RTP Desporto
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RTP Desporto is the sports division of the Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
. It is owned by News division of RTP. It's flagship programming are the Tuesdays' UEFA Champions League
matches and the National Football Team
matches on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The official website of RTP Desporto is rtp.pt/desporto, and one of the most visited of the News division of the RTP website.
Radio coverage of RTP is mostly on RDP Antena 1
.
RTP also offers HDTV coverage of some events, such as the UEFA Champions League
and Estoril Open
.
and intend to broadcast the UEFA Euro 2012.
.
There was also a controversy in 2007, when CDS-PP, a center-right party, wanted RTP to broadcast the 2007 Rugby World Cup
, since had qualified for it. However RTP administrators said the network wouldn't broadcast the event, since they don't have the rights, and since the rightsholders (SportTV) didn't want to sell them.
outbided RTP for the Formula 1 rights.
Now the only motorsports competition on RTP is the Rally de Portugal
.
. The evetns are: IAAF World Championships in Athletics
, European Athletics Championships and World Championship in Indoor surfaces. RTP has also access to highlights of the Portuguese Championship.
, broadcasting several games a week. However, in 2004, when SportTV
took total control of Liga's rights, they sold a 2-year/32-game package to TVI, a decision that was not aprecciated be football fans, as many consider that TVI coverage team doesn't have quality to cover a big league.
RTP would recover Liga's rights in 2008, for a undisclosed fee (the only that was known, is that RTP gave a fee plus some sports rights that they were not going to be used, since they didn't have programming slots available for them at that time). RTP's bid and victory was cheered by football fans, as they consider the RTP's coverage in the 2000s, superior to the TVI one. However this bid would be criticized by politicians who thought and saw this as a waste of money by a public service corporation. RTP would lost again the rights for Liga's coverage, when TVI outbid their controversial 20 million euros bid.
During a brief period of two years, RTP also hadn't access to the national football team events (events that they used to broadcast since 1957), since TVI won the right for the 2008-2010 period, which included the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. In 2010, RTP recovered the rights to broadcast the national team events.
It also broadcast the UEFA Europa League (when it was called UEFA Cup), however SIC outbid them in 2009.
(lost to SportTV
) and the Dakar Rally (lost to TVI).
, UEFA Europa League and Portugal national football team
matches. RTP also broadcast exclusively the 2006 FIFA World Cup
and 2010 FIFA World Cup
on radio.
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
. It is owned by News division of RTP. It's flagship programming are the Tuesdays' UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
matches and the National Football Team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
matches on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The official website of RTP Desporto is rtp.pt/desporto, and one of the most visited of the News division of the RTP website.
Radio coverage of RTP is mostly on RDP Antena 1
RDP Antena 1
Antena 1 is one of the three national radio channels produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the others being Antena 2 and Antena 3....
.
RTP also offers HDTV coverage of some events, such as the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and Estoril Open
Estoril Open
The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
.
Football
Nowadays, RTP broadcast the national football team games and the UEFA Champions League, broadcasting some friendly matches during the Summer. They broadcast recently the 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
and intend to broadcast the UEFA Euro 2012.
Tennis
RTP doesn't give much airtime to tennis. They broadcast a few highlights on Portuguese minor competitions and they fully broadcast the Estoril OpenEstoril Open
The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
.
Rugby union
On rare occasions RTP broadcast Portuguese Rugby Union Championship matches. However they had totally disappeared from RTP schedules since 2004.There was also a controversy in 2007, when CDS-PP, a center-right party, wanted RTP to broadcast the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
, since had qualified for it. However RTP administrators said the network wouldn't broadcast the event, since they don't have the rights, and since the rightsholders (SportTV) didn't want to sell them.
Motor racing
For several years, RTP was the home of motor racing broadcasts in Portugal. MotoGP, Formula 1, WRC and the Dakar Rally were broadcast on RTP. However from 2006 that would entirely change when SportTVSport TV
SportTV is the brand name for a group of seven Portuguese sports-oriented television channels. SportTV is the dominant subscription television sports brand in Portugal. The first channel, then known as only SportTV, was launched on 16 September 1998 and is produced by ZON Multimédia and...
outbided RTP for the Formula 1 rights.
Now the only motorsports competition on RTP is the Rally de Portugal
Rally de Portugal
The Rally de Portugal is a rally competition held in Portugal. First held in 1967, the seventh running of the race, the 7º TAP Rallye de Portugal was the third event in the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship in 1973...
.
Olympics
RTP holds exclusive rights to broadcast the Olympics in free-to-air terrestrial television. RTP broadcasts a major coverage during the Summer Olympics, while during the Winter Olympics only highlights are shown.Athletics
For several years, RTP has followed the tracks of Portuguese athletes in Athletics. The major international athletics competitions are all broadcast on RTP, with supplementary coverage by EurosportEurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
. The evetns are: IAAF World Championships in Athletics
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
, European Athletics Championships and World Championship in Indoor surfaces. RTP has also access to highlights of the Portuguese Championship.
Futsal
RTP broadcasts one game per week of the Portuguese Futsal Premier League and it's playoffs in it's entirity. European Championships are also broadcast, such as the UEFA Futsal Cup.Football
RTP broadcast during almost 50 years the Portuguese LigaPortuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
, broadcasting several games a week. However, in 2004, when SportTV
Sport TV
SportTV is the brand name for a group of seven Portuguese sports-oriented television channels. SportTV is the dominant subscription television sports brand in Portugal. The first channel, then known as only SportTV, was launched on 16 September 1998 and is produced by ZON Multimédia and...
took total control of Liga's rights, they sold a 2-year/32-game package to TVI, a decision that was not aprecciated be football fans, as many consider that TVI coverage team doesn't have quality to cover a big league.
RTP would recover Liga's rights in 2008, for a undisclosed fee (the only that was known, is that RTP gave a fee plus some sports rights that they were not going to be used, since they didn't have programming slots available for them at that time). RTP's bid and victory was cheered by football fans, as they consider the RTP's coverage in the 2000s, superior to the TVI one. However this bid would be criticized by politicians who thought and saw this as a waste of money by a public service corporation. RTP would lost again the rights for Liga's coverage, when TVI outbid their controversial 20 million euros bid.
During a brief period of two years, RTP also hadn't access to the national football team events (events that they used to broadcast since 1957), since TVI won the right for the 2008-2010 period, which included the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. In 2010, RTP recovered the rights to broadcast the national team events.
It also broadcast the UEFA Europa League (when it was called UEFA Cup), however SIC outbid them in 2009.
Motorsport
In Motorsport, RTP lost almost all of important competition rights, such as Formula 1, MotoGP, WRCWorld Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
(lost to SportTV
Sport TV
SportTV is the brand name for a group of seven Portuguese sports-oriented television channels. SportTV is the dominant subscription television sports brand in Portugal. The first channel, then known as only SportTV, was launched on 16 September 1998 and is produced by ZON Multimédia and...
) and the Dakar Rally (lost to TVI).
Radio sports rights
RTP has exclusive radio rights for the UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, UEFA Europa League and Portugal national football team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
matches. RTP also broadcast exclusively the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
and 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
on radio.
See also
- Rádio e Televisão de PortugalRádio e Televisão de PortugalRádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
- RTP1
- RTP2
- RTPNRTPNRTP Informação is a Portuguese 24-hour news channel operated by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal available on cable and satellite. The channel was launched in 2001 as NTV, a cable news channel headquartered in Porto. It was originally a joint-venture between PT Multimédia, Lusomundo and the...