X-Sports debut this Saturday; See programming and where to watch

by Andrea
0 comments
X-Sports estreia neste sábado; veja programação e onde assistir image

The Brazilian sport again gains an open channel dedicated 100% to sports broadcasts. This Saturday (16/08), X-Sportswhich promises to offer free programming 24 hours a day – something unprecedented since the end of interactive sport as a linear channel in 2018.

The new broadcaster assumes the place of the extinct Ideal TV and will be available in much of the country through digital TV and also in the main payroll operators.

Check out the program of the first day of X-Sports.

X-Sports: August 16 programming

  • 11h (Brasilia) – Tottenham x Burnley – Premier League
  • 13h (Brasilia) – Blackburn x Birmigham – Championship (2nd Division of England)
  • 3:30 pm (from Brasilia) – Stuttgart x Bayern Munich – Germany Super Cup
  • 18h (Brasilia) – Stage of Silesia (in) of the Diamond League of Athletics
  • 8:30 pm (from Brasilia) – NASCAR – Richmond Stage (USA)

X-Sports: Channel Number

Learn the number of X-Sports in your city.

Digital Open TV:

São Paulo:

  • Araçatuba – Channel 57.1
  • Bauru – Channel 38.1
  • Bebedouro – Channel 55.1
  • Botucatu – Channel 38.1
  • Franca – Channel 55.1
  • Jaú – Channel 39.1
  • Piracicaba – Channel 24.1
  • Prudent President – Channel 58.1
  • Ribeirão Preto – Channel 55.1
  • Santos – Channel 56.1
  • São José do Rio Preto – Channel 15.1
  • São José dos Campos – Channel 32.1
  • São Manuel – Channel 39.1
  • São Paulo – Channel 32.1

Southeast:

  • Angra dos Reis – Channel 51.1
  • Belo Horizonte – Channel 16.1
  • Juiz de Fora – Channel 18.1
  • Rio de Janeiro – Channel 48.1
  • Vitória – Channel 28.1

Midwest:

  • Brasília – Channel 32.1
  • Big Campo – Channel 39.1
  • Cuiabá – Channel 25.1
  • Goiânia – Channel 48.1

North East:

  • Natal – Channel 25.1
  • São Luís – Channel 18.1
  • Teresina – Channel 29.1
  • Salvador – Channel 13.1
  • Fortaleza – Channel 11.1
  • Caruaru – Channel 51.1
  • Recife – canal 7.1
  • João Pessoa – Channel 32.1
  • Maceió – Channel 32.1

On the:

  • Cascavel – Channel 43.1
  • Caxias do Sul – Channel 25.1
  • Curitiba – Channel 29.1
  • Foz do Iguaçu – Channel 15.1
  • Londrina – Channel 44.1
  • Maringá – Canal 25.1
  • Balls – Channel 24.1
  • Ponta Grossa – Channel 35.1
  • Porto Alegre – Channel 14.1
  • Santa Maria – Channel 21.1

Norte:

  • Belém – Channel 25.1
  • Boa Vista – Channel 27.1
  • Manaus – Channel 23.1
  • Palmas – Channel 32.1
  • Porto Velho – Channel 45.1
  • Rio Branco – Channel 40.1

Operators Por subscription:

  • Claro TV – canal 525
  • I live play – canal 522
  • Hi tv – canal 20

MORE: The best VPNs to see live sports

X-Sports: Championships and Events

A X-Sports will have a menu of events that draws attention. Through a SUBLICANCTION AGREEMENT WITH ESPNthe channel will broadcast exclusively on TV open championships of European football:

  • Premier League (England)
  • LaLiga (Spain) – 2 games per round, a live and a replay
  • Serie A (Italy)
  • Liga Portugal
  • EFL Championship (2nd English division)
  • King’s Cup (Spain)
  • German Cup

The grid will also include Volleyball, basketball, athletics, e-sports e motorsporthighlighting the 2025 season of Nascar.

In addition to live display, part of the program will be available in YouTubewith the exception of tournaments whose contract requires exclusivity on open TV. It is expected that live events will occupy between 40% and 50% of daily programming.

See other confirmed competitions:

  • Diamond League (Athletics)
  • UTS (Tennis)
  • NBB (New Basketball Brazil)
  • NASCAR (MOTORS)
  • CEV Champions League (European volleyball)
  • Legends Global Champions (equestrian)

MORE: Brazil has one of the strongest and most competitive leagues in the world; See study

X-Sports: Commentarians and Narrators

X-Sports will have a cast of experienced and renowned professionals. Look confirmed narrators and commentators:

Narrators

  • Aldo Luiz
  • Álvaro José
  • Dudu Monsanto
  • Elaine trevisan
  • Milton Milk
  • Rodrigo Bittar

Commentators

  • Cristian Baroni (former player of Athletico and Corinthians)
  • Danilo Castro (Basketball)
  • FELIPPE FACIANCIANI
  • Gabriel Beting
  • José Neto (Basketball)
  • Mauro Beting
  • Raí Monteiro
  • Rodrigo Lazarini

The station will still have Partnerships with content creatorsseeking to expand interaction with younger and multiplatform audiences.

X-Sports: channel objective

In a press interview, José Roberto GarciaCEO of Kalunga, stressed that the main objective of the X-Sports and democratize access to sport For those who are unable to pay for pay TV or streaming services:

– On open TV, the offer of sports content is very limited. There are 16 sports channels on pay TV, but almost no open broadcaster devotes 24 hours to the theme. X-Sports comes to fill this gap, ”he explained.

In addition to the focus on broadcasts, the station already negotiates sponsorship quotas segmented by modalityoffering alternatives to brands that want to invest directly in niches such as football, motorsport, e-sports and volleyball.

Garcia also stated that the company is aware of future opportunities in national championships:

– Local tournaments are committed to other broadcasters at the moment, but as soon as a breach comes up, we will fight for these rights.

X-Sports arrives to fill a gap in the market. Breeding broadcasters like Globo, Band, SBT and Record even offer broadcasts, but sports content ends up in the grid for attractions of entertainment and journalism.

X-Sports: impact and audience

In total, open TV reaches up to 82 million viewers, 42 million through the band KU and another 26 million connected via pay -TV. Therefore, according to X-Sports executives, the sports channel will have a potential range of 53 million households approximately 150 million viewers. Garcia classifies the project as “pioneer and consolidated” in the Brazilian television business.

X-Sports: histonic and structure

X-Sports will work with the technical structure of Ideal TVallowing national coverage through digital satellite antennas e Pay TV operators.

The project resumes the desire of Kalunga Group to invest in television media. The company had launched the Loadingchannel focused on pop culture in 2020. Despite a good initial audience, the channel ended in 2021 due to the pandemic trade impacts.

Recently, the group also declined a proposal from the Young Pan Groupwhich was interested in the same frequency to launch a journalistic channel.

Will X-Sports and ESPN have equal programs?

While sharing competition rights with the new partner, ESPN (Disney) follows its exclusive programming for paid channels and streaming via Disney+including tournaments such as Copa Libertadores, South American Cupin addition to a collection of more than 1,000 games per seasonin about 300 live events per week and more than 20 sports.

Programs such as SportsCenter, Pass Line, Ball of the Time and Review ESPN remain exclusive on the group’s platforms.

X-Sports: programs and attractions

The 24 -hour schedule of X-Sports It will focus on live events, especially the main sports throughout the day and dawn. To complement the grid, the channel will display two studio programs: Central X, focused on news-still defining if it will be exclusive to football-and the green carpet, dedicated to football, with pre and post-game schedules.

In addition, there will be programs that specialize in the European Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga alloys. On August 18, after the first broadcast weekend, a program debuts with the best goals of the home round.

MORE: Football Manager 2026: trailer, release date, price and how to play



source

You may also like

Our Company

News USA and Northern BC: current events, analysis, and key topics of the day. Stay informed about the most important news and events in the region

Latest News

@2024 – All Right Reserved LNG in Northern BC