{{Short description|Argentine television channel}} {{lead too short|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox television channel | name = DeporTV | logo = Deportv.svg | logo_size = 200 | logo_caption = Current logo, used since 2020 | country = Argentina | area = Argentina<br>Uruguay<br>Paraguay<br>Peru | owner = Ministry of Human Capital of Argentina | launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2012|04|12}} | sister_channels = Televisión Pública, Encuentro, Pakapaka, CINE.AR, TEC, Aunar | website = {{URL|https://deportv.gob.ar/|deportv.gob.ar}} | key_people = | picture_format = HDTV 1080i | terr_serv_1 = Digital UHF | terr_chan_1 =Channel 24.01 (HD) }} '''DeporTV''' is an Argentine over-the-air sports channel owned by Contenidos Públicos, S.A. and operated by Secretaría de Medios y Comunicación Pública.
==History== The channel was established by Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on April 12, 2012, and was initially operating a test service, which became a full-time service on February 21, 2013. The official launch of the channel was held at Tecnópolis and was inserted in the Ministry of Education. Events covered at launch included the Argentine soccer league (Fútbol Para Todos), Copa Argentina, local motorsports, Copa del Rey, the South American Athletics Championships, the ABC Spanish basketball league and original content.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-02-20 |title=El Gobierno inaugura oficialmente su canal de "deportes para todos" |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/el-gobierno-inaugura-oficialmente-su-canal-de-deportes-para-todos-nid1556335/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=LA NACION |language=es}}</ref> At the end of 2013, the channel announced that it would launch its HD feed, reportedly using the bandwidth of a channel that closed, Suri TV.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DeporTV de Argentina lanzará HD {{!}} NexTV Latam |url=http://nextvlatam.com/deportv-de-argentina-lanzara-hd/?lang=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210020846/http://nextvlatam.com/deportv-de-argentina-lanzara-hd/?lang=es |archive-date=2013-12-10 |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=nextvlatam.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
The contract for the production of over 600 editions of its sports news programs and news flashes ended on January 22, 2016, firing 120 staff. The channel used this phase to introduce a new schedule, to be introduced in March.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LAVOZ |first=Redacción |date=2016-01-20 |title=DeporTV: se cae el contrato con los noticieros y anunciarán nueva grilla |url=https://www.lavoz.com.ar/politica/deportv-se-cae-el-contrato-con-los-noticieros-y-anunciaran-nueva-grilla/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=www.lavoz.com.ar |language=es-LA}}</ref> On December 3, the channel unveiled a new logo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Márquez |first=Miryana |date=2016-12-05 |title=Deportv de Argentina presenta su nueva imagen |url=https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/deportv-de-argentina-presenta-su-nueva-imagen/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=PRODU |language=es}}</ref>
In July 2020, in conjunction with its new logo, the channel announced a new line-up,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plohn |first=Cynthia |date=2020-07-30 |title=Canal argentino DeporTV lanza nueva programación |url=https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/canal-argentino-deportv-lanza-nueva-programacion/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=PRODU |language=es}}</ref> following a phase where the channel had years on end without new content. A female announcer was added for channel promos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plohn |first=Cynthia |date=2020-08-07 |title=El objetivo del canal es ser federal, integrador y participativo: Daniel Dátola de DeporTV |url=https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/el-objetivo-del-canal-es-ser-federal-integrador-y-participativo-daniel-datola-de-deportv/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=PRODU |language=es}}</ref>
At the end of 2024, the channel left its longtime premises at Escuela Mecánica de la Armada and moved to those of Televisión Pública. With this change, one of its studios was now being used for DeporTV's studio-based programming.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Destape |first=El |date=2024-11-21 |title=Histórico: un canal de televisión cambia de lugar tras 12 años y se muda |url=https://www.eldestapeweb.com/deportes/television/historico-un-canal-de-television-cambia-de-lugar-tras-12-anos-y-se-muda-20241121121214 |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=www.eldestapeweb.com |language=es}}</ref>
== Programming == * Punto Turístico Aventurero * La Aventura del Hombre (Versión Actualizable) * Fútbol en Vivo: Apto para Todos * Ovación Alternativa * New Body Trendy * Cambio de Hábitos
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Category:Sports television in Argentina Category:Sports television networks Category:Television stations in Argentina Category:Television channels and stations established in 2012 Category:2012 establishments in Argentina