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TVTEL
TVTEL Comunicações, S.A. was a Portuguese cable pay television and digital satellite service provider. The cable service started in 2001 in the Porto area, acting as its regional operator. In 2007 the provider increased its reach, starting its fiber network in parts of the Lisbon metropolitan area and nationwide by satellite. The satellite service started on 26 June 2007 and it was on the Eurobird 9 satellite, broadcasting FTA and Conax-encrypted channels for the whole of Europe. It was bought by ZON in early 2009 and subsequently closed by it by merging its operations with ZON Multimédia in late 2009. History Ahead of the start of TVTEL, on 17 December 1996 APOCABO - Associação Portuguesa de Operadores Privados de Comunicações por Cabo was formed, as a group of independent cable television companies: its members being Bragatel, Pluricanal and Intercabo. TVTEL later joined upon its founding in 1999. As TVTEL was already starting its services, it announced on 27 August 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOS (Portuguese Company)
NOS, SGPS S.A. is a Portuguese telecommunications and media company which provides mobile and fixed telephony, cable television, satellite television and internet. The company resulted from the merger in 2013 of two of the country's major telecommunications companies: Zon Multimédia (formerly known as PT Multimédia, a spun-off media arm of Portugal Telecom) and Sonae's Optimus Telecommunications, NOS owns premium movie channels TVCine and has a 25% stake in the Sport TV television network. It also operates 6 thematic channels with Dreamia, a joint venture with AMC Networks International Southern Europe. NOS Audiovisuais (formerly ZON Lusomundo) is a home-video and cinema film distributor and operates Cinemas NOS, the largest cinema chain of Portugal. History NOS was founded as TVCabo in 1994, becoming the third cable operator founded in Portugal (the first was the regional Cabo TV Madeirense founded in 1992, followed by Bragatel in 1994). The first customer was connect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bragatel
Bragatel was a Portuguese telecommunications company with coverage in the city of Braga from 1994 to 2009. It was acquired by ZON Multimédia in 2008 and ceased providing its own services in 2009. History Bragatel started its service in October 1994 in a few zones of the city of Braga and in 1996 had joined the APOCABO association as a founding member. It started providing cable internet services in April 1998, the first company in Portugal to do so. Broadcasts of Fox Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush"). Twelve species ... started on 2 March 2005, two months before TV Cabo. The sale of the company was announced in 2007, raising concerns over a possible monopoly. The sale was approved by the Competition Authority on 24 November 2008, alongside TVTEL and Pluricanal. References {{CAT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTP3
RTP3 (''RTP três'') is a Portuguese free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). It is the company's all-news television channel, and is known for its 24-hour rolling news service and its live coverage of breaking news. It was launched on 15 October 2001. It received other names, such as "NTV", "RTPN", and "RTP Informação" until it adopted its current name "RTP3". It is available on basic cable, satellite and terrestrial television. History In August 2001, the channel was announced with its facilities located in a former RTP maintenance area in Porto, which was renovated in June to house presenting tests. The channel was launched on 15 October 2001 as NTV, a cable news channel headquartered in Porto. It was originally a joint-venture between PT Multimédia, Lusomundo and the television broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (the old RTP). One month after launching, on 15 November 2001, it broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOS Audiovisuais
NOS Audiovisuais (formerly ZON Lusomundo) is a Portuguese integrated media corporation founded in 1953, which has major interests in movie distribution, cinema theaters and media assets. It was founded with the purpose of movie distribution, and had a very close relation with the biggest studios (it is currently the Portuguese licensee of United International Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Miramax Films and DreamWorks SKG). In the 1980s Lusomundo started acquiring newspapers, including '' Comércio do Porto'', '' Diário de Notícias'' and ''Jornal de Notícias (; ; shortened to JN) is a Portuguese daily national newspaper, one of the oldest in Portugal. History and profile ''JN'' was founded in Porto and was first published on 21 June 1888. It was one of two Portuguese newspapers published in Angol ...''. In the early 1990s, it acquired TSF Rádio Notícias and minority stakes of TVI. In 2000, PT Multimédia made a successful t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hustler TV (Europe)
Hustler TV is a subscription based adult entertainment pay television channel distributed throughout Europe via digital cable as naxoo (in Switzerland) and satellite television. It is owned by the Dutch-based company Sapphire Media International BV. Hustler TV and Hustler HD 3D offers hardcore pornography aimed at a straight male audience. It is the sister channel to Blue Hustler who specializes in softcore pornography. See also *Blue Hustler *Hustler TV (US) Hustler TV is an American semi-hardcore pornographic premium television channel available through satellite, video on demand and digital cable. The channel offers explicit adult material, uncut and uncensored from '' Hustler''. The channel is ... * Hustler TV Canada References External links * British pornographic television channels Pornographic television channels Television pornography {{Europe-tv-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oeiras, Portugal
Oeiras () is a town and concelho, municipality in the western part of Lisbon metropolitan area, located within the Portuguese Riviera, in continental Portugal. The municipality is part of the urban agglomeration of Lisbon and the town of Oeiras is about 16 km from Lisbon downtown. The population in 2011 was 172,120 living in an area of 45.88 km2, making the municipality the fifth-most densely populated in Portugal. Oeiras is an important economic hub, being one of the most highly developed municipalities of Portugal and Europe. It has the highest Gross domestic product, GDP per capita in the country, being also the second highest-ranking municipality (immediately after Lisbon) in terms of purchasing power as well as the second highest-ranking in the country as far as tax collection is concerned. These economic indicators also reflect the education level of its inhabitants, as Oeiras is the municipality with the highest concentration of population by List of countries by te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soraia Chaves
Soraia Chaves (born 22 June 1982 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese actress and model. She became famous with the role of Amélia in the film '' O Crime do Padre Amaro'' and the role of Maria in her next film, ''Call Girl''. She also played the role of Raquel in ''Dancing Days'', a 2012-13 soap opera broadcast on the Portuguese television network SIC The Latin adverb ''sic'' (; ''thus'', ''so'', and ''in this manner'') inserted after a quotation indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in the source text, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling .... She also starred in the film '' Real Playing Game''. References External links * 1982 births Living people Portuguese film actresses Portuguese female models Actresses from Lisbon Golden Globes (Portugal) winners {{Portugal-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SIC Mulher
SIC Mulher (lit. ''SIC Woman'') is a Portuguese basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (SIC) and launched on March 8, 2003. The target audience of this general entertainment channel are women. Programming *''Alas Smith and Jones'' *''America's Next Top Model'' *''Animal Hospital'' *''The Biggest Loser'' *'' The Block'' *'' The Commander'' *''Crossing Jordan'' *''Desperate Housewives'' *''The Division'' *'' Dharma & Greg'' *'' The Dr. Oz Show'' *'' Dr. Phil'' *''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' *''Everybody Loves Raymond'' *''Home and Away'' *'' Hotel Babylon (BBC series)'' *''The Jay Leno Show'' *''The King of Queens'' *'' The Martha Stewart Show'' *''Northern Exposure'' *''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' *'' Project Runway'' *''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'' *'' The Rachel Zoe Project'' *'' Satisfaction'' *''Sex and the City'' *''Strong Medicine'' *''Teachers A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Reality
CBS Reality is a European pay television channel specializing in reality-based programming, including true crime documentaries and factual entertainment. It is operated by AMC Networks International in partnership with Paramount Networks EMEAA. The channel was launched on 1 December 1999 as Reality TV, rebranded to Zone Reality in 2006, and adopted the CBS Reality name in 2009 following a joint venture between CBS Studios International and Chellomedia. In 2014, AMC Networks acquired Chellomedia, which was subsequently rebranded as AMC Networks International. In recent years, CBS Reality has significantly reduced its presence across Europe. The channel ceased broadcasting in numerous countries, including Portugal, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and much of Central and Eastern Europe. In the UK and Ireland, the channel was rebranded as True Crime in late 2023, under the same ownership. As of 2025, CBS Reality remains available only in Poland and Romania, where it continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
