Editing Teleamazonas (section)

== Administrative issues ==
Since May 2009, the channel has been facing problems, due to four administrative issues against Teleamazonas issued by Consejo Nacional de Radio y Televisión (CONARTEL) under the grounds that it was infracting the Broadcasting Law.<ref name="ElComercio183150">{{cite web|url= http://www.elcomercio.com/Generales/Solo-Texto.aspx?gn3articleID=183713 |title = Él encausa los procesos contra Teleamazonas|access-date = 20 June 2009|publisher= Diario El Comercio, Quito|date=13 June 2009}}</ref>

The four situations were:
*Having aired, in a report, images of the Bullfighting Fair of [[Ambato, Ecuador|Ambato]] 2009. This happened in the 24 Horas news program. Since November 18, 2008, by resolution of CONARTEL, the broadcast of images and advertising in which "evidence scenes of violence and express cruelty against animals and/or people, with respect to events related to the so-called "bullfights" or "bullfighting fairs" at the national level were prohibited."<ref name="OpinionYToros19276"> {{cite web |url=http://www.opinionytoros.com/noticias.php?Id=19276 |title=Resolución sobre la prohibición de corridas de toros es para radio y televisión |access-date=20 June 2009 |date=November 2008}}</ref>
*Broadcasting live the alleged discovery, by politicians from the Madera de Guerrero Movement, of a "Clandestine Computer Center" in Guayaquil, where according to these politicians electoral data was processed and electoral fraud could occur. This was later denied and clarified by the National Electoral Council. According to CONARTEL, Teleamazonas would have transmitted an "alleged" event that violates literal "e" of article 58 of the Radio and Television Law.<ref name="ElComercio27717">{{cite web|url= http://www.elcomercio.com/Generales/Solo-Texto.aspx?gn3articleID=187511|title = Conartel pidió abrir expediente administrativo contra Teleamazonas|access-date = 20 June 2009|publisher= Diario El Comercio, Quito|date=14 May 2009}}</ref>
*Presenting, in its newscast, a report about the work of the Venezuelan oil company [[PDVSA]] in Puná Island as well as the statements of the residents. The report talked about the impact that would be produced by PDVSA's gas exploration work, which caused the residents of Puná Island to take over the Oil Company's facilities. In this way, concern about possible mass hysteria on the part of the residents was the reason for the process.<ref>[https://rsf.org/es/teleamazonas-corre-el-riesgo-de-un-cierre-administrativo Teleamazonas corre el riesgo de un cierre administrativo]</ref><ref>[https://www.fundamedios.org.ec/alertas/conartel-ratifica-sancion-teleamazonas/ Conartel ratifica sanción a Teleamazonas]</ref>
*Disseminating, during an interview by journalist [[Jorge Ortiz García|Jorge Ortiz]], a "clandestine recording", where [[Fernando Balda]], affiliated with the [[Patriotic Society Party|PSP]], denounced the alleged modifications to the text of the Constitution prepared in Montecristi and involving the head of State, [[Rafael Correa]].<ref name="ElComercio1234">
{{cite web|url= http://www.elcomercio.com/Generales/Solo-Texto.aspx?gn3articleID=170277|title = Correa pidió que se clausure al canal de TV Teleamazonas|access-date = 28 October 2009|publisher= Diario El Comercio, Quito|date=4 September 2009}}</ref>

===Sanctions===
*The first process has already been judged and sanctioned with a fine of 20 USD.
*The second process ended in a fine of 40 USD. Both this sanction and the previous one were declared "without legal value" in a ruling by the District Court of Administrative Litigation of Pichincha in March 2010.<ref name="ElUniverso04032010">{{cite web|url= http://www.eluniverso.com/2010/03/04/1/1355/sin-valor-juridico-sancion-televisora.html?p=1354&m=1775| title = ‘Sin valor jurídico sanción a televisora’ |access-date = 5 June 2010|publisher= Diario El Universo, Guayaquil|date=4 March 2010}}</ref>
*The third process was sanctioned by the Superintendency of Telecommunications on December 22, 2009 at 5:09 p.m., ordering the closure of the station for 72 hours.<ref name="Supertel123">{{cite web|url = http://www.supertel.gov.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=430:supertel-emitio-resolucion&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50|title = SUPERTEL emitió Resolución (caso Teleamazonas - Isla Puná)|access-date = 25 December 2009|date = December 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091227213019/http://www.supertel.gov.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=430:supertel-emitio-resolucion&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50|archive-date = 27 December 2009}}</ref> which sparked protests at the channel's facilities by its employees in the cities of Quito and Guayaquil.<ref name="ElUniverso123">{{cite web|url= http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/12/23/1/1355/continuan-protestas-sancion-teleamazonas.html?p=1354&m=1835|title = Continúan protestas por sanción a Teleamazonas|access-date = 25 December 2009|publisher= Diario El Universo, Guayaquil|date=23 December 2009}}</ref> This closure was appealed and on February 3, 2010, in a final ruling, the First Chamber of the Provincial Court of Pichincha ruled that the closure "violated constitutional procedures" and ordered that damages be paid to the station.<ref name="ElUniverso03022010">
{{cite web|url= http://www.eluniverso.com/2010/02/04/1/1355/corte-resolvio-proceso-favor-teleamazonas.html|title = Fallo final favorece a Teleamazonas|access-date = 1 March 2010|publisher= Diario El Universo, Guayaquil|date=4 February 2010}}</ref> The court ruling was harshly criticized by President Rafael Correa.<ref name="ElComercio06022010">{{cite web|url= http://www.elcomercio.com/Generales/Solo-Texto.aspx?gn3articleID=229374 |title = R. Correa respalda al Superintendente|access-date = 1 March 2009|publisher= Diario El Comercio, Quito|date=6 February 2010}}</ref> A few days after the sanction, in what was seen as retaliation to the judges who issued the verdict,<ref name="ElComercio18022010">{{cite web|url= http://www.elcomercio.com/Generales/Solo-Texto.aspx?gn3articleID=21187|title = Multa a los jueces del caso Teleamazonas|access-date = 1 March 2010|publisher= Diario El Comercio, Quito|date=18 February 2010}}</ref> they were fined for alleged irregularities in a different process.
*After the Organic Law for Media was approved in Ecuador, in 2014, several social organizations of Afro-Ecuadorians, indigenous people, Montubios, women, homosexuals, among others, led by the [[transgender|trans]] activist [[Diane Rodríguez]], filed a legal complaint against the media.<ref>[http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/politica/item/los-grupos-glbti-lanzan-debate-sobre-discriminacion-en-la-tv.html Diario el Telégrafo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523023127/http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/politica/item/los-grupos-glbti-lanzan-debate-sobre-discriminacion-en-la-tv.html}}, Los grupos GLBTI lanzan debate sobre discriminación en la TV. Accessed 22 May 2014.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140522195057/http://www.hoy.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/33-organizaciones-denuncian-a-la-pareja-feliz-y-mi-recinto-605025.html Diario Hoy], 33 organizaciones denuncian a La pareja feliz y Mi recinto. Accessed 22 May 2014.</ref> The reason was due to a sketch of the comedy program ''La pareja feliz'' which was considered discriminatory due to its content. The Ombudsman's Office of Ecuador became the supervisory body for the complaint filed, and later the Superintendence of Information and Communication (Supercom) prepared an evidentiary technical report.<ref>[http://www.elmercurio.com.ec/427544-preparan-informe-sobre-los-programas-comicos/#.U34Rufl5P9t Diario el Mercurio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110235553/http://www.elmercurio.com.ec/427544-preparan-informe-sobre-los-programas-comicos/#.U34Rufl5P9t}}, Se espera un Informe Técnico. Accessed May 22, 2014.</ref> On October 6, 2014, this litigation chapter against the media and comedy corporation of Ecuador closed, establishing a legal precedent in favor of the homosexual community.<ref>[http://www.metroecuador.com.ec/72828-serie-la-pareja-feliz-fue-sancionada-por-la-supercom-y-debera-disculparse-publicamente.html Diario Metro Ecuador] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129145239/http://www.metroecuador.com.ec/72828-serie-la-pareja-feliz-fue-sancionada-por-la-supercom-y-debera-disculparse-publicamente.html}}, Serie la Pareja feliz fue sancionada por la Supercom y deberá disculparse públicamente. Accessed 18 November 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.andes.info.ec/es/noticias/programa-comico-ecuador-debera-disculparse-publicamente-violentar-derechos-poblacion-glbti Agencia Los Andes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129150818/http://www.andes.info.ec/es/noticias/programa-comico-ecuador-debera-disculparse-publicamente-violentar-derechos-poblacion-glbti}}, Programa cómico del Ecuador deberá disculparse públicamente por violentar derechos de población GLBTI. Accessed 18 November 2014.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021715/http://alternos.la/post.php?p=921 Alternos], Batalla legal entre la Corporación Mediática y GLBTI en Ecuador - En español. Consultado el 18 de noviembre de 2014.</ref> The report of the ''Council for the Regulation and Development of Information and Communication (Cordicom)'' established a resolution in which it indicates that the homosexual community was discriminated against for reasons of sexual orientation,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimasnoticias.com/noticias/23624-Canal-debe-pedir-perd%C3%B3n-por-?La-pareja-feliz%3f.html |title=Canal debe pedir perdón por Pareja Feliz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129233859/http://www.ultimasnoticias.ec/noticias/23624-Canal-debe-pedir-perd%c3%b3n-por-?La-pareja-feliz%253f.html |archive-date=2014-11-29|date=March 2025}} Accessed 18 November 2024.</ref><ref>[http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/ecuador-resolucion-serie-pareja-feliz.html Diario el Comercio], Silencio ante resolución por la Serie la Pareja Feliz - En español. Accessed 18 November 2014.</ref> thus allowing the ''Superintendence of Information and Communication (Supercom)'' to issue the final ruling.<ref>[http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/politica/item/teleamazonas-se-disculpa-por-capitulo-de-la-pareja-feliz.html El Telégrafo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015010503/http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/politica/item/teleamazonas-se-disculpa-por-capitulo-de-la-pareja-feliz.html}}, Teleamazonas se disculpa por capítulo de la Pareja Feliz - En español. Accessed 18 November 2014.</ref>