Fox (Latin American TV channel)

FOX
Somos Fox (We are Fox)
Broadcast area Mexico
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 El Salvador
 Nicaragua
 Costa Rica
 Panama
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Ownership
OwnerFox Corporation
History
Launched
  • 25 September 2023 (2023-09-25) (as Caliente TV)
  • 29 July 2025 (2025-07-29) (as Fox Mexico)
27 May 2026 (2026-05-27) (as Fox Latin America)
Former namesCaliente TV (Mexico, 2023–2025)
Tigo Sports Centroamérica (2014-2026)
Links
Websitehttps://caliente.tv/

Fox (stylized in all caps as FOX, formerly Caliente TV and Tigo Sports Centroamérica) is a Latin American privately owned sports pay television channel launched on 25 September 2023.

It started in Mexico as Caliente TV, owned by the Grupo Caliente. Fox Corporation bought the outlet on 19 June 2025,[1] and adopted its current name on 4 August that year.[2] In Mexico, the channel is broadcast on the Fox-owned streaming services Tubi and Fox One as well as on third-party pay television services.[3]

This channel is named "Fox" – not "Fox Sports" – due the legal dispute with the owners of the Mexican channel using the "Fox Sports" name, Grupo Lauman, who ultimately lost and was forced by U.S. courts to pay $6 million to Fox Corporation.[4]

History

Fox Latin America initially started its activities in Mexico, after the announced on 19 June 2025 its acquisition of Mexican sports streaming platform Caliente TV to expand its presence in sports broadcasting presence in and throughout Latin America, which will also include a subscription television channel and a paid streaming service. Caliente TV officially rebranded to FOX on 28 July. The last show broadcast under the Caliente TV name was Los Primos, which was followed by Season 2 of Desencajados, now under the FOX banner.[2] The social media accounts of Caliente TV also changed names, going from "Deportes Caliente TV" ("Caliente TV Sports") to "Somos FOX" ("We are Fox"). FOX would be available via Tubi from 5 August and that its formal broadcasts on pay TV systems, as well as digital streaming via the paid Caliente TV service (which would retain the previous channel's name), would begin on 1 September 2025. However, the full rollout on pay TV had not been completed, with the channel being officially available on only one system as of 17 September.[5]

In early 2026, Fox started expanding beyond Mexico and into further from Latin America, first it was announced a Spanish Latin American deal with NASCAR[6][7]

Later, in April 13, 2026, Fox Corp. announced the acquisition of the centro-american division of Tigo Sports, taking over operations in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, later, in May, starting in Costa Rica, local branches of Tigo Sports started being rebranded into Fox and Fox+ Channels, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8][9][10]

Sports coverage

Football

Motorsport

Baseball

American football

Softball

Mixed martial arts

Professional wrestling

Padel

  • Pro Padel League

Other sports

Programs

  • Codigo FOX Futbol
  • Fox Cuadro Titular
  • Especialistas
  • Desencajados
  • La Redacción
  • Mother Soccer
  • Los Espartanos
  • El Chiringuito de Jugones

Notable members

See also

References

  1. ↑ "¡FOX vuelve a México! La Liga MX y más deportes volverán a la pantalla" [FOX is back in Mexico! Liga MX and more sports will return to the screen]. Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 4 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Compra Fox a Caliente TV y pasará juegos de 6 equipos" [Fox to buy Caliente TV and it will show games from 6 teams]. Reforma (in Mexican Spanish). 19 June 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Amaya, Hernán (5 August 2025). "FOX regresa a México: precio y cómo ver el renovado canal" [FOX returns to Mexico: price and how to watch the renewed channel]. SDP Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Zúñiga, Israel M. (20 February 2026). "Grupo Lauman pierde juicio y obligado a pagar 6 MDD a FOX" [Grupo Lauman loses lawsuit and forced to pay 6 million dollars to FOX]. Marca México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Fox Corporation lanzó de manera oficial el canal Fox en el mercado mexicano" [Mexico: Fox Corporation Officially Launched Fox Channel in the Mexican Market]. TAVI (in Spanish). 5 August 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Carp, Sam (2026-01-29). "Nascar secures Fox TV deal in key Mexican market". BlackBook Motorsport. Retrieved 2026-05-27. Nascar has agreed a new broadcast deal with Fox Corp, which has secured the rights to the North American stock car racing series in Mexico and Latin America.
  7. ↑ "FOX Latinoamérica (propiedad de FOX Corporation) se hizo con los derechos de transmisión de la NASCAR en nuestra región.
    💻 En México 🇲🇽, toda la actividad de la NASCAR estará en la plataforma FOX One.
    💻 En Sudamérica está previsto que se emita por el canal de YouTube de @somos_fox, al igual que ocurre con otras categorías del automovilismo"     [FOX Latin America (owned by FOX Corporation) has secured the broadcast rights for NASCAR in our region.
    💻 In Mexico 🇲🇽, all NASCAR action will be available on the FOX One platform.
    💻 In South America, it is scheduled to be streamed on the @somos_fox YouTube channel, just as with other motorsports series.]. Puntaje Ideal. Retrieved 2026-05-27 – via Instagram.
  8. ↑ "FOX adquiere la programación y producción de Tigo Sports para Centroamérica" [FOX acquires Tigo Sports' programming and production rights for Central America]. revistaeyn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  9. ↑ "FOX Latin America Announces The Launch Of The FOX Channel In Central America And Strengthens Its Position In The Region". Fox Corp. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  10. ↑ Somos FOX Costa Rica (2026-05-18). Arrancamos con Fox e iniciamos con la #PremierLeague 🤩. Retrieved 2026-05-27 – via YouTube.
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