Azteca Deportes (currently known as TV Azteca Deportes) is the sports division of Mexico's TV Azteca television network. It produces sports events and regular sports programming aired on the Azteca Uno and Azteca 7 networks in Mexico and now on Estrella TV in the United States.
History
editAzteca's predecessor, Imevisión, had carried some sports programming, notably including the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics, as well as the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups. Azteca increased its sports programming upon privatization in 1993.
Current programs
editLiga MX
editTV Azteca owns Mazatlán F.C., and carries the home matches of this teams as well as Club Puebla, Atlas F.C., FC Juárez, Club Necaxa, Querétaro F.C. and C.D. Guadalajara. In some cases, the rights are shared with ESPN and Televisa.[1]
International soccer
editTV Azteca also holds part or all of the Mexican rights to the FIFA Confederations Cup, Copa América, CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the FIFA World Cup.
In addition, Azteca and competitor Televisa share the rights to the games of the Mexico national football team through 2018.[2]
In 2024, Azteca covering the American NWSL matches.
American football
editAzteca 7 has carried NFL games for years. During the regular season, it airs a whip-around program similar to NFL RedZone called Ritual NFL, which covers the early afternoon games. It also airs the Super Bowl and AFC playoff games.
Boxing and lucha libre
editBox Azteca, featuring major fights, airs regularly on Azteca 7. Lucha Azteca debuted in 2016, featuring the Liga Élite promotion and revived in 2019 with a new deal with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.[3]
Studio shows
editThe primary studio show produced by Azteca Deportes is the weekly show DeporTV, which airs on Sundays and predates TV Azteca itself by nearly 20 years. Other studio shows, such as Los Protagonistas, have also aired over the years on Azteca 13 and Azteca 7.
Former sports programs
editSports that Azteca has carried in the past but to which it does not currently hold the rights include NBA basketball, NHL hockey and the Olympic Games (whose rights in 2016 were held by América Móvil and subleased to public broadcasters).[4]
Notable personalities
editPlay-by-play
edit- Christian Martinoli
- Antonio Rosique
- Carlos Guerrero
- Jesús Joel Fuentes
- Enrique Garay
- César Castro
- Rodolfo Vargas
- Rafael Ayala
Analysts
edit- Luis García Postigo
- Luis Roberto Alves
- Jorge Campos
- David Medrano
- Francisco Chacón
- Joaquín Castillo
- Julio César Chávez
- Eduardo Lamazón
- Gerardo Velazquez de León
Anchors
edit- Inés Sainz
- Alfredo Domínguez Muro
- Hugo Enrique Kiese
Reporters
edit- Álvaro López Sordo
- Omar Villarreal
- Juan Carlos Báez
- Tania Ventimilla
- Jorge Pinto
- Ashley González
- Pablo de Rubens
References
edit- ^ Castañares, Itzel (4 August 2016). "El negocio que pierden Televisa y TV Azteca por fuga de equipos de futbol". El Financiero. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Se subastarán los derechos de transmisión del Tri: Fassi". La Jornada. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Lucha Azteca: un análisis de las transmisiones". Superluchas. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Slim deja sin transmisión de Juegos Olímpicos a Televisa y TV Azteca". Expansión. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "El equipo de Azteca Deportes para los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokyo 2020". TV Azteca. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.