Rede Telecine
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Canais Globo (Grupo Globo) (50%)[1] (The Walt Disney Company) (12.5%)[1] (Paramount Global) (12.5%)[1] (NBCUniversal/Comcast) (12.5%)[1] (Amazon MGM Studios) (Amazon) (12.5%) | |
Sister channels | Megapix, SporTV, GNT, GloboNews, Multishow, Gloob |
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History | |
Launched | 1991 (original Telecine channel) 1997 (Telecine Action, Touch, Pipoca and Cult, as Telecine 2-5) October 22, 2010 (Telecine Fun) July 2012 (Telecine Play) August 2012 (Telecine On Demand) |
Former names | Rede Telecine |
Links | |
Website | www |
Telecine is a Brazilian
The network consists of six channels, airing primarily
Telecine Channels
Telecine Premium
The flagship channel, one of the first four Globosat channels (as Telecine, with Multishow, GNT and TopSport – now SporTV), focused on recent film releases of many genres. Renamed Telecine 1 in 1997, with the launch of the other four channels, and several years later, was renamed once again to its current name.
Telecine Action
Originally Telecine 2, dedicated to action, adventure, thriller, horror and some adult films, also featured series such as
Telecine Touch
Originally Telecine 3 and later Telecine Emotion, was dedicated to dramatic and romantic films, until it was renamed Telecine Light, when the channel started featuring some comedy films, previously featured on Telecine 4/Happy. On October 22, 2010, the channel was once again renamed to Telecine Touch, featuring films that "touch" the channel's audience. Basically, the channel reverted to Telecine 3/Emotion's format of drama and romance.
Telecine Pipoca
Originally Telecine 4 and later Telecine Happy, was dedicated to family and comedy films. Its current incarnation, Telecine Pipoca ("pipoca" is Portuguese for "popcorn"), is based on recent releases, dubbed in Portuguese.
Telecine Cult
On its original incarnation, Telecine 5 and later Telecine Classic, it was dedicated to classic film. Currently, the channel features independent, alternative and "cult" films, also running some classic films.
Telecine Fun
The sixth standard-definition Telecine network, Telecine Fun was launched on October 22, 2010, featuring comedy films, romantic comedies and animated films, previously featured on Telecine 4/Happy (now Telecine Pipoca) and Telecine Light (now Telecine Touch).
Language options
Five of the networks feature dual-audio and electronic subtitles. Telecine Premium has original audio and Portuguese subtitles turned on by default (can be turned off by the user), with the dubbed version as an option. Telecine Pipoca, Action, Touch and Fun have audio dubbed in Portuguese with subtitles turned off by default (can be turned on by the user), with the original audio as an option. The exception is Telecine Cult, which only features the original audio, subtitled in Portuguese.
Transition to HD
In April 2009, Telecine launched its first high-definition channel, Telecine HD, featuring recent releases, and most premieres were simulcasted on Telecine Premium, but Telecine HD wasn't a full simulcast of Telecine Premium, with a different programming, instead having an all-HD lineup, with 5.1 audio.
On October 22, 2010, Telecine HD was replaced with a high-definition simulcast of Telecine Premium. On January 31, 2010, the HD version of Telecine Pipoca was launched, following the same all-HD and simulcasted premieres model, though it became a full simulcast on October 22, 2010. An HD simulcast of Telecine Action was launched on November 1, 2010. HD simulcasts of Telecine Touch and Telecine Fun were launched on December 8, 2011. With the launch of an HD simulcast of Telecine Cult on December 4, 2012, since then all six Telecine networks are available in high-definition for subscribers.
Streaming
Globoplay + Telecine
Following the merge of assets in Grupo Globo, Telecine own streaming service, Telecine Play, was folded in Globoplay portfolio as an premium channel available for purchase to all globoplay subscribers. Offers films which Telecine has the rights for use in streaming platforms.
Former Streaming and VOD
Telecine On Demand
Offered
Telecine Play
Included with the Telecine subscription for NET,
-based smartphones.Telecine Productions
Telecine regularly is attached with new productions in the Brazilian local market, especially eyeing future premium-TV rights. Some international films were also produced under Telecine banner, for example: Marco Bellocchio's The Traitor, an 2019 Italian production.
Selected Telecine Productions
- Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
- The Clown (2011)
- Brazilian Western (2013)
- Bacurau (2019)
- The Traitor (2019)
References
- ^ a b c d Grupo Globo (Report) (in Portuguese). Media Ownership Monitor Brazil. October 31, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
External links
- Telecine website (in Portuguese)