Venevisión

Short name: Venevisión Long name: Venezolana de Televisión, CA Country: Venezuela Language: Spanish founded: February 27, 1961 Founder: Diego Cisneros current owner: Gustavo Cisneros Rendiles Ricardo Cisneros Rendiles Homepage: http://www.venevision.net

Venevisión is a VHF private television station based in Caracas , Venezuela . Venevisión can be received on channel 4 in Caracas. Venevisión is an acronym for Vene zolana de Tele visión , Compañía Anónima.

history

Venevisión (full name: Venezolana de Televisión, Compañía Anónima) was founded on February 27, 1961 by the Cuban-Venezuelan entrepreneur Diego Cisneros by acquiring and renaming the television station Televisa , which went bankrupt in 1960 . Televisa (an acronym derived from Televi sión Independiente, SA ) was founded on May 4, 1953 by broadcast entrepreneur Gonzalo Veloz Mancera. Venevisión has been broadcasting in color since 1980. Gustavo Cisneros and Ricardo Cisneros, sons of Diego Cisneros, are the current owners. Venevisión is part of the Diego Cisneros Group .

Current TV programs from Venevisión

• News: Noticiero Venevisión

• Beauty pageant: Miss Venezuela , Mister Venezuela

• Music show: Sábado Sensacional

• Game shows: Guerra de los Sexos , mega match

• Comedy: ¡Qué Locura!

Trivia

• The official name of Venevisión (Compañia Anónima Venezolana de Televisión) is similar to the name of the public television broadcaster Venezolana de Televisión .
• The official mascot of Venevisión is a tiger.

Web link

• Official Site (in Spanish)