Friday, September 25, 2015

Channel 9: An ephemeral passage on national television – The Costa Rica Nation

Channel 9 failed to reach celebrating its fourth anniversary to air their own programs, or to make a second taurine issue for the holidays this year. Their cameras recorded or not news or entertainment programs

Read more:. Channel 9 dismisses 120 employees

His short step on national television was part of a project born since 2008, but managed to materialize until 2011 with balloons, smiling faces and even a musical presentation of Tamela Hedström, the new offer came on national television on 17 ocubre that year.

The mission of this broadcaster Mexican capital was to provide news and sports, combined with entertainment for children, youth and adults.

The news of Channel 9 were born under the direction of journalist Fredy Serrano, a champion of the project, who nevertheless resigned in February 2014 to accept a position in a firm of private communication.

“I was the architect of news and opinion programs Channel 9. I have no closing chapter on television, I will not need it. Was my companion for 16 years and ended with a flourish, “Serrano said at the time

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In the beginning, Channel 9 I was not even included on the grills of national cable companies. Positioning within the basic package Cabletica was perhaps one of the steepest roads to the fledgling television.

In May 2012 Four months after leaving the air, 9 employees protested outside Cabletica facilities in La Sabana, because the cable companies had indicated on several occasions that they had the full spaces and only could you assign the channel 109 Cabletica Digital.

After several months of negotiations, on July 3 of that year Cabletica finally aired on Channel 9 of its basic package programming television that prentendía give competition to Teletica , its own brand. At that time, it appeared that Channel 9 was here to stay.

A third morning. In March 2012, Channel 9 showed that went with everything to gain a place on the agenda of viewers and included a morning magazine Your morning , a clear opponent to Good morning (Teletica) and Money (Repretel).

Through a peculiar dynamics, the public chose presenters who would every morning on the screens: Gustavo Gamboa, Victor Carvajal, Phamela Mendez, Sonia Morales and José Paulo Alvamar. Glenda experienced Peraza was the star presenter space.

Your morning suffered one of the biggest setbacks just a month ago, when Carvajal and Peraza submitted their resignations. The first made his announcement on the air, in the edition of August 21, saying it “was not to be hypocritical.”

“Throughout this time it is no secret the complicated relationship I had with one of the presenters of the program (…) Being in a place with some people about what they are seeing when they put one stab or leave bad with their bosses is a bit complicated “wrote the presenter in your Facebook

MORE: Victor Carvajal: ‘At last came the day that both feared on Channel 9 ‘

Peraza, meanwhile, went three days after the resignation of Carvajal, but warned that its decision was not related to the departure of his colleague. She left without another job option. “I listen to offers,” he said.

Rivalry taurine. Channel 9 took last December the opening of a new circle of bulls in Pedregal to ride him competition to channels 6 and 7, traditionally the transmission of bullfights in Zapote take turns.

Surprisingly, the station recruited as cheerleader Maureen Salguero. It was thus 9 snatched Teletica the popular presenter who, until 2013, would have participated in the emissions of Toros a la Tica and who had just competed in Dancing with the Stars .

The beginning of the crisis. In December 2013, the operations of Channel 9 is positioned between the holders of judicial sections, suffering a lien for a debt of $ 2.5 million that kept the Mexican businessman Raimundo Alonso -owner of Sendino Asmedia- group with the Vargas family, former concessionaire of the television frequency.

Miguel Maklouf, representative of the Vargas said he had arrears and fail to comply with the tank within three days, the failure of the station would be declared.

Seven vehicles, a mobile transmission and two motorcycles were seized and rumors of layoffs began to circulate. Ruby Lyn Silva Gomez, general manager of Channel 9, which had denied plans to cease operations and make cuts to its payroll, composed of 150 employees.

Nine months later, Channel announced the dismissal of five journalists of the news This morning , most of them linked to space since the station went on the air.

Juan Diego Lopez, director of news, said a restructuring would be needed, as would face a reduction from two to one hour in the informative, to launch “more elaborate” news.

On Friday 25 September 2015, finally, the news issued its last transmission and the 120 employees working for the channel were dismissed. Although not yet done settlements, the company promised to all payments.

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