TVes
SDTV | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | SiBCI (Venezuelan Social Television Foundation) |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 28 May 2007 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Analog VHF | Channel 2 (Caracas, listings may vary) |
Digital UHF | Channel 23.1 |
TVES is a
Management
The station is managed by the Venezuelan Social Television Foundation (Fundación Televisora Venezolana Social), a
The members of the Foundation's board were sworn in by Vice President Jorge Rodríguez on 21 May 2007. The board members are Tarik Souki Farías, Roberto Hernández Montoya, Asalia Venegas, Rafaela Cusati, María Alejandra Díaz Marín, Nelín Escalante, Amilio Ezequiel González, Jorge Morales and Manuel Fernando, with journalist and broadcaster Lil Rodríguez serving as its president.[citation needed]
As of today, the network is totally independent. and its offices and some studios are located within the building of public television network
Programming
TVes has planned a schedule with many different types of programming, including news, sports, movies, music, drama and children's shows. The network says that it'll reflect Venezuela's social diversity and provide a forum for independent producers. TVes will also air content from the
TVes director Asalia Venegas said the new network should bring Venezuelan television closer to a European model, in which the state takes an active role in education and cultural promotion, as opposed to the commercial television of U.S. capitalism.[3]
In its first month of operation, the channel has shown a wide range of programmes from countries all around the world, including French cartoons, Brazilian puppet shows, Argentinian soaps and Soviet movies.[4] In June 2007, TVes held its first major event as the official network of the Copa América football tournament, which is being held in the country.
Even though the station operates on a 24-hour schedule, TVes plays the national anthem 3 times a day (at 6:00 AM, noon, and midnight), as per Venezuelan laws. In July 2007, two months after the channel began broadcasting, The Economist claimed that TVes has failed to catch on with Venezuelans, with the station struggling to reach 10% of RCTV's viewers.[5] By 2008, however, it began to challenge the other stations, becoming third overall in the ratings in 2015.
TVes also serves as the general entertainment component of a system of state TV channels, broadcasting its own dramas and variety programming.
Since 2012, TVes is the official co-national network for Olympic Games broadcasts to Venezuela.
References
- ^ Presidencia crea Fundación Televisora Venezolana Social Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Las Noticias de Cojedes, 14 May 2007.
- ^ TVes Programming Schedule Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "TVes should differentiate itself from U.S. commercial capitalist model," Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine Agencia Boliviariana de Noticias, 28 May 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Flares and medallions live again on Chavez's socialist TV" The guardian, 10 June 2007
- ^ "Broadcast battles: Rebirth of a television station" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine The Economist, 19 July 2007
External links
- Televisora Venezolana Social (lit. 'Venezuelan Social Broadcasting') (in Spanish)