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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

Roku Express launches in Brazil

Streaming platform Roku has unveiled Roku Express, the company’s first streaming device in Brazil. The Roku Express transforms most traditional TVs into a Smart TV and is set to be available in stores in the upcoming weeks. “We’re thrilled to launch the first Roku streaming player in Brazil,” said Arthur van Rest, vice president of […]

September 3, 2020

Pluto TV heading to Brazil

Pluto TV, the AVoD service globally, has revealed it will lanuch in Brazil in December, with the launch of 24 new curated streaming channels. Pluto TV will be available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices. “Following the launch of Pluto TV in Latin America earlier this year, the service has quickly attracted […]

August 20, 2020

Brazil: Claro adds Starzplay

Starz, a Lionsgate company, has announced that Starzplay, its international premium streaming service, is now available on Claro in Brazil. During the first opening month, anyone who subscribes to the service through Claro will receive a 50 per cent discount in the monthly amount of R$ 14.90 for three months. Claro’s pay-TV customers will be […]

August 12, 2020

Brazil: BluTV on EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite

1Sat Telecomunicaçoes has launched BluTV, a new Direct to Home broadcast platform dedicated to the Brazilian market, leveraging the coverage of Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite. BluTV’s basic offer will include over 100 channels of films, series, sports, lifestyle, culture and news, broadcast in a mix of standard and high definition. Commenting on […]

August 10, 2020

Brazil’s Oi to subdivide units

Brazilian telco giant Oi is to spin off and sell four of its businesses from its core operation. Oi, formerly known as Telemar, is in the local equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and the spin-offs will happen prior to the sale of its broadband fibre unit. Oi is Brazil’s largest fixed-line operator. The new […]

June 19, 2020By Chris Forrester