14. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Univision provides network compensation to the Company and acts as the Company’s exclusive third-party sales representative for the sale of all national advertising aired on Univision-affiliate television stations.

At December 31, 2016, Univision owns approximately 10% of the Company’s common stock on a fully-converted basis.

The Class U common stock has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. As the holder of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class U common stock, so long as Univision holds a certain number of shares, the Company may not, without the consent of Univision, merge, consolidate or enter into another business combination, dissolve or liquidate the Company or dispose of any interest in any Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, license for any of the Company’s Univision-affiliated television stations, among other things. Each share of Class U common stock is automatically convertible into one share of the Company’s Class A common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or combinations) in connection with any transfer to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision.

In August 2008, the Company entered into a proxy agreement with Univision pursuant to which the Company granted to Univision the right to negotiate the terms of retransmission consent agreements for its Univision- and UniMás-affiliated television station signals for a term of six years, which expired in December 2014, and which Univision and the Company have extended from time-to-time, most recently through March 31, 2017. Among other things, the proxy agreement provides terms relating to compensation to be paid to the Company by Univision with respect to retransmission consent agreements entered into with MVPDs. The term of the proxy agreement extends with respect to any MVPD for the length of the term of any retransmission consent agreement in effect before the expiration of the proxy agreement. The Company has entered into multiple short-term extensions of the proxy agreement since its December 2014 expiration, and it is the Company’s current intention to negotiate with Univision one or more further extensions of the current proxy agreement or a new proxy agreement; however, no assurance can be given regarding the terms of any such extension or new agreement or that any such extension or new agreement will be entered into.

The following tables reflect the related-party balances with Univision and other related parties (in thousands):

 

 

 

In addition, the Company also had accounts receivable from third parties in connection with a joint sales agreement between the Company and Univision. As of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 these balances totaled $3.2 million, $3.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

In May 2007, the Company entered into an affiliation agreement with LATV Networks, LLC (“LATV”). Pursuant to the affiliation agreement, the Company will broadcast programming provided to the Company by LATV on one of the digital multicast channels of certain of the Company’s television stations. Under the affiliation agreement, there are no fees paid for the carriage of programming, and the Company generally retains the right to sell approximately five minutes per hour of available advertising time. Walter F. Ulloa, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is a director, officer and principal stockholder of LATV.