Carlos Martinez, has been appointed to the role of Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Latin America, Fox Corporation, responsible for the transition of Caliente TV in Mexico.
Fox Corporation announced its acquisition of Caliente TV, a leading sports broadcasting platform in Mexico. Carlos Martinez, a longtime industry executive, has been appointed to the role of Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Latin America, Fox Corporation, responsible for overseeing the overall Fox broadcast strategy in Latin America and the transition of Caliente TV in Mexico and the channel’s launch in Central America.
“Fox’s investment to acquire Caliente TV reflects our commitment to building a leading sports streaming business in Mexico with massive audience reach, a robust sports rights portfolio and an impressive roster of exclusive sports leagues and talent,” said Martinez.
With this acquisition FOX will develop a multi-platform business that will include the launch of a new Pay TV channel and an SVOD Platform that will join the existing AVOD platform Tubi, producing and distributing more than 3,000 hours of original Sports content.
Additionally, FOX will now hold a broad portfolio of premium broadcast rights to deploy across its owned and operated platforms including:
Six Liga MX Men’s Clubs – including Club Leon, Club Pachuca, Club Tijuana, Club Queretaro, Club Tigres UANL and Club Juarez
Ten Liga MX Women’s Clubs – including Club Guadalajara, Club Leon, Club Pachuca, Club Tijuana, Club Juarez, Club Queretaro, Club Atlas, Club Santos, Club Puebla and Club Mazatlán
CONCACAF Champions Cup (Copa de Campeones de la CONCACAF) – featuring the top football clubs from North and Central America including Liga MX and MLS
Premier League and the FA Cup – featuring England’s top football clubs
UEFA Champions League – featuring Europe’s top football clubs
Ligue 1 France – including this year’s UEFA Club Champion, Paris Saint-Germain
Coppa Italia – featuring the top Men and Women’s clubs from Italian Serie A football in an annual knock-out competition
The United Football League (UFL) – the exciting American football competition played each Spring
Big Ten Conference – the premier college athletics conference in the U.S. featuring American football, basketball and a variety of other athletic events from top U.S. universities
World Enduro Championship (WEC), NASCAR Mexico Series, and Other Motorsports International Rights
With over three decades of broadcast industry experience in Latin America, holding executive roles at companies like Turner, Discovery, and Fox, Carlos Martinez will oversee the operations and strategy of the new Fox platforms in Mexico and Central America, which are expected to employ over 350 people both directly and indirectly.
