TV Azteca
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| Company type | Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable |
|---|---|
| BMV: AZTECACPO BMAD: XTZA | |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Predecessor | Imevisión (1983-1993) |
| Founded | August 2, 1993 |
| Founder | Ricardo Salinas Pliego |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Benjamín Salinas Sada (CEO) Ricardo Salinas Pliego (President) |
| Products | Television broadcasting, radio and multimedia |
| Revenue |  US$ 3900million (2012) |
| US$ 1850 million (2012) | |
Number of employees | 6,000 |
| Parent | Grupo Salinas |
| Website | www |
TV Azteca, is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa.[1][2] As of 2017, it competes in Mexico with Televisa.
It operates two television networks in Mexico: Azteca 7 and Azteca Uno. It also operates repeaters and affiliate stations in most major and minor cities.
History[change | change source]
In the 1990s, during the presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, several companies were privatized, including Imevisión (Spanish: Instituto Mexicano de Televisión; English Mexican Television Institute), which owned two channels (Red Nacional 7 and Red Nacional 13), which after its privatization, it would be renamed Televisión Azteca, S.A de C.V (except Canal 22 would pass under the power of Conaculta).[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Diario La Tercera (Argentina) "Televisa baja sus ganancias en primer trimestre de 2011"". Latercera.com. 2011-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ↑ "Editorial Televisa, Worlds Largest Spanish-Language Publisher, Goes Live with K4 | MEI". Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ Peschard-Sverdrup, Armand B.; Rioff, Sara (2005). Mexican Governance: From Single-party Rule to Divided Government. CSIS. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-89206-457-1.
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