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Univision paid $27.1 million for The Onion

February 25, 2016 by Veronica Villafañe

Univision-The-OnionUnivision has revealed the price tag for its share of satirical website The Onion.

The Spanish-language media giant paid $27.1 million for its 40.5% controlling stake when it picked up the stake in the online site last month.

During the company’s quarterly earnings conference call this week, CEO Randy Falco defended the purchase, as well as its acquisition of the African-American targeted online pub The Root in 2015, saying both “are complementary extensions to our existing digital assets” that will Univision expand its reach and “achieve scale with multicultural millennial audiences.”

Univision’s investment in The Onion gave the company an instant online boost, doubling its digital presence. According to comScore data obtained by the NYT, during the month of December, Univision’s digital sites had 19.5 million unique visitors in the U.S. while Onion sites drew 19.3 million.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: The Onion, Univision

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

Full bio here
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