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Azteca America moves U.S. headquarters to L.A.


Spanish-language television network Azteca America. the U. S. arm of TV Azteca TV Azteca is the second largest Mexican television network. It was established in 1968 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión ("Imevisión"), and was privatized under its current name in 1993. Its flagship program is the newscast Hechos. , S.A. de C.V., is moving its U.S. executive and production headquarters to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  later this year, a spokesman said May 25.

Presently based in Mexico City Mexico City
 Spanish Ciudad de México

City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi
, the network plans to establish Los Angeles as its base, renting offices for about 10 executives and support staff. A location has not been selected.

Azteca America has a presence in 45 Hispanic markets, including Los Angeles, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, Miami and San Diego.

The network, the perennial number three behind dominant Univision and NBC-owned Telemundo, has been producing all of its news shows in Los Angeles since February at the Glendale studio it operates. The network is planning to locally produce a morning news and entertainment show for the U.S. market similar to its popular Ventaneando program, which airs in Mexico.

TV Azteca is the second-largest producer of Spanish language television programming in the world, turning out more than 10.000 hours a year, and operates two national television networks in Mexico. TV Azteca affiliates also include Todito.com, an Internet portal for North American North American

named after North America.


North American blastomycosis
see North American blastomycosis.

North American cattle tick
see boophilusannulatus.
 Spanish speakers.
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Title Annotation:NEWS ROUNDUP
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Geographic Code:1MEX
Date:May 29, 2006
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