America Television
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America Television better known as America TV, is a Peru
vian television network
affiliated with Televisa
of Mexico. It was founded on December 15, 1958 by Antonio Umbert F., Nicanor Gonzalez V., and Avelino Aramburu. The network belongs to the Plural TV group formed by the daily newspapers El Comercio (Peru) and La República
. America TV is the second oldest television station in Peru, the first with regular commercial broadcasts, and currently the most watched television station in Peru.
(then the most watched television station), Andina Radiodifusión y Televisión (ATV) and Frecuencia Latina. America TV transmitted (and continues in some cases) programs such as El Chavo del Ocho, El Chapulín Colorado
, among others; the games of the Peruvian national soccer team, and news coverage of municiple and presidential elections, movies, and national and international telenovelas.
Televisa
of Mexico bought America TV in 1982 and eventually led all operations on the station for almost a decade until the 1990s, with Crousillat Group led by José Enrique Crousillat and José Francisco Cruosillat who became the CEO's of the station throughout 1990s, until the end of Fujimori's
term, when the station was again purchased by El Comercio
Group and La República
Group.
The station is currently the most watched television channel in Peru. America has produced popular soap operas such as Luz Maria, Pobre Diabla
, Isabella: Mujer Enamorada, and a reality show, El Desafío del Inca, that gave an award of a million soles.
Eric Jurgensen
has been the CEO and Director of Programming at America TV since 2003.
The station is home of broadcasting in Peru for the Olympics.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
affiliated with Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
of Mexico. It was founded on December 15, 1958 by Antonio Umbert F., Nicanor Gonzalez V., and Avelino Aramburu. The network belongs to the Plural TV group formed by the daily newspapers El Comercio (Peru) and La República
La República
La República is a center-left newspaper published in Lima, Peru. It is one of the two main national dailies sold all over the country since it was founded on May 3, 1981. The paper was founded by Gustavo Mohme Llona, a former member of the Peruvian Congress...
. America TV is the second oldest television station in Peru, the first with regular commercial broadcasts, and currently the most watched television station in Peru.
History
América TV is currently one of the most watched television channels in Peru. Since 1958, with more than 50 years without interruption, was competition for Panamericana TelevisiónPanamericana Televisión
Panamericana Televisión, Panamericana Television or Pantel is a Peruvian television network founded in 1959 when television first arrived in Peru. It initially broadcast on Channel 13, but later moved to Channel 5 in metropolitan Lima. This network was followed by a second private television...
(then the most watched television station), Andina Radiodifusión y Televisión (ATV) and Frecuencia Latina. America TV transmitted (and continues in some cases) programs such as El Chavo del Ocho, El Chapulín Colorado
El Chapulín Colorado
El Chapulín Colorado is a television series, created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, a successful Mexican comedian and TV show producer, which parodied superhero shows...
, among others; the games of the Peruvian national soccer team, and news coverage of municiple and presidential elections, movies, and national and international telenovelas.
Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
of Mexico bought America TV in 1982 and eventually led all operations on the station for almost a decade until the 1990s, with Crousillat Group led by José Enrique Crousillat and José Francisco Cruosillat who became the CEO's of the station throughout 1990s, until the end of Fujimori's
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
term, when the station was again purchased by El Comercio
El Comercio
El Comercio is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima. It has a circulation of more than 120,000 copies. It was founded in 1839, making it the oldest newspaper of Peru and one of the oldest in the Spanish language....
Group and La República
La República
La República is a center-left newspaper published in Lima, Peru. It is one of the two main national dailies sold all over the country since it was founded on May 3, 1981. The paper was founded by Gustavo Mohme Llona, a former member of the Peruvian Congress...
Group.
The station is currently the most watched television channel in Peru. America has produced popular soap operas such as Luz Maria, Pobre Diabla
Pobre Diabla
Pobre Diabla is a telenovela by TV Azteca in partnership with Venevision Continental, produced by Fides Velasco and starring Alejandra Lazcano, the presentation of Cristobal Lander in Mexico, Hector Arredondo, Leonardo Daniel, Rafael Sanchez Navarro and antagonistic involvement of Claudia Alvarez...
, Isabella: Mujer Enamorada, and a reality show, El Desafío del Inca, that gave an award of a million soles.
Eric Jurgensen
Eric Jurgensen
Eric Jurgensen is the CEO, General Manager and Programming Director of America Television Channel 4 in Peru.He got a Bachelors degree in Business Administration specializing in Marketing and...
has been the CEO and Director of Programming at America TV since 2003.
The station is home of broadcasting in Peru for the Olympics.