UNIVERSO AND TELEMUNDO DEPORTES PRESENT EXCLUSIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE LIVE TELECAST OF SUPER BOWL LII
Miami, FLA – Jan. 29, 2018 – Telemundo Deportes wraps up its coverage of the 2017-18 NFL season presenting the exclusive Spanish-language telecast of Super Bowl LII, live from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. The telecast will air on Universo Sunday, Feb. 4. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET with a pre-game special, followed by the highly anticipated game featuring the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Telemundo Deportes’ coverage of the event will be led by Miguel Gurwitz, the main host of the pre-halftime-and-post game shows. The renowned announcing team of Rene Giraldo and Edgar Lopez will deliver the play by play and analysis together with special guest, Rolando Cantu, former Guard for the Arizona Cardinals, who will provide the player insights and additional analysis surrounding the big game. Additionally, Telemundo Deportes NFL coverage mainstay, Veronica Contreras, will report from the field and on the sideline.
The game will also be streamed live via the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com. Streaming will be available on desktops, tablets and connected TVs.
The coverage of the game will be complemented by special Super Bowl content across Telemundo and Universo platforms, including “Road to Super Bowl,” an NFL special that relives the season and the journey that led the two teams to the Championship game. The program will air on Telemundo on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
In addition, “Titulares y Mas,” the #1 nightly sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish (Monday – Friday: 11:35 p.m. – Midnight ET; Saturday – Sunday: 11 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. ET), will be onsite throughout Super Bowl Week with extensive coverage leading up to Super Bowl day, including segments and reports by the show host Karim Mendiburu and Cantu, starting today, Monday, Jan. 29.
Erika Csiszer, from Telemundo’s Emmy Award-winning morning show “Un Nuevo Dia,” and “Noticias Telemundo” correspondent Ruben Pereida will join the team onsite to provide complete coverage on Super Bowl Day. In addition, Regional Mexican singer and actor El Dasa, star of Universo’s original scripted series “El Vato” is confirmed to attend the Super Bowl on behalf of Universo and Telemundo.
Super Bowl Sunday programming on Telemundo and Universo:
Time (ET)ProgramNetwork2:30 p.m.Road to Super Bowl LIITELEMUNDO6 p.m.Pre-GameUNIVERSO6:30 p.m.LIVE Presentation of Super BowlUNIVERSO10 p.m.Post-GameUNIVERSO
(Universo is available on DirecTv (410), Dish (838). For other affiliates click HERE;
Schedule subject to change; The Game will be available on live stream via Telemundo Deportes En Vivo App and TelemundoDeportes.com)
Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world's most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. It is also the home of the FIFA Club World Cup until at least 2018. In addition, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches, and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
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