SporTV
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This article is about the Brazilian sports network. For the similarly named and themed network in Portugal, see Sport TV.
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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Quick Facts Country, Broadcast area ...
Country | Brazil |
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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 |
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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.