MEXICO CITY, July 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's largest
broadcaster Grupo Televisa cut its forecast for
2024 capital expenditures to $720 million, from a $790 million
outlook it had announced in February, to focus on the
reconstruction of its fibre-optic cable network in hurricane-hit
Acapulco.
Televisa expects insurance to reimburse it for expenditures
in Acapulco, the chief executive of the firm's cable unit,
Francisco Valim, said during a call on Wednesday to discuss
quarterly results.
Televisa posted a net loss of $1.4 million for the second
quarter, reporting it was hurt by a fall in revenue from
satellite TV disconnections and labor costs.
During the results call, executives also said Televisa
continues its restructuring process with the merger of its
satellite television unit SKY with cable TV and internet service
Izzi.
"We are confident that our restructuring and integration
process, most of which already occurred in the second quarter of
this year, will allow us to deliver OpEx (operating expenses)
savings of approximately 400 million pesos ($21.84 million) in
the third quarter," a senior executive said.
($1 = 18.3124 Mexican pesos)