Nación Deportes launch in Mexican pay television, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico): Grupo Lauman has announced the arrival of Nación Deportes on Mexican pay television, offering live sports, exclusive events and original productions. The new sports signal begins broadcasting on November 11, 2026.
The family of sports channels now includes Nación Deportes, Nación Deportes 2, Nación Deportes 3 and Nación Deportes Premium. Programming covers Mexican and international basketball, lucha libre, combat sports and motorsports, with specialized coverage aimed at fans of each discipline.
Nación Deportes operates 24 hours a day and is supported by a sports television operation that reported a reach of more than 70 million people, according to HR Ratings figures from October 2026.
In basketball, the planned lineup includes exclusive windows for the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) and LNBP Femenil, Liga Endesa matches, and the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 along with its qualifiers for the Americas and Europe. In lucha libre, the network plans the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) Viernes Espectacular, AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision.
Combat programming also includes Lux Fight League and Legacy Fight League events. The motorsports and action sports schedule features the Carrera Panamericana, the Súper Copa, the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour, Monster Jam and Extreme Barcelona.
Premium programming will offer special events without commercial breaks, including pay-per-view events from AEW and CMLL, subject to availability, as well as productions such as Steelers Insider and Cardenales: Destino CDMX 2026.
Broadcasts of each event will depend on broadcast rights, official calendars and the programming of each channel.
Fans can find the channels under the Nación Deportes brand on Totalplay, Star TV, izzi and SKY, with availability depending on the provider and the package subscribed. On Totalplay, the main channel is available on channel 522 in HD and 563, the second on 527 in HD and 564, the third on 569 in HD, and the premium offering on 505 and 508.
On Star TV, the main channel occupies channel 505, the second 506, the third 507, and the premium offering 508. On izzi, the main channel is available on channel 505 in SD and 892 in HD, the second on 506 in SD and 893 in HD, and the third on 521 in SD and 894 in HD, with the premium offering on 895 in HD and in the izzi go app.
On SKY, the main channel is located on channel 553 in SD and 1553 in HD, the second on 554 in SD and 1554 in HD, the third on 555 in SD and 1555 in HD, and the premium offering on 557 in SD and 1557 in HD.
Viewers can check the days and times of each broadcast in the program guide of their pay television service as the schedule is updated.
