Telemundo Is Said to Have Struck Deal in Mexico

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TELEMUNDO IS SAID TO HAVE STRUCK DEAL IN MEXICO
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Bill Carter]
NBC Universal is expected to announce on Monday that it has reached a long-sought agreement with the Mexican television company Grupo Televisa to distribute programming from its Hispanic service Telemundo to audiences in Mexico. Televisa agreed to include multiple hours of Telemundo programs on one of its Mexico-based broadcast television stations as well as to transmit a new channel of all Telemundo content on its cable and satellite systems. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Telemundo would be paid for the content. The LA Times reports that the deal marks a change in strategy for NBC Universal, which is owned by General Electric Co. It had been hoping to launch a third broadcasting service in Mexico to distribute its programming, but Mexico's political leaders have said that there would not be a new broadcaster in the nation any time soon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/business/media/17nbc.html?ref=todayspaper
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