Company type | Broadcast television distributor |
---|---|
Industry | Mass media |
Founded | 1955 |
Founder | Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta Rómulo O'Farrill Guillermo González Camarena Ernesto Barrientos Reyes |
Defunct | 8 January 1973 |
Fate | Merger between Televisión Independiente de México became 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 |
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