Miami, FL (USA) July 13, 2010 - EMI Music Publishing, the World’s leading popular music publisher, today announced an exclusive administration agreement with Venevision International Publishing LLC, the music publishing arm of Venevision International, a global entertainment company of the Cisneros Group of Companies. "I feel proud to be able to represent the Venevision catalog, whose exploitation in its successful TV programming reaches all five continents and I look forward to working with them to seize those many opportunities ahead of us," said Nestor Casonu, Regional Managing Director, EMI Music Publishing Latin America.  "We accept this responsibility with the confidence that we have the outstanding capabilities to carry out this administration by registering copyrights, collecting and tracking income from TV uses around the world." As part of the worldwide deal, EMI will administer Venevision International Publishing’s vast catalog of copyrights, including all music incorporated in the programming produced by the production companies of the Cisneros Group of Companies, specifically Venevision, Venezuela’s premier television channel, and Venevision Productions, the leading independent producer for Spanish-language television programming in the U.S.  "Annually, the combined companies produce more than 3000 hours of internationally exportable television programming," highlighted Manuel Perez, Vice President & CFO of Venevision International who manages the company’s operations from its headquarters in Miami, Florida.  "And throughout our more than 35 years in the industry, Venevision International has amassed a vast catalog of Spanish-language television programming."

As a leading distributor of television programming in the world, reaching more than 104 countries in more than 20 languages, Venevision International will rely on the efficiency and expertise of its global partner, EMI Music Publishing, which has demonstrated exceptional capabilities in the administration of performance income derived from cable and broadcast television using state-of-the-art operational systems and specific tools. "EMI Music Publishing, with its worldwide networks, represents our best ally in our goal to protect the interests of our songwriters and their intellectual rights," said Jorge A. Pino L., Vice President, Music of Venevision International. "Our television programming, with its global appeal and success in international markets, needs this level of collaboration, not only to be properly represented around the world, but also to administer and license the rights of our music in telenovelas, talk-shows, musical tween series, and game-shows." CONTACT INFORMATION: EMI Music Publishing: Lea Moussa / lmoussa@emimusicpub.com / 305-695-6418
Venevision International: Todd Michael Jamison / tjamison@cisneros.com / 305-507-6821 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              305-507-6821      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              305-507-6821      end_of_the_skype_highlighting www.emimusicpub.com ABOUT EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING: EMI Music Publishing is the world's leading publisher of popular music, representing more than one million copyrights including some of the best known songs ever written. Iconic songs in the EMI Music Publishing catalog include "New York New York", "You’ve Got A Friend", "The James Bond Theme", "Lady Marmalade", "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough", "Always On My Mind", "Over The Rainbow", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Singin’ In the Rain". Its current hit-making writers and producers include Beyoncé, James Blunt, Lady Antebellum, Jay-Z, Norah Jones, Pink, Stargate, Kanye West and Amy Winehouse.