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ViVe is a cultural television network funded by the Venezuelan national government that was inaugurated on November 11, 2003 and whose objective consists of spreading information related to achievements made by Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...

’s political process and the encouragement of Venezuela's culture. Recently, the Venezuelan government has been working towards making ViVe’s signal be seen in all of the country, by acquiring new equipment, antennas, and adequate installations.

ViVe maintains its goal of showing the work of independent producers, and keeps self-financed productions aimed at showing the realities of Venezuelan people "From the inside", in form of short documentaries with a bare-bones approach, therefore needing little production skills to show un-edited versions of the facts, showed off by their own characters.

ViVe TV started by the guiding hand of Blanca Eekhout, formerly of Catia TVe
Catia TVe
Catia TVe, is a Venezuelan television channel, created and administered by the residents of Catia, a major neighborhood in the capital city of Caracas. Seventy percent of its programming is created by community organizations in the barrios...

 (A local communitary channel in the neighborhood of Catia in Caracas) and due to her work at ViVe, Mrs. Eekhout earned some time as the president of the bigger state-owned Venezolana de Television. Her staying there, though, was controversial, starting with the implementation of a newer graphical image which most people disliked, and the mellowing of the once combative line of work. Mrs. Eekhout was retired from charge in early 2006, and ViVe TV remains in the hands of her former helping team.

ViVe's address is: Av. Panteón, Foro Libertador, Edf. Biblioteca Nacional, AP-4, Altagracia, Caracas.

Programming

To see what programs are seen on ViVe and the times they come on, click on the following links:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

See also

  • List of Venezuelan television channels
  • Asamblea Nacional Televisión
    Asamblea Nacional Televisión
    Asamblea Nacional Televisión is the television station of the National Assembly of Venezuela.It was created in 2005 to cover the proceedings of Venezuela's National Assembly. Their goal is to increase the participation of Venezuelan citizens in the legislative debates...

     (ANTV)
  • Avila TV
    Avila TV
    Ávila TV is a regional television channel created by the Venezuelan government and the Caracas metropolitan mayor, Juan Barreto. It was inaugurated on July 6, 2006 with an investment of about 11m bolívares fuertes . It can be seen in the metropolitan area of Caracas on UHF channel 47, 24 hours a...

  • Buena Televisión
    Buena Televisión
    Buena Television is a newly created Venezuelan regional television station that can be seen by those who live in the Tachira State.-History:...

  • TeleSUR
    TeleSUR
    La Nueva Televisora del Sur is a pan-Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela. TeleSUR was launched with the objective of providing information to promote the integration of Latin America....

  • Televisión Educativa
    Televisión Educativa
    Television Educativa, since 2009 known as "Colombeia Televisora Educativa", is an educational television station in Venezuela that is owned and maintained by the INCES , a government agency...

  • Venezolana de Televisión
    Venezolana de Televisión
    Corporación Venezolana de Televisión or VTV is a state-owned television network based in Caracas, Venezuela, which can be seen throughout the country on channel eight...

    (VTV)

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