ESPN is no longer in Peru: the reasons for its cancellation and when it will go on air

ESPNGlobally recognized pay signal sports platform to broadcast top European football matches and various analysis or opinion slots during the day and night hours, It will then ramp up its operations in Peru For more than five years, it has aired its programs with an entirely national press staff consisting of ex-players and media-savvy communicators.

Infobae Peru The popular sports channel will reportedly shut down its local grill on December 29 — just days before the end of 2023, it has been learned directly. Without a concrete explanation. That way all the national members of the TV station will have to say goodbye to the audience with a weekend show soon.

It is worth mentioning that ESPN’s decision on Peruvian soil coincides with the poor performance of the Peruvian team en route to the 2026 World Cup.. With two units, the product of the same number of links, out of eighteen possible, is ‘Red and white‘South America is at the bottom of the classification. The complicated situation also affected coach Juan Reynoso, apparently opening the door for Uruguay’s Jorge Fossati.

International Television StationIn fact, to date, Responsible for analyzing all issues related to the national team in a few volumes Such as their time in the North America 2026 qualifiers and the performance of their key members at their respective clubs (local and overseas). The formation of top teams in Ligue 1 Betsson is also commonly observed.

A few months before the start of the World Cup in Russia, an exhibition that Peru approached thanks to Ricardo Gareca, defeating New Zealand in the continental playoff, the entertainment and sports programming network decided to bet on a program in the Inca region, different from Latin American programming. “ESPN is Peru!”, he started on one of his official social networks.

In an important private event, the national figures announced the arrival of ESPN with internationally relevant faces: “Quick Wolf and Miguel Simón together with Eric Ozoras, Percy Olivares, Vanessa Almenara and Joanna Polona present this important multi-screen program. Year: World Cup 2018! ESPN Peru is a fact and nothing makes us happier than this!“

On March 21 of that year, the official confirmation came with an elaborate clip that said “ESPN continues to grow in Peru and strongly expand its local production; “We want to be close, which is why local content is on all screens of Peruvian consumers.” Initially there were two daily telecasts (total of 4 hours) of Sports Center A total of ten weekly broadcasts on the screen.

The daily news anchors are Franco Lostanau and Ornella Palumbo. “We hope to share every moment of the national team in Russia and get ESPN every day,” noted the presenter, “the best way to experience the most intense 90 minutes is ESPN Peru.”

Monday to Friday, Franco LostanauPeruvian journalist based in Argentina, Sports Center Peru hosts the show for half an hour In the presence of some reporters reporting on the happenings of local clubs.

On weekends, around 8:30 p.m., The show’ is broadcast on the screens of ESPN PeruGroup F‘The most important and controversial topics of the week were analyzed for more than an hour with Eric Ozoras, Peter Arevalo, Percy Olivares, Alexander Harler and Julinho.