Azteca México
| Type | Spanish language broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country |
United States Mexico |
| Founded |
June 2, 2008 by Ricardo Salinas Pliego |
| Slogan |
Más cerca de ti (Closer to You) |
| Headquarters |
Los Angeles, California Mexico, D.F. |
Broadcast area |
National (also distributed in northern Mexico) |
| Owner | Azteca International Corporation |
| Parent | TV Azteca |
Key people |
Luis J. Echarte (CEO, Azteca International Corporation) |
Launch date | June 2, 2008 |
Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV; formatted to downconverted widescreen in many markets) |
Official website | www.aztecamexico.com |
Azteca Mexico is a channel that transmits the contents of the three channels of TV Azteca for the U.S. and offers the best of the three channels Azteca in Mexico: On 7, Azteca Trece and Proyecto 40.[1]
Its programming is different from Azteca América.
History
The launch of Azteca Mexico was the June 2, 2008 with headquarters in Los Angeles (California) during the administration of President George W. Bush and in Mexico City also during the Second Report of the government of President Felipe Calderón.
Controversies
Azteca Mexico has a variety of programs but can not be a channel dedicated to Hispanics rather Mexicans in the United States, because almost all the productions are of Azteca 13 and Azteca 7. Another reason is that a channel dedicated to all types of Hispanics must have varied programming with:
- Made in Mexico and the United States
- Having Productions of other Hispanic countries (there have for example one of its competitors: TeleFutura from the main competitor of Azteca Mexico, which is Univision and Telemundo, but only has 5 original productions 5 are made in the United States allowing the variety of Hispanics in the program, but also broadcasts telenovelas, series and other countries making it a Hispanic channel.
References
- ↑ DIRECTV to Launch Azteca Mexico (AZM): Exclusive Channel Archived September 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.