RTP Internacional

Infobox TV channel
name = RTP Internacional
logofile = Rtpintern.pnglogosize = 200px
launch = June 10, 1992
owner = Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
sister names = RTP1, RTP2
web = [http://programas.rtp.pt/canais-tv/rtpi RTPi]
country = Portugal
broadcast area = Europe
North America
South America
Australia
Asia
network_type = Cable and Satellite television network
sat serv 1 = Kabel Deutschland (Germany)
sat chan 1 =
sat serv 2 = DirecTV (Latin America)
sat chan 2 = Channel 778
sat serv 3 = Dish Network (United States)
sat chan 3 = Channel 615, 816
sat serv 4 = UBI World TV (Australia)
sat chan 4 = Channel 110
sat serv 5 = DStv (South Africa)
sat chan 5 = Channel 501
cable serv 1 = Rogers Cable (Canada)
cable chan 1 = Channel 648

RTP Internacional (abbreviated as RTPi) is the international television service of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the Portuguese public broadcaster. It shows a mix of programming from RTP's domestic channels, together with special "Contacto" programmes aimed at Portuguese migrant communities in Europe, Africa, South America and North America, as well as Macau and East Timor.

It first started broadcasting via satellite in Europe in 1992. It soon expanded into Africa, where it reached audiences in Portuguese-speaking countries, as well as Canada, United States, Brazil and into Asia. It is also available on the Internet, via a subscription to the service JumpTV.

In 1998, RTPi ceased broadcasting to Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, and was replaced by a new separate service, called RTP África, which was available as a terrestrial TV service in some countries, as well as being available via satellite, but RTPi continues to broadcast in Angola and Mozambique.

RTPi programming is also retransmitted by Teledifusão de Macau (TdM) in Macau, and by Televisão Timor Leste (TVTL) in East Timor, together with local broadcasts. In March 2005 it began 'time-shifting' its programming, with three separate schedules for the Americas, Europe, and Asia, so that viewers in different time zones could watch programmes at more convenient times.

In Canada, RTP Internacional is available for free via AMC-4 and Intelsat-805 [http://www.lyngsat.com/intel805.html] or as a pay service through Rogers Cable.

External links

* [http://programas.rtp.pt/canais-tv/rtpi/index_english.php?canal=5 Official Site] (English Section)