Claro Sports


Claro Sports is a Latin American television channel of Mexican origin and is owned by América Móvil. Its programming is focused on sports. It is distributed exclusively by the television provider Claro TV, except in Mexico, where it is available through operators such as Star TV, Dish, Megacable, and Totalplay. The channel acquired the broadcasting rights for Latin America for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games, as well as the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games.
This channel replaced other networks in three countries: in Colombia, it replaced Claro TV's Canal Versus; in Mexico, it replaced the Viva Sports channel operated by MVS Comunicaciones; and in Venezuela, it replaced the Sport Plus channel, also known as Canal Plus, on some cable operators.

History

Before Claro Sports was launched on the air, the channel was known as Viva Sports, which was not widely distributed among cable operators and lacked a diverse programming lineup that could secure a stable audience. The channel was officially launched on December 16, 2013, backed by América Móvil and its director, Arturo Elías Ayub. The signal is available throughout Latin America, where América Móvil operates pay television systems.
The first program was created based on an idea by producer Pepe Quirarte, and it was a news show hosted by Gabriela Cobo and Rodrigo Méndez. Shortly afterward, hourly news capsules titled "Tiempo Fuera" were introduced. The channel also formed a partnership in Mexico with the Spanish newspaper Marca, with which it merged content and coverage. In this way, the team grew, and the content expanded, eventually becoming the established channel it is today.
On July 28, 2019, Claro Sports began operations in Guatemala to offer local content for Central America and the Dominican Republic. In Guatemala, it holds the broadcasting rights for three teams in the National Football League and 11 clubs in the First Division League.

Dispute with Fox Sports (2022)

On July 31, 2022, during the broadcast of the León vs. América match from the 2022 Apertura Tournament on Claro Sports through its YouTube channel "Marca Claro," the television network Fox Sports took down the stream from that website, alleging copyright infringement. In response, Claro Sports restored the broadcast, only for it to be taken down again minutes later by Fox Sports.
In an official statement, América Móvil, Claro Sports, and Marca Claro—through their content director Arturo Elías Ayub —explained that they also held the rights to broadcast Club León’s home matches, and would be taking legal action against Fox Sports and its parent company, Grupo Multimedia Lauman, for damages.
Fox Sports also released a statement accepting full responsibility for the incident but emphasized that they would not allow matches—whose rights are shared with other networks—to be broadcast for free, especially when some of them are aired on their Premium channel, which requires a paid subscription. Shortly afterward, both networks began negotiations to avoid further conflicts.

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