Azteca América
American Spanish-language free-to-air television network
Azteca América (Spanish pronunciation: [asˈteka], sometimes shortened to Azteca) was an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by INNOVATE Corp..
Azteca América | |
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Type | Spanish language free-to-air television network |
Country | United States |
Broadcast area | |
Affiliates | List of affiliates |
Headquarters | Glendale, California |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) (formatted to downconverted widescreen in many markets) |
Ownership | |
Owner | INNOVATE Corp. (Azteca name & branding licensed from TV Azteca) |
Key people | Manuel Abud, President and CEO, Azteca America[3] |
History | |
Founded | September 8, 2000 |
Launched | July 28, 2001 |
Founder | Ricardo Salinas Pliego |
Closed | January 1, 2023 |
Former names | Azteca (2014–2015) |
Links | |
Website | aztecaamerica |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital subchannel on/or primary channel of broadcast stations | See List of affiliates |
Satellite | |
Dish Network | 825 (SD) |
DirecTV/Stream | 441 (HD/SD) |
IPTV | |
AT&T U-verse | 3019 |
Streaming media | |
Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
The closure of the channel was previously announced due to an agreement signed between TV Azteca and Estrella TV to broadcast TV Azteca's programming through Estrella,[4] The network went off the air on January 1, 2023, around 00:59, after a broadcast of Ya Cayó Renovado. Around December 26, 2022, the Azteca América website was closed.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Buckman, Adam (July 26, 2016). "Diginets Keep Growing, Despite Auction Cloud". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Investor Relations – HC2". Archived from the original on 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ Knox, Merrill. "Manuel Abud Named President, CEO of Azteca America". Adweek.com. TV Spy. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Schneider, Michael (19 April 2022). "U.S.-Based Estrella Media Aligns With Mexico's TV Azteca in Two-Year Programming Deal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- Price Colman (September 24, 2008). "Pappas Saga Turning Into Tragedy". TVNewsday. NewsCheck Media.
Bibliography
change- J. Pinon (2011). "Unexplored Challenges of Television Distribution: the Case of Azteca America". Television & New Media. 12: 66–90. doi:10.1177/1527476410365706. S2CID 143916898.
Other websites
change- Official website
- www.aztecaamericacorporate.com – Azteca corporate website