Public television in Brazil: a preliminary study on its many configurations

Abstract

In this paper, we present a preliminary study of the public broadcasting TV channel experience in Brazil. The objective is to examine the public television field, showing a synthesis of each sector, highlighting important aspects that show its specificity in Brazilian television system scenario. This research covers an analysis on the so-called public field, defined by two historical initiatives: the TV channels for education as well as the TV channels for public access in the cable system – which comprises the university channels, the congress channel and community channels.