Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world. The name originates fromFox Broadcasting Company in the United States, which in turn derives its name fromFox Film (which merged withTwentieth Century Pictures to form20th Century Fox in 1935), named after founderWilliam Fox.

Fox Sports

Product type	Trademark
Owner	Fox Corporation (United States, Canada 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

TheFox Sports name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly byFox Corporation, with the exceptions of theoperations in Australia (which are part ofFoxtel, majority-owned by Fox Corp. sister companyNews Corp Australia),Mexico (owned by Grupo Multimedia Lauman),Argentina (owned byMediapro but branding and contents are licensed to Fox Corporation^[1]), and the rest ofFox Sports International that was sold tothe Walt Disney Company in Latin America, except Mexico and Argentina.^[2][3][4]

• 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 byFoxtel (65% owned byMurdoch-controlledNews Corp Australia withTelstra).^[6]
• Fox Sports Argentina, owned byMediapro, branding licensed fromFox Corporation^[1][7]
• Fox Sports Mexico, owned byFox Corporation^[8]

• 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 dedicatedCricket channel
  • Fox League 502 – A 24-hour dedicatedRugby League channel
  • Fox Sports 503
  • Fox Footy 504 – primarily features theAustralian Football League
  • Fox Sports 505
  • Fox Sports 506
  • Fox Sports More+ 507

• Fox Sports (Argentina), is an Argentine pay television network that broadcasts inArgentina.
  • 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 Racing: Formerly known as theSpeed Channel, it was launched in 2013 and primarily simulcasts motorsports content mostly fromFox Sports 1 andFox Sports 2

• Fox Sports (Mexico), is a Mexican pay television network that broadcasts inMexico.
  • 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.

• 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 ofFox Soccer, with extended coverage of soccer and other international sport events.

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

• 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.

• 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 asESPN4:
  • 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 withCONMEBOL regarding its coverage of the2022 Copa Libertadores.^[10] On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 2 was renamed ESPN 5.^[11][12]

• Fox Sports World Canada, a defunctspecialty channel primarily featuringsoccer and other events around the world that operated from 2001 to 2012.

• Fox Sports, was a group of channels broadcast across Mexico, Central, and South America. Its main channel was rebranded on December 1, 2021 asESPN4:
  • 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]

• Fox Sports Middle East was a sports channel that was distributed byStar Select as part of package television channels.

• Fox Sports (Netherlands)^[18] was a group of sports channels owned by Eredivisie Media & Marketing which for 51% was owned byFox 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 theEredivisie, the highestDutch football division.
  • Fox Sports International (Netherlands), 3 premium channels covered several European football leagues.

• Fox Sports Israel was first broadcast inIsrael back in 2001 by satellite provideryes and since 2010 it broadcasts the HD version of the channel.

• 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 andEuroleague Basketball. In 2018, the channel has been dissolved.

• Fox Sports Turkey was a sports channel that was distributed by the Turkish providerDigiturk.

• JTBC3 Fox Sports, a sports channel was owned by joint owned byFox Networks Group Asia Pacific andJTBC.

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

• Fox College Sports was a suite of three region-specific networks devoted to college sports that were sold toDiamond Sports Group in 2019.
• Fox Soccer
• Fox Sports Networks was a collection ofcable TVregional sports networks broadcasting across the United States that was sold toDiamond Sports Group in 2019. In 2021, these networks were relaunched under theBally 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

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

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