Premiere (Brazilian TV channel)

Premiere
CountryBrazil
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Programming
Language(s)Portuguese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerCanais Globo (Grupo Globo)
Sister channelsSporTV
History
Launched1997 (Premiere)
2007 (PFC Internacional)
Former namesPremiere Esportes (1997–2006)
Premiere Futebol Clube (2006–2011)
Premiere FC (2011–2013)
Links
Webcastgloboplay.globo.com (subscription required)
Websitepremiere.globo.com
Availability
Streaming media
Sling TV (United States)Internet Protocol television

Premiere is a Brazilian television channel on pay-per-view broadcasts the main football State Championships in Brazil, and the Brazilian Championship Série A and Série B. Being part of Canais Globo, it is available on television providers such as SKY, Claro TV and Vivo TV, and some operators outside the country, such as MEO and NOS. From 1997 to 2006 it was called Premiere Esportes, switching to Premiere Futebol Clube and then to PFC, but in 2011 moved again, this time to Premiere FC, and finally to Premiere starting in 2013.