Fox Sports (USA)
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Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company (part of News Corporation). It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games and has single-handedly brought the Fox Broadcasting Company into notoriety with the Big Three of network television. Other properties have included the National Hockey League (1994-1999), Major League Baseball (1996-present), World League Football (now NFL Europe) (1997-2005), and NASCAR (2001-present).
Beginning in 2007, Fox Sports holds broadcast rights to the Bowl Championship Series and will broadcast the BCS National Championship Game, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. ABC retained the broadcast rights to the Rose Bowl, along with the 2010 BCS Championship Game, which will be played at the Rose Bowl. FOX continues to broadcast the Cotton Bowl as well. FOX has become the exclusive home of the Daytona 500 after having alternated the event with NBC Sports throughout their first NASCAR contract. Also beginning in 2007 they will televise 4 Formula One races, including the United States Grand Prix and Canadian Grand Prix live. In addition, FOX covered the first 90 minutes of the 45th Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 27th. The Formula One and Rolex 24 events will use Speed Channel's, FOX's sister network, equipment and staff, and will be broadcasted under the SPEED on FOX banner.
Fox Sports has been the exclusive broadcaster of the World Series since 2000. A new contract announced on July 11, 2006, guarantees that Fox Sports will keep the World Series through the 2013 season. [1]
In addition to the broadcast division, Fox owns numerous regional U.S. cable sports channels under the Fox Sports Net banner, among others. These cable channels also include SPEED Channel, which provides additional NASCAR and F-1 coverage, and Fox Soccer Channel, which broadcasts the English Premier League and Major League Soccer, among other competitions.
The graphics and scoring bugs have won awards and changed the face of sports broadcasting in the United States. The opening notes of the NFL broadcast theme can be heard in every iteration of other Fox Sports broadcast themes.
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[edit] Programs throughout the years
Current broadcast rights
- National Football League: The NFL on FOX, FOX NFL Sunday, The OT, 1994 -present
- Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball on FOX, 1996-present
- NASCAR: NASCAR on FOX, SPEED on Fox, 2001-present
- College football
- Bowl Championship Series: BCS on FOX (does not include Rose Bowl) 2007-present
- Cotton Bowl
- Formula One 4 races including the United States Grand Prix and Canadian Grand Prix 2007-present
Former broadcast rights
[edit] Technological enhancements
[edit] Main competitors
[edit] Cable offshoots
- Fox College Sports
- Fox Footy Channel
- Fox Soccer Channel
- Fox Sports Net
- Fox Sports en Español
- Fox Sports en Latinoamérica
- Fox Sports World Canada
- SPEED Channel
[edit] See also
- List of Fox Sports announcers
- NFL on television
- Fox Broadcasting Company
- Fox Sports Net
- Fox College Sports
- Fox Sports Radio
[edit] External links
Brands: NFL on Fox • Major League Baseball on Fox • NASCAR on Fox • Bowl Championship Series • Cotton Bowl • Formula One
American cable/satellite networks: Big Ten Network (debuting August 2007) • Fox College Sports • Fox Sports Net • Fox Sports en Espanol • Fuel TV • Speed Channel
Owned and operated regional sports networks: Arizona • Bay Area (40-percent stake) • Detroit • Florida • Houston (separate subfeed of FSN Southwest for the Houston/Southeast Texas markets) • Indiana • Midwest • North • Ohio • Prime Ticket • South • SportSouth • Sun Sports (split ownership with Comcast) • Southwest • West • Wisconsin (separate subfeed of FSN North for most of Wisconsin)
Affiliated regional sports networks: New England • New York • Northwest • Pittsburgh • Rocky Mountain • Utah (separate subfeed of FSN Rocky Mountain for the Salt Lake City market) • Comcast SportsNet (Chicago, Mid-Atlantic, and Philadelphia networks) • MSG Network • New England Sports Network (partial programming)
International sports networks: Australia • Canada • Latinoamerica
Others: Fox Sports Radio
Defunct brands/networks: FSN Chicago • Fox Footy Channel • NHL on Fox • NFL Europe on Fox • Prime Network • SportsChannel America
Broadcast sports divisions: ESPN on ABC • CBS Sports • Fox Sports • NBC Sports
National cable/satellite networks: ESPN • ESPN2 • ESPN Classic • ESPNEWS • Fox Sports Net • Versus
Specialty networks: Big Ten Network (launches Aug. 2007) • CSTV • ESPNU • Fox College Sports • Fox Soccer Channel • Fuel TV • GOL TV • Horse Racing TV • Men's Outdoor and Recreation • MountainWest Sports Network • NBA TV • NFL Network • Setanta Sports • SPEED Channel • The Golf Channel • The Outdoor Channel • The Tennis Channel • TVG
Occasional broadcasts: HBO • Showtime • Spike TV • Superstation WGN • TBS • TNT • USA Network • Sci Fi Channel • The CW • ION Television • MyNetworkTV
Regional sports networks: Fox Sports Net • 4SD • Altitude • Buckeye Cable Sports Network • Columbus Sports Network • Comcast SportsNet • CSS • CST • MASN • MSG • NESN • SportSouth • SNY • STO • Sun Sports • YES
Syndicators: ESPN Plus • LF Sports • Raycom Sports
Spanish language: ESPN Deportes • Fox Sports en Español
Broadband services: ESPN360 • WCSN
Defunct networks: C-SET • CNNSI • Empire • Mizlou • OnTV • SCORE • SportsChannel America • SportsChannel Los Angeles • Sports Time • TVS • Victory Sports
