Fox Sports (Mexican TV network)
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Network | Fox Sports International |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International The Walt Disney Company Latin America) (pending sale to a buyer to be determined) |
Fox Sports is a Latin American pay television network that is owned by The Walt Disney Company Latin America, a unit of the Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. The network focuses on sports-related programming including live and pre-recorded event broadcasts, sports talk shows and original programming, available throughout Latin America. The network is based in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.
History
The network was launched in 1996 as Prime Deportiva, under the ownership of Liberty Media. Prior to its launch, on October 31, 1995, News Corporation acquired a 50% ownership interest in Liberty's Prime Network group and its international networks (including sister channels Premier Sports and Prime Sports Asia) as part of an expansion of its Fox Sports properties in the Americas.[2][3] In 1996, the channel was rebranded as Fox Sports Américas, later shortened to Fox Sports in 1999.
In 2009, a second feed called Fox Sports+ was launched, to allow simultaneous broadcasting of football. In 2012, the channel was renamed to Fox Sports 2, whereas Speed Channel was rebranded to Fox Sports 3.
On February 21, 2019, Bloomberg reported that Disney will divest the Fox Sports television network from the 21st Century Fox purchase in order to get an approval from the governments of Mexico and Brazil. The division is among the last major hurdles for the Disney-Fox deal.[4]
In December 2019, was announced that its Chilean, Peruvian and Uruguayan channels would go off the air.[5][6][7]
Feeds
- Northern feed: available in Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela
- Southern feed: available in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Paraguay
Localised channels
- Fox Sports (Chile) — localised feed exclusively available for Chile, replacing Fox Sports on November 2013.
- Fox Sports 1 (Chile) — formerly known as Fox Sports Premium, it was launched at the same time as its sister channel. It covers pay-TV events from Fox Sports and Fox Sports 2 that can't be aired live on the localized feed due to broadcast licenses.
- Fox Sports (Colombia) — localised channel launched in 2016 as an independent feed with original programming.
- Fox Sports (Peru) - localised channel launched in 1 March 2018, with exclusive voice-over narrations for matches involving Peruvian football clubs and the Peruvian football team.
- Fox Sports (Uruguay) - localised channel launched in February 2014 with original programming and voice-over narrations for Uruguayan football teams.
- Fox Sports Premium — additional pay-TV channel that was launched on August 2017 due to the agreement between Fox Broadcasting Company and Turner Broadcasting System (via TNT Sports Argentina) to share their purchase on the Argentine football matches from free-to-air airing on State television, such as the Superliga Argentina (National First Division).
Programming
Fox Sports Latin America broadcasts sports-related programming 24 hours a day in Spanish. The network carries a wide variety of sports events, including football, Formula 1 racing and WWE programming. Fox Sports also airs talk shows (NET: Nunca es tarde) as well as other programming including exercise programs.
Sports programming
Football
- Copa Libertadores (except Thurdays. Only for South America)
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Supercup
- Bundesliga
- DFL-Supercup
- FIFA Club World Cup (Only for Mexico)
- CONCACAF Champions League (From 2020, only available for Mexico viewers)[8]
- Superliga Argentina (only South America, vía Fox Sports 2)
- Liga MX (Only for C.F. Monterrey, León and Pachuca home matches) (Only Mexico)
- Ascenso MX (Only for Mineros home matches) (Only Mexico)
Motorsport
- Formula One (Ten races to be presented live)
- World Rally Championship
- Dakar Rally
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (since 2013)
- NASCAR Xfinity Series (since 2013)
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (since 2013)
- NASCAR Toyota Series (since 2013)
- DTM (since 2013)
- IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (since 2014)[9]
- FIA World Endurance Championship (since 2014, Live since 2015)
- World Touring Car Championship (since 2014)
- Superbike World Championship
Other sports
- Major League Baseball
- National Football League
- Glory
- Ultimate Fighting Championship (Except PPV events)
- WWE (Raw, SmackDown, Main Event, NXT, Total Divas and XFL)
- Premier Boxing Champions
Other programming
Alongside its live sports broadcasts, Fox Sports also airs a variety of sports highlight, talk, and documentary styled shows. These include:
North feed
- Agenda Fox Sports
- Auto Show TV
- Cara a Cara
- Central Fox
- El Show de la Copa Libertadores
- El Show de la Concacaf Liga Campeones
- El Show de la NASCAR
- El Show de la NFL en Fox Sports
- El Show de la UEFA Champions League
- El Show de las Copas
- Expediente Fútbol
- Feria de Goles
- Fox Fight Club
- Fox Gol
- Fox Impacto NFL
- Fox Sports Punto Extra
- Fox Sports Rádio
- Fox Sports Rádio Kids
- Full Tilt Póker
- Futuras Leyendas
- Gillette World Sport
- La Llave del Gol
- La Última Palabra
- Lo Mejor de la UEFA Champions League
- Lo Mejor de la UEFA Europa League
- Lo Mejor de lo Fox Sports
- Mobil 1: The Grid
- NASCAR Race Hub
- NET: Nunca es Tarde
- Pokerstars.net
- Tuzoccer (Pachuca Club de Fútbol)
- The Ocean Race
South feed
- 90 Minutos de Fútbol
- Agenda Fox Sports
- Atlas, la otra Pasión
- Central Fox
- Circuito Fox Sports
- El Show de la Fórmula 1
- El Show de la Copa Libertadores
- El Show de la UEFA Champions League
- El Show de la UEFA Europa League
- Expediente Fútbol
- Fox Fight Club
- Fox Gol
- Fox Sports Clásico
- Fox Sports Rádio
- Fox Sports Rádio Kids
- Full Tilt Póker
- Futsal AFA
- Juego Sagrado
- La Llave del Gol
- NET: Nunca es Tarde
- Pasión Xtrema
- PokerStars.net
- Rally On Board
- Sín Anestesia
- Stop and Go
- Tarde Redonda
- Última Vuelta
- X-Perience Tour
See also
References
- ^ "Company Overview of Fox Latin American Channel, Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "FOX AND LIBERTY OUTLINE PLANS FOR NEW CABLE VENTURE". Sports Business Journal. Advance Publications. November 1, 1995. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "TCI, LIBERTY AND NEWS CORP. HAMMER OUT SPORTS NET DETAILS". Sports Business Journal. Advance Publications. May 10, 1996.
- ^ Lima, Mario; Navarro, Andrea (February 21, 2019). "Disney to Accept Divesting of Fox Sports in Brazil and Mexico". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/espectaculos-y-tv/tv/2019/12/16/fox-chile-cerro-sus-programas-mas-importantes-y-rodrigo-sepulveda-analiza-el-ano-ha-sido-duro.shtml
- ^ https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/la-senal-fox-sports-deja-de-emitir-desde-uruguay-2019113017100
- ^ https://larepublica.pe/deportes/2019/12/25/eddie-fleischman-periodista-deportivo-comunico-que-fox-sports-dejara-de-operar-en-el-peru/
- ^ "Want to know how you can watch your favorite Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League clubs?". CONCACAF Champions League. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tune In: Rolex 24 At Daytona". IMSA.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
External links
- Official website (only Argentina and Mexico)