ESPN Brasil

ESPN Brasil
Launched ESPN: March 31, 1989
ESPN Brasil: June 17, 1995
ESPN+: April 29, 2009
ESPN Extra: March 24, 2016
Owned by ESPN Inc.
(The Walt Disney Company 80%, Hearst Corporation 20%)
Picture format 720p (16:9 HDTV)
(HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV sets)
Slogan #TudoPeloEsporte
("#EverythingForTheSports")
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Broadcast area Brazil
Formerly called ESPN: Canal+ (1989-1991), TVA Esportes (1991-1995)
ESPN+: ESPN HD (2009-2012)
Website espn.com.br
Availability
Satellite
SKY Channel 29 (ESPN SD)
Channel 29-1 (ESPN HD)
Channel 30 (ESPN Brasil SD)
Channel 30-1 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 31-1 (ESPN+ HD)
Channel 229 (ESPN HD)
Channel 230 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 231 (ESPN+ HD)
Claro TV Channel 70 (ESPN Brasil SD)
Channel 71 (ESPN SD)
Channel 72 (ESPN+ SD)
Channel 570 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 571 (ESPN HD)
Channel 572 (ESPN+ HD)
Oi TV Channel 160 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 161 (ESPN HD)
Channel 162 (ESPN+ HD)
Vivo TV Channel 46 (ESPN HD)
Channel 47 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 48 (ESPN+ HD)
Algar TV Channel 460 (ESPN+ SD)
Channel 461 (ESPN SD)
Channel 462 (ESPN Brasil SD)
Channel 966 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 967 (ESPN+ HD)
Channel 968 (ESPN HD)
Cable
NET Channel 70 (ESPN Brasil SD)
Channel 71 (ESPN SD)
Channel 72 (ESPN+ SD)
Channel 570 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 571 (ESPN HD)
Channel 572 (ESPN+ HD)
Vivo TV Plus Channel 44 (ESPN Brasil SD)
Channel 45 (ESPN SD)
Channel 48 (ESPN+ SD)
Channel 344 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 345 (ESPN HD)
Channel 346 (ESPN+ HD)
Vivo TV Fibra Channel 570 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 571 (ESPN HD)
Channel 572 (ESPN+ HD)
Cabo Telecom Channel 810 (ESPN+ HD)
Channel 813 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 814 (ESPN HD)
Channel 817 (ESPN Extra HD)
Streaming media
WatchESPN espn.uol.com.br/watch

ESPN Brasil is a Brazilian cable television network, launched in March 1989. ESPN Brasil 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 and 2008 Summer Olympics; the 1998 and 2006 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 Organizações 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.

Recently ESPN Brasil made a partnership with Rádio Eldorado 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 November 2011, 1 month to start the FIFA Club World Cup, the ESPN lost broadcast rights in Brazil with problem in broadcasts. The rights stay now with BandSports.

The Fox Sports is coming to Brazil, and tried the rights of UEFA Champions League from ESPN without success. After tried take rights of Barclays Premier League and of Bundesliga. Without success, the target now is the narrator Gustavo Villani. Negotiation with him is in progress.

In February, The Fox Sports Brazil contracted Rodrigo Bueno, ex-ESPN commantator.

In March, 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 three 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]

ESPN channels in Brazil

Six separate channels of ESPN exist in Brazil:[4]

ESPN Brasil significant programming rights

(Considering events broadcast by ESPN, ESPN Brasil and ESPN+)

Football

Action Sports

Baseball

Basketball

Bike Sports

Boxing

College Sports

Cricket

Cycling

Golf

Gridiron Football

Handball

Horse Racing

Ice Hockey

Judo

Marathon

Motor Sports

Multi-Sport Events

Poker

Rugby Union

Surf

Tennis

Voleyball

Yachting

Programs broadcast by ESPN Brasil

Current

  • Abre o Jogo
  • Aloha
  • Bate-Bola
  • Bola da Vez
  • Brasileirão ESPN
  • Caravana do Esporte
  • Especial Radical
  • ESPN F1
  • ESPN Filmes
  • ESPN Nordeste
  • F1: The Inside Line
  • Futebol no Mundo
  • Ícones do Esporte
  • Linha de Passe
  • Matchmaking
  • Multiplayer
  • Mundo Premier League
  • NBA Action
  • Olhar ESPNW
  • Pelas Quadras
  • Poker Stars
  • Prévia
  • Prorrogação ESPN
  • Resenha ESPN
  • Scrum ESPN
  • Search4Hurt
  • Segredos do Esporte
  • Semana NFL
  • Show da Rodada
  • SportsCenter Brasil
  • SportsCenter US
  • The Book is on the Table
  • Total Rugby
  • World Rugby
  • X Center

Discontinued

  • A Liga Confidencial
  • Aventuras com Renata Falzoni
  • Conexão Surf
  • Credencial ESPN
  • Diz Que Fui Por Aí...
  • Duetto
  • ESPN Dox
  • É Rapidinho!
  • Fora de Jogo (version of PressPass/Fuera de Juego)
  • Game Up
  • Histórias do Esporte (version of E:60)
  • Jornal do Handebol
  • Jornal do Tênis
  • Juca Entrevista
  • Limite
  • Loucos por Futebol
  • Mar Brasil
  • Mundo 2 Rodas
  • O Brasil da Copa do Brasil
  • Planeta EXPN
  • Pontapé Inicial
  • Por Dentro da ESPN
  • Semana NFL (equivalent to NFL Semanal/Monday Night Countdown)
  • Skate Paradise
  • Super Ação
  • Surfe
  • Triz
  • X-Treme TV

ESPN Brasil Staff

  • Airton Cunha - Tennis commentator
  • Alessandro Sabella - Play-by-play announcer and host
  • Alex Tseng - "Futebol no Mundo" co-host
  • Alexandre Oliveira - Soccer and Futsal commentator
  • André Kfouri - Reporter; "The Book is on the Table" and Sportscenter co-host
  • André Plihal - "Resenha ESPN" host
  • Antero Greco - Soccer commentator and Sportscenter co-host
  • Antonio Martoni - Rugby commentator
  • Antony Curti - NFL, College Football and College Basketball commentator
  • Ari Aguiar - Play-by-play announcer
  • Arnaldo Ribeiro - Soccer commentator
  • Bruno Vicari - "Bate-Bola" host
  • Cícero Mello - Reporter
  • Cledi Oliveira - Play-by-play announcer
  • Débora Gares - Reporter
  • Eduardo Afonso - Reporter
  • Eduardo Agra - NBA and College Basketball commentator
  • Eduardo de Meneses - Reporter
  • Eduardo "Dudu" Monsanto - Play-by-play announcer and "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Eduardo Tironi - Soccer commentator
  • Everaldo Marques - Play-by-play announcer, "The Book is on the table" and "Semana NFL" co-host
  • Fernando Meligeni - Tennis commentator
  • Fernando Nardini - Play-by-play announcer and Sportscenter co-host
  • Flávio Ortega - Reporter
  • Gabriela Moreira - Reporter
  • Gerd Wenzel - Soccer commentator
  • Gian Oddi - Soccer commentator and "Fora de Jogo" co-host
  • Gustavo Hofman - Soccer commentator and "Futebol no Mundo" co-host
  • Helvídio Mattos - Reporter
  • João Carlos Albuquerque - "Bate-Bola" host
  • João Castelo Branco - Reporter
  • João Palomino - ESPN director; Play-by-play announcer
  • Jorge Nicola - Soccer commentator *José Renato Ambrósio - Reporter
  • José Roberto Lux "Zé Boquinha" - NBA and College Basketball commentator
  • Juan Pablo Sorín - Soccer commentator
  • Juca Kfouri - "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Juliana Veiga - Sportscenter co-host
  • Léo Bertozzi - Soccer commentator and "Sportscenter" host in "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Luciano "KDRA" Lancelotti - Action sports commentator
  • Lúcio de Castro - "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Luis Alberto Volpe – "Histórias do Esporte" host
  • Luís Formiga - Action Sports commentator
  • Luiz Carlos Largo - Play-by-play announcer
  • Marcela Rafael - Espn W co-host and Sportscenter co-host
  • Maurício Jahu - Volleyball commentator; Sportscenter co-host
  • Mauro Cezar Pereira - Soccer commentator and "Sportscenter" host in "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Mendel Bydlowski - Reporter
  • Osvaldo Maraucci - Tennis commentator
  • Paulo Andrade - Play-by-play announcer; "Linha de Passe" and "Futebol no Mundo" host
  • Paulo Antunes - NFL and MLB commentator; "The Book is on the Table" co-host
  • Paulo Calçade - Soccer commentator
  • Paulo Mancha - NFL and College Football commentator
  • Paulo Soares - Play-by-play announcer and Sportscenter co-host
  • Rafael Reis - Reporter
  • Rafael Ribeiro Play-by-play announcer; "Bate-Bola" and "Brasileirão ESPN" co-host
  • Ricardo Melo - Golf commentator
  • Rogério Vaughan - Play-by-play announcer
  • Rômulo Mendonça - Play-by-play announcer
  • Rubens Pozzi - Reporter and Sportscenter co-host
  • Thiago Simões - Soccer and NHL commentator
  • Tiago Brant - "X Center" host
  • Ubiratan Leal - Soccer and MLB commentator
  • Vinícius Nicoletti - Reporter
  • Vivian Mesquita - "X Center" host
  • William Tavares - Play-by-play announcer; "Bate-Bola" and "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Wlamir Marques - FIBA Basketball commentator
  • Zé Elias - soccer commentator; "Bate-Bola" co-host

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Portuguese)Estadão, Quem Somos,
  2. ↑ http://lostremote.com/in-advance-of-the-2014-world-cup-espn-partners-with-mobovivo-to-launch-espn-sync_b39253
  3. ↑ http://www.techvibes.com/blog/mobovivo-and-espn-sync-soccer-to-the-second-screen-2013-11-14
  4. ↑ http://www.netcombo.com.br/tv-por-assinatura/pay-per-view/esportes

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