The American operator Cablevisión entered into an agreement to issue the international signal of TV Globo. The international distribution director of TV Globo, Marcelo Spinola pointed out that "this agreement with Cablevisión is extremely important for the growth of TV Globo Internacional. Operator's relevancy and dynamism in the American market, as well as its solid presence in one of the most-densely populated area of Brazil, as New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, will result in an enlargement of our subscriber's base in the United States."