ESPN 2 (Latin American TV channel)
ESPN 2 is a Latin American pay-television channel based in Buenos Aires broadcasting for Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. Its programming is mostly football-, tennis- and rugby union-related.
| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Latin America |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina Mexico City, Mexico Bogotá, Colombia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 720p HDTV (downscalled to 16:9 480i/576i for SDTVs) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ESPN Inc. (operated by The Walt Disney Company Latin America) |
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| History | |
| Former names | ESPN+ (South America only, 2002–2015) |
| Links | |
| Website | espn espn espn espn |
The channel was first launched in 1996 as ESPN 2 in Mexico and Central America and in 2002 as ESPN+ for South America. It consists on four different feeds available in the region according to its geographical location. On 1 September 2015, the network was rebranded as ESPN 2 in South America and launched its HD simulcasts for each feed. Moreover, in 2016 the ESPN 2 standard-definition feeds switched to air its programming in widescreen.
ESPN 2 shows live MotoGP races, and selected IndyCar Series races. It also complements ESPN's coverage of the four Grand Slam of tennis.