CNN Brazil
Cable News Network Brazil (Portuguese: CNN Brasil and abbreviated as CNN BR) is a Brazilian news-based pay television channel. Launched on 15 March 2020, CNN Brazil is owned by Novus Media, a joint-venture between Douglas Tavolaro, former header of Record's news division, and Rubens Menin, owner of MRV Engenharia. Novus Media has a licensing agreement with original CNN channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN Brazil is the second local franchise of CNN in South America, after CNN Chile.
| Country | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Brazil |
| Network | CNN |
| Headquarters | Av. Paulista 1374 - Bella Vista, São Paulo (SP) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Portuguese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Novus Media (Rubens Menin) Warner Bros. Discovery (Brand licensing of CNN) |
| Key people | João Camargo (CEO) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 March 2020 |
| Links | |
| Website | cnnbrasil.com.br |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| CNNBrasil.com.br | Live Stream |
| YouTube | Live Stream |
Its headquarters are in São Paulo, with offices in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, besides international bureaus with almost 400 journalists. Previously, in 2017, the channel did a partnership with RedeTV! and Simba Content, formed by SBT and Record, which had no success.
Programs are aired 24 hours daily via digital terrestrial TV networks, pay TV providers in Brazil; and live streaming services for overseas viewers.