TDN:
Where
Your Passion Lives
Mexico
City, July 21, 2009 - Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Televisa”; NYSE:TV;
BMV:TLEVISA CPO) today announced that Televisa Networks and Televisa Deportes
will offer a new option in pay-TV initially in Mexico, Latin America and the
Caribbean: Televisa Deportes Network (TDN).
A new
pay-TV channel, TDN will offer 24-hour-a-day programming 365 days a year. TDN
will feature more than 8 hours a day of proprietary content, including
exceptional editorial content, story coverage, commentary, and transmission of
national and international soccer tournaments, American football, basketball,
baseball, golf, wrestling, boxing, and extreme sports. The content will be
available in Standard Definition and includes the exclusive transmission and
retransmission of certain matches of the Mexican first division soccer
tournament, as well as additional matches broadcast simultaneously; the Spanish
soccer cup, including exclusive transmission of two matches per week; Noticiero
Televisa Deportes; the 2010 Soccer World Cup; the UFC (Ultimate Fighting
Championship); and much more.
This
pay-TV channel resulted from the experience and leadership of Televisa Deportes
and a licensing agreement that Televisa has entered into with Barra Deportiva,
the new independent producer formed from the association of Televisa and
Deportes y Medios Panamericana, a company owned by Juan Carlos Rodríguez, one of
the creators of Estadio TV.
The
channel will launch with an experienced team of commentators, including those
from Televisa Deportes and Estadio TV, who are well-known for their passion,
commitment, familiarity with our audiences, and experience.
Emilio
Azcárraga Jean, President of Grupo Televisa, said: “To maintain our position at
the forefront of our industry, Televisa expands its 360-degree multimedia
platform by adding a specialized sports channel for the pay-TV audience. This
channel complements our existing offer of free-to-air television, internet, and
radio. I am confident that TDN will position itself quickly as a leader in the
market.”
The
channel will be available in Mexico July 23 and in Central America and the
Caribbean August 1, 2009.
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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., is the
largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world and a major participant in
the international entertainment business. It has interests in television
production and broadcasting, production of pay-television networks,
international distribution of television programming, direct to home satellite
services, cable television and telecommunication services, magazine publishing
and publishing distribution, radio production and broadcasting, professional
sports and live entertainment, feature-film production and distribution, the
operation of an internet portal, and gaming. Grupo Televisa also owns an
unconsolidated equity stake in La Sexta, a free-to-air television venture in
Spain.
Televisa Deportes is the brand
leader in sports programs and events broadcast on free-to-air television in
Mexico. It is known for its passion, technology, support of Mexican
athletes, and
familiarity with the audiences. Its website,
televisadeportes.com, is also the most
visited website in Mexico.
TDN is a pay-TV multimedia
platform dedicated to the transmission of sporting events 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
It offers exclusive content and covers the most important sporting events in the
world through a specialized team that includes commentators, reporters, and
correspondents. The channel is available in Mexico, Central America, and the
Caribbean.
Televisa Networks specializes
in the design, production, programming, distribution, and commercialization of
15 owned and third-party brands for
the pay-TV market, which covers Mexico, the United States, Canada, Latin
America, Europe, and
Oceania.