Sociedade Independente De Comunicação

SIC (acronym of full name Sociedade Independente de Comunicação) ("Independent Communication Society") is a Portuguese television network and media company, which runs several television channels. Their flagship channel is the eponymous SIC, the third terrestrial television station in Portugal, launched on 6 October 1992. SIC is owned by Impresa, a Portuguese media conglomerate. It is one of the two private free-to-air channels in Portugal, among the seven terrestrial free-to-air channels broadcasting from the country. It too, is the most-watched channel in Portugal from 1995 to 2005, and again from 2019 to today.

Other channels operated by SIC carried on satellite and cable TV in Portugal are:
*SIC Notícias, news channel;
* SIC Radical, general entertainment channel targeting a younger audience;
*SIC Mulher, general entertainment channel targeting a female audience;
*SIC K, general entertainment channel targeting kids;
*SIC Internacional, an international channel which broadcasts in Europe, Africa, South America, North America, and Australia;
*SIC Caras, an entertainment channel primarily focused on celebrities.

History

The company was first registered in 1987, with Granada Television initially holding a 20% interest, with the rest being owned by Impala, Expresso and Projornal. Brazilian television channel Rede Globo later took over Granada's interest after the latter left the company.

The channel initially (until January 2019) broadcast from converted studios in Carnaxide, backed by Controljornal, TSF, Rádio Comercial, Lusomundo, Expresso, Impala Editores and Rede Globo.

On October 1, 1992 (mere days after starting its signal at least in Lisbon), SIC held its first experimental broadcast. During a five day period, the channel broadcast an international soccer match, a rock concert, two made-for-TV movies and a debate about Maastricht at Associação Comercial de Lisboa.

Regular transmissions began on 6 October 1992, becoming the first Portuguese private television channel.

In its initial years, it acquired a large audience, eventually overtaking RTP1 by 1995. SIC became widely known across Europe for achieving high viewing figures just two to three years after launching, as well as being the subject of an Arte documentary known as ''Cette Télévision est la Vôtre'' (This Television is Yours), directed by Mariana Otero.

In 2005, TVI, after recovering from a financial crisis, overtook SIC in the ratings. Aside from RTP1 taking over second place in 2007, 2009 and 2010, for the next fourteen years, SIC would be in second place until overtaking TVI in 2019.

In 2011, Impresa opened SIC's new Porto studios in Matosinhos, on the site of a former slaughterhouse. The studios also holds the newsrooms of Expresso, Visão, the Caras magazine, the web portal AEIOU.pt and Infoportugal. In 2019, SIC, along with its parent company Impresa, relocated from its studios in Carnaxide to a new building in Paço de Arcos.

Programming

Nowadays, SIC has a programming largely based on talk shows, Brazilian soap operas produced by Globo, Portuguese soaps, game shows and sketch shows. Like the other major broadcaster, TVI, SIC airs international TV series such as ''Criminal Minds'', the various '' CSI'' series and ''Entourage'' always after 1 a.m. SIC also relies largely on Globo productions, due to an exclusivity contract which obligates SIC to broadcast every soap opera produced. In-house productions include occasional reality shows and comedy sketch shows, which include ''Malucos do Riso'', a long-running series with focus on dramatized jokes, and ''Gato Fedorento''.

Table

Shows

*Casa Feliz (Happy House)
*Júlia
*Episódio Especial (Special Episode)
*Fama Show (Fame Show)

Family entertainment

* Peso Pesado (The Biggest Loser)
*Factor X (X Factor)
* Ídolos (Idol)
* Ponto de Encontro
*''Cantor ou Impostor?'' (I Can See Your Voice)

Soap operas

*Laços de Sangue ''(Blood Ties)''
*Rosa Fogo ''(Fire of Rose)''
* Dancin' Days ''(Dancin' Days)''
*Poderosas ''(Powerful)''
*Coração d'Ouro ''(Golden Heart)''
*Rainha das Flores ''(Queen of Flowers)''

Sports

* 2022 FIFA World Cup
* UEFA Europa League
* Red Bull Air Race World Championship

TV series

*''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CSI: Las Vegas)''
*''CSI: Miami''
*''CSI: NY (CSI: Nova Iorque)''
*''Criminal Minds (Mentes Criminosas)''
*''Downton Abbey''
*'' NCIS (Investigação Criminal)''
*'' NCIS: Los Angeles (Investigação Criminal Los Angeles)''
*''In Treatment''
*'' The Walking Dead (Os Mortos Vivos)''
*'' Los Protegidos (Os Protegidos)''
*'' CSI: Cyber''
*''Blacklist''
*'' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (Agentes S.H.I.E.L.D)''

News

* Edição da Manhã (Morning Edition)
* Primeiro Jornal (1:00 pm News)
* Jornal da Noite (Evening News)

SIC Kids

*''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (''Oggy e as Baratas'')
*''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''
*''W.I.T.C.H.''
*''Popeye The Sailor

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