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 ]
