Thomas Arrix Named Senior Vice President of Ad Sales for Univision Onl

    Business Editors

    LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2005--Univision Online, Inc., a subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN), the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, announced that Thomas Arrix has been named Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales. Mr. Arrix will be responsible for advertising and sponsorship revenue for Univision Online, as well as overseeing the division's sales and client services operations. He will be based in New York and will report to Javier Saralegui, President and COO of Univision Online.
    "The hiring of Tom Arrix is another sign of Univision's continuous effort to recruit and retain the top executive talent the media industry has to offer," said Javier Saralegui. "Tom is a fifteen year sales veteran, who has diverse experience working at leading media companies, operating in both the Internet and cable TV industries. Tom also brings considerable experience selling cross-platform, which is an increasingly important part of our business. We look forward to Tom joining the Univision team."
    Mr. Arrix commented, "I am excited to take this next step in my career and consider it a privilege to be doing so with Univision. I look forward to joining the industry-leading team at Univision Online, and working with my counterparts at the other divisions within Univision. I am also equally excited to bring the value of Univision to the many clients I have worked with through the years."
    Thomas Arrix was previously the Senior Vice President of Sales & Client Services at CBS Sportsline.com where he worked for five years. While at CBS Sportsline.com, Mr. Arrix built the industry's top-rated internet sales force that was responsible for all media/advertising and sponsorship revenues for CBS Sportsline.com and partner sites including CBS Sports, NFL.com, PGATour.com and NCAASPORTS.com. Aside from managing the day-to-day operations of a fifty plus person sales force, Mr. Arrix was also responsible for setting the strategic direction of the sales organization. Mr. Arrix began his sales career with Turner Broadcasting Systems in 1991, where he was rapidly promoted to Vice President of Turner Sports. In this position, Mr. Arrix was responsible for the sales efforts of Turner's sports properties, including the NBA, NFL, NASCAR, Figure skating, Braves Baseball and the Goodwill Games.

    About Univision Online

    Univision Online, Inc. is the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., located at www.univision.com. Univision Online is a wholly owned subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Univision Communications Inc. operations also 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 80% 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; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 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. 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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