The Fundación Audiovisual Nacional de Televisión (ANTV) is a television channel based in Caracas. It serves as the official channel of the National Assembly, which is Venezuela’s parliament. Originally launched in 2005 as Asamblea Nacional Televisión (ANTV), it has operated under the current name since 2016.
Media assets
Television: ANTV
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Fundación Audiovisual Nacional de Televisión (ANTV) is a television channel based in Caracas, the capital city in Venezuela. It is wholly owned by Fundación ANTV, an entity belonging to the Venezuelan government.
Source of funding and budget
The state has fully funded ANTV, but in recent years, the channel has faced financial problems as the government’s resources dwindled. According to local journalists interviewed for this report in May 2024, it remains a media outlet completely financed by the government.
Editorial independence
ANTV is a parliamentary channel responsible for disseminating information about the parliament’s activities.
No statute or independent assessment/oversight mechanism to validate ANTV’s editorial independence of ANTV has been identified.
August 2024