Fox Sports

American brand of television programming

This article is about the international Fox Sports brand. For the U.S.-based division, see Fox Sports (United States).

Fox Sports

Product type| Trademark
Owner|

* Fox Corporation
(United States and Mexico)
* Foxtel
(Australia)
* The Walt Disney Company
(Latin America, except Mexico and Argentina)
* Mediapro
(Argentina)

Produced by| Rupert Murdoch
Country| United States
Introduced| August 12, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-08-12)
Related brands|

* Fox Sports United States
* Fox Sports Mexico
* Fox Sports Argentina
* Fox Sports Australia

Markets| Worldwide
Previous owners|

* News Corporation
* 21st Century Fox

Website| www.foxsports.com

Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world. The name originates from the Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States, which in turn derives its name from Fox Film (which merged with Twentieth Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox in 1935), named after founder William Fox.

The Fox Sports name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the Fox Corporation, with the exceptions of the operations in Australia (which are part of Foxtel, majority-owned by Fox Corp. sister company News Corp Australia), Mexico (owned by Grupo Multimedia Lauman), Argentina (owned by Mediapro but branding and contents are licensed to Fox Corporation [1]), and the rest of the Fox Sports International that were sold to The Walt Disney Company in Latin America, except Mexico and Argentina.[2][3][4]

## Divisions

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* Fox Sports (United States), also known as the Fox Sports Media Group.
* FoxSports.com, a sports news website.[5]
* Fox Sports Radio is a national sports talk radio network managed by Premiere Networks in partnership with Fox Sports.
* Fox Sports Australia, formerly Premier Media Group, owned by Foxtel (65% owned by Murdoch-controlled News Corp Australia with Telstra).[6]
* Fox Sports Argentina, owned by Mediapro, branding licensed from Fox Corporation[1][7]
* Fox Sports Mexico, owned by Fox Corporation[8]

## Channels

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### Current channels

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#### Australia

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* Fox Sports (Australia), a group of sports channels
* Fox Sports News 500 – Cable and satellite channel that continuously televises sports news 24 hours per day.
* Fox Cricket 501 – A 24-hour dedicated Cricket channel
* Fox League 502 – A 24-hour dedicated Rugby League channel
* Fox Sports 503
* Fox Footy 504 – primarily features the Australian Football League
* Fox Sports 505
* Fox Sports 506
* Fox Sports More+ 507

#### Argentina

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* Fox Sports (Argentina), is an Argentine pay television network that broadcasts in Argentina.
* Fox Sports: formerly known as Prime Deportiva and Fox Sports Américas.
* Fox Sports 2: formerly known as Fox Sports+
* Fox Sports 3: formerly known as Speed Channel, it was launched in 2012 and its programming is car-related.

#### Canada

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* Fox Sports Racing: Formerly known as the Speed Channel, it was launched in 2013 and primarily simulcasts motorsports content mostly from Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2

#### Mexico

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* Fox Sports (Mexico), is a Mexican pay television network that broadcasts in Mexico.
* Fox Sports: formerly known as Prime Deportiva and Fox Sports Américas.
* Fox Sports 2: formerly known as Fox Sports+
* Fox Sports 3: formerly known as Speed Channel, it was launched in 2012 and its programming is car-related.
* Fox Sports Premium, is a pay-TV channel launched in 2022, it is specialised in broadcasting Mexican First Football Division matches.

#### United States

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* Fox Sports 1 is a national sports network.
* Fox Sports 2 is a national sports network.
* Fox Deportes presents sports programming in Spanish.
* Fox Soccer Plus, Originally a spin-off of Fox Soccer, with extended coverage of soccer and other international sport events.

### Former channels

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#### Africa

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* Fox Sports Africa, launched in August 2014 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

#### Asia

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* Fox Sports, was a group of sports channels available in East and Southeast Asia, formerly ESPN Star Sports. These channels were closed on October 1, 2021.
* Fox Sports, formerly ESPN.
* Fox Sports 2, formerly Star Sports.
* Fox Sports 3, formerly ESPN HD and Fox Sports Plus HD.

#### Brazil

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* Fox Sports Brazil, It was the Brazilian division of Fox Sports, that included 2 channels aimed at broadcasting sporting events 24 hours a day. Its main channel was rebranded on January 17, 2022 as ESPN4:
* Fox Sports: since February 5, 2012 the channel was already available in all Brazil. On January 17, 2022, Fox Sports was renamed ESPN 4.[9]
* Fox Sports 2: launched on January 24, 2014. Now run by Disney; remained under that name, due to contractual language with CONMEBOL regarding its coverage of the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[10] On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 2 was renamed ESPN 5.[11][12]

#### Canada

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* Fox Sports World Canada, a defunct specialty channel primarily featuring soccer and other events around the world that operated from 2001 to 2012.

#### Latin America

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* Fox Sports, was a group of channels broadcast across Mexico, Central, and South America. Its main channel was rebranded on December 1, 2021 as ESPN4:
* Fox Sports: formerly known as Prime Deportiva and Fox Sports Américas. On 1 December 2021, Fox Sports was renamed ESPN 4.[13]
* Fox Sports 1 (Chile): formerly known as Fox Sports Premium. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 1 was renamed ESPN Premium.[14]
* Fox Sports 2: formerly known as Fox Sports+. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 2 was renamed ESPN 7.[15]
* Fox Sports 3 (not available in Brazil): formerly known as Speed Channel, it was launched in 2012. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 3 was renamed ESPN 6.[16]
* Fox Sports Premium (Argentina): A pay-TV channel launched in 2017, it specialises in broadcasting Argentine First Football Division matches. On May 1, 2022, the channel was renamed ESPN Premium.[17]

#### Middle East

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* Fox Sports Middle East was a sports channel that was distributed by Star Select as part of package television channels.

#### Netherlands

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* Fox Sports (Netherlands)[18] was a group of sports channels owned by Eredivisie Media & Marketing which for 51% was owned by Fox Networks Group Benelux, the channels was rebranded as ESPN.
* Fox Sports Eredivisie, 3 premium channels. It held the exclusive rights for the live matches of the Eredivisie, the highest Dutch football division.
* Fox Sports International (Netherlands), 3 premium channels covered several European football leagues.

#### Israel

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* Fox Sports Israel was first broadcast in Israel back in 2001 by satellite provider yes and since 2010 it broadcasts the HD version of the channel.

#### Italy

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* Fox Sports Italy was an Italian sports channel launched in 2013 alongside Fox Sports Plus and Fox Sports 2, which carries soccer, MLB, NFL, NCAA Sports, Volley Champions League and Euroleague Basketball. In 2018, the channel has been dissolved.

#### Turkey

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* Fox Sports Turkey was a sports channel that was distributed by the Turkish provider Digiturk.

#### South Korea

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* JTBC3 Fox Sports, a sports channel was owned by joint owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific and JTBC.

#### Japan

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* Fox Sports & Entertainment began producing sports shows in 2013, which are broadcast in several Fox channels. The channel closed on March 31, 2020.

#### United States

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* Fox College Sports was a suite of three region-specific networks devoted to college sports that were sold to Diamond Sports Group in 2019.
* Fox Soccer
* Fox Sports Networks was a collection of cable TV regional sports networks broadcasting across the United States that was sold to Diamond Sports Group in 2019. In 2021, these networks were relaunched under the Bally Sports branding. These channels include:
* Fox Sports Arizona
* Fox Sports Carolinas
* Fox Sports Detroit
* Fox Sports Florida
* Fox Sports Indiana
* Fox Sports Kansas City
* Fox Sports Midwest
* Fox Sports New Orleans
* Fox Sports North
* Fox Sports Ohio
* Fox Sports Oklahoma
* Fox Sports San Diego
* Fox Sports South
* Fox Sports Southeast
* Fox Sports Southwest
* Fox Sports Sun
* Fox Sports Tennessee
* Fox Sports West
* Fox Sports Wisconsin
* Fox Sports Northwest
* Fox Sports Pittsburgh
* Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
* Fox Sports Utah
* Prime Ticket
* SportsTime Ohio
* YES Network

## See also

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* Fox Sports (United States)
* Fox Sports International
* Sky Sports

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mediapro México produce cuatro formatos de Fox Deportes desde su nuevo centro de producción". October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
2. ^ "Fox Sports and Foxtel merger". 9News. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
3. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2019-03-19). "Disney Closes $71 Billion 21st Century Fox Deal". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
4. ^ Barnes, Brooks (March 14, 2018). "Disney Reorganization Anticipates 21st Century Fox Assets". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
5. ^ "Game on for MSN, FoxSports site". CNET. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
6. ^ "News Limited seals pay TV deal after Federal Court approves CMH takeover". The Australian. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
7. ^ "Anuncio oficial Disney vende los canales Fox Sports en Argentina al gigante chino Mediapro" (in Spanish). 15 February 2022.
8. ^ "Regreso a casa: IFT aprueba la venta de Fox Sports México, de Grupo Lauman, a Fox Corporation - TVLaint". www.tvlaint.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
9. ^ "Disney e Fox têm fusão aprovada, e ESPN pode transmitir Libertadores". Archived from the original on 2020-05-06.
10. ^ "Exclusivo! Fox Sports ganha data para virar ESPN no Brasil".
11. ^ "Disney devolve marca Fox Sports, e canal esportivo deixa de vez o Brasil após 12 anos". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
12. ^ Amaya, Hernán (2023-11-15). "Latinoamérica: Disney crea Espn 5, Espn 6 y Espn 7 para abandonar definitivamente la marca Fox Sports en la región". TAVI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
13. ^ Amaya, Hernán (2021-11-11). "Latinoamérica: Confirmado: Disney lanza Espn 4 en sustitución de Fox Sports". TAVI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
14. ^ Amaya, Hernán (2023-11-15). "Latinoamérica: Disney crea Espn 5, Espn 6 y Espn 7 para abandonar definitivamente la marca Fox Sports en la región". TAVI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
15. ^ "¿Fin de una era? Disney discontinuaría Fox Sports en 2024". Urgente24 - primer diario online con las últimas noticias de Argentina y el mundo en tiempo real (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
16. ^ "¿Fin de una era? Disney discontinuaría Fox Sports en 2024". Urgente24 - primer diario online con las últimas noticias de Argentina y el mundo en tiempo real (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
17. ^ "Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
18. ^ "NMa: Fox mag Eredivisie Media & Marketing overnemen — Activiteiten in 2012". NMa Jaarverslag 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-31.

## External links

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Media related to Fox Sports at Wikimedia Commons

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Fox Sports

Current properties|

* NFL on Fox
* Fox NFL Sunday
* MLB on Fox
* FS1
* NASCAR on Fox
* Soccer on Fox Sports
* MLS on Fox
* Fox College Football
* Fox College Hoops
* Boxing on Fox
* Premier Boxing Champions
* PBA on Fox
* WWE SmackDown
* United Football League (2024)
* Thoroughbred Racing on Fox Sports
* Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Channels|

* FS1
* FS2
* Fox Sports Mexico
* Big Ten Network (51%)
* Fox Deportes
* Fox Soccer Plus
* Fox Sports Racing

Streaming affiliation|

* Tubi
* Venu Sports (33.33%)

Radio network|

* Fox Sports Radio

Online|

* FoxSports.com

Former programs|

* Best Damn Sports Show Period
* Bowl Championship Series
* Cotton Bowl Classic
* FIA World Endurance Championship
* Formula One
* NFL Europa on Fox
* NHL on Fox
* Soccer Night in America
* TNA iMPACT!
* Golf on Fox
* Copa America Centenario
* Copa Libertadores
* NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Europa League
* IMSA SportsCar Championship
* AMA Supercross
* Monster Jam
* IMSA
* Women's Professional Soccer
* National Women's Soccer League
* American Basketball League
* Premier League

Defunct or sold|

* Fox Soccer
* Fox Football Channel
* Fox Footy Channel
* Fox Sports Middle East
* Fox Sports News Asia
* Fox Sports World Canada
* Fox Sports Africa
* Fox Sports Italy
* Fox Sports Turkey
* Fox Sports Israel
* Fox Sports & Entertainment (Japan)
* JTBC3 Fox Sports
* Fox Sports Netherlands
* Eredivisie
* International
* Fox Sports Asia
* Fox Sports Latin America
* Fox Sports Brazil
* Fox Sports Networks
* Fox College Sports
* Fox Sports Go
* Fuel TV Australia
* Fuel TV Portugal (sold to Fluid Youth Culture)
* Speed

See also|

* FoxBox
* FoxTrax
* List of Fox Sports announcers
* Fox Sports International
* Fox Sports Australia
* Fox Cricket
* Fox Footy
* Fox League
* Fox Sports News
* Fox Sports Argentina

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News Corp

Sister company: Fox Corporation

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Dow Jones & Company

National consumer products|

* Barron's
* Financial News
* Investor's Business Daily
* MarketWatch.com
* The Wall Street Journal
* Asia
* Europe
* WSJ.

Enterprise products|

* Factiva
* S&P Dow Jones Indices (2.6%)

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HarperCollins

United States|

* Avon
* Caedmon
* Ecco
* Harper
* Harper Perennial
* I Can Read!
* William Morrow and Company

United Kingdom|

* William Collins, Sons
* Collins Bartholomew
* The Friday Project
* Leckie & Leckie

Australia|

* Angus & Robertson

Christian|

* BibleGateway.com
* Thomas Nelson
* Women of Faith
* Zondervan

Canada|

* Harlequin Enterprises
* Love Inspired
* Mira

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News Corp Australia

Newspapers|

| Metropolitan|

* The Australian
* Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
* Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)
* Herald Sun (Melbourne)
* The Courier-Mail (Brisbane)
* Sunday Mail (Brisbane)
* The Advertiser (Adelaide)
* Sunday Mail (Adelaide)
* The Mercury (Hobart)
* Northern Territory News (Darwin)

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Regional|

| Queensland|

* Balonne Beacon
* Bowen Independent
* The Cairns Post
* Central Queensland News
* Central Telegraph
* Chinchilla News and Murilla Advertiser
* Daily Mercury
* The Dalby Herald
* Fraser Coast Chronicle
* Gold Coast Bulletin
* Gold Coast Mail
* The Gympie Times
* Herbert River Express
* Innisfail Advocate
* The Morning Bulletin
* NewsMail
* The Northern Miner
* The Observer
* The Queensland Times
* Stanthorpe Border Post
* Sunshine Coast Daily
* The Toowoomba Chronicle
* Townsville Bulletin
* Warwick Daily News
* The Western Star
* Whitsunday Times

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Other|

* The Coffs Coast Advocate
* The Daily Examiner
* Geelong Advertiser
* The Northern Star
* Tweed Daily News

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News Corp Australia community newspapers

NewsLocal (NSW)|

* Manly Daily
* North Shore Times
* Northern District Times
* Parramatta Advertiser

Messenger (SA)|

* News Review
* Leader
* Standard
* Eastern Courier
* East Torrens
* Guardian
* Southern Times
* Hills Valley
* Weekly Times
* Portside
* City

Quest (Qld)|

* South-West News
* Southern Star

Victoria|

* Leader Community Newspapers

Television|

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Sky News Australia

Channels|

| Active|

* Sky News Live
* Sky News Extra
* Sky News Weather Channel

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Defunct|

* Sky News Business Channel
* Sky News Election Channel
* Your Money [50%]

Programming|

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Sky News Australia programming

Current|

| Daytime|

* Agenda
* First Edition
* Weekend
* Outsiders

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Primetime|

* Credlin
* Paul Murray Live
* The Bolt Report

Former|

| Daytime|

* Keneally and Cameron
* PVO NewsDay
* Pyne & Marles
* The Contrarians
* The Friday Show
* The Last Word
* The Morning Shift
* To the Point

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Primetime|

* Credlin Keneally
* Friday Live
* Hinch Live
* Hadley!
* Jones + Co
* Karvelas
* Reporting Live with Stan Grant
* Richo
* Speers Tonight
* SportsNight with James Bracey
* The B Team with Peter Berner
* The Cabinet
* The Latest with Laura Jayes
* The Nation with David Speers
* Viewpoint

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Foxtel

Channels|

* Arena
* BoxSets
* British
* Comedy
* Crime
* Classics
* Famous
* Fox8
* Foxtel One
* Foxtel Box Office
* Foxtel Movies
* Lifestyle
* Lifestyle Food
* Lifestyle Home
* Real Crime
* Real History
* Real Life
* Showcase
* Sci-Fi

| Fox Sports|

* Fox Cricket
* Fox Footy
* Fox League
* Fox Netball
* Fox Sports News

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Joint ventures|

* NickMusic (35%)
* Main Event (66.6%)

Defunct channels|

* A&E
* Bio.
* Channel [V]
* Fox Footy Channel
* Fox Funny
* Fox Hits
* Fox Kids
* Foxtel 3D
* Fuel TV
* Lifestyle You
* SoHo
* Speed
* Binge
* TV Hits
* 111
* [V]
* Foxtel Arts
* Foxtel Smooth
* Max
* Country Music Channel
* The Comedy Channel
* Nickelodeon (35%)
* Nick Jr. (35%)

Streaming|

* Hubbl
* Binge
* Flash
* Kayo Sports
* WatchAFL
* WatchNRL
* Foxtel Now

Magazines|

* Big League
* GQ Australia
* Vogue Australia

Other|

* ARN Media (15%)
* Brisbane Broncos (69%)
* Business Spectator
* Foxtel (65%)
* News.com.au
* Newspoll
* Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (63%)
* REA Group (62%)
* SuperCoach
* AFL
* NRL

Former
holdings|

* Australian Associated Press (47%)
* ADS (Adelaide)
* Community Newspaper Group (50%)
* HSV (Melbourne)
* Melbourne Storm (Melbourne)
* mX (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane)
* The Herald (Melbourne)
* The Sun (Melbourne)
* The Daily Mirror (Sydney)
* The Entertainment Quarter
* The Sunday Times (Perth)
* 3DB Radio (Melbourne)

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News UK

Newspapers|

| Daily|

* The Sun (1969)
* The Times (1981)

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Former Daily|

* Today (1987–1995)

Sunday|

* The Sunday Times (1981)
* The Sun on Sunday (2012)

Former Sunday|

* News of the World (1969–2011)
* Sunday Today (1987)

Regional|

* The London Paper (2006–2009)

Magazine|

* The Times Literary Supplement (1981)

Radio|

| News Broadcasting (2016)|

* TalkRadio
* Talksport
* Times Radio
* Virgin Radio UK

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Streaming|

* Talk (2022)

Other assets|

* Move
* Realtor.com
* New York Post
* News America Marketing
* News Outdoor Group
* Storyful
* Texture (partial; shuttered)

* See also: 21st Century Fox
* News Corporation

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