TV Globo, formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV station is by far the largest of its holdings. Globo is the largest commercial TV network in Latin America and the second-largest commercial TV network in the world behind the American Broadcasting Company and the largest producer of telenovelas. All of this makes Globo renowned as one of the most important television networks in the world and Grupo Globo as one of the largest media groups.
RecordTV, formerly known as Rede Record, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In 2010, it was elected by the advertising market as the fifth largest station in the world in revenues and the eighth largest network in physical structure. In June 2021, it ranked second among the most watched channels in the country in the National Television Panel, behind only TV Globo.
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.
Television in Brazil has grown significantly since the first broadcasts in 1950, becoming one of largest and most productive commercial television systems in the world. Its biggest network, TV Globo, is the second largest commercial network in South America, and is one of the largest television exporters around the world, particularly of telenovelas, having become popular in many countries. There are 14 free-to-air television networks, as well as satellite channels broadcasting throughout the country.
Grupo Globo, formerly and still legally known as Organizações Globo, is a Brazilian private mass media conglomerate based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1925 by Irineu Marinho, it is the largest media group in Latin America, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates.
TV Globo Internacional is an international pay television channel broadcasting from Brazil. It was launched on 24 August 1999 and it is owned by Grupo Globo.
HBO Brazil is the Brazilian version of HBO, a pay TV channel dedicated to feature films, series and other special content since 1994. As with its American counterpart, HBO Brazil has premium characteristics, and invests in original programming. It is also the flagship network on HBO Max, the channel package offered by its programmer, HBO Latin America Group, along with the movie-oriented Max channel.
TV Bahia is a television station in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, affiliated with TV Globo. Owned by Rede Bahia, TV Bahia is the principal station of Rede Bahia de Televisão, a statewide television network composed of another five owned-and-operated stations. TV Bahia's studios and transmitter are located on Prof. Aristídes Novis Street in the Federação district, in Salvador. Its terrestrial signal, through the station in Salvador and translators, reaches 133 cities in the state. Currently, besides being the leader in Salvador, it has the third largest ratings among Globo's stations in Brazil.
MasterChef is the Brazilian version of the competitive cooking reality show MasterChef airing on Band. The series premiered on September 2, 2014.
Globo is a Portuguese pay television channel owned by TV Globo, a Brazilian television network. Its programming is taken from TV Globo or GloboNews, along with Brazilian cinema. its flagship programming are Globo's Brazilian telenovelas. It also broadcasts talk shows, television series and sitcoms, such as Mais Você and Zorra Total. Despite being available only as an exclusive to NOS platform, it is one of the most watched television channels in Portugal. In 2016, it became available to subscribers of the FTTH service of Vodafone Portugal. Similarly to what happens in Brazil, Globo's main competitor is RecordTV's Europe unit.
RecordTV Europa is a Portuguese pay television channel owned by RecordTV, a Brazilian television network. Its programming is mostly taken from the Brazilian network. It provides general entertainment, telenovelas, Brazilian reality TV shows, and news. The channel also produces a limited amount of local content. Similar to what happens in Brazil, TV Record's main competitor is Globo. Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus religious programming is transmitted at late nights.
João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo, also known as João Amoêdo, is a Brazilian banker, engineer and businessman. He is one of the founders of the New Party (NOVO), which he presided from September 2015 to July 2017, and was its candidate in the Brazilian presidential election of 2018.
Trulli Tales, fully known as Trulli Tales: The Adventures of Trullalleri, is an animated children's television series created by Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo. The series first premiered on October 17, 2017 on Gloobinho in Brazil. The series was produced by Fandango TV, Congedo CulturArte, Gaumont Animation, Groupe PVP, and Rai Fiction with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, the collaboration of Radio-Canada and produced in association with The Walt Disney Company EMEA.
Globoplay is a Brazilian subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Grupo Globo. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by Estúdios Globo with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. It was created on October 26, 2015, and launched in Brazil on November 3 of the same year. In 2020, it reached the milestone of 20 million registered users and became the most used national streaming service in Brazil.
Antônio José Rodrigues Cavalcante is a Brazilian actor and comedian, who is known professionally as Tom Cavalcante.
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo is a Brazilian children's television series, based on the work of Monteiro Lobato, adapted by Márcio Trigo and Roberto Talma. It was the fifth television adaptation of the work, after the first version shown by Rede Tupi between 1952 and 1963, the second version shown by TV Cultura in 1964, the third version shown by Band between 1967 and 1969 and the fourth version shown by Globo itself between 1977 and 1986.
Gloob, also known as Mundo Gloob, is a Brazilian pay television children's channel that was launched on 15 June 2012, aimed at children 6 to 12 years old. Owned, operated and part of Canais Globo, a television broadcast network, and subsidiary of Grupo Globo. Its name is an anagram of the word 'Globo', as in 'O Globo', reversing the letter "O" before the "B".
