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TUTV CHOOSES VITAC TO CAPTION THE MOST POPULAR TELEVISION CHANNELS IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD!

August 15, 2007 -- TuTv announced today that the network distributor will add closed captioning to their three most popular networks, De Película, De Película Clásico, and Telehit. VITAC, the nation's largest provider of closed captioning, was chosen as the exclusive provider of Spanish captioning. TuTv is anxious to offer this new service to its audience and reach out to the Latino deaf and hard-of-hearing.

In a unique technical development, VITAC and TuTv's engineering staffs collaborated on audio and video and closed captioning over the Internet using IP technology. The result will be approximately 30 hours per week of accessible closed captioned programs for TuTv's.

""TuTv's commitment to the deaf and hard-of-hearing Hispanic community is quite impressive," said Jim Ballard, EVP Sales and Marketing, VITAC. "TuTv's early compliance with the FCC's Spanish closed caption mandate and support of their Hispanic deaf and hard-of- hearing audience is exceptional. In fact, Gallaudet University estimates that nearly 20% of deaf and hard of hearing students are Hispanic, and 10.8% are from Spanish-speaking homes, making TuTv's captioning commitment even more impressive.".

Closed captioning of Spanish-language programming is mandated by the FCC. Requirements are that by January 1, 2010, 100% of all Spanish-language programming, with some exceptions, must be captioned. Captions are accessible on all televisions purchased in the United States after 1993, and are turned on and off using the viewers remote control.

About VITAC and Merrill Corporation

VITAC Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Corporation. VITAC has production facilities in Pittsburgh (Headquarters), Los Angeles and Washington DC and will close caption over 150,000 hours of programming in 2007. Merrill Corporation (St. Paul, MN www.merrillcorp.com), founded in 1968, Merrill Corporation is the leading global provider of technology-enabled service solutions for the financial, legal, real estate and other corporate markets. Merrill combines deep industry expertise with superior service and infrastructure to deliver world-class document, brand marketing, print, fulfillment, language and e-business solutions. With more than 4,400 people in 60 locations, Merrill empowers the communications of the world's leading companies.

About TuTV

TuTv is responsible for U.S distribution, marketing and ad sales of five of the most powerful network brands in the Spanish-speaking media world: De Película, De Película Clásico, Telehit, Ritmoson and Bandamax. Featuring classic and contemporary films, music videos that reflect the rhythms, vibrancy and passions of Hispanic communities, and highly rated youth and lifestyle programming, the TuTv suite of networks is the premier vehicle for pay television providers to reach the fastest-growing market in America. For more information visit www.tutv.tv

Grupo Televisa, S.A., 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, and the operation of a horizontal internet portal. Grupo Televisa also owns an unconsolidated equity stake in Univision, the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, and in La Sexta, a free-to-air television venture in Spain.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 89% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 14.9% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.