TUDN (formerly Univision Deportes) is a sports programming division of Univision, a Spanish language broadcast television network owned by TelevisaUnivision, that is responsible for the production of televised coverage of sports events and magazine programs that air on the parent Univision network and sister network UniMás, and cable channels Galavisión and TUDN TV channel. The division's premier sports properties are its broadcast rights to Liga MX, select matches involving the Mexico national football team, tournament matches from the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa América. With the closure of the offices in Miami in late August 2024, the division's headquarters are now in Mexico City, Mexico.

History

On May 7, 2019, in conjunction with announcing its partnership with Grupo Televisa, Univision announced that it would rename their Univision Deportes brand to TUDN. The new branding is a combination of abbreviations TDN and UDN, but the first two letters are also pronounced as the Spanish adjective "tu" (your), allowing the name to also be read as "Tu deportes network" ("Your sports network"). TUDN will be promoted as a multi-platform brand, and there will be closer collaboration between the American and Mexican counterparts—allowing for expanded studio programming in the morning and daytime hours (to bolster its expansion into European soccer with its recent acquisition of UEFA rights, and existing content such as Liga MX soccer). The rebranding took place on July 20 with a new slate of content built around live programming. UDN and Univision Deportes Radio were also renamed in line with this rebranding.

Programs throughout the years

Current broadcast rights

Soccer

American football

  • NFL on UniMás (2013-present)
  • Super Bowl (2024–present, on years when CBS airs the game in English)

Bull riding

  • PBR Camping World Team Series (2023–2024)
  • PBR Unleash the Beast Series (2024)

Other programming

  • Contacto Deportivo – weeknight sports news program (Univision, 2015–present; UniMás, 2002–2015)
  • Fútbol Central – weekly soccer analysis/pre-game show (TUDN, 2012–present; Univision, 2015–present)
  • Fútbol Club – soccer analysis program on TUDN (2012–present)
  • Línea de 4 – In-depth analysis and opinion program of the most important sporting events of the day.
  • Misión Europa – The best information about European soccer including Champions League and Europa League.
  • Republica Deportiva – Sunday sports news/talk program (daytime edition, 1999–present; late-night edition, 2015–present)
  • Sábado Futbolero – Full coverage of the Liga MX matches on Saturday.

Former programs

Auto racing

Soccer

Notable personalities

Present

Play-by-play

  • Alfredo Tame
  • Antonio Gómez Luna
  • Antonio Nelli
  • Daniel Nohra
  • Diana Ballinas
  • Eduardo Luna
  • Emilio Fernando Alonso
  • Enrique Bermúdez
  • Felipe Sebastián Muñoz
  • Francisco Javier Gonzalez
  • Lola del Carril
  • Marco Cancino
  • Paco Gonzalez
  • Pedro Antonio Flores
  • Ramon Aranza
  • Raúl Pérez

Anchors

Analysts

Field Reporters

  • Adrian Esparza Oteo
  • Alan Lara
  • Daniel Velasco
  • Diego Armando Medina
  • Diego Peña
  • Erick López
  • Francisco Arredondo
  • Gibrán Araige (Mexican men's national soccer team reporter)
  • Guadalupe Flores Peña
  • Guillermo Zavala
  • Hugo Ramirez (European-based reporter)
  • Karina Herrera
  • Israel Romo
  • Javier Rojas
  • Juan Carlos Zamora
  • Julio Ibanez
  • Mafer Alonso (Mexican men's national soccer team reporter)
  • Rodrigo Celorio
  • Vladimir Garcia
  • Zaritzi Sosa

Former

Play-by-play

Analysts

Reporters

Studio hosts

Presidents

  • Alexander "Sandy" Brown (2011–2012)
  • Juan Carlos Rodríguez (2012–2022)
  • Olek Loewenstein (2022–Present)

Related properties

Television channel

TUDN (formerly known as Univision Deportes Network) is a digital cable and satellite channel that was launched by Univision Communications on April 7, 2012; the network mainly broadcasts soccer events (from leagues such as Liga MX (through individual teams rights held by the division), the CONCACAF Champions League and Major League Soccer); related news, analysis and documentary programming (such as its flagship sports news program Univision Deportes Fútbol Club and Univision Deportes Extra); and shows originated by the Mexican counterpart channel through Univision's longstanding programming agreement with Televisa.

During its times as UDN, it previously operated a secondary channel, Univision Deportes Network 2, which carried additional sports content including rebroadcasts of sports events originally seen on its parent network and studio programming; Univision Deportes Network 2, which was exclusive to Dish Network and created through a carriage agreement with the satellite provider struck in January 2012, ceased operations in 2014.

TUDN Radio

TUDN Radio (formerly Univision Deportes Radio) is a Spanish language sports radio network with a main focus on soccer. It was launched on April 19, 2017 on 10 Univision owned-and-operated stations previously affiliated with Univision America.

See also

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