TUDN (United States TV channel)
TUDN (pronounced tu-de-ene; formerly called Univision Deportes Network is an American Spanish language sports channel. Owned by TelevisaUnivision, it is an extension of the company's sports division of the same name, with TUDN the acronym of TelevisaUnivision Deportes Network. It launched on April 7, 2012, along with Univision Tlnovelas and FOROtv.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Doral, Florida |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TelevisaUnivision |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | April 7, 2012 |
| Former names | Univision Deportes Network (2012-2019) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV and Vidgo |
The network's main properties include major soccer events in the Americas, including per-team coverage of Liga MX, the Copa América, and CONCACAF's Champions League and Gold Cup events. In 2018-19, it also became the Spanish rightsholder of the UEFA Champions League. The channel has ties with the Mexican sports channel of the same name, sharing some of its programming. In 2019, it was announced that TDN and UDN would jointly relaunch as TUDN—signifying a greater amount of collaboration between the two channels.
As of February 2015, approximately 39.7 million households (34.1% of those with television) received the channel. Univision stated per Nielsen ratings that TUDN was the sixth-highest rated U.S. sports channel in 2019 in terms of average primetime viewership. By June 2023, this number has dropped to 23.2 million households.