Spanish International Network

"Upon launching KMEX, Don Emilio made another smart decision: to create an independent company—a “network” in industry terms—that would be 100% owned by him and would supply programs to the two stations. He called it Spanish International Network (SIN). This network acquired the rights to TSM’s programs for later sale to the stations. It also set out to boost national advertising sales to complement those the stations made locally, as well as TSM’s international sales. Since SIN had a captive market and a small staff, its profitability was a sure bet. The stations, given the cost of equipment, the purchase of programs, and the costs of producing local newscasts, would take much longer to recoup the investment, but that did not worry Azcárraga because he shared ownership of the stations, whereas he could legally hold outright ownership of SIN. Separating SIN from the stations, while ensuring the stations’ complete dependence on the former, was the second maneuver that, although very astute at the time, would cause serious tensions among the partners in the decades to come."

"The expansion of the television business undertaken by Don Emilio was not limited to Mexico. The same year he sold his stake in RPM he acquired a station in Texas, which would become the cornerstone of the Spanish International Network, the first and largest Spanish-language television network in the United States, today known as Univision."