Globovisión
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Country |  Venezuela |
| Availability | Caracas, Carabobo, and Zulia |
| Founder | Luis Teofilo Nuñez, Guillermo Zuloaga, Nelson Mezerhane, and Alberto Federico Ravell |
| Slogan | "Pon Globovision" |
| Owner | Corporacion GV Inversiones C.A. |
| Key people | Guillermo Zuloaga, President Corporacion GV Inversiones CA and Globovision Alberto Federico Ravell, Director General Globovision Lysber Ramos Sol, Director of Investigation and Opinion |
| Launch date | December 1, 1994 |
| Analog channel | 33 |
| Website | Globovision |
Globovision is a Venezuelan 24-hour news channel. It is one of the world's only over-the-air 24-hour news channels. It can be seen in Caracas, Carabobo, and Zulia on UHF channel 33. Globovision can be seen in the rest of Venezuela by those who have cable or a satellite dish (Globovision has an alliance with DirecTV, where it can be seen on channel 110). Some of Globovision's programs can be seen in the United States via TV Venezuela, a channel offered to those who subscribe to DirecTV® Para Todos. It can be seen in other countries via a paid subscription at Globovision's website.
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[edit] History
Globovision first went on the air on December 1, 1994, a year and a half after the impeachment of Carlos Andrés Pérez. They are currently affiliated with the Venezuelan regional television stations Telecolor, Promar TV, TV Guayana, Televisora Regional del Táchira, TVS, Televisora de Oriente, TAM, Amavision, Sol TV, TV Los Llanos, and community channels in Altagracia de Orituco, Macuro, and Santa Elena de Uairen. In other countries, Globovision is affiliated with CNN en Español (United States), RCN (Colombia), Canal A (Peru), Canal N (Peru), Panamericana Televisión (Peru), Canal Sur, Canal 13 (Chile), Todo Noticias (Argentina), Monte Carlo Television (Uruguay), Canal 4 (Tenerife), Canal 8 (Tenerife), and Ecuavisa (Ecuador).
[edit] Trivia
- Globovision's target audience was people from all social classes ages 25 and up. Due to the Ley Resorte, Globovision is now required to have news programs such as Pequeños Reporteros and Emisión Juvenil which are aimed at children and teenagers respectively.
- Globovision's news program, Noticias Globovision can be seen several times a day and was once known as Noticias 33.
- The host of En Vivo, Alba Cecilia Mujica, was once a news anchor for El Observador at Radio Caracas Television. She also co-hosted a political program at RCTV called Dicen y Hacen in the late 1990's.
- Leopoldo Castillo, host of Aló Ciudadano, was ambassador to El Salvador during the Government of Luis Herrera Campins.
- Nitu Perez Osuna, host of Yo Prometo, is the daughter of Jose Antonio Perez Diaz, President of the Venezuelan National Congress from 1969 to 1973.
[edit] Current shows
Most of the shows seen on Globovision are produced by them, they include:
- Aló Ciudadano - Aló Ciudadano is the counterpart of Hugo Chávez's program Aló Presidente on Venezolana de Televisión. The term "ciudadano" (Spanish for "citizen"), makes it seem like this program is for the citizens instead of just the president. Like Chavez's program, people can call in and give their opinions and/or complaints. Interviews and political analysis are also made. This program is also broadcast on CNB 102.3 FM (radio) and is hosted by Leopoldo Castillo with co-hosts Alejandra Otero and journalist Maria Isabel Parraga.
- Tocando Fondo - A debate show hosted by Carlos Acosta (former co-host of Aló Ciudadano), seen once a week on Saturday at 8pm.
- Entre Noticias - This show contains news, interviews, and topics such as the cultural agenda. It is seen during the weekend and is hosted by Diana Carolina Ruiz.
- Plomovisión - This is a program were people make complaints about things that go on in their communities. It's hosted by Johnny Ficarella. The program's name was originated on one ephitet given to the channel by Hugo Chavez.
- Primera Página - A program where politically related interviews are made and where today's newspaper are read out loud to viewers. It comes on at 6:00 in the morning during the weekdays. This program is hosted by Aymara Lorenzo, José Vicente Antonetti, Roberto Giusti, Julio César Pineda, Rebecca Moreno, and Andreína Gandica. José Domingo Blanco "Mingo" and Nathaly Salas Guaithero used to host this show. It was originally hosted by Julio César Camacho.
- En la Mañana - Another morning political show hosted by William Echeverría.
- Biografías - The lives of famous Venezuelan personalities are discussed and analyzed on this show. It’s hosted by Mackey Arenas.
- En Vivo - This is a live news program, hosted by Alba Cecilia Mujica, with interviews.
- Titulares de Mañana - The conductor of this show, Pedro Luis Flores, reads headlines from several Venezuelan newspapers and from the internet. This show was originally hosted by Orlando Urdaneta. Orlando Urdaneta then changed the program's name to La Hora de Orlando. After he left Globovisión in 2004, it went back to being known as "Titulares de Mañana".
- Noticias Globovisión - Globovisión's newscast, Noticias Globovisión (originally known as Noticias 33), airs at least 13 times during the day. Anchors featured on Noticias Globovisión include Gladys Rodríguez, Carla Angola, Juan Eleazar Figallo, Alejandro Marcano Santelli, Alba Cecilia Mujica, and Diana Carolina Ruiz.
- Grado 33 – On this show, conducted by Norberto Mazza and María Elena Lavaud, daily political events a discussed and analysed. This program is very much against Hugo Chavez's government.
- Tremenda Fuente - A talk show seen in the evening that is hosted by Elizabeth Fuentes.
- 35MM - One of the few non-political shows on Globovisión which is hosted by Víctor X. The latest movies are disscussed and analyzed on this show. Another show that is similar to this is Faranduleando, which gives celebrity news.
- Es Noticia - A morning political show.
- Alta Densidad - A show, hosted by Carlos José Monzón, about the latest gadgets and technology. [1]
- Sin Flash TV - A show, hosted by beauty queen Federica Guzmán, which visits the most popular nightclubs and discothèques in Venezuela.
- Deportes Globovisión - Globovisión's sports show hosted by Aloys Marín.
- Así Cocina Soucy - hosted by Héctor Soucy, it is a cooking and gourmet show.
- Buenas Noches - An evening talk show hosted by Francisco "Kico" Bautista, Carla Angola, and Roland Carreño.
- Yo Prometo - A weekly political show that is seen on Sundays. It is hosted by Nitu Pérez Osuna.
- Fun Race - A documentary/series on 4X4s. It is hosted by Goizeder Azua.
- Los Profesionales - A show where career professionals are interviewed about what they do.
- Usted lo Vio por Globovisión - The top news stories of the week are discussed on this show. Its hosted by Alejandro Marcano Santelli.
[edit] Former shows
- La Hora de Orlando – This was hosted by actor Orlando Urdaneta (who starred in telenovelas such as La Zulianita, Elizabeth, La Señorita Perdomo, and the movie El Pez Que Fuma), who made fun of any given political event and President Hugo Chávez. He even dressed up like Chávez on one episode. This show was so controversial that Orlando Urdaneta ended up moving to Televen (where he hosted a non-political talk show), but due to his hatred for Chávez and accusations of conspiring against the government, he ended up going into exile.
- ...y Kico - This was a late night show hosted by Francisco "Kico" Bautista, its last show aired on June 7, 2006.
- Marianella y Kico - Similar to and predecessor to ...y Kico.
- Debate - A debating show hosted by Lysber Ramos Sol.
- CBS Telenoticias - Even though this show wasn't made by Globovisión or even in Venezuela, it had several newscasts a day on Globovisión.
- Sin Máscara - "Without Mask" was a show that claimed to truthfully simplify current political events to its viewers. It was seen every Saturday and it was hosted by Juan Manuel Mayorca.
- Otra Visión - Every Friday, people, businesses, and/or government institutions would discuss how thet believe thing were going in Venezuela economically, politically, and socially. It was hosted by Jacqueline Ceballos.
- Soluciones - After every interview, Globovisión and this program's host, Macky Arenas, would try to find solutions to people's, or the person being interviewed's, problems. It was on every Wednesday.
- Blanco y Negro - Hosted by Carlos Blanco and Aristóbulo Istúriz (The Venezuelan Ex-Minister of Education and Sports), the hosts of this show would discuss and debate the differences in their political views (and conduct interviews) every Thursday.
- Análisis Globovisión - Was a political analisis program from the mid 1990's.
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[edit] Controversies
Globovision has been criticized by many different sectors, in particular Chavez's government, where they accuse this channel of manipulating information, conspiracy, giving air time to the opposition (but not to the government), and racism, to name a few. Globovision, during the de facto government of Pedro Carmona, refused to show pro-Chavez manifestations that solicited the resignation of Carmona or the looting that occurred on April 12 and 13, 2002 (in contrast with the international media).
This channel had major coverage of the take over of Plaza Francia in Altamira (a wealthy neighborhood in the eastern part of Caracas) by a group of military officers in rebellion. Over the next year, Globovision would transmit, with great frequency, any news that occurred in this specific plaza. They also had major coverage of the general strike of 2002 and 2003, in which they supported the opposition in pressuring the resignation of Chavez. It is not strange (being a 24-hour news network), that Globovision reports on these types of events, but many people believe that almost all of the news events that are covered by this channel are almost always negative towards Chavez.
On the other hand, people say that the government is abusing freedom of speech and press, especially after periodic inspections of CONATEL (the telecommunications council of Venezuela) and the implementation of the controversial Social Responsibility in Radio and Television Law (Ley Resorte). The Ley Resorte forces channels (in this case Globovision) to mention what type the following program is and that it may contain elements of language, health, sex, and violence and whether it can be seen by children and/or adolescents (and whether the show is of national production). It also forces channels to have more programs aimed at children and adolescents.
Like other media companies in Venezuela, Globovision has been the victim of violent assaults to their equipment and journalists at various pro-government marches and protests.
The Washington Post, in an article covering the Chávez government's refusal to renew the license of RCTV, which was viewed by some as a blow to free speech in Venezuela, reported that "[f]ree expression is exercised in Venezuela. Another influential television station, Globovision, lambastes the Chavez government frequently ... "[1]
[edit] Similar networks
- ABC News Now (2004)
- ABS-CBN News Channel (1994)
- Al-Arabiya (2003)
- Al Jazeera (1996)
- BBC News 24 (1997)
- BBC World (1995)
- CBC Newsworld (1989)
- CBS Telenoticias (no longer a news network; known as Telemundo Internacional since 2000)
- CNBC (1989)
- CNN (1980)
- CNN Airport Network (1992)
- CNN en Español (1997)
- CNNfn (1995; closed 2004)
- CNN Headline News (1982)
- CNN International (1985)
- CNN Pipeline (2005)
- CNN Plus (1999)
- CNN/SI (CNN/Sports Illustrated) (1996; closed 2002)
- CNN TÜRK
- Court TV (1991)
- Ctv newsnet (1997)
- ESPNEWS (1996)
- Euronews (1993)
- Fox News Channel (1996)
- ITV News Channel (2000; closed 2005)
- LCI (1994)
- MSNBC (1996)
- Noticias ECO (1988; closed 2001)
- Satellite News Channel (1982; acquired by CNN and closed in 1983)
- Sky News (1989)
- teleSUR (2005)
- TVE Canal 24 Horas (1997)
- TVN24 (2001)
- The Weather Channel (1982)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Spanish)
