ESPN Latin America
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| Launched | March 31, 1989 |
| Network | Cable Television Network |
| Owned by | ESPN Inc. (operated by The Walt Disney Company Latin America) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Language | Latin American Spanish |
| Broadcast area | |
| Sister channel(s) | ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Brasil |
| Website | ESPN.com |
ESPN Latin America is an ESPN channel that broadcasts in Latin America and Brazil (in Portuguese), not to be confused with ESPN Deportes, which is another channel which broadcasts in the United States in Spanish. ESPN Latin America is not available in the U.S., because it is not authorized to air most of the programming seen on its U.S. sister channels due to television rights affecting the programs. It is adapted to the demands of Spanish-speaking viewers, who tend to prefer football and Hispanic baseball players to the more Anglo-centric programming or athletes and Portuguese-speaking viewers who also tend to prefer football and prefer other popular sports in Brazil like basketball, futsal and volleyball.
ESPN Latin America first aired in March 31, 1989. It cablecasts programs in Spanish; some of the programs are live or taped retransmissions of the sister channels ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Some of those programs include English-language audio on a second audio program (SAP) with commentators from sister channels of the U.S. or commentators who work just for the ESPN Latin America channel. One of the voiceover announcers who announces programming on TV commercials has also appeared as a voiceover substitute for CNBC programs like Kudlow & Company and Mad Money in the U.S.
ESPN Latin America, unlike its U.S. sister channels, has more programs related to football, such as live games from Spain's La Liga. It also airs live retransmissions of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, the Home Run Derby, All-Star Game, Playoffs and World Series with Ernesto Jerez as the Spanish-language play-by-play announcer and other baseball commentators such as Venezuelan brothers Luis Alfredo Álvarez and Fernando Álvarez and former Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player Candy Maldonado. On weekday mornings at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, ESPN Latin America also airs the taped SportsCenter programs which air live the night before on ESPN in the U.S. at 1 a.m. ET.
Many of the TV commercials shown on ESPN Latin America are for companies from Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil, where the largest companies are based and where viewer numbers are higher.
ESPN Latin America's main competitor is News Corporation's Fox Sports Latin America from Los Angeles (formerly called FOX Sports Americas), which, unlike ESPN Latin America (and like ESPN2 and ESPN+), has a FOX Sports Latin America Northern Cone channel for the Caribbean/Mexico baseball-focused region, and another channel called FOX Sports Latin America Southern Cone for Central and South America, which is more football-oriented.
The Disney/Hearst Corporation joint venture has also added some secondary regional channels for the Spanish-speaking Americas in the last few years, like ESPN Dos (ESPN2) for the Central America/Mexico region, and ESPN+ (ESPN Más) for South America (Argentina/Bolivia/Chile/Colombia/Ecuador/Paraguay/Peru/Uruguay/Venezuela).
In 2011 ESPN launched a new channel for Latin America: ESPN3. This channel is divided in four segmets: Live (broadcasts live coverage of sport events), Compact (resumed sport events), ESPN3.0 (extreme sports) and ESPN Series (featuring ESPN US show 30 For 30).
See also[edit]
ESPN Latin America channels[edit]
- ESPN (Norte) - available in Mexico and Central America
- ESPN (Sur) - available in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
- ESPN 2 (Norte) - available in Mexico and Central America
- ESPN 2 (Sur) - available in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay - formerly ESPN +
- ESPN 2 (Andino) - available in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela - formerly ESPN + Andino
- ESPN 3 (Norte) - available in Mexico and Central America
- ESPN 3 (Sur) - available in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
- ESPN + (pan-regional) - available in Mexico, Central America, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela - formerly ESPN HD
- ESPN Extra (pan-regional) - available in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay
Sport Events[edit]
Some of the major events that can be viewed on this channel and other signs are:
Football[edit]
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Super Cup
- UEFA Youth League
- La Liga (Only for South America)
- Premier League (Only for South America)
- Serie A
- Bundesliga
- Ligue 1
- Primeira Liga
- Eredivisie
- Copa del Rey (Only for South America)
- FA Cup (Only for South America)
- Community Shield (Only for South America)
- Football League Cup (Only for South America)
- Italian Super Cup
- Serie B (Only on ESPN Play)
- German Super Cup
- Coupe de la Ligue
- Trophée des Champions
- UEFA European Championship qualifying (Only for South America)
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
- Brasileirão
- Copa do Brasil
- Campeonato Paulista
- Campeonato Carioca
- Major League Soccer
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
- North American Soccer League (Only on ESPN Play)
- Liga MX
- Ascenso MX
- Copa Mexico
- Argentina Primera Division (Except for Argentina)
- Toulon Tournament
- Emirates Cup
- Joan Gamper Trophy
- FIFA Ballon d'Or
Multi-sport events[edit]
- Sochi 2014 Olympics
- 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Rio 2016 Olympics
- Special Olympics World Games
- Parapan American Games (Only on ESPN Play)
Tennis[edit]
- Australian Open
- Roland Garros
- Wimbledon
- U.S. Open
- ATP World Tour Masters 1000
- ATP World Tour Finals
- Mexican Open Tennis (Only for Mexico)
Basketball[edit]
Baseball[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- Mexican Pacific League
- Mexican League (HR Derby, All-Star Game and Finals)
- Little League World Series
Boxing[edit]
College Sports[edit]
Cycling[edit]
- Le Tour de France
- Giro d'Italia (Only for South America)
- Vuelta a España
- Tour de San Luis
- Paris–Roubaix
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- La Flèche Wallonne
- Classic Sud-Ardèche
- La Drôme Classic
- Paris–Tours
Extreme Sports[edit]
Field Hockey[edit]
Golf[edit]
- The Masters
- U.S. Open
- The Open Championship
- PGA Championship
- PGA Tour
- World Golf Championships
- President's Cup
- Senior PGA Championship
- U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Women's Open
- Senior Open and Women's British Open
- Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- Latin America Amateur Championship
Gridiron Football[edit]
- National Football League
- College Football
- IFAF World Championship (Only on ESPN Play)
- Arena Football League (Only on ESPN Play)
- Canadian Football League (Only on ESPN Play)
Horse Racing[edit]
- Kentucky Derby
- Preakness Stakes
- Belmont Stakes
- Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo classic races
- Hipódromo de San Isidro classic races
- Hipódromo de La Plata classic races
- Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas classic races
- Gran Premio Latinoamericano
Marathon[edit]
- New York City Half Marathon
- Rome Marathon
- London Marathon
- Buenos Aires Marathon
- Venice Marathon
- New York Marathon
Motor Sports[edit]
Polo[edit]
- Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo
- Campeonato Abierto de Hurlingham
- Campeonato Abierto del Tortugas Country Club
- British Open for the Gold Cup
- Coronation Cup
- Sotogrande Open
- Copa Cámara de Diputados
- U.S. Open
- Queen's Cup
Rugby[edit]
- Rugby World Cup
- RBS Six Nations
- Rugby Championship
- European Rugby Champions Cup
- Top 14
- Aviva Premiership
- Super Rugby
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- IRB Sevens World Series
- Currie Cup
- ITM Cup
- IRB Junior World Championship
- South American Rugby Championship
- World Club 7s
- World Club 7s Series Limerick
- The Varsity Match
- Buenos Aires league
- Top 14 de la URBA
- Campeonato Argentino
- Nacional de Clubes
- Torneo del Interior
- Test-matches
Swimming[edit]
Yachting[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website
- ESPN Latin America on Twitter
- ESPN Latin America on Facebook
- Programming Guide
- ESPNPlay
