ESPN Deportes
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Ownership | |
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Owner | The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Communications (20%) |
Parent | ESPN Inc. |
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History | |
Launched | January 7, 2004 |
Links | |
Website | espndeportes |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
ESPN app | Live simulcast (US pay-TV subscribers only) |
DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo |
ESPN Deportes (Spanish pronunciation:
ESPN Deportes is available on most pay-television providers including
History
ESPN Deportes launched as an alternate Spanish-language programming feed in July 2001, when ESPN and Major League Baseball began offering Spanish-language telecasts of the Home Run Derby and select Sunday Night Baseball game telecasts. By 2003, this simulcast was expanded to all Sunday Night Baseball and Sunday Night Football game broadcasts, as well as boxing.
ESPN Deportes became a separate 24-hour sports subscription channel on January 7, 2004. In 2007, ESPN Deportes began producing a daily
On December 7, 2015, the network debuted its new four-studio production facility in Mexico City with the Spanish version of SportsCenter. Jorge Eduardo Sánchez and Carolina Padrón anchored the first SportsCenter from the new studios which also featured well-known Mexican journalist José Ramón Fernández interviewing Mexican soccer coaches Tomás Boy and Miguel Herrera. On January 4, 2016, the network moved all their shows produced in Mexico to the new facilities, including Fútbol Picante, Los Capitanes and Cronómetro.
Personalities
Programming
Current programming
Studio programs
- SportsCenter – Based on the format of the flagship U.S. program, it is an hour-long program featuring the day's scores and highlights from major sporting events, along with commentary, analysis, previews, and feature stories. The ESPN Deportes version focuses mostly on culturally relevant sports news and stories, and offers in-depth analysis and highlights aimed at Hispanic viewers.
- Fútbol Picante – A roundtable discussion program featuring a panel of journalists discussing the day's soccer headlines and scores. Co-hosted by José Ramón Fernández and former players Hugo Sánchez, Roberto Gómez Junco, Francisco Gabriel de Anda and Rafael Puente, the program focuses specifically on the Liga MX and the Mexico national team; regular commentators on the program include Jared Borgetti, Mario Carrillo, Dionisio Estrada, David Faitelson, Héctor Huerta, Heriberto Murrieta, Jorge Pietrasanta, Ciro Procuna, Ricardo Puig, Felipe Ramos Rizo, Mauricio Ymay and John Sutcliffe.
- Cronómetro – A news program featuring discussion and debates on Latino sports and sports stars; it is hosted by David Faitelson and José Ramón Fernández, with Eduardo Varela, Ricardo Puig, Pablo Viruega, Alvaro Morales and Jorge Carlos Mercader serving as contributors. The program is based on the format of Pardon the Interruption.
- Los Capitanes – An hour-long afternoon sports highlight program, co-hosted by Jose Ramon Fernandez, with Rafael Puente, Hector Huerta and Roberto Gómez Junco; Jared Borgetti, Francisco Gabriel de Anda, Ricardo Puig, Jorge Pietrasanta and other analysts serve as contributors.
- Ahora o Nunca – A late-night program that offers a new take on sports with a laid-back vibe. The co-hosts have fun with sports headlines and reactions, chat about the latest news on movies, music, E Sports, celebrity culture and more. The shows feature social content that incorporates viewer interaction and engagement. The show airs at 2 a.m. ET / 11 p.m. PT and is hosted by Herculez Gomez, Mauricio Pedroza and Janelle Marie Rodriguez.
- Fútbol Center – A short-form soccer-focused program (including coverage of leagues such as Liga MX, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A, and the Premier League); airing weekends. It is hosted by Cristina Alexander (Saturdays) and Ricardo Puig (Sundays); analysts include Jared Borgetti, Mario Carrillo, Eugenio Diaz, and various journalists based in the ESPN studios in Bristol.
- ESPN AM – A program where various analysts discuss the sports topics of the day, mainly everything related to Mexican soccer and share the agenda of the day through a fresh, creative and casual show that accompany the fans every morning. The show is hosted by Alvaro Morales, with Sergio Dipp, Adalberto Franco and Gabriela Bibayoff serving as contributors.
- A los Golpes – A boxing news and analysis program hosted by Juan Manuel Márquez and Jorge Eduardo Sánchez. The show airs Saturdays.
- NFL Esta Noche – An NFL pre-game show preceding ESPN Deportes' coverage of Monday Night Football, which also features highlights and analysis of the previous Sunday's NFL action and live reports; it is hosted by Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega.
- NFL Live – Produced in ESPN's studios in Mexico City, the show is an NFL studio show based on the format of the English-language Raul Allegre, Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega, and Ciro Procuna, among others. Unlike in Mexico where it airs weekdays throughout the year, the show only airs on Saturday mornings during the NFL season on ESPN Deportes.
Sporting events
The network has the rights to show all the events listed below but some do not air on the network due to scheduling conflicts, instead they are streamed online in Spanish on ESPN.com and the ESPN App.[1][2]
Soccer
- England
- EFL Championship (select matches)
- Germany
- Spain
- United States
- CONCACAF
- Other
- Women's International Champions Cup
- International friendlies
American Football
- National Football League (NFL)
- Super Bowl (games aired on ABC)
- One Wild Cardplayoff game
- One Divisional game
- Monday Night Football
- Pro Bowl
- NFL Draft
- College Football
- College Football Playoff: Championship Game, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl
- ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, MAC, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt
- Bowl games
- Other
Baseball
- Major League Baseball (MLB)
- Sunday Night Baseball
- Home Run Derby
- Wild Card Series
- Others
Basketball
- NBA Finals
- NBA playoffs
- NBA Saturday Primetime and NBA Sunday Showcase
- Other
Boxing
Golf
Ice hockey
National Hockey League (NHL)
- Stanley Cup Finals (Years aired on ABC)
- Stanley Cup playoffs
- ESPN Hockey Night
- NHL Stadium Series (Years aired on ABC)
- NHL All-Star Game
Karate
Mixed Martial Arts
Motor sports
Multi-sport events
Tennis
- Wimbledon, U.S. Open
ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio launched on October 5, 2005, as the only 24-hour Spanish-language radio network aimed at U.S. Hispanic sports fans. Since its launch, the radio network has grown to include 45 affiliates nationwide, reaching close to 80% of the Hispanic population in the United States. The network is also available on
In addition to broadcasting live sports events, the radio network features various sports news and analysis programs (such as the soccer analysis program Jorge Ramos y su Banda; sports news program Raza Deportiva; morning drive talk show ESPN al Despertar; and the boxing news program A los Golpes).
ESPN has also operated radio networks, stations and programs in Latin America:
- ESPN 107.9 FM (Argentina; 2010-2018)
- ESPN Radio en Rivadavia (Argentina; 2002-2014)
- ESPN Radio Fórmula (Mexico; 2006–present)
- ESPN Radio - Bío-Bío Deportes (Chile; 2007-2011)
- Rádio Eldorado ESPN (Brazil; 2007-2011)
- Rádio Estadão ESPN (Brazil; 2011-2013)
- ESPN Rádio Capital (Brazil; 2013-2014)
- ESPN Rádio City (Brazil; 2014-2015)
ESPN Deportes.com
Launched in September 2000,
ESPN Deportes La Revista
ESPN Deportes+
Events not carried on TV in the Spanish language are carried on ESPN Deportes+, a ESPN Deportes-branded section of the ESPN3 service.[3]
References
- ^ "Daemen vs. Buffalo (W Basketball) | Watch ESPN".
- ^ "ESPN Customer Marketing and Sales".
- ^ Baysinger, Tim (May 14, 2014). "Upfronts 2014: ESPN Deportes Schedules 1,000 Live Events for 2015". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved February 24, 2020.