GLOBOVISIóN

'Globovisión' is a Venezuelan 24-hour television news channel. It is one of the world's few over-the-air 24-hour news channels. It can be seen in Caracas, Carabobo, and Zulia on UHF channel 33. Globovisión can be seen in the rest of Venezuela by those who have cable or a satellite dish (Globovisión has an alliance with DirecTV, where it can be seen on channel 110). Some of Globovisión's programs can be seen in the United States via TV Venezuela, a channel offered to those who subscribe to DirecTV Para Todos. It can be seen in other countries via a paid subscription at Globovisión's website.

Contents

History

Trivia

Current shows

Former shows

Personalities

Present

Past

Controversies

See also

Notes

External links

History

Globovision first went on the air on December 1, 1994, a year and a half after the impeachment of President Carlos Andrés Pérez. Domestically, the channel is currently affiliated with the regional television stations Telecolor, Promar TV, TV Guayana, Televisora Regional del Táchira, TVS, Televisora de Oriente, TAM, Amavision, Sol TV, TV Los Llanos, and community channels in Altagracia de Orituco, Macuro, and Santa Elena de Uairen. In other countries, Globovisión is affiliated with CNN en Español (United States), RCN (Colombia), Canal A (Peru), Canal N (Peru), Panamericana Televisión (Peru), Canal Sur, Canal 13 (Chile), Todo Noticias (Argentina), Monte Carlo Television (Uruguay), Canal 4 (Tenerife), Canal 8 (Tenerife), and Ecuavisa (Ecuador).

Trivia

★ Globovisión's target audience was people from all social classes ages 25 and up. Due to the Ley Resorte, Globovisión is now required to have news programs such as ''Pequeños Reporteros'' and ''Emisión Juvenil'' which are aimed at children and teenagers respectively.

★ Globovision's news program, ''Noticias Globovisión'' can be seen several times a day and was once known as ''Noticias 33''.

★ The host of ''En Vivo'', Alba Cecilia Mujica, was once a news anchor for El Observador at Radio Caracas Television. She also co-hosted a political program at RCTV called ''Dicen y Hacen'' in the late 1990's.

★ Leopoldo Castillo, host of ''Aló Ciudadano'', was ambassador to El Salvador during the Government of Luis Herrera Campins.

★ Nitu Perez Osuna, host of ''Yo Prometo'', is the daughter of José Antonio Pérez Díaz, President of Congress from 1969 to 1973.

Current shows

Most of the shows seen on Globovisión are produced by them, they include:

★ ''Aló Ciudadano'' - Aló Ciudadano is the counterpart of Hugo Chávez's program ''Aló Presidente'' on Venezolana de Televisión. The term "ciudadano" (Spanish for "citizen"), makes it seem like this program is for the citizens instead of just the president. Like Chávez's program, people can call in and give their opinions and/or complaints. Interviews and political analysis are also made. This program is also broadcast on CNB 102.3 FM (radio) and is hosted by Leopoldo Castillo with co-hosts Alejandra Otero and journalist Maria Isabel Parraga.

★ ''Tocando Fondo'' - A debate show hosted by Carlos Acosta (former co-host of Aló Ciudadano), seen once a week on Saturday at 8pm.

★ ''Entre Noticias'' - This show contains news, interviews, and topics such as the cultural agenda. It is seen during the weekend and is hosted by Diana Carolina Ruiz.

★ ''Plomovisión'' - This is a program were people make complaints about things that go on in their communities. It's hosted by Johnny Ficarella. The program's name was originated on one ephitet given to the channel by Hugo Chavez.

★ ''Primera Página'' - A program where politically related interviews are made and where today's newspaper are read out loud to viewers. It comes on at 6:00 in the morning during the weekdays. This program is hosted by Aymara Lorenzo, José Vicente Antonetti, Roberto Giusti, Julio César Pineda, Rebecca Moreno, and Andreína Gandica. José Domingo Blanco "Mingo" and Nathaly Salas Guaithero used to host this show. It was originally hosted by Julio César Camacho.

★ ''En la Mañana'' - Another morning political show hosted by William Echeverría.

★ ''Biografías'' - The lives of famous Venezuelan personalities are discussed and analyzed on this show. It’s hosted by Mackey Arenas.

★ ''En Vivo'' - This is a live news program, hosted by Alba Cecilia Mujica, with interviews.

★ ''Titulares de Mañana'' - The conductor of this show, Pedro Luis Flores, reads headlines from several Venezuelan newspapers and from the internet. This show was originally hosted by Orlando Urdaneta. Orlando Urdaneta then changed the program's name to ''La Hora de Orlando''. After he left Globovisión in 2004, it went back to being known as "Titulares de Mañana".

★ ''Noticias Globovisión'' - Globovisión's newscast, ''Noticias Globovisión'' (originally known as ''Noticias 33''), airs at least 13 times during the day. Anchors featured on ''Noticias Globovisión'' include Gladys Rodríguez, Carla Angola, Juan Eleazar Figallo, Alejandro Marcano Santelli, Alba Cecilia Mujica, and Diana Carolina Ruiz.


★ ''Grado 33'' – On this show, conducted by Norberto Mazza and María Elena Lavaud, daily political events a discussed and analysed. This program is very much against Hugo Chavez's government.

★ ''Tremenda Fuente'' - A talk show seen in the evening that is hosted by Elizabeth Fuentes.

★ ''35MM'' - One of the few non-political shows on Globovisión which is hosted by Víctor X. The latest movies are discussed and analyzed on this show. Another show that is similar to this is ''Faranduleando'', which gives celebrity news.

★ ''Es Noticia'' - A morning political show.

★ ''Alta Densidad'' - A show, hosted by Carlos José Monzón, about the latest gadgets and technology. [1]

★ ''Sin Flash TV'' - A show, hosted by beauty queen Federica Guzmán, which visits the most popular nightclubs and discothèques in Venezuela.

★ ''Deportes Globovisión'' - Globovisión's sports show hosted by Aloys Marín.

★ ''Así Cocina Soucy'' - hosted by Héctor Soucy, it is a cooking and gourmet show.

★ ''Buenas Noches'' - An evening talk show hosted by Francisco "Kico" Bautista, Carla Angola, and Roland Carreño.

★ ''Yo Prometo'' - A weekly political show that is seen on Sundays. It is hosted by Nitu Pérez Osuna.

★ ''Fun Race'' - A documentary/series on 4X4s. It is hosted by Goizeder Azua.

★ ''Los Profesionales'' - A show where career professionals are interviewed about what they do.

★ ''Usted lo Vio por Globovisión'' - The top news stories of the week are discussed on this show. Its hosted by Alejandro Marcano Santelli.

Former shows

★ ''La Hora de Orlando'' – This was hosted by actor Orlando Urdaneta (who starred in telenovelas such as ''La Zulianita'', ''Elizabeth'', ''La Señorita Perdomo'', and the movie ''El Pez Que Fuma''), who made fun of any given political event and President Hugo Chávez. He even dressed up like Chávez on one episode. This show was so controversial that Orlando Urdaneta ended up moving to Televén (where he hosted a non-political talk show), but due to his hatred for Chávez and accusations of conspiring against the government, he ended up going into exile.

★ ''...y Kico'' - This was a late night show hosted by Francisco "Kico" Bautista, its last show aired on June 7, 2006.

★ ''Marianella y Kico'' - Similar to and predecessor to ''...y Kico''.

★ ''Debate'' - A debating show hosted by Lysber Ramos Sol.

★ ''CBS Telenoticias'' - Even though this show wasn't made by Globovisión or even in Venezuela, it had several newscasts a day on Globovisión.

★ ''Sin Máscara'' - "Without Mask" was a show that claimed to truthfully simplify current political events to its viewers. It was seen every Saturday and it was hosted by Juan Manuel Mayorca.

★ ''Otra Visión'' - Every Friday, people, businesses, and/or government institutions would discuss how thet believe thing were going in Venezuela economically, politically, and socially. It was hosted by Jacqueline Ceballos.

★ ''Soluciones'' - After every interview, Globovisión and this program's host, Macky Arenas, would try to find solutions to people's, or the person being interviewed's, problems. It was on every Wednesday.

★ ''Blanco y Negro'' - Hosted by Carlos Blanco and Aristóbulo Istúriz (former Minister of Education and Sports), the hosts of this show would discuss and debate the differences in their political views (and conduct interviews) every Thursday.

★ ''Análisis Globovisión'' - A political analisis program from the mid 1990s.

Personalities

Present

★ Juan Carlos "Chicho" Martínez ★ Doricer Alvarado ★ Carla Angola ★ José Vicente Antonetti ★ Macky Arenas ★ Adriana Arevalo ★ Carlos Batista ★ Francisco "Kico" Bautista ★ Janeth Carrasquilla ★ Roland Carreño ★ Mairim Gómez Cañas ★ Lorena Casanova ★ Leopoldo Castillo ★ William Echeverría ★ José Miguel Segovia ★ Johnny Ficarella ★ Juan Eleazar Figallo ★ Erika Fiorucci ★ Pedro Luis Flores ★ Elizabeth Fuentes ★ Mariana Gómez

★ Andreína Gandica ★ María Laura Garcia ★ Roberto Giusti ★ Federica Guzman ★ María Elena Lavaud ★ Aymara Lorenzo ★ Aloys Marín ★ Norberto Mazza ★ Janeth De Abreu Rodrigues ★ Carlos José Monzón ★ Jessica Morales ★ Rebeca Moreno ★ Alba Cecilia Mujica ★ Alejandra Otero ★ María Isabel Parraga ★ Carmen Elisa Pecorelli ★ Nitu Perez Osuna ★ Julio César Pineda ★ María Valentina Portillo ★ Gladys Rodríguez

★ Lala Romero ★ Diana Carolina Ruiz ★ Alejandro Marcano Santelli ★ Wilmer Solano ★ Héctor Soucy ★ Verioska Velasco ★ Luis Aníbal Velásquez Rosas ★ Lisette Villafranca ★ Ruth Villalba ★ Henry Alvarez ★ Víctor X

Past

★ Carlos Blanco ★ José Domingo Blanco "Mingo" ★ Julio César Camacho ★ Jacqueline Ceballos ★ Isabel González Capriles ★ Aristóbulo Istúriz ★ Marjorie Martínez ★ Juan Manuel Mayorca ★ José Francisco Rivera ★ Nathaly Salas Guaithero ★ Jaime Suárez ★ José Toro Hardy ★ Orlando Urdaneta

Controversies

Globovision has been criticized by many different sectors, in particular Chávez's government, where they accuse this channel of manipulating information, conspiracy, giving air time to the opposition (but not to the government), and racism, to name a few. Globovision, during the ''de facto ''government of Pedro Carmona, refused to show pro-Chávez demonstrations demanding the resignation of Carmona or the looting that occurred on April 12 and 13, 2002 (in contrast with the international media).
Despite claims that freedom of speech is not respected by the Government, Globovision and other channels (among them RCTV) have been able to broadcast news and comments that, by international standards, could be considered hostile to a Government. Strong negative opinions regarding Chávez and the Government are aired on a daily basis in Globovision. ''The Washington Post'', in an article covering the Chávez government's refusal to renew the license of RCTV, reported that "[f]ree expression is exercised in Venezuela. Another influential television station, Globovision, lambastes the Chávez government frequently ... "^[1] Globovision is able to broadcast outside of Venezuela, and does so through satellite television. The channel can currently be seen in most Latin American countries as a 24-hour news channel. Nevertheless, Globovision has been the target of violent assaults to their equipment and journalists at various pro-government marches and protests. Additionally, microwave equipment, which allows for live transmissions, has been seized by the Government in the past.
This channel had major coverage of the take over of Plaza Francia in Altamira (a wealthy neighborhood in the eastern part of Caracas) by a group of military officers that opposed Chavez. Over the next year, Globovisión would transmit, with great frequency, any news that occurred in this specific plaza. They also had major coverage of the general strike of 2002 and 2003, in which they supported the opposition in pressuring the resignation of Chávez. It is not strange (being a 24-hour news network), that Globovisión reports on these types of events, but many people believe that almost all of the news events that are covered by this channel are almost always negative towards Chavez.
However, people say that the government is abusing freedom of speech and press, especially after periodic inspections of CONATEL (the telecommunications council of Venezuela) and the implementation of the controversial Social Responsibility in Radio and Television Law (''Ley Resorte''). The ''Ley Resorte'' forces channels (in this case Globovision) to mention what type the following program is, that it may contain elements of language, health, sex, and violence, and whether it can be seen by children and/or adolescents (also, whether the show is of national production). It also forces channels to have more programs aimed at children and adolescents.
On May 29, 2007, President Chávez claimed during a speech that Globovision had been actively encouraging civil unrest in Venezuela, as well as his assassination. His claim on the latter was based on broadcast footage of the attempted murder of Pope John Paul II (which was part of a series of pictures showing the RCTV historical news coverage) in combination with a song titled "Esto no termina aquí" ("This does not end here"). The Venezuelan Government proceeded to file a complaint against Globovision with the Attorney General Office on this matter.^[2] Venezuelan students marched in the streets to protest the closure of RCTV and threats to Globovision. Globovision's director, Alberto Ravell, said, "We are not going to change our editorial line that we are not afraid of the threats from this government." ^[3]
Globovisión has also received direct shutdown threats by Chávez. On June 2, 2007, during a large public congregation of PSUV supporters at which Chávez was the main speaker, Globovisión and other channels received threats of potential shutdown in the future. In his speech, Chávez said that any channel can have its transmission concession withdrawn even before it expires, if it doesn't abide by the country's Constitution or laws.

See also

★ List of Venezuelan television channels

★ TV Venezuela

Notes

1. ''Forero, Juan''. (''The Washington Post'', 18 Jan 2007). "Pulling the Plug on Anti-Chavez TV". Retrieved 18 Jan 2007.
2. El Universal
3. [2]. Retrieved 30 May 2007.

External links

★ Globovisión web site