Hirving Lozano was one of the Mexican players to appear in last season’s Champions League. (ANP via Getty Images)

Caliente TV, a Mexican streaming operator, has snapped up rights to a package of games from pan-European club soccer’s UEFA Champions League (UCL).

The service unveiled recently that it has secured rights to 50% of UCL games in the upcoming 2024-25 season.

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Wednesday UCL fixtures will be on Caliente, with Tuesday games to be covered by the TNT Sports and Max platforms run by media heavyweight Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

Last season (2023-24), UCL action was shown in Mexico by the HBO Max platform, while some games were covered on sports heavyweight broadcaster ESPN.

Mexican players involved in last season’s UCL included Hirving Lozano at PSV, and Santiago Giménez at Feyenoord (both clubs from the Netherlands).

From 2024-25, the Champions League will take on a new single-league format, with the competition expanding from 32 to 36 teams, and incorporating 189 matches instead of the current 125. This season's group stages begin in mid-September.

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Caliente TV has also secured Latin American media rights to the next three seasons of French soccer’s top-tier Ligue 1.

Through a deal unveiled on July 18 with the LFP French soccer body, Caliente TV has snapped up rights across Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to the 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 seasons of Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and the Trophee des Champions annual clash between the league and cup winners.

The broadcaster will cover all Ligue 1 matches on its linear channel and OTT streaming platforms, including across various social media sites.

In terms of the UCL meanwhile, it will be shown in the neighboring US by Paramount’s CBS, while TelevisaUnivision holds Spanish-language rights.