Fox Sports
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Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world that are either owned or partially owned by News Corporation.[1] The name originates from News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group based in the United States, which in turn was derived from the name of the Fox Film Corporation. The Fox Sports name has since been used in News Corporation's other sports media assets around the world.
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Channels and divisions [edit]
United States [edit]
- Fox Sports, sports division of Fox Broadcasting Company's network television. The first "Fox Sports".
- Fox Sports Radio is a national sports talk radio network.
- Fox Sports 1 is an upcoming national sports network.
- Fox College Sports is a suite of three region-specific networks devoted to college sports.
- Fox Deportes, formerly Fox Sports en Español, presents sports programming in Spanish.
- Fox Soccer, formerly Fox Sports World and Fox Soccer Channel, is a television specialty channel devoted to soccer; to be closed in September 2013.[2]
- Fox Soccer Plus, a network with extended coverage of soccer and other international sport events.
- Fox Sports Networks is a collection of cable TV regional sports networks broadcasting across the United States. These regional channels include:
- Fox Sports Arizona
- Fox Sports Carolinas also SportSouth
- Fox Sports Detroit also Fox Sports Detroit Plus
- Fox Sports Florida also Sun Sports
- Fox Sports Indiana
- Fox Sports Kansas City
- Fox Sports Midwest
- Fox Sports North
- Fox Sports Ohio also SportsTime Ohio
- Fox Sports Oklahoma
- Fox Sports Pittsburgh, another name for Root Sports Pittsburgh
- Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, another name for Root Sports Rocky Mountain
- Fox Sports San Diego
- Fox Sports South also SportSouth
- Fox Sports Southwest
- Fox Sports Tennessee also SportSouth
- Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
- Fox Sports Wisconsin
- Fuel TV, a network for extreme sports; to relaunch as Fox Sports 2 in August 2013.[3]
- Speed, a network for motor sports; to relaunch as Fox Sports 1 in August 2013.[4]
International [edit]
- Fox Sports International, an international sports programming and production entity of the Fox International Channels Group, which distributes sports programming to various countries.
- Fox Sports Latinoamérica, is a Spanish cable television network broadcasting to various Latin American countries.
- Fox Sports Norte: Venezuela, America Central and Rep. Dominicana
- Fox Sports Oeste: México
- Fox Sports Sur: Colombia, Perú, Bolivia and Ecuador.
- Fox Sports Este: Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
- Fox Sports Premium: Chile (With the programation of Fox Sports 2 and PPV events)
- Fox Sports Basic: Chile (With the programation of Fox Sports Sur)
- Fox Sports 2: All Latin American countries (except Brazil)
- Fox Sports 3: All Latin American countries (except Brazil)
Australia [edit]
- Fox Sports (Australia), a group of sports channels owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn a joint venture between News Corporation and the Australian company Consolidated Media Holdings.
- Fox Sports News is a cable and satellite channel that continuously televises sports news 19 hours per day.
- Fox Footy Channel is a reinstated channel that operated from 2002 to 2006 that primarily featured the Australian Football League. And returned to Foxtel and Austar in 2012.
Brazil [edit]
- Fox Sports (Brazil) is a Brazilian sports channel launched on February 5, 2012.
Canada [edit]
- Fox Sports World Canada was a specialty channel primarily featuring soccer and other events around the world.
Turkey [edit]
- Fox Sports Türkiye is a former sports channel that was distributed by the Turkish provider Digiturk.
Asia [edit]
- Fox Sports Asia is an sports channel for Asian viewers was launched on January 28, 2013, replacing ESPN Asia.
Other media [edit]
News Corporation has also used the Fox Sports name in its other sports media assets. Foxsports.com, a web site operated by News Corp. Digital Media, provides sports news online. The Fox Sports College Hoops '99 basketball video game is published by their Fox Interactive division.
References [edit]
- ^ "News Corporation 2011 Annual Report - Worldwide Listing". Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "Fox Soccer to relaunch as FXX". Deadline.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Fox Soccer to relaunch as FXX". Deadline.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Fox Soccer to relaunch as FXX". Deadline.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
