José Marcelo Amaral

Director of Engineering and Operations - RecordTV

With a degree in Mathematics from FAHUPE-RJ, a graduate degree in Information System from PUC-RJ and FGV-SP and an MBA in Information Technology from USP-SP, José Marcelo do Amaral has made an extensive contribution to the broadcasting sector. He joined Record TV in 1991 and is today the director for Engineering and Operations. At the television station he has developed systems for the radio and TV commercial operations area; implemented a system for producing news; managed the integrated management system (ERP) project and created a system for monitoring audiences from mobile devices, among other tasks. As technology director he has participated in initiatives for implementing non-linear editing, digital archiving and tapeless work flow systems. During this period, he has also become involved with issues referring to digital video and video transmission using internet protocols (IP). He was Director of the Free-To-Air TV Segment at SET (the Brazilian Society for Television Engineering), his principal challenge being to develop digital television technology for Brazil, and he is responsible for its implementation and expansion throughout the entire Record group. Amaral’s work also extends to the Forum of the Brazilian Digital TV System, where he served as President of the institution for several terms. One of his most challenging projects was the launch of the R7 portal, which is now the second-largest internet portal in Brazil. During his career he has also had the opportunity to head up the technical and operational planning and coordination of major sporting events broadcast by Record TV,