PlayTV was a Brazilian television station operated by Gamecorp. It was inaugurated on June 5, 2006 replacing ''

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'' in partnership with

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. As soon as the contract has ended with ''Bandeirantes'', it became a private channel being transmitted by

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and other pay television services in Brazil. Its programming was focused on information about music, movies, anime and games. In May 2020, the channel was shut down, with the variety-focused channel TV Walter Abrahão replacing it.

History

Satellite transmission

Between March 30 and May 28, 2007, Play TV was present at 1240 MHz horizontal of Star One B4 (

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) (today, this frequency is used by a gospel channel), previously used for the transmission of

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. Later, the channel also started broadcasting at 4087 MHz horizontal of

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( Brasilsat B4). Now used to broadcast infomercials, the frequency is still owned by Play TV. On July 8,

, returned to the analog system from 15h00min to 00h00min.

End of transmission

On July 7, 2008, Rede 21 returned after the breach of contract between

and Gamecorp (owned by Oi — former '' Telemar'' — and Fábio Luís Lula da Silva). The partnership should be of ten years, however,

, not satisfied with the channel, decided not to renew the contract with Play TV creative masterminds, replaced by Rede 21, at 21 UHF of

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. Then, the channel became available only via on-line streaming.

Resumption of transmissions

On November 11, 2008, the channel has become a paid channel, with the channel 86 of SKY Brazil. The channel also announced the broadcast of the channel by the cable TV NET city of Brasília on the date December 1. On November 11, 2008, the channel became closed, transmitted at channel 86 in

. Also, the channel announced that is going to be transmitted by

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by December 1.Beyond that, Play TV was searching for more Affiliates like ''TV Oeste Carapicuiba Canal 44 UHF''

and ''TV Mani Canal 19''

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http://www.playtv.com.br/playtv/?
As seen in 12-11-07.

Programming

PlayTV divided its programming with

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...

s, film reviews,

gameplay Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and pla ...

TV programs, TV dramas,

reality show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

s, and

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

series.

General programming

*Eu Q Mando Twitter - block with music videos selected by

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users *Caliente - block with uncensored music videos *Cineplay - program based on film backstages *Combo Fala + Joga - a "mashup" of talk show with video game competitions *GameTV - news about

video games Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...

*Bunka Pop -

Japanese pop culture Japanese popular culture includes Japanese cinema, cuisine, television programs, anime, manga, video games, music, and doujinshi, all of which retain older artistic and literary traditions; many of their themes and styles of presentation can be tra ...

*Interferência - a selection of music videos of a certain genre *Ponto Pop 10 - news about

pop music Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describe ...

including a list of 10 music videos *Mok - news about

and technology *Qu4tro Coisas -

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*PlayHit - media about a game along with music someone requested

Anime programming

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'' (2014–2018) *''

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'' (2019-2020) *''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...

'' (2014-2015) *''

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'' (2007-2008) *''

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'' (2008) *'' Naruto: Shippuden'' (2015–2017) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2007-2008) *''

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'' (2007-2008) *''

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'' (2015–2018) *''

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'' (2008)

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Play Tv Television networks in Brazil Television stations in Brazil Defunct television channels in Brazil Music television channels Anime television Television channels and stations established in 2006 2006 establishments in Brazil Music organisations based in Brazil Television channels and stations disestablished in 2020