Private company

GVT TV

Logo: Pablodiego15, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Direct broadcast satellite company

GVT TV was a Brazilian pay television via satellite operator and a subsidiary of Global Village Telecom (GVT), which transmitted its signal via a DTH (direct to home) system for the Ku band. On September 16, 2011, the beta version was launched. GVT TV was created with the intention to fight for satellite TV leadership with big Brazilian operators such as Sky Brazil and Via Embratel, which use the same satellite television technology.2 It ceased to exist in 2016.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Nov 16, 2011Founded1

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GVT TV was a Brazilian pay television via satellite operator and a subsidiary of Global Village Telecom (GVT), which transmitted its signal via a DTH (direct to home) system for the Ku band. On September 16, 2011, the beta version was launched. GVT TV was created with the intention to fight for satellite TV leadership with big Brazilian operators such as Sky Brazil and Via Embratel, which use the same satellite television technology.2

Products and brands

  • satellite television

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Vivo TV1

Timeline

  1. Apr 15, 2016Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Nov 16, 2011Founded Founded1

Sources

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