Univision Deportes
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| Network | Univision |
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| Launched | 1962 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | Univision Communications |
| Key people | Juan Carlos Rodriguez (president, Univision Deportes) Eric Conrad (Senior Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions, Univision Deportes) Olek Loewenstein (Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations, Univision Deportes) Sharon van Zwieten (Senior Executive Producer of News, Univision Deportes) Victoria Vitarelli (Vice President of Marketing, Univision Deportes) Marco A. Liceaga (Vice President of Marketing and Promotions, Univision Deportes) Randy Falco (CEO, Univision Communications) |
| Headquarters | Doral, Florida |
| Major broadcasting contracts |
Liga MX Major League Soccer CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF Gold Cup Copa América Ligue 1 Champions Hockey League |
| Format | Sports programming |
| Official website | www.univision.com/deportes |
Univision Deportes is the programming division of Univision, a Spanish language broadcast television network owned by Univision Communications, that is responsible for the production of sports events and magazine programs that air on the parent Univision network and sister network UniMás, and cable channels Galavisión and Univision Deportes Network. The division's premier sports properties are its broadcast rights to Liga MX, select matches involving the Mexico and United States men's national soccer teams, tournament matches from the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa América. The division's headquarters are based at Univision Communications' South Florida headquarters in the Miami exurb of Doral, Florida.
Univision Deportes Network is a digital cable and satellite channel that was launched by Univision Communications on April 7, 2012; the network mainly broadcasts association football events (from leagues such as Liga MX (through individual teams rights held by Univision Deportes), the CONCACAF Champions League, Ligue 1 and Major League Soccer); related news, analysis and documentary programming (such as its flagship sports news program Univision Deportes Fútbol Club and Univision Deportes Extra); and shows originated by the Televisa Deportes Network through Univision's longstanding programming agreement with Televisa. The network formerly operated a secondary channel, Univision Deportes Network 2, which carries additional sports content including rebroadcasts of sports events originally seen on its parent network and studio programming; Univision Deportes Network 2, which was exclusive to Dish Network and created through a carriage agreement with the satellite provider struck in January 2012, ceased operations in 2014.
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