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After three intense days, with fewer attendees than previous years, but with the industry's main players present, Expo Canitec finally closed its doors.
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By GONZALO LARREA, from Acapulco, Mexico
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Expo Canitec 2012 closed its doors this Friday in Acapulco, and now it's time to see what the event left behind.
The first day (Wednesday, June 30), President Felipe Calderon arrived and revolutionized the venue with his impressive security team, delaying the beginning of the event.
The inauguration ceremony began with speeches by Calderon and Alejandro Puente, head of the national cable telecommunications industry chamber (Canitec).
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Puente spoke directly to Calderón, and asked him for licensing for a third TV network. "We respectfully ask you to promote a new phase in Mexican TV and license a third national public TV network," said Puente.
"This will surely promote and allow new places for the citizenship to be heard," he said, and was applauded by those in attendance.
Once the ceremony was over, it was time for business: meetings, announcements, interviews and of course, celebrations.
The first day ended with Televisa's impressive party. The second day, it was Discovery who welcomed guests at a celebration -with the presence of Mexican singer Gloria Trevi- to launch its new channel, ID.
The third and final day, attendance decreased notable as visitors and exhibitors returned home.
The number of attendees was actually discussed during the three days of the event, as it was surprisingly low, though the main industry players were there, allowing multiple deals and meetings to take place.
As a new Canitec came and went, the industry is now preparing for ABTA and TEPAL.
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