ESPN Brasil

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ESPN Brasil
ESPN Brasil logo.svg
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)
Formerly called TVA Esportes
Sister channel(s) ESPN
Website espn.com.br
Availability
Satellite
SKY Brasil Channel 30
Claro TV Channel 46
Oi TV Channel 500
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.

Contents

ESPN Brasil significant programming rights in 2012 [edit]

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

Football [edit]

Basketball [edit]

Equestrianism [edit]

Golf [edit]

Action Sports [edit]

Futsal [edit]

  • Liga Futsal
  • São Paulo State Championship
  • São Paulo Metropolitan Championship

Handball [edit]

  • Liga Petrobras
  • São Paulo State Championship

Multi-Sport Events [edit]

Rugby Union [edit]

American Football [edit]

Hockey [edit]

Judo [edit]

Grand Slam Tokyo

Baseball [edit]

Cycling [edit]

Auto Racing [edit]

Skating [edit]

Tennis [edit]

Bike Sports [edit]

Poker [edit]

Programs broadcast by ESPN Brasil [edit]

News/analysis [edit]

SportsCenter Brazil in 2006 with Paulo "Amigão" Soares and Antero Greco
  • Bate-Bola
  • Futebol no Mundo
  • Conexão Surf
  • Mar Brasil
  • Pontapé Inicial
  • Jornal do Tênis
  • Game Up
  • SportsCenter Brazil (also on ESPN)
  • The Book is on the Table (for ESPN)
  • Fora de Jogo (version of PressPass/Fuera de Juego, for ESPN)
  • Semana NFL (equivalent to NFL Semanal/Monday Night Countdown, for ESPN)

Talk/debate [edit]

  • Bola da Vez
  • Linha de Passe
  • Loucos por Futebol
  • Juca Entrevista (for ESPN)
  • É Rapidinho! (for ESPN)

Original Series [edit]

  • Caravana do Esporte
  • Diz Que Fui Por Aí...
  • Histórias do Esporte (version of E:60)
  • O Brasil da Copa do Brasil
  • A Liga Confidencial

Action Sports [edit]

  • Aventuras com Renata Falzoni
  • Cine Sessions
  • Mundo 2 Rodas
  • ESPN Dox
  • Skate Paradise
  • Super Ação
  • Surfe
  • Triz
  • X-Treme TV

ESPN Brasil Staff [edit]

  • 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
  • Ari Aguiar - Play-by-play announcer
  • Arnaldo Ribeiro - Soccer commentator
  • Carla Gomes - Reporter
  • Carlos Lima - Play-by-play announcer
  • Celso Unzelte - "Loucos por Futebol" and "É Rapidinho" co-host
  • Cícero Mello - Reporter
  • Claudio Prandoni - Video games commentator
  • Cledi Oliveira - Play-by-play announcer
  • Conrado Giulietti - Reporter
  • Diogo Novaes - NHL commentator
  • Eduardo Agra - NBA and NFL commentator
  • Eduardo Monsanto - Play-by-play announcer and "Pontapé Inicial" co-host
  • Everaldo Marques - Play-by-play announcer; "Fora de Jogo" and "The Book is on the table" co-host
  • Fernando Caetano - Reporter
  • Fernando Calazans - "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Fabio Azevedo - "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Flávio Gomes - Racing commentator and "É Rapidinho" co-host
  • Gerd Wenzel - Soccer commentator
  • Gian Oddi - Soccer commentator and "Fora de Jogo" co-host
  • Gustavo Hofman - Soccer commentator and "Futebol no Mundo" co-host
  • Helvidio Mattos - Reporter
  • Luis Hygino - "Game Up" host
  • João Carlos Albuquerque - "Bate-Bola" and "É Rapidinho" co-host
  • João Castelo Branco - Reporter
  • João Palomino - Play-by-play announcer and "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • José Trajano - ESPN director and "Pontapé Inicial" co-host
  • Juca Kfouri - "Linha de Passe" co-host and "Juca Entrevista" host
  • Julio Gomes - Soccer commentator
  • Leonardo Bertozzi - Soccer commentator and "Fora de Jogo" co-host
  • Lúcio de Castro - Reporter and "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Luís Formiga - Action Sports commentator
  • Luiz Carlos Largo - Play-by-play announcer
  • Marcela Rafael - Reporter
  • Marcelo Duarte - "Loucos por Futebol" co-host
  • Márcio Guedes - "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Marco Antonio Rodrigues - Play-by-play announcer
  • Marcos Caetano - Soccer commentator
  • Maurício Jahu - 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 and "Futebol no Mundo" co-host
  • Paulo Antunes - NFL and MLB commentator and "The Book is on the Table" co-host
  • Paulo Calçade - Soccer commentator and "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Paulo Cleto - Tennis commentator
  • Paulo Soares - Play-by-play announcer and Sportscenter co-host
  • Paulo Vinícius Coelho - Soccer commentator; "Bate-Bola", "Loucos por Futebol" and "Linha de Passe" co-host
  • Renata Falzoni - Action Sports reporter
  • Ricardo Melo - Golf commentator
  • Roberto Porto - Reporter
  • Rodrigo Rodrigues - "Bate-Bola" co-host
  • Rogério Vaughan - Play-by-play announcer
  • Rômulo Mendonça - Play-by-play announcer
  • Rubens Pozzi - Reporter
  • Thiago Simões - Soccer and NHL commentator
  • Tiago Brant - "Planeta EXPN" host
  • Sílvio Lancelotti - Soccer commentator
  • Vinícius Nicoletti - Reporter
  • William Tavares - Play-by-play announcer and Sportscenter co-host
  • Zé Boquinha - NBA commentator

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ (Portuguese)Estadão, Quem Somos,

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