National Television Council (Chile)

The National Television Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Televisión or CNTV) is a Chilean government agency whose function is to oversee the operation of television services.

National Television Council
Consejo Nacional de Televisión
Agency overview
Formed24 October 1970
JurisdictionNational
HeadquartersMar del Plata 2147
Providencia, Santiago
Annual budgetUS$21,030,236
CLP$9,684,519,000[1]
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry General Secretariat of Government
WebsiteCNTV official website
Council panel forum held in Iquique.

It was first created by Law 17377 on October 24, 1970.[2] Its existence is formalized in the Constitution of Chile, with its composition, organization, and powers defined in Law 18838 of 1989 and Law 19131 of 1992.[3] [4]

Since 2001, it has participated in creating the contents of CNTV Infantil, an educational channel for cable television.

Composition

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1970—1989

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After the passage of Law 17377 in 1970, the council was composed of:[2]

Decree Law 113 of October 29, 1973, modified the composition of the council by eliminating the representatives of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies (due to the dissolution of the National Congress after the coup d'état of September 11) and the representatives of the workers of TVN and the university channels.[5]

1989—1992

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Law 18838 of September 30, 1989, established that the Council be composed of:[3]

  • The president of the council, appointed by the president of the republic with the consent of the Senate.
  • A representative of the president of the republic, of his free choice.
  • A representative of the Supreme Court, appointed by the latter, and who has served as minister of the court or lawyer of the same.
  • Two representatives of the commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces and the general director of the Carabineros.
  • Two representatives of Chilean universities, appointed by their rectors. The rectors of those universities that, directly or indirectly, were concessionaires of television services could not participate in the appointment of directors.

1992 to the present

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Currently, after the reforms introduced by Law 19131 of 1992, the CNTV must be composed of 11 members, one of whom, appointed by the president of the republic, presides over the council. The rest are designated by agreement of the Senate. The directors must be persons of relevant personal and professional merits. In addition, the law requires pluralism both in the selection of directors and in the functioning of the body.

Current members (as of September 2019)

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Presidents

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Criticism and controversies

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Due to its power, the council has been accused of being an archaic, conservative and obsolete body for modern times. Lately, it has also been accused of censoring content on television.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Direccion de Presupuestos de Chile, Ministry of Finance (19 December 2019). Ley de presupuestos 2020 (PDF) (Report). Chile. p. 846. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Ley 17377: Television chilena (in Spanish), Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, retrieved 2019-09-28
  3. ^ a b Ley 18838: Crea el Consejo Nacional de Televisión (in Spanish), Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, retrieved 2019-09-28
  4. ^ Ley 19131: Modifica ley N° 18.838, sobre Consejo Nacional de Televisión (in Spanish), Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, retrieved 2019-09-28
  5. ^ Decreto Ley 113: Modifica las disposiciones que se indican de la ley N° 17.377 (in Spanish), Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, retrieved 2019-09-28
  6. ^ CNTV, El 96% de los chilenos quiere que se regule la televisión.Consultado el 10 de enero de 2014
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