Bloque De Armas is a

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n media company. Among other properties it owns the newspapers ''

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'' and '' Diario Meridiano'' and the sports network

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. The company was created in 1969 as a holding company for the various businesses of Armando De Armas. De Armas had launched ''Distribuidora Continental'' in 1947, followed by other businesses (including ''Editorial América'', launched in 1960).Bloque De Armas,
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1969 also saw the launch of sports newspaper '' Diario Meridiano'', while ''

'' was launched in 1973. In 1965 De Armas expanded into the United States, building a large collection of magazine titles, with Spanish-language versions of Hearst Corporation titles, and acquiring Cuban fashion magazine ''

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'' in 1967 and Colombian publishing company Editorial América Colombia in 1970. De Armas sold Hispanic Magazine Network, U.S.A. to Grupo Anaya in 1989.fundinguniverse.com
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to print and publish its magazines through Editorial Televisa Venezuela. In 1994 the Bloque Dearmas decided to sell its Colombian subsidiary Editorial América Dearmas Colombia to the Mexican media company Televisa, which renamed it Editorial Televisa Colombia.

Meridiano de Oro Award

The Meridiano de Oro award - also called the «Venezuelan Oscar» - was an award granted by the Bloque De Armas in recognition of the excellence of the professionals in the

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, including journalists, announcers, actors, theater groups and television channels; it was widely considered the highest honor of its style in the country.

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Meridiano de Oro Award

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