Sports programming division of Univision Communications
This article is about the sports division of Univision in the United States. For the Mexican counterpart, seeTelevisa Deportes. For the television channel in the United States, seeTUDN (TV network).
Francisco Javier González(president, TUDN) Eric Conrad(Senior Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions, Univision Deportes) Olek Loewenstein(Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations, Univision Deportes)[1] Victoria Vitarelli(Vice President of Marketing, Univision Deportes)[2] Marco A. Liceaga(Vice President of Marketing and Promotions, Univision Deportes)[3] Wade Davis(CEO,TelevisaUnivision)
On May 7, 2019, in conjunction with announcing its partnership withGrupo Televisa, Univision announced that it would rename their Univision Deportes brand to TUDN. The new branding is a combination of abbreviationsTDN andUDN, but the first two letters are also pronounced as the Spanish adjective "tu" (your), allowing the name to also be read as "Tu deportes network" ("Your sports network"). TUDN will be promoted as a multi-platform brand, and there will be closer collaboration between the American and Mexican counterparts—allowing for expanded studio programming in the morning and daytime hours (to bolster its expansion into European soccer with its recent acquisition of UEFA rights, and existing content such asLiga MX soccer). The rebranding took place on July 20 with a new slate of content built around live programming. UDN and Univision Deportes Radio were also renamed in line with this rebranding.[4][5][6][7]
TUDN (formerly known as Univision Deportes Network) is adigital cable and satellite channel that was launched by Univision Communications on April 7, 2012;[26] the network mainly broadcasts soccer events (from leagues such as Liga MX (through individual teams rights held by the division), theCONCACAF Champions League andMajor League Soccer); related news, analysis and documentary programming (such as its flagship sports news programUnivision Deportes Fútbol Club andUnivision Deportes Extra); and shows originated by theMexican counterpart channel through Univision's longstanding programming agreement with Televisa.[27]
During its times as UDN, it previously operated a secondary channel, Univision Deportes Network 2, which carried additional sports content including rebroadcasts of sports events originally seen on its parent network and studio programming; Univision Deportes Network 2, which was exclusive to Dish Network and created through a carriage agreement with the satellite provider struck in January 2012, ceased operations in 2014.[28][29]
TUDN Radio (formerly Univision Deportes Radio) is a Spanish language sportsradio network with a main focus on soccer. It was launched on April 19, 2017 on 10 Univisionowned-and-operated stations previously affiliated withUnivision America.
