Sports broadcasting contracts in Brazil
Among the sports broadcasters in Brazil are the subscription channels ESPN, SporTV, BandSports and NSports; the pay-per-view channels Premiere FC, Combate and Nosso Futebol; and the subscription video streaming services Max, Star+, DAZN and Eleven Sports.
Association Football (Soccer)
Brazilian tournaments
National Championships
- Rede Globo
- SporTV
- Premiere
- Band
- TNT Sports (via Max or TNT/Space due to the end of the channel)
- DAZN Brasil
- Eleven Sports Brasil
- Nosso Futebol
- TV Brasil
TV 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 at home (19 games). On the second division, Premiere has the rights to broadcast all games.
TNT Sports (Max), rights to broadcast games from Athletico playing at home (19 games). and CazéTV (channels on YouTube and Twitch) also got the rights for the Athletico home games, available only for Youtube members and Twitch subscribers of the channel.
Band broadcasts the Second Division (Série B) only, having the rights of four games per week. Two games with national broadcast and other two regionally broadcast.
DAZN and Nosso Futebol broadcast most of the games from the Third Division (Série C). Canal GOAT (Channels on Youtube, Facebook and Onefootball) shares the rights and broadcasts two games per week.[2]
Eleven Sports (app) and TV Brasil share the rights for most of the games from the Fourth Division (Série D).
State championships
- Rede Globo
- SporTV
- Premiere
- Band
- RecordTV
- TNT Sports
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 to 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.[3]
Copa do Brasil (Brazil Cup)
- Rede Globo
- SporTV
- Prime Video
- Premiere
Globo, SporTV and Premiere broadcast all the Copa do Brasil games.
European tournaments
Premier League (England)
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
ESPN and FOX Sports broadcast all games.[4]
FA Cup (England)
- ESPN Brasil
EFL Cup (England)
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
La Liga (Spain)
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
Serie A (Italy)
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
Star+ broadcasts all Serie A games.
Eredivisie (Netherlands)
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
Bundesliga (Germany)
- SporTV
- Onefootball (App)
- TV Cultura
- CazéTV (Youtube and Twitch)
- Canal GOAT (YouTube and Facebook)
- Nosso Futebol
Onefootball broadcasts all Bundesliga matches. SporTV, pay-per-view channel Nosso Futebol, and GOAT channels on YouTube and Facebook broadcast two games per week, CazéTV's channels on YouTube and Twitch broadcast one game per week.
2. Bundesliga (Germany)
- Onefootball (App)
Ligue 1 (France)
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
Primeira Liga (Portugal)
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
Super League Greece 1
- Star+
Scottish Premiership (Scotland)
- Star+
Jupiler Pro League(Belgium)
- Star+
Süper Lig (Turkey)
- Star+
Swiss Super League (Switzerland)
- Onefootball (App)
Fortuna Liga (Czech Republic)
- Onefootball (App)
Superligaen (Denmark)
- Onefootball (App)
Kazakh Premier League (Kazakhstan)
- Eleven Sports
- Onefootball (App)
Besta deild karla (Iceland)
- Onefootball (App)
UEFA Champions League
- SBT
- TNT Sports (via TNT/Space)
- Max
UEFA Europa League
- ESPN Brasil
- SBT
- TV Cultura
UEFA Super Cup
- SBT
- TNT Sports (via TNT/Space)
UEFA European Championship
- SporTV
- Rede Globo
- CazéTV (YouTube and Twitch)
SporTV, and CazéTV channels on YouTube and Twitch will broadcast 26 of 51 games of UEFA Euro 2024 each, SporTV will have exclusively 25 games and CazéTV the other 25 games that won't be broadcast by SporTV. Both will broadcast the finals. Globo will broadcast one match of each playoff phase including finals.
Latin American, Caribbean & North American tournaments
Copa Libertadores
- TV Globo
- ESPN
- Star+
- Paramount+
Copa Sudamericana
- SBT
- ESPN
- Star+
- Paramount+
LPF (Argentina)
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
Primera División (Uruguay)
- Star+
Liga Pro (Ecuador)
- Star+
Liga MX (Mexico)
- Star+
MLS (United States)
- MLS Season Pass through the app Apple TV
The streaming service Apple TV+ broadcasts six matches per week without additional cost.
NWSL (United States)
USL (United States)
- Star+ (League One)
- Eleven Sports (League Two)
FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- SporTV
- TV Globo
- Globoplay
SporTV broadcasts all games. Globo broadcasts all games of Brazil.
Copa América
- SporTV
- TV Globo
SporTV broadcasts all 32 games. Globo will broadcast Brazil games on Group Stage and 5 playoff games having or not, the national team.
Copa Libertadores Femenina
- TV Globo
- BandSports
- SporTV
- BandSports
- Paramount+
- Pluto TV
- Canal GOAT(YouTube, Facebook and Onefootball)
Asian tournaments
Saudi Pro League (Saudi Arabia)
- Band
- BandSports
- Canal GOAT (YouTube, Facebook and Onefootball)
King Cup (Saudi Arabia)
- Eleven Sports
K League 1 (South Korea)
- OneFootball (App)
Chinese Super League (China)
- Onefootball (App)
A-League (Australia)
- Onefootball (App)
AFC Champions League
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
J1 League
- J.League International (Youtube)
African Tournaments
CAF Africa Cup of Nations
- Band
- BandSports
International (worldwide) tournaments
FIFA Club World Cup
- Rede Globo
- CazéTV (Youtube)
- FIFA+
In 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Globo will broadcast semifinal games and the finals. CazéTV channels on YouTube and FIFA+ broadcast all games.
FIFA World Cup
- Rede Globo
- SporTV
FIFA Women's World Cup
- Rede Globo
- SporTV
- CazéTV (Youtube and Twitch)
Brazilian national team games
- Rede Globo
- SporTV
Australian Football
- Star+
Finals Series: Every match live nationally including the Grand Final.
Athletics
Diamond League
- SporTV
- BandSports
Marathons
- SporTV
- BandSports
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
- Rede Globo
- TV Gazeta
World Athletics Series
- BandSports
Some major competitions like the World Athletics Championships are transmitted by this channel.
Baseball
MLB
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
- Apple TV
ESPN only broadcasts games that are originally broadcast by the american ESPN.
LMB
- Star+
Basketball
College Basketball (USA)
- ESPN Brasil
NBA
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
- NBA League Pass
- Prime Video
- NBA Brasil (YouTube channel)
NBA League Pass broadcasts all games. ESPN and Star+ mostly broadcasts games originally broadcast by the american ESPN usually on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Prime Video usually broadcasts games aired on TNT in the US, but using the graphic package of the NBA International League Pass. It typically streams games on Sundays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. The NBA Brazil channel on YouTube broadcasts one game on Mondays. [6]
NBA G League
- Star+
FIBA Basketball World Cup
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
NBB
- TV Cultura
- ESPN Brasil
- SporTV
WNBA
- ESPN Brasil
- Prime Video
Basketball Africa League
- ESPN Brasil
Liga ACB
- Star+
Includes Supercopa ACB.
EuroLeague
- BandSports
Beach Soccer
- Rede Globo
- SporTV
- BandSports
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
- ESPN Brasil and Star+: Cricket World Cup, ICC World Cup Qualifier, ICC World Twenty20, ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier, Under 19 Cricket World Cup, Regional Super50 and Australia national cricket team
Cycling
Road cycling
- ESPN Brasil (major events, including the Grand Tour)
- Rai Italia (only the Giro d'Italia)
Rai Italia broadcasts their signal in their international feed, which includes Brazil.
Track cycling
- SporTV (only major competitions, such as the World Championships)
College Sports
- Star+ airs NCAA in the following sports: American Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse and Volleyball
Combat Sports
Boxing
- ESPN Brasil
- Dream Boxing: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
Judo
- Judo Grand Slam and Judo World Masters: SporTV, Canal Olímpico do Brasil (YouTube channel) and Combate
Kickboxing
- King of Kings: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
- WGP Kickboxing: Combate
Mixed Martial Arts
- Bellator MMA: ESPN Brasil
- Bushido MMA: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
- Invicta Fighting Championships: Combate
- Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki: Combate
- One Championship: Combate
- Professional Fighters League: Combate
- Rizin Fighting Federation: Combate
- UFC: *UFC Fight Pass
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
- ESPN Brasil (important events, including the major championships)
Gridiron Football
American Football
College Football (USA)
- ESPN Brasil
NFL
- NFL Game Pass through DAZN
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
- RedeTV!
NFL Game Pass broadcasts all games. ESPN Brazil broadcasts at least four games on Sunday. Star+ broadcasts at least two games on Sunday, and both ESPN and Star+ broadcast all primetime games despite the original network (CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN). Both broadcast all playoffs games. Star+ also broadcasts NFL RedZone on Sundays at 3:00 p.m BRT. [7]
WNFC
- DAZN
BFA
- ESPN Brasil
ESPN does not broadcast all of the games but does broadcast the final game.[8]
Brasileirão CBFA
- Canal GOAT (YouTube and Facebook)
Australian Football
AFL
- Star+
Handball
- Star+: European Men's Handball Championship; European Women's Handball Championship
Lacrosse
- Star+
Major League Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League
Premier Lacrosse League
Motor Sports
Automobile racing
Copa HB20
- BandSports
Copa Truck
- Band
- SporTV
Dakar Rally
DTM
- BandSports
F1
- Band
- BandSports
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.[9]
F2
- BandSports
F3
- BandSports
FE
- TV Cultura
IndyCar Series
- Band (Indianapolis 500 only)
- BandSports
- DAZN
Mercedes-Benz Challenge
- BandSports
NASCAR
- BandSports
Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil
- SporTV
Stock Car Brasil
- Band
- SporTV
Stock Car Light
- BandSports
WRC
- Fox Sports
Motorcycle racing
MotoGP
- ESPN Brasil
Superbike Brasil
- RedeTV!
Multi-Sports Events
Olympic Games
- Rede Globo
- SporTV
- Globoplay[10]
- CazéTV (Youtube and Twitch)
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.[11]
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.[12]
Pan-American Games
- CazéTV (YouTube and Twitch)
- NSports through "Canal Olímpico do Brasil"
Parapan American Games
- SporTV
Special Olympics World Summer Games
- Star+
Padel
- ESPN Premier Padel and APT Padel Tour.
Rugby
Rugby sevens
- BandSports (only major competitions, such as the World Cup)
- ESPN Brasil (only the World Rugby Sevens Series)
Rugby union
- ESPN Brasil
ESPN has the rights to broadcast all the major rugby tournaments. Such as Six Nations and World Cup
Skateboarding
- SporTV broadcasts most of Skateboarding circuits, mainly SLS and Brazilian circuit STU
Surfing
- ESPN Brasil (only the WSL)
Table Tennis
Tennis
- ESPN Brasil and Star+ (Australian Open and U.S. Open as well as ATP Finals, ATP Masters 1000, ATP 500, ATP 250, WTA Finals, WTA 1000, WTA 500 and WTA 250)
- SporTV (U.S. Open and Wimbledon)
- BandSports (French Open)
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.
- "Canal Vôlei Brasil" broadcasts all Brazilian Men's Volleyball Superliga and Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga matches.
- Star+ airs CEV Champions League, CEV Women's Champions League and 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
- ESPN Brasil
NHL
- ESPN Brasil
- Star+
- NFL Game Pass through DAZN
- RedeTV!
NFL Game Pass broadcasts all games. ESPN broadcasts at least four games on Sunday. Star+ broadcasts at least two games on Sunday, and both ESPN and Star+ broadcast all primetime games despite the original network (CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN). Both broadcast all playoffs games. Star+ also broadcasts NFL RedZone on Sundays at 3:00 p.m BRT.[13]
SHL
- Star+
Wrestling
WWE
- ESPN
ESPN broadcasts WWE RAW on Mondays
AEW
- Space
- TNT Sports (via Space)
X Games
- ESPN Brasil (both Summer and Winter)
References
- ↑ "Tabela Brasileirão 2020: jogos na Turner (TNT e Space)". Gazeta do Povo (in português).
- ↑ "Brasileirão Série C | Assistir jogos da Série C ao vivo no DAZN". Podecomparar (in português). 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "SBT garante transmissão da final do Campeonato Carioca". Observatório da TV. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ "Premier League está de volta com partidas pela TV e internet; veja como assistir". Canaltech (in português). 17 June 2020.
- ↑ Lucia, Joe (24 March 2023). "NWSL launches international streaming service with Endeavor, also strikes deal with DAZN". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ Brasil, CNN. "NBA transmitirá jogos de graça no YouTube uma vez por semana". CNN (in português). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Como assistir aos jogos da NFL no Brasil". Endzone Brasil (in português). Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ↑ "Brasil Bowl X: Como assistir AO VIVO na TV a decisão da Liga BFA 2019". Torcedores.com (in português). 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "F1: Band confirma corridas na TV aberta e classificações no Bandsports".
- ↑ "Olímpiadas de Tóquio: Onde assistir na internet e na televisão". 24 July 2021.
- ↑ "SporTV anuncia programação dos 16 canais em HD para os Jogos do Rio".
- ↑ "Globoplay oferece acesso à transmissão de provas das Olimpíadas de Tóquio em 8K".
- ↑ "Como assistir aos jogos da NFL no Brasil". Endzone Brasil (in português). Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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