The satellite pay-TV system DirecTV, the market leader in the United States, opened in Brazil through a joint venture between DirecTV (Hughes Electronics), Grupo Abril (which already had a pay-TV unit, TVA), the Mexican group MVS and the Venezuelan Cisneros.
2004–2006[]
Sky+DirecTV[]
2006-2007[]
In 2006, DirecTV Brasil merged with its largest competitor, Sky Brasil. After the merger of the two companies, the company was renamed "Sky+DirecTV" thus clearing operations as DirecTV in the country. The Sky removed the DirecTV name in 2007, changing its name to "Sky Brasil".
Publications and magazines: Arquitetura & Construção | Capricho1 | Claudia | Guia do Estudante | National Geographic1 | Placar | Quatro Rodas | Saúde! | Superinteressante | Veja (São Paulo | Rio) | Viagem e Turismo | Você S.A.
Digital media: Abril.com | MdeMulher | GoRead
Events, projects and culture: Casa Cor | Fundação Victor Civita | Prêmio Victor Civita
Other divisions: Abril Branded Content | Abril Big Data | Abril Print
Distribuition: Dinap | FC Comercial | Magazine Express | Treelog Logística | Total Express | Entrega Fácil
1Currently published in digital format only. 2Currently published by Editora Perfil. 3Currently published by Editora Escala. 4Currently owned by BTG Pactual. 5Currently published by Rocky Mountain. 6Co-owned with "old" and "new" Viacom from 1999 to 2009. After MTV Brasil end in 2013, the rights of MTV brand on Brazil returned to the "new" Viacom, then ViacomCBS. 7Joint-venture with DirecTV, Grupo Cisneros and Multivision, until 1999. 8Join-venture with Telefónica, until 2012. 9Incorporated to DirecTV Brasil in 1999. 10Joint-venture with Huffington Post Media. 11Joint-venture with Grupo Folha, until 2002.
