Fox Sports (Mexican TV network) explained

Fox Sports
Headquarters:Mexico City, Mexico
Launch Date:Fox Sports:

Fox Sports 2:

Fox Sports 3:
Picture Format:HDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SD feed)
Owner:Fox Corporation
Parent:Fox Sports Media Group
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish
Area:Mexico
Former Names:Prime Deportiva (1995–1996)
Fox Sports Americas (1996–1999)
Replaced:Speed (Fox Sports 3)

Fox Sports is a Mexican pay television network owned by the Fox Sports Media Group, a unit of Fox Corporation. The network focuses on sports-related programming including live and pre-recorded event broadcasts, sports talk shows and original programming, available throughout Mexico.

History

The network was launched in 1996 as Prime Deportiva, under the ownership of Liberty Media. Prior to its launch, on October 31, 1995, News Corporation acquired a 50% ownership interest in Liberty's Prime Network group and its international networks (including sister channels Premier Sports and Prime Sports Asia) as part of an expansion of its Fox Sports properties in the Americas.[1] [2] In 1996, the channel was rebranded as Fox Sports Américas, later shortened to Fox Sports in 1999. In 2002, Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst, a Dallas private equity firm, Liberty Media Corp and News Corp created a holding company (Fox Pan American Sports) to jointly operate FOX Sports Latin America.[3] News Corp owned approximately 38% interest.[4] Liberty later exited leaving HMTF and News Corp as co-owners of the cable network. News Corp purchased the ownership rights from HMTF of FOX Sports en Español and rebranded as FOX Deportes in 2010. News Corp purchased the remaining ownership rights for the holding company from HMTF and fully owned the FOX Sports Latin America cable network in 2011.

In 2009, a second feed called Fox Sports+ (FOX Sports Plus) was launched, to allow simultaneous broadcasting of football. In 2010, FOX Sports signed a deal with UFC to be the first cable network to show it in Latin America. FOX Sports also opened a studio in 2010[5] in Mexico City where it broadcasts original programming and licensed programming. In 2012, the channel was renamed to Fox Sports 2, whereas Speed Channel was rebranded to Fox Sports 3.

On February 21, 2019, Bloomberg reported that Disney had divest the Fox Sports television network from the 21st Century Fox purchase in order to get an approval from the governments of Mexico and Brazil. The division was among the last major hurdles for the Disney-Fox deal.[6]

On May 22, 2021, Disney announced it would sell Fox Sports Mexico to Grupo Multimedia Lauman with the deal being expected to close in 2021, pending regulatory approval.[7] [8] [9] On June 9, 2021, the transaction was approved by the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute.[10] [11] [12]

On June 21, 2024, the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute revealed through a statement that after three years of being managed by Grupo Multimedia Lauman, Fox Sports Mexico would be acquired by Fox Corporation and would become part of its eponymous division Fox Sports Media Group.[13]

Feeds

Localised channels

Programming

Fox Sports Mexico broadcasts sports-related programming 24 hours a day in Spanish. The network carries a wide variety of sports events, including soccer (UEFA Europa League, Liga MX etc.), NFL, MLB, UFC, Formula 1 racing and WWE programming. Fox Sports also airs talk shows (NET: Nunca es tarde) as well as other programming including exercise programs.

Sports programming

Football

Motorsport

Other sports

Other programming

Alongside its live sports broadcasts, Fox Sports also airs a variety of sports highlight, talk, and documentary styled shows. These include:

Personalities

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: November 1, 1995 . FOX AND LIBERTY OUTLINE PLANS FOR NEW CABLE VENTURE . April 10, 2015 . Sports Business Journal . Advance Publications.
  2. News: May 10, 1996 . TCI, LIBERTY AND NEWS CORP. HAMMER OUT SPORTS NET DETAILS . Sports Business Journal . Advance Publications.
  3. Web site: Hicks Muse, Fox Sports in Spanish-language sports venture – Dallas Business Journal . March 30, 2021 . www.bizjournals.com.
  4. Web site: SEC filing .
  5. Web site: August 8, 2010 . Fox Sports inaugurated new studios in Mexico Superfights . March 30, 2021 . en.superluchas.com . en.
  6. Web site: Lima . Mario . Navarro . Andrea . February 21, 2019 . Disney to Accept Divesting of Fox Sports in Brazil and Mexico . February 21, 2019 . Bloomberg.
  7. News: Squires . Scott . May 22, 2021 . Grupo Lauman Buys Fox Sports Mexico, Paving Way for Disney Deal . Bloomberg.
  8. Web site: May 25, 2021 . Grupo Lauman set to acquire Fox Sports Mexico . Sports Business.
  9. News: May 23, 2021 . Grupo Lauman confirma adquisición de Fox Sports México . El Financiero . es.
  10. News: ¿Quién es Manuel Arroyo, nuevo dueño de Fox Sports? . . es.
  11. News: IFT aprueba a Grupo Lauman la compra de Fox Sports . El Financero . es.
  12. News: Aprueba IFT transferencia de Fox Sports México a Grupo Lauman . La Jornada . es.
  13. Web site: aspindola . 2024-06-21 . IFT autoriza compra de Fox Sports Mexico por parte de Fox Corporation . 2024-06-25 . Record.com.mx . es.
  14. Web site: Want to know how you can watch your favorite Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League clubs? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201223031146/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/watch . December 23, 2020 . February 13, 2020 . . en.