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ESPN strikes deal with Univision Deportes

January 31, 2013 by Veronica Villafañe

Univision-ESPN logosESPN has signed a deal with Univision Deportes that will grant the English-language sports network the rights to air Mexico’s home FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and international friendlies.

The networks announced the deal as an “alliance” to increase the reach of  “El Tri” – the Mexican National Soccer Team  in the U.S., with ESPN’s English-language coverage complementing Univision’s Spanish-language coverage of the Mexican Team on broadcast, cable and interactive platforms.

The series of 20 matches began yesterday, Wed., Jan. 30, with an international friendly in Phoenix, Arizona, vs. Denmark at 10 p.m. ET and will conclude with the team’s last match before the 2014 World Cup.

Univision Deportes and ESPN will also televise the Mexico vs. USA match in Mexico City on Tuesday, March 26 at 9:30 pm ET.

Univision Deportes will continue to broadcast Mexican National Team matches in Spanish across Univision Network, UniMás, Univision Deportes Network with additional content on its digital and social platforms.

Here’s the 2013 “El Tri” schedule on Univision Deportes (in Spanish on Univision Network and UniMás) and on ESPN (English):

Date Time Matchup Location
Jan 30 10 p.m. México vs. Denmark Phoenix, Ariz.
Feb 6 9:30 p.m. **México vs. Jamaica Mexico City
March 26 9:30 p.m. **México vs. USA Mexico City
April 17 TBD México vs. TBD TBD (U.S.)
May 31 TBD México vs. TBD TBD (U.S.)
June 11 TBD **México vs. Costa Rica Mexico City
Aug 14 TBD México vs. TBD TBD (U.S.)
Sept 6 9:30 p.m. **México vs. Honduras Mexico City
Oct 11 9:30 p.m. **México vs. Panamá Mexico City
Oct 30 TBD **USA vs. México TBD (U.S.)

**2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches

 

Filed Under: Entertainment, Programming, TV & Radio Tagged With: El Tri, ESPN, Univision

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

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.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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