ESPN4 is a Brazilian sports channel that was launched on 5 February 2012 as Fox Sports, replacing the Brazilian variant of
Speed. A second channel, Fox Sports 2 was launched on 24 January 2014, which continues to use the
Fox Sports name temporarily due to contractual obligations. On May 6, 2020 Brazil's antitrust regulator
CADE announced that Fox Sports and ESPN Brasil could merge as part of the
21st Century Fox merger with Disney, with it remaining as-is until January 1, 2022 due to its broadcast rights and overall structure.[1]
Fox Sports main channel was rebranded as ESPN4 in Brazil on 17 January 2022, becoming the fourth network among those of
the domestic version of ESPN. Fox Sports 2 remained on-air in Brazil under that name until February 15, 2024 and was renamed ESPN5, due to contractual language with
CONMEBOL regarding its coverage of the
2022 Copa Libertadores and the retirement of Fox Sports' brand in Latin America (including Brazil).[2][3]