Canal 26
Since its founding, Canal 26 (Eventos Producciones S.A.) has been owned by former congressman Alberto Pierri. It is Telecentro's flagship channel, a paid content TV company with 7% of all the country’s paid content subscribers.
For years, it ranked among the five most watched news channels, and its screen featured nationally renowned journalists, such as Chiche Gelblung and Jorge Lanata. However, audience ratings and advertising revenue have plunged as of late, according to its owner.
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Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
Regional
Content Type
Paid content
Media Companies / Groups
Grupo TeleCentro
Ownership Structure
Canal 26 belongs to Grupo TeleCentro, owned by Alberto Reinaldo Pierri and his children: Silvina, Lisandro and Martín Pierri.
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
1996
Affiliated Interests Founder
During Carlos Menem’s administration (1989–1999), Alberto Pierri was President of the Argentinian Lower House. From 1985 to 2001, he was a congressman for the Partido Justicialista.
He founded Grupo TeleCentro, the first multimedia group to offer triple play (paid content TV, internet access and fixed telephony) in Argentina.
Pascual Rampi
Affiliated Interests Ceo
He has been in office since 2008. Before, he worked as Senior Auditor for Grupo TeleCentro.
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Apart from being News Manager at Canal 26 since 2013, he hosts daily show Mañanas Informadas.
Contact
Suipacha 414, Piso 2,
city of Buenos Aires. Postal code: 1008
TE: (54 011) 3977 3268
Website: diario26.com.ar
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
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Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
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Advertising (in % of total funding)
$13,730,772 (2018 official advertising)*
Market Share
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Further Information
Meta Data
2018 official advertising data were provided by the Secretariat of National Communications.
Sources
Mastrini, Guillermo (2005). “Mucho ruido, pocas leyes: economía y políticas de comunicación en la Argentina 1920-2004”. Buenos Aires, La Crujía Ediciones.
Ulavnosky, Carlos; Itkin, Silvia; Sirvén Pablo (1999). “Estamos en el aire. Una historia de la televisión en la Argentina (1951-1999)”. Buenos Aires, Planeta- Emecé.
