Bolivisión Explained

Bolivisión
Launch Date:March 18, 1998
Owner:Boliviana de Televisión, S.A. (Albavisión)
Country:Bolivia
Area:Bolivia
Former Names:América Televisión
(La Paz, 1985-1990)
ABC (Asociación Boliviana de Canales)
(1990-1995)
Galavisión Canal 4
(Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 1985-1996)
Antena Uno Canal 6
(Cochabamba, 1985-1997)
Sister Channels:UPP TV
RQP Bolivia
Website:redbolivision.tv.bo
Terr Serv 1:Analog VHF
Terr Chan 1:Channel 2 (Beni)
Channel 4 (Santa Cruz)
Channel 4 (Tarija)
Channel 5 (Cochabamba)
Channel 5 (La Paz)
Channel 5 (Oruro)
Channel 5 (Potosí)
Channel 9 (Sucre)
Channel 9 (Pando)
Terr Serv 2:Digital VHF
Terr Chan 2:Channel 4.1 (Santa Cruz)
Channel 5.1 (Cochabamba)
Channel 5.1 (La Paz)

Bolivisión is a commercial Bolivian television station based in Santa Cruz.[1] The channel was launched on June 17, 1997, following the dissolution of Telesistema Boliviano, the creation of Unitel and the beginning of its relations with Galavisión in Santa Cruz.[2] The network is owned by Albavisión since May 2007.

History

Background

In 1984, Galavisión launched in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on channel 4. Its programming was aimed at a primarily elitist audience with canned foreign programming, primarily centered on entertainment.[3]

On September 28, 1985, América Televisión, a terrestrial television channel owned by Banco Mercantil, was launched on channel 6 in La Paz, the Bolivian capital. With its studios in the Batallón Colorados Building, the station became one of the first private channels in Bolivia. The broadcasts became regular on November 3 the same year. Its owner was Miguel Dueri[4] With broadcasts lasting 6 hours in its first 2 years of broadcast, its transmission schedules progressively increased to 18 hours a day. América Televisión (unrelated to the Peruvian channel of the same name) was the first private network in the country to broadcast via satellite in 1994 and was one of the first to reach the 9 capitals of the department of La Paz. That same year, Ernesto Asbún bought 51% of the shares, with his wife obtaining 47%.

In 1995, Raúl Garáfulic (owner of Red ATB) terminated his contract with TeleOriente and stopped broadcasting on channel 9 in Santa Cruz. After the end of the partnership, Raul Garafulic bought channel 5 from Santa Cruz, which was part of the Asociación Boliviana de Canales (ABC). Consequently, ABC ceased to exist, for which the entire ABC network was subsequently sold to Ernesto Asbún, who had bought Channel 4 of Santa Cruz, Galavisión. Ernesto Asbún bought Galavisión with the intention of forming a network of stations. By doing so, the CDT network ceased its broadcasts on that same channel.

In 1996, a group of businessmen founded Boliviana de Television, with Telesistema Boliviano from La Paz, Antena Uno Canal 6 from Cochabamba and Canal 4 Galavision from Santa Cruz.[5] Bolivisión was struggling due to the dominant position Red Uno and ATB held in the market, while the former ABC went through four changes in ownership.[6] Asbún later associated with Carlos Cardona to form Bolivisión on channel 2 in La Paz. The partnership lasted a year and a half, thus dissolving the CDT Network. In 1997 and with the purchase of Telesistema Boliviano by Unitel, Bolivisión was left without a channel in La Paz.

Beginning of operations

It was on July 17, 1997 that Bolivisión was refounded, and in September of the same year it returned to the air in La Paz through channel 5 VHF. Joining the stations that were already lined to the network were also channel 5 in Oruro, channel 4 in Tarija, channel 2 in Trinidad, channel 5 in Potosí, channel 9 in Sucre and channel 9 in Cobija.[5] The channel acquired the rights to broadcast the matches of the France 98 Qualifiers. Later, on Wednesday, November 26, it expanded by the same frequency in Oruro, broadcasting the Bolivar V.S. Wilstermann boxing match live at 7:00 p.m. Later, the station moved its studios to the fourth floor of the Shopping Norte in La Paz. Bolivisión previously broadcast sporting events such as the NBA that it presented on Sunday afternoons.

New century and first financial crisis

Ernesto Asbún, its owner, was also the owner of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, which was going through a severe economic crisis. Until a long time, the general manager was exactly the prominent journalist from Cochabamba and director of the Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann Mauricio 'El Patato' Mendez Roca, who served as manager of the network until the sale to Albavisión.

New stage with Albavisión

Once LAB went bankrupt and before the judgment that was coming, Asbún sold Bolivisión to the Mexican Remigio Ángel González, owner of the Albavisión media conglomerate,[7] who initially held 10% of the shares.[3] Asbún later tried again on ATB in 2014, when it was under Prisa.[8] The acquisition was finalized in May 2007, after four months of heated negotiations, with the promise of new capital flowing in. González visited the country later in the month, to see the new operations.[9] Asbún subsequently bought a 25% share of ATB in 2014.[10]

Due to the acquisition, starting in 2007, the channel's programming began to consist of Mexican and Brazilian telenovelas from Televisa and TV Globo, respectively. All national production that was not the news was fading.

In 2012 it was the channel in charge of carrying out the international contest América celebra a Chespirito on Televisa. As of 2010, its programming on weekdays is mostly telenovelas produced by Televisa.

The network placed fifth in a ranking published by the IN Magazine in 2011, with 6% of audience share, ahead of the last place, Bolivia TV.[11]

In 2015, the channel repositioned its operations in Santa Cruz, as its news operation was criticized for pandering towards the west of the country since the Albavisión takeover. Work was also underway to convert its facilities to 16:9 HD broadcasts, pending permits from ATT.[12]

Bolvisión became the first commercial television network to downlink its HD signal from the Túpac Katari 1 satellite in October 2018.[13]

Network

The network has twelve licensed stations, of which two are relayers. The stations in the department of Santa Cruz are held by Galavisión and in the rest of the country, by Antena Uno from La Paz.

CityChannelLicenseeNotes
La Paz5Antena Uno Canal 6 S.R.L.[14] Bolivisión O&O
Santa Cruz de la Sierra4Galavisión S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Montero3Galavisión S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Warnes33Galavisión S.R.L.Bolivisión relayer
Cochabamba5Antena Uno Canal 6 S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Trinidad2Antena Uno Canal 6 S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Sucre9Antena Uno Canal 6 S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Oruro5Antena Uno Canal 6 S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Potosí5Antena Uno Canal 6 S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Tarija4Antena Uno Canal 6 S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Cobija9Antena Uno Canal 6 S.R.L.Bolivisión O&O
Yacuiba5CotelyaAffiliate

Presenters

Programs

Bolivisión Al Día

It is the main news program of Bolivisión. It airs Monday through Friday at 6:00 am, 12:40 pm and 9:00 pm. It is hosted by Carola Castedo from Santa Cruz and Miriam Ramos in La Paz. Its first broadcast was on July 6, 2011, replacing Noticias Bolivisión, previously known as Noticiero Bolivisión.

Dilema

Game show presented by Hans Caceres and Leonel Fransezze, produced by Smilehood Media and Kontenidos Agencia Digital. Format where gaming and entertainment stand out with earning money. The program premiered in 2020 and is an adaptation of an Argentine format produced by Sinapsis for América TV.[15]

La Cancha de Bolivisión

Sports program hosted by Richard Pereira.

Revista Al Día

The channel's morning magazine program.

Infomercials

Paid programs related to the Curanderia.

Former programming

As Galavisión, it produced a variety show for Santa Cruz de la Sierra called Garabato in 1995, before the current network was formed.[16]

Original productions:

As Galavisión:

As Bolivisión:

UPP TV

UPP TV is Bolivisión's sister channel, launched on December 11, 2020 and positioned as Bolivia's first digital-only television network. All of the content is original, the channel launched with 16 programs.[17]

Controversies

In 2007, shortly after Albavisión took over the channel, it started including paid text message services in some of its programs.[18]

During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Bolivisión dispatched reporters to Qatar. A member of the Qatari Police interrogated a journalist of the network, Roberto Acosta, because of the logo of the channel, which according to the police, resembled the LGBT flag. Acosta defended that Bolivisión's logo was "just a logo". One of the members of the police ended up apologizing Acosta.[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1210487.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1210487.stm
  2. http://www.pyp-uba.com.ar/news14/pdf/1.htm http://www.pyp-uba.com.ar/news14/pdf/1.htm
  3. Web site: FLUXO INTERNACIONAL DE FICÇÃO: A TELENOVELA BRASILEIRA NA BOLÍVIA . 6 February 2024 . Methodist University of São Paulo . 2008 . http://web.archive.org/web/20200719125817/http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/bitstream/tede/824/1/Ana%20Paula%20Silva%20Ladeira%20Costa.pdf . 19 July 2020.
  4. Web site: "NORMATIVA LEGAL DE DIFUSIÓN DE LOS PROGRAMAS ENLATADOS DE MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN Y SU IMPACTO SOBRE EL COMPORTAMIENTO DE LA POBLACIÓN INFANTIL EN BOLIVIA". 5 February 2024 . International Media Support . 2011 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240205115340/https://repositorio.umsa.bo/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13822/TD-3864.pdf?sequence=1 . 5 February 2024.
  5. Web site: BolivisionTV.com . 22 February 2024 . Bolivisión . 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060514172837/http://www.bolivisiontv.com/corporativa.html . 14 May 2006.
  6. Web site: Periodismo y Politica en Bolivia. 1 March 2024 . Friedrich Ebert Stiftung . March 1997 . http://web.archive.org/web/20230927210946/https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/vifa-latam/c97-01130.pdf . 27 September 2023.
  7. Web site: IDENTIFICAN MEDIOS DE COMUNICACION QUE CENSURARON SPOT DE MÉDICOS EN HUELGA . 2 January 2018 . 2 March 2024 . Visor Bolivia . https://web.archive.org/web/20240302003357/https://www.visorbolivia.com/noticia/1073 . 2 March 2024 .
  8. Web site: El propietario de la red Bolivisión, nuevo socio de Prisa en ATB . 22 October 2014 . 2 March 2024 . Gaceta de Prensa . https://web.archive.org/web/20231226191202/https://www.gacetadeprensa.com/noticia/6101/prensa/el-propietario-de-la-red-bolivision-nuevo-socio-de-prisa-en-atb.html . 26 December 2023 .
  9. Web site: Empresario mexicano adquiere acciones en la red Bolivisión . 4 May 2007 . 2 March 2024 . Los Tiempos . https://web.archive.org/web/20240302150626/https://www.lostiempos.com/actualidad/nacional/20070504/empresario-mexicano-adquiere-acciones-red-bolivision . 2 March 2024 .
  10. Web site: El propietario de la red Bolivisión, nuevo socio de Prisa en ATB . 22 October 2014 . 2 March 2024 . Gaceta de Prensa . https://web.archive.org/web/20231226191202/https://www.gacetadeprensa.com/noticia/6101/prensa/el-propietario-de-la-red-bolivision-nuevo-socio-de-prisa-en-atb.html . 26 December 2023 .
  11. Web site: Encuesta: Unitel, primero; Red Uno, segundo; y ATB, tercero. 18 December 2023. Salazar. Erick. 7 December 2011. eju.tv. es.
  12. Web site: Bolivisión estrena imagen ‘made in’ Santa Cruz . 8 March 2024 . EJU.TV . 14 June 2015 . http://web.archive.org/web/20150618001300/https://eju.tv/2015/06/bolivision-estrena-imagen-made-in-santa-cruz/ . 18 June 2015.
  13. Web site: Bolivisión es el primer canal privado en sellar acuerdo para bajar señal HD del satélite boliviano Túpac Katari . 8 March 2024 . EJU.TV . 30 October 2018 . http://web.archive.org/web/20181031062825/https://eju.tv/2018/10/bolivision-es-el-primer-canal-privado-en-sellar-acuerdo-para-bajar-senal-hd-del-satelite-boliviano-tupac-katari/ . 31 October 2018.
  14. Web site: Sistema Integrado de Gestion Operadores . 19 February 2024 . Authority of Telecommunications and Transport . http://web.archive.org/web/20240219225413/https://plataformas.att.gob.bo/index.php/sinadi/index/TV . 19 February 2024 .
  15. Web site: Dilema: éxito total en Bolivisión . 23 October 2020 . 2 March 2024 . Prensario Internacional . https://web.archive.org/web/20240302004358/https://www.prensario.net/emDilemaem-exito-total-en-Bolivision--30884.note.aspx . 2 March 2024 .
  16. Web site: Garabato Galavisión 1995. 14 January 2022 . 4 March 2024 . . Marco Schwenk.
  17. Web site: “UPP TV” el primer canal digital online . 2 March 2024 . Bolivisión . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816005558/https://www.redbolivision.tv.bo/noticia/upp-tv-el-primer-canal-digital-online-2/ . 16 August 2022 .
  18. Web site: Diviertv y El Deportivo de Bolivisión en su descarado afán mediático de lucrar . 4 March 2024 . Foro RATEBOL . 8 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304001539/https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/fororatebol/diviertv-y-el-deportivo-de-bolivision-en-su-descar-t358.html . 4 March 2024 .
  19. Web site: Equipo periodístico de Bolivisión fue cuestionado por la policía qatarí debido a su logo . 28 November 2022 . 13 June 2024 . El Deber . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128142338/https://eldeber.com.bo/futbol/equipo-periodistico-de-bolivision-fue-cuestionado-por-la-policia-qatari-debido-a-su-logo_305523 . 28 November 2022 .