UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT
TO RULES 13a-16 or 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December, 2018
GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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Av. Vasco de Quiroga No. 2000, Colonia Santa Fe 01210, Mexico City,
Mexico
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under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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Investor Relations
PRESS RELEASE |
Televisa acquires part of the residential fiber-to-the-home business of
Axtel
Mexico City, December 17, 2018 – Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Televisa”; NYSE:TV; BMV:TLEVISA CPO) announced today that
it has acquired from Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. its residential fiber-to-the-home business and related assets in Mexico City, Zapopan, Monterrey, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosi and Ciudad Juarez.
The assets acquired comprise 553,226 revenue generating units, consisting of 97,622 video, 227,802 broadband, and
227,802 voice revenue generating units.
The total value of the transaction amounts to Ps. 4,713 million and, as of September 30, 2018, the revenue and
operating segment income associated to these assets over the prior twelve months reached Ps. 1,900 million and Ps. 631 million, respectively.
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s results and prospects. Actual
results could differ materially from these statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release should be read in conjunction with the factors described in “Item 3. Key Information – Forward Looking Statements” in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 20 - F, which, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this press release and in oral statements made by authorized officers of the
Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Televisa
Televisa is a leading media company in the Spanish-speaking world, an important cable operator in Mexico and an
operator of a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico. Televisa distributes the content it produces through several broadcast channels in Mexico and in over 50 countries through 26 pay-tv brands, and television
networks, cable operators and over-the-top or “OTT” services. In the United States, Televisa's audiovisual content is distributed through Univision Communications Inc. ("Univision") the leading media company serving the Hispanic market.
Univision broadcasts Televisa's audiovisual content through multiple platforms in exchange for a royalty payment. In addition, Televisa has equity and warrants which upon their exercise would represent approximately 36% on a fully-diluted,
as-converted basis of the equity capital in Univision Holdings, Inc., the controlling company of Univision. Televisa’s cable business offers integrated services, including video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and
commercial customers as well as managed services to domestic and international carriers through five cable Multiple System Operators in Mexico. Televisa owns a majority interest in Sky, a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television
system in Mexico, operating also in the Dominican Republic and Central America. Televisa also has interests in magazine publishing and distribution, radio production and broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, feature-film
production and distribution, and gaming.
Investor Relations:
Carlos Madrazo / Tel: (52 55) 5261 2445 / cmadrazov@televisa.com.mx
Santiago Casado / Tel: (52 55) 5261 2438 / scasado@televisa.com.mx
Media Relations:
Alejandro Olmos / Tel: (52 55) 4438 1205 / aolmosc@televisa.com.mx
María Eugenia Zurita / Tel: (52 55) 52 24 63 60 / mezurita@televisa.com.mx
www.televisair.com
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
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(Registrant)
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Dated: December 18, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Luis Alejandro Bustos Olivares
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Luis Alejandro Bustos Olivares
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Title:
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Legal Vice President and General Counsel
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