NET (telecommunications)
Company type | Sociedade Anônima |
---|---|
B3: NETC3 BMAD: XNET | |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | December 19, 1991 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | José Félix, (Chairman) |
Products | Cable television, Broadband Internet, VoIP |
Revenue | US$ 4.1 billion (2013)[1] |
US$ 74.6 million (2013)[2] | |
Number of employees | 12,000 |
Parent | Embratel |
Website | www.net.com.br |
NET is the largest cable television operator in Latin America. The company's Net service (cable TV) had around 5.4 million subscribers as of Q2 2012.[3] Net also operates the broadband internet service Net Vírtua, with 4.9 million subscribers as of Q2 2012[4] and telephone over cable (under the Net Fone via Embratel name) with more than 2.5 million subscribers.
History
NET was started in 1991[citation needed] by Brazil's Roberto Marinho family's part of their Rede Globo empire. In March 2005, Embratel, a subsidiary of Mexico's Telmex, took a controlling stake in NET, paying 570 million reais.
Net Serviços' stock is traded on Bovespa, where it is part of the Ibovespa index is over.
The company announced in late 2006 that it would buy Vivax, then the nation's second-largest cable company. The transaction was approved in May 2007 and completed in June 2007. Rollout of the Net brand in Vivax areas was completed in December 2007.
On 10 August 2010, NET became the first cable operator in Brazil to offer all the Discovery Latin America channels: Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Kids, People+Arts, Discovery Travel & Living, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Civilization, Discovery Turbo, HD Theater and TLC.
NET Vírtua
The broadband service offers the following speeds: 1 Mbps, 10 Mbps, 30 Mbps, 60 Mbps, 120 Mbps and 500 Mbps in almost every location from the company's coverage area.
Coverage
Currently, Vírtua is available in some cities of 20 states, like Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pernambuco, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, plus Distrito Federal.
Channels
CANAIS PAGOS
- 1 - NOW
- 2 - Record RS
- 3 - TV Brasil
- 4 - TV Pampa
- 5 - SBT
- 6 - POA TV
- 7 - TVE RS
- 8 - TV Justiça
- 9 - Cultura
- 10 - Band
- 11 - TV Urbana
- 12 - RBS TV
- 13 - TVE
- 15 - UNI TV
- 16 - Assembleia Legislativa
- 17 - TV Senado
- 18 - TV Càmara
- 19 - NBR
- 20 - NET Cidade
- 21 - Ulbra TV
CORTESIA
- 27 - Store TV
- 28 - Polishop
- 29 - Shoptime
- 30 - NET TV
- 59 - SescTV
- 78 - Record News
- 87 - Futura
- 185 - Canal Rural
- 186 - CNT
- 187 - TV Jockey
- 193 - Rede Vida
- 194 - TV Cançâo Nova
VARIEDADES
- 35 - Off
- 41 - GNT
- 42 - Multishow
- 43 - Viva
- 44 - +Globosat
- 50 - E!
- 51 - Fox Life
- 53 - Arte 1
- 54 - Glitz•
- 57 - Bem Simples
- 65 - Woohoo
- 120 - BIS
- 122 - Play TV
- 141 - Sony Spin
ESPORTES
- 37 - SporTV3
- 38 - SporTV2
- 39 - SporTV
- 70 - ESPN Brasil
- 71 - ESPN
- 73 - Fox Sports
- 75 - Band Sports
DOCUMENTÁRIOS
- 52 - Travel & Living Channel
- 55 - Discovery Home & Health
- 80 - National Geographic
- 81 - Discovery Channel
- 82 - Animal Planet
- 83 - The History Channel
- 84 - Discovery Turbo
- 85 - Discovery Science
- 86 - Discovery Civilization
INFANTIS
- 100 - Discovery Kids
- 101 - Gloob
- 102 - Disney Channel
- 103 - Nickelodeon
- 104 - Cartoon Network
- 105 - Disney XD
- 106 - Disney Junior
- 107 - Nick Jr.
- 108 - Boomerang
- 109 - TV Rá Tim Buml
MÚSICA
- 121 - MTV
- 123 - Music Box Brazil
- 125 - Vhl
- 129 - BBB 14
- 300 - Portal NET Música
FILMES E SÉRIES
- 56 - Curta!
- 130 - Universal Channel
- 131 - Fox
- 132 - Warner Channel
- 133 - Sony 134- FX
- 135 - AXN
- 136 - TBS
- 137 - Comedy Central
- 138 - A&E
- 139 - ID
- 140 - Syfy
- 150 - Canal Brasil
- 151 - TNT
- 152 - Megapix
- 154 - Space
- 155 - Cinemax
- 156 - Prime Box Brazil
- 157 - Studio Universal
- 158 - MGM
- 159 - TCM
FILMES PREMIUM
- 161 - Telecine Premium
- 162 - Telecine Action
- 163 - Telecine Touch
- 164 - Telecine Fun
- 165 - Telecine Pipoca
- 166 - Telecine Cult
- 171 - HBO
- 172 - HBO2
- 173 - HBO Plus
- 174 - HBO Plus "e
- 175 - HBO Family
- 176 - HBO Signature
- 177 - Max
- 178 - Max •e
- 179 - Max Prime
- 180 - Max Prime •e
INFORMAÇÃO
- 40 - Globo News
- 77 - Band News
- 200 - CNN International
- 201 - Bloomberg
- 202 - BBC World News
ÉSTRANGEIROS
- 148 - TV Coréia
- 203 - RAI
- 204 - TV5 Monde
- 205 - TVE Internacional
- 206 - DW
- 207 - NHK World PremIum
- 208 - SIC
- 209 - TV Korea
- 211 - ATC
PAY PER VIEW ESPORTES
- 220 - Premiere FC Interativo
- 222 - Premiere FC 24h
- 223 - Premiere FC 2
- 224 - Premiere FC 4
- 225 - Premiere FC 5
- 226 - Premiere FC 6
- 227 - Premiere FC 7
- 228 - Premiere FC 8
- 231 - Combate
PAY PER VIEW FILMES
- 240 - PPV Em Cartaz
- 241 - PPV Filmes 1
- 242 - PPV Filmes 2
- 243 - PPV Filmes 3
- 244 - PPV Filmes 4
- 245 - PPV Filmes 5
- 246 - PPV Filmes 6
- 298 - PPV Em Cartaz
CANAIS INTERATIVOS
- 250 - Canal de Vendas NET
- 251 - Climatempo
- 252 - NET Games
- 253 - Cartoon Games
- 254 - NET Interativa
- 260 - NET 2
- 262 - NET 3
- 270 - NET 1
- 300 - Portal NET Música
ADULTOS
- 281 - Playboy TV
- 282 - Sextreme
- 283 - Private
- 284 - Venus
- 285 - Sexy Hot
- 291 - For Man
CANAIS HD
- 229 - Premiere HD
- 230 - Premiere HD 2
- 500 - NET TV HD
- 503 - Record HD
- 504 - TV Pampa
- 509 - Cultura HD
- 510 - Band HD
- 512 - RBS TV HD
- 535 - Off HD
- 538 - SporTV2 HD
- 539 - SporTV HD
- 540 - Globo News HD
- 541 - GNT HD
- 542 - Multishow HD
- 544 - +Globosat HD
- 552 - TLC HD
- 555 - Discovery Home & Health HD
- 570 - ESPN Brasil HD
- 571 - ESPN HD
- 572 - ESPN+
- 573 - Fox Sports HD
- 581 - Discovery HD
- 583 - The History Channel HD
- 590 - BBC HD
- 591 - NatGeo Wild HD
- 592 - Discovery HD Theater
- 593 - FOX + NatGeo HD
- 600 - Discovery Kids HD
- 601 - Gloob HD
- 602 - Disney Channel HD
- 604 - Cartoon Network HD
- 620 - BIS HD
- 621 - MTV HD
- 625 - VH1 HD
- 630 - Universal Channel HD
- 632 - Warner HD
- 633 - Sony HD
- 635 - AXN HD
- 639 - ID HD
- 651 - TNT HD
- 652 - Megapix HD
- 654 - Space HD
- 658 - MGM HD
- 661 - Telecine Premium HD
- 662 - Telecine Action HD
- 663 - Telecine Touch HD
- 664 - Telecine Fun HD
- 665 - Telecine Pipoca HD
- 671 - HBO HD
- 672 - HBO2 HD
- 673 - HBO Plus HD
- 676 - HBO Signature HD
- 677 - MAX HD
- 701 - Combate HD
See also
References
- ^ Investing.businesweek.com
- ^ Economia.estadao.com.be net net income decrease 58% in 2010 for R$307/US$195.2 Million
- ^ http://www.teleco.com.br/optva.asp
- ^ http://www.teleco.com.br/blarga.asp
External links
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