Compañía Chilena de Televisión
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La Red, also known as La Red Chilena de Televisión, is a private TV channel in Chile
. It was previously owned by Television Azteca S.A. De C.V.
but it was later sold to Mexican businessman Remigio Ángel González
. Previously called La Red (The Network), it mainly airs Hollywood blockbusters
(especially in primetime). It is also the TV station that broadcasts the local version of the reality tv show "Big Brother
".
In audience share, it currently ranks fifth behind TVN, Canal 13
, CHV
, and MEGA
.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It was previously owned by Television Azteca S.A. De C.V.
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
but it was later sold to Mexican businessman Remigio Ángel González
Remigio Ángel González
Remigio Ángel González González , usually known as Angel Gonzalez, is the Mexican-born owner of the Latin American media network Albavisión; he has lived in Miami since 1987. The network is named for his wife Alba Elvira Lorenzana, from Guatemala...
. Previously called La Red (The Network), it mainly airs Hollywood blockbusters
Blockbuster (entertainment)
Blockbuster, as applied to film or theatre, denotes a very popular or successful production. The entertainment industry use was originally theatrical slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry...
(especially in primetime). It is also the TV station that broadcasts the local version of the reality tv show "Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
".
In audience share, it currently ranks fifth behind TVN, Canal 13
Canal 13 (Chile)
Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
, CHV
Chilevisión
CHV, also known as Chilevisión, is the third oldest television station in Chile. Formerly called Teleonce and RTU , this TV station was owned by University of Chile, a Chilean state university...
, and MEGA
MegaVision
MegaVision is an American company that manufactures high-end digital photographic equipment. It was founded in 1983 to create a state-of-the-art image processing computer...
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