Consejo Nacional de Televisión

Consejo Nacional de Television, also known as CNTV, is a state-owned entity headquartered in Chile. Founded in 1989, it operates with approximately 90 employees and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in media and TV services, responsible for ensuring the functioning of television services in accordance with the law. Its primary mandate involves safeguarding pluralism, freedom of expression, and the protection of audiences, particularly minors. CNTV performs several roles, including the monitoring and fiscalization of broadcast content, the management of the CNTV Development Fund which finances national programming, and the granting of television concessions for digital terrestrial signals. It also conducts research on media consumption and manages CNTV Play and CNTV Infantil, ensuring that culturally and educationally significant content remains accessible to citizens across multiple digital platforms.