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'''Datos y Mensajes''' was a Colombian ''[[programadora]]'' founded in 1979 by [[Andrés Pastrana Arango|Andrés Pastrana]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www3.eltiempo.com/vidadehoy/cronicasocial/2008-06-26/hace-25-anos_4348424-1 |title=Principales noticias de Colombia y el mundo - ELTIEMPO.COM -> Hace 25 años |access-date=2012-05-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122084802/http://www3.eltiempo.com/vidadehoy/cronicasocial/2008-06-26/hace-25-anos_4348424-1 |archive-date=2013-01-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and disestablished in the early 2000s. It mainly focused on news programs, including its flagship program ''Noticiero TV Hoy'' (1979-2001).
==History==
In 1991, upon the split of ''programadoras'' across [[Canal Uno|Cadena Uno]] and [[Canal A]], Datos y Mensajes became part of the former group, which had 12 ''programadoras''. It was one of five on that channel with a license to broadcast news.<ref>Duque Salazar, Ana Lucia. "24 Programadoras de TV. Buscan Alianzas". ''El Tiempo'' 2 August 1991: [http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-130014 link]</ref> During this time, it was a member of [[Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana|OTI]] Colombia, a coalition that also included [[Producciones PUNCH]], [[Producciones JES]], [[Caracol Televisión]], [[RTI Colombia]] and [[RCN Televisión]] and brought the World Cup and Olympic Games to the country.<ref>"OTI planeó bien su propio partido." ''El Tiempo'' 18 July 1994: [http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-153915 link]</ref>
It moved over to Canal A after the 1998 bidding cycle, where in early 2000 and mid-2001, amidst the growing ''programadoras'' crisis (ironically, under Pastrana's presidency), it was one of several companies that partnered to attempt a coherent programming schedule for the channel from 1:00 to 8:00 pm, along with [[Coestrellas]], Big Bang TV and Mejía & Asociados. This partnership was a disaster, claiming the life of ''Noticiero TV Hoy'' in December 2001 after 22 years uninterrupted on the air.<ref>Luz Monroy, Martha. "Las noticias del Uno estrenan imagen/TV Hoy se acaba." ''El Tiempo'' 13 December 2001: [http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-712233 link]</ref> It was Colombia's second-longest-running newscast ever (after [[24 Horas (Colombia)|Noticiero 24 Horas]]) and the oldest newscast on air by the time it bid farewell.
By 2000, Datos y Mensajes had entered bankruptcy; after eight months of negotiations, it agreed to with a restructuring agreement with its creditors.<ref>"Datos y Mensajes logró la reestructuración de pasivos." ''El Tiempo'' 9 July 2001: [http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-130014 link]</ref> The company would disappear by early 2003.
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[[Category:Television production companies of Colombia]]
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[[Category:2003 disestablishments in Colombia]]
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[[Category:1979 establishments in Colombia]]