ESPN Dos

ESPN Dos
Launched	October 11, 1996
Owned by	ESPN International
Picture format	SDTV (480i)
Language	Spanish
Broadcast area	Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic
Headquarters	Mexico City
Sister channel(s)	ESPN Latin America ESPN Deportes ESPN+
Website	espndeportes.com

ESPN Dos (stylized as ESPN2, its full name is used internally to distinguish it from its U.S. English counterpart) is a cable television network operated by ESPN International. It predominantly shares much of its Spanish language programming with ESPN Deportes, alongside other original programs focusing on Mexican sports, and a simulcast of ESPN's early evening edition of SportsCenter.

The channel is primarily targeted towards Mexico, regional variations for ESPN Dos are also broadcast for Central America/Dominican Republic due to differing programming rights between the regions. Prior to 2008, ESPN Dos was shown in Colombia and Peru, but those countries switched to the more football-oriented ESPN+. Also Venezuela used to be the only country in South America where ESPN Dos was available, but in 2013 this country was switched to ESPN+. Some people from countries outside Mexico had criticized that content from the channel is almost totally dedicated to Mexico, while spaces for sports from other countries are very small.

Events shown on ESPN Dos

Football

• German Bundesliga
• Dutch Eredivisie
• Italian Serie A
• U.S. Major League Soccer
• UEFA Champions League
• UEFA Europa League
• Argentine Primera División
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
• Brazilian Campeonato Paulista
• Brazilian Campeonato Carioca
• Mexican Liga MX
• Mexican Ascenso MX
• Mexican Copa MX
• Olympic Games (2014 and 2016)
• International friendly games
• Necoecha City Cup

Baseball

• U.S. Major League Baseball (also broadcast in Televisa Deportes Network and Fox Sports)
• World Baseball Classic
• College World Series
• Little League World Series
• Mexican Baseball League
• Mexican Pacific League(only available in Mexico)

American Football

• National Football League
• ESPN College Football

Basketball

• College Basketball
• National Basketball Association

Tennis

• Australian Open
• French Open
• Wimbledon
• US Open
• ATP World Tour Masters 1000
• Abierto Mexicano de Tenis

Rugby

• Torneo de la URBA
• Torneo del Interior
• Torneo Nacional de Clubes de la UAR

Other: Billiards, Bull riding, Motorsport, Golf, Cycling, Boxing, Polo, etc.

Original programs

• SportsCenter (Mexican version, also shown on ESPN Deportes)
• Futbol Picante (Mexican football)
• Cronometro (similar to Pardon the Interruption)
• Toque Inicial
• Golpe a Golpe
• Beisbol Esta Noche (Spanish version of Baseball Tonight)
• Los Capitanes
• ESPN Radio Formula
• NFL Semanal
• El Diez (original TV series)

External links

• ESPNdeportes official site