SIC Internacional
SIC Internacional is SIC's international channel, which officially launched in September 1997 in France and has since expanded throughout the world. SIC Internacional is aimed at Portuguese viewers who live abroad and features programming from SIC and its various other channels. Programming includes news, entertainment, talkshows, series, sports and much more. It also features exclusive coverage of Portuguese Liga football matches every weekend.
Country | Portugal |
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Broadcast area | Europe North America South America Africa Australia Asia (Coming Soon) |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i/480p for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Impresa |
Sister channels | SIC SIC Notícias SIC Radical SIC Mulher SIC K SIC Caras SIC Internacional África |
History | |
Launched | 17 September 1997 |
Links | |
Website | SIC Internacional |
SIC Internacional is for the Portuguese migrant communities and available via cable and satellite in Africa (Angola, Mozambique & South Africa), Europe (France, Switzerland & Luxembourg), The Americas (Brazil, United States & Canada) and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) via Luso Vision.,[1] and Coming Soon in Japan, Macau, Timor Leste, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia (6 Countries will be Launches It On Asia Feed) It operates 24/7.
In North America, SIC Internacional is not available directly but rather via local Portuguese television channels.
In Canada it is relayed via FPTV and in the United States via SPT TV. These relays run alongside local productions aimed at the communities in the respective countries.
References
- SIC Internacional chega à Austrália e SIC Notícias a França, Briefing, 10 May 2013
External links
- Official Site (in Portuguese)