Now this blog has reported before on the Venezulean leader Hugo Chavez's atempts to control media but perhaps it has gone too far.
This is coverage of the Olympics by TVes which replaced the opposition station RCTV last year on the airways



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Live from Caracas

If you think that there is too much politics on the Tv in this country,spare a thought for the unfortunate people in Venezuela.

President Hugo Chavez has dominated the Sunday schedules for many months now in his own chat show but last weekend set a record,managing to stay on air for 8 hours.

The show has become the forum for political debate in the country wit policy announcements,cabinet debates and even live sackings of ministers.

It could be also one of the longest running shows as the President says that he intend to rule until 2027.