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] As of 2017, it competes in Mexico with Televisa.
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| Company type | Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable |
|---|---|
| BMV: AZTECACPO BMAD: XTZA | |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Predecessor | Imevisión (1983-1993) |
| Founded | August 2, 1993 |
| Founder | Ricardo Salinas Pliego |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Benjamín Salinas Sada (CEO) Ricardo Salinas Pliego (President) |
| Products | Television broadcasting, radio and multimedia |
| Revenue |  US$ 3900million (2012) |
| US$ 1850 million (2012) | |
Number of employees | 6,000 |
| Parent | Grupo Salinas |
| Website | www |
It operates two television networks in Mexico: Azteca 7 and Azteca Uno. It also operates repeaters and affiliate stations in most major and minor cities.
History
In the 1990s, during the presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, several companies were privatized, including Imevisión (Spanish: Instituto Mexicano de Televisión; English Mexican Television Institute), which owned two channels (Red Nacional 7 and Red Nacional 13), which after its privatization, it would be renamed Televisión Azteca, S.A de C.V (except Canal 22 would pass under the power of Conaculta).[3]
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