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The largest Spanish language television content producer in the world, Grupo Televisa has recently announced expansion plans and the acquisition from Axtel of its residential fibre-to-home business and other related telecommunications business throughout Mexico in a deal worth Mex$4.7m. The legal team had a huge part to play in this deal, as well as working on preparations for the renewal of Grupo Televisa’s concession titles for broadcasting the Las Estrellas, Canal 5, Canal 9, Foro TV and other local television stations. These have been extended for a term of 20 years after the existing expiration dates from the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. On the back of this the company announced its new content offerings for 2019 including the intention to expand scripted programming, re-launching its sports brand, and updating the news division, projects involving the legal department in its licensing, IP and other correlated agreements.