Brazilian programming block broadcast on TNT and SpaceTelevision channel
TNT Sports is a subsidiary of Warner Bros.
Discovery in Brazil responsible for 2️⃣ sports broadcasts on TNT and Space channels in the country.
Esporte Interativo started as a television channel, inaugurated on January 20, 2️⃣ 2007, with the live broadcast of a Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool.
From 2015, it became part of Turner 2️⃣ Broadcasting System Latin America.
Turner announced in 2018 the discontinuation of all EI channels in Brazil.
Part of the programming, such as 2️⃣ the exhibition of national and international football championships, started to be shown on the Brazilian versions of TNT and Space 2️⃣ channels.
With the standardization of Turner's sports channels in Latin America, it started to use the TNT Sports brand as of 2️⃣ 2021.
History [ edit ]
Partnership with RedeTV! and Rede Bandeirantes [ edit ]
The plan of the Esporte Interativo channel started in 2️⃣ 2004, when the marketing agency TopSports launch the brand Esporte Interativo and established a partnership with the TV network RedeTV! 2️⃣ to broadcast sports events like English Premier League, UEFA Champions League and NBA.
In September 2004, after fights between TopSports and 2️⃣ RedeTV!, the partnership was broken.
Esporte Interativo took their events to Rede Bandeirantes, in three years of partnership it broadcast events 2️⃣ like UEFA Champions League, La Liga, English Premier League and Lega Calcio.[1]
Own channel and growth [ edit ]
On January 20, 2️⃣ 2007, the Esporte Interativo channel started to broadcast free-to-air on satellite Star One C2, on the frequency 980 MHz vertical, 2️⃣ replacing Amazon Sat.
On June 10, 2010, the Esporte Interativo channel started to broadcast in São Paulo, channel 36 UHF, and 2️⃣ was created the Rede Esporte Interativo, to debut the network an interview with Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 2️⃣ was aired.
[2] In 2011 the network renewed the broadcast rights for the UEFA Champions League,[3] and gained the broadcast rights 2️⃣ for UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Europa League.
[4] To celebrate the 5th birthday of the channel, was opened a new 2️⃣ studio in São Paulo.[5]
In July 2012, Esporte Interativo launched their new SVOD multiplatform product EI Plus in partnership with Log 2️⃣ On, and in October, closed a partnership with Yahoo! Brasil and they launched a new sports website, the Yahoo! Esporte 2️⃣ Interativo.
In 2013 the Turner Broadcasting System acquired 20% of the network, becoming a business partner and occupying 2 of 7 2️⃣ members in the administration of the network.[6]
In August was announced a new channel of the network, the Esporte Interativo Nordeste, 2️⃣ a regional sports network dedicated for the sports from Brazilian northeast, and the acquisition of six state's championships of the 2️⃣ region.[7]
Full purchase by Turner and third channel [ edit ]
In early 2015, Turner Broadcasting Company, the television arm of Time 2️⃣ Warner, has closed a total purchase of Esporte Interativo, acquiring the part that was owned by Top Sports, Edgar Diniz 2️⃣ marketing agency.[8]
From January 26, 2015, when the contract was signed, Turner started to control the entire channel.
The programmer provides high 2️⃣ investments and a new time in EI, particularly in the technical apparatus.
2015 also saw the debut of a new channel, 2️⃣ EI Max.
Soon after, EI Nordeste was renamed EI Maxx and EI Max became EI Maxx 2.[9]
As of July 1, 2017, 2️⃣ EI Maxx was renamed Esporte Interativo and EI Maxx 2 was renamed Esporte Interativo 2.
As a result, the free-to-air channel 2️⃣ was renamed Esporte Interativo BR.
In addition to the nomenclature change, the three channels also get a new graphic project.[10]
End of 2️⃣ the EI channels, moving to TNT and Space [ edit ]
On August 9, 2018, the channel announced on its Facebook 2️⃣ page the deactivation of all of their TV channels in 40 days and moving all of their sports events to 2️⃣ TNT and Space channels in Brazil, on their social media and on the over-the-top service EI Plus.[11]
TNT Sports (Brasil) [ 2️⃣ edit ]
On January 8, 2021, WarnerMedia, the parent company of Turner, announced the replacement of the Esporte Interativo brand by 2️⃣ TNT Sports, a name that had been used since 2017 by a sports channel of the conglomerate in Argentina, and 2️⃣ which would now serve for pan-regional standardization in Latin America.
[12] The new brand was officially adopted at midnight on January 2️⃣ 17 across all of the group's social media, including EI Plus, which is now renamed Estádio TNT Sports.
On television, the 2️⃣ TNT Sports brand officially debuted during the match between Internazionale x Juventus, valid for the Serie A.[13]
Exhibitions [ edit ]
Competitions 2️⃣ [ edit ]Brazil [ edit ]Chile [ edit ]
International [ edit ]Basketball [ edit ]
NBA (only on YouTube)
Liga Brasileira de 2️⃣ Free Fire
Kick-off Electronic League
Professional wrestling [ edit ]
Programming [ edit ]A Hora do JogoArquibancada TNTChampions AwardsConexão EuropaDe Olho na LigaDe 2️⃣ PlacaDe SolaDe Zero a DezEi Games
Fred e Bechler ExplicamLiga EspetacularLiga Retrô
Live do André Henning
Live do Pedro CertezasMano a Mano
Melhor Futebol 2️⃣ do MundoMelhor da LigaNo EstouroO Último LancePolêmicas VaziasProrrogaçãoRaízes da ChampionsSó pra ter CertezasSlogans [ edit ]
2007–08: Agora, muito mais emoção! 2️⃣ ( Now, much more excitement! )
) 2008, 2010: Aqui a emoção não para! ( The excitement never stops! )
) 2009: 2️⃣ Sem limite para a brazino 7777 emoção! ( No limit for your excitement! )
) 2009: Rio 2016, O Esporte Interativo apoia 2️⃣ e você? ( Rio 2016, The Esporte Interativo supports, and you? )
) 2010–12: Esporte Interativo, paixão ao alcance de todos! 2️⃣ ( Esporte Interativo, passion within everyone's reach! )
) 2012: Esporte Interativo, 5 anos torcendo junto com você.
( Esporte Interativo, 5 2️⃣ years cheering along with you.)
) 2013: Esporte Interativo, nordestino de coração! ( Esporte Interativo, from northeast by heart! )
) 2013: 2️⃣ Copa do Nordeste: Esporte Interativo, o nordeste merece.
( Esporte Interativo, the northeast deserves it.)
) 2013–15: Esporte Interativo, emoção que o 2️⃣ Brasil merece.
( Esporte Interativo, the emotion Brasil deserves.)
) 2015–17: Esporte Interativo, aqui é com emoção de verdade.
( Esporte Interativo, here 2️⃣ is with real emotion )
) 2017–18: Esporte Interativo, movido por sonhos.
( Esporte Interativo, moved by dreams )
) 2021–present: TNT Sports, 2️⃣ paixão sem limites (TNT Sports, love without limits)
