Fox Sports (Argentina)

Fox Sports is a group of channels available in Argentine and operated by The Walt Disney Company Latin America, a unit of the Disney International Operations. The network is focused on sports-related programming including live and pre-recorded event broadcasts, sports talk shows and original programming, available throughout Argentina. The network is based in Argentina.

Fox Sports
CountryArgentina
Broadcast areaArgentina
NetworkFox Sports International
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
(Disney International Operations
The Walt Disney Company Latin America)
History
Launched1996 (1996)
Former namesPrime Deportiva (1995)
Fox Sports Americas (1996–1999)
Availability
Cable
FlowChannel 24 (Analog)
Channel 105 (Digital)
Channel 626 (HD)
Movistar TVChannel 204 (HD)
Satellite
DirecTVChannel 605 (SD)
Channel 1605 (HD)

History
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.[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 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 mas) 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 August 21, 2017 Fox launched a new channel called Fox Sports Premium that broadcast the replays of the matches of the Argentine Primera División until August 25, 2017, when the Superliga Argentina began an agreement with TNT Sports to share the directives of Argentine football.

On October 16, 2020 the Argentine Football Association would breach their television contract to broadcast Argentinian football with Fox Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox, with TNT Sports being the only broadcasters leaving open the possibility that the Televisión Pública of reacquiring the rights. However on October 30 the Argentinian court would rule in favor of Fox, with Fox being able to broadcast the matches.[6]

On January 29, 2021, Disney would reach in agreement with Argentine Football Association to broadcast Argentine Primeira Division matches until 2030 with its sister channel ESPN to also broadcast outside of Argentina with Televisión Pública broadcasting matches in Argentina.[7]

On November 2021, Disney announced that Fox Sports' main channel would be renamed ESPN 4 on December 1, 2021, while Fox Sports 2, Fox Sports 3 and Fox Sports Premium would continue on the air in Agrentina due to Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox not being yet approved.[8]

Feeds

Localised channels
  • Fox Sports Premium — Additional pay-TV channel that was launched on August 2017 due to the agreement between Fox Broadcasting Company and Turner Broadcasting System (via TNT Sports Argentina) to share their purchase on the Argentine football matches from free-to-air airing on State television, such as the Superliga Argentina (National First Division).

Programming

Fox Sports Argentina broadcasts sports-related programming 24 hours a day in Spanish. The network carries a wide variety of sports events, including soccer (Copa Libertadores, Argentine Primeira Division etc.), and WWE programming. Fox Sports also aired talk shows (NET: Nunca es tarde) as well as other programming including exercise programs.

Football

Professional Wrestling

Other programming

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

  • Especiales Fox Sports
  • Expediente Fútbol
  • Fox Gol: Especial Messi
  • Fox Sports Clásico
  • Momentos Eternos
  • Review
  • UEFA Champions League Classic
  • UFC Clásicos
  • La previa del partido
  • Post partido

Personalities
  • Alejandro Ruzal
  • Agostina Larocca
  • Federico Bulos
  • Fernando Niembro
  • Gustavo López
  • Gonzalo Cardozo
  • Guillermo Poggi
  • Gustavo Yarroch
  • Damián Trillini
  • Daniel Retamozo
  • Diego "Chavo" Fucks
  • Diego Latorre
  • Diego Monroig
  • Esteban Edul
  • Juan Manuel "Bambino" Pons
  • Juan Carlos Pellegrini
  • Julián Fernández
  • Jorge Baravalle
  • Jorge Barril
  • Javier Tabares
  • Leandro Alves
  • Leonardo Gentili
  • Leonardo Gabés
  • Mateo Ferrer
  • Marcelo Benedetto
  • Martín Ponte
  • Matías Sánchez
  • Mauricio Gallardo "Damon"
  • Nicolás Brusco
  • Pablo Pons
  • Pablo Schillaci
  • Pablo Paván
  • Raúl Barceló
  • Renato Della Paolera
  • Sebastián Porto
  • Sebastián "Pollo" Vignolo
  • Santiago Russo
  • Tomás Dávila

See also

References
  1. "FOX AND LIBERTY OUTLINE PLANS FOR NEW CABLE VENTURE". Sports Business Journal. Advance Publications. November 1, 1995. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. "TCI, LIBERTY AND NEWS CORP. HAMMER OUT SPORTS NET DETAILS". Sports Business Journal. Advance Publications. May 10, 1996.
  3. www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2002/02/04/daily17.html. Retrieved 2021-03-30. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "SEC filing".
  5. "Fox Sports inaugurated new studios in Mexico | Superfights". en.superluchas.com. 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  6. "El fútbol ya tiene fixture, pero la noticia es que la AFA "echó" a Fox Sports Premium". El Cronista. October 16, 2020.
  7. "AFA y Disney: todo sobre el acuerdo por la transmisión de los partidos del fútbol argentino". El Cronista. January 7, 2021.
  8. "Confirmado: Disney lanza Espn 4 en sustitución de Fox Sports" (in Spanish). November 11, 2021.
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