Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2010
Controversy over ownership transfer
Human-rights organizations and media observers criticized the lack of transparency surrounding TN8’s reported US$9.7 million acquisition by Juan Carlos Ortega Murillo, including questions about financing associated with Albanisa and the concentration of media ownership within the presidential family’s network.
1998
Zeta Gas lawsuit
Mexican oil company Zeta Gas sued TN8 after the channel broadcast a 60 Minutes report alleging links between the company and drug traffickers. The case is an example of the legal exposure associated with the station’s investigative and current-affairs output.