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| Formerly | Globosat Programadora Ltda. (1991-2019) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Entertainment Cable Television Interactive Media |
| Founded | November 10, 1991; 34 years ago (1991-11-10)(as Globosat) |
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| Defunct | December 31st, 2019(as a separate company) September 30th, 2020 (brand) |
| Fate | Shut down and merged with other selected Grupo Globo subsidiaries to form Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. (doing business asGlobo) as part of the "Uma Só Globo" reorganization |
| Successor | Globo (media company) |
| Headquarters | , Brazil |
Area served | Brazil |
Key people | Alberto Pecegueiro (CEO) |
Number of employees | 1,480 |
| Parent | Grupo Globo |
| Divisions | Globo News Telecine GNT Multishow Canal Viva SporTV Megapix Modo Viagem Gloob Gloobinho |
| Website | canaisglobosat |
Globosat, was a Brazilianpay television content service, part ofGrupo Globo. Established in 1991, after thecreation of subscription television services inBrazil, with 29 channels and over 1,000 employees, it is the largest pay television content provider inBrazil, as well as ofLatin America, comprising a domestic audience of 45 million viewers distributed among more than 15 million households.
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, which was succeeded byClaro Brasil's TV operations, is responsible for the cable network programming in those cities as well.
In the later years, content production and programming remained with Globosat, was later renamed to Canais Globosat. Globosat also operated a channel in Portugal, TV Globo Portugal (part ofTV Globo Internacional), having earlier operated a similar channel, GNT Portugal, until 2006.
In late December 2019, Globosat was shut down as a separate company, and on January 1st, 2020, Globosat's remaining assets later merged with other selected Grupo Globo subsidiaries to form a single company namedGlobo as part of the "Uma Só Globo" reorganization. The Globosat brand lasted until September 2020, when it was officially discontinued following the rebranding of Globosat Play to the Canais Globo application.
*Operated byFundação Roberto Marinho.
1 -Joint-venture withDisney,Universal Studios,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer andParamount 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.
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