Rede 21
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television network | ||
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First air date | October 21, 1996 | |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Owner | Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação | |
| Parent | Band, BandNews TV, BandSports, Arte1, Terra Viva | |
Key people | Johnny Saad | |
| Established | July 7, 2008 | |
Launch date | October 21, 1996 | |
| Dissolved | June 5, 2006 | |
Former names | Canal 21 PlayTV | |
Picture format | NET | Channel 24 |
| Channel 15 | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Rede Mundial (2008–2013) TV Universal (2013–2022) Canal Empreender (2022-2023) TV Terra Viva (2023-present) | |
Official website | www | |
Rede 21 (Portuguese for 21 Network) is a Brazilian
UHF
by retransmission, but shut down at the end of 2005.
In 2005, the network nationally broadcast five hours, from 7pm to 12am, but had good quality. Most part of this schedule was occupied by Japanese cartoons and American series like Sex and the City, The X-Files and That '70s Show.
Rise and decline
The network had presence in 14 cities in 2004, but in this time of the year lost affiliates in
Vitória and Rio de Janeiro
.
At the end of 2005, the small schedule and prime time from 7pm at 12am was further reduced. The newscast host and the Blog 21 hosts were fired and was canceled the programs Top of the Pops, Doc 21 (with the National Geographic documentaries), the sitcom Seinfeld and Top of the Pops Brasil and put on air the Gamecorp programs.
On June 5, 2006, Rede 21 shut down and
Play TV
was put in its place.
Rede 21's return
After two years off the air, on July 7, 2008, Rede 21 came back on, after the disaccord between
Grupo Bandeirantes and Gamecorp. In August 2008, the network aired a programming block from the World Church of God's Power. In 2013 the network switched to simulcasting the agro-business network Terraviva. In 2014 the network became a full-time Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. In 2022 it began to simulcast Canal Empreender, and in 2023 it returned to air Terraviva programming. Bandeirantes announced to switch Rede 21 into a full-time sports network as the channel content consists of live sports, this channel also often broadcasts football tournaments from the international, regional, and local ones. Other than that, there's also F1, J1 League
, and many more sports programs.
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