Fox Sports is a Mexican pay televisionnetwork operated by Grupo Multimedia Lauman. 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.[1]
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.[2][3] 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.[4] News Corp owned approximately 38% interest.[5] 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.
Fox Sports logo, used from February to November 2012.
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[6] 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.[7]
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.[8][9][10] On June 9, 2021, the transaction was approved by the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute.[11][12][13]
Feeds
Localised channels
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).
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.
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Fox Sports is a Mexican pay television network operated by Grupo Multimedia Lauman 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 1 Fox SportsCountryMexicoBroadcast areaMexicoHeadquartersMexico City MexicoProgrammingLanguage s SpanishPicture formatHDTV 1080i downscaled to 480i 576i for the SD feed OwnershipOwnerLiberty 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 HistoryLaunched1996 27 years ago 1996 Former namesPrime Deportiva 1995 Fox Sports Americas 1996 1999 LinksWebsitewww foxsports com mx Contents 1 History 2 Feeds 2 1 Localised channels 3 Programming 3 1 Sports programming 3 1 1 Football 3 1 2 Motorsport 3 1 3 Other sports 4 Other programming 5 Personalities 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit Fox Sports logo used from 2009 to 2012 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 2 3 In 1996 the channel was rebranded as Fox Sports Americas 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 4 News Corp owned approximately 38 interest 5 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 Espanol 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 Fox Sports logo used from February to November 2012 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 6 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 7 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 8 9 10 On June 9 2021 the transaction was approved by the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute 11 12 13 Feeds EditLocalised channels Edit 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 Programming EditFox 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 Edit Football Edit UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League CONCACAF Champions League 14 Liga MX Only for C F Monterrey Leon and Pachuca home matches Motorsport Edit 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 amp Outdoors Truck SeriesOther sports Edit Major League Baseball Liga Mexicana de Beisbol National Football League Ultimate Fighting Championship PPV main cards on Fox Sports Premium WWE Raw SmackDown Main Event NXT and Vintage Other programming EditAlongside its live sports broadcasts Fox Sports also airs a variety of sports highlight talk and documentary styled shows These include Agenda Fox Sports Auto Show TV Cara a Cara Central Fox El Show de la Concacaf Liga Campeones El Show de la NFL en Fox Sports El Show de las Copas Expediente Futbol Feria de Goles Fox Fight Club Fox Gol Fox Impacto NFL Fox Sports Punto Extra Fox Sports Radio Fox Sports Radio Kids Fox Fit Full Tilt Poker Futuras Leyendas Gillette World Sport La Llave del Gol La Ultima Palabra Lo Mejor de Fox Sports Mobil 1 The Grid NET Nunca es Tarde Pokerstars net Tuzoccer Pachuca Club de Futbol WWE Saturday NightPersonalities Edit Alex Aguinaga Alberto Lati Alberto Beto Rojas Alejandro Alex Blanco Alejandro Correa Andre Marin Antonio Valls Brenda Alvarado Carlos Cabrera Carlos Moreno Carlos Rodrigo Hernandez Carlos Rosado Carlos Sequeyro Carlos Velasco David Espinosa Diego Venegas Eduardo Sainz Eduardo de la Torre Ernesto del Valle Enrique Gomez Emilio Leon Fabian Estay Fernando Bastien Fernando Cevallos Fernando Schwartz Fernando Von Rossum de la Vega Gabriel Medina Espinosa Gerardo Higareda Guillermo Salas Gustavo Mendoza Iris Cisneros Jerry Soto Jimena Sanchez Jonathan Magana Jose Pablo Coello Juan Carlos Casco Lorena Troncoso Luis Diaz Chapulin Luis Hipolito Luis Manuel Chacho Lopez Luis Ramirez Luis Rodriguez Luis Mario Sauret Marcelo Rodriguez Maria del Valle Marlon Gerson Monica Arredondo Natalia Leon Oscar Guzman Paulina Chavira Rafael Marquez Lugo Raul Orvananos Ricardo Garcia Ochoa Ricardo Pato Galindo Ruben Rodriguez Salim Chartouni Santiago Fourcade Santiago Puente Sergio Trevino Tony Rivera Ulises HerbertSee also EditFox Sports International Fox Sports Argentina Fox Sports Brazil Fox Sports Latin America GOL TV ESPN Latin America TyC Sports DirecTV Sports Claro SportsReferences Edit Fox Sports Mexico seguira operando con el mismo nombre luego de su adquisicion por el Grupo Lauman in Spanish June 17 2021 FOX AND LIBERTY OUTLINE PLANS FOR NEW CABLE VENTURE Sports Business Journal Advance Publications November 1 1995 Retrieved April 10 2015 TCI LIBERTY AND NEWS CORP HAMMER OUT SPORTS NET DETAILS Sports Business Journal Advance Publications May 10 1996 Hicks Muse Fox Sports in Spanish language sports venture Dallas Business Journal www bizjournals com Retrieved 2021 03 30 SEC filing a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Fox Sports inaugurated new studios in Mexico Superfights en superluchas com 2010 08 08 Retrieved 2021 03 30 Lima Mario Navarro Andrea February 21 2019 Disney to Accept Divesting of Fox Sports in Brazil and Mexico Bloomberg Retrieved February 21 2019 Squires Scott 22 May 2021 Grupo Lauman Buys Fox Sports Mexico Paving Way for Disney Deal Bloomberg Grupo Lauman set to acquire Fox Sports Mexico Sports Business May 25 2021 Grupo Lauman confirma adquisicion de Fox Sports Mexico El Financiero in Spanish 2021 05 23 Quien es Manuel Arroyo nuevo dueno de Fox Sports El Universal in Spanish IFT aprueba a Grupo Lauman la compra de Fox Sports El Financero in Spanish Aprueba IFT transferencia de Fox Sports Mexico a Grupo Lauman La Jornada in Spanish Want to know how you can watch your favorite Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League clubs CONCACAF Champions League Archived from the original on 2020 12 23 Retrieved 2020 02 13 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from 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