Univision Deportes Network
| Univisión Deportes Network | |
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| Launched | April 7, 2012 |
| Owned by | Univision Communications |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Doral, Florida |
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| Website | www |
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 869 (HD/SD) |
| DirecTV | Channel 464 (HD/SD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on select cable systems | Check local listings |
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| Verizon FiOS |
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| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
Univision Deportes Network (also known as Univision Deportes-Televisa Deportes Network, and abbreviated as UDN) is a Spanish language American sports channel dedicated almost entirely to football events and football-related programming. Owned by Univision Communications, it serves the Hispanic and Latino community in the United States as an extension of the company's sports division, Univision Deportes. Among others, the channel features football games from the Liga MX. Univision Deportes Network began broadcasting on April 7, 2012 and on DirecTV on March 17, 2013, along with Univision tlNovelas and FOROtv.
As of February 2015, approximately 39.7 million households (34.1% of those with television) receive the channel.
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 football and other sports. It signed a deal with the Dish Network in January 2012 to carry the channels via satellite. The channel dedicated to sports was named Univision Deportes Network. On May 11, 2012, AT&T U-verse signed a carriage agreement with Univision Communications to carry the channel, along with Univision tlnovelas.
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, but is currently defunct.
The network's signature program is Univision Deportes Fútbol Club, an hour-long sports update show with hosted by Edgar Martinez alongside Félix Fernández and Hristo Stoichkov There was a late-night version of the program hosted by Alejandro 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). The latter version was later renamed "Linea de Cuatro".
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