Telemundo is increasing its free, ad-supported streaming channel lineup with “Deportes Ahora,” a brand new 24/7 Spanish-language sports activities providing launching on Thursday.
“Deportes Ahora” will probably be obtainable on Peacock, Xumo Play, the NBC Information FAST Hub and Telemundo.com beginning Aug. 14, with some content material livestreaming on YouTube. Over the approaching months, it would roll out on extra platforms.
It would function over 50 hours of recent Spanish-language content material weekly, together with unique programming, stay reveals and choose stay sporting occasions, together with Básquetbol LATAM, MMA occasions, bare-knuckle boxing and Professional-Paddle League.
Expertise showing on the FAST channel consists of Andres Cantor, Carlota Vizmanos, Diego Balado and Luis Omar Tapia, who will increase their Premier League protection; Jorge Calvo, José Luis López Salido, and Miguel Gurwitz, who will present extra Liga MX content material; and Isabella Echeverrim who will complement U.S. Soccer programming.
New every day stay reveals will embody the sports activities information program “Telemundo Deportes Al Día” at 1 p.m. ET hosted by Carmen Boquín; debate and evaluation program “Puesta a Punto” at 6 p.m. ET, and late evening sports activities program “El Pelotazo Ahora” at 11 p.m. ET hosted by Diego Arrioja, Pablo Mariño and Verónica Rodríguez with common contributions by Adriana Monsalve.
It would additionally provide unique programming round key sports activities properties, corresponding to Fútbol MX, Fútbol US Soccer and Tercer Tiempo Ahora, Zona de la Premier League, Historias y Leyendas de la Premier League, Previa de la Premier League, Repaso de la Premier League, Campeones de la Premier League.
Moreover, it would embody weekly unique choices corresponding to “Panorama Deportivo,” a complete have a look at the U.S. sports activities panorama hosted by Jorge Calvo; “Somos o No Somos,” an opinion-driven speak present hosted by Gurwitz; and “Mundo PX Sports activities,” which gives information, highlights, unique interviews and mini-docs.
“With Telemundo ‘Deportes Ahora,’ we’re giving Hispanic audiences one other strategy to join with the sports activities they love, complementing our sports activities providing and enhancing their viewing expertise on the street to World Cup and past,” Telemundo Sports activities government vp Joaquin Duro stated in an announcement.
There are at the moment greater than 63 million Latinos within the U.S. right now, with projections indicating that 1 in 5 Individuals will probably be Latino by 2030. Telemundo estimates that 32 million bilingual Latinos ages 18 to 49 are driving demand without spending a dime, on-demand content material.
Along with Deportes Ahora, Telemundo’s FAST lineup consists of the information, leisure, actuality and sports activities channel Telemundo Al Día, the 24/7 Spanish-language information channel Noticias Telemundo Ahora, the high-energy motion sequence channel Telemundo Acción and the courtroom present channel Caso Cerrado.
