ESPN+

Not to be confused with ESPN Plus.

ESPN +
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Owned by	ESPN Inc. (operated by The Walt Disney Company Latin America)
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Slogan	El líder mundial en deportes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish
Broadcast area	South America
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Website	http://espndeportes.espn.go.com

ESPN + (ESPN más) is an ESPN channel based in Argentina broadcasting to nine countries of South America. Its programming is mostly football, tennis and rugby union related. It also broadcasts some shows about leagues of different sports from Argentina.

It serves as a second outlet for ESPN Latin America's mainstream sports coverage (except for Mexico and Central America).

In 2007, ESPN+ covered all matches of the 2007 Rugby World Cup; select matches were called on-site.

ESPN+ shows live MotoGP races, and selected IndyCar Series races. It also complements ESPN's coverage of the four Grand Slam of tennis.

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ESPN+ logo from 2005 to 2013

ESPN+ coverage

As of July 2012, four separate versions of ESPN+ exist:

• ESPN+ Argentina, which does not have rights to Argentine Primera División football (soccer), but has the rights to the Brazilian Série A football (soccer).
• ESPN+ Sur, which serves Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Perú and Uruguay and has rights to 1st and 2nd choice matches from the Argentine Primera División and the Brazilian Série A. This feed also airs many of the matches and championships played by the Argentina rugby team ("Los Pumas").
• ESPN+ Andina, which serves Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, has rights to 1st and 2nd choice matches from the Argentine Primera División, the Brazilian Série A. This feed also airs many MLB matches due to the popularity of baseball in this countries, as well as cycling events like the Tour de France, unlike ESPN+ Sur, where this events are replaced with taped programming and/or rugby events.
• ESPN+ Brasil, which like ESPN+ Argentina, does not have the rights to Argentine Primera División football, but also does not have the rights to the Brazilian Série A football.

Programming

Football of season 2011-2012

• Argentine Primera División (not available on ESPN+ Argentina)
• English Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, FA Community Shield
• Spanish Primera Division – La Liga
• Italian Serie A
• French Ligue 1
• CONCACAF Champions League (ESPN+ Andina only)
• U.S. Major League Soccer (ESPN+ Andina only)

Other sports

• Tennis: Australian Open 2010
• Rugby: Heineken Cup
• Volleyball: Argentine League
• NBA
• 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
• 2010 IRB Junior World Championship
• 2011 IRB Junior World Championship
• 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
• Major League Baseball (ESPN+ Andina only)
• Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)