Puma TV (originally known as Bravo TV) was a privately owned over-the-air television network based in
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
,
Venezuela that featured music videos by artists from all over the world and entertainment related news. On October 5, 2007, Puma TV was taken off the air and replaced by
Canal i
Canal i is a privately owned 24-news channel based in Caracas, Venezuela which can be seen over-the-air in the cities of Caracas, Maracaibo, and Barquisimeto on channels 57, 53, and 63 respectively. It was officially inaugurated on October 5, ...
, a 24-hour
news channel.
History
Puma TV was founded as Bravo TV by singer and actor
José Luis Rodríguez González (also known as "El Puma") in 1995. Shortly after it went on the air, Bravo TV's name was changed to Puma TV because the name already belonged to a
Canadian cable television network.
In 1998, the network raised the amount of original productions from 16 to 20 and expanded their over-the-air coverage to all of Venezuela. Due to economic problem, towards the end of its existence, Puma TV was only seen over-the-air in the cities of
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
and
Maracaibo
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After the 2002-2003 Venezuelan general strike, Puma TV suffered a severe economic crisis that resulted in a 60-day shut down in mid-2003. This measure obligated Puma TV's investors to put the network up for sale, which resulted in its purchase by the
Unión Radio Group (a corporation which also controlled the radio stations Éxitos, Onda La Mega Estación, Unión Radio Noticias, and Unión Radio Deportes). The following year, Puma TV was purchased by a group of businessmen with the goal of using the transmitters for a 24-hour news channel in order to compete with
Globovisión. After much delay, Canal i (the proposed 24-hour news channel) went on the air on October 5, 2007, thus ending Puma TV's history.
Programming
The following is a list of the final shows that were produced and aired by and on Puma TV:
*''El Estirón en Pijamas''
*''Cine Tips''
*''Sicilia Desechable 2.0''
*''Acceso Total''
*''Mega VJ''
*''1/2 Hora Nacional''
*''El Estirón''
*''Fashion Nights TV''
*''EPK''
*''Equilibrio''
*''La Removida''
*''Kronos''
*''Rapzona''
*''El Mal Hermano''
*''Top Videos''
*''Infrarojo''
Evolution of Bravo TV (George Maisto)/Puma TV's logo (Gonzalo Jaén)
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See also
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Canal i
Canal i is a privately owned 24-news channel based in Caracas, Venezuela which can be seen over-the-air in the cities of Caracas, Maracaibo, and Barquisimeto on channels 57, 53, and 63 respectively. It was officially inaugurated on October 5, ...
*
List of Venezuelan television channels
Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
* National broadcasting networks, such as Venevision
* Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira
* Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia ...
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Defunct television channels and networks in Venezuela
Television channels and stations established in 1995
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2007
Mass media in Caracas