Ideas del Sur (Ideas from the South) was a production company founded by
Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Hugo Tinelli (born 1 April 1960) is an Argentine television host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show '' Showmatch'' broadcast on Argentina's El Trece.
One of the most famous supporters of Club San Lor ...
, host of the highest-rated show in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
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Videomatch
''Videomatch'' was a late-night 120-minute Argentine comedy show hosted by Marcelo Tinelli and broadcast on Telefe that first aired in March 1, 1990 in the midnight time slot.
Currently the show still airs under the name of '' Showmatch'' (changi ...
and dissolved in December 2017.
From 1990 to 1997, the show was produced by the TV station,
Telefe
Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national televisio ...
, but in 1998 Marcelo founded his own independent company so he could produce the show himself. He also started to produce different genres of production including fiction and game shows.
In 2005, Tinelli caused huge controversy when he decided to move his show, Videomatch (which was retitled
Showmatch for legal reasons) and ''Los Roldan'', the two highest-rated shows in the country at the time, from Telefe, the leading TV station, to the number three network
Canal 9. While the move did not affect ''Showmatch'', which continued to be the most watched show in the country, it affected ''Los Roldan'' which ended up losing over 50% of its audience.
On 29 December 2017 due to legal reasons the company was dissolved. Nevertheless, their main shows, Showmatch and Los Especialistas del Show, and other less known shows, remain on air produced under Marcelo Tinelli's new production company, LaFlia Contenidos (TheFmly Contents)
Television production companies of Argentina
1998 establishments in Argentina
2017 establishments in Argentina
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