Telesistema Mexicano

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Telesistema Mexicano
Company type Broadcast television distributor
Industry Mass media
Founded1955
Founder Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta
Rómulo O'Farrill
Guillermo González Camarena
Ernesto Barrientos Reyes
Defunct8 January 1973
FateMerged with Televisión Independiente de México to become Televisa
Successor Televisa
Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico
Area served
Mexico
Products Nefertiti y Aquenatos
Total assets XEW Canal 2
XHTV Canal 4
XHGC Canal 5

Telesistema Mexicano was the predecessor of Televisa. Telesistema Mexicano was a television alliance made up of the independently owned television flagship stations XEW Canal 2, XHTV Canal 4, and XHGC Canal 5 in Mexico, Distrito Federal.

History

Telesistema Mexicano was founded in 1955 when Mexico, Distrito Federal television stations XEW Canal 2 owned by Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, XHTV Canal 4 owned by Rómulo O'Farrill, XHGC Canal 5 owned by Guillermo González Camarena, and capital and expertise from Ernesto Barrientos Ventosa merged to form an alliance. Its programming originated from the Televicentro building. [1] In 1968 Monterrey businessmen established Televisión Independiente de México XHTM Canal 8 in Mexico, Distrito Federal to compete with Telesistema Mexico but later ended up being merged with their competitor in 1973. This last merger between Telesistema de Mexico and Televisión Independiente de México led to the creation of Television Via Satellite (Televisa). [2]

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References

  1. Boletín Radiofónico, number 62, March 31, 1955
  2. "History :: Televisa.com". Televisa . Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.