Venezuela has banned TV networks from broadcasting a new
series on late president Hugo Chavez, calling the US-Colombian production an
attack on the legacy of the charismatic socialist firebrand. "El
Comandante," a 60-episode series on Chavez's life, premiered Monday night
in Colombia. It is also due to air in seven other Latin American countries and
the United States from Tuesday. But in Venezuela, the National
Telecommunications Commission banned the series and launched a campaign Tuesday
urging Venezuelans to "report any cable channel that insults Hugo Chavez's
legacy by broadcasting the series 'El Comandante’." More… 
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Venezuela bans Hugo Chavez TV series
Venezuela has banned TV networks from broadcasting a new
series on late president Hugo Chavez, calling the US-Colombian production an
attack on the legacy of the charismatic socialist firebrand. "El
Comandante," a 60-episode series on Chavez's life, premiered Monday night
in Colombia. It is also due to air in seven other Latin American countries and
the United States from Tuesday. But in Venezuela, the National
Telecommunications Commission banned the series and launched a campaign Tuesday
urging Venezuelans to "report any cable channel that insults Hugo Chavez's
legacy by broadcasting the series 'El Comandante’." More… 
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