TUDN (American TV channel)

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TUDN (pronounced tu-de-ene; formerly called Univision Deportes Network) is an American Spanish language sports channel. Owned by TelevisaUnivision, it is an extension of the company's sports division of the same name, with TUDN the acronym of TelevisaUnivision Deportes Network. It launched on April 7, 2012, along with Univision Tlnovelas and FOROtv.

TUDN

Country	United States
Headquarters	Doral, Florida
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision
Sister channels	Univision UniMás Galavisión Univision Tlnovelas De Pelicula De Pelicula Clasico FOROtv
History
Launched	April 7, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-07)
Former names	Univision Deportes Network (2012-2019)
Links
Website	www.tudn.com
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)	FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV and Vidgo

The network's main properties include major soccer events in the Americas, including per-team coverage of Liga MX, the Copa América, and CONCACAF's Champions League and Gold Cup events. In 2018-19, it also became the Spanish rightsholder of the UEFA Champions League. The channel has ties with the Mexican sports channel of the same name, sharing some of its programming.^[1] In 2019, it was announced that TDN and UDN would jointly relaunch as TUDN—signifying a greater amount of collaboration between the two channels.

As of February 2015, approximately 39.7 million households (34.1% of those with television) received the channel.^[2] Univision stated per Nielsen ratings that TUDN was the sixth-highest rated U.S. sports channel in 2019 in terms of average primetime viewership.^[3] By June 2023, this number has dropped to 23.2 million households.^[4]

History

 

Logo used from January 27 to July 19, 2019, before the merger of Televisa Deportes Network to from TUDN.

In May 2011, Univision Communications announced three new cable television channels to strengthen its position in the Latino market and diversify revenues, including one dedicated to soccer and other sports.^[5] It signed a deal with the Dish Network in January 2012 to carry the channels via satellite.^[6] The channel dedicated to sports was named Univision Deportes Network.^[7] On May 11, 2012, AT&T U-verse signed a carriage agreement with Univision Communications to carry the channel, along with Univision Tlnovelas.^[8]

The channel had an output agreement to carry selected programming from Televisa Deportes Network (TDN); the network was branded as Univision TDN during these programs.^[1]

At launch, it offered a secondary network known as Univision Deportes Network Dos airing repeats of matches and studio programming, which was exclusively carried by Dish,^[9] but is currently defunct.

In May 2019, it was announced that both Televisa Deportes Network and Univision Deportes Network would be jointly rebranded as TUDN. Univision Deportes Network officially rebranded as TUDN on July 20, 2019.^[10] The new branding is an abbreviation of both names ("Televisa Univision Deportes Network"), 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").^[1][11][12]

TUDN is a multi-platform brand, and has a closer collaboration between the American and Mexican channels, 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 as Liga MX soccer).^[11][12]

In 2022, TUDN launched a sister channel on the Vix streaming app, Zona TUDN.

Programming

The network's signature program is Univision Deportes Fútbol Club, an hour-long sports update show hosted by Xavi Sol (as of late 2017) alongside Félix Fernández and Hristo Stoichkov. There was a late-night version of the program hosted by Alejandro Berry, son of former news and sports anchor Jorge Berry, with various rotating analysts. The two editions of Fútbol Club differed by tone and style, with the early evening version being more lighthearted and comedic, while the late night version consisted of a round table discussion regarding the day's action (similar in format to ESPN's Around the Horn).^[13][14] The latter version was later renamed "Linea de Cuatro".

TUDN broadcasts home games for 16 of 18 teams in the Liga MX, away matches for the rest of the teams and playoff games.^[13][15] The weekly Saturday night program – Fútbol Central hosted by Edgar Martinez – features football highlights and previews matches from the Mexican league.^[13] Other competitions covered include the CONCACAF Champions League and Major League Soccer.^[13] Rights to MLS games in 2012 are shared with sister networks Galavision and UniMás.^[16]

In January 2016, Univision acquired Spanish-language rights to UEFA tournaments beginning in 2018, including UEFA Euro 2020 and the UEFA Nations League, with the channel planned to be involved in coverage.^[17] In 2017, Univision acquired Spanish-language rights to the UEFA Champions League and Europa League beginning in 2018-19.^[18]

From 2013 until 2019, the network held the rights to U.S. Spanish-language rights to Formula One, with ESPN/ESPN Deportes acquiring all American rights with the 2020 season.^[19]

Sporting Events

Soccer

CONCACAF:

• CONCACAF Champions League
• CONCACAF Gold Cup
• CONCACAF Nations League
• CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
• CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
• Leagues Cup

CONMEBOL:

• Copa América (2021)^[20]
• Copa América Femenina (2022)
• CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

  Mexico:

• Campeón de Campeones
• Copa MX
• Liga MX
  • América
  • Atlas
  • Cruz Azul
  • León
  • Mazatlán
  • Necaxa
  • Pachuca
  • Puebla
  • Querétaro
  • San Luis
  • Toluca
  • UANL
  • UNAM
• Mexico national football team
• Supercopa MX
• Liga MX Femenil
  • Club América
  • Cruz Azul
  • Necaxa
  • Toluca
  • Tigres UANL
  • Pumas UNAM

  UEFA (2018-2024):

• UEFA Euro 2024
• European Qualifiers
• UEFA Champions League
• UEFA Europa League
• UEFA Super Cup
• UEFA Nations League

Martial arts

• Combate Global

Professional wrestling

• CMLL Super Viernes

Bull riding

• Professional Bull Riders

Former programming

American Football

Soccer

• FIFA tournaments

  France:

• Ligue 1^[21][22]

  Mexico:

• Liga MX: Guadalajara, Monterrey, Juárez, Tijuana and Veracruz home matches

  Netherlands:

• Eredivisie^[23]

  Portugal:

• Primeira Liga

  United States:

• MLS
• MLS All-Star Game
• United States men's national soccer team
• United States women's national soccer team

  Germany

• Bundesliga

Motorsports

• Formula One
• Formula Two
• Formula Three

Controversies

Carriage disputes

Univision Deportes Network, Univision, UniMás, Galavisión and Univision Tlnovelas were dropped by AT&T U-verse on March 4, 2016, due to a carriage dispute.^{[24][25][26][27]} This did not affect DirecTV Customers (although being a subsidiary of U-Verse's parent company, AT&T), as this was done in a different contract. All of Univision's channels were returned to the U-verse lineup on March 24, 2016.^{[28][29][30][31]}

See also

• TUDN Radio
• Televisa Deportes Network

References

1. "¡Y ahora? ¡Más cambios en Televisa Deportes!". Futbol RF (in Mexican Spanish). 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
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22. "Univision to broadcast seven Liga MX and two Ligue 1 matches - February 8-10, 2013". February 6, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
23. "Univision Deportes Announces the Return of Portugal's Primeira Liga and Dutch Eredivisie". August 10, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
24. Lieberman, David (March 4, 2016). "Univision Charges AT&T With "Redlining" As Programming Goes Dark On U-verse". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
25. Littleton, Cynthia (March 4, 2016). "Univision Blasts 'Discriminatory Behavior' as Stations Go Dark on AT&T's U-verse". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
26. Szalai, Georg (March 4, 2016). "Univision Goes Dark on AT&T U-verse, Accuses Telecom of "Discriminatory Behavior"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
27. Ramos, John (March 5, 2016). . Hints News Network. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
28. Eggerton, John (March 24, 2016). "All Univision Content Restored to U-Verse, For Now". MultiChannel News. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
29. Eggerton, John (March 24, 2016). "All Univision Content Restored to U-Verse, For Now". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
30. Villarreal, Yvonne (March 24, 2016). "Univision restores UniMas and Galavision to AT&T's U-verse as negotiations continue". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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External links

• Official website