TNT Sports (Mexico)
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| Country | Mexico |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Sister channels | TNT TNT Series TNT Sports (Argentina) TNT Sports (Brazil) TNT Sports (United Kingdom) TNT Sports (Chile) |
| History | |
| Launched | June 10, 2021 (as TNT Sports) |
| Links | |
| Website | tntsports |
TNT Sports Mexico is a privately owned sports pay TV channel of Mexico. It is the brand used by Warner Bros. Discovery in Mexico for sports broadcasts aired on the company's channels (mainly TNT and Cinemax) and its streaming platform, Max, primarily focused on soccer.[1]
It was founded on June 10, 2021, and announced on its social media channels as the starting point for broadcasting the UEFA Champions League beginning with the 2021–2022 season.
History
[edit]Weeks before the end of the 2020–2021 UEFA Champions League season, reports emerged that Fox Sports and ESPN had not renewed their broadcast agreement for an additional three years (2021–2024), and that WarnerMedia had secured the exclusive rights to air the competition through its new streaming platform, HBO Max.[2]
It was during the HBO Max launch video on May 26, 2021, that the platform confirmed the exclusive rights to the tournament, though it would only be available in Mexico and Brazil. Later, in the afternoon of June 10, a video posted on social media announced the arrival of the TNT Sports brand in Mexico, confirming that it would broadcast the entire tournament exclusively through HBO Max, while also sublicensing select matches for television. This was reaffirmed in a press release, which revealed that TNT Sports' content distribution would begin on June 11 via social media, with its first full match broadcast being the UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Villarreal, held on August 11.[3]
Initially, programming consisted of a TNT Sports block on Cinemax, as well as a stronger presence on TNT on match days. The brand is also used to stream content on Max, as well as for live-format programming on social media platforms.[4]
In 2022, WarnerMedia acquired the broadcast rights to the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, airing it on TNT Sports channels in Argentina and Chile, while the Mexican brand was used to exclusively broadcast the tournament on TNT not only in Mexico, but also across Central America and the Dominican Republic, marking TNT Sports’ debut in those regions with coverage of that event.
On August 2, 2024, TNT Sports confirmed the acquisition of broadcast rights to 50% of the Premier League matches per season, 40 FA Cup games each season, and the FA Community Shield, starting with the 2024–2025 season through 2027–2028 in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic — the latter representing the brand's first sports offering on Max for that region.[5]
As of April 6, 2025, TNT Sports also secured TV and streaming rights to the top Sunday night match of Major League Soccer, as part of a broader agreement covering all of Latin America.[6]
Sports coverage
[edit]Football (On TNT Sports)
[edit]- UEFA Champions League (half of the games)
- UEFA Super Cup
- UEFA Youth League
- UEFA Women's Champions League
- Premier League (half of the games)
- FA Cup (40 games)
- FA Community Shield
- Major League Soccer (Sunday Night Soccer game)
Other sports
[edit]- AEW Dynamite
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- Boxing
- Red Bull Events
Programs
[edit]- Todos Somos Técnicos
- El show de la Champions
- Lo mejor de la Champions
- Champions espectacular
- Combate Space
- Champions Retro
- MFM Debate
Notable members
[edit]
Andrés Rodríguez
Cristian Rivas- Luis Omar Tapia
- María José González
- Marion Reimers
- Miroslava Montemayor
- Omar Zerón
- Pepe del Bosque
- Ricardo Murguía
Former members
[edit]- Luis Hernández
- Raoul Ortíz
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "TNT Sports llega a México y presentará en HBO Max la UEFA Champions League" (PDF) (in Spanish). June 17, 2021.
- ^ "La Champions dice adiós a ESPN y Fox Sports; tendrá nueva casa en México" (in Spanish). June 17, 2021.
- ^ "¡Bye ESPN y Fox Sports! Champions League será transmitida EN EXCLUSIVA en México por HBO Max" (in Spanish). June 17, 2021.
- ^ "TNT Sports debutará en la región con la transmisión del Mundial de Clubes de fútbol" (in Spanish). June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Max anuncia adquisición de derechos exclusivos de transmisión de la Premier League y la Emirates FA Cup" (in Spanish). June 17, 2021.
- ^ "La MLS amplía su presencia en México con una nueva opción televisiva" (in Spanish). June 17, 2021.