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| Industry | Telecommunication |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 16, 2008 (as Via Embratel) March 1, 2012 (as Claro TV) March 1, 2022 (as Claro TV+) |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro,RJ, Brazil |
| Products | Satellite television |
| Parent | América Móvil |
| Website | www |
Claro TV+ (Claro TV until March 2022) is a Latin American operator ofpay television. The service is supplied byEmbratel andClaro companies and operates inStar One C4satellite. Its transmission system isDTH (Direct to Home) inKu Band, and the channels are encrypted byNagravision 3 system. The reception is made viamini-satellite dish and aDVB-S2 receiver, and subscribers authentication is made byconditional access card.
In Brazil, it was launched asVia Embratel on December 16, 2008. As of October 2011, Via Embratel had achieved 2,000,000 subscribers.[1] Via Embratel was acquired by Claro on March 1, 2012, with the same service, price, payment method, programming, features and quality. The contract remained the same and the invoice was identified by Claro TV, together with Embratel Livre (which became Claro Fixo). On the same day, the Warner Channel debuted in HD. Via Embratel had operations throughout Brazil, as it operated in the satellite pay TV sector. Via Embratel Banda Larga and Via Embratel Fone were only available in some cities in the states of Mato Grosso, Pará, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Maranhão and São Paulo. On June 2, 2010 it started selling packages with HD transmission, initially to the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Nine channels debuted and were added to the 4 main packages.
In 2012, Claro upgraded its service inPuerto Rico by deployingVRADs in order to launch itsIPTV service, which works parallel with their then satellite service.[2]
Claro TV+ SATHD Regional DTH has operations throughout Brazil. Two of the most popular broadcast networks, however, are not available nationwide: