Glitz (TV channel)

Last updated
Glitz
Country Latin America
Headquarters Buenos Aires, Santiago
Programming
Language(s) Spanish
Picture format 480i/576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery Americas
Sister channels HTV
MuchMusic
I.Sat
History
LaunchedMay 1, 2011;13 years ago (2011-05-01)
Replaced FashionTV
ClosedMay 5, 2016;8 years ago (2016-05-05)
(Brazil)
February 29, 2024;9 months ago (2024-02-29)
(Latin America)
Replaced by TNT Series
(Brazil)

Glitz (stylized as "glitz*") was a Latin American pay television channel that was launched on May 1, 2011, replacing Fashion TV, after the license agreement between the French channel and then-Glitz* parent Warner Bros. Discovery Americas, who purchased the channel from Claxson in 2007, ended in 2011; it continued to target women. The network departed Brazil on May 5, 2016.

In December 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Glitz would wind down in the remainder of Latin America, closing on February 29, 2024 along with I.Sat and the Latin American version of MuchMusic. [1]

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References

  1. Álvarez, Rafa. "Oficial: Glitz y I.Sat serán descontinuados por Warner Bros. Discovery en febrero". tvlaint (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.