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108-517: SBT may refer to: In entertainment and media [ edit ] Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (Brazilian Television System), a Brazilian TV network South Bend Tribune newspaper, and its associated broadcast stations: WSBT (AM) WSBT-TV Sym-Bionic Titan , an American animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network In science, technology, and medicine [ edit ] sbt (software) , source build tool for

216-673: A Millionaire? ), Topa Tudo por Dinheiro ( Variety show large audience that was aired on Sunday night between 1991 and 2001 ), Fantasia (Entertainment program where people could play games by phoning the program in order to earn money), and the Brazilian version of the Argentinean soap opera Chiquititas , popular with children. For over 20 years the SBT held second place in the Brazilian television ratings (behind Rede Globo ), but in February 2007 it

324-574: A bespoke network in the same year, by means of a provisional (but fixed) network of 500 km worth of microwave lines. The network would later extend to TV Itacolomi , in Belo Horizonte , founded in November 1955. With that, the two stations started interchanging programs. With the combined efforts of the two teams, the first experimental broadcast between Rio and São Paulo took place at 5pm on July 7, 1956, when Guilherme Figueiredo, artistic director of

432-698: A dating show. The network also airs movies and A Praça é Nossa (a long-running, popular comedy program). Rede Tupi Named after the Tupiniquim tribe in Brazil, Rede Tupi was a pioneer in television programming in South America , setting the tone for the best telenovelas , news programming, sports, and entertainment in the 1950s and 1960s, such as TV de Vanguarda (Vanguard TV), O Repórter Esso (The Esso Reporter), Alô Doçura , Clube dos Artistas (1952–80), Beto Rockfeller , O Mundo é das Mulheres (The World

540-448: A few of the many successes for the year even as the network's São Paulo studios suffered damages due to massive floods that hit the city. In 1992, the SBT and Rede Globo (together with Manchete, Band, and SporTV) jointly broadcast the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics (together with Manchete, Record, Band, SporTV, and ESPN) nationwide, with a grand advertising campaign for the Brazil national team. Despite problems and even

648-609: A history of management problems, which resulted in a financial crisis, Tupi had part of its licenses revoked by the Government of Brazil in July 1980, shutting down the network. In 1938, RCA set up a stand at its headquarters in New York , featuring a complete system for television transmission and reception. The aim was to show interest in the new technology not only in the USA, but also abroad. One of

756-451: A new logo in celebration, replacing the old number 6 logo used in Rio during its monochrome days. The network started to experience difficulties during the 1970s, including a huge debt, which resulted in a strike by the actors of their telenovelas . Things went from bad to worse after a fire broke out in 1978. Rede Tupi was ordered by the federal government of Brazil ( military dictatorship at

864-541: A proposal from Palmolive to create daily telenovelas in the 8pm slot, with a length of 40 minutes per episode. Festival de Novelas Palmolive started with Alma Cigana , broadcast between March 2 and May 8 that year. Later, O Direito de Nascer became its first hit in the genre, which was also seen as an affront to Excelsior's competing A Moça que Veio de Longe , which didn't attract enough ratings. Tupi had its own mark in news: Rede Tupi de Noticias (Tupi News Network) became one of its successful programmes. The newscast

972-518: A requirement at the Federal Government on January 7, 1948, soliciting special authorization to operate two television channels. Television still demanded high investments, so the requirement had to be done in the name of another company of the group, with Rádio Difusora São Paulo S/A being selected. In October 1948, the buying of the RCA equipment was made official, which would later be used exclusively for

1080-554: A special program from Ilha Porchat in Santos, with the participation of American actress Julie London . By 1962, Rede Brasileira de Televisão Associada, the bespoke network created by Diários Associados, had thirteen television stations. In July 1963, the São Paulo station started a relay in São José do Rio Preto . Videotape experiments were conducted by TV Tupi São Paulo on May 1, 1960, with

1188-414: A static ID of a native man, symbol of the station, with the inscription "PRG-3 - Tupi TV" and the start of formalities held by Homero Silva, Yara Lins and Walter Forster, who announced that this was the first broadcast, and the appearance of José Mujica. Television was already starting to become a reality, even though it was still in closed circuit mode. According to actor Lima Duarte , Mojica likely sang

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1296-484: A theatre room. Negotiations involve independent relay stations and the rights of the name TV Tupi. The channel will targer a niche over-50 audience not covered by the larger networks. Initially the logo was an illustrated drawing of a Tupiniquim man with the callsign of the station (PRG-3) below. Since the station had excessive program breaks at the beginning, the station had to rely on a modified RCA monoscope and two intermission slides. The test pattern had, clockwise,

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1512-484: Is a Brazilian free-to-air television network founded on Wednesday, 19 August 1981, by the businessman and television personality Silvio Santos . The company was established after a public tender by the Brazilian Federal Government to form two new networks, created from revoked concessions of the defunct Tupi and Excelsior networks. The SBT was founded on the same day that the concession agreement

1620-465: Is a popular network with young audiences. In 1998 it ran the longest children's programming block in Brazilian TV history with TV Cultura , from Sessão Desenho (a cartoon block) at 7:00 AM (after the morning newscast) until 9:00 PM (when the children's telenovela Chiquititas ended). The SBT promoted the 14-hour block as "SBT Kids". While most TV stations in Brazil depend on domestic productions,

1728-416: Is for Women) and many more. It led the way for the establishment of television stations throughout Brazil, and in 1960, beat other stations in broadcasting via satellite (the first Brazilian TV network to achieve such a feat) in honor of the formal opening of Brasilia. Its success prompted other nations in the continent to have television stations. The network added new talent to Brazilian show business, which

1836-435: Is most circulated was that Chateaubriand broke the camera with a champagne bottle. Contrary to popular belief, the camera was damaged after the priest who attended the blessing ceremony threw holy water to it. Due to the issue that damaged one of the three cameras, TV na Taba started 40 minutes later than scheduled. A two-minute film showing footage of São Paulo, troops (recorded on Independence Day less than two weeks earlier),

1944-404: Is the only commercial television broadcaster in Brazil which airs children's programming , even arranging a partnership with The Walt Disney Company , in which the company provides two hours of daily programming for the network. The network also possess times for the television news , producing in all three daily newscasts, a weekly news program and a weekly newscast. The network owns

2052-454: The Rambo film First Blood with 50 minutes of dead air , after Globo scheduled a double-chapter of Vale Tudo against it. SBT had already pre-empted its showing of the film by a week after Globo scheduled an airing of Rambo: First Blood Part II the same day to compete. 1987 also was the year that the network began to change its corporate branding from TVS to the SBT. Humorist Jô Soares

2160-554: The 1950 FIFA World Cup , held in six Brazilian cities from June 24 to July 16, with the potential televised carriage of eight matches, including the inaugural match and the final, held at the Maracanã Stadium , built for the competition. The equipment came from New York on October 14, 1949, transported by cargo to Rio de Janeiro where it arrived on October 30, 90 days before the Tupi station in São Paulo got its equipment. The expectation for

2268-1014: The CDT da Anhanguera , a television complex located at the kilometer 18 of the Rodovia Anhanguera , in Osasco , São Paulo , occupying an area of 231 thousand square meters. This is the third largest television complex in size installed in Latin America , being smaller only than the studios of TV Azteca , in Mexico, and the Estúdios Globo . Rede Tupi , the channel 4 in São Paulo, began operations in 1950. In 1962 (when he began his first TV program), Silvio Santos produced his own programs on Tupi, TV Paulista and on Rede Globo beginning in 1965. Soon enough, he started plans to have his own television channel. His production company, Estudios Silvio Santos Cinema e Televisao,

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2376-562: The Copa Mercosur , Copa do Brasil and CART ). It signed host Carlos "Ratinho" Massa in 1998, obtained more Mexican productions and launched game shows (such as Show do Milhão ) in 1999. By the end of the decade the SBT held second place in the Brazilian ratings, after Globo, strengthed by a brand new and technologically advanced television complex, the CDT da Anhanguera, inaugurated in 1996, just in time for its 15th anniversary. The 1990s were

2484-720: The Porto Alegre 's channel 5 and the Belém 's channel 5. The SBT was created, launching on 19 August 1981, but using the TVS name until 1990 for some of its stations. Until the formation of the SBT, the Silvio Santos Group also had a station named TVS in Nova Friburgo , serving viewers in the northern and western parts of the state, this was also its first branch station, having opened in 1979. In 1978, Minas Gerais ' TV Alterosa became one of

2592-497: The "primacy" of housing the first television station in Latin America. In São Paulo, RCA-Victor engineers arrived in February 1949, with the aim of studying ideal locations for the building of the studios, the transmitter and the antenna. During the building in 1950, these engineers were joined by technicians from RCA and Mario Alderighi, who started supervising the project following the conclusion of Rádio Tupi's new technical park

2700-456: The 1970s); a Brazilian version of 1 vs. 100 ; an annual telethon, which raised R$ 19 million in 2009; Kyle XY ; the reality show Solitary ; Smallville , Grey's Anatomy and De Frente with Gabi , a talk show featuring journalist Marilia Gabriela. TV Alagoas left the network in September 2009 and to broadcast religious programs, and SBT executive director William Stoliar sued to ensure

2808-487: The 1980s, the SBT established itself, contracting popular hosts and airing a mix of its own and Televisa programming (especially Mexican telenovelas and comedy shows such as El Chavo del Ocho and El Chapulín Colorado ). It climbed to second place in the Brazilian ratings (except in Rio de Janeiro, where Rede Manchete occupied that position). Moreover, it hosted the Brazilian version of Bozo for kids plus even let ex-Tupi program presenters bring their shows over to

2916-503: The American movie Sorry, Wrong Number . The station managed to gain advertising revenue, although of an irregular nature, in 1950, in December that year, a regular advertising contract was signed for the first time, and regular television advertising started on January 1, 1951. Companies would also line up to sponsor entire shows. Initially commercials were read live from art cards in a wall of

3024-533: The Bloch Editores (Bloch Editors) publishing group of Adolpho Bloch, in June 1983. A group of businessmen revealed the process to relaunch TV Tupi, with its launch set for March 2025. Its content will initially be livestreamed on YouTube, targeting audiences over the age of 50, to attract by their affective memory of the name. A studio in São Paulo was contacted for production, and variety shows will be broadcast live from

3132-409: The Brazilian territory, and is also available through pay television operators ( cable and satellite ), free-to-air signal on satellite receivers and also through streaming media in their mobile application ( Android , iOS and Windows ), applications for smart TVs and its website. Also on their website, its programming is available in video on demand for free, also available from

3240-483: The Rio station, introduced viewers in São Paulo. On July 9, a live broadcast from the Senate was held. Between April 20 and 23, 1960, 12 million viewers saw live broadcasts of Juscelino Kubitschek's historic trip to Brasília in alignment with its founding and that of TV Brasília , by means of an improvised microwave link to the southeastern stations. The station celebrated its tenth anniversary on September 10, 1960 with

3348-444: The SBT relies on imports (mainly from Mexico and the US). Since 1984, El Chavo del Ocho (shown in Brazil as Chaves ) is one of the station's most popular programs. The network had until 2014 an agreement with Warner Brothers, giving it an exclusivity deal for its sitcoms, dramas and films. Mexican telenovelas have been a staple on the SBT, reaching their peak during the early 1990s with

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3456-484: The SBT's big weekend hit Viva a Noite since 1986. This was widely seen as indicative that Gugu would be Santos' successor on Sunday afternoons, reinforced by the extended timeslot of Gugu's future program Domingo Legal . As a result, Programa Sílvio Santos adopted the dual-presenter format, with Gugu hosting segments such as the Brazilian version of Double Dare , called Passa ou Repassa (known for its " Torta na Cara " segment) and Cidade contra Cidade . The TVS brand

3564-579: The SBT's broadcast-affiliate networks, the first affiliate station for the channel. Some later affiliates were adopted from Rede Tupi after its closure on 18 July 1980, by order of Brazilian Minister of Communications Haroldo de Matos, who the following year would order SBT to begin transmissions. When Tupi closed, Programa Silvio Santos moved to Record but continued simulcasting Sundays on the TVS Channels 11 and 3, as well as on yet another SS Group station - Channel 9, purchased from TV Continental. Santos began

3672-420: The SBT's most fruitful decade for American-style ad campaigns: The SBT began the decade investing in movies, broadcasting a package of Disney (now affiliated with TV Globo) and Time Warner productions (the latter promoted in a one-hour network block). In 2001, the controversial reality show Casa dos Artistas , accused by many of being a copy of Endemol 's Big Brother , marked the first time SBT led

3780-523: The Scala programming language 2- sec -Butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole , a thiazoline ligand Small bowel transplantation , a transplant surgery Spontaneous breathing trial , abbreviation used in medical documents Session-based testing , a software test method combining accountability and exploratory testing Other uses [ edit ] Sabetta International Airport , IATA code SBT Scan-based trading , an inventory system Single-bullet theory ,

3888-606: The Sunday-night ratings, aside from its Domingo Legal program becoming number one in the Sunday afternoon ratings. Since 2003, with the ratings advances of Record and Rede Bandeirantes , the SBT's ratings have declined. Two events that year marked the beginning of its problems: Since then the SBT has aired the successful Rebelde and shows with child host Maisa Silva , who became popular; however, programs could change without previous announcement (even hosts were sometimes out of

3996-595: The São Paulo station. Twenty days after Rádio Tupi's request, on January 27, 1948, Diário da Noite reported about Chateaubriand's plans for the first time: at the top of its front page, the headline announced "Television for Rio and S. Paulo" and at the bottom of the page, a small report: after being in New York, Chateaubriand would travel to London and Paris . It was initially supposed that São Paulo would get television from November 1948 and Rio de Janeiro, from February 1949. Diário da Noite's reports in 1948 informed that

4104-572: The Tupi station in Rio de Janeiro was to be on air in March or April 1950. Sugarloaf Mountain was selected as the site for the Rio transmitter and antenna. This selection came after a negative result from the Catholic Church to install it in Corcovado , which would have provided the station with better video and audio quality. The technical director of the station in Rio said that the potential location of

4212-549: The broadcast of the documentary Venceu o Brasil in NTSC format. Days later on May 9, these experiments became official. Preceding this experiment was a series of paintings by Scottish artist Norman McLaren , followed by Tupi's experimental color programs. The station started testing color broadcasts with a color test pattern between 11am and 12pm on May 13, followed by color programming for approximately one hour from 5pm, with Walter Lantz cartoons. After its founder's death in 1968,

4320-443: The child-oriented Carrusel , La usurpadora , El Privilegio de Amar and Luz Clarita and the popular "María trilogy" ( María Mercedes , Marimar and María la del Barrio ). Compared to subdued Brazilian telenovelas, Mexican soaps are considered tacky and exaggerated. Other 1990s hits included Domingo Legal ( Cool Sunday ) (a Sunday variety show which was the SBT's highest-rated program, surpassing TV Globo ), and

4428-525: The closure of the station, including Rede Bandeirantes . Tupi's São Paulo, Porto Alegre and Belém channels became the nuclei of SBT (Brazilian Television System, then TVS, TV Studios Channel 4) of the Grupo Silvio Santos (Silvio Santos Group) of Silvio Santos later in August 1981. Its Rio, Belo Horizonte, Recife and Fortaleza outlets became the nucleus of Rede Manchete (Manchete Network Channel 9), of

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4536-553: The content would be shown in the evening hours. Only from September 27 would Diário da Noite publish the schedules. From then on, programming produced by TV Tupi would gradually appear. Only the first program of the day had a fixed starting time (8pm). The remaining programs still had uncertain starting times, meaning that in such situations, either the test pattern or the filler films would take its place. The first televised news program, Imagens do Dia , in newsreel format, aired on September 28, 1950. Early editions paid attention to

4644-469: The direct involvement of Diários Associados. In July 1944, Chateaubriand visited the United States , a country he hadn't visited until then. One of the aims of the trip was to talk with David Sarnoff , who had prepared a stand showing the advances in radio and television in the world, something that, especially for radio, would be beneficial in the post-war world, perfecting the existing technology. One of

4752-547: The drawing of the Indian, the channel frequency (channel 3), the RCA logo and the callsign (PRF-3 TV). These slides and the test pattern led to the creation of the iconic phrase "mais chato que o índio da TV" (more boring than the TV indian, sometimes "mais chato que o índio da Tupi"). Technicians working for the radio stations complained over the constant technical difficulties, as they were used to radio's punctuality. An RCA Gray-Telop machine

4860-451: The earlier formalities. Stars from the radio stations owned by Associadas were invited and presented in small sketches, but since they had no experience in television, they thought that the show wouldn't go as planned. The first night had a stressful situation, of which several versions exist. Ahead of the start of TV na Taba, the RCA TK-30 camera at studio B wasn't working. The version that

4968-428: The early 1990s. The death of Flavio Cavacante, one of the network's pioneer presenters, just days after his 22 May episode of his own program shocked the nation so much that on the day of his funeral the network started transmissions only in the afternoon in his honor. In 1987, Santos pursued a better-quality program lineup, while trying to attract a larger audience and better advertisers. During that year (in response to

5076-795: The end of June 1950, RCA and Emissoras Associadas technicians were finishing the process of installation of the studios at the Sumaré and Banespa buildings. Finishing touches for equipment used for the station were also on the order. According to the Catholic Church's calendar, 1950 was considered to be a "holy year" and numerous activities were being held in that period. Aside from that, Insústrias Alimentícias Carlos de Britto S/A had just turned 50, and to coincide with these two special occasions, Chateaubriand brought Mexican religious singer Friar José Mojica to Brazil, to perform live on Rádio Tupi São Paulo, Rádio Tupi Rio de Janeiro and Rádio Farroupilha (Porto Alegre) - all of which were under Associadas' control. Mojica

5184-467: The end of the program, at 11:30pm, Lolita Rodrigues sang "Canção da TV", especially composed for the station, after Hebe Camargo declined. The show lasted until 12:20am. At closing time, during the performance of Dorval Caymmi 's song Acalanto , Homero Silva gave one last message: "A televisão é tudo isso, em espetáculos diários que irão ter no recesso do lar de um imenso público. A televisão é alegria, é cultura, é divertimento!" In subsequent days,

5292-400: The equipment for the Rio station provided by General Electric had finally arrived, whereas for the São Paulo station, from RCA, had arrived in late January 1950. Rádio e Televisão do Brasil, which had vowed for the channel 2 frequency in Rio de Janeiro, revoked its contract with General Electric at a time the proposed station was facing financial uncertainties (the station's preliminary license

5400-531: The equipment would arrive to Brazil in June 1949, with the transmitter to be installed at the Banco do Estado de São Paulo building , at the time the tallest in the continent, and with studios in the Sumaré neighborhood, where Diários Associados had built Cidade do Rádio (Radio City) for its radio studio compound in 1942. On May 3, 1949, the day following the signing of the contract and Diário da Noite's revealing reports about

5508-450: The first Scanimate idents and promos for the channel - making it a pioneer station in the country when it came to computer animation. While during its early years the network studios were based in Rio, all program production for TVS transferred to São Paulo in 1978–79. When Rede Tupi went out of business in 1980, Santos obtained three stations from the network: the São Paulo 's channel 4,

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5616-571: The fledgling network. The SBT, together with Record (under the SBT/Record pool) broadcast the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, two years before its 1986 FIFA World Cup coverage. 1985 would see the SBT score a historic victory with the broadcast of the Australian miniseries The Thorn Birds , and TVS Channel 4 São Paulo became SBT Channel 4 São Paulo, thus becoming a truly national network with

5724-456: The foreign invitees was Diários Associados. Who went to New York to represent the company was its director at the time, Dário de Almeida Magalhães. Upon returning, he wrote in an editorial at the group's main newspaper of the time, O Jornal do Rio de Janeiro, about the experiment. The first television demonstration was held on June 3, 1939 with the help of the German company Telefunken but without

5832-463: The group's two radio stations. The name "Tupi" came from a desire Assis Cheateaubriand had for years, using native Brazilian names to represent the roots of Brazilian culture. The station was set to be launched on September 5, but was later delayed to September 7 (Brazil's Independence Day), and subsequently the second half of September (starting from September 16). The official launch date was announced on September 13: September 18, 1950. That day,

5940-450: The high popularity of Rede Globo's Xou da Xuxa on weekdays), SBT began increasing its child-oriented programming with programs such as Oradukapeta , Show Maravilha and the Do Re Mi series. Nearly all SBT kids' programs had female presenters (different from the format of Xou da Xuxa ), because Oradukapeta was hosted by Sergio Mallandro (also a Show de Calorous judge). After acquiring

6048-418: The introduction of satellite broadcasts. In March 1986, the network premiered its new talk show, Hebe , with Hebe Camargo as host; the show was formerly on Rede Tupi and Rede Bandeirantes . It became one of the network's longest-running programs, running for over 24 years; the final show was at the end of 2010, when Camargo ended her contract. She had a spin-off show, Hebe por Elas ( Hebe for All ), during

6156-436: The late night Silvio Santos Diferente on weekdays began to be broadcast (Santos left Globo the same year). Other programs soon began, as the network gained support from city residents who sought an alternative to Globo, Tupi, Bandeirantes and TV Rio (the city's network, related to TV Record along with TVS). The new channel debuted on 14 May 1976, with a logo of a gold circle with the number 11 slanted in gold, which featured in

6264-480: The latter of which had its first telecast on November 10, 1951 from the Cidade Jardim hippodrome. Out of all these broadcasts, football matches were the main source of attraction. TV Tupi Rio de Janeiro broadcast the first televised kiss on Brazilian television in its first telenovela, Sua Vida Me Pertence (Your Life Belongs to Me), on February 8, 1952. Facing competition not only in the city alone but also in

6372-406: The loop), confusing the audience. In 2006 SBT celebrated its 25th anniversary in a deepening crisis. The SBT is the second-largest network in the country, vying for leadership with Rede Record . The CDT da Anhanguera is the second-largest television-production center in Brazil, behind Projac (owned by Rede Globo ). Over 5,000 employees work around the clock at the SBT's 110 TV stations. In 2008

6480-551: The miniseries The Thorn Birds , SBT would schedule it after Globo's highly-rated soap opera Roque Santeiro , with Santos promoting that viewers could watch the soap and the "sensational" miniseries immediately afterward. SBT went as far as to pre-empt The Thorn Birds with cartoons after Globo—which had long been known for the punctuality of its schedule—responded by making Santeiro intentionally overrun its timeslot (thus keeping Santos' word that The Thorn Birds would air after Santeiro ). SBT would also delaying an airing of

6588-617: The network at large suffered from the effects of the COVID pandemic in the country, it found a renewed calling in sports. One after the other, the network pursued new sporting investments when it snagged the broadcasting rights for the Campeonato Carioca 2020 grand final, followed by a renewed commitment to the Copa Liberatores for the 2020–22 period. In 2021, left and right came contracts after contracts for sports broadcasts with SBT getting

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6696-513: The network lost second place in the ratings to Record, but tied for second place the following year. In 2009 Liberato moved to Record after more than 20 years with the SBT; at the same time, the SBT signed presenters Roberto Justus and Eliana from Record. It also appeared on SKY Brasil , the last of the five major Brazilian networks to do so. Recent programs include What's Your Talent , a local combination of Britain's Got Talent and Show de Calouros (created and hosted by Silvio Santos during

6804-532: The network was the most popular channel in Brazil for hours at a stretch. Domingo Legal was criticized for its sensationalism , and its ratings began to fall after the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) scandal (see below ); the show often ranks second in the ratings. Other popular programs included Programa do Ratinho ( Ratinho's Show , with a similar format to The Jerry Springer Show ), Show do Milhão ( The Million Show , similar to Who Wants to Be

6912-526: The network's availability there . It returned to the SBT on June 1, 2010, due to viewer pressure and late rent payments by religious programs. In February 2014 the Communist Party of Brazil sends to the Federal Government a questioning, for which he cut around 75 million dollars in advertising the broadcaster, because of criticism that the journalist Rachel Sheherazade makes against the Government. While

7020-522: The network's expansion efforts, convincing stations to become the SBT and Record affiliates. The official launch of the network on 19 August 1981, also marked the debut of its first presentation package using its famous circle logo (similar to the one used till today by the American Broadcasting Company ) and dual branding (the SBT being the official name of the network while TVS being the station branding in its three founding stations), and it

7128-534: The network, due to a crisis with its owners, transitioned itself becoming the first national television network in 1970, composed of its two main stations, Channels 4 and 6, its 7 other stations and 17 affiliate stations nationwide. In 1972, Tupi joined other Brazilian stations in the move to full color TV broadcasts. On March 31, that very year Tupi's special program, Mais Cor em Sua Vida (More Color in Your Life) officially kicked off its color transmissions, and debuted

7236-494: The nod as broadcaster to the 2021 Copa America, and a number of arena football and futsal events - a first in network history as SBT marked its 40th anniversary. Buoyed by the sporting successes against the competition the network revived its sports newscasts: Arena SBT , which originally premiered in 2014, returned in 2020, followed by the launch the following year of SBT Sports . The SBT has most of its schedule dedicated to programming for children and pre-teens, and it

7344-454: The people present was Vladimir Zworykin , who answered some of Chateaubriand's questions, and demanded Sarnoff to build licenses for the first television stations in the Americas outside of the USA. Chateaubriand's ambitions were to build two television stations, one in Rio de Janeiro and one in São Paulo. However, in order to gain the equipment, Chateaubriand had to wait for the end of the war, as

7452-466: The presses of the Associados' newspapers and people listening to radio, followed an initial slide. Homero Silva introduced the station as "something so exceptional, so revolutionary". As the camera aimed at one of the women in the studio asking about what would the station offer, Homero Silva said that music was one of the key elements of the new station, before starting a succession of performances. Near

7560-442: The previous day, The Rio station signed off for the last time on midday of the 18th. The final days of broadcasts at the network's Rio de Janeiro studios are the 18-hour long vigil. The network rebroadcast the mass attended by Pope John Paul II (during his visit to Brazil) at Rio de Janeiro . Its sounds was replaced by a voiceover appealing to president João Figueiredo , accompanied by emotional background music. Then, it switched to

7668-424: The previous year. The building was authorized on September 18, 1949 - exactly one year ahead of the start of the São Paulo station. The equipment left the USA on January 11, 1950, this time from Philadelphia , arriving in São Paulo from Santos on March 24. The arrival of the equipment to Rio de Janeiro was reported by the American and Argentine press. The initial goal was to have the equipment ready in time for

7776-513: The ratings; however, later soaps ( Cristal , Os Ricos Também Choram and Maria Esperança , a version of the popular Maria Mercedes ) were less popular. In addition to Mexican soaps and their remakes, the channel also airs cartoons mornings and programs such as Ídolos (a Brazilian version of American Idol which later moved to TV Record), a Brazilian version of Supernanny , a version of Deal or No Deal (presented by Silvio Santos, who also presents many network programs), talent shows and

7884-428: The recording of TV de Vanguarda , with the play Esta Noite é Nossa . The system was officially inaugurated on September 26 with Grande Teatro Tupi and its special performance of Hamlet . The arrival and massification of videotapes have led to the increase in the quality of its telenovelas. In 1963, TV Excelsior produced its first daily novela, 2-5499 Ocupado . Facing the competition, in early 1964, Tupi received

7992-460: The song "Júrame", his greatest hit in his secular phase, however, said song wasn't listed in the repertory. It's unknown if Mojica sang the song live, creating an urban legend. The first test night in the closed-circuit system had great image quality, and had lived up to what Diário de São Paulo called "the greatest happening in bandeirante broadcasting". Mujica did further appearances in further test broadcasts during July. The first broadcast of

8100-438: The staff of the station who they turned emotional. "Até breve, telespectadores amigos" (See you soon, friendly viewers) and its network's name under the words, was appeared on the screen in capital letters. This was switched to its logo in a black background, with the theme song of American documentary series " Victory at Sea ", composed by Richard Rodgers , as its background music, then to static. Various networks in Brazil covered

8208-427: The station faced another problem: obtaining content to fill the schedule. Such need arose in the hours following the inaugural broadcast. From September 19, the schedule would be filled by educational films and documentaries, as well as cartoons without translation, and content prepared for the experimental phase. Cassiano Gabus Mendes invented the catchphrase "de noite tem" (there is [content] at night), representing that

8316-419: The station went on the air at 5pm with solemn formalities. At 6pm, a private cocktail for invitees was held, without being broadcast. At 9pm, broadcasts resumed with the launch show TV na Taba , featuring a variety of talents that already worked for the group's radio stations, running for two hours. All the events were held at the studios in Sumaré, which had become the "cradle" of television. The test pattern

8424-401: The station, covering the hours of the private cocktail, would put the test pattern back on the air, and would also promote the 9pm show. Over time, some of the visitors who attended the ceremony entered the sectors of the station to view its facilities. TV na Taba was scheduled to at 9pm. Produced by Cassiano Gabus Mendes and Luiz Gallon, it was presented by Homero Silva, who did the same in

8532-412: The station, other newspapers owned by the group put the then-upcoming TV Tupi, specifically the São Paulo station as "South America's vanguard in the field of television". From then to the end of August that year, phrases regarding the upcoming station were published, one of them being "Aguardem as instalações de televisão dos Associados" (Wait for Associados' television facilities). On October 29, 1949,

8640-456: The station, whereas a long financing with suppliers was up to Diários Associados. The following year, Chateaubriand returned to the USA to finish the ordering of the equipments he bought. RCA and Emissoras Associadas signed a contract on May 2, 1949, in São Paulo, however, it took close to two years to receive the equipments in Brazil. S/A Rádio Tupi, who had already owned namesake radio stations in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, formalized

8748-460: The studio, before changing to slides or live advertising. The station awarded its definitive license on March 7, 1951. The Rio station started its experimental broadcasts on October 5, 1950, callsign PRG-3. The station signed on for the first time on January 20, 1951, seven days before awarding its license. Over time, outside broadcasts in the São Paulo station started to become more frequent, with football matches, Sunday services and turf,

8856-402: The technological field, TV Tupi reacted to TV Record and, with its updated equipment, would carry a test from São Caetano do Sul , which consisted of a friendly match between São Bento and Palmeiras. The first experiment was satisfactory, mostly due to the proximity of the two municipalities, as well as the possibility of sending the signal direct to the São Paulo studios. A similar experiment

8964-575: The terrestrial station, on channel 3, took place on July 24, 1950 - eight days after XHTV in Mexico City did the same. The first tests used had the RCA Indian-head test pattern, which would end up being used by other stations in Brazil, including those that didn't rely on RCA for its equipment. Said test pattern would be used during the entirety of the run of monochrome television in Brazil. This experiment lasted for 23 days. Another technical challenge

9072-731: The test pattern gave way to Sônia Maria Dorce, who became the first face seen on the regular service, saying "Boa tarde! Está no ar a televisão do Brasil!", dressed up in a Tupiniquim outfit, alluding to the channel's name. Yara Lins followed, mentioning the names and callsigns of all of the Associadas radio stations, more than twenty, and introduced "the first television program in Latin America". The first commercials were read out by Homero Silva and Lia Borges de Aguiar, with congratulatory messages from four brands that invested in its building: Guaraná Antarctica , Lãs Sams, Sul América and Prata Wolff. The succession of speeches ended at 6pm, during which

9180-575: The then-upcoming presidential elections, which were ultimately won by Getúlio Vargas , who returned to presidency. Often, after the news, they aired cartoons: Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda , both creations by Walter Lantz . The first feature film broadcast by Tupi was the 1947 Italian production Tragic Hunt on September 24 - Sundays were dedicated to feature-length films and Mondays were rest days. Movies were either in their original language, yet few of them had subtitles. In rare cases, dubs coming from Portugal were ordered. The first football match

9288-411: The time) to cease its operations. This happened from the 16th to the 18th, in July 1980, when its two stations in São Paulo (Tupi Channel 4) and Rio de Janeiro (Tupi Channel 6) shut down, together with its 7 other stations nationwide. The Department of National Telecommunications did not approve the planned extension of Rede Tupi's television licenses. Following the closure of Rede Tupi's seven stations

9396-642: The title SBT . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SBT&oldid=1237878618 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sistema Brasileiro de Televis%C3%A3o The Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão ( Brazilian Portuguese: [sisˈtemɐ bɾaziˈlejɾu dʒi televiˈzɐ̃w] ; SBT [ˈɛsi ˈbe ˈte] ; "Brazilian Television System")

9504-429: The transfer of talents to other stations (such as the then resurgent Rede Record ), the 90s proved to be a boom for the network, beginning its second decade with 74 affiliates, bigger when it signed on. The SBT invested in its own telenovelas and remakes of successful ones from foreign networks (most notably Chiquititas ), variety programs, news and current affairs, and broadcast rights for sporting events (including

9612-492: The transmitter in Corcovado, which was ultimately rejected, gave proof that "science and the church have never maintained good relations". Transporting the equipment to Sugarloaf Mountain was a challenge in itself, and by then, projections for the Rio station's sign-on were aimed at June 1950. The World Cup would have been the first content seen on the station. Camera tests were conducted in Rio de Janeiro during April 1950. At

9720-528: The video-sharing site YouTube since 2010. In March 2017, the 43 channels of the SBT on YouTube accumulated 20 million subscribers and 70 billion minutes watched. The SBT broadcasts their programming a wide variety of television genres, whereas its own material generally stand adjacent to the entertainment . Foreign programming, mainly the telenovelas produced by the networks owned by the Mexican conglomerate Televisa , are part of their program schedule. It

9828-400: The war had affected the production of television equipment. Once the war was over, in 1946, Chateaubriand convinced Sarnoff and Zworykin to obtain financial means for the stations, in exchange for extensive advertising contracts, with a varying length between 12 and 18 months. The equipment bought weighed in at US$ 5 million. Such sponsors had to take part in a portion of the costs of building

9936-467: Was brought in from TV Globo in 1988, introducing a late-night talk program to Brazilian TV with his 11:30 PM show entitled Jô Soares Onze e Meia . Also signed was Boris Casoy , who became the first news anchor in Brazil with his TJ Brasil newscast (which succeeded Noticentro , the network's first newscast with Antonio Casale) and ex-Balão Mágico member Simony. In 1988, Santos prevented host "Gugu" Liberato from signing with Globo after Liberato hosted

10044-497: Was conducted in Santos for a live telecast of a match between Santos FC and Palmeiras on December 18, that same year. In July 1956, a relay station opened in Santos. From then on, TV Tupi started broadcasting live football matches from Santos in addition to those already played in São Paulo. When TV Record linked up its stations between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in 1956, Tupi again lagged behind. The two Tupi stations decided to form

10152-445: Was determined that the São Paulo station (PRF-3) would operate on VHF channel 3 under the revised callsign PRF3-TV . The number 3 had no relation to the channel's frequency and was already existent in the radio station's callsign by default. Regarding the name of the station, the name "Tupi" was secondary, as the preferred name was PRF-3 and sometimes TV-3 . At a later stage the channel was also known as TV Tupi-Difusora , referring to

10260-435: Was installed in March 1951, six months after the São Paulo station was founded. Mario Fanucchi arrived at Tupi in December 1950, replacing other artists who made such slides. He then designed the iconic mascot, a child version of the extant logo, of which the head was used as a branding device on several of its stations starting in 1951, sparking interest not only in children but also among viewers who weren't comfortable with

10368-483: Was merged into the SBT brand in 1990; the name change was seen in a new campaign ad modeled on NBC's "Come Home to NBC" campaign of 1986–87, which premiered early that year, and in August on TV station identifications celebrating SBT's ninth year of broadcasts (that year, Silvio Santos sold Record as a national network) and it also broadcast the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 1991 saw the beginning of its newscast Aqui Agora and Serginho Groisman's Programa Livre variety show, just

10476-539: Was outpaced by Rede Record for the first time in São Paulo . However, after a period of resurgence which started in 2011, SBT successfully overtook Record for second place in June 2014. Since their 1990s peak in popularity, Mexican telenovelas have been steadily declining in the ratings; the last popular Mexican soap operas were Carita de Ángel in the early 2000s and Rebelde in 2006. In 2001, SBT began remaking Mexican soaps with Brazilian actors. The first soaps ( Picara Sonhadora and Marisol ) did fairly well in

10584-478: Was revoked by order of Decree nº 30583 on February 22, 1952). In May 1950, 2,400 television sets were made available in Rio de Janeiro, mainly aimed at stores, some aimed at the company. The initial goal of starting the station in late June failed, numerous delays occurred, and with the first experimental broadcasts (weeks later converted to regular broadcasts) of XHTV in Mexico City , Rio de Janeiro no longer had

10692-400: Was signed, and that the act was broadcast live by the network, so that this was his first program aired. Before acquiring the concessions of the four stations that were to form the SBT, Grupo Silvio Santos had since 1976 the concession of Rio de Janeiro 's channel 11, known as TVS Rio de Janeiro (now SBT Rio), which was a fundamental step to give life to the SBT. In April 2018, the SBT

10800-406: Was subsequently invited to perform in the experimental broadcasts of TV Tupi in São Paulo, whose first test was conducted on July 4, 1950, with equipment brought in from the mobile unit and the Sumaré studio. The test broadcast with Mojica's performance was seen on two monitors totalling around 600 viewers. Said experiment started at 10pm that evening starting with an RCA test pattern followed by

10908-440: Was successful on Tupi, Globo and (since 1972) on Record (where he then owned half of the company's stock). In 1976, with help from humorist and friend Manuel de Nóbrega (who had a show on Rede Globo and was part of Baú da Felicidade ), Santos obtained a license for his own station: Rio de Janeiro 's channel 11, known as "TV Studios" or "TVS". Soon after its launch, its flagship program ( Programa Silvio Santos on Sundays) plus

11016-459: Was switched on at 4pm. During the solemn ceremony, Assis Chateaubriand was in the studio alongside Catholic figure Paulo Rolim Loureiro; poet Rosalina Coelho Lisboa Larragoiti, chosen as the "godmother" of PRF3-TV; young actress Sônia Maria Dorce; presenter Homero Silva; and actresses Yara Lins and Lia de Aguiar. Numerous civil, military and religious figures also attended the event. Said event started thirty minutes later than planned (at 5:30pm) when

11124-584: Was televised on October 15, 1950 at 3:30pm. The match was for São Paulo's state championship in which Palmeiras defeated São Paulo 2-0 at the Pacaembu Stadium . Diário de São Paulo reported the good quality of the match and soon would also air horse racing from the São Paulo Jockey Club. A competing newspaper, however, noted that such broadcast had technical issues. On November 29, the first televised stage play aired: A Vida por um Fio , adapted from

11232-655: Was the only network launch to be held in Brasilia and broadcast directly from the federal capital city. The first idents were similar to ABC's Still the One idents of 1979, used by the Nine Network in Australia in 1980. The Matos decision also gave the network the Sumare studios of Tupi for drama production. By the time of the 1981 launch the SBT had 18 affiliate channels nationwide. During

11340-590: Was the possibility of having its signal received in Jundiaí and Campinas in inland São Paulo. Experimental programming over the terrestrial signal started on August 16, 1950, airing from 5pm to 7pm. The line-up consisted of some filmed content produced by Diários Associados, including musical performances, with the length of about three to five minutes, documentaries on general topics, including football, and cartoons without subtitles in Portuguese. On August 5, 1950, it

11448-495: Was the second-most watched television network in Brazil, behind Globo . Throughout its existence, the network always occupied the space in the audience ranking, except between 2007 and 2014, when the Record network took its place. In May 2024, the SBT was the thirteen-most watched television network in Brazil, behind TV Aparecida . The SBT has a total of 114 broadcast television stations ( O&Os and affiliates ) throughout

11556-527: Was then a thriving industry depending on films and radio. During the 1960s, its programs revolutionized television through animation, humor, comedy and children's shows plus the telenovelas that gave rise to the launch in 1965 of its rival network in Rio de Janeiro, Rede Globo . The network was formed in the 1970s, with members as co-brothers of the Diários Associados and affiliates. Its flagships were TV Tupi São Paulo and TV Tupi Rio de Janeiro. Due to

11664-494: Was unique because it was broadcast three times each night. Ana Maria Braga was the main presenter. It had three sections: sports, local news and national/world news. In 1963, it became Brazil's second television network to experiment with television programmes broadcasting in color following Rede Excelsior in 1962. To this end, the São Paulo station promoted "The Biggest Night of the Year" on May 1, 1963. The first experiment consisted of

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