Sports broadcasting contracts in Brazil

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Among the sports broadcasters in Brazil are the subscription channels ESPN, SporTV, Fox Sports, BandSports; the pay-per-view channels Premiere FC; and the subscription video streaming services HBO Max, Star+, DAZN and Eleven Sports.

Association Football (Soccer)[]

Brazilian tournaments[]

National Championships[]

  • Rede Globo
  • SporTV
  • Premiere
  • TNT Sports (via HBO Max or TNT/Space due to the end of the channel)
  • DAZN Brasil
  • TV Brasil

Globo broadcasts games of the First Division (Série A) only, on Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoon. The games are regionally divided. Globo has the rights to broadcast all games.

SporTV broadcasts games from both First and Second Division (Série B). On the first division, SporTV can only broadcast games from: Atlético-GO, Atlético-MG, Botafogo, Bragantino, Corinthians, Flamengo, Fluminense, Goiás, Grêmio, São Paulo, Sport and Vasco. On the second division, SporTV has the rights to broadcast all games, but the channel reserves some games for its sister PPV channel, Premiere.[1]

Premiere (Globo's PPV channel) has the rights to broadcast games from both First and Second Division. On the first division, Premiere can broadcast games from all teams, except Athletico-PR (38 games). On the second division, Premiere has the rights to broadcast all games.

After long negotiations, got the rights to broadcast games from Athletico, Bahia, Coritiba, Ceará, Fortaleza, Internacional, Palmeiras and Santos. On games that both teams have contract with TNT sports, TNT or Space broadcast the game exclusively on Cable TV, meaning that Globo can still broadcast them. On games that one of the teams has contract with Premiere and the other with TNT sports, the game is broadcast by TNT or Space and Premiere.[2]

DAZN broadcasts and Tv Nsports (app) share the rights for most part of the games from the Third Division (Série C).[3]

Eleven Sports (app) and TV Brasil share the rights for most part of the games from the Fourth Division (Série D).

State Championships[]

Globo, SporTV and Premiere also broadcast the major part of the pre-season state championships. In 2020, Globo and FERJ had a disagreement, due to broadcasting rights for Flamengo's games. FERJ deactivated their contract with Globo, allowing teams to choose whether or not broadcast their games on the TV channel. Flamengo and multiple teams chose to broadcast their remaining games on their respective channels on YouTube. The final game was broadcast by SBT after negotiations between the channel and Flamengo and Fluminense FC.[4]

Copa do Brasil (Brazil Cup)[]

Globo, SporTV and Premiere broadcast all the games from Copa do Brasil.

European tournaments[]

Premier League (England)[]

Main article: List of Premier League broadcasters

ESPN and FOX Sports broadcast all games.[5]

FA Cup (England)[]

Main article: List of FA Cup broadcasters
  • TBA

EFL Cup (England)[]

Main article: List of EFL Cup broadcasters

La Liga (Spain)[]

Main article: List of La Liga broadcasters

Serie A (Italy)[]

Main article: List of Serie A broadcasters

Eredivise (Netherlands)[]

Main article: List of Eredivisie broadcasters

Bundesliga (Germany)[]

Main article: List of Bundesliga broadcasters

Band can broadcast one game per matchweek and usually the channel chooses games from Sunday morning.

Ligue 1 (France)[]

Main article: List of Ligue 1 broadcasters

Primeira Liga (Portugal)[]

Russian Premier League (Russia)[]

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: List of UEFA Champions League broadcasters
  • SBT
  • TNT Sports (via TNT/Space)
  • HBO Max

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: List of UEFA Europa League broadcasters

UEFA Super Cup[]

Main article: List of UEFA Super Cup broadcasters
  • SBT
  • TNT Sports (via TNT/Space)

UEFA European Championship[]

  • Rede Globo
  • SporTV

Latin American, Caribbean & North American tournaments[]

Copa Libertadores[]

Main article: List of Copa Libertadores broadcasters

FOX Sports broadcasts approximately 65 matches, including the final, on cable TV. SBT broadcasts one or two matches per week, including the final, only if brazilian clubs are involved in those games. The PPV channel CONMEBOL TV broadcasts approximately 35 matches and its produced by BandSports.[8]

Copa Sudamericana[]

Main article: List of Copa Sudamericana broadcasters
  • CONMEBOL TV

DAZN was originally the official broadcaster for Copa Sudamericana until 2022 but, in March 2020, after financial problems, opted out of the deal, leaving the rights to CONMEBOL's very own CONMEBOL TV, produced by BandSports.[9]

LPF (Argentina)[]

Main article: List of Argentine Primera División broadcasters

MLS (United States)[]

Main article: List of current Major League Soccer broadcasters

Even after the merge, ESPN does not share its broadcasting rights for the MLS with FOX Sports.[10]

Copa América[]

International (worldwide) tournaments[]

FIFA Club World Cup[]

Main article: List of FIFA Club World Cup broadcasters
  • Rede Globo
  • SporTV

FIFA World Cup[]

Main article: List of FIFA World Cup broadcasters
  • Rede Globo
  • SporTV
  • FOX Sports

Brazilian national team games[]

  • Rede Globo
  • SporTV

Athletics[]

Diamond League[]

Marathons[]

Some important World Marathon Majors, such as the New York City, London, Berlin and Tokyo marathons, and other major competitions like the Paris and Sydney marathons, among others, are split between these two channels.

Saint Silvester Road Race[]

World Athletics Series[]

Some major competitions like the World Athletics Championships are transmitted by this channel.

Baseball[]

MLB[]

Main article: Major League Baseball on television

ESPN only broadcasts games that are originally broadcast by the american ESPN. The same applies to FOX Sports.

Basketball[]

College Basketball (USA)[]

NBA[]

Main article: List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters

ESPN mostly broadcasts games originally broadcast by the american ESPN. SporTV usually broadcasts games aired on TNT in the USA, but using the graphic package of the NBA International League Pass.[11] The same applies to Band in terms of graphic package, but the station only has the rights to broadcast games on Sunday and Thursday nights.[12] The NBA Brazil channel on YouTube started to occasionally broadcast games after a partnership with Budweiser.[13]

NBB[]

WNBA[]

Basketball Africa League[]

Beach Soccer[]

Globo broadcasts beach soccer games on a segment inside Esporte Espetacular (Spetacular Sport), a classic Sunday morning sports show. SporTV broadcasts the major part of the games, including the World Cup and Band Sports usually broadcasts the South American Cup.

Cricket[]

At the moment, there is no active broadcasting contracts for Cricket in Brazil.

Cycling[]

Road cycling[]

Rai Italia broadcasts their signal in their international feed, which includes Brazil.

Track cycling[]

  • SporTV (only major competitions, such as the World Championships)

Field Hockey[]

At the moment, there is no active broadcasting contracts for Field Hockey in Brazil.

Fighting Sports[]

Boxing[]

UFC[]

  • SporTV
  • (pay-per-view)

WWE[]

Futsal[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[]

  • Rede Globo
  • SporTV

Globo broadcasts the final of the World Cup on a segment inside Esporte Espetacular if Brazil is participating. SporTV (Globo's sports channel) broadcasts the whole tournament.

LNF[]

  • Rede Globo
  • SporTV
  • TV Brasil

SporTV broadcasts the major part of the games, TV Brasil covers the small part of the games and Globo broadcasts the final of the tournament on a segment inside Esporte Espetacular.

Golf[]

Gridiron Football[]

American Football[]

College Football (USA)[]

NFL[]

Main article: List of current National Football League broadcasters

ESPN Brazil broadcasts approximately four games on Sunday and all primetime games despite the original network (CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN). After the merge, ESPN shared its broadcasting rights with FOX Sports, and now the second broadcasts one "FOX late game" on Sunday afternoon. [14]

XFL[]

Main article: XFL (2020) § Broadcasting

BFA[]

ESPN does not broadcast a lot of games due to a lack of "help" from the teams, but does broadcast the final game.[15]

Canadian Football[]

CFL[]

Handball[]

At the moment, there is no active broadcasting contracts for Handball in Brazil, despite efforts from Rede Globo and its sports channel SporTV.

Motor Sports[]

Automobile racing[]

Copa HB20[]

Copa Truck[]

Dakar Rally[]

DTM[]

F1[]

Main article: List of Formula One broadcasters

After 27 years, Globo lost the F1 broadcasting rights to Band. The second, now broadcasts the races on Sundays live and on free-to-air TV. The Free Practices and Qualifying are broadcast on BandSports, Band's sports network only available on cable TV.[16]

F2[]

F3[]

FE[]

Main article: List of Formula E broadcasters

IndyCar Series[]

Mercedes-Benz Challenge[]

NASCAR[]

FOX Sports broadcasts the Trucks, Xfinity and Cup races when those don't interfere on other live events. In that case, ESPN uses the ESPN 2 channel to broadcast it. Viewers can choose between the Brazilian commentary team and the original commentary team on races that are originally broadcast by FOX in the United States. [17]

Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil[]

  • SporTV

Stock Car Brasil[]

Stock Car Light[]

WRC[]

Main article: List of World Rally Championship broadcasters

Motorcycle racing[]

MotoGP[]

Main article: List of MotoGP broadcasters

Superbike[]

Superbike Brasil[]

Olympic Games[]

Globo broadcast all the Olympic Games in the modern era so far, with the exception of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics.

SporTV, Globo's sports channel on cable television, broadcast all the games. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, the channel launched 13 HD extra channels on cable to celebrate and broadcast all of the events of the Rio Olympics. The channels were available on most cable providers and anyone with a SporTV subscription already included in their account could access them.[19]

Globoplay, Globo's streaming service, started to broadcast the Olympics in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The service provided users that paid for the "Globoplay + Live Channels" plan with 52 live OBS feeds with no commentary. In a partnership with NHK, Globoplay provided users with 8K special broadcasts in the same games.[20]

Pan-American Games[]

  • SporTV

Rugby[]

Rugby sevens[]

Main article: List of World Rugby Sevens Series broadcasters

Rugby union[]

ESPN has the rights to broadcast all the major rugby tournaments.

Surfing[]

Tennis[]

Volleyball[]

SporTV airs the FIVB and South American indoor and beach volleyball tournaments, and the Brazilian Men's Volleyball Superliga, Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga and Brazilian Beach Volleyball Circuit. Rede Globo broadcasts the Superliga final games on a segment inside Esporte Espetacular.

BandSports airs the Italian Volleyball League.

Winter Sports[]

  • SporTV (major events, like World Cups and World Championships, in most sports)
  • ESPN Brasil (only major figure skating championships)

Ice Hockey[]

World Championships[]

NHL[]

Main article: List of current National Hockey League broadcasters

ESPN broadcasts a major part of the games.[21]

X Games[]

References[]

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  15. ^ "Brasil Bowl X: Como assistir AO VIVO na TV a decisão da Liga BFA 2019". Torcedores.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 December 2019.
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