Press ReleaseJuly 16, 2018
Spectrum Noticias NY1 and ESPN Deportes Announce Sports Content Agreement
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New York, NY – Spectrum Noticias NY1 (Noticias), ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes 1050AM, ESPN Deportes’ local radio station serving the New York Tri-state area, today announced their agreement to provide sports content on Noticias’ weekday newscasts from 7 AM to noon.
Debuting today, "ESPN Deportes en Noticias NY1" will feature daily sports reports for Noticias viewers. The three-minute sports segments, on New York City’s only local Spanish-language news network, will feature daily coverage of New York sports stories of the day, breaking sports news and international coverage of Latin American soccer clubs.
“We are excited to announce our partnership with ESPN Deportes and look forward to collaborating with them,” said Dan Ronayne, Senior Vice President of Spectrum Noticias NY1. “Our goal is to give NY1 Noticias viewers unparalleled coverage of the local and international sports stories they value.”
“We are thrilled to join forces with Spectrum Noticias NY1,” said Freddy Rolón, Vice President and General Manager of ESPN Deportes. “ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes 1050AM are already a part of the New York Hispanic community and this initiative will provide us with an additional opportunity to serve Hispanic sports fans in the New York Tri-state area by covering news from the local sports teams they care about.”
Noticias is available on channels 95 and 801 on Spectrum, and channel 194 on Altice in New York City.
About Spectrum Networks
Spectrum Networks is a series of 24/7 news and sports networks owned and operated by Charter Communications, Inc., a leading broadband communications company and the second largest cable operator in the United States. Spectrum Networks carry distinct, comprehensive, and exclusive local programming on 31 networks across 12 states. More information on Spectrum Networks is available at spectrumlocalnews.com.
About ESPN Deportes
ESPN DEPORTES is ESPN’s Spanish-language sports brand dedicated to providing the widest variety of sports to the U.S. Hispanic sports fan via television, radio, digital and print. Sports media assets include ESPN Deportes television which offers unparalleled Spanish-language sports programming,; ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPN’s around-the-clock national Spanish-language sports radio network in the U.S.; ESPNdeportes.com, ESPN’s Spanish-language sports website and ESPN Deportes La Revista, the first general sports Spanish-language magazine in the U.S.
Media Contacts
Spectrum Noticias NY1
Nikia Redhead, 212.379.3750
ESPN Deportes
Santa Brito, 646.547.5602