Viva (Brazil)
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| Country | Brazil |
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| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Portuguese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downgraded to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canais Globo (Grupo Globo) |
| History | |
| Launched | May 18, 2010[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | Official page |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Globosat Play | Viva Play (Requires login from Brazil) |
Viva is a Brazilian pay television channel owned by the Canais Globo unit of Grupo Globo. It launched on May 18, 2010,[1] and is available on NET, SKY and Via Embratel. The channel features programs from TV Globo and the pay channel GNT on alternative schedules.[1] The channel is aimed primarily at women and families. Its programming includes miniseries, dubbed films, telenovelas, television series and variety programs.
History
[edit]Canal Viva or simply Viva (2010-2025)
[edit]On May 18, 2010, Viva was launched by the pay television company Canais Globo, formerly Globosat.[2] Since its debut, the channel has dedicated a large part of its programming to television programs originally shown on TV Globo. The channel's initial aim was to reach an audience of women over 35, from all social classes.[3]
The programming schedule, at the time of its launch, consisted of reruns of telenovelas and other programs from TV Globo's archive and reruns of current programs from TV Globo and the GNT channel at alternative times, as well as dubbed imported shows.
Many comedy programs from TV Globo have also been shown on the channel throughout its history, some of which are still being shown today: A Turma do Didi, Aventuras de Didi, Chico Total, A Comédia da Vida Privada, TV Pirata, Viva o Gordo, Brasil Legal, Toma Lá, Dá Cá, Minha Nada Mole Vida, Casos e Acasos, Sob Nova Direção, Ó Pai, Ó, Dicas de um Sedutor, Faça Sua História, O Belo e as Feras, Os Trapalhões, Zorra Total, A Grande Família, Chapa Quente, Os Caras de Pau, Pé na Cova, A Mulher Invisível, Mister Brau, Tapas & Beijos and Sai de Baixo, on air from May 2010 until at least September 2013. To commemorate the channel's third anniversary, four new episodes of Sai de Baixo were produced and broadcast in August 2013, with part of the original cast. The channel has also shown Escolinha do Professor Raimundo since it was launched, and even broadcast a remake of it in 2015, with the episodes also shown by TV Globo, which was a co-producer, in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary. Due to the positive response, it was given new seasons until 2020.[4] The company also produced an original series: Meu Amigo Encosto, in 2014.[5]
Music has been present on Viva since its inception. The first music program to be re-run on the channel was Som Brasil, as well as Estação Globo and Globo de Ouro, the latter of which was given two modern-day revivals, the first in 2014, with the addition of the title Palco Viva, and aired until 2016.[6] The second aired in 2023, to commemorate the program's 50th anniversary, but re-airing some performances.[7] Shows from Fantástico were also shown on the channel, such as Retrato Falado, As 50 Leis do Amor and Sexo Oposto.
For young audiences, the channel aired some classic TV Globo programs and series, such as Sítio do Pica Pau Amarelo (the 1977 and 2001 versions),[8] Sandy e Júnior, Caça Talentos,[9] Flora Encantada, Planeta Xuxa, Clara e o Chuveiro do Tempo,[10] Terra dos Meninos Pelados, O Relógio da Aventura, TV Colosso, among others, as well as several seasons of Malhação. Reality shows have also been shown on Viva, including reruns of the first season of No Limite and the first seasons of Big Brother Brasil.[11][12]
The channel has also produced its own programs to pay tribute to the great names of Brazilian television, including Reviva, Damas TV, Rebobina, Grandes Atores, As Vililas Que Amamos, As Crianças Que Amamos, É Tudo Novela! Reviva, Damas da TV,[13] Viva o Sucesso, Rebobina, Grandes Atores, As Vilãs Que Amamos, As Crianças Que Amamos, É Tudo Novela!, Os Casais Que Amamos, Donos da História, Orgulho Além da Tela, Os Comediantes que Amamos, among others.
During Carnival 2014, Viva broadcast the parades of Grupo de Acesso and the Rio de Janeiro Carnival Champions, its first live broadcast.[14] The channel also broadcast the 26th Brazilian Music Awards in 2015.[15]
On May 18, 2014, in celebration of its fourth anniversary, Viva launched a high definition feed, with the SD feed initially being available on some operators in simulcast. Along with the HD signal, the channel updated its on-air look.[16]
In 2022, the channel aired Caminho das Índias, the first telenovela to be broadcast in high definition on the channel, since 2014 all productions prior to 2007 (usually filmed in 4:3 SDTV) have been broadcast by the channel in 16:9 stretched to fit most modern television models.[17] It also began airing Mexican telenovelas through a partnership signed with TelevisaUnivision in 2021. Among the titles acquired were: Marimar, La usurpadora, María la del Barrio, Amar a muerte and Caer en tentación.[18][19][20]
In 2023, the channel began re-running Xou da Xuxa, which was one of the channel's most requested programs, and has been airing talk shows again since their departure in 2019 with the channel's revamp, when it began focusing exclusively on films, series/miniseries, sitcoms, telenovelas, reruns of TV Globo specials and some of its own programs.[21]
As Globoplay Novelas (2025)
[edit]On May 7, 2025, in a way of celebrating the 15th anniversary of the launch of Viva, Globo announced that the network would rebrand as Globoplay Novelas. The change was adopted after observing a growth in interest in telenovelas, especially on Globoplay, which is Viva's flagship format as well as having its largest audience.[22] As a result, the channel would stop airing comedy series and reruns of programs, and would become exclusive to telenovelas. It would also open four more timeslots for dramas, with Além do Tempo, El amor invencible, Hercai and Guerreiros do Sol being selected, as well as an interactive slot dubbed "thematic battles" premiering in July 2025, that allows viewers to pick the telenovela that would air, with Por Amor and Laços de Família vying for a place in the first poll. These telenovelas joined other titles that had been airing such as Roque Santeiro, Quatro por Quatro, Plumas & Paetês, Caras e Bocas, Malhação 2014 and Celebridade. The relaunch is scheduled to take place on June 9, 2025.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Canal Viva é lançado no Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 19, 2010.
- ^ "Canal Viva é lançado no Rio". g1.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Novo canal de TV por assinatura 'Viva' pretende divertir e informar as famílias brasileiras" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal da Globo.
- ^ Vianna, Katiúscia (29 October 2015). "Conheça o elenco da nova Escolinha do Professor Raimundo". AdoroCinema (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Só elenco se salva em 'Meu amigo encosto', série do Viva". Patrícia Kogut (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Lacerda, Li; Andrade, Vinícius (3 February 2020). "Marca Globo de Ouro vira alvo de disputa entre Globo e SBT; saiba o motivo". Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Nader, Vinícius (31 December 2022). "Estreias de janeiro na televisão chegam embaladas por The last of us e BBB". blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Kogut, Patrícia (23 February 2021). "Primeira versão do 'Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo' voltará à TV. Saiba quando". kogut.oglobo.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Reis, João Paulo (14 July 2019). "Canal Viva confirma Caça Talentos como substituta de Estrela Guia - Observatório da TV". observatoriodatv.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Premiação de Melhores do Ano sobreviverá ao fim do Domingão". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Canal Viva reprisará primeira edição do No Limite durante as férias - Observatório da TV". observatoriodatv.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 December 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "'BBB': Canal VIVA e Globoplay anunciam a reexibição das duas primeiras temporadas do reality". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Grandes atrizes relembram suas trajetórias em 'Damas da TV', série de entrevistas do Viva". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Viva transmitirá desfiles do Grupo de Acesso e das campeãs do Carnaval". propmark (in Portuguese). 24 October 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ de Castro, Thell (8 June 2015). "Viva exibe Prêmio da Música Brasileira pela primeira vez na TV por assinatura". Revide.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Sacchitiello, Bárbara (28 April 2014). "Aos 4 anos, Viva lança canal em HD". meioemensagem.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Kogut, Patrícia (28 January 2022). "'Caminho das Índias' vai voltar ao ar. Saiba tudo". kogut.oglobo.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Canal Viva anuncia estreia da novela mexicana 'Marimar'". uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "'A Usurpadora' tem data de estreia confirmada no Canal Viva". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Rocha, Thomaz (19 October 2022). "Com Maria do Bairro, Viva anuncia novas novelas". NaTelinha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Xou da Xuxa: relembre momentos marcantes do programa, que volta no VIVA". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Canal Viva passa a se chamar Globoplay Novelas e estreia novo folhetim 'Guerreiros do sol'; saiba mais". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ de Oliveira, Gabriel (7 May 2025). "15 anos depois, Globo acaba com Viva e prepara estreia de novo canal". TV Pop (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
