Datos y Mensajes was a Colombian programadora founded in 1979 by Andrés Pastrana[1] and disestablished in the early 2000s.
[2] During this time, it was a member of OTI Colombia, a coalition that also included Producciones PUNCH, Producciones JES, Caracol Televisión, RTI Colombia and RCN Televisión and brought the World Cup and Olympic Games to the country.
[3] It moved over to Canal A after the 1998 bidding cycle, where in early 2000 and mid-2001, amidst the growing programadoras crisis (ironically, under Pastrana's presidency), it was one of several companies that partnered to attempt a coherent programming schedule for the channel from 1:00 to 8:00 pm, along with Coestrellas, Big Bang TV and Mejía & Asociados.
This partnership was a disaster, claiming the life of Noticiero TV Hoy in December 2001 after 22 years uninterrupted on the air.
By 2000, Datos y Mensajes had entered bankruptcy; after eight months of negotiations, it agreed to with a restructuring agreement with its creditors.