Multishow
Encyclopedia
Multishow is an entertainment channel owned by Globosat
, Organizações Globo
's cable
and satellite television
channel operator. It was launched in 1991, as one of the company's first four channels (with Telecine
, Top Sport – now SporTV
– and GNT
).
channel, Multishow HD. Like other HD channels owned by Globosat (such as Globosat HD, Telecine HD and PFC/Combate HD), instead of being a simulcast
of the main channel, it features a separate, mostly music-oriented lineup, with concerts, documentaries and other music-related programming, but most concerts also air in SD
on the main channel. Until the launch of Multishow HD, all of Multishow's HD content aired on Globosat HD, which still simulcasts Multishow's non-music high-definition programming, and some music programs.
Globosat
Globosat is a multichannel cable and satellite TV service in Brazil, created in 1991, after the creation of cable and satellite TV services. It has also operated a channel in Portugal, TV Globo Portugal, having earlier operated a similar channel, GNT Portugal, until 2006...
, Organizações Globo
Organizações Globo
Organizações Globo is the largest media conglomerate of South America, founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1925 by Irineu Marinho. It also owns companies on the food industry and the real estate and financial markets....
's cable
Cable television
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and satellite television
Satellite television
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channel operator. It was launched in 1991, as one of the company's first four channels (with Telecine
Rede Telecine
Rede Telecine are six premium television channels in Brazil, jointly owned by Globosat, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, MGM and DreamWorks.-Telecine Premium:...
, Top Sport – now SporTV
SporTV
SporTV is a Brazilian cable television network that has its programming based on all sports, launched in 1991 by Globosat. It's the most watched sports channel in Brazil.- Auto Racing :*Formula One *Stock Car Brasil...
– and GNT
GNT
This article is about a Brazilian TV channel. For other uses, see Gnt .GNT is a Brazilian cable/satellite television channel. Originally launched as GNT: Globosat News Television, a news and information network. With the launch of Globo News, in 1996, the GNT acronym became meaningless, and the...
).
Original programming
- Batom e Parafina
- Bastidores
- Bicicleta e Melancia
- BBB: A Eliminação
- Casa Bonita (on hiatus)
- Conexões Urbanas
- Cilada
- De Cara Limpa
- Desenrola Aí
- Experimente
- Extremos
- Geleia do Rock
- Intercâmbio
- Kaiak
- Lu Alone
- Lugar Incomum
- Minha Praia
- Morando Sozinho
- Na Fama e Na Lama
- Nalu pelo Mundo
- Não Conta Lá em Casa
- No Caminho
- Nós 3
- Operação S2
- Osso Duro
- Outros Lugares
- Papo Calcinha
- Pé no Chão
- As Pegadoras
- Por Trás da Fama
- Reclame
- Qual é a Boa?
- Quase Anônimos
- Que Rock é Esse?
- Rock Estrada
- Se Joga!
- Sensacionalista
- Será que Faz Sentido?
- TVZTVZTelevision Zanzibar, also called TVZ,was the first colour television south of Sahara. It is a state owned broadcasting station which produces and transmits development-oriented programs.-History:By the 1970s color sets had become standard...
- Top TVZ
- TVZ Experimente
- TVneja
- Clássicos Multishow
- Urbano
- Vai pra Onde?
- Viagem Sem Fim
Non-original programming
- Altas Horas (repeat of the previous night's episode on GloboRede GloboRede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
) - Big Brother Brasil (extended coverage)
- Fight GirlsFight GirlsFight Girls is an Oxygen original reality television series that spun off from a 2006 special which documented seven female fighters' attempts at winning a championship. The initial special aired on August 7, 2006 and the series premiered June 12, 2007. Fight Girls is produced by Scott Messick...
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- My Big Fat Obnoxious FiancéMy Big Fat Obnoxious FianceMy Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé was a one-shot television reality show on the Fox Network during the 2003-2004 season. The show consisted of six hour-long episodes.-Plot summary:...
- Sexytime
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- The Best Sex EverThe Best Sex EverThe Best Sex Ever is an American erotic anthology series featured on Cinemax during their "After Dark" schedule. The series features simulated sex scenes, and thus can be categorized as "soft core" or "voyeur."...
- Sex and the CitySex and the CitySex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
- CybernetCybernetCybernet was a weekly video gaming magazine programme, originally broadcast overnight on the ITV network in the United Kingdom. The programme was commissioned by Yorkshire Television and produced by Capricorn Programmes and also aired on GBC TV in Gibraltar...
- Beauty and the GeekBeauty and the GeekBeauty and the Geek is a reality television series on The CW. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and Nick Santora....
- Sex...with Mom and Dad
- The Bad Girls ClubThe Bad Girls ClubBad Girls Club is an American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray for Oxygen. The show centers on seven mischievous and rebellious women from different backgrounds and personalities who have a number of psychological and behavioral problems. They are introduced to the show to...
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Multishow HD
On October 1, 2009, Multishow launched its HDTVHigh-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
channel, Multishow HD. Like other HD channels owned by Globosat (such as Globosat HD, Telecine HD and PFC/Combate HD), instead of being a simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
of the main channel, it features a separate, mostly music-oriented lineup, with concerts, documentaries and other music-related programming, but most concerts also air in SD
Standard-definition television
Sorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as...
on the main channel. Until the launch of Multishow HD, all of Multishow's HD content aired on Globosat HD, which still simulcasts Multishow's non-music high-definition programming, and some music programs.
Trivia
- All foreign-language songs featured on foreign programming and on music videos are subtitled in Portuguese. However, foreign-language songs on original Multishow programs aren't subtitled.