ESPN+
ESPN + | |
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Owned by |
ESPN Inc. (operated by The Walt Disney Company Latin America) |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Slogan | El líder mundial en deportes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Broadcast area | South America |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Website | http://espndeportes.espn.go.com |
ESPN + (ESPN más) is an ESPN channel based in Argentina broadcasting to nine countries of South America. Its programming is mostly football, tennis and rugby union related. It also broadcasts some shows about leagues of different sports from Argentina.
It serves as a second outlet for ESPN Latin America's mainstream sports coverage (except for Mexico and Central America).
In 2007, ESPN+ covered all matches of the 2007 Rugby World Cup; select matches were called on-site.
ESPN+ shows live MotoGP races, and selected IndyCar Series races. It also complements ESPN's coverage of the four Grand Slam of tennis.
ESPN+ coverage
As of July 2012, four separate versions of ESPN+ exist:
- ESPN+ Argentina, which does not have rights to Argentine Primera División football (soccer), but has the rights to the Brazilian Série A football (soccer).
- ESPN+ Uruguay-Paraguay, which has rights to 1st and 2nd choice matches from the Argentine Primera División and the Brazilian Série A.
- ESPN+ Andina, which serves Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, also has rights to 1st and 2nd choice matches from the Argentine Primera División and the Brazilian Série A. Many taped programs on ESPN+ Andina air 2 hours after they have aired on ESPN+ Argentina and ESPN+ Uruguay-Paraguay due to the time difference between Buenos Aires and Bogota/Lima/Quito/Caracas.
- ESPN+ Brasil, which like ESPN+ Argentina, does not have the rights to Argentine Primera División football, but also does not have the rights to the Brazilian Série A football.
Programing
Football of season 2011-2012
- Argentine Primera División (not available on ESPN+ Argentina)
- English Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, FA Community Shield
- Spanish Primera Division – La Liga
- Italian Serie A
- French Ligue 1
- CONCACAF Champions League (ESPN+ Andina only)
- U.S. Major League Soccer (ESPN+ Andina only)
Other sports
- Tennis: Australian Open 2010
- Rugby: Heineken Cup
- Volleyball: Argentine League
- NBA
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
- 2010 IRB Junior World Championship
- 2011 IRB Junior World Championship
- 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
- Major League Baseball (ESPN+ Andina only)
- Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)