Brazilian pay television sports networkTelevision channel
ESPN is the Brazilian division of ESPN Inc.
Launched in March 1989 as Canal+, it was 🌝 the first country-specific version of ESPN outside the United States, launched in June 1995.
The channel has covered major sporting events, 🌝 like the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics; the 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup 🌝 and the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Pan-American Games.
High ratings and prestige in the segment have been marks of the channel; 🌝 it also won the APCA award twice, in 1995 for "Best Sports Programming" and in 1998 for "Best Coverage of 🌝 the 1998 FIFA World Cup".
Despite having a team that's regarded as one of the best in Brazilian sports broadcasting and 🌝 important broadcasting rights for international competitions like La Liga, Premier League and the Bundesliga, major local series rights have historically 🌝 not been present; the Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil and the states' championships are held by local Grupo Globo and 🌝 SporTV.
ESPN, however, has purchased the rights to broadcast the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the Copa do Brasil for 🌝 TV and Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores de América, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Copa Sudamericana for radio.
Brasil made a partnership 🌝 with Rádio Eldorado[clarification needed] to broadcast sports on radio.
The new Rádio Eldorado ESPN used Eldorado's radio assets and the team 🌝 of commentators from ESPN Brasil.
It was renamed Rádio Estadão ESPN in 2007 due to a partnership agreement with the O 🌝 Estado de S.Paulo newspaper.[1]
In 2005 the company incorporated ESPN International coverage, starting to broadcast in two channels.
Before this date, programs 🌝 such as the SportsCenter International Edition, MLB and the NFL were transmitted directly from Bristol, Connecticut, with Portuguese audio from 🌝 Andre Adler, Marco Alfaro, Sergio Cesario, Roby Porto, José Inácio Werneck, and Roberto Figueroa.
Since 2005, shows and games are recorded 🌝 and broadcast from its studios in São Paulo, though morning schedules continue to include USA and Latin American programs.
Prior to 🌝 May 2011, programs produced by ESPN Brasil generally did not use in-game score graphics, though international programs had them.
Beginning that 🌝 month, ESPN Brasil began using the same score and other graphics used by the US channel.
In March 2012, the ESPN'S 🌝 network in Brazil started with the broadcast 100% in HD with sports events and original programs.
This is the same practice 🌝 of ESPN in USA.
The four channels of ESPN in Brazil is broadcast fully in HD.
In October 2013, ESPN launched a 🌝 second screen app, ESPN Sync, to connect to broadcasts of football matches.[2][3]
On May 6, 2020, Brazil's antitrust regulator CADE announced 🌝 that ESPN and Fox Sports could merge their operations in Brazil together as of January 1, 2022, and not before, 🌝 due to Fox Sports' broadcast rights and structure in the country, with ESPN taking over broadcast rights and structure after 🌝 the merger.[4]
In November 2021, it was announced that Disney would retire the ESPN Brasil brand after 26 years on air.
ESPN 🌝 Brasil would become ESPN, while the current ESPN would become ESPN 2, while the current ESPN 2 would become ESPN 🌝 3, and Fox Sports will become ESPN 4.
Fox Sports 2 and ESPN Extra would not change their names.
The change happened 🌝 on January 17, 2022.[5]
ESPN channels in Brazil [ edit ]
Five separate channels of ESPN exist in Brazil:[6]
ESPN (formerly ESPN Brasil), 🌝 the main channel, more football orientated with live debate, news, interviews and major international football games.
(formerly ESPN Brasil), the main 🌝 channel, more football orientated with live debate, news, interviews and major international football games.
ESPN2 (formerly ESPN), focused in US-based competitions 🌝 (NBA, NFL and NHL).
(formerly ESPN), focused in US-based competitions (NBA, NFL and NHL).
ESPN3 (formerly ESPN2), focused in extreme sports, MLB, 🌝 tennis, rugby, cycling, golf and poker.
(formerly ESPN2), focused in extreme sports, MLB, tennis, rugby, cycling, golf and poker.
ESPN4 (formerly Fox 🌝 Sports), focused in motorsport, boxing, MMA and international football.
(formerly Fox Sports), focused in motorsport, boxing, MMA and international football.
ESPN Extra, 🌝 focused in extreme sports and wrestling.
ESPN Brazil significant programming rights [ edit ]Badminton [ edit ]Baseball [ edit ]Basketball [ 🌝 edit ]Boxing [ edit ]ESPN Knockout
College Sports [ edit ]
National Collegiate Athletic Association eventsCricket [ edit ]Cycling [ edit ]Futsal 🌝 [ edit ]Golf [ edit ]Handball [ edit ]
Horse Racing [ edit ]Ice Hockey [ edit ]Marathon [ edit ]
Mixed 🌝 Martial Arts [ edit ]Lux Fight LeagueMotorsport [ edit ]
Multi-Sport Events [ edit ]Padel [ edit ]Premier PadelAPT Padel Tour
Rugby 🌝 Union [ edit ]Skiing [ edit ]
Table Tennis [ edit ]Tennis [ edit ]Volleyball [ edit ]
Weightlifting [ edit ]Wrestling 🌝 [ edit ]Yachting [ edit ]
Programs broadcast by ESPN Brazil [ edit ]Além da BolaATP Tour UncoveredBola da VezCestou ESPNCompacto 🌝 NFLCoppa Italia Show
Destaques da COMNEBOL Libertadores
Destaques da COMNEBOL Sudamericana
Destaques da UEFA Europa e Conference League
Destaques dos X GamesESPN FCESPN FilmesESPN 🌝 LeagueFA Cup HighlightsFutebol 90Futebol 360Inside Serie ALa Liga WorldLinha de PasseMina de PasseMomento ESPN
Mundo Premier LeagueMunDu MenezesNBA ActionPelas Quadras
Premier League 🌝 Stories
Prévia da Coppa ItaliaPrévia da FA CupResenhaResenha da Rodada
Show da Rodada: Coppa Italia
Show da Rodada: La Liga
Show da Rodada: Ligue 🌝 1
Show da Rodada: Premier League
Show da Rodada: Serie A
SportsCenter Abre o JogoSportsCenter BrazilSportsCenter U.S.
The Inside Line
UEFA Nations League: Match Day 🌝 Highlights
UEFA Nations League: Match Night Highlights
ESPN Brazil staff [ edit ]
Abel Neto – "Futebol 360" host
Airton Cunha – Tennis commentator
Alana 🌝 Ambrósio – "Cestou ESPN" hostAlex Tseng – host
André Donke – soccer commentator
André Kfouri – Reporter; "ESPN League" and "SportsCenter" host
Amoroso 🌝 – soccer commentator
André Linares – Reporter
André Plihal – "Resenha" and "Bola da Vez" host
Antero Greco – Soccer commentator and "SportsCenter" 🌝 host
Antonio Martoni – Rugby commentator
Antony Curti – NFL, College Football and MLB commentator; "ESPN League" co-host
Ari Aguiar – Play-by-play announcer 🌝 and "ESPN League" host
Bruno Vicari – "SportsCenter" host
Carlos Eugênio Simon – referee commentator
Celso Unzelte – soccer commentator
Christian Fittipaldi – IndyCar 🌝 Series commentator
Cícero Mello – Reporter
Cledi Oliveira – Play-by-play announcer
Daniela Boaventura – "Futebol 90" host
Diego Lugano – soccer commentator and "Resenha" 🌝 and "ESPN FC" co-host
Djalminha – soccer commentator and "Resenha" co-host
Edgard Mello Filho – Motorsport commentator
Eduardo Affonso – Reporter
Eduardo Agra – 🌝 NBA and College Basketball commentator
Eduardo de Menezes – Reporter and "Além da Bola" host
Eduardo Elias – "SportsCenter" host
Eugênio Leal – 🌝 soccer commentator
Fábio Luciano – soccer commentator
Fausto Macieira – MotoGP commentator
Felipe Motta – "SportsCenter" host
Fernando Campos – soccer commentator
Fernando Nardini – 🌝 Play-by-play announcer and "SportsCenter" co-host
Fernando Saraiva – soccer commentator
Gian Oddi – Soccer commentator
Gláucia Santiago – "SportsCenter" host
Gustavo Berton – Reporter
Gustavo 🌝 Hofman – Soccer commentator
Gustavo Zupak – Soccer commentator
Hamilton Rodrigues – Play-by-play announcer
Hugo Botelho – Play-by-play announcer
João Castelo Branco – Reporter
José 🌝 Roberto Lux "Zé Boquinha" – NBA and College Basketball commentator
Juliana Tesser – MotoGP commentator
Léo Bertozzi – Soccer commentator
Leonardo Gaciba – 🌝 referee commentator
Luciana Marianno – Play-by-play announcer
Luciano Amaral – "SportsCenter" host; E-Sports host
Luciano "KDRA" Lancelotti – Action sports commentator
Luiz Carlos Largo 🌝 – Play-by-play announcer
Marcela Rafael – "SportsCenter" host
Mariana Spinelli – "SportsCenter" host
Mario Marra – soccer commentator
Matheus Pinheiro – Play-by-play announcer
Matheus Suman 🌝 – Play-by-play announcer
Maurício Bonato – Play-by-play announcer
Mauro Naves – soccer commentator
Mendel Bydlowski – Reporter
Natalie Gedra – Reporter
Osvaldo Pascoal – soccer 🌝 commentator
Paulo Andrade – Play-by-play announcer and "Linha de Passe" host
Paulo Antunes – NFL and MLB commentator; "ESPN League" co-host
Paulo Calçade 🌝 – Soccer commentator
Paulo Mancha – NFL and College Football commentator
Paulo Soares – Play-by-play announcer and "SportsCenter" host
Pedro Henrique Torre – 🌝 Reporter
Rafael Marques – soccer commentator
Rafael Reis – Reporter
Raphael Prates – soccer commentator
Renan do Couto – Play-by-play announcer
Renan Rocha – Play-by-play 🌝 announcer
Renata Ruel – referee commentator
Renato Rodrigues – soccer commentator
Ricardo Bulgarelli – NBA commentator
Ricardo Melo – golf commentator
Roberta Barroso – Reporter
Rodrigo 🌝 Bueno – soccer commentator
Rogério Vaughan – Play-by-play announcer
Rubens Pozzi – Reporter and Sportscenter co-host
Silas Pereira – soccer commentator
Thiago Alves – 🌝 Play-by-play announcer and Motorsport commentator
Thiago Simões – Soccer and NHL commentator
Ubiratan Leal – Soccer and MLB commentator
Vinicius Moura – Play-by-play 🌝 announcer
Vinicius Nicoletti – Reporter
Victor Martins – Motorsport commentator
Weinny Eirado – NFL, MLB and College Football commentator
William Tavares – "Futebol 360" 🌝 host; play-by-play announcer and "Linha de Passe" co-host
Wlamir Marques – FIBA Basketball commentator
Zé Elias – soccer commentator
Zinho – soccer commentatorSee 🌝 also [ edit ]
