Grupo Globo | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Media conglomerate |
Founded | July 25, 1925 |
Founder | Irineu Marinho |
Headquarters | , Brazil |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | US$4.4 billion (2017) |
Total equity | US$542.5 million (2016) |
Owner | Marinho family |
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Website | grupoglobo |
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Grupo Globo (English: Globo Group), formerly and still legally known as Organizações Globo[3] (English: Globo Organization[4]), is a Brazilian private entertainment and mass media conglomerate based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1925 by Irineu Marinho, it is the largest media group in Latin America, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates.[5][6][7][8]
Grupo Globo's assets comprises over-the-air broadcasting, television and film production, pay television subscription service, streaming media, publishing, and online services. Its main properties include the flagship television network TV Globo; pay television content unit Canais Globo, consisting of cable television networks such as GloboNews, GNT, Multishow, SporTV, Viva, Gloob, and the premium film network Telecine; film production company Globo Filmes; radio operator Sistema Globo de Rádio; magazine and newspaper publishers, Editora Globo and Infoglobo; and the streaming service Globoplay.
Grupo Globo also engages in venture capital activities through Globo Ventures, and is the primary supporter of the Roberto Marinho Foundation.