| ESPN Deportes | |
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| Launched | 2004 |
| Owned by | The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Corporation (20%) |
| Country | United States Mexico |
| Language | English & Spanish |
| Headquarters |  Bristol, Connecticut Mexico City |
| Website | ESPNDeportes.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 432 |
| Dish Network | 854 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Check local listings |
| IPTV | |
| Verizon Fios | 1520 |
| Internet television | |
| AT&T U-Verse | 3302 |
ESPN Deportes is a cable television and radio network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day in the Spanish language. Deportes means "sports" in Spanish. The channel broadcasts transmissions made in Mexico City and in Bristol, Connecticut
In 2007, the network began a daily English segment on the late edition of its American parent's SportsCenter, hosted by Michele LaFountain and several other personalities.
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Carriage
ESPN Deportes is available on some cable systems including Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Brighthouse Networks, as well as on Dish Network and DirecTV. Cablevision offers the channel to its digital cable subscribers.
Other ESPN networks occasionally air commercials that ask viewers to call 1-800-DEPORTES or log on to the ESPN Deportes website (see below) to express their interest in adding the network to its lineup if it is not available to them.
Programming
The following is a summary of the current programming on ESPN Deportes.
Studio programs
- Béisbol Esta Noche
A program similar in vein to ESPN's Baseball Tonight, featuring coverage of the day's baseball action, stories, special guests, and interviews. The show is hosted by Carolina Guillén with analysis from Carlos Baerga. - Cronómetro
A sports news and events debating program, very similar to ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, hosted by David Faitelson and José Ramón Fernández. Typically broadcasted Monday through Friday, the two discuss and debate the day's headlines from the sports world. - Fuera de Juego
A documentary-style program investigating stories in the world of sports that occur outside of the games and matches. Regulars on the program include Fernando Palomo, Richard Méndez, and José Hernández. - Futbol Picante
A roundtable discussion program featuring a panel of journalists discussing the day's headlines and scores in the world of soccer with a focus on the Mexican First Division and the Mexican National Team. Some of the regular commentators on the program include Ciro Procuna, Carlos Albert, Héctor Huerta, Rafael Puente, David Faitelson, Daniel Brailovsky, Felipe Ramos Rizo, Heriberto Murrieta, Ángel García Toraño, and José Ramón Fernández. - Juego Cruzado
A sports news program, with a slight game show format, that is hosted by Luis Alfredo Álvarez. On the show, Álvarez awards points to a panel of three sports journalists based on discussion and arguments of the day's headlines. Like the program that it is based on (ESPN's Around the Horn), Juego Cruzado is shown Monday through Friday. - NFL Esta Noche
A pre-game show to ESPN Deportes' coverage of Monday Night Football, hosted by Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega. The show also reviews NFL action from Sunday and features live reports. - SportsCenter
Like it's English-language original, SportsCenter is an hour-long program replaying the day's scores and highlights from major sporting events, along with commentary, analyses, previews and feature stories. Unlike the version shown on ESPN, the ESPN Deportes version of the show focuses mostly on soccer, providing less coverage for basketball, baseball, and American football, among many other North American sports. - Jorge Ramos y Su Banda
Hosted by Jorge Ramos, Hernan Pereyra and Jose del Valle from Miami and Dionisio Estrada from Mexico.
Sporting events
The following is a list of sporting events that ESPN Deportes provides regular coverage for.
Soccer
- Eredivisie (The Netherlands)
- International friendlies
- La Liga & Copa del Rey (Spain)
Beginning with the 2009-2010 season, La Liga's coverage in the U.S. will be shared with GolTV, and DirecTV, Inc., allowing the network to show 2-3 matches per week[1] - Major League Soccer (USA)
The "Game of the Week" coverage is the same match selected for ESPN's coverage but provided with Spanish-language audio - Primera División de México
Typically one match per week on Saturdays, with a replays of the same game during the week. - South American World Cup qualifying
- 2010 FIFA World Cup (Portuguese Language)
Other sports
- American football (NFL)
- Boxing
- Baseball (Caribbean Series, Major League Baseball, Mexican Pacific League)
- Basketball (FIBA Americas Championship, FIBA World Championship, NBA)
- Mixed Martial Arts (Bellator Fighting Championships)
- Extreme sport (X Games)
- Motorsport (NASCAR)
- Tennis (Australian Open, French Open, US Open, Wimbledon)
References
- ^ "ESPN to share La Liga's U.S. TV rights". ESPN, June 22, 2009. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=656581&cc=5901.
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