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TalkTalk launches the Brazilian TV Boost

Friday, August 08, 2014

TalkTalk, Britain's fastest growing TV service, has launched a new International TV Boost, bringing hit entertainment and sports programmes from Brazil to its one-million+ TV customers.

TalkTalk TV will add two Brazilian channels to its line up of world TV content. Customers can watch Globo, a TV channel that offers the best Brazilian entertainment, sports and news 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Globo gives viewers access to popular programmes including Domingão do Faustão and the new hit telenovela, Império.

The other channel in the package, PFC, offers sports fans a dedicated football channel showing the best of Brazil Série A matches, hosted by renowned sports journalists. Shows on PFC include SporTV News, Redação, Bem, Amigos!, É Gol! and SportV Repórter.

The Brazilian TV Boost will be available for just £15 a month and viewers can watch on TalkTalk channels 488 and 489. Like all TalkTalk TV Boosts, viewers can opt for the extra channels a month at a time with no ongoing commitment, giving viewers flexibility and total control to watch what they want, when they want.

Henrik Karlberg at TalkTalk said: “We're excited to be offering even more fantastic World channels to TalkTalk TV customers. For customers that are missing the World Cup they can tune into our Brazilian Boost, which offers the best of Brazilian football all year round as well as hit entertainment shows and news 24/7. PFC and Globo are great additions to our flexible monthly boosts and allow customers to dip in and out of their favourite shows from home or afar."

“We’re very happy with this partnership with TalkTalk. We know that there’re a lot of Brazilians spread all over UK and we’re delighted to offer Brazilian entertainment, sports and news to their daily lives”, said Raphael Corrêa Netto, executive-director of Globo international business.

François Thiellet, CEO of THEMA said: “We are very glad to make our channels available in a country where international communities thrive. And there is no better partner than TalkTalk to reach our audience.”

The new Boost builds on the success of TalkTalk TV’s existing World TV packages, which offers viewers popular African, Bollywood, Arabic, Afrikaans and Japanese channels. Other Boosts available on YouView from TalkTalk include Sky Movies, Sky Sports and kids entertainment channels including the likes of Disney and Nickelodeon, starting from just £5 a month. YouView from TalkTalk also allows viewers to rent the latest blockbusters for as little as £4 for 48 hours and choose from titles including Noah, Rio 2 and The Lego Movie, many of which are available the same day as DVD release.

TalkTalk is working in partnership with THEMA to provide the service. THEMA aggregates foreign TV channels into TV packages targeted to Diasporas communities. The company provides content, as well as legal, technical and marketing expertise. THEMA clients are major pay-TV platforms in Europe, Asia and North America. For more information about THEMA and its portfolio, www.thematv.com

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