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which holds the commercial rights to broadcast the Uruguayan football and

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. It was founded in 1998 by the

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

an business-men Francisco "Paco" Casal, and the former football players

Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (; born 12 November 1961), nicknamed "El Príncipe" ("The Prince"), is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and as one of Uru ...

and

Nelson Gutiérrez Nelson Daniel Gutiérrez Luongo (born 13 April 1962) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender. He obtained a total number of 57 international caps for the Uruguay national football team, and was a member of the team that comp ...

with the objective of broadcasting the Uruguayan football league system. It also owns Spanish-language soccer network

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, which it purchased in April 2007.

Sporting events

Football

Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uru ...

(not available on ESPN+ Argentina) (Four Games per Matchday live on VTV or VTV 2 and tape-delay on GOLTV) *

Uruguayan Segunda División Segunda División Profesional is the second division of professional football in Uruguay, established in 1942. The league is sometimes referred to as ''Primera B''. Segunda División was first held in 1942 to replace amateur Divisional Intermedi ...

(Two Games per Matchday live on VTV or VTV Two). * Uruguayan Tercera División (One Game per matchday live on VTV or VTV Two) *

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). T ...

(only available for Uruguay) (six matches per round on VTV or GolTV) *

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(only available for Uruguay) (all matches live on VTV and VTV Plus). *

UEFA Euro The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...

(only available for Uruguay). *

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

(only available for Uruguay). *

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(32 matches are broadcast live on VTV and VTV Plus) (Only Available for Uruguay). *

Uruguay national football team The Uruguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan team is ...

internacional friendly matches of home and away * International friendly matches. * VTV Sports Cup * Rio de Janeiro State Championship *

São Paulo State Championship The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and t ...

Tennis

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Basketball

* Uruguayan Basketball League *

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FIBA Americas Championship The FIBA AmeriCup (previously known as the FIBA Americas Championship) is the Americas Basketball Championship that takes place every four years between national teams of the Western Hemisphere continents. Since FIBA organised the entire West ...

(only available for Uruguay)

Cycling

Rutas de América Rutas de América is a stage road bicycle race held annually in February in Uruguay since 1972. From 2009 to 2012, the race was organized as a 2.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racin ...

Futsal

* Liga Nacional de Futsal (only available for Uruguay)

Handball

* Uruguayan League

Motor Sports

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, *

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship ...

, (Only 9 races that are broadcast live on VTV and tape-delay on VTV Plus)

Special events

* Summer Olympic Games *

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Carnival Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival ...

Original Programming in co-production with Tenfield

Televisión

* Pasión Fútbol (Presented by Sergio Gorzy, Juan Carlos Scelza, Martin Charquero and Alberto Kesman) (Sunday at 22:00 on VTV) * K-Pos (Monday at 10:00 pm on VTV) * Sin Límite (Presented by Javier Máximo Goñi) (Monday to Friday at 18:00 live on VTV Plus) * RR GOL (Presented by Rodrigo Romano) (Monday at 21:00 on VTV Plus) * El Ascenso (Presented by Marcos Vitette) (Tuesday at 23:00 on VTV Plus) * Cámara Celeste * Pasión Básquetbol (Friday at 22:00 on VTV Two) * Pasión Voleibol (Friday at 22:00 on VTV Two) * Pasión Handbol * Pasión Rugby * Pasión Futsal

External links

Tenfield Official Site
Television companies of Uruguay Spanish-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1998 Mass media in Montevideo {{Uruguay-tv-station-stub