TVE Internacional is a Spanish

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and

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channel owned and operated by

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(TVE), the television division of state-owned

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(RTVE). It is the corporation's international television service, and is known for broadcasting mainstream, generalist and cultural programming, including ''

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'' news bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment from both TVE's La 1, La 2, Clan and 24 Horas. It was launched on 1 December 1989. It broadcasts to Latin America,

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, Americas and the Philippines, in which the vast majority of Spanish-speaking people are located. Several news bulletins are provided during the day, covering a mixed Spanish and International agenda. ''Telediario'' is a bulletin produced for and also broadcast in Spain,

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on the international station. However, editions of ''

Internacional'' are also produced specially for the channel. A limited number of advertisements are shown on the channel. More usually, network commercial breaks on programmes broadcast live in Spain are covered with a clock and short information films about Spain and its

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, although sometimes the advertisements are shown.

History

TVE International began its test broadcasts on 1 December 1989 and officially on 1 December 1990. In its early years, the channel broadcast a single program for America and Europe, consisting of a re-broadcast of slots premiered on La 1 and La 2. From 15 April 1991, differentiated programming was designed for one and other continents. Since 1992, TVE Internacional has been broadcasting via the Astra and Hispasat satellites for Latin America. The signal of TVE International has been received in Asia and Oceania since December 1995 and in Africa since 12 October 1999.

Signal structure

*''America'': covers all Latin American countries, as well as the United States and Canada. Use as reference the timetables of Argentina (UTC-3), Mexico (UTC-6) and Miami (UTC-5). *''Europe-Africa'': covers the entire European continent, the Middle East and Africa. Use as reference the timetables of Central Europe (UTC+1/+2 DST), Moscow (UTC+3) and the United Arab Emirates (UTC+4). *''Asia-Oceania'': Part of the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands *''Canal 24 Horas Internacional'': America and Europe (simultaneous signal with the channel in Spain, with advertising from the international channel replacing commercials).

Distribution

In Europe, it is available free-to-air on

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Hot Bird 13° East. Due to economic reasons, it moved its satellite distribution for Europe to Astra 19.2°E along with 24 Horas and the RTVE radios ( RNE Radio Nacional, RNE Radio Clásica, RNE Radio 3, RNE Ràdio 4, RNE Radio 5, Radio Exterior) between January 2014 and February 2020. The channel no longer be seen in Britain and Ireland through the

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television platform on Eutelsat 33C at 28.5° East. In the Americas, it is available as part of

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's Digital Package for America on Hispasat 1C (encrypted). In Asia, it is available on AsiaSat 5 at 100.5° E and

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19 at 166° E (both unencrypted).

References

External links

Official Website
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{{Spanish television stations RTVE channels Television stations in Spain Television channels and stations established in 1989 Spanish-language television stations International broadcasters

History

Signal structure

Distribution

See also

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