Mexican Tv Network Fox Sports

The network focuses on sports-related programming including live and pre-recorded event broadcasts, sports talk shows and original programming, available throughout Mexico. The network was previously based in Los Angeles with production studios in Argentina and Mexico. The network continues to use the Fox Sports name under a license agreement with Fox Corporation.

Fox Sports

Country	Mexico
Broadcast area	Mexico
Headquarters	Mexico City, Mexico
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Picture format	HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 480i/576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
Owner	Liberty Media (1995) News Corporation (1995–2012) 21st Century Fox (2013–2019) The Walt Disney Company (2019–2021) Grupo Multimedia Lauman (2021–present) (branding licensed from Fox Sports Media Group)
History
Launched	Fox Sports: 1995 (1995) Fox Sports 2: 12 October 2009 (2009-10-12) Fox Sports 3: 5 November 2012 (2012-11-05)
Replaced	Speed (Fox Sports 3)
Former names	Prime Deportiva (1995) Fox Sports Americas (1996–1999)
Links
Website	www.foxsports.com.mx

 

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. 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. News Corp owned approximately 38% interest. 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 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.

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. On June 9, 2021, the transaction was approved by the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute.

Localised channels

• Fox Sports -Launched as Prima Deportiva in October 1995 to air football and other sports
• Fox Sports 2 -Launched as Fox Sports+ in October 2009 to air football and UFC
• Fox Sports 3 -Launched as Speed Channnel in November 2012 to air motor sports
• Fox Sports Premium — Additional pay-TV channel that was launched in April 2022 to air the Mexican football matches from free-to-air airing on State television, such as the Liga MX (National First Division).

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

• UEFA Europa League
• UEFA Europa Conference League
• CONCACAF Champions League
• Liga MX (Only for C.F. Monterrey, León and Pachuca home matches)

Motorsport

• Formula One
• FIA Formula 2 Championship
• FIA Formula 3 Championship
• Porsche Supercup
• FIA World Endurance Championship
• European Le Mans Series
• Rally America
• Extreme E
• NASCAR Cup Series
• NASCAR Xfinity Series
• NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

Other sports

• Major League Baseball
• Liga Mexicana de Béisbol
• National Football League
• Ultimate Fighting Championship (PPV main cards on Fox Sports Premium)
• WWE (Raw, SmackDown, Main Event, NXT and Vintage)

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

• Fox Sports International
• Fox Sports (Argentina)
• Fox Sports (Brazil)
• Fox Sports (Latin America)
• GOL TV
• ESPN Latin America
• TyC Sports
• DSports
• Claro Sports