Record News (formerly known as Rede Mulher) is the first 24-hour
free-to-air
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terrestrial
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news channel
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in
Brazil
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, and the third Brazilian news channel to be launched after
GloboNews
GloboNews is a Brazilian news-based pay television channel, owned by Canais Globo, a division of Grupo Globo.
The channel was relaunched on 18 October 2010 with a new logo and a new slogan "''Nunca desliga''!" (''Never turns off''!") and more in ...
and
BandNews TV
BandNews TV is a Brazilian 24-hour television news channel, owned by Grupo Bandeirantes. It was the second news channel launched in the Brazilian cable/satellite market.
The history of BandNews dated back to 19 March 2001, when it was launch ...
. It is owned by
RecordTV
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 adverti ...
.
History
In 1953,
TV Record
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 adverti ...
started as the second Brazilian TV channel (the first was the extinct
Rede Tupi
Rede Tupi (; in English, Tupi Network) was a Brazilian television network free-to-air. Its parent broadcaster, located in the city of São Paulo, was the first TV station to operate in the country, being inaugurated on 18 September 1950 by journ ...
). As the network celebrated its 54th anniversary, a new channel has been launched. This is the first Brazilian free-to-air and terrestrial news channel. The on air button was pushed at 8:15pm (
Brasília
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time) by the then president
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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and
Edir Macedo
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, the network's owner.
Through the
Record Europa
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subsidiary, Record News is widely available across digital platforms in Portugal. It is mostly a simulcast of Record News in Brazil, with some local content.
Programming
Reality shows/Game shows
* ''Car Motor Show''
* ''Duelo de Salões''
* ''X Smile Brasil''
Controversy
Two days prior to the launch of Record News, the Vice-President of
Organizações Globo
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, Evandro Guimarães, went to
Brasilia to meet government officials, including the Communications Minister, Hélio Costa, accusing
Rede Record
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 adverti ...
of owning two television networks, Rede Record and Record News, inside the city of
São Paulo
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. In Brazilian Law, it is illegal to own more than one television station in a city.
When Guimarāes trip to
Brasilia was revealed in a blog owned by the newspaper
Folha de S. Paulo
''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã co ...
, Rede Record attacked
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...
in an editorial in its national news broadcast, Jornal da Record, accusing Rede Globo of trying to rescue its monopoly on the media and news, and also claiming that Rede Globo was afraid of Record News because Rede Globo, which owns its own news channel
Globo News
GloboNews is a Brazilian news-based pay television channel, owned by Canais Globo, a division of Grupo Globo.
The channel was relaunched on 18 October 2010 with a new logo and a new slogan "''Nunca desliga''!" (''Never turns off''!") and more in ...
, which is only a payable cable channel, would lose advertising revenue from Globo News to Record News. Rede Record also said that Record News was located outside the city of São Paulo, so Record News was broadcasting legitimately. Rede Record also mentioned Rede Globo's past dealings which could be considered illegal and a crime in Brazilian law, and Rede Globo's relationship with Brazil's
military dictatorship
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The reverse situation is to have civilian control of the m ...
. Rede Globo also claimed it was representing another television rival,
Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...
, but Rede Record responded that Rede Bandeirantes owns two channels in Sāo Paulo.
Rede Globo responded to Rede Record's attack by saying it had no merits, it had no proof that Rede Globo had done anything illegal in the past, and Rede Record was just jealous of Rede Globo's high ratings.
Slogans
* 2007–2014: ''Jornalismo 24 horas de plantão'' (Journalism 24 hours on call)
* 2014–2016: ''A líder em notícias'' (The leader in news)
* 2016–2022: ''Informação para você crescer'' (Information for you to grow)
* 2022–present: ''Informação é tudo'' (Information is everything)
References
External links
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{{Portuguese television stations
Television networks in Brazil
Portuguese-language television stations in Brazil
Television channels and stations established in 2007
24-hour television news channels in Brazil
2007 establishments in Brazil
Grupo Record
Mass media in São Paulo