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SIC Internacional is SIC's international channel, which officially launched in September 1997 in France and expanded throughout the world. SIC Internacional is aimed at Portuguese viewers who live abroad and features programming from SIC and other channels. Programming includes news, entertainment, talk shows, and sports. It also features exclusive coverage of Portuguese Liga football matches.
Country | Portugal |
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Broadcast area | Europe North America South America Africa Australia |
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 aimed at Portuguese migrant communities and is available via cable and satellite in Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Brazil, United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) via Luso Vision.[1]
The channel started broadcasting to southern Africa in August 2000.[2]
In North America, SIC Internacional is available 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.
On June 5, 2017, SIC Internacional and SIC Notícias had their broadcasts suspended in Angola and Mozambique on the DStv platform after Zap shut the signals of the channels in March.[3]
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