05-09-2005

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“This is a very exciting time for The Latin Recording Academy and the Latin GRAMMY Awards as we continue to evolve our organization and our show,” said Latin Recording Academy President Gabriel Abaroa. “We are delighted to be forging this new relationship with Univision -- the leader in Spanish-language entertainment - and we are looking forward to working with their team on the next phase of the Latin GRAMMYs. Additionally, we thank The Recording Academy® and our good friends at CBS for their historic and continued support of our Academy's mission.”

“We are truly delighted to be partnering with such an esteemed organization as The Latin Recording Academy®,” said Alina Falcon, Executive Vice President and Operating Manager, Univision Television Network. “The Latin GRAMMYs is a great addition to our network and complements our extensive portfolio of leading award shows and specials. This announcement underscores the fact that the best way and place to reach all young Hispanics is in Spanish, on the Univision Network.  With our expertise among this coveted audience and in this genre, we are confident that the Latin GRAMMYs will become another outstanding property.”

“The Latin GRAMMYs have introduced Latin artists who have become international superstars   over the past five years, while evolving into one of the leading awards in Latin music,” said Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. “This new partnership is an organic progression that will help spotlight and focus on the music and our mission as we salute Latin music makers across the globe.”

The Univision Network is known for specials and award shows that repeatedly draw higher ratings than English-language programming. Over the last few years, while total US Hispanic viewers 18-34 to English-language Broadcast Network award shows were down 28%, total viewing for the same demographic to Spanish-language award shows was up 58%. The trend is unmistakable – year after year, Univision’s Spanish-language award shows succeed in producing higher ratings by drawing larger numbers of younger audiences.

Univision will handle production of the music celebration in conjunction with The Latin Recording Academy. John Cossette, recent executive producer of the Latin GRAMMY Awards and current executive producer of the GRAMMY telecasts, will act as a consulting producer.

Additional announcements about the 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards telecast will be made later this month.

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, the Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about the Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.LatinGRAMMY.com.

Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN) is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States.  Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 83% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 27 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 33 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com.  Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit www.univision.net.

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The venue for the 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Nominations Press Conference will be announced shortly. Media credentialing instructions will be posted in conjunction with the Nominations Press Conference.