Telefe
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Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine
television network
. Formerly known as Canal Once (Channel 11), a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when Grupo Atlántida (80%) and News Corporation
(20%) took over the channel. Since 1997, it is owned by Telefónica
.
Under the command of Gustavo Yankelevich, the network became the most watched channel in Argentina
and has been number 1 in ratings ever since 1990 (during some years, in a very close battle with El Trece
). Yankelevich stayed on the channel until 2000 and was replaced by Claudio Villarruel.
The channel was the home of Argentina's most iconic TV personalities: Susana Giménez
and Marcelo Tinelli
. Since 1990 both are the hosts of Argentina's most watched shows. In 2005, after disagreements with Villarruel, Tinelli moved his show (renamed Showmatch due to the original title being copyrighted by Telefe) to Canal 9
and in 2006 to Canal 13
. Showmatch has been Argentina's most watched program ever since. Susana Giménez is still in the channel and her talk-show is also one of the highest-rated programs on TV.
Iconic shows during Yankelevich reign include Videomatch
, Great Dad (Grande Pá), Hi Susana (Hola Susana), Last Brigade (Brigada Cola), Friends Will Be Friends
(Amigos son los Amigos), Verano del 98, Chiquititas
, Muñeca Brava
, Perla Negra, Jugate Conmigo
, Naranja y Media, Ritmo de la Noche among others.
The channel has mostly local productions but there are a few exceptions: The Simpsons
is aired since 1991 with huge ratings and always winning its time-slot. During the 1990s, El Chavo and American sitcom The Nanny
were also enormously popular. Brazilian, Mexican and Colombian telenovelas
are also aired in afternoon slots.
Until 2001, most of the shows were produced in-house but after Argentina's huge crisis in 2001, independent production became much more usual.
During Villarruel period, iconic shows includes Resistiré
, Montecristo
, Los Roldan
, Vidas Robadas
, Los exitosos Pells
, Los Simuladores
, Hermanos y Detectives, Amor en Custodia
, Botineras
and highly successful local remakes of American sitcoms including Casados con Hijos and La Niñera.
The station is also responsible for the five editions of the Argentine version of Big Brother
(Gran Hermano) and three of Star Academy
(Operación Triunfo
).
Also, due to the success of the adaptation of the sitcom The Nanny
, other famous American sitcoms such as Who's the Boss?
and Married... with Children
have been localized. The last production Aquí no hay quien viva is a local adaptation from the Spanish sitcom of the same name. The most successful adaptation was Married with Children which became the critically acclaimed Casados con Hijos and had huge ratings during all of its run and is still a success in reruns.
In the middle of 2007 the channel started being beaten by Canal 13
and it almost lost the ratings battle for Canal 13 in 2008. In the end, by decimals, Telefe won and now it is comfortably ahead of the competition thanks to the afternoon slot which has a huge lead over its competitor (Canal 13
still beat Telefe in prime time).
Production companies that works exclusively for Telefe are Cuatro Cabezas
(since 2005), Cris Morena Group
(since 2006), Underground Contenidos (since 2008) and RGB Entertainment (since 2006). The channel also does lots of co-productions with Endemol
. Until 2004, Tinelli-owned Ideas del Sur
also produced exclusively for Telefe but now moved to Canal 13
.
The network's main competitor is Canal 13
.
Currently, Telefe's highest-rated programs are game show
Justo a Tiempo, satirical journalist format CQC, daily fiction Los Exitosos Pells, reality show Operación Triunfo and youth-oriented fiction Casi Ángeles. The channel biggest star is Susana Giménez
which will return with a weekly show in July.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
. Formerly known as Canal Once (Channel 11), a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when Grupo Atlántida (80%) and News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
(20%) took over the channel. Since 1997, it is owned by Telefónica
Telefónica
Telefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world...
.
Under the command of Gustavo Yankelevich, the network became the most watched channel in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and has been number 1 in ratings ever since 1990 (during some years, in a very close battle with El Trece
Canal 13 (Argentina)
El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
). Yankelevich stayed on the channel until 2000 and was replaced by Claudio Villarruel.
The channel was the home of Argentina's most iconic TV personalities: Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez, née María Susana Giménez Aubert is an Argentine actress, ex-vedette and television host....
and Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Hugo Tinelli is an Argentine TV host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show ShowMatch broadcast on Argentina's Canal 13...
. Since 1990 both are the hosts of Argentina's most watched shows. In 2005, after disagreements with Villarruel, Tinelli moved his show (renamed Showmatch due to the original title being copyrighted by Telefe) to Canal 9
Canal 9 (Argentina)
Canal 9 is an Argentine television network based in Buenos Aires. It is a general entertainment station which offers news, soap operas, talk shows, and movies.-History:...
and in 2006 to Canal 13
Canal 13 (Argentina)
El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
. Showmatch has been Argentina's most watched program ever since. Susana Giménez is still in the channel and her talk-show is also one of the highest-rated programs on TV.
Iconic shows during Yankelevich reign include Videomatch
Videomatch
Videomatch was a late-night 120-minute Argentine comedy show hosted by Marcelo Tinelli and broadcast on Telefe that debuted in 1989 in the midnight time slot....
, Great Dad (Grande Pá), Hi Susana (Hola Susana), Last Brigade (Brigada Cola), Friends Will Be Friends
Friends Will Be Friends
"Friends Will Be Friends" is a song performed by Queen and written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, included on the album A Kind of Magic. It was the band's 30th single in the UK upon its release on 9 June 1986, reaching number 14 in the UK....
(Amigos son los Amigos), Verano del 98, Chiquititas
Chiquititas
Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
, Muñeca Brava
Muñeca brava
Muñeca Brava is an award-winning Argentine telenovela, produced by Telefe in 1998 - 1999. The television series was broadcast in more than 80 countries over the world, enjoying high ratings....
, Perla Negra, Jugate Conmigo
Jugate Conmigo
Jugate Conmigo is an hour-long variety show targeted to teenagers aired in Telefe on weekdays at 6 P.M from 1991 to 1993 and at weekdays at 5 P.M. in 1994. It lasted four seasons and was hosted and created by Cris Morena....
, Naranja y Media, Ritmo de la Noche among others.
The channel has mostly local productions but there are a few exceptions: The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
is aired since 1991 with huge ratings and always winning its time-slot. During the 1990s, El Chavo and American sitcom The Nanny
The Nanny
Nanny may refer to:* Nanny, a child's caregiver* A grandmother * A Cajun word for godmother * A female goat* Nanny , a 1981–83 British drama series starring Wendy Craig* Nanny of the Maroons...
were also enormously popular. Brazilian, Mexican and Colombian telenovelas
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
are also aired in afternoon slots.
Until 2001, most of the shows were produced in-house but after Argentina's huge crisis in 2001, independent production became much more usual.
During Villarruel period, iconic shows includes Resistiré
Resistiré
Resistiré is a 2003 Argentine telenovela. This serial features a gorgeous woman torn between her terrorist fiancee and a handsome tailor. It starred Pablo Echarri, Celeste Cid, Carolina Fal and Fabián Vena....
, Montecristo
Montecristo (Argentine telenovela)
Montecristo: Un Amor, Una Venganza is an Argentine telenovela which premiered April 25, 2006 on Telefe...
, Los Roldan
Los Roldán
Los Roldán was a highly successful Spanish language telenovela , produced from 2004 to 2005 by Argentina's Telefe. The drama, which is also described by many as a comedy, actually ended up winning an award in 2004 as Argentina's Comedy of the Year...
, Vidas Robadas
Vidas robadas
Vidas Robadas was a dramatic telenovela that aired on Telefe since 3 March 2008 to October 29 of that year, with a final broadcast performed at the Opera Theater, and its 134 episodes averaged about 16.0 rtg. It was directed by Miguel Colom...
, Los exitosos Pells
Los exitosos Pells
Los exitosos Pells was a 2008-2009 Argentine telenovela, produced by Underground Producciones and Endemol, and aired by Telefe. It started being aired on November 5, 2008, replacing Vidas Robadas at 10:30PM...
, Los Simuladores
Los Simuladores
Los Simuladores is an Argentinian television series about a small team of con artists for hire, who use their skills to solve common people's life problems. The show ran for two seasons, from 2002 to 2003. It was very popular and highly acclaimed, winning a Golden Martín Fierro Award. A number of...
, Hermanos y Detectives, Amor en Custodia
Amor en Custodia
Amor en Custodia is a Colombian telenovela by Teleset for RCN Television, adapted by Julio Castañeda, starring Alejandra Borrero and Venezuelan Ernesto Calzadilla.1 will have its first premiere on 9 November 2009 in the Canal RCN.2...
, Botineras
Botineras
Botineras is an Argentine telenovela produced by Endemol and Underground. Airing on Telefe, it was premiered on November 24, 2009, and was broadcast until August 25, 2010. It works around football players, their mediatic romances and police investigations...
and highly successful local remakes of American sitcoms including Casados con Hijos and La Niñera.
The station is also responsible for the five editions of the Argentine version of Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
(Gran Hermano) and three of Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
(Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their...
).
Also, due to the success of the adaptation of the sitcom The Nanny
The Nanny (TV series)
The Nanny is an American television sitcom co-produced by Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc., and Fran Drescher in association with TriStar Television for the CBS network...
, other famous American sitcoms such as Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984 to April 25, 1992...
and Married... with Children
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created...
have been localized. The last production Aquí no hay quien viva is a local adaptation from the Spanish sitcom of the same name. The most successful adaptation was Married with Children which became the critically acclaimed Casados con Hijos and had huge ratings during all of its run and is still a success in reruns.
In the middle of 2007 the channel started being beaten by Canal 13
Canal 13 (Argentina)
El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
and it almost lost the ratings battle for Canal 13 in 2008. In the end, by decimals, Telefe won and now it is comfortably ahead of the competition thanks to the afternoon slot which has a huge lead over its competitor (Canal 13
Canal 13 (Argentina)
El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
still beat Telefe in prime time).
Production companies that works exclusively for Telefe are Cuatro Cabezas
Cuatro Cabezas
Cuatro Cabezas , also known as 4K, is an Argentine production company that specializes in content for television, radio and motion picture production, advertising, and Internet content...
(since 2005), Cris Morena Group
Cris Morena Group
Cris Morena Group is an organization that creates youth programming and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The group was founded in 2002 by Ms. Cris Morena who has been producing successful TV formats, theatre, records and movies since 1991. She has developed production segments aimed at children...
(since 2006), Underground Contenidos (since 2008) and RGB Entertainment (since 2006). The channel also does lots of co-productions with Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
. Until 2004, Tinelli-owned Ideas del Sur
Ideas del Sur
Ideas del Sur is a production company founded by Marcelo Tinelli, host of the highest-rated show in Argentina: Videomatch....
also produced exclusively for Telefe but now moved to Canal 13
Canal 13 (Argentina)
El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
.
The network's main competitor is Canal 13
Canal 13 (Argentina)
El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
.
Currently, Telefe's highest-rated programs are game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
Justo a Tiempo, satirical journalist format CQC, daily fiction Los Exitosos Pells, reality show Operación Triunfo and youth-oriented fiction Casi Ángeles. The channel biggest star is Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez, née María Susana Giménez Aubert is an Argentine actress, ex-vedette and television host....
which will return with a weekly show in July.
Affiliated stations
- Channel 5Channel 5 - RosarioLT84 TV Canal 5 de Rosario is an Argentine television channel broadcasting on channel 5 for the city of Rosario, Province of Santa Fe. As an affiliate of Telefe, its schedule consists of soap operas, movies, local news, entertainment shows and cartoons...
- Rosario (O&O) - Channel 7 - NeuquénNeuquén, Argentina-Sister cities:Neuquén is sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International with: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Treviso, Veneto, Italy Valdivia, Chile-External links: - Official website....
(O&O) - Channel 7 - JujuySan Salvador de JujuySan Salvador de Jujuy , commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands....
- Channel 7Channel 7 - Santiago del EsteroLW81 Canal 7 de Santiago del Estero is an Argentine private, over-the-air television station broadcasting from Santiago del Estero as a Telefe affiliate. Founded in 1962, it was the second station in the country to start broadcasting in color...
- Santiago del EsteroSantiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of... - Channel 8 (Teleocho) - CórdobaCórdoba, ArgentinaCórdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
(O&O) - Channel 8Channel 8 - TucumánCanal 8 de Tucumán is a television station transmitting from San Miguel de Tucumán, the capital of the Argentine province of Tucumán.-Local programming:...
- Tucumán (O&O) - Channel 8 - Mar del PlataMar del PlataMar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
(O&O) - Channel 9Channel 9 - Bahía BlancaLU80 TV Canal 9 de Bahía Blanca is an Argentine private, over-the-air television station broadcasting from Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires. The station is owned and operated by Telefe, one of the country biggest broadcasters and carries a general entertainment format with soap operas, sitcoms, local...
- Bahía BlancaBahía BlancaBahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...
(O&O) - Channel 9Channel 9 - La RiojaRTR Canal 9 de la Rioja is an Argentine television station operated by the local Government. It serves the Provinces of La Rioja and Catamarca , and a small part of San Luis...
- La RiojaLa Rioja, ArgentinaLa Rioja is the capital city of the Argentine province of La Rioja, located on the east of the province. The city has a population of almost 150,000 as per the .... - Channel 9 - MendozaMendoza, ArgentinaMendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...
- Channel 11 - FormosaFormosa, ArgentinaFormosa is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River, about from Buenos Aires, on National Route 11. It has a population of about 210,000 as per the ....
- Channel 11 - UshuaiaUshuaiaUshuaia may refer to the following:*Ushuaia, a city in Argentina.**Ushuaia Department, an administrative division**Ushuaia River**Ushuaia International Airport**Colegio Nacional de Ushuaia, National School of Ushuaia....
- Channel 11 - SaltaSaltaSalta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...
(O&O) - Channel 13 - Río CuartoRío Cuarto, Córdoba-References:* - Official website....
- Channel 13Channel 13 - Santa FeLT 82 Canal 13 de Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz is a private, over-the-air television station broadcasting from Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It's a Telefe owned-and-operated station, thus carrying a general entertainment format comprised mostly by the network offerings,...
- Santa FeSanta Fe, ArgentinaSanta Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...
(O&O) - Channel 13 - Corrientes
External links
- Telefe International
- Telefe Móvil (Telefe Mobile)