FOX Sports Mexico signs a multi-year agreement with EUTELSAT 117° West A to distribute content throughout Mexico

19 April 2023

Eutelsat Communications announces that it has just signed a multi-year agreement with FOX Sports Mexico, one of the country's leading sports broadcasters, to distribute channels throughout and throughout Mexico through the Eutelsat satellite EUTELSAT 117 West A.

FOX Sports Mexico is the country's leading multi-platform pay television sports network, owner of the FOX Sports, FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports 3 and FOX Sports Premium channels, which reaches more than 15 million Mexican homes. The brand has a wide range of content, with television rights for some of the most important sports leagues, live and exclusive events, sports news, interviews and entertainment programs.

Taking advantage of the association established between the parent entity Grupo Lauman and Eutelsat, this brand new contract allows Fox Sports Mexico to advance its growth strategy in that country, in addition to developing other projects. This collaboration reaffirms the importance of the privileged neighborhood of Eutelsat 117° West in Latin America, while continuing to consolidate its presence throughout the region.

In this regard, Israel Gómez, Vice President of Production and Operations at FOX Sports, commented: "We are excited to have access to the technologies offered by Eutelsat. Thanks to our association, we will be able to reach a broader audience, which creates new opportunities and exciting to continue to grow steadily. This will not only give FOX Sports the ability to maintain the quality of its broadcast, but also to extend the brand's presence to numerous homes."

For his part, José Ignacio González-Núñez, executive vice president of video at Eutelsat Americas, added: "It is an honor for us to incorporate one of the most important pay television sports channels in the world into our fleet. For Eutelsat, having FOX Sport Mexico on our EUTELSAT 117 Oeste A satellite is the result of hard work, customer orientation and, above all, the possibility of offering excellent new assets to a station that currently distributes 250 channels to 110 million pay-TV households. across the continent."

 

Source:businesswire.com