Fox Sports 1

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Seems like it will be pretty legit for us. The following article lists some of the programming.

-Tons of UFC Coverage/live fights
-Big12/Big East/Pac 12/Conference USA basketball and football
-Monday and Thursday night basketball games plus saturday and sunday coverage of Pac 12/big east/pac 12/CUsa bball/football
-Nascar sprint cup
-Champions League and UEFA league soccer games
-NFL coverage
-Regis Philbin's show 'Rush Hour'
-Sunday NFL pregame show
-Fantasy sports coverage
-Mobile apps for live streaming
-Double box commercial format so you don't miss live coverage
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130310/media-circus-fox-sports-1/


Fox Sports 1 will officially launch on Saturday, Aug. 17, in about 90 million homes, making it the biggest sports cable network launch in history. Network executives said FS1 will air close to 5,000 hours of live event, news and studio shows annually (about 55 percent of the network's overall schedule will be live programming)

[Xman95]

Why the f- do they need to bring Regis back?

[xudash]

Here you go: I read through it, noticed the "BE" and still wondered where we were at first.

This is going to take a little getting used to; and I'm going to love every second of getting used to it.

[D-West & PO-Z]

So this is a brand new channel then?And do you guys think it will be part of a cable/satellite sports package or more of a standard package?

[BMoreX]

So this is a brand new channel then?And do you guys think it will be part of a cable/satellite sports package or more of a standard package?

It's a rebrand of the Speed channel. 80 million people already have it.

[D-West & PO-Z]

It's a rebrand of the Speed channel. 80 million people already have it.

Ok, I had no idea. Didnt even know that channel existed. Really hadnt been keeping up with the news on what the channel actually was.

[GoMuskies]

It's currently in the 600s somewhere on DirecTV, so even if 80 million have it, basically knows where to find it. To be taken seriously, it needs to be in the 210-220 range on DirecTV and in a similarly relevant spot on other providers' lineups.

[danaandvictory]

I've read that eventually Fox Soccer Channel will be rebranded Fox Sports 2 and will carry some of these offerings. Fox loses the English Premier League soon and after that there's not really much point to FSC.

[GoMuskies]

Does Fox plan to have Big East games on the mothership (Fox network) occasionally?

[xu95]

I've read that eventually Fox Soccer Channel will be rebranded Fox Sports 2 and will carry some of these offerings. Fox loses the English Premier League soon and after that there's not really much point to FSC.

I thought they were making the Fuel Channel FS2.

[xu95]

Seems like it will be pretty legit for us. The following article lists some of the programming.

-Tons of UFC Coverage/live fights
-Big12/Big East/Pac 12/Conference USA basketball and football
-Monday and Thursday night basketball games plus saturday and sunday coverage of Pac 12/big east/pac 12/CUsa bball/football
-Nascar sprint cup
-Champions League and UEFA league soccer games
-NFL coverage
-Regis Philbin's show 'Rush Hour'
-Sunday NFL pregame show
-Fantasy sports coverage
-Mobile apps for live streaming
-Double box commercial format so you don't miss live coverage
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I can promise you the bolded will not be happening.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BEnR_JpCEAAAS5Z.jpg:large



Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
Fox Sports just showed the media a sizzle reel, throwing gauntlet down on ESPN, saying it will be sports network fans want.

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
Fox Sports 1 will have regular-season MLB games in 2014 and select LCS and Division Series games.

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
Fox Sports 1 will have nightly news franchise at 11:00PM: Fox Sports Live. This is the start to take on SportsCenter.


Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
Fox co-president Eric Shanks said no Catholic 7 announcement coming ASAP. Said Shanks: "I'm cautiously optimistic" about a deal.

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
Fox Sports 1 co-pres Randy Freer says he's hopeful Catholic 7 deal will happen soon.

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
There are no anchors currently signed yet for Fox Sports 1's studio show.



@richarddeitsch: Fox Sports 1 will televise a primetime Thursday Night college football game and a CFB tripleheader on Sat.

Erin Andrews ‏@ErinAndrews
Spreading the good word abt Fox Sports 1 tonight..excited to be a part of history!! @FOXSports #herewego pic.twitter.com/eJLJr4K7Pc

@richarddeitsch Fox Sports 1 will debut a documentary series in Fall 2013. 1st subject: Mike Tyson

@richarddeitsch: Fox Sports 1 will air live UFC fight nights every Wednesday starting Aug 17

@sbjsbd reports Fox Soccer averaged 520,000 viewers for second leg of Real-MUFC, net’s most-viewed weekday telecast of any kind.

Eric Fisher ‏@EricFisherSBJ
Digital also part of the new Fox Sports plan. Fox Sports Go, also launching in Aug, will be their mobile answer to WatchESPN w 1000+ events

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
Fox Sports 1's "Fox Football Daily" will feature Terry Bradshaw, Jay Glazer and Mike Pereira. 6PM ET.

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
Fox Sports 1 will be carrying both the Women's World Cup and World Cup games come 2015, 2018 and beyond.

Michael McCarthy ‏@MMcCarthyREV
Fox Sports 1 mocks ESPN's Tim Tebow obsession by showing robot repeating "Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow" at its upfront presentation.

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch
Fox Sports 1 starts upfront presentation for advertisers w/video takeoff on The Hangover. Got Mike Tyson to reprise his scene for video.


@sportswatch: Fox: "Fox Sports 1 and Fox broadcasting will own New York in the week leading up to the Super Bowl."

@richarddeitsch Cain Velasquez, Anderson Silva and Rhonda Rousey just showed up in person at Fox Sports 1 upfront. Smart.

[Titanxman04]

I freaking pumped about this channel. While I'm not sure that Regis being back is a good thing I am fairly excited that there are so many solid sports options and that Fox will give us something aside from the ESPN obsession of the day/week/year.

[XUOHTX]

I freaking pumped about this channel. While I'm not sure that Regis being back is a good thing I am fairly excited that there are so many solid sports options and that Fox will give us something aside from the ESPN obsession of the day/week/year.

I was thinking the same thing...how great that we have an option now. But then I remembered, actually Fox is late to the game. CBS has CBS Sports Channel and NBC has NBC Sports Channel. Fox does have a lot of Sports contracts already which should make this a better channel, but really, I think they have already done a better job of promoting and marketing the new channel.

[Titanxman04]

JTT, I know I've asked you before, but is your company hiring? I want a job where I can sit around all day and follow twitter and XavierHoops.

[Masterofreality]

I was thinking the same thing...how great that we have an option now. But then I remembered, actually Fox is late to the game. CBS has CBS Sports Channel and NBC has NBC Sports Channel. Fox does have a lot of Sports contracts already which should make this a better channel, but really, I think they have already done a better job of promoting and marketing the new channel.

CBS Sports Network is not even rated. NBC Sports Network is in 80 million homes and is better because of hockey and the fact that it was already on some systems as Outdoor Life Network then Versus.

Fox Sports 1 is way ahead of both of those because, as Speed Channel, it already has 90 million home subscribers and is already on most basic cable systems. There will also be a probable re-branding of Fuel TV to Fox Sports 2. Fuel is already in 43 million homes.

[UCGRAD4X]

Can't wait. I barely watch ESPN now - only when X is on it - sparingly otherwise. I suppose when X is back in top 10 I would feel compelled to watch more. I look forward to there being another option so I would not need to watch HasPN again.

[jhelmes37]

I love that they are openly mocking the ridiculousness of ESPN and are billing it as the anti-ESPN. I used to love ESPN- in 1995. It's become such a joke.

[chico]

The nice thing about Fox is that with all their regional networks they already have a catalog of programming and they can take the cream of the crop for the new channel.

I'd love to see Patrick and Olbermann host the first studio show, just to piss off ESPN. I know it will never happen because Olbermann's an ass and pissed off Fox when he was let go (and I know I'm living in 1995) but I'd love to see it just one time.

[GoMuskies]

Keith Olbermann working for Rupert Murdoch. Interesting thought.

[danaandvictory]

Keith Olbermann working for Rupert Murdoch. Interesting thought.

He's done it before. (Briefly)

[GoMuskies]

He's done it before. (Briefly)

That was pre-MSNBC, though, right? I would think that would be harder to pull off now.

[chico]

I think Olbermann's first job after ESPN was for Fox. It didn't end well, but nothing employment-wise does for him.

[casualfan]

Here's an interesting update on how things are going.
(http://painttouches.com/2014/01/08/big-east-fox-sports-1-struggle-to-gain-tv-ratings/)

[JTG]

Maybe NEtwork Fox needs to show a few games to foster some crossover. Especially Super Bowl Sunday.

[casualfan]

Their mid-afternoon show just got cancelled and they're now going to air 4 hours of Mike Francesca doing his radio show instead.

Not exactly the direction we hoped they'd be heading.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Their mid-afternoon show just got cancelled and they're now going to air 4 hours of Mike Francesca doing his radio show instead.

Not exactly the direction we hoped they'd be heading.

Francesca is the worst. But he probably does get ratings.

[mistabeecee41]

i vote they show the video of Charissa Thompson doing a split for 4 hours on loop instead.

Jason Williams = lucky man.

https://twitter.com/CharissaT/status/460643960096968704/photo/1

[NY44]

I'm biased towards Francesa, so I don't mind this. He'll definitely give them a spike in ratings. Honeslty, anything is better than that Crowd Goes Wild show. That show was hot garbage.

[Masterofreality]

Their mid-afternoon show just got cancelled and they're now going to air 4 hours of Mike Francesca doing his radio show instead.

Not exactly the direction we hoped they'd be heading.

Was that "Crowd goes Wild" with Regis?

Katie Nolan was pretty hot on the No Filter segment....and funny too.

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[nuts4xu]

Was that "Crowd goes Wild" with Regis?

Katie Nolan was pretty hot on the No Filter segment....and funny too.

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I watch that show just for Katie Nolan. Giggity!

[casualfan]

I watched that show just for Katie Nolan. Giggity!


Fixed that for you haha. That's the show that got cancelled.

Not exactly great news.

[Masterofreality]

I watch that show just for Katie Nolan. Giggity!


Fixed that for you haha. That's the show that got cancelled.

Not exactly great news.

Only downside to Katie Nolan was that she was a Boston Honk-ess.

[paulxu]

This is not a big deal, but I wish Fox Sports 1 thought enough of college hoops to put a tab on their main banner for it like ESPN.
There's plenty of room, but you've got to go to the "more" tab to find it. Second rate.

[Muskie]

This is not a big deal, but I wish Fox Sports 1 thought enough of college hoops to put a tab on their main banner for it like ESPN.
There's plenty of room, but you've got to go to the "more" tab to find it. Second rate.

Do they move it into "more" when it's not in season? I remember a time when that used to be a common occurrence even on ESPN

[paulxu]

Yep, it's under more. But ESPN leaves it there all year within easy reach and indicating importance.
Fox has room on the banner.

[bobbiemcgee]

Looks like Tim Brando will be teaming up with Gus and Bill:

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/binary/2014/06/25/ncTim_Brando_Joins_FOX_Sports_%283%291403708118377 .pdf

[bobbiemcgee]

And, of course, the Fox Girls who were hired solely for their in depth education/experience as reporters:


http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Charissa-Thompson-Seattle-WA1.jpg

possibly nsfw if you work at a monastery.

[X-band '01]

Big Brother won't let me rep Bobbie privately, so you get public reps for Charissa Thompson.

[paulxu]

She looks fair and balanced to me.

[xu82]

She looks fair and balanced to me.

She looks like she might tip over to me. (But I'm not complaining.)

[SlimKibbles]

And, of course, the Fox Girls who were hired solely for their in depth education/experience as reporters:


http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Charissa-Thompson-Seattle-WA1.jpg

possibly nsfw if you work at a monastery.

That's Lisa Dergan not Charissa Thompson. Regardless, two thumbs up!

[JTG]

Looks like Tim Brando will be teaming up with Gus and Bill:

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/binary/2014/06/25/ncTim_Brando_Joins_FOX_Sports_%283%291403708118377 .pdf

Heard around Final Four time that he was parting with CBS. Has a good radio show on Sirius XM every day. Glad to get another top shelf announcer for BE Bball.

[casualfan]

Man, this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6x_TODukQw&feature=youtu.be&cmpid=tsmtw:fscom:foxsports1is brutal:

Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch · 12m
One big issue for @FOXSports1? A marketing disconnect w. viewers. Compare this CFB promo/slogan vs. ESPN. Total miss: http://foxs.pt/1ouDiOX

Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch · 6m
College football is abt. passion, tradition, faith. That FS1 ad is about marital discontent & also implies women are not fans. Brutal.

Andy Glockner ‏@AndyGlockner 8m
Who approved this? MT @richarddeitsch: One big issue for @FOXSports1? A marketing disconnect w. viewers. Total miss: http://foxs.pt/1ouDiOX

Andy Glockner ‏@AndyGlockner 7m
"Let's market our network with a video that shows our network destroying a marriage in a totally not funny way!"

[Milhouse]

Just awful advertising on all accounts really.......

[Muskie]

The ad was very boring and I didn't make it through the whole thing... I can see why it would bother some... But it's insufferably long and boring.

[X-band '01]

I'd say the Fox Sports Go commercial is more blatantly sexist, but if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is able to see it,

[X-Fan]

Wow, what idiot came up with that one? Please, no one show that video to my wife. I don't need her getting any ideas (like I watch too much sports).

I get what they were going for, but complete miss. Might have been funny if the wife was the one watching too much football. Maybe.

On a somewhat related note, I'll add...
<rant>
Hey Fox Sports 1, what is your angle? ESPN's Zany Uncle? How about this, be what ESPN used to be. A solid sports channel. Don't over hype things that fit your (and your parent networks) agenda. While you at it, maybe try to show live games instead of live Nascar practice (ya, I'm still pissed about that one). Get Analysts that were actually liked/respected for the majority of their careers (I'm looking at you Donovan). And then have those analyst give insight on sports they actually know something about. I could care less what Andy Roddick thinks about Football.

These guys are idiots.
</rant>

[Muskie]

It certainly doesn't beat this gem


http://youtu.be/8az6m8qgYeI

[DC Muskie]

That's just terrible. The Ice Bucket Challenge thing is more interesting.

[casualfan]

FootballScoop Staff ‏@footballscoop 1m
Fox Sports 1 Friday night CFB “Kickoff” show at midnight earned a 0.0 rating. 53,000 total viewers. (via @SonOfTheBronx)

I realize it's at midnight, but that is still horrible, especially since on the west coast it would only be 9 pm and the network has a bunch of Pac-12 games.

[Masterofreality]

ESPN with another planned round of layoffs. Why?

" — many believe the sports behemoth still is recovering from billion-dollar TV deals it inked with the NFL and NBA while subscriber numbers were dropping."

See, while we thought that the FS1 deal with the Big East sounded high, it was a bargain for the amount of content that they received. Basically fills an entire winter of nights with programming.

https://sports.yahoo.com/m/555d8706-62aa-3ac0-8ba6-2df6b4d3d604/espn-bracing-for-another.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

I just hope our boy Tom DeCorte- ESPN Sportscenter Producer for Scott Van Pelt- is safe!

[bleedXblue]

ESPN with another planned round of layoffs. Why?

" — many believe the sports behemoth still is recovering from billion-dollar TV deals it inked with the NFL and NBA while subscriber numbers were dropping."

See, while we thought that the FS1 deal with the Big East sounded high, it was a bargain for the amount of content that they received. Basically fills an entire winter of nights with programming.

https://sports.yahoo.com/m/555d8706-62aa-3ac0-8ba6-2df6b4d3d604/espn-bracing-for-another.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

Too big and too fat.....still

ESPN was huge 10 year ago, but now you can get content from a myriad of different devices......

[American X]

Disney is buying a huge chunk of 21st Century Fox, including the regional sports networks. Fox is reforming remaining assets into a new company, including FS1 & FS2 (I think). How does this affect watching Xavier basketball on television?

[drudy23]

Hopefully, not at all.

[cfish]

The broadcasts have been very "distorted" this year on FS1 for the XU games. I have Spectrum. Has anyone else been seeing this as well?

[XUGRAD80]

The broadcasts have been very "distorted" this year on FS1 for the XU games. I have Spectrum. Has anyone else been seeing this as well?

Yes, at times. But I’ve seen it on other programs and other channels as well.

[GetUp5]

Courtesy of Clay Travis at outkickthecoverage.com

1. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BIG FOX BROADCAST NETWORK, FS1, FS2, THE BIG TEN NETWORK, FOX NEWS OR FOX BUSINESS.

I put this in all caps because many are going to miss this aspect of the deal.

Fox News and Fox Business won’t be owned by Disney at all and live event programming will almost entirely, save the Fox Regional Sports Networks, be untouched by this deal. In fact, these live programming networks are still highly profitable and throw off tremendous cash flow. Which means Fox will be able to invest substantial sums of money in even more live rights events going forward. The future business prospects of the remaining Fox assets are still very bright here.

Fox Sports, other than the regional sports networks, is untouched by this deal. (And this deal will have no impact on me because Outkick is 100% independent of Fox Sports. Yes, that includes my radio show, which is distributed by Premeire and owned by I heart radio).

The business left behind here in the existing Fox spinoff company will be the leader in live event programming in the country. Fox Sports will still have the Super Bowl, the NFC, the World Series, the World Cup, the U.S. Open in golf, the UFC, the top Big Ten games, the Pac 12, the Big 12 and countless other sports properties.

FS1 and FS2 programming will not change.

[UCGRAD4X]

So, is Xavier exclusively on FS1 / FS2 or are they on regional networks as well (out of and in-conference)? And what about other Big East teams?

The bottom line for me (I don't want to speak for anyone else on this board, but I presume most of us) is watching Xavier as they continue their inevitable march (no pun intended) to the Final Four and beyond.

[Drudy said, "Hopefully, not at all" - but can anyone give a more reassuring assessment?]

[Smooth]

Disney is buying a huge chunk of 21st Century Fox, including the regional sports networks. Fox is reforming remaining assets into a new company, including FS1 & FS2 (I think). How does this affect watching Xavier basketball on television?

It means all Xavier games will have Jon Sciambi on the mike.

[GoMuskies]

It means all Xavier games will have Jon Sciambi on the mike.

Pre-game media buffet budget just shot through the roof.

[JTG]

So are all the regional sports networks going to be renamed espn. Or is this a precursor to Disney unloading pieces of ESPN?

[bjf123]

So are all the regional sports networks going to be renamed espn. Or is this a precursor to Disney unloading pieces of ESPN?

No idea, but I have a bad feeling about this. Aren’t a number of X games are on Fox Sports Ohio? Wonder what this means for the Reds? Most of their games are on FSO.


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[American X]

It means all Xavier games will have Jon Sciambi on the mike.

Do I stab out my eyes or stab out my ears?

[Muskie1000]

I thought I heard that although Disney bought the Fox stuff up, the sports channels were not included in the deal and were going to become their own entity.

[bjf123]

I don’t think FS1 and FS2 were included, but all the regional sports channels were.


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[Porkopolis]

I don’t think FS1 and FS2 were included, but all the regional sports channels were.


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That is correct. The general thought from people I know in the industry is that not much will change other than branding and Disney trying to cross promote.

[profson]

It might on the few days like today in which the game is on (some of) the regional channels

[Masterofreality]

I know that the numbers are still smaller by far, but FS1 is growing in viewers while ESPN , 2 and NBCSN are dropping.

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[GoMuskies]

Being on par with ESPN2 is pretty solid. NBCSN is great for horse racing (so 2 days a year) but is otherwise awful.

[XUFan09]

NBCSN is great for horse racing (so 2 days a year) but is otherwise awful.

It's good for hockey, but that's somewhat of a niche sport.

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[waggy]

I subscribe to FS1 and 2, but generally end up watching Fox Go at my desk. Really like the streaming.

[Masterofreality]

Don't have numbers from last week's Xavier Seton Hall game on Fox, but the Big East is doing a bit better than the last few years on Fox comparatively, but not as good by far as the big state schools. Still, it's cheap programming for Fox/FS 1.

The Xavier/ Providence game on Fox on January 6 drew 736K viewers. The January 13 Michigan-Michigan State drew 1.6 million viewers on FOX.
When I can find some other comparative ratings I'll post them, but the Big East, with all private schools, still has an uphill battle. Most other big conference games on ESPN draw around a million on Saturdays.

The Big East still has to have that one huge NCAA Tournament year where they get, say 3 to the Elite 8 and 2 to a Final 4. It still is always going to be a tough sled vs all the big state schools- even after a National Championship for. BE school.

[XMuskieFTW]

Don't have numbers from last week's Xavier Seton Hall game on Fox, but the Big East is doing a bit better than the last few years on Fox comparatively, but not as good by far as the big state schools. Still, it's cheap programming for Fox/FS 1.

The Xavier/ Providence game on Fox on January 6 drew 736K viewers. The January 13 Michigan-Michigan State drew 1.6 million viewers on FOX.
When I can find some other comparative ratings I'll post them, but the Big East, with all private schools, still has an uphill battle. Most other big conference games on ESPN draw around a million on Saturdays.

The Big East still has to have that one huge NCAA Tournament year where they get, say 3 to the Elite 8 and 2 to a Final 4. It still is always going to be a tough sled vs all the big state schools- even after a National Championship for. BE school.

Not bad when the Michigan/MSU matchup has about 7.5 times the students/alumni that the X/Prov matchup has.

[Masterofreality]

Fox has to be ecstatic about the weekend .

First on the National Game on Saturday, they get a St. John's upset of Dook, and then today on the National game they get a very competitive (until the end) game with the Number 1 team in the US vs Seton Hall.

This League is more than doing their part and Fox has to be pleased.