ESPN Deportes (, ''ESPN Sports'') is an American multinational Spanish-language

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sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., a

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(which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%). The network is aimed primarily at the Hispanic community in the United States. The channel broadcasts from studio facilities at ESPN's traditional bases of operations in

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, and

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, along with their Mexican base in

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. ESPN Deportes is available on most pay-television providers including Comcast,

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, Dish Network, and DirecTV. According to Nielsen, ESPN Deportes is available to at least 5.5 million Hispanic households in the United States through a programming package that includes the channel. Conversely, ESPN does not maintain

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audio feeds on any of their English-language channels in the United States (except for ABC's SAP Spanish coverage for the NBA Finals), allowing full exclusivity to ESPN Deportes for the Spanish rights to their properties.

History

ESPN Deportes launched as an alternate Spanish-language programming feed in July 2001, when

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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

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segment featured during the overnight editions of its American parent network's '' SportsCenter'' program, hosted by Michele LaFountain and several other personalities. ESPN Deportes launched a

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high definition simulcast feed in April 2011, though as many American Spanish-language cable network packages remain with the majority of networks in

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, ESPN Deportes maintains their " BottomLine"

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in a form designed for 4:3 sets, matching the form seen on

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and

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broadcasts. However, as of 2016, the BottomLine ticker has since expanded to the 16:9 design used by the other ESPN networks. On December 7, 2015, the network debuted its new four-studio production facility in

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 football managers Tomás Boy and

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. 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 football headlines and scores. Co-hosted by José Ramón Fernández and former footballers Hugo Sánchez, Roberto Gómez Junco, Francisco Gabriel de Anda and Rafael Puente, the program focuses specifically on the Liga MX and the Mexico national football team; regular commentators on the program include

Jared Borgetti Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (; born 14 August 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who currently works as a commentator for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico. As a player, Borgetti was known as a prolific goal scorer at both ...

, Mario Carrillo, Dionisio Estrada, David Faitelson, Héctor Huerta, Heriberto Murrieta, Jorge Pietrasanta, Ciro Procuna, Ricardo Puig,

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, 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 ''

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''. * ''Los Capitanes'' – An hour-long afternoon sports highlight program, co-hosted by Jose Ramon Fernandez, with Rafael Puente, Hector Huerta and Roberto Gómez Junco;

, 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 football-focused program (including coverage of leagues such as Liga MX,

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, Ligue 1,

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, and the

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); airing weekends. It is hosted by Cristina Alexander (Saturdays) and Ricardo Puig (Sundays); analysts include

, 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 football 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

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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

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of the show. The show features former NFL Europe players Marco Martos, Mauricio Lopez Chavez, Gustavo Tella, and Jaime “Jimmy” Gonzalez along with journalists Miguel Pasquel and Kary Correa. The show also regularly has the participation of other ESPN Spanish-language NFL experts including John Sutcliffe,

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, 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 Watch ESPN.com and the ESPN App.

Association Football

;Germany *

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;Mexico * Liga MX: Selected Monterrey,

Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
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and Santos Laguna home matches (sublicensed from

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) * Liga MX Femenil: Selected Monterrey,

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and Santos Laguna home matches (sublicensed from

) *

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;Spain *

* Supercopa de España ;United States *

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;Other * Women's International Champions Cup * International friendlies

American Football

;

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(NFL) * Super Bowl (games aired on ABC) *One Wild Card playoff game *One Divisional game (beginning

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season) *'' Monday Night Football'' *

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* NFL Draft ;College Football: * College Football Playoff:

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, Cotton Bowl,

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, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl * ACC,

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, MAC, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt *

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Baseball

;

(MLB) *'' Sunday Night Baseball'' * Home Run Derby * Wild Card Series ;Others * Caribbean Series * Little League World Series

Basketball

;

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(NBA) * NBA Finals * NBA playoffs *''

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'', '' NBA Friday'', '' NBA Saturday Primetime'' and '' NBA Sunday Showcase'' ;Other * FIBA Basketball World Cup * WNBA

Boxing

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Golf

* Masters Tournament

Ice hockey

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(NHL) * Stanley Cup Finals (Years aired on ABC) *

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*'' ESPN Hockey Night'' * NHL Stadium Series (Years aired on ABC) *

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Karate

* Karate Combat

Mixed Martial Arts

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* UFC

Motor sports

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* W Series

Multi-sport events

* Pan American Games *

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* X Games

Tennis

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: Australian Open, 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 Sirius XM, and is streamed on the ESPN Deportes Radio

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for

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and Android devices, and on ESPNDeportesRadio.com. In addition to broadcasting live sports events, the radio network features various sports news and analysis programs (such as the football 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, ESPNDeportes.com covers more than 20 different sports with news, statistics, analysis and real-time scores aimed at U.S. and Latin American readers. The website also features video and audio content; fantasy games; live event webcasts; live chats with players, ESPN experts and other sports personalities; enterprise journalism; user-generated content including message boards and "conversations", with fans able to post comments on selected news items and blogs.

''ESPN Deportes La Revista''

ESPN Deportes La Revista ''ESPN Deportes La Revista'' () is a Spanish language magazine that focuses on sports from an Hispanic perspective. ''La Revista'' translates to "the Magazine", and ESPN Deportes (which means ESPN Sports) is the name of a Spanish-language sports c ...

'' is a monthly Spanish-language magazine first published in August 2005, and distributed in conjunction with Grupo GW. ''ESPN Deportes La Revista'' offers a mix of original content targeted to the interests of U.S. Hispanics, as well as material from the English-language publication '' ESPN: The Magazine''. The editorial section covers sports such as Major League Baseball, as well as winter baseball from the

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and

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; boxing; the NFL; international football; auto racing; and action sports. A digital edition of ''La Revista'' is available through Zinio.

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.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:ESPN Deportes Deportes Spanish-language television networks in the United States Disney acquisitions The Walt Disney Company subsidiaries Television channels and stations established in 2004