Televisa, Azteca Duopoly Tested - Mexican Supreme Court Ruling Reverses Sweetheart Law

“A verdict last month by the Mexican Supreme Court threatens to upset the longstanding Televisa/TV Azteca broadcast duopoly, and its impact may reverberate throughout the U.S. Hispanic television market.

The Mexican government estimated that in 2005 the two networks controlled 99.4% of the national broadcast advertising budget, with Televisa getting the lion’s share. The court ruled that several key components of a law approved last year that would have given existing license holders enormous advantages were unconstitutional. The justices voted to eliminate a 20-year broadcast license term, broadcast spectrum auctions and the grant of data, as well as telecommunications services to existing license holders.”

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