List of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A broadcasters

This is a list of television broadcasters which provide coverage of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazilian football's top level competition.

Country

Broadcaster

Brazil

Premiere FC
Rede Globo
Rede Bandeirantes
SporTV
Fox Sports (tape-delayed matches)
ESPN Brasil (highlights)

Portugal

SportTV

Argentina

ESPN Latin America

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Honduras

Guatemala

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Canada

GolTV

United States

GOL TV
ESPN Deportes

Albania

SuperSport Albania

Belgium

Sporting Telenet

France

Canal+

Germany

Sportdigital.tv

Greece

Nova Sports

Hungary

Digi Sport

Ukraine

Football 1

Italy

Rai Sport
Sportitalia
FOX Sports

Netherlands

Sport1

Norway

TV 2 Sport

Poland

Arenasport

Romania

Serbia

Spain

Canal+ Fútbol

Turkey

Lig TV

United Kingdom

BT Sport

Ireland

Algeria

beIN Sports

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Palestine

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Chad

Qatar

Al Dowaly Center

India

Ten Sports

People's Republic of China

Guangdong Television

Japan

TV Tokyo

Philippines

ABS-CBN

Singapore

Starhub Media

Nigeria

Super Sport

South Africa

History

  • In 1987

With only conveying the Green Module of the Copa União, organized by the Clube dos 13, the television rights were sold for $3.4 million Rede Globo. And only with the conveying of the championship final, the SBT broadcast the game, a blow to the Rede Globo, who says today that the Green Module would be the league itself, and then was prevented from entering the Ilha do Retiro.

  • In 1989

Besides the Rede Globo, also attended the Rede Bandeirantes and Rede Manchete. [Citation needed]

  • In 1990

Just Rede Bandeirantes acquired the broadcast rights to the next issue. [Citation needed]

  • In 1994

The contract was negotiated for $6 million.

  • In 1995

League broadcasting rights was traded for $10.4 million.

  • In 1996

A new contract was signed for $15 million.

  • In 1997

Began to be restricted games live in cities where the matches are held (except finals). The Clube dos 13 closed the contract with Globo television rights as the holder of the Brasileirão for $50 million (including editions of 1998 and 1999), and resolves itself split the rights with the Band during this period. It was the first edition to be shown on pay-per-view.

  • In 2000

Just Globo broadcast Copa João Havelange was negotiated for $50 million.

  • In 2001

The Clube dos 13 defines four divisions quota transmission. Group 1: Corinthians, São Paulo, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Vasco, Group 2: Santos, Group 3: Fluminense, Botafogo, Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro, Internacional and Grêmio; Group 4: Bahia, Goiás, Sport, Portuguesa, Coritiba, Atlético Paranaense, Bahia and Vitória.

  • In 2002

Globo back to resell the direiros transmission to another station. This time it was the Rede Record to broadcast the 2006 edition

  • In 2003

It expanded the TV contract to $130 million per year in the first issue disputed by points accrued.

  • In 2004

The championship shall be accompanied by 120 countries.

  • In 2005

The C13 renews with Globo for the triennium 2005–2008 by $300 million per year.

  • In 2007

After teaming up with TV Record, Band returns to transmit up to 2010 edition

  • In 2009

For the first time, the rights were open bidding for the sale of broadcasting rights of the Brazilian Championship. All the media were invited to bid for TV packages open, closed, PPV, internet and broadcast abroad. The Globe has signed the largest TV contract in history of Brazilian football for $1.4 billion in the editions of 2009, 2010 and 2011. [Citation needed]

  • In 2011

On 23 February 2011, Corinthians required his disaffiliation of the Clube dos 13 for not agreeing with the way in which the entity was negotiating the rights to broadcast the League for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 with various media communication stakeholders. The same path was followed by Botafogo on 25 March of the same year. Previously, the club, along with Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco, had already announced that it would negotiate their broadcast rights directly, without mediation of Clube dos 13, position then later also by Coritiba and Cruzeiro and then Vitória, Santos, Goiás, Bahia and Sport.