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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000
C.P. 01210 México, D.F.
(5255) 5261-2445
www.televisa.com
www.televisair.com

annual report 2006

 
 
 
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media company
in the Spanish-speaking world and a major participant
in the international entertainment business.

It has interests in television production and broadcasting, 
production of pay television networks, international 
distribution of television programming, direct-to-
home satellite services, publishing and publishing 
distribution, cable television, radio production and 
broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, 
feature film production and distribution, gaming, and 
the operation of a horizontal internet portal. Grupo 
Televisa also owns an unconsolidated equity stake in 
La Sexta, a free-to-air television venture in Spain.

Investor information

Corporate headquarters
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000
C.P. 01210 México, D.F.
(5255) 5261 2000

Legal counsel
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
Montes Urales 505, 3rd Fl.
C.P. 11000 México, D.F.
(5255) 5201-7400

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004 U.S.A.
(212) 859-8000

Independent auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C.
Mariano Escobedo 573
C.P. 11580 México, D.F.
(5255) 5263-6000

Depositary
JPMorgan Chase Bank
One Chase Manhattan Plz., 40th Fl.
New York, New York 10081 U.S.A.
(866) 576-2377
adr@jpmorgan.com

Common stock data
CPOs (Certificados de Participación Ordinarios) covering the Grupo Televisa, 
S.A.B., comprise 117 shares (25 A Shares, 22 B Shares, 35 D Shares and 35 L 
Shares), and are listed and admitted for trading on the Bolsa Mexicana de 
Valores, S.A. de C.V. (the Mexican stock exchange), under the ticker symbol 
TLEVISA CPO. The GDSs (Global Depositary Shares), each representing five 
CPOs, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trade under the ticker 
symbol TV. On March 22, 2006, Televisa changed its GDS ratio from its previous 
1 GDS per 20 CPOs to 1 GDS per 5 CPOs, a 1:4 GDS split.

Dividend policy
Decisions regarding the payment and amount of dividends are subject to 
approval by a majority of the A Shares and B Shares voting together gene-
rally, but not necessarily, on the recommendation of the board of directors, 
as well as a majority of the A Shares voting separately. On March 25, 2004, 
the company’s board of directors approved a dividend policy under which 
Televisa intends to pay an annual regular dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO.

SEC filings
Televisa  files  and  submits  annual  reports  to  the  US  Securities  and  Ex-
change Commission. This annual report contains both historical information 
and forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, as  well 
as  other  forward-looking  statements  made  by  the  company,  or  its repre-
sentatives  from  time  to  time,  whether  orally  or  in  writing,  involve  risks  and 
uncertainties relating to the company’s businesses, operations, and financial 
condition. A summary of these risks is included in the company’s filings with 
the  US  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  and  this  summary  as  well  as 
the other filings with and submissions to the US Securities and Exchange 
Commission, are and will be available through the office of investor relations 
upon written request.

Investor relations
We ask that investors and analysts direct all inquiries to:

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000
C.P. 01210 México, D.F.
(5255) 5261-2445
ir@televisa.com.mx

www.televisa.com
www.televisair.com

This annual report is available in both English and Spanish. April 2007
Este informe anual está disponible tanto en español como en inglés. Abril 2007

Table of contents

2
Dear fellow
shareholders

4
Financial
highlights

6
Televisa at a 
glance

10
Business  
segments

18
Fundación 
Televisa

19
MD&A

31
Board of directors

32
Financial 
statements



Dear fellow
shareholders

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Our  2006  results  once  again  illustrate  the  strength  of  our 
business and extend our long track record of solid revenue 
and margin growth. Our high-quality content consistently 
drives  our  performance,  as  does  our  ability  to  maximize 
synergies among our business segments. 

In 2006, we exported our programs to more than 60 coun-
tries throughout the world. In the United States, our content 
reaches viewers through Univision. Our programming repre-
sented  approximately  42  percent  of  Univision’s  non-repeat 
broadcast hours, including most of its prime-time hours. 

We achieved strong sales growth in nearly all our operating 
segments during the year. Consolidated sales grew 12.2 percent, 
to  reach  Ps.37.9  billion.  Our  operating  segment  income  in-
creased 19.4 percent to Ps.16.4 billion, and we achieved a 
record-high operating segment income margin of 43.3 percent.

Our  Television  Broadcasting  segment  is  fundamental  to 
our success. In 2006 we aired 24 of the top 25 programs in 
Mexico, and 83 of the top 100. Across our television broad-
casting business, our average sign-on to sign-off audience 
share  for  the  full  year  was  71  percent,  driven  primarily  by 
our programming on Channel 2, the country’s leading tele-
vision broadcast network. We produce nearly 100 percent 
of  the  programming  on  Channel  2,  including  telenovelas, 
newscasts,  game  shows,  and  variety  shows.  This  popular 
line-up  captured  an  average  sign-on  to  sign-off  audience 
share of 31.8 percent. 

We  recently  began  exporting  program  formats  to  coun-
tries  around  the  world,  and  we  assist  local  production 
companies in bringing them to life. Currently some of our 
most  popular  shows,  locally  produced,  are  entertaining 
audiences  in  countries  such  as  Romania,  Argentina,  and 
the Czech Republic.

Sky  Mexico  is  the  national  leader  in  direct-to-home  satel-
lite television service. We added 179,500 new subscribers in 
2006,  bringing  the  total  subscriber  base  to  more  than  1.4 
million by year end. During the year we provided exclusive 
access to a majority of the 2006 FIFA World Cup games and 
all of the Spanish soccer league games. We also launched 
several new channels featuring movies, music, special events, 
sports, and children’s programs. We will continue to bring 
exciting new channels to our subscribers and see excellent 
growth potential for this platform.

We achieved a record-high 
operating segment
income margin of 43.3%

Our  Pay  Television  Networks  segment  delivered  robust 
growth throughout the year. We produce 26 channels un-
der 14 different brands for pay-television systems in more 
than 46 countries, reaching more than 16 million subscrib-
ers throughout the world. In the United States we distribute 
five pay-television channels through TuTV, our joint venture 
with Univision. Given the quality of our networks, the strong 
growth  of  the  Hispanic  population  in  the  United  States, 
and the increased pay-TV penetration in Mexico and Latin 
America, we continue to see excellent growth potential in 
this segment.

Cablevisión,  our  cable  television  business  in  Mexico  City 
and the metropolitan area, increased its subscriber base by 
17.6 percent, reaching more than 496 thousand subscribers 
at year end. All of those subscribers now enjoy our programs 
in digital format, thanks to the completed conversion of our 
transmission from analog to  digital  format  in  December 
2006. Cablevisión also enjoyed strong growth in its broad-
band business, adding 35 thousand broadband subscribers 
in 2006 and closing the year with 96 thousand in all.

We expect even greater growth in our subscriber base and 
our  profits  in  the  coming  years. These  will  come  not  only 
from  our  ongoing  efforts  to  improve  our  service  but  also 
from  new  regulations  that  will  allow  us  to  broaden  our 
offerings  to  include  telephony  services. We  are  very  opti-
mistic about the future of this business segment.

We are using a broad array of digital platforms to grow and 
cross-promote our businesses. We distribute our programs, 
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sites linked to Esmas, the leading digital entertainment web 
portal  in  Latin  America.  Our  new  video-on-demand,  live 
television, and our online music store have made Televisa 
a  leader  in  online  entertainment.  We  see  significant  op-
portunities to distribute and promote our content over the 
Internet and are seeking new ways to broaden our reach in 
the digital space.

We entered the gaming business in 2006. We currently have 
five bingo parlors in operation under the Play City brand, and 
we expect to establish a total of 65 by 2013. In addition, we 
launched  Multijuegos,  our  online  lottery  business,  with 
access to a network of terminals located in stores through-
out the country. We are very excited about the opportunities 
in this industry.

Televisa  is  the  world’s  largest  publisher  and  distributor  of 
Spanish-language  magazines.  In  our  publishing  business 
we  launched  16  new  titles  and  grew  total  circulation  to 
155 million, an increase of 6.9 percent over that of 2005. We 
currently distribute more than 130 magazine titles to more 
than 105 thousand points of sale throughout the world. We 
will  continue  to  take  advantage  of  new  opportunities  to 
grow both of these businesses.

We have a strong balance sheet, and expect to continue re-
warding our shareholders for their faith in Televisa long into 
the future.

We  appreciate  the  effort  of  our  people  and  our  board  of 
directors. We also appreciate the support and loyalty of our 
customers and the patronage of our audience. We look for-
ward to offering them even greater value and more choices 
in the future.

Thank you for your trust and support.

Emilio Azcárraga Jean
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
April 2007

 
 


Financial highlights

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Net sales 

Operating segment income1 

Margin 

Operating income 

Margin 

Net income 

Earnings per CPO 

  2005 

  2006 

Ps.  33,798 

Ps.  37,932 

  13,758 

  40.7% 

  16,428 

  43.3%

%

12.2

19.4

  11,241 

  33.3% 

  13,749 

22.3

  36.2%

  6,374 

  8,586 

34.7

2.19 

2.96

Shares outstanding at year-end (in millions) 

 339,941 

 337,782

Total debt at year-end 

  19,227 

Cash and temporary investments at year-end    15,377 

  18,782 

  15,811 

(2.3)

2.8

Net debt at year-end 

  3,850 

  2,971 

(22.8)

In millions of Mexican pesos in purchasing power as of December 31, 2006, except per-CPO amounts and shares outstanding.

1 Operating segment income is defined as operating income before depreciation, amortization, and corporate expenses. 
For reconciliation of operating segment income with operating income, see Note 23 to our year-end consolidated financial 
statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales

37,932

33,798

2005

2006

Operating segment
income1



16,428

43.3%

13,758

40.7%

2005

2006

margin

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Television Broadcasting 

53.8  %

Television Broadcasting 

62.8  %

 Pay Television Networks 

  Programming Exports 

Publishing 

 Publishing Distribution 

3.4  %

5.4  %

7.4  %

1.1  %

Sky Mexico 

19.1  %

Cable Television 

Radio 

Other Businesses 

5.1  %

1.1  %

3.6  %

 Pay Television Networks 

  Programming Exports 

Publishing 

 Publishing Distribution 

4.0  %

5.1  %

3.3  %

0.1  %

Sky Mexico 

21.1  %

Cable Television 

Radio 

Other Businesses 

4.8  %

0.6  %

(1.8)  %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Televisa at a glance

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking
world and a major participant in the international entertainment industry.

BUSINESS
SEGMENT

1
Television
Broadcasting

2
Pay Television
Networks

3
Programming
Exports

4
Publishing

5
Publishing
Distribution

DESCRIPTION

Televisa operates four 
broadcast channels in 
Mexico—2, 4, 5, and 
9—through 258 affiliated 
stations throughout the 
country; we are the world’s 
leading producer of Spanish-
language television content

We produce 26 televi-
sion channels under 14 
different brands for pay-TV 
systems. In the United 
States we distribute five 
of our pay-TV channels
through TuTV, our 50/50 
joint venture with Univision. 

We export our programs 
to television networks

The world’s largest Spanish-
language magazine pub-
lisher; we publish more than 
130 titles under 84 brands

The world’s largest Span-
ish-language magazine 
distribution company

AUDIENCE /
REGION

Sign-on to sign-off
audience share of 71 percent

More than 16 million pay-TV 
subscribers in more than 
46 countries, including 
Mexico, the United States, 
Australia, Canada, and 
countries in Latin America, 
the Caribbean, and Europe

More than 60
countries worldwide

Annual circulation of 
approximately 155 million 
in more than 20 countries

We sell our magazines 
through more than 25 
thousand points of sale 
in Mexico and more than 
80 thousand abroad

OWNERSHIP

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

2, 3, 4, 9, A, D

2, 3, A

3

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, B, C, D

2, 3, 4, 5, 6

2, 3, 4, 5

3

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking

world and a major participant in the international entertainment industry.

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Sky Mexico

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Cable Television

8
Radio

9
Other Businesses

* As of December 31, 2006

Unconsolidated
Businesses

Mexico’s direct-to-home 
satellite television system

Offers cable television 
services and broadband ac-
cess in Mexico City and the 
surrounding metropolitan area

Our radio network extends 
to more than 80 owned and 
affiliated broadcast stations

More than 1.4 million 
gross active subscribers

More than 496 thousand 
pay-TV subscribers and 
more than 96 thousand 
broadband subscribers

Reaches approximately 70 
percent of Mexico’s population

Esmas.com. The leading 
digital entertainment web 
portal in Latin America
Gaming. Bingo parlors and 
an online lottery business
Soccer team. América
Azteca Stadium.
Mexico’s largest stadium
Videocine. Feature-film-produc-
tion and distribution company

A. La Sexta. Free-to-air
channel in Spain that began 
operations in March 2006
B. Ocesa Entretenimiento. 
The leading live-entertain-
ment company in Mexico
C. Volaris. Low-cost-
carrier airline
D. Televisa EMI. Joint ven-
ture with EMI music

Esmas.com. More than 7 million 
unique visitors per month
Gaming. 65 locations by 2013
and access to a nationwide 
network of electronic terminals
Azteca Stadium. Seats
approximately 105
thousand spectators
Videocine. Operations in 
Mexico and the United States

La Sexta. Currently covers 
77.4% of the Spanish territory
Ocesa Entretenimiento. 
Produced 326 events with more 
than 4,200 presentations
Volaris. Currently offers 
flights to 11 cities in Mexico
Televisa EMI. Operations in 
Mexico and the United States

58.7%

51%

50%

100%

2, 3, 4, 9, A, D

2, 3, A

3

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, B, C, D

2, 3, 4, 5, 6

2, 3, 4, 5

3

A. 40%

C. 25% 

B. 40%

D. 50%

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Our commitment is to create the 

most innovative programming in 

the industry. Our growth over the 

past years is a testament to our 

ability to fulfill that pledge.



Televisa is much more than the 

combination of each of its businesses. 

Time and again, we have demonstrated 

our ability to leverage our content 

across our business segments to maximize 

the value of our business as a whole. 

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Business segments

Television Broadcasting

Televisa  produces  more  Spanish-language  television  content 
than  any  company  in  the  world.  Our  high-quality  television 
programs consistently top the national rating charts in Mexico 
and around the world. In fact, our over-the-air channels enjoy 
an average sign-on to sign-off audience share of more than 70 
percent  in  Mexico,  our  pay-TV  channels  reach  more  than  16 
million pay-TV subscribers around the world, and our programs 
entertain audiences in more than 60 countries worldwide.

Our over-the-air channels enjoy 
an average sign-on to sign-off
audience share of more than 
70 percent in Mexico.

The  sheer  range  of  our  programming  options—telenovelas; 
news and sports programs; comedy, reality, and game shows; 
children’s programming; musical and cultural events; movies; 
and educational programming—guarantees that we reach ev-
ery audience segment in every one of our markets. In addition, 
digital technology has enabled us to expand our content and 
extend our distribution network beyond the television screen. 
As a result, we continue to broaden our reach.

The backbone of our success has always been—and will con-
tinue to be—the quality and innovation of our programming. 
By continually upgrading our production and facilities we ensure 
maximum quality in our content. We currently have 26 digital 
studios, 6 of which operate in high definition. We are also in the 
process of installing a media asset management system, which 
will store, catalogue, and distribute all of Televisa’s productions.

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Televisa  operates  four  broadcast  channels  in  Mexico—2,  4, 
5, and 9—through 258 affiliated stations throughout the coun-
try.  Channel  2  is  the  country’s  leading  television  broadcast 
network;  nearly  100  percent  of  the  programs  aired  over  the 
channel are produced by Televisa, including our world-famous 
telenovelas. In 2006 our top telenovelas were La Fea Mas Bella, 
Alborada, La Verdad Oculta,  and  Barrera de Amor. Amor Mio,  a 
new sitcom coproduced by Televisa with the copyright holders, 
first aired in August 2006 to enthusiastic audiences. These and 
other  programs,  including  our  newscasts,  game  shows,  and 
variety  shows,  form  Channel  2’s  programming  line-up  and 
captured an average sign-on to sign-off audience share of 31.8 
percent.

Channel 4 broadcasts in Mexico City and the surrounding met-
ropolitan area. Its programs consist primarily of news, comedy, 
sports,  and  entertainment  shows.  Among  its  more  popular 
programs are El Noticiero a las Tres and the magazine Ellas con 
las  Estrellas,  whose  average  audience  share  in  Mexico  City  is 
13.8 percent and 8.6 percent, respectively. Channel 5 offers the 
best option for reaching younger audiences, particularly those 
ranging in age from 18 to 34 years. Channel 5’s programming 
line-up includes popular American series such as Prison Break 
and CSI; magazines  and  comedy  shows, including Otro Rollo, 
Incógnito, and Wax TV Acida; and cartoons. Channel 9 appeals 
to families and airs mainly movies, sports shows, sitcoms, game 
shows, news programs, and reruns of popular programs from 
Channel 2.

Barrera de Amor
Telenovela

Amor Mío
Sitcom

La fea más bella
Telenovela

Otro Rollo
Talk show

 
In 006 La Fea Más Bella was a phenomenal success 
achieving an average audience share of 7. percent.

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Pay-TV Networks

Programming Exports

Televisa  produces  26  television  channels  under  14  different 
brands for pay-TV systems in more than 46 countries, including 
Mexico, the United States, Australia, Canada, and countries in 
Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.

These  channels  include  three  music  channels  (Telehit, Ritmo-
son Latino, and Bandamax), five movie channels (De Película, De    
Película Clásico, Golden, Golden 2, and  Cinema Golden Choice 
Latinoamérica),  five  variety  and  entertainment  channels 
(Unicable, Canal de Telenovelas, American Network, Canal de las 
Estrellas  Latinoamérica,  and  Canal  de  las  Estrellas  Europa),  and 
one  news  channel  (nOTIcias). Together,  these  channels  reach 
more than 16 million pay-TV subscribers.

Our pay-TV channels reach
more than 16 million
 subscribers around the world.

We distribute five of our pay-television channels in the United 
States through TuTV, our joint venture with Univision. These in-
clude film and music lifestyle channels that reached more than 
1.5 million households in 2006.

In 2006 Televisa exported its content to more than 60 countries 
throughout the world. In the United States, Televisa distributes 
its content through Univision, the country’s premier Spanish-
language  media  company.  In  2006,  our  programming  repre-
sented approximately 42 percent of Univision network’s non-
repeat  broadcast  hours,  including  most  of  its  prime  time,  as 
well as 19 percent of TeleFutura network’s non-repeat broad-
cast hours. Our programming is a primary driver of Univision’s 
strong audience shares and high ratings. As an example, dur-
ing the highly competitive 8:00-9:00 p.m. hour, La Fea Más Bella 
made Univision the #3 network among all adults aged 18–34.

Televisa exports not only programs but also some of its most 
popular formats. In 2006 we licensed the format for Bailando 
por  un  Sueño  to  television  networks  in  Argentina,  Colombia, 
Romania, Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil, El Salvador, Costa 
Rica, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Russia. The show achieved 
impressive average audience shares and ratings; in Panama, for 
example, it captured 47 rating points in its initial episode and 
was the highest-rated program in the country.

Bailando por un Sueño, Romania

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Talk show

Ritmoson Latino
Pay-TV music channel

Primero Noticias
Morning newscast

 
 
 
 
 
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Sky Mexico and Cablevisión enjoyed
robust subscriber growth throughout the year.

Sky Mexico

Cablevisión

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Cablevisión offers cable services in Mexico City. In the past three 
years, we have increased our subscriber base from 364 thousand 
in 2003 to more than 496 thousand in 2006. We achieved this 
growth largely as a result of the conversion of our transmission 
from an analog to a digital format. The conversion, together with 
our additional services, including Video on Demand and High 
Definition, has positioned Cablevisión as one of the leaders in 
Mexico’s cable television industry. 

Cablevisión also offers subscribers broadband internet service. 
Our broadband subscriber base grew to more than 96 thousand 
in 2006 from 60 thousand in the previous year. We expect fu-
ture growth to be spurred by opportunities resulting from new 
regulations that will allow cable companies to provide telepho-
ny services.

In the past three years, we have
increased our subscriber base 
from 6 thousand in 00 to 
more than 496 thousand in 2006.

Sky Mexico remains the leader in direct-to-home satellite tele-
vision service in Mexico. Sky increased its subscriber base by 
14.4  percent  during  2006,  adding  more  than  179  thousand 
subscribers and closing the year with a total of more than 1.4 mil-
lion subscribers.

Sky’s subscriber base grew 
14.4% during 006
to more than 1.4 million.
High-quality  content  has  been  instrumental  to  Sky’s  success. 
In 2006, Sky subscribers enjoyed exclusive access to some of 
the  most  exciting  and  popular  sporting  events  in  the  world, 
including more than half of the 2006 FIFA Soccer World Cup 
games; all of the games of the Spanish soccer league; some 
of  the  Mexican  soccer  league  games;  and  many  other  major 
sporting  events,  including  NFL  and  MLB  games,  golf  tourna-
ments, and others.

Our exclusive broadcast of 34 of the 64 games of the 2006 FIFA 
Soccer World  Cup  tournament  was  a  major  highlight  of  the 
year.  Along  with  the  tournament,  we  also  featured  a  prime-
time show, Mundial Total, which brought viewers analysis and 
commentary by some of the sport’s best-known and popular 
personalities, as well as highlights of the matches.

In  addition,  Sky  Mexico  launched  new  channels  including 
SKY ONE (special events), TCM and MGM (movies), MTV Hits 
and MTV Jams (music videos), Nick GaS (for children), and The 
Golf Channel (sports).

CARAS and National Geographic
 Magazines

Televisa Deportes team
FIFA 2006 World Cup 

 
 
 
We produce and distribute 
more than 130 magazine titles
in more than 20 countries.

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We produce 5 of the 10
most-read titles in the  
US Hispanic market.
.

Publishing
and Publishing Distribution

Televisa  is  the  world’s  largest  publisher  and  distributor  of 
Spanish-language  magazines.  We  produce  and  distribute 
more than 130 titles under 84 brands in more than 20 coun-
tries, and we hold the leading position in 15 of those markets. In 
the US Hispanic market, we produce five of the ten most-read 
titles,  outperforming  our  competitors  Time,  Reader’s  Digest, 
American Media, and Conde Nast. In 2006 we introduced 16 
titles, and our annual magazine circulation grew 6.9 percent 
to 155 million.

Through our magazine distribution operations, the largest in Latin 
America, we sell our magazines through more than 25 thousand 
points of sale in Mexico and more than 80 thousand abroad.

The key to the success of our publishing division is our ability 
to develop regional brand strategies that tailor content to each 
local market. We understand the Latin American reader, and we 
address each relevant segment by presenting a unique content 
proposition. In order to capitalize on this strategy we manage 
both pan-regional and local advertising sales forces in key coun-
tries as well as in our publishing distribution operations.

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Esmas.com is the leading digital 
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To capitalize on the opportunities that digital technology offers  
we operate Esmas, the leading digital entertainment web por-
tal  in  Latin  America.  Esmas  contains  more  than  120  vertical 
sites and enjoys more than 7 million unique visitors and 190 
million page views per month. In our constant drive to maxi-
mize the value of our content, we continually  seek  out  new 
ventures that help us solidify our position as a global leader in 
the entertainment industry. In 2006 we launched the following 
internet services:

Video-on-demand service 
With  this  service,  internet  users  can  download  content  from 
Televisa and third parties, including television programs, movies, 
and music videos.

Live online television service 
(available in Mexico and selected territories) 
With this service our internet users can watch a live stream of 
Televisa’s four broadcast channels, which is enhanced by a 15-
day time-shifting archive.

Short-video streaming
Within  our  portal  we  launched  a  new  short-clip  streaming 
service with more than 1,500 videos, each less than 5 minutes 
long. Today, we are streaming 1.7 million videos per week.

Esmas.com
draws more than

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unique visitors 
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Video-on-demand service

 
We bring music, news, and entertainment
to millions of listeners through our network
of more than 80 broadcast radio stations.

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Radio and other
businesses segments

Radio
Our significant presence in Mexico’s radio market allows us to 
bring a wide variety of content—including entertainment, news, 
sports, music, and information—to listeners via a vast network of 
more than 80 owned and affiliated broadcast stations.

Soccer
We own one of Mexico’s soccer teams, the América. In addition, 
we  own  the  Azteca  Stadium,  which  has  seating  capacity  of 
approximately 105 thousand.

Feature-Film Production
and Distribution
We  co-produce  selected  first-run  Spanish-language  fea-
ture films, distribute them to Mexico’s movie theaters, and 
later  release  them  for  broadcast  on  pay-TV  systems  and 
network  television.  We  also  distribute  third-party  feature 
films to movie theaters in Mexico. In 2006 we distributed 
40  movies,  including  Superman  Returns,  Una  Película  de 
Huevos, and Brokeback Mountain.

Tarabu 
The  first  legal,  online  digital  music  store  in  Latin  America, 
Tarabu  utilizes  proprietary  technology  and  offers  more  than 
450 thousand songs, including music from all the major labels. 
Through this website we cross-promote the artists of our re-
cord label, Televisa EMI.

Esmas Player 
This desktop application enables users to manage their mu-
sic, image, and video libraries and access our podcasting, video, 
music, and liveTV services through a simple user interface.

Televisa  Digital  distributes  an  increasing  amount  of  our  con-
tent, including text, image, audio, and games, in the wireless 
space. With more than 76 exclusive talent artists signed, major 
music labels, and other international content, we are the lead-
ing  wireless  content  aggregator  in  Latin  America.  Every  day 
Televisa delivers more than 800 thousand content down-
loads in 16 countries.

With these diverse services, Televisa’s offerings reach more and 
more  people,  providing  audiences  full  control  regardless  of 
how they choose to access their entertainment and information. 
Moreover,  we  have  greatly  extended  our  ability  to  cross-
promote our offerings to maximize the synergies inherent in 
our various business segments.

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Gaming business
In 2006 we launched our gaming business. As of December 2006 
we were operating five bingo parlors under the brand name Play 
City, and we have plans to establish a total of 65 bingo parlors 
throughout Mexico. The bingo parlors feature traditional bingo, 
electronic  bingo  machines,  and  sportsbooks.  In  addition,  we 
recently launched Multijuegos, an online lottery with access to 
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La Sexta
Free-to-air channel in Spain

Una película de huevos
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Televisa EMI Music
Through a joint venture with EMI music, we have formed two labels, 
Televisa EMI Music in Mexico and EMI Televisa Music in the United 
States. This joint venture brings together EMI’s deep knowledge 
of the music business and our considerable multimedia capa-
bilities. The labels bring the music of several popular groups, 
including RBD, Belinda, Juan Luis Guerra, Fonseca, and others, to 
listeners throughout the world.

OCESA Entretenimiento
Mexico’s leading live-entertainment company brings concerts, 
shows, and other major events to audiences throughout Mexico. 
During  2006,  OCESA  produced  326  events  with  more  than 
4,200  presentations  to  audiences  throughout  the  country, 
including  concerts  by  U2,  the  Rolling  Stones,  Shakira,  and 
Luis Miguel.

La Sexta
Launched  in  March  2006,  La  Sexta,  our  free-to-air  channel  in 
Spain, is off to a great start. In its first few months alone, La Sexta 
broadcast  the  2006  FIFA  Soccer  World  Cup  and  Basketball 
World Cup championships. La Sexta is also the exclusive over-
the-air broadcaster of one of  the ten Spanish Soccer  League 
games played each weekend. La Sexta has been established as 
an exciting alternative in Spanish television.

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Rebelde, our telenovela for teenagers, is an 
excellent example of how we integrate our busi-
nesses to broaden our reach. The success of the 
original program has grown into a phenomenon 
that includes a sequel, Familia RBD; CDs; concerts; 
merchandising; SMS; and Rebelde the magazine.

U2 in concert in the Azteca Stadium
Presented by OCESA

 
 
 
 
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Fundación Televisa

The mission of Fundación Televisa is to provide personal devel-
opment opportunities for as many people as possible.

We believe that, as the premier media company in Mexico, we 
have both a responsibility and an opportunity to make a sig-
nificant contribution to the country’s social and cultural fabric. 
Mexico has significant, persistent problems that we think are 
best  addressed  through  the  public  and  private  sectors  alike, 
and we are honored to be in a position to influence change.

Focus on Mexico’s future
Fundación  Televisa  focuses  its  programs  on  educating  and 
enhancing the well-being of children and young adults and pro-
motes,  through  extensive  advertising  campaigns,  basic  human 
values  such  as  respect,  honesty,  responsibility,  generosity,  and 
civic participation. It also sponsors housing projects for the dis-
advantaged.

Fundación  Televisa  has  reached  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
people  each  year  through  direct  aid  programs  and  millions 
through  its  social-awareness  campaigns.  Since  its  creation 
six years ago, the foundation has provided, among others, 
nutritional packages for more than 32,000 children in under-
served communities, 331 kidney and 223 cornea transplants, 
1,378 treatments for children with HIV and cancer, and more 
than 24,000 hearing aids. In addition, its educational initiatives 
have  provided  1,438  computer  labs,  31,192  scholarships  for 
students  and  teachers,  556  school  libraries,  and  nationwide 
geography contests.

Inspiring collective action
We  use  our  strongest  assets,  our  telenovelas  and  sports  pro-
grams, to support our commitments. Through each broadcast 
of our telenovelas, whose ratings are unrivaled in Mexico, we 
promote  causes  such  as  the  prevention  of  obesity,  diabetes, 
and drug addiction. In this way, we can reach millions of view-
ers and inspire them to take action.

We have not achieved these results on our own; we are pleased 
and honored to have the support of our clients. For example, 
our annual Teletón, a televised program that raises money to 
build rehabilitation centers for disabled children, raised US$43 
million  in  donations  in  2006.  In  addition,  we  have  partnered 
with  the  soccer  teams  in  Mexico’s  first  division  to  dedicate 
each weekend’s games to a particular cause such as education, 
nutrition,  health,  or  housing.  Fundación  Televisa  makes  a 
donation to the designated cause for each goal scored during 
the game.

Promoting culture and the arts
Fundación  Televisa  is  committed  to  promoting  the  arts  and 
preserving  Mexico’s  rich  cultural  heritage.  It  has  sponsored 
numerous arts events in Mexico, as well as international exhibi-
tions such as Treasures of Sacred Maya Kings, at the Metropolitan 
Museum  of  Art  in  New York;  The  Arts  in  Latin  America,  1492–
1820, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Lords of Creation: The 
Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship,  at  the  Dallas  Museum  of  Art; 
ABCDF: Portraits of Mexico City,  at  the  Queens  Museum  of  Art 
in New York; and Jaguar Worship: Exhibition of Mexican Ancient 
Civilization, at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China.

The activities and results of Fundación Televisa are a product of 
not only a strong sense of responsibility to society but also the 
alliances we have established with nongovernmental organiza-
tions, the three levels of government, and other corporate enti-
ties. After six years of work, we are pleased to announce to our 
shareholders that those alliances have multiplied by a factor of 
15 the investment of Fundación Televisa and have enabled us 
to provide more and better opportunities for the people—and 
especially the children—of Mexico every day.

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media company
in the Spanish-speaking world and a major participant
in the international entertainment business.

It has interests in television production and broadcasting, 
production of pay television networks, international 
distribution of television programming, direct-to-
home satellite services, publishing and publishing 
distribution, cable television, radio production and 
broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, 
feature film production and distribution, gaming, and 
the operation of a horizontal internet portal. Grupo 
Televisa also owns an unconsolidated equity stake in 
La Sexta, a free-to-air television venture in Spain.

Investor information

Corporate headquarters
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000
C.P. 01210 México, D.F.
(5255) 5261 2000

Legal counsel
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
Montes Urales 505, 3rd Fl.
C.P. 11000 México, D.F.
(5255) 5201-7400

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004 U.S.A.
(212) 859-8000

Independent auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C.
Mariano Escobedo 573
C.P. 11580 México, D.F.
(5255) 5263-6000

Depositary
JPMorgan Chase Bank
One Chase Manhattan Plz., 40th Fl.
New York, New York 10081 U.S.A.
(866) 576-2377
adr@jpmorgan.com

Common stock data
CPOs (Certificados de Participación Ordinarios) covering the Grupo Televisa, 
S.A.B., comprise 117 shares (25 A Shares, 22 B Shares, 35 D Shares and 35 L 
Shares), and are listed and admitted for trading on the Bolsa Mexicana de 
Valores, S.A. de C.V. (the Mexican stock exchange), under the ticker symbol 
TLEVISA CPO. The GDSs (Global Depositary Shares), each representing five 
CPOs, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trade under the ticker 
symbol TV. On March 22, 2006, Televisa changed its GDS ratio from its previous 
1 GDS per 20 CPOs to 1 GDS per 5 CPOs, a 1:4 GDS split.

Dividend policy
Decisions regarding the payment and amount of dividends are subject to 
approval by a majority of the A Shares and B Shares voting together gene-
rally, but not necessarily, on the recommendation of the board of directors, 
as well as a majority of the A Shares voting separately. On March 25, 2004, 
the company’s board of directors approved a dividend policy under which 
Televisa intends to pay an annual regular dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO.

SEC filings
Televisa  files  and  submits  annual  reports  to  the  US  Securities  and  Ex-
change Commission. This annual report contains both historical information 
and forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, as  well 
as  other  forward-looking  statements  made  by  the  company,  or  its repre-
sentatives  from  time  to  time,  whether  orally  or  in  writing,  involve  risks  and 
uncertainties relating to the company’s businesses, operations, and financial 
condition. A summary of these risks is included in the company’s filings with 
the  US  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  and  this  summary  as  well  as 
the other filings with and submissions to the US Securities and Exchange 
Commission, are and will be available through the office of investor relations 
upon written request.

Investor relations
We ask that investors and analysts direct all inquiries to:

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000
C.P. 01210 México, D.F.
(5255) 5261-2445
ir@televisa.com.mx

www.televisa.com
www.televisair.com

This annual report is available in both English and Spanish. April 2007
Este informe anual está disponible tanto en español como en inglés. Abril 2007

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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000
C.P. 01210 México, D.F.
(5255) 5261-2445
www.televisa.com
www.televisair.com

annual report 2006