1998 in Brazilian television

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This is a list of Brazilian television related events from 1998.

Contents

Events

Debuts

International

Television shows

1970s

1990s

Networks and services

Launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSource
TV Camara Cable and satellite20 January
TV NBR Cable and satellite18 April
Canal BrazilCable and satellite18 September
The Weather ChannelCable televisionUnknown

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion DateNotesSource
Spelling Satellite NetworksTeleUnoCable television14 September

Closures

NetworkTypeClosure dateNotesSource

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

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