Televisa takes on Univision

March 19, 2008 Top-rated Spanish-language television broadcaster Univision is in danger of losing the bulk of its primetime programming because of an ongoing fight with its largest content provider. Mexican media titan Televisa is attempting to sever its 16-year-old exclusive license agreement with the U.S. broadcaster in a dispute about royalty payments. With a bitter history between the companies that plays like a plot from one of Televisa's telenovelas, sources said the possibility of a pretrial settlement, or post-trial reconciliation, could be slim.

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