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Submitted: May 29, 2008 - 8:37am
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Los Angeles Times
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Meg James
Spanish-language television network Azteca America is now producing its U.S. national and local Los Angeles newscasts from Mexico City. The company, a subsidiary of Mexican broadcaster TV Azteca, until this week had originated its news programs for the U.S. from its facilities in Glendale. The network and its flagship station, KAZA-TV Channel 54 in Los Angeles, made the switch to save money amid a weak advertising market. Azteca America has laid off about 30 people in the last week, including 19 in its news division, the company confirmed Wednesday. The network has long struggled to make inroads in Los Angeles, the nation's largest Latino market, where entrenched rivals Univision Communications Inc.'s KMEX-TV Channel 34 and NBC Universal's KVEA-TV Telemundo Channel 52 dominate.
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