Grupo Abril (simply also known as Abril) is a Brazilian media conglomerate headquartered in São Paulo. The company is the holding company of Editora Abril, which publishes the weekly newsmagazine Veja.
Victor Civita, an Italian businessman, founded Editora Abril in 1950,[1] which was the first publisher of Walt Disney comics in Brazil. He also published other comics and books. Gradually, he developed magazines for specific markets. In the 1960s, with his son Roberto Civita, he expanded to publishing several market-specific magazines, such as Quatro Rodas, Claudia, and others. Veja, the weekly newsmagazine, was founded in 1968 and led by the younger Civita.[2]
Abril had several partnerships in the emerging Brazilian pay TV market during the 90s, including local franchises of American channels such as Disney, MTV and ESPN. The company also entered in cable TV provider service with TVA and in the satellite television market with local version of HD TV.
With exception of MTV and TVA, all properties were sold until beginning of the 2000s. In 2007, Fiz TV and Ideal channels were launched in an effort to return to the pay TV market, but was a failure and the project was discontinued in 2009. Later, TVA was completely sold to Telefónica in 2012, MTV brand was returned to Viacom and its broadcast network was sold to Grupo Spring, which publishes the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stones, in the end of 2013.
Grupo Abril also is the owner of Fernando Chinaglia, the largest distributor of publications in Latin America, acquired in 2007.
In addition to its media interests, the group has entered the education market, with assets that produce many curriculum and instructional materials, including internet applications.
Today, the group is chaired by Fábio Barbosa, after the death of Roberto Civita on May 26, 2013.
Fiz (closed due to low carriage and viewership, concept lives through )
BRZ (between 2012 and 2014)
Abril VídeoEdit
Abril Vídeo was a home video division for TV shows, videos and movies on VHS. Began operation on April 6, 1983 and closed in 1999. It distributed films from The Walt Disney Company and 20th Century Fox on VHS in the Brazilian market.
ReferencesEdit
^"The Communications Landscape in Brazil. Our Perspective". JeffreyGroup. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^Abril website with all magazines published retrieved in October 2012 (pt)
External linksEdit
Abril website
October 15, 2023
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Grupo Abril simply also known as Abril is a Brazilian media conglomerate headquartered in Sao Paulo The company is the holding company of Editora Abril which publishes the weekly newsmagazine Veja Abril S A Grupo Abril headquarters in Sao PauloTypePrivateIndustryMedia conglomerateHeadquartersSao Paulo BrazilKey peopleBenjamin Ramalho CEO and Chairman ProductsPublisher Internet TelevisionRevenueUS 5 0 billion 2012 Net incomeUS 400 0 million 2012 OwnerCivita familyNumber of employees9000SubsidiariesEditora Abril TVA Abril RadiodifusaoWebsitegrupoabril com br Contents 1 History and profile 2 Assets 2 1 Abril Midia 2 1 1 Magazines 2 1 2 Television 2 1 3 Out of home advertising 2 2 Abril Educacao 2 2 1 Publishers 2 2 2 Teaching systems 2 2 3 Courses and Colleges 2 2 4 English 2 2 5 New Business 3 Past assets 4 Abril Video 5 References 6 External linksHistory and profile EditVictor Civita an Italian businessman founded Editora Abril in 1950 1 which was the first publisher of Walt Disney comics in Brazil He also published other comics and books Gradually he developed magazines for specific markets In the 1960s with his son Roberto Civita he expanded to publishing several market specific magazines such as Quatro Rodas Claudia and others Veja the weekly newsmagazine was founded in 1968 and led by the younger Civita 2 Abril had several partnerships in the emerging Brazilian pay TV market during the 90s including local franchises of American channels such as Disney MTV and ESPN The company also entered in cable TV provider service with TVA and in the satellite television market with local version of HD TV With exception of MTV and TVA all properties were sold until beginning of the 2000s In 2007 Fiz TV and Ideal channels were launched in an effort to return to the pay TV market but was a failure and the project was discontinued in 2009 Later TVA was completely sold to Telefonica in 2012 MTV brand was returned to Viacom and its broadcast network was sold to Grupo Spring which publishes the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stones in the end of 2013 Grupo Abril also is the owner of Fernando Chinaglia the largest distributor of publications in Latin America acquired in 2007 In addition to its media interests the group has entered the education market with assets that produce many curriculum and instructional materials including internet applications Today the group is chaired by Fabio Barbosa after the death of Roberto Civita on May 26 2013 Assets EditAbril Midia Edit Magazines Edit Veja Superinteressante Brazilian version of Muy Interesante Mundo Estranho Superinteressante spinoff Aventuras na Historia Superinteressante spinoff Exame VIP Placar Capricho Quatro Rodas Nova Brazilian version of Cosmopolitan Estilo de Vida Brazilian version of InStyle Elle Claudia Manequim Boa Forma Saude E Vital Caras Casa Claudia Arquitetura amp Construcao Minha Casa Recreio Vida Simples 3 Television Edit TVA joint venture with Telefonica Ideal originally closed due to low carriage and viewership however returned in October 2013 replacing MTV Brasil Out of home advertising Edit Rede ElemidiaAbril Educacao Edit Publishers Edit Editora AticaTeaching systems Edit Anglo Ser GEO Sistema Farias BritoCourses and Colleges Edit Anglo Vestibulares Colegio pH Alfacon Concursos Colegio SigmaEnglish Edit Red BalloonNew Business Edit Sistema de Ensino Tecnico ETB Ei Voce Edumobi Alfacon Preparatorio para Concursos Escola SatelitePast assets EditMTV Brasil Ltda before named MTV Brasil in 2005 change by enterprise Abril Radiodifusao MTV Brasil was replaced after the business was returned to Viacom in October 2013 Listel sold to BellSouth now part of Carvajal owned Publicar Disney Channel stake sold to Disney Channel Brazil UOL with operations to Grupo Folha Abril Video closed in 1999 replaced with Brazilian subsidiaries of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Abril Music record label operated between 1998 and 2003 ceased operations due to competition from major record companies Bravo Brasil a joint venture with the American cable network Bravo currently Pramer owned Film amp Arts CMT Brasil the Brazilian version of Country Music Television a joint venture with the network closed in 2002 Fiz closed due to low carriage and viewership concept lives through Fiz na MTV BRZ between 2012 and 2014 Abril Video EditAbril Video was a home video division for TV shows videos and movies on VHS Began operation on April 6 1983 and closed in 1999 It distributed films from The Walt Disney Company and 20th Century Fox on VHS in the Brazilian market References Edit The Communications Landscape in Brazil Our Perspective JeffreyGroup Retrieved 29 May 2016 Como perder peso Revisado Abril website with all magazines published retrieved in October 2012 pt External links EditAbril website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grupo Abril amp oldid 1166009053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
