From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil inal high-definition series and MTV2’s $2 Bill concerts.
MTV HD is currently available over-the-air in São Paulo.
In January 2008, MTV changed its broadcast frequency in
Rio de Janeiro from UHF channel 24 to 48. In 1 September
2008 starts transmitting on satellite Star One C2 (70°W
South America coverage) by analog system PAL-M, free-
to-air frequency 4010H after being encrypted since 1993.
This is seen as a response to NET Brasil (a wholly owned
subsidiary of Organizações Globo that distributes chan-
nels to NET Serviços – and its affiliates – and SKY Brasil)
Type Television network dropping MTV from its systems, after disagreeing to
Country Brazil MTV conditioning its carriage on cable and satellite to
the carriage of Abril-owned channels Fiz and Ideal,
Founded 1990 which, for low viewership (especially since they were
by Grupo Abril and MTV Networks
never carried by Net or Sky), were closed down in July
Owner Abril Mídia 2009. MTV remains available on Net cable in markets
(Abril Radiodifusão S.A.) where it’s a must-carry station, for being a full-power
Launch date 20 October 1990 broadcast station covering that market.
In December 2009, Abril announced it would pur-
Former names MTV: Music Television (1990-2007) chase Viacom’s stake in MTV Brasil and gain exclusive
Picture format 480i (SD) rights to use the MTV brand in Brazil.
1080i (HDTV) MTV Brasil is one of the few MTV channels around
the world that don’t air Laguna Beach or any of its spin-
Official website mtv.com.br
offs (such as The Hills), since they were picked up by
competitor Multishow. Charles Trippy made his televi-
MTV Brasil is the Brazilian version of MTV, owned by
sion debut on January 20th, 2012 while he was doing his
Abril Mídia, the nation’s largest magazine publisher, un-
We The Kings tours in Brazil.
der license from Viacom - owned MTV Networks Latin
America
MTV Brasil is one of two versions of MTV available MTV Brasil programming
in free-to-air terrestrial television. (The other being MTV
MTV Brasil programming is largely targeted to teenagers
Italy) However, it is also available on cable and satellite
and young adults, based mostly on comedy and music
services.
shows, but also dealing with fashion, health, politics and
MTV Brasil was launched on 20 October 1990, only to
the environment to a certain extent.
metropolitan São Paulo, through UHF channel A32 and
The music videos and live shows aired on MTV Brasil
metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, through VHF channel A9
focus on the international rock and pop scenes and on
(with TV Corcovado as an affiliate station). The first video
Brazilian pop rock and independent rock bands.
shown was Garota de Ipanema, sung by Marina Lima.
The TV shows currently broadcast on MTV Brasil are
In 1996, Viacom acquired 50% of the network, which
the following:
was, until then, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abril.
• MTV Sports (reality television), hosted by Deco
In 2005, due to regulatory requirements that non-
Neves and Lucas Stegmann
Brazilian companies can own only up to 30% of a terres-
• Grampo MTV (MTV Bugging - report show), hosted by
trial network, Abril acquired 20% of MTV Brasil from Vi-
Cazé Peçanha
acom.
• MTV Memo (- hourly news drops)
In late 2006 MTV Brasil released its broadband chan-
• Quinta Categoria (Fifth Category - humour and
nel following the international model for the MTV Over-
improvisation), hosted by Deznecessários (Paulinho
drive.
Serra, Rodrigo Capella and Tatá Werneck)
In 2 December 2007, after the official start of com-
• Rockgol (RockGoal - soccer debating and humour),
mercial HDTV broadcasts in Brazil, MTV launched MTV
hosted by Edu Elias and Paulo Tiefenthaler
HD, a simulcast of the main MTV service, featuring orig-
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• Show MTV (live shows, mostly MTV World Stage) • Pranked
• Top 10 MTV (TRL-format program, airing the daily • Living on the Edge
10 most voted videos on MTV Brasil website), hosted • My Life as Liz
by Didi Effe • The Andy Milonakis Show
• Adnet Ao Vivo (Adnet Live - humour, interactivity • 16 and Pregnant
and talk show), hosted by Marcelo Adnet • Teen Cribs
• Acesso MTV (MTV Access - music and celebrity news, • True Life
live shows, interviews and ect...), hosted by • Teen Mom
Marimoon and Titi Müller • Jersey Shore
• PC na TV (PC on TV - humour), hosted by PC Siqueira • The Hard Times of RJ Berger
• Comédia MTV (MTV Comedy - sketch comedy), hosted
by the MTV Brasil ensemble comedy cast (Marcelo
Adnet, Dani Calabresa, Bento Ribeiro, Guilherme
Current VJs
Santana, Fábio Rabin, Rafael Queiroga and • Arnaldo Antunes
Deznecessários) • Bento Ribeiro
• Comédia MTV - Clipes (MTV Comedy - Video Musics • Carol Ribeiro
- special show with the comic video musics from • Cazé Peçanha
Comédia MTV) • China
• Fudêncio e Seus Amigos (Fudencio and His Friends - • Chuck Hipólito
dark humour cartoon) • Dani Calabresa
• Infortúnio com Funérea (Misfortune with Funérea - • Deco Neves
dark humour cartoon and talk show); a Fudêncio e • Didi Ferreira
Seus Amigos ’s spin-off • Edu Elias
• Furo MTV (MTV Scoop - parody newscast), hosted by • Ellen Jabour
Bento Ribeiro and Dani Calabresa • Emicida
• IT MTV (- fashion show), hosted by Carol Ribeiro • Fabio Rabin
• Mod MTV (- tecnology and tendences), hosted by • Gaía Passarelli
Ronaldo Lemos • Guilherme Santana
• Na Brasa (Red hot - Brazilian music), hosted by China • Jana Rosa
• Big Áudio (- international music), hosted by Chuck • Lucas Stegmann
Hipólito • Luíz Thunderbird
• Goo (- new artists music), hosted by Gaía Passarelli • Marcelo Adnet
• Sangue B (B Blood - black music), hosted by Emicida • MariMoon
• Luv MTV (- "Find-a-Date" game), hosted by Ellen • Paulinho Serra
Jabour • Paulo Tiefenthaler
• Extrato MTV (MTV Extract - Thematic Set-list), • PC Siqueira
hosted by Gaía Passarelli • Penélope Nova
• MTV Games (- video games), hosted by PC Siqueira • Rafael Queiroga
• Especial MTV (MTV Special - international MTV • Rodrigo Capella
shows): • Ronaldo Lemos
• MTV Diary (a few days on the life of a celebrity) • Tatá Werneck
• MTV Live (live special shows) • Titi Müller
• Não tem clipe... Mas é legal (There isn’t video... but it’s
cool - songs without video)
• Batalha de Clipes (Video Battle - the viewer decides
the next video to be aired via SMS)
See also
• Playlist MTV (- 3-video playlists selected by viewers • MTV Video Music Brasil
via MTV Brasil website) • MTV Networks Latin America
• Derrube o Clipe (Drop the Video - the viewer decides if
the current video continues being broadcasted via External links
Twitter)
• Grêmio Recreativo (Recreational - music concert), • Official Site (Portuguese)
hosted by Arnaldo Antunes
• International MTV shows:
• Disaster Date
• Human Giant
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• Brazilian television networks
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• Music video networks
• Grupo Abril
• Television channels and stations established in 1990
• Portuguese-language television networks
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