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Type of site | Video on demand,OTT, live streaming |
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| Available in | Portuguese |
| Predecessor(s) | Globo.com Vídeo(2000–2001) Globo Media Center(2001–2006) Globo Vídeos(2006–2012) Globo.tv(2012–2015) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Area served | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States |
| Owner | Globo |
| Founder | José Roberto Marinho |
| CEO | Manuel Belmar |
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| URL | globoplay |
| Registration | Limited free access, Monthly subscription required to access exclusive content |
| Launched | 3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) |
| Current status | Active |
Globoplay is a Braziliansubscription video on-demandover-the-top[1]streaming[2] service owned byGlobo, a division ofGrupo Globo. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced byEstúdios Globo with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. It was created on 26 October 2015, and launched in Brazil on November 3 of the same year.[3] In 2020, it reached the milestone of 20 million registered users and became the most used national streaming service in Brazil.[4]
In September 2021, it was announced that Globoplay would be released in Canada and in more than 20 European countries, such as Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom starting 14 October 2021.[5][6]
Globoplay offers video streaming or on-demand content of programs fromGlobo's archived library as well as original programs and exclusive international programs. Live broadcasting of Globo and some of its affiliates is also available, albeit users have to configure their accounts so the location is inside of the allowed broadcasting area, composed of 115 affiliates operating inside 26 Brazilian states. If someone has their account configured to have a location outside of those affiliates, or if it lives outside Brazil and straight doesn't have configured a specific location, the live broadcasting feature automatically becomes unavailable.
The service has already announced that it intends to invest in projects focused solely on the digital platform, with exclusive content. The first sample was the release of a special of thetelenovelaTotalmente Demais in 2015 and a spin-off of it in 2016.[7]
Since 2017, to promote the reality television showBig Brother Brasil, Globoplay streams—in conjunction with the website GShow—the program#RedeBBB and the following year, after the ending of the 18th season, the specialBBB18: Fogo no Parquinho.
In August 2018, it was announced that Globoplay would distribute original content series commissioned byTV Globo exclusively for the service.[8] The first slate of series released that year under the "Globoplay Originals" banner includedAlém da Ilha,Assédio andIlha de Ferro.[9][10]
In August 2020, Globo madePremiere available through an exclusive deal (no cable TV needed). In September, announced that all Globosat (now,Canais Globo) channels would become available on the platform even for those without a cable TV deal. The exclusive package guarantees access to all Globoplay and Canais Globo content with the option the buy add-ons like Premiere, Combate and Telecine.
In November, closed an exclusive deal with The Walt Disney Company, creating an exclusive deal withDisney+. The package guarantees access to all Globoplay and Disney+ content.[11]
Globoplay has bought exclusive and non-exclusive distribution rights to stream international shows in Brazil.[12] TheABC medical drama television seriesThe Good Doctor was released on 22 August 2018, as the first international exclusive show of the service.[13]
Telenovelas broadcast byTV Globo after 2009 were already available on the service, including those rerunned in theVale a Pena Ver de Novo programming block. In May 2020, Globoplay launched a project to rescue classic programming from TV Globo's library, with the inclusion of soap operas, miniseries and seasons ofMalhação prior to 2010. Since then, every two weeks, a new title has been released for streaming.[14]
The platform makes its Canais Globo portfolio available, with simultaneous transmission—OTT—and on demand, integrating the former Canais Globosat platform, today Canais Globo. In 2022, it culminated in the integration of linear channels and on-demand content from the Rede Telecine, and Telecine's own streaming was deactivated, in the same year the partnership between Lionsgate Entertainment was announced, providing a quality experience and with more than 1,200 titles.
Available channels are: TV Globo, Multishow, GloboNews, SporTV, SporTV2, SporTV3, SporTV4, GNT, Viva, Gloob, Gloobinho, Megapix, Universal+, Canal Brasil, Canal Off, Bis, Modo Viagem, Canal Futura, CBN National, CBN SP, CBN RJ, Telecine, Premiere and Combate.
Abroad, only Globoplay is available for contracting. Globoplay + live channels is available for contracting and consumption only in Brazil.[15] Despite this, for the international market, the contents and live feeds of the channelsGlobo Internacional,Multishow,GloboNews,GNT,Viva,SporTV andPremiere are available.[16]
With the launch of Globoplay in Europe, the Globo Internacional satellite/cable feed was discontinued in the continent, except in Portugal where Globo maintains three channels on the air:Globo Portugal,PFC and Globo Now, a repeater of the signal fromGloboNews.[17] Programs that are being shown onPortuguese SIC channel will not enter the platform's catalog.[18]
| Country/Territory | Launch date |
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| Brazil | 3 November 2015[19] |
| United States | 19 January 2020[20] |
| Austria | 23 October 2021[21] |
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| Japan | 6 February 2022 |
| Australia | 25 February 2022 |
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