ESPN Deportes

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ESPN Deportes
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Launched January 2004 (2004-01)
Owned by ESPN Inc.
(The Walt Disney Company (80%), Hearst Corporation (20%))
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
(HD feed downgraded to center cut 480i for SDTV sets)
Country United States
Puerto Rico
Language Spanish
Portuguese
Broadcast area United States
Mexico
Headquarters Bristol, Connecticut
Coral Gables, Florida,
Los Angeles, California
Mexico City, Mexico
Website espndeportes.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV 466 (HD/SD)
1432 (VOD)
Dish Network 854 (SD)
Cable
Available on most U.S. cable systems Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability
Available on most Mexican cable systems Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability
IPTV
AT&T U-verse 3313 (HD)
3113 (SD)
Verizon FiOS 1537 (HD)
1520 (SD)

ESPN Deportes (Spanish pronunciation: [i.es.piˈen deˈpoɾtes], ESPN Sports) is an American Spanish language digital cable and satellite sports television channel that is owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between the Disney–ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Corporation (which owns the remaining 20%). The network is aimed primarily at Hispanic population in the United States. The channel broadcasts from studio facilities at ESPN's traditional bases of operations in Los Angeles, Coral Gables, Florida and Bristol, Connecticut, along with their Mexican base in Mexico City.

ESPN Deportes is available on most cable and satellite providers including Comcast, Cablevision, AT&T, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, 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 second audio program 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.

There is a possibility of ESPN launch a Brazilian Portuguese language network aimed primarily at the Brazilian population in the United States somewhere in the future, mainly after ESPN broadcast the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Portuguese, using the commentary from ESPN Brasil.

History

ESPN Deportes launched as an alternate Spanish-language programming feed in July 2001, when ESPN and Major League Baseball 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 cable channel in January 2004. In 2007, ESPN Deportes began producing a daily English language 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 720p high definition simulcast feed in April 2011, though as many American Spanish-language cable network packages remain with the majority of networks in standard definition, ESPN Deportes maintains their "BottomLine" news ticker in a form designed for 4:3 sets, matching the form seen on ESPN Classic and ESPN on ABC broadcasts.

On December 7, 2015, the network debuted its new four-studio production facility in Mexico City 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 Miguel Herrera. 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

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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 soccer players Roberto Gómez Junco and Luis Roberto "Zague" Alves, the program focuses specifically on the Mexican First Division and the Mexico national football team; regular commentators on the program include Ciro Procuna, Héctor Huerta, John Sutcliffe, Hugo Sánchez, Rafael Puente, Rafael Puente, Jr., Felipe Ramos Rizo, Heriberto Murrieta, Ángel García Toraño, Francisco Gabriel de Anda, Jared Borgetti, and David Faitelson.
  • Jorge Ramos y Su Banda – ESPN Deportes Radio's afternoon-drive football talk show, hosted by sport journalists Jorge Ramos and Hernán Pereyra with Dionisio Estrada, José del Valle and Ricardo Mayorga broadcast live from ESPN studios in Coral Gables, Florida.
  • Cronómetro – A weekdaily 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, Alvaro Morales and Tony Cherchi serving as contributors. The program is based on the format of Pardon the Interruption.
  • Los Capitanes – An hour-long afternoon sports highlight program, co-hosted by Jose Ramon Fernandez, with Rafael Puente and Luis Roberto Alves; Hector Huerta and Alejandro de la Rosa and other analysts serve as contributors.
  • Fútbol Center – A short-form football-focused program (including coverage of leagues such as Liga MX, Bundesliga and the Premier League); airing weekends and select weekdays, it is hosted by Ricardo Puig and Fiorella Battaglia with Francisco Gabriel de Anda, Rafael Puente, Jr., Antonio Valle and various analysts from ESPN studios in Miami and Bristol serving as analysts. Unlike the majority of the studio shows produced in Mexico, Fútbol Center exclusively airs on ESPN Deportes and does not air in Mexico.
  • Béisbol Esta Noche – Formatted similarly to ESPN's Baseball Tonight, it covers baseball news and highlights, along with special guests and interviews; it is hosted by Carolina Guillén, with Candy Maldonado and Fernando Alvarez providing analysis.
  • Golpe a Golpe – A weekly live boxing news and analysis program, hosted by boxer Juan Manuel Márquez and Jorge Eduardo Sánchez.
  • A los Golpes – A boxing news and analysis program produced in ESPN's Los Angeles studios, hosted by former boxer Julio César Chávez, David Faitelson, and Bernardo Osuna. The program airs each Monday.
  • Fuera de Juego – ESPN Deportes' international football program, which focuses primarily on European football (national leagues, national cups and UEFA competitions) and international football (World Cup and World Cup qualifying matches). Regular hosts include Fernando Palomo, Richard Méndez, Manu Martin, Barak Fever and ex-footballers José Antonio Noriega and Mario Kempes.
  • 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 Georgina Ruiz Sandoval, Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega. A separate Sunday edition of the program is hosted by Ciro Procuna, Javier Trejo Garay, Raul Allegre and Mauricio Pedroza (with Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega and John Sutcliffe serving as occasional guest analysts), featuring previews of the upcoming week's games.
  • NFL Live – Produced in ESPN's studios in Mexico City, the show is a NFL studio show based on the format of the English-language version 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, Kary Correa and Miroslava Montemayor. The show also regularly has the participation of other ESPN Spanish-language NFL experts including John Sutcliffe, Raul Allegre, Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega, Ciro Procuna among others. Unlike in Mexico where it airs weekdays, the show only airs on weekends on ESPN Deportes.
  • Nación ESPN – Produced from ESPN's Los Angeles studio, Nación ESPN is the meeting place for sports and entertainment on ESPN Deportes. Each episode also features a sit-down interview with a high-profile Hispanic athlete or celebrity. The program is based on the format of SportsNation and is hosted by David Faitelson and Mauricio Pedroza.
  • ESPN Deportes E:60 – A prime time newsmagazine based on ESPN's E:60 and the first prime-time sports-magazine program on Spanish-language television, mixing investigative reporting, in-depth profiles of notable sports personalities and features on emerging athletes. The program is anchored by Jorge Ramos, José Ramón Fernández and David Faitelson.
  • #Redes (2012–present) – A sports and pop culture program focusing on trending topics and conversations, aimed at Hispanic sports fans active on social media. It is hosted by Carolina Guillen, Rosana Franco, Poncho Vera, Alfredo Lomeli and occasionally Barak Fever and Alba Galindo.
  • Raza Deportiva (2012–present) – The network's first live morning show, featuring hosts based in different locations; it is hosted by sportscaster David Faitelson and soccer expert Rafa Ramos (based in Los Angeles); Leo Vega and Omar Orlando Salazar (based in Miami); Rosana Franco (based in Bristol, Connecticut); and Oscar Restrepo (based in Colombia).
  • Capitales del Fútbol (2012–present) – A documentary series centering on international football destinations, featuring player interviews, and testimony from journalists, coaches and fans to showcase the relationship between the cities and the tournaments that identify them as football meccas.

Sporting events

Association Football

Germany
Mexico
Spain
United States
UEFA
Other
  • International friendlies
  • International friendly tournaments

Others

American football

National Football League (NFL)
College Football

Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB)
Others

Basketball

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Other

Boxing

Golf

Ice Hockey

Mixed martial arts (MMA)

X Games

Tennis

ESPN Deportes Radio

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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 Satellite Radio, and is streamed on the ESPN Deportes Radio mobile app for iOS 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 soccer 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 also operates radio networks, stations and programs in Latin America:

  • ESPN 107.9 FM (Argentina)
  • ESPN Radio en Rivadavia (Argentina)
  • ESPN Radio Fórmula (Mexico)
  • ESPN Radio - Bío-Bío Deportes (Chile)
  • ESPN Radio El Dorado (Brazil)

ESPN Deportes.com

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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 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 Dominican Republic, Mexico Puerto Rico and Venezuela; boxing; the NFL; international soccer; auto racing; and action sports. A digital edition of La Revista is available through Zinio.

ESPN Deportes + by ESPN3

ESPN Deportes +, the Spanish-language version of ESPN3, is a multi-platform sports streaming service that is expected to launch in 2014. The service provides comprehensive live sports content in Spanish available for streaming on computers, smartphones, tablets and Xbox Live. ESPN Deportes+ offers additional exclusive Spanish-language programming of over 200 sports events, supplementary to the content carried by the ESPN Deportes television network. The service will potentially reach approximately 7.7 million Hispanic households.

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