TV Azteca
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Televisión Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., commonly known as TV Azteca, is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa.[1][2] It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national television networks, Azteca Uno and Azteca 7, and operates two other nationally distributed services, adn40 and A Más+. All three of these networks have transmitters in most major and minor cities.
TV Azteca | |
Company type | Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable |
BMV: AZTECACPO BMAD: XTZA | |
ISIN | MX01AZ060013 |
Industry | Mass media |
Predecessor | Imevisión (1983-1993) |
Founded | August 2, 1993; 30 years ago (1993-08-02) |
Founder | Hugo Salinas Price |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Benjamín Salinas Sada (CEO) Ricardo Salinas Pliego (President) |
Products | Television broadcasting, radio and multimedia |
Revenue | US$ 3.9 Billion (2012) |
US$ 2 Billion (2012) | |
Number of employees | 6,000 |
Parent | Grupo Salinas |
Website | www |
TV Azteca also operates Azteca Trece Internacional, reaching 13 countries in Central and South America, and formerly part of the Azteca América network in the United States. Its flagship program is the newscast Hechos.