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ESPN (Brazil)

Brazilian pay television sports network From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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".

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Despite having a team that is 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.

In 2007, ESPN 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 became ESPN, while the current ESPN became ESPN 2, while the current ESPN 2 became ESPN 3, Fox Sports became ESPN 4. The change happened on January 17, 2022 and happened on February 15, 2024 for Fox Sports 2 and ESPN Extra as they became ESPN 5 and ESPN 6.[5][6]

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ESPN channels in Brazil

Five separate channels of ESPN exist in Brazil:[7]

  • ESPN (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).
  • ESPN3 (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.
  • ESPN5 (formerly Fox Sports 2), focused in football, and WWE.
  • ESPN6 (formerly ESPN Extra), focused in extreme sports and wrestling.
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ESPN Brazil significant programming rights

Football

American Football

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

  • ESPN Knockout

College Sports

Cricket

Cycling

Futsal

Golf

Handball

Horse Racing

Ice Hockey

Marathon

Mixed Martial Arts

  • Kombat Taekwondo

Motorsport

Multi-Sport Events

Padel

  • Premier Padel
  • A1 Padel

Polo

Rugby

Skiing

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Yachting

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Programs broadcast by ESPN Brazil

  • Além da Bola
  • ATP Tour Uncovered
  • Bola da Vez
  • Clássicos ESPN
  • Compacto NFL
  • Destaques da COMNEBOL Libertadores
  • Destaques da COMNEBOL Sudamericana
  • Destaques dos X Games
  • Equipe F
  • ESPN Filmes
  • ESPN League
  • F1: The Inside Line
  • FA Cup Highlights
  • F Show
  • Futebol 360
  • La Liga World
  • Linha de Passe
  • Mina de Passe
  • Momento ESPN
  • Mundo F
  • Mundo Premier League
  • MunDu Menezes
  • NBA Action
  • Pelas Quadras
  • Premier League Stories
  • Prévia da FA Cup
  • Resenha
  • Resenha da Rodada
  • Show da Rodada: La Liga
  • Show da Rodada: Premier League
  • Show da Rodada: Serie A
  • SportsCenter Abre o Jogo
  • SportsCenter Brazil
  • SportsCenter U.S.
  • EFA Nations League: Match Day HighlightsU
  • UEFA Nations League: Match Night Highlights

ESPN Brazil staff

  • Abel Neto – "Futebol 360" host
  • Airton Cunha – Tennis commentator
  • Alex Tseng – host
  • André Donke – soccer commentator
  • André Kfouri – Reporter; "Equipe F" and "SportsCenter" host
  • Amoroso – soccer commentator
  • André Linares – Reporter
  • André Plihal – "Resenha" and "Bola da Vez" host
  • Antonio Martoni – Rugby commentator
  • Antony Curti – NFL and College Football commentator; "ESPN League" co-host
  • Ari Aguiar – Play-by-play announcer and "ESPN League" host
  • Bruno Vicari – "SportsCenter" host
  • Caco da Motta - soccer commentator
  • Carlos Eugênio Simon – soccer refereeing commentator
  • Celso Unzelte – soccer commentator
  • Christian Fittipaldi – IndyCar Series commentator
  • Cícero Mello – Reporter
  • Cledi Oliveira – Play-by-play announcer
  • Conrado Giulietti - Play-by-play announcer
  • Diego Lugano – 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" and "F Show" host
  • Eduardo Elias – "SportsCenter" host
  • Elton Serra - soccer commentator
  • Eugênio Leal – soccer commentator
  • Fábio Luciano – soccer commentator
  • Fausto Macieira – MotoGP commentator
  • Felipe André - Reporter
  • Felipe Motta – "SportsCenter" host
  • Fernando Campos – soccer commentator
  • Fernando Meligeni - Tennis commentator
  • Fernando Nardini – Play-by-play announcer and "SportsCenter" co-host
  • Fernando Ribeiro – Play-by-play announcer
  • Fernando Saraiva – soccer commentator
  • Flávio Pereira - Play-by-play announcer
  • Gian Oddi – Soccer commentator
  • Gláucia Santiago – "SportsCenter" host
  • Guilherme Giovannoni - Basketball commentator
  • Gustavo Berton – Reporter
  • Gustavo Hofman – Soccer commentator and Reporter
  • Gustavo Zupak – Soccer commentator
  • Gustavo Santos - Play-by-play announcer
  • Hamilton Rodrigues – Play-by-play announcer
  • Helen Luz - Basketball commentator
  • Hugo Botelho – Play-by-play announcer
  • João Castelo Branco – Reporter
  • José Roberto Lux "Zé Boquinha" – NBA and College Basketball commentator
  • Juliana Tesser – MotoGP commentator
  • Leonardo Bertozzi – Soccer commentator
  • Leonardo Gaciba – soccer refereeing commentator
  • Leonardo Sasso - Basketball commentator
  • Lilliany Nascimento - Reporter
  • Luan Amaral - Reporter
  • Luciana Marianno – Play-by-play announcer and "Mina de Passe" host
  • Luciano Amaral – "Mundo F" host
  • Luiz Carlos Largo – Play-by-play announcer
  • Marcela Rafael – "SportsCenter" host
  • Mariana Becker - Reporter
  • 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
  • Melbya Rolim - Reporter
  • Mendel Bydlowski – Reporter
  • Osvaldo Pascoal – soccer commentator
  • Paulo Antunes – NFL and NBA commentator; "ESPN League" co-host
  • Paulo Calçade – Soccer commentator
  • Paulo Soares – Play-by-play announcer and "SportsCenter" host
  • Pedro Henrique Torre – Reporter
  • Rafael Marques – soccer commentator
  • Raphael Prates – soccer commentator
  • Renan do Couto – Play-by-play announcer
  • Renan Rocha – Play-by-play announcer
  • Renata Ruel – soccer refereeing commentator
  • Renato Rodrigues – soccer 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
  • Teliana Pereira - tennis commentator
  • Thiago Alves – Play-by-play announcer and Motorsport commentator
  • Thiago Simões – Soccer, cricket and NHL commentator
  • Ubiratan Leal – Soccer and MLB commentator
  • Vinicius Moura – Play-by-play announcer
  • Vinicius Nicoletti – Reporter
  • Victoria Leite - Reporter
  • Victor Martins – Motorsport commentator
  • Vladimir Bianchini - Reporter
  • Weinny Eirado – NFL, MLB and College Football commentator
  • William Tavares – "Linha de Passe" co-host; play-by-play announcer and "Equipe F" host
  • Zé Elias – soccer commentator
  • Zinho – soccer commentator
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