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| Broadcast area | Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Central America Dominican Republic Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Network | ESPN |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ESPN Inc. (operated byThe Walt Disney Company Latin America) |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 March 1989; 36 years ago (1989-03-31) |
| Links | |
| Website | ESPN.com |

ESPN Latin America (on-air asESPN) is the Latin American division ofESPN Inc., and broadcasts sports-related programming for the region in Spanish. It was launched on 31 March 1989. Its programming is adapted to the likes of viewers, who tend to preferfootball and Hispanicbaseball players to the more locally produced programs.
ESPN Latin America, unlike its U.S. sister channels, has more programs related tosoccer andtennis.
TheDisney/Hearst Corporationjoint venture has also added some secondary regional channels for the Latin American region in the last few years, likeESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN4, ESPN5 and ESPN Premium.
In 2011, ESPN launched a new channel, named ESPN3, which is divided in four segments: Live (broadcasts live coverage of sport events), Compact (resumed sport events), ESPN 3.0 (extreme sports) and ESPN Series (featuring "30 For 30").
In November 2021, Disney announced that a new channel named ESPN 4 would be launched on December 1, 2021 (except in Argentina and Mexico) after Disney rebrandedFox Sports' main channel in Latin America with ESPN Premium, ESPN 4, ESPN 5, ESPN 6, ESPN 7 following on February 15, 2024, after Disney rebranded Fox Sports 1, ESPN Extra, ESPN 4, Fox Sports 2 and Fox Sports 3 respectively.[1][2][3]
List of events that can be viewed on ESPN Latin America Networks: