Fox Sports (Latin American TV network)
Fox Sports is a Latin American pay television network 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 and Mexico.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Latin America |
| Network | Fox Sports International |
| Slogan | Ponemos más ("We put some more") |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International The Walt Disney Company Latin America) (pending sale to a buyer in Mexico) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1996 |
| Closed | December 9, 2019 (Uruguay) December 15, 2019 (Chile) December 20, 2019 (Peru) December 30, 2019 (Colombia) |
| Former names | Prime Deportiva (1995) Fox Sports Americas (1996–1999) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.foxsportsla.com (only Mexico) |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Cablevision (Argentina) | Channel 24 (Analog) Channel 105 (Digital) Channel 626 (HD) |
| Nuevo Siglo (Uruguay) | Channel 742 (SD) Channel 826 (HD) |
| TigoUNE (Colombia) | Channel 25 (SD; Medellin) Channel 27 (SD, Bogota) Channel 204 (HD) |
| Movistar TV (Peru) | Channel 501 (SD) Channel 744 (HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Sky (Mexico) | Channel 553 (SD) Channel 1553 (HD) |
| DirecTV (Latin America) | Channel 604 (SD) Channel 605 (SD, Argentina) Channel 606 (SD, Venezuela) Channel 1604 (HD) Channel 1605 (HD; Argentina) |
| Dish (Mexico) | Channel 330 (SD) Channel 830 (HD) |
| Movistar TV (Latin America) | Channel 488 (SD, Peru) Channel 475 (SD, Colombia) Channel 487 (SD, Venezuela) Channel 890 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| ETB (Colombia) | Channel 405 (HD) |
| Claro TV (Dominican Republic) | Channel 302 (SD) Channel 1302 (HD) |
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, it was announced that its Chilean, Peruvian, Uruguayan and Colombian channels would go off the air.[5][6][7]
Feeds
- Mexican feed: available in Mexico
- Northern feed: available in Central America and Dominican Republic
- Southern feed: available in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
- 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).
Localised channels (closed in 2019)
- 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 covered pay-TV events from Fox Sports and Fox Sports 2 that couldn'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.
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.
Football
- Copa Libertadores (Only for South America)
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Supercup
- La Liga (only for South America)
- Serie A (only for South America)
- Ligue 1 (only for South America)
- Eredivisie (only for South America)
- MLS (only for South America)
- FIFA Club World Cup (Only for Mexico)
- CONCACAF Champions League[8]
- Liga MX (Only for C.F. Monterrey, León and Pachuca home matches) (Only Mexico)
Motorsport
Other sports
- Major League Baseball
- National Football League (only Mexico and Central America)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship (Except PPV events)
- WWE (Raw, SmackDown, Main Event, NXT and Vintage)
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
- Central Fox
- El Show de la Copa Libertadores
- El Show de la UEFA Champions League
- Expediente Fútbol
- Fox Fight Club
- Fox Gol
- Fox Sports Clásico
- Fox Sports Radio
- Juego Sagrado
- La Llave del Gol
- Rally On Board
- Tarde Redonda
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.
- "Tune In: Rolex 24 At Daytona". IMSA.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.