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Univision Inks Retrans Pact With Verizon

Univision has signed a retransmission agreement with Verizon's FiOS TV. Terms were not disclosed, but Univision has been seeking cash compensation in exchange for its programming instead of opting for must-carry.

The multi-year pact covers carriage of Univision's owned-and-operated stations; affiliated stations owned by Entravision Communications and Fisher Communications; Univision's cable network, Galavision; and network feeds for both Univision and TeleFutura networks.

The agreement follows a string of retransmission deals Univision has made with other subscription TV providers, including Comcast, DirecTV and Time Warner.

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