Sociedade Independente de Comunicação
Country | Portugal |
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Headquarters | Lisbon |
Ownership | |
Owner | Impresa |
SIC – Sociedade Independente de Comunicação ("Independent Communication Company") is a Portuguese television network and media company, which runs several television channels. Their flagship channel is the eponymous SIC, the third terrestrial television station in Portugal, launched on 6 October 1992. SIC is owned by Impresa, a Portuguese media conglomerate.
Other channels operated by SIC carried on satellite and cable TV in Portugal are:
- SIC Notícias, news channel;
- SIC Radical, general entertainment channel targeting a younger audience;
- SIC Mulher, general entertainment channel targeting a female audience;
- SIC K, general entertainment channel targeting kids;
- SIC Internacional, an international channel which broadcasts in Europe, Africa, South America, North America, and Australia;
- SIC Caras, an entertainment channel primarily focused on celebrities.
History
SIC Started in 1987, however the company was registered and was never used on air. At the time, Granada Television had a 20% interest in SIC, together with Impala, Expresso and Projornal. What happened to Granada's investment is unknown as it left before Globo started to take a significant position before regular broadcasts started.
SIC is the first private television channel to operate in Portugal.[1] It was started in 1992.[1] In its first years of existence, SIC was owned by a consortium led by Francisco Pinto Balsemão, and backed by Controljornal (now Impresa Jornais, a holding that contains Impresa's newspapers and magazines), TSF, NRJ Rádio Energia, Rádio Comercial, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Auchan, Impala Editores, Grupo Mello and Rede Globo. SIC was also the first TV channel to acquire huge audiences in just a few years of existence. The most watched programmes in Portugal belong to SIC, which reflect the creativity and sense of innovation of the channel.
SIC became widely known in Europe not only for achieving high viewing figures just two to three years after launching, but for also being the subject of an Arte documentary, "Cette Télévision est la Vôtre" (directed by Mariana Otero).
In 2005, the channel lost its reign in ratings to TVI.
Nowadays, SIC has a programming largely based on talk shows, Brazilian soap operas produced by Globo, Portuguese soaps, game shows and sketch shows. Like the other major broadcaster, TVI, SIC airs international TV series such as Criminal Minds, the various CSI series and Entourage always after 1 a.m. SIC also relies largely on Globo productions, due to an exclusivity contract which obligates SIC to broadcast every soap opera produced.[citation needed] In-house productions include occasional reality shows and comedy sketch shows, which include Malucos do Riso, a long-running series with focus on dramatized jokes, and Gato Fedorento.
Programs
Table
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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06.00 | Edição da Manhã - breakfast news show | ||||
09.30 | Queridas Manhãs - talk show | ||||
13.00 | Primeiro Jornal - afternoon newscast | ||||
14.45 | Sol de Inverno -Portuguese telenovela (soap opera) | ||||
15.30 | Laços de Sangue -Portuguese telenovela (soap opera) | ||||
16.35 | Juntos à Tarde - talk show | ||||
19:10 | Linha Aberta com Hernâni Carvalho - talk show | ||||
20.00 | Jornal da Noite - SIC's flagship newscast | ||||
21.45 | 'Paixão' - Portuguese telenovela (soap opera) | ||||
22.50 | 'Espelho d'Água' - Portuguese telenovela (soap opera) | ||||
23.55 | 'A Força do Querer' - Brazilian telenovela (soap opera) | ||||
01.00 | Various U.S. TV series and Magazines | ||||
03.00 | 'Perfeito Coração' - Portuguese telenovela (rerun) | ||||
04.00 | Televendas - infomercials |
Saturday | Sunday | |
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05.55 | Etnias | Televendas |
06.30 | Manhãs de Animação - kids block | |
10.20 | Lua Vermelha - Portuguese Series | |
12.15 | Nosso Mundo - documentaries | BBC: Vida Selvagem |
13.00 | Primeiro Jornal - SIC's flagship newscast | |
14.00 | Alta Definição | Fama Show |
14.55 | E-Especial | |
15.35 | Various Movies | |
20.00 | Jornal da Noite - SIC's flagship newscast | |
21.45 | Paixão - Portuguese telenovela (soap opera) | DivertidaMente |
22.30 | Espelho d'Água - Portuguese telenovela (soap opera) | |
23:55 | A Força do Querer | |
00.50 | various tv shows/movies | |
04.00 | Televendas |
Shows
- Queridas Manhãs (Dear Mornings)
- Juntos à Tarde (Together in the Afternoon)
- Episódio Especial (Special Episode)
- Fama Show (Fame Show)
Family entertainment
- Peso Pesado (The Biggest Loser)
- Factor X (X Factor)
- Ídolos (Idol)
- Ponto de Encontro
Soap operas
- Laços de Sangue (Blood Ties)
- Rosa Fogo (Fire of Rose)
- Dancin' Days (Dancin' Days)
- Poderosas (Powerful)
- Coração d'Ouro (Golden Heart)
- Rainha das Flores (Queen of Flowers)
Sports
TV series
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CSI: Las Vegas)
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: NY (CSI: Nova Iorque)
- Criminal Minds (Mentes Criminosas)
- Downton Abbey
- NCIS (Investigação Criminal)
- NCIS: Los Angeles (Investigação Criminal Los Angeles)
- In Treatment
- The Walking Dead (Os Mortos Vivos)
- Los Protegidos (Os Protegidos)
- CSI: Cyber
- Blacklist
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (Agentes S.H.I.E.L.D)
News
- Edição da Manhã (Morning Edition)
- Primeiro Jornal (1:00 pm News)
- Jornal da Noite (Evening News)
SIC Kids
- Oggy and the Cockroaches (Oggy e as Baratas)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- W.I.T.C.H.
- Popeye The Sailor
- Sonic X
- Gravion
- One Piece
- Looney Tunes
- The Magic School Bus
- Recess - Disney Kids
- House of Mouse - Disney Kids
- Kim Possible - Disney Kids
- Lilo and Stitch - Disney Kids
- Brandy and Mr. Whiskers - Disney Kids
- Timon & Pumbaa - Disney Kids
- The Emperor's New School - Disney Kids
- The Replacements - Disney Kids
- Phineas and Ferb - Disney Kids
- Teamo Supremo - Disney Kids
- Fish Hooks - Disney Kids
- DuckTales - Disney Kids
- Ultimate Spider-Man - Disney Kids
- The Suite Life on Deck - Disney Kids
- The Wizards of Waverly Place - Disney Kids
- Sonny with a Chance - Disney Kids
- Shake It Up - Disney Kids
- Jessie - Disney Kids
- Doug - Disney Kids
- Action Man
- Bratz
- Pokémon
- Digimon (aired only 4 seasons)
- Sailor Moon
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Z
- Dragon Ball GT
- Dragon Ball Super
- Super Pig
- YAT Anshin! Luxury Space Tours
- Flint the Time Detective
- Sigma 6
- Mirmo
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Monster Rancher
- Mon Colle Knights
- Shinzo
- MegaMan NT Warrior
- Ōban Star-Racers
- Pucca
- Monster Warriors
- Naruto - SIC and SIC K
- Yin Yang Yo!
- Inspector Gadget - SIC and SIC K
- Ben 10 - SIC and SIC K
- Ben 10: Alien Force - SIC and SIC K
- Gormiti - SIC K
- Iron Man: Armored Adventures - SIC K
- Mr. Bean (animated TV series) - SIC K
- Angel's Friends - SIC K
- Madison Online - SIC K
- Bleach - SIC K
- Yu-Gi-Oh!! GX - SIC K
- Horseland - SIC K
- Zorro: Generation Z - SIC K
- Legend Of The Dragon - SIC K
- Michaelais Wild Challenge - SIC K
- I.N.K Invisible Network Kids - SIC K
- Puppy in My Pocket - SIC and SIC K
- Power Rangers (1994–present)
- Violetta(2015–2016)
- Soy Luna(TBA)
In 2006, started to broadcast the block "SIC Kids", broadcasting a few hours later the block "Disney Kids" (the featured, and still features, only Disney programming).
Live shows
- Globos de Ouro (Golden Globes)
- Parabéns, SIC ("Happy Birthday, SIC", literally "Congratulations"—airs when it's SIC's birthday)
Movies
Exclusive broadcasting rights
- Walt Disney Pictures/Touchstone Pictures
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists
- Lions Gate Entertainment/Summit Entertainment
Co-shared broadcasting rights
- Warner Bros./New Line Cinema (rights co-shared with RTP)
- Columbia Pictures/TriStar Pictures (rights co-shared with RTP)
- 20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises (rights co-shared with RTP and TVI)
- Universal Studios/Focus Features (rights co-shared with RTP and TVI)
- Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures (rights co-shared with TVI)
New SIC Porto headquarters
On the day of SIC's 19th anniversary, media group Impresa opened the new headquarters of SIC Porto. It is located in Matosinhos on the site of the old slaughterhouse. In addition to SIC Porto, it also holds newsrooms from other Imprensa publications like Expresso Journal, Visão and Caras magazines, the web portal AEIOU.pt and company of geolocation and digital content Infoportugal.[2]
References
- ^ a b "A Good Impres[a]sion from Portuguese Media" (PDF). Equity Research. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ SIC took the nineteenth anniversary to launch new studies at Matosinhos (in Portuguese) October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012