Ecuavisa

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E C U A V I S A

Type	Broadcast Television Network
Branding	Ecuavisa
Country	Ecuador
Availability	National (Quito: VHF 8, Guayaquil: VHF 2)
Founder	Xavier Alvarado Roca
Slogan	"Mira diferente" (Spanish: Look different)
Launch date	march 1, 1967
Website	www.ecuavisa.com

Ecuavisa is one of the major television networks in the Republic of Ecuador.

It proclaims itself to be Ecuador's number one network, although such proclamations are common for television channels worldwide. It broadcasts on channel 8 in Quito and on channel 2 in Guayaquil.

[edit] History

Ecuavisa was founded by Xavier Alvarado Roca and began to transmit programming in 1967. The network began broadcasting from Guayaquil.

With the advent of new technological advancements during the 1970s, Ecuavisa was able to gain the attention of a sizeable portion of Ecuador's television viewing public by pioneering the introduction of new programming and broadcasting partnerships with regional providers. Ecuavisa also benefitted from the advent of color television sets.

Many of Ecuador's "celebrities" participated in Ecuavisa's shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s. During these two decades the network showed some of Ecuador's top television shows.

During the 2000s, Ecuavisa launched Ecuavisa International, with a strong presence on the internet and capabilities to see video clips of their programs online. The channel is broadcasted in the United States, on the DirecTV system***.

[edit] Programming

Ecuavisa dedicates a great portion of its programming to international shows, mainly telenovelas from Telemundo and Brazil's Rede Globo, such as "Gitanas" and "El Clon".

Sports programming is sparse, although now boosted by the 2006 World Cup, broadcasted in association with two other channels.

Ecuavisa has a nightly news broadcast, Televistazo, which locals consider the most reliable news show in Ecuador. It also has programming for children, such as Pokémon and Doraemon from Japan.