Globosat

Globosat, was a Brazilian pay television content service, part of Grupo Globo. Established in 1991, after the creation of subscription television services in Brazil, with 29 channels and over 1,000 employees, it is the largest pay television content provider in Brazil, as well as of Latin America, comprising a domestic audience of 45 million viewers distributed among more than 15 million households.

Globosat
Company typeSubsidiary of Grupo Globo
IndustryEntertainment
Cable Television
Interactive Media
Founded10 November 1991 (as Globosat)
September 30th, 2020 (as Canais Globo)
Founder
  • Joseph Wallach
  • Roberto Irineu Marinho
  • José Bonifácio Sobrinho
DefunctDecember 31st, 2019 and September 30th, 2020
(corporate name and brand)
FateAbsorbed and incorporated into other Grupo Globo subsidiaries in January 2020
  • Assets dispersed to Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. (doing business as Globo) on September 30th, 2020
Successor
  • Canais Globo (incorporated into Globo)
  • Globo (programmer)
  • Claro NET (distributor)
Headquarters
Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
Area served
Brazil
Key people
Alberto Pecegueiro (CEO)
Number of employees
1,480
ParentGrupo Globo
DivisionsGlobo News
Telecine
GNT
Multishow
Canal Viva
SporTV
Megapix
Modo Viagem
Gloob
Gloobinho
Websitecanaisglobosat.globo.com
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