TelevisaUnivision revenue rises 10% on World Cup and Mexico growth
Mexico revenue jumped 53% as TelevisaUnivision said its World Cup slate drew 675 million viewers across TV and ViX.
TelevisaUnivision said second-quarter revenue rose 10% to $1.3 billion, lifted by a 53% jump in Mexico and a World Cup run that reached 675 million total viewers across linear television and ViX. The company discussed the results on July 23 with CEO Daniel Alegre and CFO Juan Pablo Newman on a call set for 11:00 a.m. ET, 8:00 a.m. PT.
Profitability softened even as sales climbed. Operating income fell to $224 million from $241 million a year earlier, and Adjusted OIBDA slipped to $388 million from $398 million. TelevisaUnivision ended the quarter with $766 million in cash and a leverage ratio of 5.5x, after refinancing $1.4 billion of debt during the period. That financing followed the company’s first-quarter move to issue $1.5 billion of new debt in April and offer to purchase all outstanding debt due in 2028.
For telenovela fans, the headline is less about a single quarter than about where TelevisaUnivision is finding leverage. The company describes itself as the world’s leading Spanish-language media company, powered by the largest library of owned Spanish-language content and a prolific production capability, with original content spanning news, sports and entertainment. ViX, launched on February 16, 2022, was introduced as the world’s largest Spanish-language streaming service, and that matters because serialized drama now has to travel across both the old broadcast funnel and the newer digital one.
TelevisaUnivision’s own 2026-27 upfront strategy put the same priorities in view, centering on the World Cup, AI and 50 original productions. That mix suggests the company is still using live events to drive scale, but it is also leaning harder on ViX as a place to distribute more of what Spanish-language audiences keep returning for, including the long-form storytelling that has always made novelas such a dependable part of the lineup. The quarter’s numbers showed that the company can still turn marquee live sports into audience volume, and it is trying to convert that momentum into a steadier home for scripted Spanish-language programming.
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