ESPN Dos
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| Launched | October 11, 1996 |
| Owned by | ESPN, Inc. |
| Picture format | SDTV (480i) |
| Language | Spanish |
| Broadcast area | Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic, Venezuela |
| Headquarters |  Mexico City |
| Sister channel(s) | ESPN Latin America ESPN Deportes ESPN+ |
| Website | espndeportes.com |
ESPN Dos, best known as ESPN2 (Dos means "Two" in Spanish), is a cable television network operated by ESPN International broadcasting in Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and Dominican Republic.
The official name ESPN Dos is only used by ESPN, Inc. to distinguish between ESPN Dos and ESPN2 in the US. The logo has always been the same for both networks.
As of January 2010, 3 separate versions of ESPN Dos exist: ESPN Dos Mexico, ESPN Dos Venezuela and ESPN Dos Central America/Dominican Republic. However, there have been reported a few TV carriers in Venezuela, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic showing Mexico's feed. The 3 versions have different commercial advertisements and may carry different event programming due to rights issues.
Prior to 2008, ESPN Dos was shown in Colombia and Peru, but those countries switched to ESPN+, a more soccer-oriented network. Currently, Venezuela is the only country in South America where ESPN Dos is still available, due to baseball being more popular than soccer.
Almost all the programming is in Spanish. Some commentators are based at the studios in Mexico City and the rest are based in Bristol, Connecticut, because ESPN Deportes and ESPN Dos share many programs. This channel is more watched in Mexico, most of the commentators are Mexicans and most of the programming is focused on the Mexican audience. The only program in English is the SportsCenter edition shown live at 6 PM ET on ESPN in the US.
[edit] Events shown on ESPN Dos
Football
- English Premier League
- English FA Cup
- English FA Community Shield
- English Football League Cup (only in Venezuela)
- Dutch Eredivisie
- Italian Serie A
- U.S. Major League Soccer
- CONCACAF Champions League
- Argentine Primera División
- Primera División de México (only Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna local matches live transmission)
- Spanish Liga BBVA (only available in Venezuela)
Baseball
- U.S. Major League Baseball Televisa Deportes Network)
- World Baseball Classic
- College World Series
- Little League World Series
- Mexican Baseball League(Except Venezuela)
- Mexican Pacific League
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League(only available in Venezuela)
American Football
Basketball
Tennis
Other: Billiards, Bull riding, Motorsport, Golf, Rugby, Cycling, Boxing, etc
[edit] Original programs
- SportsCenter (Mexican version, also shown on ESPN Deportes)
- Futbol Picante (Mexican soccer)
- Cronometro (similar to Pardon the Interruption)
- Juego Cruzado
- Golpe a Golpe
- Beisbol Esta Noche (Spanish version of Baseball Tonight)
- Los Capitanes
- ESPN Radio Formula
- NFL Semanal
- El Diez (original tv series)
