SporTV

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SporTV
Logo used since November 2021
CountryBrazil
Broadcast areaBrazil
United States
Canada
Latin America
the Caribbean
Europe
Japan
Australia
Indonesia
Headquarters Rio de Janeiro
Programming
Language(s)Portuguese
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(Downgraded to 16:9 480i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
Owner Grupo Globo
Parent Canais Globo
Sister channels Premiere
History
LaunchedSporTV:
10 November 1991
SporTV 2:
December 2003
SporTV 3:
1 October 2011
Former namesTop Sport (1991–1994)
Links
Website ge.globo.com/sportv
Availability
Terrestrial
Charter Spectrum Channel location depends in your area.
Streaming media
Canais Globo Watch Live
Globoplay Watch Live
Sling TV Internet Protocol television
DirecTV Stream Internet Protocol television

SporTV is a Brazilian pay television sports network owned by Canais Globo, part of Grupo Globo, launched in 1991. It is the most watched sports network in Brazil.

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On January 18, 2013, were launched High-definition simulcasts of SporTV and SporTV 2. Before that, select events were broadcast in HD on sister channel Globosat HD (now Modo Viagem). In 2013, SporTV was the 3rd most watched channel on Brazilian pay television, the first among sports channels. SporTV 2 was the 19th, and SporTV 3 was the 39th most watched channel.

History

The channel started broadcasting as Top Sport in 1991, broadcasting 16 hours a day, signing contracts with several sources, including ESPN. Internal surveys suggested that only a portion of ESPN's output was well-received by the Brazilian elite, including tennis, winter and water sports. The channel employed off-screen narration instead of presenters in the initial phase. [1]

Programs broadcast by SporTV

References

  1. Duarte, Luiz Guilherme (1996). E pagar para ver: a TV por assinatura em foco. Summus Editorial. ISBN   978-85-323-0555-8 . Retrieved 17 May 2024.

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