List of 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games broadcasters

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The 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada will be broadcast around the world, by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), which will serve as the host broadcaster. [1]

The home nation broadcaster was also the CBC, which will broadcast up to 600 hours of the competition and other material using 2 television channels (the main CBC channel and Radio Canada) and online streaming. The games broadcasting will be the most comprehensive coverage of Pan American Games history in Canada, and will also be the most extensive non-Olympic multi-sport event television event in Canadian history.[ citation needed ] The following Parapan American Games will also be broadcast in both official languages of Canada, English and French. Coverage will also be provided on television, radio and mobile. [2]

Broadcasters

Brazilian broadcaster Rede Record paid $30 million US dollars to cover the games. This was an all-time record high. [3] The following is the list of official broadcasters in their respective countries.

NationBroadcasterRef
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina [4]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rede Record

SporTV

[5] [6]
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Television Nacional de Chile

Canal del Deporte Olimpico
Claro Sports

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada CBC Television (English)

Ici Radio-Canada Télé (French)
Sportsnet (English)
Telelatino (Spanish)
Univision Canada (Spanish)

[1] [2] [7]
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Caracol Televisión

RCN TV
Claro Sports

[4]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Claro Sports
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Digital 15

Claro Sports

[8]
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Claro Sports
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Claro Sports [4]
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Claro Sports
Cable Onda Sports
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Latina Televisión
Claro Sports
[9]
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico ESPN
Flag of the United States.svg  United States ABC
ESPN
ESPN Deportes
[10]
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Tenfield
América Móvil
[11]

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Puerto Rico at the 2015 Pan American Games Sporting event delegation

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Panama at the 2015 Pan American Games Sporting event delegation

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  2. 1 2 "TO2015 Awards Host And Domestic Broadcaster Role To CBC/Radio-Canada". TO2015 . September 7, 2012. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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