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Univision’s sports network launches April 7

April 6, 2012 by Veronica Villafañe

Univision Deportes Network kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, April 7 on DishLATINO and DISH’s America’s Top 200 at 3 p.m. ET.

The new sports network’s main anchor show will be “Univision Deportes Extra,” a nightly sportscast produced from the network’s Miami studios. The hour-long show will be hosted by former Televisa sports newscaster Alejandro Berry, former KUVN sports anchor Antonietta Collins, Claudia Trejos, and sports anchor Jorge Calvo.

Jorge Calvo, Antonietta Collins, Claudia Trejos and Alejandro Berry (left to right) are the anchors of “Univision Deportes Extra.” (Photo: Univision Interactive Media)

 

Univision Deportes debuts with an exclusive live Major League Soccer match, followed by the network premiere of “Fútbol Central,” a new show hosted by sportscaster Fernando Fiore featuring the top highlights from the day in soccer

Univision Network’s  “República Deportiva” will also air on the new sports network.

Here’s Univision Deportes Network’s launch day schedule:

3 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET                 Major League Soccer: Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls

5 p.m. – 7 p.m. ET                 Solo Boxeo Tecate: Special Edition

7 p.m. – 8 p.m. ET                 “Fútbol Central”

8 p.m. – 10 p.m. ET               Liga Mexicana: Santos vs. Estudiantes Tecos

1 p.m. – 12 a.m. ET                Liga Mexicana: Monterrey vs. Tigres de la UANL

12 a.m. – 1 a.m. ET                “Univision Deportes Extra”

Univision Deportes Network will be offering access to Liga Mexicana soccer games, featuring playoff matches each season. The network has rights to the home games for 12 of the 18 teams within the Liga Mexicana, plus away games for the rest of the league’s teams.

The new sports network will air the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the qualifiers starting this June, as well as matches of the U.S. and Mexican national soccer teams, Major League Soccer, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA 2013 Confederations Cup, FIFA Under-20 World Championships, and FIFA Under-17 World Championships.

Filed Under: Entertainment, People, Programming, TV & Radio Tagged With: Alejandro Berry, Antonietta Collins, Claudia Trejos, DishLatino, Jorge Calvo, Univision Deportes, Univision Deportes Extra, Univision sports network

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  1. victor says

    April 7, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    f*** you guys, I’m not going to swicht to f***ng dish sucking network back, and like they are many people who feel the same, no cable or directv your f**ing new network is going to fail.

  2. angel says

    April 7, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    i 100% agree with victor. i will not switch to dish for this channel and if no directv or cable hope this network fails miserably.

  3. angel says

    April 7, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    also claudia trejos will fail once again.. remember channel 5 in los angeles claudia you were a disgrce.

  4. ramon says

    April 8, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    totally agree will not switch back to dish

  5. j.moreno says

    April 8, 2012 at 3:39 PM

    the only thing i can say is thanks to internet , for allowing me to enjoy mexican soccer with original audio, with real narrators and analyst unlike all the guys in spanish brodcasting, solo vayan a justin tvpunto com y viola!!!!!

  6. guillermo serrano says

    April 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    I would watch this new sport channel if the bring people that know about futbol, like Cantor or Ramos. But I will not follow pretty faces that may be have only that, but knowdlege on the real futbol that is payed not just in Mexico but around the world? What about Argentina, Brasil, Uefa and so?

  7. John says

    April 10, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    I can’t believe Univision is doing this s***t to It’s viewers. I have been watching Univision since I was small and to do something like this is very disappointing. The way the economy is and to have pay to watch that new channel is stupid. This new channel is going to fail!!!!!.

  8. Israel says

    April 11, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    Esas son estupideces..UNIVISION , SUCKS NOW, IDIOTS WHAT ABOUT DIRECTV COSTUMERS,

  9. Soccer Fan says

    April 18, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    Its a real shame what Deportes Univision had become. They fired all the great anchors that work there before and hired all this college guys, with NO experience whatsoever and full of mistakes. That’s why they fired Sandy Brown the president for the sports department, for doing stupid things like losing the World Cup to rival network Telemundo and firing all the guys with experience. SHAME ON YOU DEPORTES UNIVISION. Bring back all those the great anchors you guys used to have before this JOKE.

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Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

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