Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Venezuela: Info. Minister quits

Venezuelan Information Minister Andres Izarra tended his resignation on Tuesday after a disagreement he had with President Hugo Chavez. Izarra has offered to quit after Chavez said that state-run TV channel Venezolana de Television would (VTV) charge private network Globovision for using footage:

Globalvision, a private Venezuelan TV channel controlled by the opposition, said Tuesday that the VTV has decided to charge private TV networks for the use of its official footage with 3,350 U.S. dollars per minute from June 1…

The VTV… has been providing rebroadcasting service to other TV networks for free in the past.

On a related note, several hundred people marched in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Sunday demanding that the government return the broadcasting license of RCTV.

Image- Latina Viva (Television cameras record Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during his weekly TV program)

Sources- The Latin Americanist, El Universal, miamiherald.com, Xinhua

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