1996-1997 | 1997-2003 | 2003-2007 | 2006-2007 | 2007-present |
Sky Net[]
1996-2003[]
1996-1997[]
In 1996, Organizações Globo, in association with British Sky Broadcasting, alongside News Corporation, and Liberty Media International, launched Sky Net to compete with the newly launched satellite television service DirecTV Brasil.
Sky Brasil (first era)[]
1997-2003[]
In 1997, it was rebranded to Sky Brasil
2003-2007[]
Sky+DirecTV[]
2006-2007[]
Sky Brasil, then being a leader in the satellite pay TV market, merged with its largest competitor, DirecTV Brasil, the market deputy leader. After the merger, the company was renamed to Sky+DirecTV.
Sky Brasil (second era)[]
2007-present[]
Sky dropped the DirecTV logo in 2007 and came to be called only as "Sky Brasil". News Corporation sold its participation in the company to DirecTV in the same year.
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Sky (Cable television channels) |
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Owned by Grupo Werthein, formerly owned by DirecTV.
DirecTV Latin America: Sky Brasil1: Exclusive channels: Other Defunct: 1Previously owned by a joint-venture formed by Organizações Globo, British Sky Broadcasting, News Corporation, and Liberty Media International |
Globo Ventures: Fundação Roberto Marinho: Other assets:
1Joint-venture with Stone Pagamentos. |