Multishow is an entertainment channel owned by

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channel operator. It was launched in 1991, as one of the company's first four channels (with

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, Top Sport – now

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). A high-definition

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was launched on 15 December 2012, at 11:59 pm Brazilian Summer Time ( UTC-02), with a live telecast of a

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concert at the

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History

Multishow launched in 1991 with an 18-hour schedule. Niche programming from

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was carried to cater to their respective ethnic minorities, subtitled. The channel also aired cult series such as

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. In its earliest phase, the channel was aiming towards an increase in original productions and imported specials. The channel aired the successful Venezuelan telenovela Cristal in at 7pm timeslot, without competing against TV Globo's telenovelas. The producers of Telecurso were also creating a program for the channel aimed at topics of interest for the subscribed elite, such as how to ride a jet ski. Around May 1992, Multishow had an investment of US$40 million for a subscriber base of 16,000.

Programming

Original programming

* Batom e Parafina * Bastidores * Bicicleta e Melancia * BBB: A Eliminação *

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(on hiatus) * Conexões Urbanas * Cilada * De Cara Limpa * Desenrola Aí * Experimente * Extremos * Geleia do Rock * Intercâmbio * Kaiak * Lu Alone * Lugar Incomum *

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* Morando Sozinho * Na Fama e Na Lama *

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* Não Conta Lá em Casa * No Caminho * Nós 3 * Operação S2 * Osso Duro *

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* Papo Calcinha * Pé no Chão * As Pegadoras * Por Trás da Fama * Reclame * Qual é a Boa? * Quase Anônimos * Que Rock é Esse? * Rock Estrada * Se Joga! * Sensacionalista * Será que Faz Sentido? *TVZ **Top TVZ **TVZ Experimente **TVneja **Clássicos Multishow * Urbano * Vai pra Onde? * Viagem Sem Fim

Non-original programming

* Altas Horas (repeat of the previous night's episode on

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* Degrassi: The Next Generation *

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* Sexytime *

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* The Best Sex Ever *

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* Sex...with Mom and Dad *

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* Being Human

Specials

* Multishow Ao Vivo *

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* Multishow Registro

Bis

On 1 October 2009, Multishow launched its

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channel, Multishow HD. Like other HD channels owned by Globosat at the time (such as Globosat HD, Telecine HD and Premiere FC/ Combate HD), instead of being a

of the main channel, it featured a separate, mostly music-oriented lineup, with concerts, documentaries and other music-related programming, but most concerts also air in SD on the main channel. Until the launch of Multishow HD, all of Multishow's HD content aired on Globosat HD, which still broadcasts Multishow's non-music high-definition programming, and some music programs. On 27 August 2012, in anticipation to the launch of a high-definition simulcast of Multishow, Multishow HD was renamed provisionally Bis Multishow HD ("bis" is the Brazilian term for "

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") and later, in November 2012, renamed as simply Bis. The music-oriented programming of the channel remained mostly unchanged.

Trivia

*All foreign-language songs featured on foreign programming and on music videos are subtitled in Portuguese.

References

External links

* {{Grupo Globo Television networks in Brazil Television stations in Brazil Canais Globo Companies based in Rio de Janeiro (state) 1991 establishments in Brazil Television channels and stations established in 1991