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.

Globosat
Company typeSubsidiary of Grupo Globo
IndustryEntertainment
Cable Television
Interactive Media
Founded10 November 1991 (as Globosat)
September 30th, 2020 (as Canais Globo)
Founder
DefunctDecember 31st, 2019 and September 30th, 2020
(corporate name and brand)
FateAbsorbed and incorporated into other Grupo Globo subsidiaries in January 2020
  • Assets dispersed to Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. (doing business as Globo) on September 30th, 2020
Successor
Headquarters,
Brazil
Area served
Brazil
Key people
Alberto Pecegueiro (CEO)
Number of employees
1,480
ParentGrupo Globo
DivisionsGlobo News
Telecine
GNT
Multishow
Canal Viva
SporTV
Megapix
Modo Viagem
Gloob
Gloobinho
Websitecanaisglobosat.globo.com
Headquarters of Globosat in Rio de Janeiro.

History

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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

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Current networks

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Streaming
  • Globoplay
  • Canais Globo app (formerly known as MUU and Globosat Play, will defunct soon)
  • Combate app
  • Premiere app
  • Sexy Hot
Adult content
In association with Globo

*Operated by Fundação Roberto Marinho.

Films and Series
Sports

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

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  • Shoptime (currently owned by Americanas) - 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
  • 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
  • Telecine app
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