| Globosat | |
| Type: | Subsidiary of Grupo Globo |
| Fate: | Absorbed and incorporated into other Grupo Globo subsidiaries in January 2020
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| Foundation: | 10 November 1991 September 30th, 2020 |
| Defunct: | December 31st, 2019 and September 30th, 2020 |
| Location City: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Location Country: | Brazil |
| Area Served: | Brazil |
| Key People: | Alberto Pecegueiro (CEO) |
| Industry: | Entertainment Cable Television Interactive Media |
| Num Employees: | 1,480 |
| Parent: | Grupo Globo |
| Divisions: | Globo News Telecine GNT Multishow Canal Viva SporTV Megapix Modo Viagem Gloob Gloobinho |
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.
In 1993, Globosat split its content generation and distribution businesses. Cable TV sales and distribution were assigned to Net Brasil, which was also responsible for installing cable networks in selected cities. Nowadays NET is responsible for the cable network in those cities. Content production and programming remained with Globosat, renamed to Canais Globosat.
It has also operated a channel in Portugal, TV Globo Portugal, having earlier operated a similar channel, GNT Portugal, until 2006.
On September 15, 2020, Globosat merged its operations with Rede Globo, following Grupo Globo's "Uma só Globo" ("One Globo") restructuring; the merger made Globosat being renamed that day to Canais Globo.
*Operated by Fundação Roberto Marinho.
1 - Joint-venture with Disney, Universal Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount Pictures.
2 - Joint-venture with a group of Brazilian filmmakers.
3 - Playboy do Brasil is a joint-venture created from the association between Globosat and Playboy TV Latin America.