Comedy Central (Latin America)
Latin American TV channel owned by Paramount
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Comedy Central is a Latin American pay television channel, owned by CBS Networks Television Americas Inc.. It was launched on 1 February 2012.[1]
Logo used since 26 February 2019 | |
| Broadcast area | Latin America |
|---|---|
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Headquarters | Miami Beach, Florida |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CBS Networks Television Americas Inc. |
| Sister channels | MTV Latin America MTV Brazil Nickelodeon Latin America Nickelodeon Brazil Paramount Network (Latin America) Paramount Network Brazil |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 February 2012[1] |
| Closed | 31 December 2025 (Brazil)[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | comedycentral (Latin America) comedycentral (Brazil) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| SKYAmericas TV | Channel 128 |
History
Before Comedy Central was launched in Latin America MTV and VH1 aired Comedy Central programming back in the 2000s to 2012, like South Park or Drawn Together.[3][4]
The channel was launched on 1 February 2012 by Viacom International Media Networks The Americas[5] and its website was launched on 11 November 2011, two months before the official start of the channel.[6]
On 26 February 2019, U.S. network rebranded its logo and graphic package, adapting to the new redesign launched two months ago in the United States.[7]
Since 6 June 2024, the channel is managed and transferred to Europe by the hand of CBS Networks Television Inc..[8]
On 7 October 2025, Paramount announced that Comedy Central would end in Brazil on 31 December 2025.[9] In Hispanic America, the channel will continue to operate.[10]