SKY Brasil is a company, owned by Vrio, which operates a subscription television service in Brazil. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels.

History

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was founded on 25 July 1996, a joint venture between

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(BSkyB),

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and

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and was later launched on 15 December 1996. At the same time it was being set up in

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, where it involved BSkyB, News Corporation, Liberty Media and

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. By May 2000, the company had extended throughout the rest of

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, launching in

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and

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but during Argentina's

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, on 10 July 2002, with over 52,000 subscribers, Sky Argentina ceased all operations. During the course of the decade, most Sky operations in Latin America were rebranded to

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, with the exception of the Mexican and Brazilian operations, that in 2005 absorbed the DirecTV keeping the Sky name. In May 2009, Sky Brazil launched its first ten

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channels in

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resolution (with the exception of

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(today ESPN+), which broadcasts in

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). Currently, Sky Brazil has 57 channels in HDTV in total (note: Sex Zone HD is optional). In 2016, Sky Brazil has reached more than 5.3 million subscribers, ranking as second in number of subscribers in Brazil. In 2022, Grupo Globo divested their 7% stake in SKY Brasil, making Vrio their full 100% owner.

Services

* SKY Livre - Digital decoder with free TV channels and optional prepaid channel packages * Cine SKY - Movie rental service * Cine SKY HD -

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service (Exclusive to Sky HDTV Plus subscribers) (used to be Sky On Demand) * SKY Online -

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service * SKY Banda Larga - 4G Internet via LTE routers * SKY Tunes - Online audio channels via iOS * SKY Livre SATHD Regional - Digital decoder with free TV channels UHF and DTH TV Globo Regional, SBT and Band Nacional and Regional 30 affiliates * Viva SKY -

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References

External links

Sky Brazil official website (in Portuguese)SKY Master Dealer at Facebook (in Portuguese)
{{CATV Americas Companies based in São Paulo (state) Satellite television Former AT&T subsidiaries Grupo Globo subsidiaries Former News Corporation subsidiaries Former Liberty Media subsidiaries

History

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