What is the difference between VTV and ViVe?
VTV is a channel whose model of communication is classical and old. Almost all of its shows are in a studio with presenters, who wear a tie, who interview parliamentarians and talking heads. The people do not participate except when there is coverage of presidential events, such as Chavez’s weekly show Alo Presidente. The private TV channels that transmit nationally, RCTV and Televen, don’t show the communities either. Their model of TV is that to be on it, you have to be blond with white skin, have a boob job and maybe your bottom as well. You have to have straight teeth and be a model. VTV falls into this trap as well, although less often now. The presenter has to be old and he only has one manner of communication. In this sense, ViVe is revolutionary. It is very different, as it does not have all its operations in Caracas. We are developing, in parallel, regional channels with their own programs — six in all in differnt regions. There is a zone where there are more peasants, so the
