SporTV

This article is about the Brazilian sports network. For the similarly named and themed network in Portugal, see Sport TV.

Not to be confused with SPOTV.

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.

SporTV

Logo used since November 2021
Country	Brazil
Broadcast area	Brazil United States Canada 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
Launched	SporTV: 10 November 1991 SporTV 2: December 2003 SporTV 3: 1 October 2011
Former names	Top Sport (1991–1994)
Links
Website	ge.globo.com/sportv
Availability
Streaming media
Canais Globo	Watch Live
Globoplay	Watch Live

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.

Programs broadcast by SporTV

• Baú do Esporte
• Boleiragem
• Faixa Combate
• Faixa Olímpica
• Giro da Rodada
• Globo Esporte Brasil
• Mobil 1 The Grid
• Redação SporTV
• Seleção SporTV
• SporTV News
• Tá na Área
• Tá On
• Troca de Passes

See also

• Canais Globo
• Grupo Globo

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• SporTV on Twitter
• SporTV on Facebook
• SporTV on Instagram
• SporTV's channel on YouTube