Telemundo Secures CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers

MIAMI, November 17: Telemundo Media has scored the exclusive Spanish-language rights across all media for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers of London’s 2012 games.

The agreement includes U.S. Spanish-language and all media rights for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers for the men’s tournament from March 22 to April 2—excluding CONCACAF’s website rights. Telemundo Media and Universal Sports will produce the 15 men’s matches. Universal Sports Network’s rights include exclusive English-language telecasts of all U.S. matches and the finals from each of the two tournaments.

“Building on the momentum of our landmark FIFA World Cup acquisition for 2015-2022, we are excited to have been selected as the new home of the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers,” said Emilio Romano, the president of Telemundo Media. “This new deal further expands Deportes Telemundo’s footprint in sports programming and reinforces our commitment to our audience to provide the best and most comprehensive coverage of the most popular and loved sport in the world.”

“We are extremely pleased that our Olympic qualifying tournaments will be seen on Telemundo," commented Chuck Blazer, the general secretary of CONCACAF. "With their focus on Olympic sports, we have no doubt that both networks will serve as a great platform for fans to watch our teams attempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.”

“This latest acquisition demonstrates once again that Telemundo is the destination for the premiere sporting events our viewers want to see,” added Jorge Hidalgo, the senior executive VP of Network Sports. “As the exclusive home of the Olympics in Spanish in the U.S., we are proud to showcase the qualifying tournament for our region. This deal solidifies Telemundo’s position as the ultimate destination for the best soccer programming, presented by the best sports team in the industry.”