ESPN Brasil

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ESPN Brasil is a Brazilian cable television network.

History

Launched in June 1995, ESPN Brasil was the first ESPN broadcaster launched outside the United States. Today, the network has 2,2 million subscribers. The channel has a great reputation covering great 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. In this short period since its foundation, the network reached a prestigious position among the pay-TV segment, having a great receptivity among the audience. The channel 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 the Brazilian sports broadcasting and important broadcasting rights for international competitions like La Liga, Premier League and the Bundesliga, ESPN Brasil has its main competitor, SporTV, having the rights for the national competitions such as Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil and the state championships. This is because SporTV is owned by Organizações Globo and they can acquire the most of national competitions because of its monetary port.

Recently ESPN Brasil made a partnership with Rádio Eldorado to broadcast sports on radio. The new Rádio Eldorado ESPN has the structure of radio broadcasting from Eldorado and the team on commentators from ESPN Brasil.

ESPN Brasil significant programming rights

Basketball

*FIBA World Championship
*FIBA World Championship for Women
*FIBA Americas Championship
*FIBA Americas League
*Eurobasket
*Liga Sudamericana
*Supercopa de Basquetebol
*São Paulo State Championship

Equestrianism

*FEI World Cup

Extreme Sports

*X-Games (also on ESPN)

Futsal

*São Paulo State Championship
*São Paulo Metropolitan Championship

Handball

*Liga Petrobras
*São Paulo State Championship

Multi-Sport Events

*Summer Olympics
*Pan-American Games (also on ESPN)
*Jogos Abertos do Interior

Rugby Union

*Rugby World Cup (also on ESPN)

Soccer

*World: FIFA World Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
*Europe: UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Supercup and Euro 2008 Qualifiers (also on ESPN)
*South America: Recopa Sudamericana and Copa América (also on ESPN)
*England: Premier League, FA Cup and Carling Cup (also on ESPN)
*Germany: Bundesliga and DFB Pokal
*Italy: Serie A and Coppa Italia (also on ESPN)
*Spain: some La Liga matches (also on ESPN)

Tennis

all events are also shown on ESPN:
*Australian Open
*Roland Garros
*U.S. Open
*Some ATP Tour tournaments

Programs broadcast by ESPN Brasil

News/analysis

*Bate-Bola
*Futebol no Mundo
*Limite
*Mar Brasil
*Pontapé Inicial
*Por Dentro do Golfe {also on ESPN)
*Por Dentro do Vôlei (also on ESPN)
*SportsCenter Brazil (also on ESPN)
*The Book is on the Table (for ESPN)
*Fora de Jogo (version of ESPN Press Pass/Fuera de Juego, for ESPN)
*Semana NFL (equivalent to NFL Semanal/Monday Night Countdown, for ESPN)

Talk/debate

*Bola da Vez
*Linha de Passe
*Loucos por Futebol
*Juca Entrevista (for ESPN)
*É Rapidinho! (version of Pardon the Interruption/Cronómetro for ESPN)

Original Series

*Caravana do Esporte
*Diz Que Fui Por Aí...
*Histórias do Esporte

Action Sports

*Ação Compacto
*Aventuras com Renata Falzoni
*Cine Sessions
*Mundo 2 Rodas
*Planeta EXPN (for [http://www.expn.com.br EXPN.com.br] and ESPN)
*Skate Paradise
*Super Ação
*Surfe 2007
*Triz
*X-Treme TV

ESPN Brasil personalities

*Adriana Saldanha
*Alex Tseng
*André Kfouri
*André Plihal
*Antero Greco
*Arnaldo Ribeiro
*Carla Gomes
*Carlos Lima
*Celso Unzelte
*Cícero Mello
*Cledi Oliveira
*Eduardo Bueno
*Eduardo Elias
*Eduardo Monsanto
*Everaldo Marques
*Fernando Caetano
*Fernando Calazans
*Flávio Gomes
*Gerd Wenzel
*Helvidio Mattos
*João Carlos Albuquerque
*João Palomino
*José Trajano
*Juca Kfouri
*Kitty Balieiro
*Lilian Fernandes
*Luís Formiga
*Luiz Carlos Largo
*Marcelo Duarte
*Márcio Guedes
*Marco Antonio Rodrigues
*Marcos Caetano
*Maurício Jahu
*Mauro Cezar Pereira
*Osvaldo Maraucci
*Paulo Andrade
*Paulo Antunes
*Paulo Calçade
*Paulo Soares
*Paulo Vinícius Coelho
*Renata Falzoni
*Roberto Porto
*Rogério Vaughan
*Sílvio Lancelotti
*Soninha
*Vinícius Nicoletti
*Vivian Mesquita
*Wlamir Marques
*Zé Boquinha

See also

*ESPN
*ESPN International

External links

* [http://espn.com.br/ ESPN Brasil official site]