Torneos y Competencias
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Media |
Founded | 1982 |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina Medellín/Bogotá, Colombia |
Key people | Ignacio Galarza,[1] CEO |
Products | Television |
Owners | Vrio Corp. (65%) Grupo Nofal (35%)[2] |
Divisions | List
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Website | torneos.com |
Torneos y Competencias S.A. (abbreviated TyC, also referred as Torneos) is an Argentine sports communications firm created by businessman Carlos Ávila, associated with Jose Santoro, and Héctor Dayan. It is an important force in the world of Argentine sports, with interests in publications and radio and TV broadcasting. Its headquarters are in Buenos Aires.[3]
History
Torneos started its activities in the Argentine media in 1982, with a
In 1994, Torneos launched the channel
Removal of first division television rights
In 1992, the company Televisión Satelital Codificada (TSC, a joint venture between TyC and the Clarín group) signed an agreement with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) for the broadcasters exclusive live of Argentine football matches. All the official matches were available on the "TyC Sports" and "TyC Max" cable & satellite channels. This agreement expired in 2014.
In July 2009, due to an economic crisis that affected several
Later, Grondona received an offer from the Argentine government in order for the National System of Public Media – the state-owned
On August 11, 2009, the AFA broke the contract with TSC, accusing it of not fulfilling the agreement.[7] Then, the AFA sued TSC,[8] but TyC also tried an unsuccessful lawsuit against the AFA for cancelling the contract.[9] Evertithing Follow producing of the
Since August 21, 2009, the television rights for Argentine
Present
On 30 March 2016 the
Channels
Torneos and the 34 South Media Group (before Clarín Group) in Argentina currently operate the domestic pay TV channel
Exclusive Rights
The company’s television rights includes:
References
- ^ "Torneos y Competencias nombró al sucesor de Alejandro Burzaco". Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Alejandro Burzaco, el verdadero dueño del fútbol por TV". LA NACIÓN. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Nuestras Oficinas se encuentran ubicadas en Balcarce 510, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina" (in Spanish). Tyc.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Mirando otro canal" (in Spanish). Ole.clarin.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Diario Los Andes. "TyC denunci que hay un acuerdo para estatizar la televisacin del ftbol". Losandes.com.ar. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC Mundo - Cultura y Sociedad - El fútbol argentino cambia de canal" (in Spanish). Bbc.co.uk. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "INFOnews - El Argentino CABA - Un mundo, muchas voces" (in Spanish). Elargentino.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "La AFA "entablará una demanda millonaria" contra TSC". Perfil.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Terra - La Justicia rechaz presentacin de TSC contra la AFA y habr ftbol> 14-8-2009 - Actualidad" (in Spanish). Educacion.terra.com.ar. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived August 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Argentina - Ftbol gratis por television" (in Spanish). Argentina.ar. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Laura Serra (October 20, 2012). "Asignan más fondos al Fútbol para Todos y a la propaganda oficial" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ "Ajustes de números: AFA renegoció los contratos con Torneos". Retrieved 3 April 2016.