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Brazil: VCNI launching BET on Pluto TV

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced that BET (Black Entertainment Television) will debut in Brazil on Pluto TV on March 26th. A lready in 75 countries around the world, BET is a provider of entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for Black audiences all over the world. Available for free exclusively on Pluto […]

March 18, 2021

Telefónica creates FTTH giant in Brazil

Spain’s Telefonica has allied with the Canadian Fund Caisse de Depot et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to set up FiBrasil, an optic fibre giant that wull deploy and operate a FTTH network in Brazil, with access to all telco operators in the country. Both partners will hold a 50 per cent stake in the new […]

March 3, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

disguise xR drives Alok’s ‘Alive’ music special in Brazil

The biggest Brazilian live DJ show in 2020 took place in xR, as local DJ and musician Alok attracted 750,000 people to his ‘Alive’ live stream in December, also clocking seven million views on YouTube. The disguise xR workflow drove the music special with a vx 4 media server and two rx platforms enabling the […]

January 26, 2021

Viasat, SKY Brasil partnership

Viasat, a global communications company, and SKY Brasil, the largest satellite pay-TV operator in Brazil, have formed a partnership to increase the availability of satellite internet across Brazil. Through this agreement, SKY will sell, install and provide on-site technical service for Viasat’s high-speed internet service. “SKY is present in all cities within Brazil, offering services […]

January 12, 2021

TV TEM Brazil modernises with Pebble Solutions

Pebble, the playout automation and channel in a box specialist, has announced that TV TEM Brazil, the regional Brazilian television network and affiliate of TV Globo, has overhauled its playout workflow with the installation of Pebble Automation software and Pebble Integrated Channel devices. The system was supplied and installed by Videodata, Pebble’s reseller in Brazil. […]

December 17, 2020

Brazil: Extreme E content deal with Globo TV

Extreme E, the new off-road electric racing championship, has confirmed an agreement with national Brazilian channel Globo TV to televise the series when racing gets underway early next year. Globo is the largest broadcaster in Brazil and reaches over 100 million people per day. It already televises a number of big sporting events including the […]

November 13, 2020

OneFootball brings FTA Ligue 1 to Brazil

Digital football media company OneFootball has announced a new digital-first, Free-to-Air (FTA) broadcasting partnership for the French Ligue 1 in Brazil. With immediate effect, and for the entirety of the 2020-21 season, OneFootball is now the exclusive Brazilian broadcasting partner of Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP) and their top-flight competition Ligue 1. The partnership will […]

November 2, 2020

Brazil: Smithsonian Channel on BluTV

Smithsonian Channel, a network dedicated to the factual genre in Latin America, has expanded its presence in Brazil by launching on BluTV. “It’s an extraordinary time for the world, and our entertaining and informative range of premium factual content has never been more valuable to people,” said David Royle, EVP, Chief Programming Officer, Smithsonian Channel. […]

October 30, 2020

Pluto TV confirms channel line-up for Brazil

Pluto TV, the global free streaming television service, has announced its 24 curated streaming channels to be launched in Brazil next December 2020. Pluto TV will be available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices. “The expansion of Pluto TV into the Brazilian market is a step forward in our continued strategy to […]

October 20, 2020

Brazil: OneFootball, Sportfive distribute Bundesliga

Digital media company OneFootball, Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, and Sportfive have collectively launched an innovative broadcasting model for all Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches in Brazil. Beginning with the upcoming 2020-21 season, which kicks off on September 18th, all Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games will be broadcast for free in […]

September 16, 2020