RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazilian indie specialty channel network Sofa DGTL will launch 16 free advertising-supported streaming television specialty FAST channels in Spanish and Portuguese on YouTube in Brazil, Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, the U.S. and Portugal.
Sofa will deploy the channels gradually, starting during the week of Rio2C 2026, the largest creativity gathering in Latin America, which will take place over May 27-31, Fabio Lima, CEO of Sofa, and Douglas Rodrigues, YouTube Brasil’s strategic partner manager, told Variety.
The channels, which are currently available on FAST platforms, feature 24/7 premium linear programming, offering mostly films, but also series comedy shows and other TV shows, everything dubbed into Spanish or Portuguese.
On YouTube in the U.S., Sofa will launch Cinépolis Channel, targeting the U.S. Hispanic market and a Spanish-language film channel partnering Sofa and Mexican exhibitor giant Cinépolis.
Across Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, Sofa will deploy Spanish-language channels Adrenalina Pura TV (with action and adventure films and series, a partnership of Sofa and Brazilian distrib California); Adrenalina Pura TV – Halloween (horror, thriller and true crime films and series, also a partnership with California); Cinépolis Channel; Filmelier TV (ranging from family comedies to award-winning fest titles); Filmelier TV – Real Life (productions based on real facts and true stories); Filmelier TV – Esperanza (inspiring stories of resilience, faith, fresh starts, overcoming challenges, and emotional healing); and Filmelier TV – Pasión (love stories).
