Globosat

Globosat
Company type	Subsidiary of Grupo Globo
Industry	Entertainment; Cable Television; Interactive Media
Founded	19 October 1991
Founder	Joseph Wallach · Roberto Irineu Marinho · José Bonifácio Sobrinho
Defunct	December 31, 2019 (own corporate name); November 30, 2020 (brand)
Successor	Canais Globo (incorporated into Globo); Globo (programmer); NET (distributor);
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Area served	Brazil
Key people	Alberto Pecegueiro (CEO)
Number of employees	1,480
Parent	Grupo Globo
Divisions	TV Globo; Globo News; Telecine; GNT; Multishow; Canal Viva; SporTV; Megapix; Modo Viagem; Gloob; Gloobinho
Website	canaisglobosat.globo.com

Globosat, was a Brazilian pay television content service, part of Grupo Globo. Established in 1991, after the creation of subscription television services in Brazil, with 29 channels and over 1,000 employees, it is the largest pay television content provider in Brazil, as well as of Latin America, comprising a domestic audience of 45 million viewers distributed among more than 15 million households.

History

In 1993, Globosat split its content generation and distribution businesses. Cable TV sales and distribution were assigned to Net Brasil, which was also responsible for installing cable networks in selected cities. Nowadays NET is responsible for the cable network in those cities. Content production and programming remained with Globosat, renamed to Canais Globosat.

It has also operated a channel in Portugal, TV Globo Portugal, having earlier operated a similar channel, GNT Portugal, until 2006.

On September 15, 2020, Globosat merged its operations with Rede Globo, following Grupo Globo's "Uma só Globo" ("One Globo") restructuring; the merger made Globosat being renamed that day to Canais Globo.

Canais Globo's networks

Current networks

tvglobo (free-to-air)
Modo Viagem
Canal Brasil²
GNT
Gloob
Gloobinho
Multishow
Bis
Canal OFF

On Demand

Globoplay
Canais Globo app (formerly known as MUU and Globosat Play)
Canal OFF app
Combate app
Premiere app
Sexy Hot
Telecine app

Adult content

Playboy TV
Sextreme
Sexy Hot
Venus

In association with Globo

*Operated by Fundação Roberto Marinho.

Films and Series

Rede Telecine
- Telecine Action
- Telecine Cult
- Telecine Fun
- Telecine Pipoca
- Telecine Premium
- Telecine Touch
Megapix
NBCUniversal International Networks Brasil (joint-venture with Comcast/NBCUniversal)

Sports

SporTV
SporTV 2
SporTV 3
SporTV 4
SporTV 5
SporTV Plus
Combate
Premiere
PFC Internacional

¹ - Joint-venture with Disney, Universal Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount Pictures.

² - Joint-venture with a group of Brazilian filmmakers.

³ - Playboy do Brasil is a joint-venture created from the association between Globosat and Playboy TV Latin America.

Former networks

Shoptime (currently owned by Universo Americanas, via its e-commerce division, B2W) - home shopping
Premiere Filmes (pay-per-view) new film releases
Canal Rural (formerly a joint-venture with Grupo RBS, later owned only by RBS, now part of J&F Investimentos) - agrochannel
Premiere Rural (pay-per-view) rodeos and agrochannel
Telecine HD - (premium channel) - movies in high definition
Private (joint-venture with Playboy do Brasil) - adult content
ForMan (joint-venture with Playboy do Brasil) - adult content
+Bis (on demand)
Telecine Zone (on demand)
Receitas GNT (on demand)
Sexy Hot 360° (on demand)
Big Brother Brasil Play
Bis Play
Canal Brasil Play
Canal OFF Play
Globo News Play
Gloob Play
Gloobinho Play
GNT Play
Mais Globosat Play
Megapix Play
Multishow Play
SporTV Play
Studio Universal Play
Syfy Play
Universal TV Play
Viva Play
Philos TV

External links

Globosat (Portuguese)