The company revealed that it will increase its production capacity with the creation of Univision Studios and the hiring of Luis Fernández as its president.
These facilities will significantly increase the 4000 hours of original programming that the company already produces annually in different genres. The new division will produce and co-produce novels, reality shows, drama series, entertainment specials and other formats for all of the company's platforms, including its three television networks, Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisión, as well as Univision.com and Univision Móvil.
Fernández arrives at Univision from Corporación Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), the most important broadcasting company in Spain. As president of RTVE and a member of its board of directors, Fernández led several of the company's divisions into leadership positions. Previously, he was director of Promofilm U.S., a production company with offices and studios in Miami and Los Angeles.
On the other hand, the network also announced the beginning of its transition to HD programming for its audiences in the United States, throughout the month of December 2009. The signals originated by the company since this date are transmitted in HD but not all its programming is technically seen in HD. The first program entirely to air in HD will be the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
Univision plans a steady addition of high-definition programming during the first half of 2010.
