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ESPN Brazil

ESPN Brasil
ESPN Brasil logo.svg
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
Headquarters São Paulo, São Paulo
Formerly called ESPN: Canal+ (1989-1991), TVA Esportes (1991-1995)
ESPN+: ESPN HD (2009-2012)
Website espn.com.br
Availability
Satellite
SKY Channel 26 (ESPN+ SD)
Channel 27 (ESPN Extra SD)
Channels 27-1 and 227 (ESPN Extra HD)
Channel 29 (ESPN SD)
Channels 29-1 and 229 (ESPN HD)
Channel 30 (ESPN Brasil SD)
Channels 30-1 and 230 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channels 231 and 31-1 (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)
Cabo Telecom Channel 810 (ESPN+ HD)
Channel 813 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 814 (ESPN HD)
Channel 817 (ESPN Extra HD)
IPTV
Vivo TV Channel 570 (ESPN Brasil HD)
Channel 571 (ESPN HD)
Channel 572 (ESPN+ 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.


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