TV Globo, formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings. Globo is the largest commercial TV network in Latin America and the second-largest commercial TV network in the world behind the American Broadcasting Company and the largest producer of telenovelas. All of this makes Globo renowned as one of the most important television networks in the world and Grupo Globo one of the largest media groups.
Band, acronym for Rede Bandeirantes, 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 the help of his father-in-law and former São Paulo govenor Adhemar de Barros. In terms of audience and revenue, it is currently the fourth largest Brazilian television network. It broadcasts throughout Brazil through its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates. It also has a series of pay TV channels and it broadcasts internationally via Band Internacional.
Estúdios Globo (Globo Studios, in English) is the Grupo Globo's television production arm and Latin Americas largest audio-visual production center. Before its current name, it was also known as Central Globo de Produção (Globo Production Center) which was displayed as a label in the credits of its shows. Additionally, it was referred to as Projac, an acronym for Projeto Jacarepaguá, when referring to its production complex inaugurated in 1995.
The Brazilian version of the Disney Channel premiered in Brazil on April 5, 2001 with the showing of the film "The Lion King", replacing the extinct Disney Weekend. The channel is responsible for bringing Disney Channel's worldwide hit series to the country, in addition to showing original series such as "Que Talento!", "Família Imperial", "Juacas" and "Z4".
