RCTV International (formerly known as Coral Pictures or Coral International) is a subsidiary of

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. It was formed in

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in 1982 as Coral Pictures to be the international distributor of RCTV's productions. In 1986, the company had bought out the assets of

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from Lorimar-Telepictures for an undisclosed price, in exchange, L-T received a minority 20% stake in the two Puerto Rico stations owned by RCTV. RCTV moved to cable in 2007 after the Venezuelan government of

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refused to renew its terrestrial license. In 2010, Venezuelan President

had taken six cable television channels off the air, including RCTV International, for breaking a law on transmitting government material. The government had urged cable services to drop channels ignoring the rules.

References

External links

* {{Official website, www.rctvintl.com Companies based in Miami Television channels and stations established in 1982 1982 establishments in Florida Empresas 1BC subsidiaries

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