On Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs and FOX Sports Mexico jointly announced a multi-year partnership agreement making FOX Sports Mexico the Kansas City Chiefs’ broadcast partner in Mexico.
The agreement gives FOX Sports Mexico the exclusive ability to broadcast all three Kansas City Chiefs preseason games. In addition, Chiefs preseason games will also be available to stream via the FOX Sports MX app. FOX Sports Mexico will also receive the non-exclusive rights to broadcast “The Franchise presented by GEHA” – the club’s in-house produced lengthy series of behind-the-scenes content – throughout the season in Mexico. Episodes are released at regular intervals during the regular season.
“American football has long been a very popular sport in Mexico and our brand continues to see steady growth from fans as we continue to benefit from our NFL marketing rights there,” said Chiefs President Mark Donovan. “We had a great experience in Mexico City in 2019 and partnering with FOX Sports Mexico to air and stream our preseason games and content in market will help us engage our amazing fans in Mexico and do that To further develop the profile of the Chiefs.” Kingdom international.”
“With this strategic partnership, the Kansas City Chiefs are joining FOX Sports and strengthening our content offering with the top sporting events that audiences have come to expect from us. We are also currently the official pay television network for the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers. With that.” This confirms our leadership in national media coverage of the NFL,” said Andrea Pérez García-Escudero, general manager of FOX Sports Mexico.
The Chiefs originally received International Home Marketing Area (IHMA) rights for Mexico and Germany in December 2021 as part of the NFL’s Global Markets Program. In April 2023, the NFL granted the Chiefs extended International Home Marketing Area rights for Austria and Switzerland.
The Chiefs and the Hunt family have been involved in numerous international initiatives over the past three decades, investing in the global growth of the game and its fan base, and helping showcase the best of the sport on the international stage. In addition to international regular-season competitions in London (2015) and Mexico City (2019), the club has participated in four preseason games of the American Bowl – Berlin, West Germany (1990), Tokyo, Japan (1994 and 1998) and Monterrey, Mexico (1996).
Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt has long been at the forefront of the League’s international efforts. Hunt sits on the NFL’s International Committee and served as its chairman from 2011 to 2018. During his time as chairman, Hunt was a strong advocate for expanding the league’s international efforts and the NFL’s presence abroad. The league has now played 38 regular-season games in Britain, Mexico and Germany, with every NFL team playing at least one international since 2011.
FOX Sports Mexico is the leading multi-platform brand in Mexico territory and operates the pay-TV channels FOX Sports, FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports 3 and FOX Sports Premium with a reach of more than fifteen million homes in Mexico. Through its portfolio, FOX Sports México provides sports entertainment 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including live and exclusive events, sports news, talk shows, entertainment and other original content. In terms of sports rights, FOX Sports broadcasts matches from Liga MX, Liga MX Femenil, Expansión MX, CONCACAF Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, NFL, MLB, LMB, Boxing Shows, UFC, Budo Sento Championship and WWE , Invicta FC, Formula 1® and NASCAR are among the most outstanding programs. FOX Sports Mexico content is available digitally through the FOX Sports App and at www.foxsports.com.mx.
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