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SPT TV is a Portuguese language Television channel in the United States that is owned by Seabra Portuguese Television. The channel launched in 1986 (1987 according to some sources), by initiative of Luso-American businessmen[1] and is available via cable and satellite. It is the first Portuguese-language television channel based in the US and features the best programming from Portugal as well as local programming created especially for the Portuguese diaspora in the US.[citation needed] In January 2007, SPT TV launched SIC Notícias in North America, in partnership with SIC. It is currently available on Dish Network and certain cable companies.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Newark, New Jersey |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480p SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Seabra Portuguese Television |
| History | |
| Launched | 1986 |
| Links | |
| Website | SPT TV Channel |
SPT TV features programming from SIC, a private network in Portugal. Programming includes news, entertainment, talk-shows, comedies, reality shows, sports, among other genres. When it was RTP-USA, it also carried programming for the Brazilian diaspora, such as the newscast Canal Brazil News Network modelled after Globo's Jornal Nacional.[2]
The official website ceased operation completely somewhere between January and March 2014 according to the available sources at the Wayback Machine on the Internet Archive.[3], before launching a new website in 2021.
Sport TV Americas
editIn August 2010, SPT TV partnered up with Portuguese Sports broadcaster Sport TV to launch Sport TV Americas, a North American version of the Portuguese sports service. The channel features exclusive coverage of Liga ZON Sagres with 5 live matches every weekend as well as coverage of the Portuguese second division, the League Cup and Portuguese Cup.
On June 5, 2013, for reasons exclusively imputable to RTP - USA Inc. dba SPT (Seabra Portuguese Television), SPORT TV Portugal S.A. was forced to restrain the access to the respective signal.
References
edit- ^ "De Macau à Venezuela, passando pelos Estados Unidos". Público. 25 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Pioneiro Francisco Sampa retorna à TV nos EUA
- ^ "Archives of official site". Archived from the original on 6 February 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
