Paramount Networks Americas ( PNA ) (formerly MTV Networks Latin America, Viacom International Media Networks The Americas , then ViacomCBS Networks Americas ) is a subsidiary of Paramount Global . PNA's operational headquarters is located in Miami , Florida .
6-632: The following channels are: PNA also manages the Paramount brands in Canada, through joint-ventures or license agreements: The company has regional offices in: The Brazilian operations of what was then-known as MTVNLA, prior to the rebranding as VIMN The Americas, were called Viacom Networks Brasil , since Abril , the parent company of MTV Brasil , has the exclusive rights to the MTV brand in that country, though, from October 2013, VIMN The Americas reclaimed
12-544: Is the holding company of Editora Abril , which publishes the weekly newsmagazine Veja . Victor Civita , an Italian businessman, founded Editora Abril in 1950, which was the first publisher of Walt Disney comics in Brazil. He also published other comics and books. Gradually, he developed magazines for specific markets. In the 1960s, with his son, Roberto Civita , he expanded to publishing several market-specific magazines, such as Quatro Rodas , Claudia , and others. Veja ,
18-488: The MTV brand in Brazil and relaunched the channel, currently a broadcast network, as a cable channel. Viacom International Media Networks The Americas has announced the more localization of content on Nickelodeon for Brazil, and MTV and Nickelodeon channels for Argentina and Mexico. Grupo Abril Grupo Abril (simply also known as Abril ) is a Brazilian media conglomerate headquartered in São Paulo . The company
24-610: The MTV brand returned to Viacom , and in late 2013 its broadcast network was sold to Grupo Spring , which publishes the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone . Grupo Abril also is the owner of Fernando Chinaglia, the largest distributor of publications in Latin America (acquired in 2007). In addition to its media interests, the group has entered the education market with assets that produce many curriculum and instructional materials, including internet applications. Today,
30-525: The beginning of the 2000s. In 2007, Fiz TV and Ideal channels were launched in an effort to return to the pay TV market, but the project was a failure and it was discontinued in 2009. Later in 2012, TVA was completely sold to Telefónica , which changed its name to Vivo TV on April 15, 2012, which also included Telefônica TV Digital and Ajacto, which took over service with Telefónica Brasil and Abril discontinues MTVr in September 2012. The following year,
36-519: The weekly newsmagazine, was founded in 1968 and led by the younger Civita. Abril had several partnerships in the emerging Brazilian pay TV market during the 90s, including local franchises of American channels such as Disney Channel , MTV and ESPN . The company also launched a cable TV provider service called TVA (Televisão Abril), which by 1999 was considered one of the top two cable carriers in Brazil, along with Globocabo ( Grupo Globo ). With exception of MTV and TVA, all properties were sold at
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