CMT Brasil
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = CMT Brasil
| owner = Gaylord Entertainment Company
Grupo Abril
| launch_date = {{start date|1995|07|01|df=y}}
| closed_date = {{end date|2001|03}}
| logo = CMT logo 01.png
| country = Brazil
| area = Brazil
| replaced_by = MC - MusicCountry
}}
Country Music Television (CMT) was a Brazilian cable television channel focused on country music owned by Viacom and Grupo Abril. The channel ceased broadcasting in March 2001 and was replaced by MusicCountry.
History
The channel started broadcasting in July 1995. It was initially a joint venture between Gaylord Entertainment Company and Grupo Abril.{{cite magazine|last=Lannert|first=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37|title=CMT Pacts for a Brazilian Debut|page=37|date=July 1, 1995|magazine=Billboard|via=Google Books}}{{cite web |title=Folha de S.Paulo - TVA passa a distribuir em julho canal dedicado à música country |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1995/6/18/tv_folha/12.html |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=18 June 1995}} As a promotional action to promote the new channel, TVA brought a truck from Texas that toured the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Minas Gerais and Goiás.{{cite web |title=BRASIL ENTRA NO RITMO DO MAIOR RODEIO |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=111415&PageNo=1 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br |publisher=TV-Pesquisa |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=22 August 1996}}{{cite web |title=Folha de S.Paulo - Caminhão country faz turnê pelo Brasil |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1995/9/03/tv_folha/2.html |website=Folha de S. Paulo |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=3 September 1995}}
On 25 March 1996, CMT Brasil aired its first national-produced show, CMT Rodeio, produced in association with TV Rodeio.{{cite web |title=Folha de S.Paulo - CLIPE |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1996/3/18/ilustrada/10.html |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=18 March 1996}}{{cite web |title=Folha de S.Paulo - Canais 'antigos' investem na programação |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1996/1/14/tv_folha/3.html |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=14 January 1996}} The channel's programming was composed of music videos, interviews, and performances with national and international artists connected to the country and sertanejo genres, as well as coverage of related events, such as the Cowboy Festival of Barretos and shows about lifestyle.{{cite web |title=FESTAS DE PEÃO |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=109725&PageNo=1 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br |publisher=TV-Pesquisa |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=17 August 1996}}{{cite web |title=CMT BRASIL APOSTA NA ONDA NACIONAL DO RURAL CHIQUE |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=84345&PageNo=1 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br |publisher=TV-Pesquisa |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=1 December 1998}} Some of the shows aired by the channel were Top 12 Countdown, Cantarolando, Celebrity VJ Hour and A Hora do Cachorro Louco.{{cite web |title=COUNTRY ÍNTERATIVO |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=53809&PageNo=1 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br |publisher=TV-Pesquisa |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=10 January 2000}}{{cite web |title=Folha de S.Paulo - On the road: "Talk show" da CMT cai na estrada |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/tvfolha/tv1405200007.htm |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=14 May 2000}}
Gaylord Entertainment Company sold CMT US operations to CBS in 1997, retaining international channels. In 1998, the partnership with TVA was ended, also breaking an exclusive distribution deal with the operator.{{cite web |last1=Luiz |first1=Moura |title=CMT VOLTA À CARGA NO BRASIL |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=38710&PageNo=1 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br |publisher=TV-Pesquisa |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=13 July 1998}}{{cite web |title=CANAL ABERTO AO MERCADO |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=38011&PageNo=1 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br |publisher=TV-Pesquisa |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=18 May 1998}}
In 1999, the channel became available on NET and SKY.{{cite web |title=Folha de S.Paulo - CMT e Animal Planet entram na Net e na Sky |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/tvfolha/tv04079913.htm |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=4 July 1999}} At the end of that year, the channel's programming director, Marcelo Coltro, announced changes, making room for new musical genres, such as axé and pagode, and affirming CMT as a channel focused on the country lifestyle, not merely a music television channel.{{cite web |title=Folha de S.Paulo - TV paga: CMT muda, e o Locomotion entra no pacote básico da TVA |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/tvfolha/tv13129807.htm |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=13 December 1998}}
The channel ceased broadcasting in March 2001 and was replaced by MC - MusicCountry, a generalist music channel aimed at the adult audience.{{cite web |title=CMT PARTE PARA NOVAS PARADAS DO SUCESSO |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=85001&PageNo=1 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br |publisher=TV-Pesquisa |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=1 November 2000}}{{cite web |title=DE OLHO NO PÚBLICO ADULTO DE MÚSICA |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=86127&PageNo=1 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br |publisher=TV-Pesquisa |access-date=17 May 2023 |language=pt-br |date=1 July 2001}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite magazine|last=Sutter|first=Mary|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CMT+BRASIL+(Brazil)-a061572500|title=CMT Brasil (Brazil).|date=April 3, 2000|magazine=Variety|via=The Free Library}}
- {{cite news|author=|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/tvfolha/tv13129807.htm|title=CMT muda, e o Locomotion entra no pacote básico da TVA|language=pt|trans-title=CMT changes, and Locomotion enters TVA's basic package|date=December 13, 1998|work=TV Folha|publisher=Grupo Folha}}
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