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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Spanish, English (sometimes) |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) Downgraded toletterboxed480i for theSDTV feed |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Sports Media Group (Fox Corporation) |
| Sister channels | Fox Sports 1 Fox Sports 2 Fox Soccer Plus Big Ten Network |
| History | |
| Launched | November 1, 1993; 32 years ago (November 1, 1993) |
| Former names | La Cadena Deportiva Prime Ticket (1993-1995) Prime Deportiva (1995-1996) Fox Sports Américas (1996–1999) Fox Sports World Español (1999–2002) Fox Sports en Español (2002–2010) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | (authentication required) |
| Website | www |
Fox Deportes (formerlyFox Sports en Español) is an Americanpay televisionnetwork dedicated tobroadcasting sports-related programming inSpanish, aimed at theHispanic population in theUnited States. Launched in 1993, Fox Deportes, a division ofFox Sports, is the first and longest-running Spanish-language sports network in the country.
Fox Deportes features a diversified programming, including NFL pre- and post-season games, MLB regular-season, All-Star Game, Divisional Series, National League Championship Series and World Series, the USGA's U.S. Open, NASCAR, Premier Boxing Champions, college football and soccer competitions including Liga MX and MLS.
The channel first launched in Southern California asLa Cadena Deportiva Prime Ticket, a sister network to the original Prime Ticket regional sports network (the present dayBally Sports West), on November 1, 1993. The network was renamed Prime Deportiva on April 1, 1995, to align with the rebranding of Liberty Media-owned regional sports networks with the "Prime Sports" brand. After News Corporation (NewsCorp) formed a 50-50 sports television joint venture with Liberty Media, NewsCorp rebranded the network Fox Sports Américas on October 1, 1996. The network was rebranded Fox Sports World Español in February 1999 to align with the recently launched (November 1997) English-language soccer centric networkFox Sports World. In 2002, the network was rebranded as Fox Sports en Español before becoming Fox Deportes on October 1, 2010.[1]
As of February 2015, approximately 21,831,000 American households (18.8% of households with television) received Fox Deportes.[2]
The network holds rights to international soccer includingMLS,[3]Liga MX andLiga MX Femenil (matches hosted by,FC Juárez andTigres UANL). During the2018 FIFA World Cup, it carried replays of Fox's English-language coverage of the tournament.
On January 4, 2023 it was announced that Fox Sports acquired the English-language and Spanish-language TV rights to theCoupe de France with Fox Deportes airing most games,[4]
On August 11, 2023, it was reported that Fox Sports bought theSaudi Pro League TV rights in both English-language and Spanish-language, making that Fox Deportes to be broadcasting games of that league from the 2023-24 season,[5]
On October 10, 2023, Fox Deportes revealed that they acquired the English-language rights to theMexican national team's friendly matches through the2026 FIFA World Cup.[6]
The network began to carry simulcasts of someFox College Football games in 2013 with Spanish play-by-play and graphics, and starting with the 2013Thanksgiving Game on Fox, also carries selectNFL games from theNFL on Fox package featuring Spanish-language play-by-play and graphics, including Fox's NFC playoffs package (Fox continues to carry all NFL games with Spanish-language play-by-play via theSAP channel, regardless of a game also airing on Fox Deportes). The network also carriedSuper Bowl XLVIII, a first for a Spanish-language sports network in the United States, and has continued to carry Super Bowls in years the Fox broadcast network holds the rights to the game even thoughTelemundo also airs the Super Bowl when Fox does.[7]
The network also serves as the Spanish-language home toMajor League Baseball, including the MLB All-Star Game, American and National League Championship Series (AL odd years, NL even years) and World Series, andWorld Baseball Classic.[8][9] Although theFox network itself has expanded the availability ofSAP audio since the start of 2012 to expand the availability ofaudio description of primetime programming and Spanish language audio to theirNFL package, Fox Sports has chosen to retain Spanish audio of their MLB coverage exclusively on Fox Deportes for the time being.
On October 9, 2010, Fox Deportes picked up Spanish language rights toFormula One coverage, a contract which ran through 2012.[10]In August 2012,NASCAR and Fox Deportes made a deal to have Fox Deportes broadcast 15 races, 6 of them live, one of which is the Daytona 500.
From October 2019 to September 2024, Fox Deportes held the Spanish language rights toWWE'sFriday Night SmackDown, which aired in a live simulcast withFox.
Beginning on October 15, 2024, the channel will air a Spanish language news program,Fox Noticias, produced by corporate siblingFox News and initially hosted byRachel Campos-Duffy, for one hour each weekday afternoon.[12]
