ESPN Brasil

ESPN Brasil
Launched June 1995
Owned by ESPN, Inc.
(The Walt Disney Company 80%, Hearst Corporation 20%)
Picture format SDTV (480i)
(16:9 anamorphic widescreen)
HDTV (720p)
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Formerly called TVA Esportes
Sister channel(s) ESPN
Website espn.com.br
Availability
Satellite
SKY Brasil Channel 30 / 230 (HD)
Claro TV Channel 46
Oi TV Channel 111
Cable
NET Channel 70 / 570 (HD)
Vivo TV (cable/fiber) Channel 44

ESPN Brasil is a Brazilian cable television network. Launched in June 1995 through a joint venture between ESPN Inc. and Grupo Abril's television arm TVA, ESPN Brasil was the first country-specific version of ESPN outside the United States. Today, the network has 12.2 million subscribers. 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

Three 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

Auto Racing

Baseball

Basketball

Bike Sports

Boxing

College Sports

Cycling

Equestrianism

Futsal

Golf

Gridiron Football Football

Handball

Horse Racing

Ice Hockey

Judo

Multi-Sport Events

Poker

Rugby Union

Skating

Surf

Tennis

Voleyball

Among others.

Programs broadcast by ESPN Brasil

News/analysis

SportsCenter Brazil in 2006 with Paulo "Amigão" Soares and Antero Greco

Talk/debate

Original Series

Action Sports

ESPN Brasil Staff

  • Airton Cunha - Tennis commentator
  • Alessandro Sabella - Play-by-play announcer
  • Alex Tseng - "Futebol no Mundo" co-host
  • Alexandre Oliveira - Soccer commentator and "Fora de Jogo" co-host
  • André Kfouri - Reporter; "The Book is on the Table" and Sportscenter co-host
  • André Plihal - Reporter
  • 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
  • Carlos Lima - Play-by-play announcer
  • Cícero Mello - Reporter
  • Cledi Oliveira - Play-by-play announcer
  • Conrado Giulietti - Reporter
  • Eduardo Agra - NBA and College Baskteball commentator
  • Eduardo de Meneses - Reporter
  • Eduardo Monsanto - Play-by-play announcer and "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Eduardo Tironi - "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • 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
  • José Renato Ambrósio - Reporter
  • José Roberto Lux "Zé Boquinha" - NBA and College Basketball commentator
  • José Trajano - "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Juan Pablo Sorín - Soccer commentator
  • Juca Kfouri - "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Juliana Veiga - Sportscenter co-host
  • Leonardo Bertozzi - Soccer commentator and "Fora de Jogo" 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 - Bate Bola co-host
  • Maurício Jahu - Volleyball commentator; Sportscenter co-host
  • Mauro Cezar Pereira - Soccer commentator and "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Mendel Bydlowski - Reporter
  • Osvaldo Maraucci - Tennis commentator
  • Paulo Andrade - Play-by-play announcer; "Linha de Passe" and "Futebol no Mundo" co-host
  • Paulo Antunes - NFL and MLB commentator; "The Book is on the Table" co-host
  • Paulo Calçade - Soccer commentator; "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Paulo Mancha - NFL and College Football commentator
  • Paulo Soares - Play-by-play announcer and Sportscenter co-host
  • Rafael Reis - Reporter
  • Renata Falzoni - Action Sports reporter
  • Ricardo Melo - Golf commentator
  • Rogério Vaughan - Play-by-play announcer
  • Rômulo Mendonça - Play-by-play announcer
  • Rubens Pozzi - Reporter
  • 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 "Fora de Jogo" 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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