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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Univision provides network compensation to the Company and acts as the Company’s exclusive sales representative for the sale of all national advertising aired on Univision-affiliate television stations.

 

At December 31, 2012 Univision owns approximately 10% of the Company’s common stock on a fully-converted basis.

 

The Class U common stock has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. However, as the holder of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class U common stock, Univision currently has the right to approve any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company, any dissolution of the Company and any assignment of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, licenses for any of the Company’s Univision-affiliated television stations. Each share of Class U common stock is automatically convertible into one share of the Company’s Class A common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or combinations) in connection with any transfer to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision.

 

In August 2008, the Company entered into a proxy agreement with Univision pursuant to which the Company granted to Univision the right to negotiate the terms of retransmission consent agreements for its Univision- and UniMás-affiliated television station signals for a term of six years. Among other things, the proxy agreement provides terms relating to compensation to be paid to the Company by Univision with respect to retransmission consent agreements entered into with Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (“MVPDs”). The agreement also provides terms relating to compensation to be paid to the Company with respect to agreements that are entered into for the carriage of its Univision- and UniMás-affiliated television station signals.

 

The following tables reflect the related-party balances with Univision and other related parties (in thousands):

 

                                                 
    Univision     Other     Total  
    2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Trade receivables

  $ 4,916     $ 5,608     $ —       $ —       $ 4,916     $ 5,608  

Other current assets

    —         —         274       274       274       274  

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

    20,880       23,513       —         —         20,880       23,513  

Advances payable

    —         —         118       118       118       118  

Accounts payable

  $ 3,576     $ 5,691     $ —       $ —       $ 3,576     $ 5,691  

 

                                                                         
    Univision     Other     Total  
    2012     2011     2010     2012     2011     2010     2012     2011     2010  

Direct operating expenses (1)

  $ 10,599     $ 8,373     $ 8,803     $ —       $ —       $ 2,054     $ 10,599     $ 8,373     $ 10,857  

Amortization

    2,633       3,617       3,211       —         —         —         2,633       3,617       3,211  

Interest expense

    —         —         —         —         30       83       —         30       83  

 

(1) Consists primarily of national representation fees paid to Univision and LER prior to the latter’s acquisition by the Company.

 

In addition, the Company also had accounts receivable from third parties in connection with a joint sales agreement between the Company and Univision. As of December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 these balances totaled $2.3 million, $2.2 million and $2.4 million, respectively.

 

In May 2007, the Company entered into an affiliation agreement with LATV Networks, LLC (“LATV”). Pursuant to the affiliation agreement, the Company will broadcast programming provided to the Company by LATV on one of the digital multicast channels of certain of the Company’s television stations. Under the affiliation agreement, there are no fees paid for the carriage of programming, and the Company generally retains the right to sell approximately five minutes per hour of available advertising time. Walter F. Ulloa, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is a director, officer and principal stockholder of LATV.

 

Entravision Holdings, LLC [Member]
 
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

7. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company holds the broadcasting licenses issued by the FCC for the operation of television and radio stations by ECC. ECC is the sole member of the Company and owns 100% of the Company’s issued and outstanding membership interests. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, all of the membership interests of the Company were pledged as collateral to secure the Notes of ECC.

 

In May 2011, ECC acquired a radio FCC license in Palm Springs, CA for $0.7 million in an auction held by the FCC. ECC contributed the license to the Company.