The president of APTRA, Luis Ventura, slammed the creator of Luzu TV, Nico Occhiato, for criticizing the paid voting for the 'Best Community' category at the first-ever Martín Fierro Streaming Awards, which will be broadcast in a collaboration between Telefe and OLGA. 'From our side, there's no need for you to spend money voting for us for any award; the love from our community shows us every day by supporting and choosing us,' the streamer tweeted, downplaying the new awards, as observed by the Noticias Argentinas news agency. In an interview on 'La pinta es lo de menos' (City Channel), Luis Ventura stated that Occhiato's attitude seems like 'snitching' and called him a 'hypocrite.' 'Let me explain why, because Nico Occhiato got tired of making money on La Voz with people who called and paid, because he doesn't remember that,' he shot back, justifying his opinion: 'The one who is reporting should have said, 'I did it too,' I walked this path. When he shows up, the first thing he does is to charge and bill, why doesn't he do it for free? Since he's so generous.' 'He doesn't know that this party costs 500 million mangos, where does he expect us to get it from?'
APTRA President Slams Streamer Over Criticism of Paid Voting at Martín Fierro Awards
Luis Ventura, president of the Argentine Association of Television Journalists, hit back at streamer Nico Occhiato, who condemned paid voting for the new awards. Ventura accused Occhiato of hypocrisy and reminded him of his past monetization practices.