, except for documents, agreements and instruments that specify otherwise, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent that such principles or rules would require or permit the application of laws of another jurisdiction.
4.4 Consent to Jurisdiction . Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (and if Chancery Court does not accept jurisdiction, the federal court located in Delaware and if the federal court in Delaware does not accept jurisdiction, any other state court in Delaware) for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the Covered Matters, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its affiliates to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court,

 

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and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified on Schedule 11.8 of the Investment Agreement (which in the case of the Assignee refers to the address of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.) is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
4.5 Waiver of Jury Trial.
Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof. Each of the parties hereto (i) certifies that no representative of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of any such litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the consideration received by such party pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.6 Headings . The section headings used or contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
         
  ASSIGNOR :

PAY-TV VENTURE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero    
    Name:   Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact   
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TUTV PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

 


 

         
  ASSIGNEE :

UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Andrew Hobson   
    Name:   Andrew Hobson   
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President   
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TUTV PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

 


 

         
  COMPANY :

TUTV LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Rodrigo Salazar   
    Name:   Rodrigo Salazar   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TUTV PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

 


 

         
  Solely for purposes of Section 1.5 :

TELEVISA, S.A. DE C.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Name:  Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero   
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Name:  Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
 
   
  TELEVISA INTERNACIONAL, S.A. DE C.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero   
    Name:  Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero   
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
 
   
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Name:  Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz   
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
 
  Solely for purposes of Section 1.6 :

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero  
    Name:  Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero   
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact   
     
  By:   /s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz  
    Name:  Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz   
    Title:  Attorney-in-Fact    
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TUTV PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

 

Exhibit 4.32
Summary in English of the Assignment Agreement with respect to the Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement (the “ Assignment Agreement ”)
The Assignment Agreement was entered into on April 7, 2011 by and between Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor (the “ Assignor ”), and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee (the “ Assignee ”), with the consent of Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V. (“ GST ”), GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“ GSF ”), Orilizo Holding B.V. (“ Orilizo ”) and Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. (“ GI ”).
On April 7, 2011 the Assignor assigned to the Assignee all of its rights and obligations (the “ Assignment ”) under the Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement entered into on December 16, 2010 by and between GST, the Assignor, GSF, Orilizo and GI (the “ Shareholders’ Agreement ”). The Assignee assumed all the rights and obligations of the Assignor under the Shareholders’ Agreement. As a result, the Assignee is considered the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares for all purposes of the Shareholders’ Agreement. GST and GSF released the Assignor from any and all liability arising under the Shareholders’ Agreement, and any and all rights and obligations thereunder.
Each of GSF, GST, Orilizo and GI granted its full consent for the Assignment.
The parties to the Assignment Agreement submitted to the applicable laws of Mexico and to the jurisdiction of the courts sitting in Mexico City, Federal District.

 

 


 

Summary in English of the Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement (the “ Shareholders’ Agreement ”)
The Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement was entered into on December 16, 2010, among Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V. (the “ Holder of the Series A and AA Shares ”), Mexico Media Investments, S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal,(the “ Holder of the Series B and BB Shares ” and, together with the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares, the “ Shareholders ”), GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (the “ Mexican Holding Company ”), Orilizo Holding B.V. (the “ Non-Mexican Subholding Company ”) and Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. (“ Iusacell ”) and was amended on April 7, 2011.
A.   Capital Contribution by the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares
Subject to the terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement, the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares will contribute to the Mexican Holding Company up to U.S.$1,600,000,000.
The Holder of Series B and BB Shares agrees to purchase (i) 1,658,960 shares, representing 1.093875% of the outstanding stock of the Mexican Holding Company (the “ Initial Series B and BB Shares ”) for a total of U.S.$35,004,000, and (ii) the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures (collectively, the “ Debentures ”). The portion of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Initial Series B and BB Shares and the Series 1 Debentures is due on the date of execution of the Shareholders’ Agreement. The portion of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures is due no later than October 31, 2011. 1
The conversion of the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures into Series B and BB shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company entitles the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares to acquire 49.45% of the outstanding capital stock of the Mexican Holding Company, and, together with the purchase of the Initial Series B and BB Shares, entitles the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares to acquire 50% of the outstanding capital stock of the Mexican Holding Company.
The Holder of Series B and BB Shares will pay a premium of U.S.$400,000,000 (the “ EBITDA Premium ”) if the combined EBITDA for the Mexican Holding Company and Iusacell reaches U.S.$3,472,000,000 at any time during the period from 2011 to 2015. Such EBITDA shall be net of the relevant subscriber acquisition cost. The determination as to whether such EBITDA has been achieved will be based on the financial statements of the Mexican Holding Company and the consolidated financial statements of Iusacell and its subsidiaries for the relevant fiscal year and, as the case may be, the internal financial statements for such year, as reviewed by the external auditors.
The Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures are convertible into 34,596,821 and 113,744,219 Series BB shares of common stock, respectively, representing 11.53% and 37.91% of the outstanding shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company, respectively. Upon conversion of all the Debentures, the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares and the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares will each own 50% of the outstanding shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company.
 
     
1   Note: As of June 28, 2011, U.S.$600,000,000 of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures had been paid, and U.S.$600,000,000 remains to be paid.

 

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Guaranty Trust
As security for the performance of their respective obligations in the Shareholders’ Agreement, concurrently with the execution of the Shareholders’ Agreement, the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares and the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares will establish a guaranty trust (the “ Guaranty Trust ”), and will transfer thereto all except one of the shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company owned by each of them.
Liquidated Damages
If the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares does not pay the portion of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures (U.S.$1,200,000,000), on the terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement and the indenture relating to the Debentures, it will forfeit all of its rights thereto, and the Series B and BB Shares shall be cancelled. In addition, all amounts outstanding under the Series 1 Debentures will be deemed paid and the Mexican Holding Company will have no further obligations in respect thereof. The Holder of the Series B and BB Shares shall not be deemed to have defaulted with its payment obligations by virtue of paying an amount less than U.S.$1,200,000,000 as a result of any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to, or the exercise of any right under, the Shareholders’ Agreement.
If the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares interferes with the payment of the portion of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures or the conversion of the Debentures or takes any action to challenge the validity of the Debentures or certain related matters, the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares and the Mexican Holding Company will be jointly and severally liable to the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares for reimbursement of the portion of the Purchase Price paid by the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares in respect of the Initial Series B and BB Shares (U.S.$35,004,000) and the Series 1 Debentures (U.S.$364,996,000), plus interest, plus U.S.$400,000,000 on account of liquidated damages.
If the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares does not pay the amount finally determined pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, or does not deliver the information requested for purposes of determining such adjustment, it shall pay to the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to the adjustment in Purchase Price.
Use of Proceeds
The amounts actually paid to the Mexican Holding Company by the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares will be contributed to IF Telecoms, S.A. de C.V. for their use in such manner consistent with the business plan of the Mexican Holding Company and Iusacell and its subsidiaries as the board of directors of the Mexican Holding Company may determine.

 

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B.   Management of the Mexican Holding Company, the Non-Mexican Subholding Company, Iusacell and its subsidiaries
Until such time as the Condition Precedent (as defined below) shall have been satisfied, the board of directors of the Mexican Holding Company and the executive committee of Iusacell and its subsidiaries will be composed of four members, one of whom will be appointed by the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares. Following the satisfaction of the Condition Precedent, the board of directors and the executive committee will be composed of six and four members, respectively, half of whom will be appointed by the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares.
Certain matters specified in the Shareholders’ Agreement are subject to approval by the affirmative vote of at least three of the four or five of the six members, as the case may be, of the board of directors of the Mexican Holding Company, Iusacell or the relevant subsidiary of Iusacell, as the case may be.
C.   Advertising
Iusacell will purchase advertising services with an aggregate value of U.S.$125,000,000 over the five year period following the execution of the Shareholders’ Agreement.
D.   Financial Advisors
The Mexican Holding Company will pay financial advisory or other fees, commissions or consideration for the negotiation and implementation of the purchase of the shares and/or the Debentures, and/or ancillary services. These fees will be payable to the persons designated by the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares and the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares. 2
E.   Authorizations
The conversion of the Debentures is subject to the Federal Competition Commission not issuing any objection as with respect to the conversion of the Debentures by the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares, on or before the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures (as such term is defined in the indenture relating to the issuance of the Debentures) (the “ Condition Precedent ”).
F.   Impasse
In the event of certain circumstances under which the parties fail to reach an agreement in relation to certain matters specified in the Shareholders’ Agreement (an “ Impasse ”), either party (the “ Sender ”) shall, subject to certain conditions, have the right to give the other party (the “ Recipient ”) notice of the Impasse, setting forth a price per share in respect of the shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company. Following receipt of such notice, the Recipient shall give the Sender notice of its intent to either sell to the Sender all of the shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company held by the Recipient, or purchase from the Sender all of the shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company held by the Sender, at such price per share, upon which each party shall be obliged to sell or purchase such shares to or from the other party, as the case may be, at such price per share.
 
     
2   It is expected that the persons designated to receive these fees and other consideration will be independent advisors.

 

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G.   Other Rights and Obligations
(i) The amount payable by the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares in respect of the Series 2 Debentures, or (ii) the Purchase Price, will be U.S.$1,200,000,000 less the difference between U.S.$140,000,000 and the decrease in liabilities attributable to the Notes whose holders shall have joined certain reorganization plans by a certain date. The Holder of the Series B and BB Shares will be liable for payment of any further decrease in the liabilities that is attributable to the Notes whose holders join these reorganization plans by a certain later date.
H.   Indemnification Obligations of the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares
The Holder of the Series A and AA Shares agrees to (i) indemnify the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares for losses incurred by Iusacell and its subsidiaries from any discrepancy between the information contained in the representations and warranties of the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares and Iusacell and the outcome of the Review (as defined below), or any fact, act or omission occurred prior to the date of execution of the Shareholders’ Agreement and (ii) indemnify Iusacell, its subsidiaries and the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares against any claim resulting from a discrepancy between such representations and warranties and the outcome of the Review.
I.   Review
The Holder of the Series B and BB Shares is entitled to instruct auditors to perform a review (the “ Review ”) of certain financial statements of Iusacell and its subsidiaries. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted in the event that certain inaccuracies in such financial statements or in certain representations and warranties of the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares and Iusacell are identified. In addition, the Purchase Price may be adjusted if, subsequent to the Review, Iusacell and/or any of its subsidiaries becomes aware of any fact or act predating the execution of the Shareholders’ Agreement and resulting in a loss for Iusacell or any of its subsidiaries.
J.   Termination
The Shareholders’ Agreement will terminate upon the transfer by any party, to any third party, of all the shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company, the Non-Mexican Subholding Company, Iusacell, and the subsidiaries of Iusacell held by such party, or of its rights under the Guaranty Trust, in accordance with the applicable bylaws, except transfers to certain pre-approved transferees.

 

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K.   Assignment of Rights and Obligations
No party may assign or transfer any of its rights and obligations under the Shareholders’ Agreement, except to certain pre-approved transferees or with the prior written consent of the other parties.
L.   Change in Control
If (i) the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares or the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares transfers any portion of its ownership interest in the Mexican Holding Company, the Non-Mexican Subholding Company, Iusacell, or the subsidiaries of Iusacell, in violation of the Shareholders’ Agreement or the corporate bylaws of any such entity, or (ii) the person or persons currently in control of the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares or the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares, ceases to exercise the control of either such shareholder, then the Holder of the Series A and AA Shares or the Holder of the Series B and BB Shares who made such transfer or suffered such change in control will pay to the other shareholder, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to the consideration received by it as a result of such event, or U.S.$500,000,000, whichever is higher.
The Holder of the Series B and BB Shares will not be deemed to have suffered a change in control if a particular assignment or transfer is made to certain pre-approved transferees.
M.   Applicable Law; Jurisdiction
The parties submitted to the applicable laws of Mexico and to the jurisdiction of the courts sitting in Mexico City, Federal District.
N.   Certain Definitions
EBITDA ” shall mean the operating profit for any given year, as determined in accordance with the financial reporting standards ( Normas de Información Financiera ) issued by the Mexican Council for the Research and Development of Financial Reporting Standards ( Consejo Mexicano para la Investigación y Desarrollo de Normas de Información Financiera ) (“ Mexican NIF ”), plus depreciation and amortization.
Notes ” shall mean the Senior Secured Notes due 2013, issued by Iusacell, and the Senior Subordinated First Lien Notes due 2011 and Senior Subordinated Second Lien Notes due 2012, issued by Grupo Iusacell Celular, S.A. de C.V.
Purchase Price ” shall mean the aggregate consideration payable in respect of the Series B and BB Shares, the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures, irrespective of whether the Series 1 Debentures or the Series 2 Debentures shall have been converted into shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company.
Series 1 Debentures ” shall mean the Series 1 Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$364,996,000.
Series 2 Debentures ” shall mean the Series 2 Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$1,200,000,000.

 

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Exhibit 4.33
Summary in English of the Assignment Agreement with respect to the Trust Agreement (the “ Assignment Agreement ”)
The Assignment Agreement was entered into on April 7, 2011 as with respect to the Trust Beneficiary Rights dated December 16, 2010 (the “ Trust Agreement ”), by and between Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor (the “ Assignor ”) and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee (the “ Assignee ”), with the consent of Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V. (“ GST ”), GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“ GSF ”) and Banco Invex, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Invex Grupo Financiero, as trustee for the Trust (the “ Trustee ”).
On April 7, 2011 the Assignor assigned to the Assignee all of its rights and obligations (the “ Assignment ”) under the Trust Agreement. Each of GSF, GST and the Trustee granted its full consent for the Assignment. GST waived any right of first refusal that it may otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the corporate bylaws of GSF, the Trust Agreement or any other agreement. GST, GSF and the Trustee released the Assignor from any and all liability arising under the Trust Agreement, and any and all rights and obligations thereunder. The Assignee assumed all the rights and obligations of the Assignor under the Trust Agreement.
Upon the execution of the Assignment Agreement, the Assignee paid the Assignor U.S.$37,503,977 as consideration for the Assignment.
The parties to the Assignment Agreement submitted to the applicable laws of Mexico and to the jurisdiction of the courts sitting in Mexico City, Federal District.

 

 


 

Summary in English of the Irrevocable Guaranty Trust Agreement (the “ Trust Agreement ” or the “ Trust ”)
The Irrevocable Guaranty Trust Agreement was entered into on December 16, 2010 among Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., as settlor and second beneficiary (the “ Series A Settlor ”), México Media Investments, S.L., as settlor and second beneficiary (the “ Series B Settlor ”), GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V., as first beneficiary (the “ Mexican Holding Company ”) and Banco Invex, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Invex Grupo Financiero, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) and was amended on December 16, 2010 and April 7, 2011.
The purpose of the Trust Agreement is to secure the satisfaction of certain obligations specified in the Trust Agreement (the “ Secured Obligations ”) of the Series A Settlor and the Series B Settlor under a Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement (the “ Shareholders’ Agreement ”).
The estate of the Trust will include among other things: (i) the Series A and Series B shares of common stock of the Mexican Holding Company transferred by the Series A Settlor and the Series B Settlor to the Trustee for the Trustee to hold in the Trust (the “ Initial Shares ”), (ii) the Series 1 Debentures in the principal amount of U.S.$364,996,000 (the “ Series 1 Debentures ”), and (iii) the Series B and Series BB shares of common stock of the Mexican Holding Company, held by the Series B Settlor as a result of the conversion of the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures in the principal amount of U.S.$1,200,000,000 (the “ Series 2 Debentures ”) into shares of stock of the Mexican Holding Company (the “ Converted Shares ”).
The Trust will have a technical committee (the “ Technical Committee ”) comprised of members appointed by each Settlor. Unless and until the Trustee receives notice of the existence of a default with respect to the Secured Obligations or certain unresolved matters under dispute specified in the Trust Agreement (“ Matters Under Dispute ”), the Technical Committee will have the sole and exclusive authority to instruct the Trustee as to the manner in which the Trustee must exercise the Voting Rights at any general shareholders’ meetings of the Mexican Holding Company.
A. Exercise of the Rights Conferred by the Shares
Unless the Trustee receives a notice of default with respect to the Secured Obligations, (i) any and all amounts paid in cash by the Mexican Holding Company (“ Cash Distributions ”) will be forwarded by the Trustee to the Settlor that contributed the relevant shares to the Trust, (ii) any and all in-kind distributions made by the Mexican Holding Company (“ In-Kind Distributions ”) will be deemed transferred to the Trust by the Series A Settlor or the Series B Settlor, as the case may be, and (iii) the Trustee will exercise the Voting Rights in accordance with the instructions provided to it by the Technical Committee.
If a default with respect to the Secured Obligations of either Settlor occurs and such default is not cured, each and all of the defaulting Settlor’s rights in the preceding paragraph will terminate automatically and (i) all Cash Distributions and all In-Kind Distributions will remain for the benefit of the non-defaulting Settlor, (ii) the non-defaulting Settlor will have the sole and exclusive right to instruct the Trustee as with respect to any matter pertaining to the Trust, and (iii) the Technical Committee will cease to exist and all of its rights, powers and authority will be automatically assigned to the non-defaulting Settlor.

 

 


 

B. Default with Secured Obligations
If the Trustee receives a notice of default with respect to certain Secured Obligations of either Settlor involving an obligation to make a payment to the other Settlor, the Trustee will sell such number of Series A Shares or Series B Shares, as the case may be, of the defaulting Settlor as may be necessary to pay to the non-defaulting Settlor the amount owed to it pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement on account of such Secured Obligations. The defaulting Settlor generally has the right to cure the relevant default prior to the Trustee’s sale of the shares.
If the Trustee receives a notice of default with respect to the Secured Obligations of the Series B Settlor as a result of the Series B Settlor’s failure to pay in full the purchase price of the Series 2 Debentures, the Series B Shares and the certificate representing the Series 1 Debentures will be cancelled in lieu of the payment of liquidated damages by the Series B Settlor. The payment by the Series B Settlor of an amount less than U.S.$1,200,000,000 as a result of an adjustment to the purchase price or the satisfaction of any provision contained in or the exercise of any right conferred by the Shareholders’ Agreement, will not be considered as a default by the Series B Settlor.
C. Obligations of the Settlors
The Settlors will at all times: (i) satisfy when due their obligations under the Trust Agreement and do all things necessary for it to be valid and enforceable, (ii) transfer to the Trustee any shares of the Mexican Holding Company acquired or held by them in any manner, (iii) give the Trustee immediate notice of any circumstance of which they may acquire knowledge and which may affect the exercise of the rights of the Trustee under the Trust Agreement, (iv) give the Trustee notice of any claim or proceeding which may directly or indirectly prevent the satisfaction of its obligations under the Trust Agreement, and (v) provide the Trustee with any such funds as may be necessary for the Trustee to retain the services of any person so as to achieve the purposes of the Trust and the Shareholders’ Agreement.
D. Liability of the Trustee
Any and all obligations or other liability assumed or incurred by the Trustee with any third party in connection with the performance of the duties under the Trust Agreement, will be assumed or incurred by it on behalf of the Settlors without the Trustee being held directly liable therefor. The Trustee will be subject to civil liability for any damages or losses resulting from the violation by it of the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement.
E. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
The parties to the Trust Agreement submitted to the applicable laws of Mexico and to the jurisdiction of the courts sitting in Mexico City, Federal District.

 

 


 

F. Term
The Trust Agreement is irrevocable, but it will terminate (i) upon transfer of the Series B Shares to the Mexican Holding Company for their cancellation pursuant to the default provisions of the Trust Agreement or (ii) by the written consent of all parties.
G. Certain Definitions
Series A Shares ” means the Series A Settlor’s (i) 49,999 Series A shares of common stock, no par value, representing the minimum fixed portion of the Mexican Holding Company’s capital, and (ii) 149,950,000 Series AA shares of common stock, no par value, representing the variable portion of the Mexican Holding Company’s capital.
Series B Shares ” means the Series B Settlor’s (i) 49,999 Series B shares of common stock, no par value, representing the minimum fixed portion of the Mexican Holding Company’s capital, and (ii) 1,608,960 Series BB shares of common stock, no par value, representing the variable portion of the Mexican Holding Company’s capital.
Voting Rights ” shall mean the voting and other corporate rights pertaining to the Shares.

 

 

Exhibit 4.34
Summary in English of the Assignment Agreement with respect to Debentures (the “ Assignment Agreement ”)
The Assignment Agreement was entered into on April 7, 2011 by and between Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor (the “ Assignor ”) and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee (the “ Assignee ”), with the consent of GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“ GSF ”) and Deutsche Bank México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, División Fiduciaria (the “ Common Representative ”).
On April 7, 2011 the Assignor assigned to the Assignee all of its rights and obligations (the “ Assignment ”) under certain unsecured debentures issued by GSF mandatorily convertible into shares of capital stock of GSF, in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$1,564,996,000, including certain Series 1 Debentures in the principal amount of U.S.$364,996,000 (the “ Series 1 Debentures ”) and certain Series 2 Debentures in the principal amount of U.S.$1,200,000,000 (the “ Series 2 Debentures ”). GSF granted its full consent to the Assignment.
Upon execution of the Assignment Agreement, the Assignee paid the Assignor U.S.$364,996,000 as consideration for the assignment of the Series 1 Debentures.
GSF released the Assignor from any and all liability arising in connection with the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures, and any and all rights and obligations thereunder.
The parties to the Assignment Agreement submitted to the applicable laws of Mexico and to the jurisdiction of the courts sitting in Mexico City, Federal District.

 

 


 

Summary in English of the Amended and Restated Indenture
The Amendment and Restatement of the Indenture dated December 16, 2010 (the “ Indenture ”) was entered into on April 7, 2011, relating to the issuance of the Series 1 and Series 2 Debentures by GSF Telecom Holdings, Sociedad Anónima Promotora de Inversión de Capital Variable (the “ Company ”), with the consent of Deutsche Bank México, Sociedad Anónima, Institución de Banca Múltiple, División Fiduciaria, in its capacity as common representative for the Holders of the Series 1 Debentures and the Holders of the Series 2 Debentures (the “ Common Representative ”).
A. Amount of Issuance, Denomination and Issuance Price
The Indenture provides for the issuance by the Company of the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures (the “ Debentures ”).
The “ Series 1 Debentures ” are the 364,996 registered unsecured debentures of the Company, par value U.S.$1,000 each, representing in the aggregate U.S.$364,996,000, issued against payment in cash on April 7, 2011 (the “ Date of Issue ”). The Series 1 Debentures are mandatorily convertible into Series BB shares representing 11.53% of the Company’s capital.
The “ Series 2 Debentures ” are the 1,200,000 registered unsecured debentures of the Company, par value U.S.$1,000 each, representing in the aggregate U.S.$1,200,000,000, payable in cash by the Holder no later than on October 31, 2011 (in a single up-front installment or in multiple installments). 1 The Series 2 Debentures are mandatorily convertible into Series BB shares representing 37.91% of the Company’s capital.
The effective terms of the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures commence on the Date of Issue and on the date on which the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures has been paid in full, respectively, and expire, as the case may be, on one of the following dates: (i) the date on which the relevant Debentures are redeemed; (ii) the date on which the relevant Debentures are converted into the Company’s shares; or (iii) the Final Conversion Date for the Series 1 Debentures or the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures, as the case may be.
B. Redemption; Extension
The Series 1 Debentures are not subject to redemption by the Company prior to the Final Conversion Date for the Series 1 Debentures. The Series 2 Debentures are not subject to redemption by the Company during the period from the date on which the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures has been paid in full, to the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures. If any Series 1 Debentures or Series 2 Debentures, as the case may be, remain unredeemed or unconverted as of the Final Conversion Date for the Series 1 Debentures or the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures, as the case may be, such final conversion date will be deemed extended for an additional six months without need for further action. Six month extensions will continue to be granted if the Debentures remain unredeemed or unconverted. The holder of the Debentures may also obtain an extension for successive 12 month periods upon written notice to the Company. In addition, an extension may be obtained so as to allow for the satisfaction of the conditions precedent for the conversion of the Debentures.
 
     
1   Note: As of June 28, 2011, U.S.$600,000,000 of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures had been paid, and U.S.$600,000,000 remains to be paid.

 

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The Debentures are not subject to early redemption by the Company under any circumstance, whether in full or in part.
C. Interest
The Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures accrue interest at the rate of 2% per annum on the principal outstanding amount thereof, payable on a quarterly basis. The Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures accrue interest from the Date of Issue and from each date on which a payment of an installment of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the Series 2 Debentures is made, respectively, to any of the following dates: (i) the date on which the relevant Debentures are redeemed; (ii) the date on which the relevant Debentures are converted into the Company’s shares; and (iii) the Final Conversion Date for the Series 1 Debentures or the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures, as the case may be. Interest accrued through the periods specified in (ii) or (iii) of the previous sentence is not subject to capitalization.
In the event of default, the Debentures accrue default interest at the rate of 10% per annum or the rate obtained by multiplying by two the interest rate in respect of the 28 day Treasury Certificates (Certificados de Tesorería, or CETES) in effect as of the relevant default date, whichever is higher. Such interest accrues from the date of default to the date of actual payment in full of all amounts owing under the Indenture.
D. Conversion
Series 1 Debentures
Subject to the satisfaction of conditions precedent, the Series 1 Debentures are mandatorily convertible into Series BB/1 Shares. Each Series 1 Debenture shall be converted into 94.78684984 Series BB/1 Shares, provided that the Series BB/1 Shares shall at all times represent 11.53% of the Company’s aggregate number of shares.
Subject to the satisfaction of conditions precedent, the holders of the Series 1 Debentures may convert into Series BB/1 Shares all or part of the outstanding Series 1 Debentures upon (1) any default by the Company with its obligations under the Indenture or the certificates representing the Series 1 Debentures or (2) the expiration of the six-month period following the date of execution of the Indenture.
The conversion of the Series 1 Debentures is contingent upon each and all of the holders of Series 1 Debentures agreeing to convert a pro rata share of the number of Series 1 Debentures held by each of them, on the same terms.

 

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If the holders of the Series 1 Debentures do not convert their Debentures upon expiration of the six-month period following the date of execution of the Indenture, the Series 1 Debentures will from that date and until their redemption or conversion accrue regular interest at the rate of 2% per annum, and the holders retain the right to convert their Series 1 Debentures at any time thereafter. On the Final Conversion Date for the Series 1 Debentures, the Company will pay to the holders of any Series 1 Debentures remaining unconverted as of such date any and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Series 1 Debentures. Interest on the Series 1 Debentures is not subject to capitalization.
Series 2 Debentures
Subject to the satisfaction of conditions precedent, the holder of the Series 2 Debentures may convert into Series BB/2 Shares, at any time, all or part of the Series 2 Debentures previously paid by it. Each Series 2 Debenture shall be converted into 94.78684913 Series BB/2 Shares, provided that the Series BB/2 Shares shall at all times represent 37.91% of the Company’s aggregate number of shares.
If the holders of the Series 2 Debentures do not convert their Series 2 Debentures as specified in the preceding paragraph, the Series 2 Debentures will from that date and until their redemption or conversion accrue regular interest at the rate of 2% per annum, and the holders retain the right to convert their Series 2 Debentures at any time thereafter. On the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures, the Company will pay to the holders of any Series 2 Debentures remaining unconverted as of such date any and all accrued and unpaid Interest on the Series 2 Debentures. Interest on the Series 2 Debentures is not subject to capitalization.
E. Conditions Precedent
The conversion of each Debenture is subject to the Federal Competition Commission ( Comisión Federal de Competencia ) not issuing any objection to the conversion of the Debentures by the relevant Holder, prior to the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures.
F. Transfer
Any holder of Debentures is entitled to transfer any of the Debentures without need for the Company’s prior authorization to any entity in which the relevant holder of Debentures holds 99% of the outstanding shares of stock.
G. Shareholder’s Meetings
The approval of any of the following matters by the Company’s general shareholders’ meeting shall be subject to the prior written consent of all holders: (1) any change in the corporate purpose of the Company, (2) the dissolution of the Company, (3) any merger or spin-off, (4) the payment of any dividend or the refund of any amount to the Company’s shareholders, (5) the transfer of or the creation of any lien on any shares of stock or rights thereto held by the Company and (6) the incurrence of any indebtedness, loan or financing by the Company.

 

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H. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
The interpretation, execution and enforcement of the Indenture is subject to the applicable laws of Mexico and the jurisdiction of the competent courts sitting in Mexico City, Federal District.
I. Certain Definitions
Final Conversion Date for the Series 1 Debentures ” shall mean the fifth anniversary of the execution of the Indenture or, in the event of renewal or extension of the conversion period pursuant to the Indenture, the effective date of conversion of the Series 1 Debentures into Series BB/1 Shares; provided, that if the Final Conversion Date for the Series 1 Debentures falls on a day which is not a business day, then the Final Conversion Date for the Series 1 Debentures shall be the first business day immediately following that day.
Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures ” shall mean the fifth anniversary of the execution of the Indenture or, in the event of renewal or extension of the conversion period pursuant to the Indenture, the effective date of conversion of the Series 2 Debentures into Series BB/2 Shares; provided, that if the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures falls on a day which is not a business day, then the Final Conversion Date for the Series 2 Debentures shall be the first business day immediately following that day.
Holder ” means Mexico Media Investments, S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, and or any of its successors or assigns.
Purchase Price ” shall mean the aggregate consideration payable in respect of the Series B and BB Shares, the Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures, irrespective of whether the Series 1 Debentures or the Series 2 Debentures shall have been converted into shares of stock of the Company.

 

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Exhibit 4.35
TERM SHEET
LONG TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
The following are the main terms and conditions pursuant to which Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Grupo Televisa”) and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex (“Banamex”), entered into a credit agreement dated March 23, 2011 (the “Loan Agreement”).
     
TYPE OF TRANSACTION:
  Long term loan (the “Loan”)
 
   
BANK:
  Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex
 
   
BORROWER:
  Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
 
   
USE OF PROCEEDS:
  General corporate purposes
 
   
GUARANTIES:
  None
 
   
AGGREGATE AMOUNT:
  Ps.$400,000,000 (Four Hundred Million Pesos 00/100)
 
   
DISBURSEMENT DATE:
  March 25, 2011
 
   
TERM:
  10 (ten) years. The Loan Agreement matures on March 23, 2021
 
   
MATURITY DATES:
  The Aggregate Amount to be paid on March 23, 2021
 
   
INTEREST RATE:
  Fixed annual interest rate equal to 9.40% payable on a monthly basis
 
   
COVENANTS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa assumed, among others, the following covenants:
 
   
 
  (a) Compliance with applicable laws and tax payments;
 
   
 
  (b) Existence and business conduct;
 
   
 
  (c) Disclosure obligations;
 
   
 
  (d) Insurance;
 
   
 
  (e) Accounting;
 
   
 
  (f) Inspection rights;
 
   
 
  (g) Compliance with obligations; and
 
   
 
  (h) Use of proceeds.

 

 


 

     
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS:
  Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Grupo Televisa assumed certain restrictive covenants that limit its ability to:
 
   
 
  (a) Consummate (or permit that its Significant Subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) consummate) mergers, spin-offs, liquidations or dissolutions;
 
   
 
  (b) Transfer fixed assets; and
 
   
 
  (c) Incur liens.
 
   
FINANCIAL RATIOS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa shall maintain the following financial ratios:
 
   
 
  Leverage Ratio: Grupo Televisa will not at any time permit the ratio of (i) total consolidated debt to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00
 
   
 
  Interest Coverage Leverage: Grupo Televisa will not at any time, permit the Interest Coverage (Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense in any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters) to be less than 1.50 to 1.00
 
   
 
  For the aforementioned financial ratios, Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period until payment of the Aggregate Amount, the sum of the amounts for such period of consolidated operating income of Grupo Televisa and its subsidiaries for such period, before depreciation and amortization and other non recurring expenses or net income.
 
   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT:
  Grupo Televisa shall be deemed to be in default upon the occurrence of, among others, any of the following events:
 
   
 
  (a) Default in payment when due of Loan;
 
   
 
  (b) False or misleading representations, warranties or certifications made under the Loan Agreement;
 
   
 
  (c) Default in payment, when due, of any principal or interest, of any indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of US$100,000,000;
 
   
 
  (d) Inability to pay its debts as they become due;
 
   
 
  (e) Any governmental authority takes action to condemn, seize, nationalize or appropriate any substantial portion of the Company’s assets;

 

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  (f) Any license, consent, authorization, concession, registration or approval at any time necessary to enable Grupo Televisa to comply with any of its obligations under the Loan Agreement is revoked;
 
   
 
  (g) Grupo Televisa fails to observe or perform certain covenants, conditions or agreements and such default continues unremedied for a period of 30 (thirty) or more days after notice thereof by Banamex to Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (h) If any event or condition occurs and as determined by Banamex in good faith, has or may have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of Grupo Televisa or its Significant Subsidiaries to pay the credit or comply with the obligations resulting from the Loan Agreement or its promissory note and such effect is not remedied within 15 (fifteen) calendar days from the date in which Banamex notifies Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (i) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of US$50,000,000 or more in the aggregate; or
 
   
 
  (j) If at any time and for any reason attributable to Grupo Televisa (except for payment of the Loan or compliance with existing obligations thereunder), the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note cease to be in full force and effect, or Grupo Televisa challenges the validity of the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note.
 
   
JURISDICTION:
  Mexican federal courts located in Mexico City.
 
   
GOVERNING LAW:
  Applicable federal law in Mexico.

 

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Exhibit 4.36
TERM SHEET
LONG TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
The following are the main terms and conditions pursuant to which Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Grupo Televisa”) and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex (“Banamex”), entered into a credit agreement dated March 23, 2011 (the “Loan Agreement”).
     
TYPE OF TRANSACTION:
  Long term loan (the “Loan”)
 
   
BANK:
  Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex
 
   
BORROWER:
  Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
 
   
USE OF PROCEEDS:
  General corporate purposes
 
   
GUARANTIES:
  None
 
   
AGGREGATE AMOUNT:
  Ps.$800,000,000 (Eight Hundred Million Pesos 00/100)
 
   
DISBURSEMENT DATE:
  March 25, 2011
 
   
TERM:
  10 (ten) years. The Loan Agreement matures on March 23, 2021
 
   
MATURITY DATES:
 
    The amount of Ps.$320,000,000 (Three Hundred an Twenty Million Pesos 00/100) to be paid on March 23, 2017
 
   
 
 
    The amount of Ps.$320,000,000 (Three Hundred an Twenty Million Pesos 00/100) to be paid on March 23, 2019
 
   
 
 
    The amount of Ps.$160,000,000 (One Hundred an Sixty Million Pesos 00/100) to be paid on March 23, 2021
 
   
INTEREST RATE:
  Fixed annual interest rate equal to 9.06% payable on a monthly basis
 
   
COVENANTS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa assumed, among others, the following covenants:
 
   
 
  (a) Compliance with applicable laws and tax payments;
 
   
 
  (b) Existence and business conduct;
 
   
 
  (c) Disclosure obligations;
 
   
 
  (d) Insurance;
 
   
 
  (e) Accounting;
 
   
 
  (f) Inspection rights;

 

 


 

     
 
  (g) Compliance with obligations; and
 
   
 
  (h) Use of proceeds.
 
   
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS:
  Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Grupo Televisa assumed certain restrictive covenants that limit its ability to:
 
   
 
  (a) Consummate (or permit that its Significant Subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) consummate) mergers, spin-offs, liquidations or dissolutions;
 
   
 
  (b) Transfer fixed assets; and
 
   
 
  (c) Incur liens.
 
   
FINANCIAL RATIOS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa shall maintain the following financial ratios:
 
   
 
  Leverage Ratio: Grupo Televisa will not at any time permit the ratio of (i) total consolidated debt to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00
 
   
 
  Interest Coverage Leverage: Grupo Televisa will not at any time, permit the Interest Coverage (Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense in any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters) to be less than 1.50 to 1.00
 
   
 
  For the aforementioned financial ratios, Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period until payment of the Aggregate Amount, the sum of the amounts for such period of consolidated operating income of Grupo Televisa and its subsidiaries for such period, before depreciation and amortization and other non recurring expenses or net income.
 
   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT:
  Grupo Televisa shall be deemed to be in default upon the occurrence of, among others, any of the following events:
 
   
 
  (a) Default in payment when due of Loan;
 
   
 
  (b) False or misleading representations, warranties or certifications made under the Loan Agreement;
 
   
 
  (c) Default in payment, when due, of any principal or interest, of any indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of US$100,000,000;
 
   
 
  (d) Inability to pay its debts as they become due;

 

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  (e) Any governmental authority takes action to condemn, seize, nationalize or appropriate any substantial portion of the Company’s assets;
 
   
 
  (f) Any license, consent, authorization, concession, registration or approval at any time necessary to enable Grupo Televisa to comply with any of its obligations under the Loan Agreement is revoked;
 
   
 
  (g) Grupo Televisa fails to observe or perform certain covenants, conditions or agreements and such default continues unremedied for a period of 30 (thirty) or more days after notice thereof by Banamex to Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (h) If any event or condition occurs and as determined by Banamex in good faith, has or may have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of Grupo Televisa or its Significant Subsidiaries to pay the credit or comply with the obligations resulting from the Loan Agreement or its promissory note and such effect is not remedied within 15 (fifteen) calendar days from the date in which Banamex notifies Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (i) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of US$50,000,000 or more in the aggregate; or
 
   
 
  (j) If at any time and for any reason attributable to Grupo Televisa (except for payment of the Loan or compliance with existing obligations thereunder), the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note cease to be in full force and effect, or Grupo Televisa challenges the validity of the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note.
 
   
JURISDICTION:
  Mexican federal courts located in Mexico City.
 
   
GOVERNING LAW:
  Applicable federal law in Mexico.

 

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Exhibit 4.37
TERM SHEET
LONG TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
The following are the main terms and conditions pursuant to which Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Grupo Televisa”) and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex (“Banamex”), entered into a credit agreement dated March 23, 2011 (the “Loan Agreement”).
     
TYPE OF TRANSACTION:
  Long term loan (the “Loan”)
 
   
BANK:
  Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex
 
   
BORROWER:
  Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
 
   
USE OF PROCEEDS:
  General corporate purposes
 
   
GUARANTIES:
  None
 
   
AGGREGATE AMOUNT:
  Ps.$400,000,000 (Four Hundred Million Pesos 00/100)
 
   
DISBURSEMENT DATE:
  March 25, 2011
 
   
TERM:
  7 (seven) years. The Loan Agreement matures on March 23, 2018
 
   
MATURITY DATES:
  The Aggregate Amount to be paid on March 23, 2018
 
   
INTEREST RATE:
  Fixed annual interest rate equal to 8.77% payable on a monthly basis
 
   
COVENANTS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa assumed, among others, the following covenants:
 
   
 
  (a) Compliance with applicable laws and tax payments;
 
   
 
  (b) Existence and business conduct;
 
   
 
  (c) Disclosure obligations;
 
   
 
  (d) Insurance;
 
   
 
  (e) Accounting;
 
   
 
  (f) Inspection rights;
 
   
 
  (g) Compliance with obligations; and
 
   
 
  (h) Use of proceeds.

 

 


 

     
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS:
  Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Grupo Televisa assumed certain restrictive covenants that limit its ability to:
 
   
 
  (a) Consummate (or permit that its Significant Subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) consummate) mergers, spin-offs, liquidations or dissolutions;
 
   
 
  (b) Transfer fixed assets; and
 
   
 
  (c) Incur liens.
 
   
FINANCIAL RATIOS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa shall maintain the following financial ratios:
 
   
 
  Leverage Ratio: Grupo Televisa will not at any time permit the ratio of (i) total consolidated debt to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00
 
   
 
  Interest Coverage Leverage: Grupo Televisa will not at any time, permit the Interest Coverage (Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense in any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters) to be less than 1.50 to 1.00
 
   
 
  For the aforementioned financial ratios, Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period until payment of the Aggregate Amount, the sum of the amounts for such period of consolidated operating income of Grupo Televisa and its subsidiaries for such period, before depreciation and amortization and other non recurring expenses or net income.
 
   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT:
  Grupo Televisa shall be deemed to be in default upon the occurrence of, among others, any of the following events:
 
   
 
  (a) Default in payment when due of Loan;
 
   
 
  (b) False or misleading representations, warranties or certifications made under the Loan Agreement;
 
   
 
  (c) Default in payment, when due, of any principal or interest, of any indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of US$100,000,000;
 
   
 
  (d) Inability to pay its debts as they become due;
 
   
 
  (e) Any governmental authority takes action to condemn, seize, nationalize or appropriate any substantial portion of the Company’s assets;

 

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  (f) Any license, consent, authorization, concession, registration or approval at any time necessary to enable Grupo Televisa to comply with any of its obligations under the Loan Agreement is revoked;
 
   
 
  (g) Grupo Televisa fails to observe or perform certain covenants, conditions or agreements and such default continues unremedied for a period of 30 (thirty) or more days after notice thereof by Banamex to Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (h) If any event or condition occurs and as determined by Banamex in good faith, has or may have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of Grupo Televisa or its Significant Subsidiaries to pay the credit or comply with the obligations resulting from the Loan Agreement or its promissory note and such effect is not remedied within 15 (fifteen) calendar days from the date in which Banamex notifies Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (i) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of US$50,000,000 or more in the aggregate; or
 
   
 
  (j) If at any time and for any reason attributable to Grupo Televisa (except for payment of the Loan or compliance with existing obligations thereunder), the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note cease to be in full force and effect, or Grupo Televisa challenges the validity of the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note.
 
   
JURISDICTION:
  Mexican federal courts located in Mexico City.
 
   
GOVERNING LAW:
  Applicable federal law in Mexico.

 

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Exhibit 4.38
TERM SHEET
LONG TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
The following are the main terms and conditions pursuant to which Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Grupo Televisa”) and BBVA Bancomer, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer (“BBVA”), entered into a credit agreement dated March 30, 2011 (the “Loan Agreement”).
     
TYPE OF TRANSACTION:
  Long term loan (the “Loan”)
 
   
BANK:
  BBVA Bancomer, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer
 
   
BORROWER:
  Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
 
   
USE OF PROCEEDS:
  General corporate purposes
 
   
GUARANTIES:
  None
 
   
AGGREGATE AMOUNT:
  Ps.$2,500,000,000 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Million Pesos 00/100)
 
   
DISBURSEMENT DATE:
  March 31, 2011
 
   
TERM:
  5 (five) years. The Loan Agreement matures on March 30, 2016
 
   
MATURITY DATES:
  The Aggregate Amount to be paid on March 30, 2016
 
   
INTEREST RATE:
  Fixed annual interest rate equal to 8.095% payable on a monthly basis
 
   
COVENANTS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa assumed, among others, the following covenants:
 
   
 
  (a) Compliance with applicable laws and tax payments;
 
   
 
  (b) Existence and business conduct;
 
   
 
  (c) Disclosure obligations;
 
   
 
  (d) Insurance;
 
   
 
  (e) Accounting;
 
   
 
  (f) Inspection rights;
 
   
 
  (g) Compliance with obligations; and
 
   
 
  (h) Use of proceeds.

 

 


 

     
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS:
  Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Grupo Televisa assumed certain restrictive covenants that limit its ability to:
 
   
 
  (a) Consummate (or permit that its Significant Subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) consummate) mergers, spin-offs, liquidations or dissolutions;
 
   
 
  (b) Transfer fixed assets; and
 
   
 
  (c) Incur liens.
 
   
FINANCIAL RATIOS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa shall maintain the following financial ratios:
 
   
 
  Leverage Ratio: Grupo Televisa will not at any time permit the ratio of (i) total consolidated debt to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00
 
   
 
  Interest Coverage Leverage: Grupo Televisa will not at any time, permit the Interest Coverage (Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense in any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters) to be less than 1.50 to 1.00
 
   
 
  For the aforementioned financial ratios, Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period until payment of the Aggregate Amount, the sum of the amounts for such period of consolidated operating income of Grupo Televisa and its subsidiaries for such period, before depreciation and amortization and other non recurring expenses or net income.
 
   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT:
  Grupo Televisa shall be deemed to be in default upon the occurrence of, among others, any of the following events:
 
   
 
  (a) Default in payment when due of Loan;
 
   
 
  (b) False or misleading representations, warranties or certifications made under the Loan Agreement;
 
   
 
  (c) Default in payment, when due, of any principal or interest, of any indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of US$100,000,000;
 
   
 
  (d) Inability to pay its debts as they become due;
 
   
 
  (e) Any governmental authority takes action to condemn, seize, nationalize or appropriate any substantial portion of the Company’s assets;

 

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  (f) Any license, consent, authorization, concession, registration or approval at any time necessary to enable Grupo Televisa to comply with any of its obligations under the Loan Agreement is revoked;
 
   
 
  (g) Grupo Televisa fails to observe or perform certain covenants, conditions or agreements and such default continues unremedied for a period of 30 (thirty) or more days after notice thereof by BBVA to Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (h) If any event or condition occurs and as determined by BBVA in good faith, has or may have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of Grupo Televisa or its Significant Subsidiaries to pay the credit or comply with the obligations resulting from the Loan Agreement or its promissory note and such effect is not remedied within 15 (fifteen) calendar days from the date in which BBVA notifies Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (i) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of US$50,000,000 or more in the aggregate; or
 
   
 
  (j) If at any time and for any reason attributable to Grupo Televisa (except for payment of the Loan or compliance with existing obligations thereunder), the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note cease to be in full force and effect, or Grupo Televisa challenges the validity of the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note.
 
   
JURISDICTION:
  Mexican federal courts located in Mexico City.
 
   
GOVERNING LAW:
  Applicable federal law in Mexico.

 

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Exhibit 4.39
TERM SHEET
LONG TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
The following are the main terms and conditions pursuant to which Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Grupo Televisa”) and HSBC México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero HSBC (“HSBC”), entered into a credit agreement dated March 28, 2011 (the “Loan Agreement”).
     
TYPE OF TRANSACTION:
  Long term loan (the “Loan”)
 
   
BANK:
  HSBC México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero HSBC
 
   
BORROWER:
  Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
 
   
USE OF PROCEEDS:
  General corporate purposes
 
   
GUARANTIES:
  None
 
   
AGGREGATE AMOUNT:
  Ps.$2,500,000,000 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Million Pesos 00/100)
 
   
DISBURSEMENT DATE:
  March 30, 2011
 
   
TERM:
  7 (seven) years. The Loan Agreement matures on March 30, 2018
 
   
MATURITY DATES:
 
    The amount of Ps.$625,000,000 (Six Hundred and Twenty Five Million Pesos 00/100) to be paid on September 30, 2016
 
   
 
 
    The amount of Ps.$625,000,000 (Six Hundred and Twenty Five Million Pesos 00/100) to be paid on March 30, 2017
 
   
 
 
    The amount of Ps.$625,000,000 (Six Hundred and Twenty Five Million Pesos 00/100) to be paid on September 30, 2017
 
   
 
 
    The amount of Ps.$625,000,000 (Six Hundred and Twenty Five Million Pesos 00/100) to be paid on March 30, 2018
 
   
INTEREST RATE:
  Annual interest rate equal to the Mexican Interbank Interest Rate Balance (TIIE) plus 117.5 (one hundred and seventeen point five) basis points
 
   
COVENANTS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa assumed, among others, the following covenants:
 
   
 
  (a) Compliance with applicable laws and tax payments;
 
   
 
  (b) Existence and business conduct;
 
   
 
  (c) Disclosure obligations;

 

 


 

     
 
  (d) Insurance;
 
   
 
  (e) Accounting;
 
   
 
  (f) Inspection rights;
 
   
 
  (g) Compliance with obligations; and
 
   
 
  (h) Use of proceeds.
 
   
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS:
  Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Grupo Televisa assumed certain restrictive covenants that limit its ability to:
 
   
 
  (a) Consummate (or permit that its Significant Subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) consummate) mergers, spin-offs, liquidations or dissolutions;
 
   
 
  (b) Transfer fixed assets; and
 
   
 
  (c) Incur liens.
 
   
FINANCIAL RATIOS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa shall maintain the following financial ratios:
 
   
 
  Leverage Ratio: Grupo Televisa will not at any time permit the ratio of (i) total consolidated debt to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00
 
   
 
  Interest Coverage Leverage: Grupo Televisa will not at any time, permit the Interest Coverage (Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense in any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters) to be less than 1.50 to 1.00
 
   
 
  For the aforementioned financial ratios, Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period until payment of the Aggregate Amount, the sum of the amounts for such period of consolidated operating income of Grupo Televisa and its subsidiaries for such period, before depreciation and amortization and other non recurring expenses or net income.
 
   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT:
  Grupo Televisa shall be deemed to be in default upon the occurrence of, among others, any of the following events:
 
   
 
  (a) Default in payment when due of Loan;
 
   
 
  (b) False or misleading representations, warranties or certifications made under the Loan Agreement;
 
   
 
  (c) Default in payment, when due, of any principal or interest, of any indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of US$100,000,000;

 

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  (d) Inability to pay its debts as they become due;
 
   
 
  (e) Any governmental authority takes action to condemn, seize, nationalize or appropriate any substantial portion of the Company’s assets;
 
   
 
  (f) Any license, consent, authorization, concession, registration or approval at any time necessary to enable Grupo Televisa to comply with any of its obligations under the Loan Agreement is revoked;
 
   
 
  (g) Grupo Televisa fails to observe or perform certain covenants, conditions or agreements and such default continues unremedied for a period of 30 (thirty) or more days after notice thereof by HSBC to Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (h) If any event or condition occurs and as determined by HSBC in good faith, has or may have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of Grupo Televisa or its Significant Subsidiaries to pay the credit or comply with the obligations resulting from the Loan Agreement or its promissory note and such effect is not remedied within 15 (fifteen) calendar days from the date in which HSBC notifies Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (i) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of US$50,000,000 or more in the aggregate; or
 
   
 
  (j) If at any time and for any reason attributable to Grupo Televisa (except for payment of the Loan or compliance with existing obligations thereunder), the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note cease to be in full force and effect, or Grupo Televisa challenges the validity of the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note.
 
   
JURISDICTION:
  Mexican federal courts located in Mexico City.
 
   
GOVERNING LAW:
  Applicable federal law in Mexico.

 

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Exhibit 4.40
TERM SHEET
LONG TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
The following are the main terms and conditions pursuant to which Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Grupo Televisa”) and Banco Santander (México), S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander (“Santander”), entered into a credit agreement dated March 30, 2011 (the “Loan Agreement”).
     
TYPE OF TRANSACTION:
  Long term loan (the “Loan”)
 
   
BANK:
  Banco Santander (México), S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander
 
   
BORROWER:
  Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
 
   
USE OF PROCEEDS:
  General corporate purposes
 
   
GUARANTIES:
  None
 
   
AGGREGATE AMOUNT:
  Ps.$2,000,000,000 (Two Thousand Million Pesos 00/100)
 
   
DISBURSEMENT DATE:
  March 30, 2011
 
   
TERM:
  5 (five) years. The Loan Agreement matures on March 30, 2016
 
   
MATURITY DATES:
  The Aggregate Amount to be paid on March 30, 2016
 
   
INTEREST RATE:
  Fixed annual interest rate equal to 8.12% payable on a monthly basis
 
   
COVENANTS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa assumed, among others, the following covenants:
 
   
 
  (a) Compliance with applicable laws and tax payments;
 
   
 
  (b) Existence and business conduct;
 
   
 
  (c) Disclosure obligations;
 
   
 
  (d) Insurance;
 
   
 
  (e) Accounting;
 
   
 
  (f) Inspection rights;
 
   
 
  (g) Compliance with obligations; and
 
   
 
  (h) Use of proceeds.

 

 


 

     
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS:
  Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Grupo Televisa assumed certain restrictive covenants that limit its ability to:
 
   
 
  (a) Consummate (or permit that its Significant Subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) consummate) mergers, spin-offs, liquidations or dissolutions;
 
   
 
  (b) Transfer fixed assets; and
 
   
 
  (c) Incur liens.
 
   
FINANCIAL RATIOS:
  As long as the Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of the Aggregate Amount, Grupo Televisa shall maintain the following financial ratios:
 
   
 
  Leverage Ratio: Grupo Televisa will not at any time permit the ratio of (i) total consolidated debt to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00
 
   
 
  Interest Coverage Leverage: Grupo Televisa will not at any time, permit the Interest Coverage (Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense in any period of 4 (four) consecutive calendar quarters) to be less than 1.50 to 1.00
 
   
 
  For the aforementioned financial ratios, Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period until payment of the Aggregate Amount, the sum of the amounts for such period of consolidated operating income of Grupo Televisa and its subsidiaries for such period, before depreciation and amortization and other non recurring expenses or net income.
 
   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT:
  Grupo Televisa shall be deemed to be in default upon the occurrence of, among others, any of the following events:
 
   
 
  (a) Default in payment when due of Loan;
 
   
 
  (b) False or misleading representations, warranties or certifications made under the Loan Agreement;
 
   
 
  (c) Default in payment, when due, of any principal or interest, of any indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of US$100,000,000;
 
   
 
  (d) Inability to pay its debts as they become due;
 
   
 
  (e) Any governmental authority takes action to condemn, seize, nationalize or appropriate any substantial portion of the Company’s assets;

 

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  (f) Any license, consent, authorization, concession, registration or approval at any time necessary to enable Grupo Televisa to comply with any of its obligations under the Loan Agreement is revoked;
 
   
 
  (g) Grupo Televisa fails to observe or perform certain covenants, conditions or agreements and such default continues unremedied for a period of 30 (thirty) or more days after notice thereof by Santander to Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (h) If any event or condition occurs and as determined by Santander in good faith, has or may have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of Grupo Televisa or its Significant Subsidiaries to pay the credit or comply with the obligations resulting from the Loan Agreement or its promissory note and such effect is not remedied within 15 (fifteen) calendar days from the date in which Santander notifies Grupo Televisa;
 
   
 
  (i) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of US$50,000,000 or more in the aggregate; or
 
   
 
  (j) If at any time and for any reason attributable to Grupo Televisa (except for payment of the Loan or compliance with existing obligations thereunder), the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note cease to be in full force and effect, or Grupo Televisa challenges the validity of the Loan Agreement and/or its promissory note.
 
   
JURISDICTION:
  Mexican federal courts located in Mexico City.
 
   
GOVERNING LAW:
  Applicable federal law in Mexico.

 

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Exhibit 8.1
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Subsidiaries, Consolidated Variable Interest Entities, Joint Ventures and Associates
as of December 31, 2010
     
Name of Company   Country of Incorporation
Alektis Consultores, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
TVU Enterprises, Inc.
  United States of America
Bay City Television, Inc.
  United States of America
ET Publishing International, LLC
  United States of America
Sunny Isle, LLC
  United States of America
Pay-TV Venture, Inc.
  United States of America
Saral Publications, Inc.
  United States of America
Tarabu, Inc.
  United States of America
Endemol Latino N.A., LLC (*)
  United States of America
Televisa Internacional, LLC
  United States of America
Televisa International Marketing Group, Inc.
  United States of America
Veneto, Inc. (1)
  United States of America
Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Alvafig, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cablemás, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cable y Comunicación de Campeche, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cable y Comunicación de Morelia, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cablemás Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cable California, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cablemás International Telecom, LLC. (1)
  United States of America
CCC Tecno Equipos, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
CM Equipos y Soporte, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Constructora Cablemás, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Inmobiliaria Cablemás, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Miracle TV Corporation. (*)
  United States of America
Profesionales en Ventas y Mercadeo, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Administrativos Cablemás, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
TV Transmisiones de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Construcciones Megapo de Acapulco, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cuernamú, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Mega Com-M Servicios, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Arretis, S.A.P.I. de C.V.
  Mexico
Audiomaster 3000, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Cable TV Internacional, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisión Internacional, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Grupo Servicomunicación, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Multibip, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
R.H. Servicios Administrativos, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
R.H. Servicios Ejecutivos, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Telum, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Sintonia Fina, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Técnica Avanzada en Cableados, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Telum, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cable Sistema de Victoria, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Comunicable, S.A. de C.V. (*)
  Mexico
Comunicable de Valle Hermoso, S.A. de C.V. (*)
  Mexico
Telecable de Matehuala, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
CVQ Espectáculos, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Club de Fútbol América, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Real San Luis F.C., S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Teatro de los Insurgentes, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisa en Vivo, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Videocine, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico

 

 


 

     
Name of Company   Country of Incorporation
Coyoacán Films, S.A. de C.V. (*)
  Mexico
Dibujos Animados Mexicanos Diamex, S.A. (*)
  Mexico
Editorial Clío, Libros y Videos, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiary (*)
  Mexico
En Vivo Espectáculos, S. de R.L. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Eventicket, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Fútbol del Distrito Federal, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Grupo Comunicación y Esfuerzo Comercial, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Marcas y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. (*) (1)
  Mexico
Más Fondos, S.A. de C.V. Sociedad Distribuidora de Acciones de Sociedades de Inversión (*)
  Mexico
Operadora Dos Mil, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Productora Contadero, S.A. de C.V. (*) (1)
  Mexico
Promo-Certamen, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Quiroga TV, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
TV Santa Fe, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
San Ángel TV, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
DTH Europa, S.A.
  Spain
Editora Factum, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Digital TV, S.A. de C.V. (1) (3)
  Mexico
Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B. de C.V.
  Mexico
Milar, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Argos Comunicación, S.A. de C.V. (*)
  Mexico
Cablebox, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cablestar, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Bestel USA, Inc.
  United States of America
Letseb, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Bestphone, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Operbes, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Operbes, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Letseb, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cablevisión, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Tercera Mirada, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Estudio Sevilla 613, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Grupo Mexicano de Cable, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Integravisión de Occidente, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Cablevisión, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Técnicos Cablevisión, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Tecnicable, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Telestar del Pacífico, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Galavisión DTH, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
DTH México, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Grupo de Telecomunicaciones de Alta Capacidad, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and subsidiary (*)
  Mexico
Mednet, S.A. de C.V. (*)
  Mexico
Raspafácil, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Telefonía Metropolitana, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Editorial Televisa, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Editorial Atlántida, S.A.
  Argentina
Atlántida Chile, S.A.
  Chile
Atlántida Digital, S.A.
  Argentina
Desarrollos del Atlántico, S.A.
  Argentina
Dewal, S.A.
  Uruguay
Ediciones Paparazzi, S.A.
  Argentina
Editorial Atlántida Uruguay, S.R.L.
  Uruguay
Feria Puro Diseño, S.A.
  Argentina
Editorial GyJ Televisa, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico

 

 


 

     
Name of Company   Country of Incorporation
Editorial Motorpress Televisa, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Editorial Televisa Argentina, S.A.
  Argentina
Editorial Televisa Chile, S.A.
  Chile
Editorial Televisa Colombia, S.A.
  Colombia
Editorial Televisa Colombia Cultural, S.A.
  Colombia
Editorial C&P S.A.S.
  Colombia
Editorial Televisa International, S.A.
  Mexico
Editorial Televisa Perú, S.A.
  Peru
Editorial Televisa Puerto Rico, Inc.
  Puerto Rico
Editorial Televisa Venezuela, S.A.
  Venezuela
Mundo Ejecutivo Televisa, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Publicaciones Aquario, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Vanipubli Ecuatoriana, S.A.
  Ecuador
VeneTel Servicios Publicitarios, S.A.
  Venezuela
En Vivo US Holding, LLC (3)
  United States of America
Factum Más, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Comercial Televisa Más, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Comercio Más, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Sky DTH, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Innova Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V. (2)
  Mexico
Corporación Novaimagen, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Corporación Novavisión, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Novavision Group, Inc.
  United States of America
Novavisión Honduras, S.A.
  Honduras
Novavisión Panamá, S.A.
  Panama
Media Visión de Panamá, S.A.
  Panama
Ridge Manor, Inc.
  Panama
Eminent Shine, Inc. (1)
  Panama
Galaxy Nicaragua, S.A.
  Nicaragua
Servicios Directos de Satélite, S.A.
  Costa Rica
Sky El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.
  El Salvador
Televisión Novavisión de Guatemala, S.A.
  Guatemala
Corporación de Radio y Televisión del Norte de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Corporación Satelital Novavisión Dominicana, S.A.
  Dominican Republic
Novabox, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Nova Call-Center, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Corporativos de Telefonía, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Novasat, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Gestora de Inversiones Audiovisuales La Sexta, S.A. and subsidiaries (*)
  Spain
Grupo Distribuidoras Intermex, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Distribuidora Alfa, S.A.
  Chile
Distribuidora Bolivariana, S.A.
  Peru
Distribuidora de Revistas Bertrán, S.A.C.
  Argentina
Intercontinental Media, S.A.
  Argentina
Distribuidora Intermex, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Distribuidora Panamex, S.A.
  Panama
Distribuidoras Unidas, S.A.
  Colombia
Gonarmex, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Samra, S.A.
  Ecuador
Distribuidora Los Andes, S.A.
  Ecuador
Grupo Telesistema, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Altavista Sur Inmobiliaria, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico

 

 


 

     
Name of Company   Country of Incorporation
Amber Capital, S.A. de C.V. SOFOM E.N.R.
  Mexico
Corporativo TD Sports, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (*)
  Mexico
G. Televisa-D, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Inmobiliaria Amber, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Lab Brands International, LLC (*)
  United States of America
Multimedios Santa Fe, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Producciones Nacionales Televisa, S.C.
  Mexico
Proyectos Especiales Televisa, S.C.
  Mexico
Recursos Corporativos Alameda, S.C.
  Mexico
Publicidad Virtual, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Tarrague A.G.
  Switzerland
Teleinmobiliaria, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Tele Tips Digital, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisa, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Centros de Conocimiento Tecnológico. S.A. de C.V. and subsidiary (*)
  Mexico
Endemol México, S.A. de C.V. (*)
  Mexico
Espacio de Vinculación, A.C.
  Mexico
Televisat Digital, S.A. de C.V. (3)
  Mexico
T&V, S.A.S. (*)
  France
Televisa Consumer Products USA, LLC
  United States of America
Televisa Mexico, Ltd.
  Switzerland
Videopersel, Ltd.
  Switzerland
Videoserpel, Ltd.
  Switzerland
Televisión Independiente de México, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Baluarte Bienes Raices, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Canal XXI, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Canales de Televisión Populares, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Desarrollo Milaz, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Editora San Angel, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Radio Televisión, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Radiotelevisora de México Norte, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Teleimagen del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Telemercado Alameda, S. de R.L. de C.V. (*) (1)
  Mexico
Televimex, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisión de Puebla, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisora de Mexicali, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisora de Navojoa, S.A.
  Mexico
Televisora de Occidente, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisora del Yaqui, S.A. de C.V. (*)
  Mexico
Televisora Peninsular, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
T.V. de los Mochis, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Terma, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
TT Digital, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Kapa Capital, S.A. de C.V. SOFOM E.N.R.
  Mexico
Kasitum, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Grupo Nueva Comercial TB, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Multimedia CTI, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. and subsidiaries (including Univision Comunications Inc. )(*)
  United States of America
Comunicaciones Tieren, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
BMPI Services II, LLC. (4)
  United States of America
Promo-Industrias Metropolitanas, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Telestar de Occidente, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico

 

 


 

     
Name of Company   Country of Incorporation
Sistema Radiópolis, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cadena Radiodifusora Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Radio Melodía, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Radio Tapatía, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
XEZZ, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios XEZZ, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Radio Comerciales, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Radiotelevisora de Mexicali, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Servicios Radiópolis, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Somos Televisa, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Borealis Comunicación, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Cadena de las Américas, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Corporatel, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Corporación Más, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Desarrollo Vista Hermosa, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
ECO Producciones, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Empresas Baluarte, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Grupo Administrativo Tijuana, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Plataforma Digital, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
Sattora, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisa Corporación, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisa Producciones, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisa Talento, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisat, S.A. de C.V. (1)
  Mexico
T.V. Conceptos, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Transmisiones Nacionales de Televisión, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Teleparábolas, S.L.
  Spain
Telesistema Mexicano, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Imagen y Talento Internacional, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisa Argentina, S.A. (3)
  Argentina
Televisa Entretenimiento, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Ocesa Entretenimiento, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (*)
  Mexico
Televisa Juegos, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Apuestas Internacionales, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico
Magical Entertainment, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Televisa USA, S.A. de C.V. (3)
  Mexico
TSM Capital, S.A. de C.V. SOFOM E.N.R. (3)
  Mexico
     
(*)  
Associate or Joint Venture, for purposes of Mexican and/or International Financial Reporting Standards.
 
(1)  
Without current operations.
 
(2)  
Consolidated variable interest entity. The Company and/or any of its subsidiaries is deemed the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity.
 
(3)  
In process of liquidation.
 
(4)  
Special purpose entity, for purposes of Mexican and/or International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

 

Exhibit 12.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
  a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: June 28, 2011
         
By:
  /s/ Emilio Azcárraga Jean
 
Name: Emilio Azcárraga Jean
   
 
  Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer    

 

 

Exhibit 12.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
  a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b)   Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: June 28, 2011
         
By:
  /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
 
Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
   
 
  Title: Chief Financial Officer    

 

 

Exhibit 13.1
GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (the “Company”), hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
1.   The Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, to which this statement is filed as an exhibit (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: June 28, 2011
         
By:
  /s/ Emilio Azcárraga Jean
 
Name: Emilio Azcárraga Jean
   
 
  Title:   Chairman of the Board, President
            and Chief Executive Officer
   

 

 

Exhibit 13.2
GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero, the Chief Financial Officer of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (the “Company”), hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
1.   The Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, to which this statement is filed as an exhibit (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: June 28, 2011
         
By:
  /s/ Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
 
Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero
   
 
  Title: Chief Financial Officer    

 

 

Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-126827) of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. of our report dated June 28, 2011 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 20-F.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C.
/s/ Miguel Ángel Álvarez
C.P.C. Miguel Ángel Álvarez
Audit Partner
México, D.F.
June 28, 2011