Pablo Iglesias' TV show airing in Colombia vanishes after government change
Pablo Iglesias' show was removed from Señal Colombia's schedule after August 7, the day of the presidential handover. Its last traceable episode is number 119.
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La Minga, produced by Canal Red and broadcast on Señal Colombia since February under an agreement with RTVC, has disappeared from the schedule after Abelardo de la Espriella took office as president on August 7. Its last traceable episode is number 119, published that same day.
La Minga is no longer on Señal Colombia's schedule. The show, produced by Canal Red, the media outlet founded by Pablo Iglesias, began airing in February, during Gustavo Petro's presidency, thanks to an agreement with RTVC, Colombia's public media system. Its removal from the schedule coincides with the new political era that began when Abelardo de la Espriella took power.
## A show born under Petro and gone with the handover
The program was still listed in August's TV guides. By October, it had vanished from the schedules checked. The exact date of its final broadcast is unknown, but its disappearance came after the presidential handover.
The political change took place on **August 7**, when **Abelardo de la Espriella** assumed the presidency, replacing **Gustavo Petro**. The new conservative-right leader came to power after defeating left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda in the June elections.
## The last episode, number 119, on the day of the handover
The last episode traceable in one of the show's digital archives is number **119**, published on **August 7**, precisely the day of the presidential handover. The coincidence of dates points to an abrupt ending: the show aired up to the very day the government changed.
The news was first reported by **Confidencial Digital**. La Minga's disappearance from Señal Colombia's schedule came without any official statement from RTVC or Canal Red explaining the reasons.
## What is Canal Red and why its removal matters
**Canal Red** is the media outlet founded by **Pablo Iglesias**, former deputy prime minister of Spain. La Minga was his show for Colombian audiences, broadcast on a public channel. Its removal from the schedule after the change of government raises the question of whether programming agreements with foreign media survive political transitions.
La Minga is no longer on Señal Colombia's schedule. The show, produced by Canal Red, the media outlet founded by Pablo Iglesias, began airing in February, during Gustavo Petro's presidency, thanks to an agreement with RTVC, Colombia's public media system. Its removal from the schedule coincides with the new political era that began when Abelardo de la Espriella took power.
## A show born under Petro and gone with the handover
The program was still listed in August's TV guides. By October, it had vanished from the schedules checked. The exact date of its final broadcast is unknown, but its disappearance came after the presidential handover.
The political change took place on **August 7**, when **Abelardo de la Espriella** assumed the presidency, replacing **Gustavo Petro**. The new conservative-right leader came to power after defeating left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda in the June elections.
## The last episode, number 119, on the day of the handover
The last episode traceable in one of the show's digital archives is number **119**, published on **August 7**, precisely the day of the presidential handover. The coincidence of dates points to an abrupt ending: the show aired up to the very day the government changed.
The news was first reported by **Confidencial Digital**. La Minga's disappearance from Señal Colombia's schedule came without any official statement from RTVC or Canal Red explaining the reasons.
## What is Canal Red and why its removal matters
**Canal Red** is the media outlet founded by **Pablo Iglesias**, former deputy prime minister of Spain. La Minga was his show for Colombian audiences, broadcast on a public channel. Its removal from the schedule after the change of government raises the question of whether programming agreements with foreign media survive political transitions.
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