Univision Names Tim Krass Executive Vice President, Affiliate Relations.Entertainment Editors & Television Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 Univision Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : UVN UVN Ustredni Vojenska Nemocnice (Prague) ), the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , today announced the appointment of Timothy I. Krass to the position of Executive Vice President, Affiliate Relations, effective immediately. Krass will be responsible for managing affiliate relations within the cable and satellite industries for Univision, Telefutura and Galavision. Krass will also manage Univision's and Telefutura's broadcast affiliate relationships. Based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Krass will report to Michael D. Wortsman, President of the Univision Television Group. "Tim brings twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of experience in sales and marketing in the cable television and broadband industries to Univision's senior management team," said Wortsman. "The breadth of his background, excellent track record of accomplishments and extensive contacts throughout the industry, make him ideal for Univision's affiliate relations team as we continue to aggressively expand our relationships within the broadcast, satellite and cable industries." "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be part of such an extraordinary group of professionals," said Krass. "Univision's potential is compelling and I look forward to working with its talented management team at this important stage of the Company's development." Prior to joining Univision, Krass was Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing at Intertainer, Inc., where he recruited and developed an affiliate sales and marketing team targeting cable operators, telephone companies, ISP's, hotels, airlines and hospitals. In addition, he developed working agreements with TV Guide, Concurrent Computer Corporation Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , SeaChange International Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . and Scientific-Atlanta for digital set-top box development. From 1998 to 1999, Krass was Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing at FOX/Liberty Networks, where he was responsible for the affiliate sales and marketing departments for the distribution of 17 cable networks. From 1997 to 1998, he was Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing for FOX Sports Net, where he was responsible for the affiliate sales and marketing departments, established FOX Sports Net as a national network and launched and distributed FOX Sports Detroit to five top national cable operators. From 1985 to 1996, Krass was Marketing Manager and Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing at Prime Ticket Network, where he launched and distributed FOX Sports West 2 to six top cable television operators and 2.3 million households. From 1981 to 1985 Krass held various positions at Cox Cable. Krass graduated in 1979 from The Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. with a Master of Arts Master of Arts Noun a degree, usually postgraduate in a nonscientific subject, or a person holding this degree Noun 1. Master of Arts - a master's degree in arts and sciences Artium Magister, MA, AM degree in Sports Management and in 1976 from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Business Administration. 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 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, the new 24-hour general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 73% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 22 television stations; TeleFutura Television Group which owns and operates 28 television stations; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Music Group The Univision Music Group Is the #1 Latin music company in the U.S. with approximately 45% market share. Founded in April 2001 with a vision of releasing and marketing the best of every genre of Latin music, the Univision Music Group now includes three record labels: Univision , which includes the Univision Music label, Fonovisa Records label, Rudy Perez Enterprises label and a 50% interest in Mexican based Disa Records label as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Internet company in the U.S. Hispanic market reaching 80% of the nation's Spanish-speaking online audience at www.univision.com. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles, with network operations in Miami and television stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. |
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