TelevisaUnivision CEO Defends Trump Interview Despite Backlash

variety.com:

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The top executive of Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision defended the company’s recent decision to interview former President Donald Trump in a non-confrontational manner and suggested the media conglomerate was shifting some of its long-held political attitudes “We made a decision to adopt a strategy that is different than what some other major networks are using, which has been labeled as partisan,” said Wade Davis, CEO of the company and one of its financail architects, in a statement.

Davis, a former Viacom CFO, purchased a majority stake in Univision in 2020, then merged it with Mexican TV provider Televisa in 2022. “Univision’s news strategy is one that is non-partisan and objective, and we serve our audience by being welcoming of competing issues, ideas, candidates and parties.

We are here to serve our audience, not any political party, any one candidate or partisan groups.” In the past, Univision has taken a dim view of Trump and his policies.

Indeed, Davis noted, the interview with the former president marked the first time Univision has had a current or former Republican president on its air in 22 years.