ESPN4
ESPN4 is a Brazilian sports channel that was launched on 5 February 2012 as Fox Sports, replacing the Brazilian variant of Speed. A second channel, Fox Sports 2 was launched on 24 January 2014, which continues to use the Fox Sports name temporarily due to contractual obligations. On May 6, 2020 Brazil's antitrust regulator CADE announced that Fox Sports and ESPN Brasil could merge as part of the 21st Century Fox merger with Disney, with it remaining as-is until January 1, 2022 due to its broadcast rights and overall structure.[1]
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| Country | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Network | ESPN International |
| Headquarters | São Paulo |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Portuguese |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downgraded to 16:9 480i for the SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Latin America Disney Branded Television (Disney International Operations) |
| History | |
| Launched | ESPN4: February 5, 2012 Fox Sports 2: January 24, 2014 |
| Replaced | Speed |
| Former names | Fox Sports (2012–2022, main channel) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Fox Sports main channel was rebranded as ESPN4 in Brazil on 17 January 2022, becoming the fourth network among those of the domestic version of ESPN. Fox Sports 2 will remain on-air in Brazil under that name until at least 29 October 2022, due to contractual language with CONMEBOL regarding its coverage of the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[2]
Programming rights
Football
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Europa Conference League
- Premier League
- EFL Championship
- EFL Cup
- La Liga
- DFB-Pokal
- Serie A
- Ligue 1
- Coupe de France
- Primeira Liga
- Eredivisie
- AFC Champions League
- CONMEBOL Libertadores
- Argentine Primera División
- Copa do Nordeste
- CONCACAF Champions League
- Major League Soccer
- Copa América
American Football
Baseball
Boxing
- ESPN Knockout
Motorsports
Professional wrestling
Programs broadcast by Fox Sports in Brazil
- Além da Bola
- Bola da Vez
- Especial Libertadores
- ESPN FC
- Inside Serie A
- La Liga World
- Los Archivos de La Liga
- Momento ESPN
- Mundo Premier League
- Resenha
- Show da Rodada: Coppa Italia
- Show da Rodada: La Liga
- Show da Rodada: Ligue 1
- Show da Rodada: Serie A
- Show da Rodada: Premier League
- SportsCenter Abre o Jogo
- UEFA Europa League Highlights
- UEFA Europa & Conference League Magazine
Staff
Play-by-play
- Cledi Oliveira (Soccer)
- Eliane Trevisan (Soccer)
- Hamilton Rodrigues (Soccer, NASCAR)
- João Guilherme (Soccer)
- Luciana Marianno (Soccer)
- Marco Alfaro (WWE)
- Matheus Pinheiro (Soccer and NFL)
- Matheus Suman (Basketball)
- Nivaldo Prieto (Soccer)
- Paulo Andrade (Soccer)
- Renan do Couto (Motorsports, Soccer and NFL)
- Rogério Vaughan (Soccer)
- Rômulo Mendonça (Soccer)
- Thiago Alves (Motorsports and MLB)
Color commentators
- André Marinho Fernandes (MotoGP)
- Bernardo Régis (MLB)
- Carlos Eugênio Simon (Soccer)
- Edgard Mello Filho (NASCAR and MotoGP)
- Eugênio Leal (Soccer)
- Fábio Sormani (Soccer)
- Fausto Macieira (MotoGP)
- Felipe Facincani (Soccer)
- Gian Oddi (Soccer)
- Gustavo Zupak (Soccer)
- Livio Reis (WWE)
- Mauro Naves (Soccer)
- Mário Filho (MMA)
- Mário Marra (Soccer)
- Osvaldo Pascoal (Soccer)
- Paulo Godinho (Boxe)
- Rafael Marques (Soccer)
- Raphael Prates (Soccer)
- Renata Ruel (Soccer)
- Renato Rodrigues (Soccer)
- Roberto Figueroa (WWE)
- Rodrigo Bueno (Soccer)
- Thiago Alves (Motorsports)
- Zinho (Soccer)
