Globovisión Explained

Globovisión
Launch Date:December 1, 1994
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed)
Owner:Juan Domingo Cordero
Raúl Gorrín
Gustavo Perdomo[1]
Country:Venezuela
Language:Spanish
Area:Latin America
Caribbean
United States
Brazil
Portugal
Affiliates:CNN en Español
RCN Televisión
Venezolana de Televisión
Panamericana Televisión
Todo Noticias
Ecuavisa
Headquarters:Caracas, Venezuela
Website:Globovision.com
Terr Serv 1:Analog UHF
Terr Chan 1:Channel 33 (Caracas, listings may vary)
Terr Serv 2:Digital UHF
Terr Chan 2:Channel 25.6
Online Serv 1:http://globovision.com/

Globovisión is a 24-hour television news network. It broadcasts over-the-air in Caracas, Aragua, Carabobo and Zulia on UHF channel 33. Globovisión is seen in the rest of Venezuela on cable or satellite (Globovisión has an alliance with DirecTV, where it can be seen on channel 110) and worldwide from their website. Some of Globovisión's programs can be seen in the United States on cable network Canal Sur and TV Venezuela, a channel offered in DirecTV's Para Todos package. In Latin America, Globovision can be seen in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and other territories as Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Curaçao in DirecTV's package (channels 293 and 724).

History

On 1 December 1994, Luis Teófilo Núñez Arismendi, Guillermo Zuloaga Núñez, Nelson Mezerhane Gosen, and Alberto Federico Ravell Arreaza, inaugurated Globovisión, channel 33, the first 24-hour news network in Venezuela to broadcast over-the-air. Currently, Globovisión is broadcast over the air in Caracas, Aragua, Carabobo and Zulia. Globovisión's programming is also carried by 95 percent of the nation's cable systems.

The day after the 2002 coup attempt, Globovisión mostly rebroadcast the previous day's events. Federico Ravell reportedly called CNN to ask them to join a media blackout. CNN did not confirm nor denied the claim. Ravell was the only media executive that acknowledged withholding information that day, apologizing to "any viewer who feels we failed them that day." Gustavo Cisneros, director of Venevisión, and others have argued that the lack of coverage was caused by threats and intimidation from pro-Chávez demonstrators, who surrounded several television stations in Caracas.[2]

In 2009, pro-government leader Lina Ron led an armed attack on Globovisión, where she and attackers threw tear gas into the headquarters of the news organization that left injured multiple individuals inside and threatened its security with firearms.[3]

On 17 February 2010, Ravell, general director of the channel, was dismissed from his post by board of directors of Globovision due to "differences with its partners". Ravell said he had to " sacrifice himself leaving office for the channel wasn't sold and falls into the hands of Government of Hugo Chavez".

In 2013, Globovisión was sold to an economist and businessman with connections to the Venezuelan government,[4] [5] [6] Juan Domingo Cordero, who also runs the insurance company La Vitalicia.[7] [8] [5] Raúl Gorrín, one of the owners, maintained close connections with the government[9] [10] and, according to the New York Times, the opposition.

On 8 January 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against Gorrín and six other Venezuelans, accusing them of being part of "a significant plot of corruption" through the use of the foreign currency exchange system.[11] [12] Following the announcement, Globovisión and 23 other companies were added to the Specially Designated Nationals list of OFAC. All the assets subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are frozen and American citizens are prohibited from conducting economic transactions with them.

International

Overseas, Globovisión has affiliations with CNN en Español, RCN, Canal N, Panamericana Televisión, Canal Sur, Canal 13, Todo Noticias, Monte Carlo Televisión, Canal 4, Canal 8, and Ecuavisa.[13]

Shows

Most of the shows seen on Globovisión are national productions. They include:

Relationship with government

Globovisión was critical of the Chavista movement. Along with other private television stations, it supported the Venezuelan opposition protests against President Hugo Chávez, celebrating the 2002 coup attempt along with its leaders and censoring reports of countercoup action that placed Chávez back into office.[15] The network was a leading entity within the opposition coalition Coordinadora Democrática beside Venevisión and Fedecamaras, supporting insurrection against the Chávez government.[16]

Globovision is able to broadcast outside of Venezuela, and does so through satellite television. Microwave equipment, which allows for live transmissions, has been seized by the Government.[17]

In May 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 RCTV's historical news coverage) in combination with a song titled "Esto no termina aquí" ("This does not end here"). The Venezuelan government filed a complaint against Globovision with the Attorney General Office on this matter.[18] 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."[19]

In information published through WikiLeaks from the United States Embassy in Venezuela, after "60 allegations" against Globovisión in Venezuelan court, the Venezuelan government pressured a partner, banker Nelson Mezerhane, to buy all the shares of Globovisión in order to fire Ravell.[20]

After the 2013 sale of Globovisión to Juan Domingo Cordero, Globovisión's managerial staff stated that the editorial line would be changed and would be forced to move to the "centre".[5] [21]

Investigation

In 2009, Venezuela's telecommunications regulator launched four different investigations into Globovisión. Reporting about an earthquake before an official report later made on the official government channel and not paying $2.3 million tax for giving free airtime to anti-government groups during the 2002 oil strike were two of the accusations in the investigations.[22] [23] Chávez demanded sanctions against Globovisión, calling station director Alberto Federico Ravell "a crazy man with a cannon".[24] This action was criticized by two officials who monitor freedom of speech, Frank La Rue of the United Nations and Catalina Botero of the Organization of American States.[25]

On March 25, 2010, network owner Guillermo Zuloaga was briefly arrested, then released pending investigation, by Venezuelan military intelligence. The country's Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz stated that the arrest was for speech by Zuloaga that President Hugo Chávez deemed false and "offensive."[26]

Human Rights Watch,[27] Amnesty International,[28] the Human Rights Foundation,[29] the Inter American Press Association,[30] the International Press Institute,[31] the United States Department of State,[32] Reporters without Borders,[33] representatives of the Catholic Church, and others have protested the investigation and Chavez's infringement on press freedom in Venezuela.[34] [35] [36] [37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Venezuelan opposition TV channel Globovision sold . 6 May 2019 . BBC News . 14 May 2013.
  2. David Adams and Phil Gunson, St. Petersburg Times, 18 April 2002, Media accused in failed coup
  3. News: Especial N24: polémica e irreverente, la vida de Lina Ron a tres años de su muerte. 1 March 2015. Noticias24. 5 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150308130430/http://www.noticias24.com/venezuela/noticia/225948/especial-n24-polemica-e-irreverente-la-vida-de-lina-ron-a-3-anos-de-su-muerte/. 8 March 2015. dead.
  4. News: Kraul. Chris. Mogollon. Mery. Venezuela's last major opposition TV station is sold. 31 January 2015. Los Angeles Times. 14 May 2013.
  5. News: Rueda. Manuel. Is Venezuela's Government Silencing Globovision?. 18 January 2015. ABC News. 12 March 2013.
  6. News: Bajak. Frank. Rueda. Jorge. Globovision To Be Sold: Last Anti-Chavez In Venezuela To Go To Government Friendly Buyer. 31 January 2015. Huffington Post. 12 March 2013.
  7. News: ¿Quién es Juan Domingo Cordero?. 10 March 2013. 30 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131051927/http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/Juan-Domingo-Cordero_0_151186633.html. 31 January 2015.
  8. News: Lea la carta de Zuloaga a los trabajadores de Globovisión. Zuloaga. Guillermo. 11 March 2003. Últimas Noticias. 30 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131051839/http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/actualidad/economia/lea-la-carta-de-zuloaga-a-los-trabajadores-de-glob.aspx. 31 January 2015.
  9. News: 1 November 2020 . Trump, Venezuela and the Tug-of-War Over a Strongman . .
  10. Book: Márquez . Laureano . Historieta de Venezuela: De Macuro a Maduro . Sanabria . Eduardo . Gráficas Pedrazas . 2018 . 978-1-7328777-1-9 . 1st . 187 . La dictadura . Laureano Márquez.
  11. Treasury targets Venezuela currency exchange network scheme generating billions of dollars for corrupt regime insiders. U.S. Department of the Treasury . 8 January 2019 . 2 April 2019 .
  12. News: 8 January 2019 . EE. UU. sanciona a siete empresarios venezolanos, entre ellos los dueños de Globovisión . NTN24 . 2 April 2019.
  13. Web site: Globovision.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20071117215413/http://www.globovision.com/plantilla.est.php?eid=13 . dead . November 17, 2007.
  14. Web site: Alta Densidad . altadensidad.com.
  15. Web site: Chávez raising pressure on defiant TV network . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616182854/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31223818 . dead . June 16, 2021 . 2023-01-18 . NBC News. 11 June 2009 .
  16. Jiménez . Maryhen . February 2023 . Contesting Autocracy: Repression and Opposition Coordination in Venezuela . Political Studies . 71 . 1 . 47–68 . 10.1177/0032321721999975. free .
  17. (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS), October 6, 2003). "IFEX :: Television station's equipment confiscated". Retrieved February 10, 2008.
  18. http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/05/30/en_pol_art_chavez:-i-will-take_30A877343.shtml El Universal
  19. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/29/venezuela.media/index.html Venezuela Media
  20. News: Wikileaks de Venezuela: así salió el director del canal Globovisión. 26 April 2014. Semana. 17 June 2011.
  21. News: Venezuelan opposition TV channel Globovision sold. 18 January 2015. BBC. 14 May 2013.
  22. News: Venezuela takes actions against critical TV station . Arthur Brice . June 5, 2009 . .
  23. News: Chávez Raising Pressure On Defiant TV Network . Juan Forero . June 11, 2009 . .
  24. News: Venezuela's Chávez threatens to shut down TV station . Tyler Bridges . May 12, 2009 . .
  25. News: Venezuelan diplomat defends probe of anti-government TV station . May 23, 2009 . .
  26. News: Chávez Critic Is Arrested, Then Freed, in Venezuela . Simon Romero . March 25, 2010 . . Mar 25, 2010.
  27. Web site: Human Rights Watch . Venezuela: Events of 2009 . 20 January 2010. February 3, 2010.
  28. Web site: Venezuela: Globovisión attack must be urgently investigated and journalists protected . August 4, 2009 . Amnesty International . February 3, 2010.
  29. Web site: Protests in Venezuela; One Hundred High School Students Arrested; Attacks on Media Continue; Bolivian and Ecuadorian Governments Announce Media Crackdown. The Human Rights Foundation. April 21, 2013. March 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311232221/http://www.thehrf.org/media/mediaShutdown.html. dead.
  30. IAPA condemns harsh blow to Venezuela's democracy . Inter American Press Association . July 31, 2009 . February 3, 2010.
  31. Resolutions Passed by the Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organisations on 18 June 2008 . June 18, 2008 . International Press Institute . February 3, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608212529/http://www.freemedia.at/press-room/public-statements/singleview/2070/ . 8 June 2011 .
  32. Web site: 2008 Human Rights Report: Venezuela . https://web.archive.org/web/20090226175201/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/wha/119177.htm . dead . February 26, 2009 . Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . U.S. Department of State . February 25, 2009 . February 3, 2010.
  33. Web site: In 'cure worse than cold,' Globovisión waits to be stripped of broadcast frequency . June 23, 2009 . Reporters without Borders . February 3, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090627035944/http://www.rsf.org/In-cure-worse-than-cold.html . June 27, 2009 .
  34. News: The Associated Press . May 28, 2009 . In Venezuela, hundreds march for press freedom . Jones, Rachel . Lexis Nexis . Human Rights Watch and press freedom groups have criticized the investigation, saying it aims to harass Chavez's opponents..
  35. News: June 11, 2009. SHOW: Morning Edition 10:00 AM EST NPR . Venezuela Threatens To Close Opposition TV Station . National Public Radio (NPR); LexisNexis . In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez's government is moving against this TV station, which has press freedom groups raising questions about the future of democracy in a highly polarized country..
  36. News: The Associated Press . September 17, 2009 . Venezuela a top concern at press freedom forum . James, Ian . LexisNexis . Press freedom groups condemn Venezuela's recent shutdown of radio stations as part of a broader strategy by President Hugo Chavez to progressively clamp down on the private news media and they want to put a stop to it. ... Newspaper executives who lead the Miami-based Inter American Press Association say Venezuela will be at the top of their list as they gather in Caracas for an emergency forum Friday to discuss freedom of expression in the Americas..
  37. News: Agence France Presse – English . June 12, 2009 . US calls for free press in Venezuela, Latin America . LexisNexis . The United States called Friday on the Venezuelan and other Latin American governments to stop intimidating the news media and take action to uphold a free press. ... On Tuesday, the International Press Institute, a media advocacy group, denounced the deterioration of press freedom in Venezuela and in particular the Chavez government's harassment of Globovision..

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