Telemundo Deportes is the programming division of

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, owned by

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, that is responsible for the production of sports events and magazine programs that air on NBCUniversal's

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and Universo. Originating as the former's sports division Deportes Telemundo from 1999 to 2015, it broadcasts an array of sports events, including the

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matches from various international football leagues and the

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, among others.

History

Origins as Deportes Telemundo

The division was originally formed in 1987 as Deportes Telemundo, which at first exclusively served as the sports division of Telemundo, with the acquisition of rights to football matches to select teams from the Mexican Primera División (now Liga MX). Following

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's $2.7 billion purchase of Telemundo Communications Group on October 11, 2001, Deportes Telemundo began to gradually be integrated into NBC Sports, although it would maintain sports programming rights separate from the main NBC broadcast network and its sister cable channels. Under NBC (which ironically lost the

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to the league that year to ABC), on August 20, 2002, Telemundo signed a three-year agreement with the

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(NBA) for the Spanish language broadcast rights to 15 NBA and up to ten WNBA regular season games; Telemundo and the NBA did not renew the deal upon its expiration following the 2004–05 season. On August 12, 2009, the division's production responsibilities were extended to sister cable network mun2 (now NBC Universo), when it carried an

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broadcast of a World Cup qualifier between the

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and Mexico national teams, which was broadcast as part of a one-day

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available to most cable and satellite providers though was presented by NBC Sports; and furthermore in January 2010, when mun2 began airing Liga MX games under the brand ''Fútbol Mexicano'' (most of which aired as English language simulcasts of Telemundo's ''Fútbol Estelar'' soccer telecasts). On October 28, 2012, NBC Sports also announced a three-year, $250 million deal to televise

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matches, giving Telemundo and mun2 the Spanish language rights (with the latter simulcasting games broadcast in English on NBCSN) beginning with the 2013–14 season, replacing

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and

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as the league's U.S. broadcasters; prior to the arrangement, NBC had proposed Telemundo for use as a Spanish-language simulcast partner for select sporting events for years after the 2001 purchase. On July 23, 2013, NBC re-acquired rights to NASCAR beginning in the 2015 season, and announced that it would include the option to air Spanish-language broadcasts on Telemundo and mun2. As a prelude to the contract, mun2 carried the 2014 Toyota 120—the season opener of Mexico's NASCAR Toyota Series at

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—on February 28, 2014. On October 22, 2011, Deportes Telemundo acquired the Spanish language rights to broadcast FIFA tournaments beginning 2015 for around $600 million, replacing

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as the Spanish language broadcaster of events such as the

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for the first time since 1978 ( Fox acquired the English language U.S. broadcast rights through a separate agreement). The deal was extended on February 12, 2015, to include rights to the

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. Through NBC's rights agreement with the

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(NFL), mun2 carried a Spanish simulcast of a

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matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and

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on November 27, 2014; on February 1, 2015, the rebranded NBC Universo served as the Spanish-language broadcaster of

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(which NBC held rights to broadcast that year). On January 13, 2015, NBCUniversal promoted Deportes Telemundo senior vice president of sports Eli Velázquez to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Sports within the company's Hispanic Enterprises and Content unit, following the departure of the sports division's executive vice president Jorge Hidalgo (whose position was eliminated as part of restructuring of the division).

Reorganization with NBC Sports

On May 16, 2015, during Telemundo's 2015–16 upfront presentation in

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, it was announced that Deportes Telemundo would be replaced by a new division initially known as NBC Deportes; the new division was formed as a branch of the English-language NBC Sports division, and be responsible for sports content for Telemundo, NBC Universo and related digital platforms. While it retained all existing sports telecast rights and programs aired by both Telemundo and NBC Universo, the latter network also began to expand its sports coverage, primarily in preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the start of the division's contract with FIFA—whose first events included the 2015 U-20 World Cup and Women's World Cup. It was announced in August 2015 that the division would migrate its operations from Telemundo's headquarters in

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, to NBC Sports Group's facility in Stamford, Connecticut, in a phased process that was expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2016. Around 70 employees, including production staff and on-air talent, were given a month to decide if they want to remain with NBC Deportes and relocate to Stamford, providing relocation packages to employees who opt to move and severance packages to employees who chose not to move and are unable to find other jobs within NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content; most positions within NBC Deportes that were based in the Hialeah offices – with the exception of NBCDeportes.com digital staff, some tech operators employed with the sports unit and production and on-air staff for the late-night magazine program ''Titulares y Más'', which will remain at the Telemundo headquarters – were eliminated in the move, necessitating the employee offers. Around 30 additional staffing positions were expected to be added alongside the existing employees upon the move to Stamford, while the division will invest heavily in the division's infrastructure and sets for its news and analysis programs. The announced move to Stamford, Connecticut was cancelled in November 2015. The division would change its name from ''NBC Deportes'' to Telemundo Deportes in 2016. Telemundo Deportes moved into Telemundo Center in Miami when it opened in April 2018.

Programs throughout the years

Telemundo Deportes holds the sports broadcast rights to several sporting events (with much of its programming available through agreements with

leagues and organizations) for broadcast on Telemundo and Universo, and also produces sports news, magazine and analysis programs that mostly air on Telemundo. Telemundo used to produce Rumbo al Mundial with the Conmebol Qualifying Soccer games for the World Cup, this was huge with Spanish speaking audiences but was not repeated for the 2020 World Cup Qualifier in Qatar. It also produces several specials in conjunction with organizations to which NBC Sports maintains programming agreement such as the

(NFL).

Current broadcast rights

''Events which are held by NBC Sports for their English language channels are designated in Italics.'' ;

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: * ''

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'': (

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–present) ** Super Bowls: All years where NBC holds rights since 2014 (

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, LII, LVI) ;

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: * ''

'' (

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–present) * Fútbol Estelar: Liga MX and Liga MX Femenil; used in years where Telemundo has broadcast rights to home matches of specific Liga MX and Liga MX Femenil teams (2020–present for

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home matches and selected Chivas Femenil home matches) *

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( 2015,

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, and

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) *

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( 2015,

, and

) * FIFA Women's World Cup ( 2015,

, and

) *

(

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, and

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) * FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF qualifiers (2018 and 2022; except USA and Mexico home matches) ;

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: *

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(

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

, 2024, and 2028) ;

: * '' Juegos Olimpicos por Telemundo'' ** Summer Olympic Games ( 2004,

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) ;Other programming: * ''Boxeo Telemundo'' (1987–present) * '' Ritmo Deportivo'' (2002–present) * ''Rumbo Al Mundial'' (1987–present) * ''Titulares Telemundo'' (1999–present) * '' Titulares Y Mas'' (2008–present)

Former programs

;

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: *'' Thursday Night Football'': (2016–

) ;

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: * FIFA Club World Cup (

–

) * Copa América (

) ;

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: * '' NBA en Telemundo'' ( 2003– 2005) * '' WNBA en Telemundo'' ( 2003– 2005)

Notable personalities

Current

Play-by-play

* Andrés Cantor * Sammy Sadovnik * Copán Álvarez * Diego Pessolano * Alejandro López * Jorge D. Calvo * Carlos Yustis * Edgar Lopez * Omar Amador * Carlos Mauricio Ramírez

Color commentators/Analysts

* Carlos Contreras * Carlos Hermosillo * Manuel Sol * Eduardo Biscayart * Tony Núñez *

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* Jorge Koechlin von Stein * Frederik Oldenburg * Walter Reinaldo Roque * Rolando Cantú * René Giraldo *

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* Janelly Farías * Mónica González * María Sánchez * Natalia Astrain * Amelia Valverde * Melissa Ortiz * Diana Rincón (on loan from ESPN South America)

Reporters

* Kaziro Aoyama * Arantza Fernandez * Pablo Aguabella

Studio hosts

* Miguel Gurwitz * Rosina Grosso * Ana Jurka * Karim Mendiburu * Leti Coo * Carlota Vizmanos * Ariana Figuera

Former

Play-by-play

* Félix de Jesús * Erasmo Provenza

Color commentators/analysts

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* Viviana Vila

References

External links

*
''Titulares Y Más''

''Titulares Telemundo''

''Ritmo Deportivo''

''Fútbol México''

NBC Sports website
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