3 September, 2014
FOX SPORTS ANNOUNCES NEW SEVEN HIGH DEFINITION CHANNEL LINE-UP
BEST YEAR EVER IN 2015 DEMANDS SEVEN HIGH DEFINITION FOX SPORTS CHANNELS
Australia’s sports leader, FOX SPORTS, today announced the launch of a new seven High Definition channel line-up from Monday, November 3, in preparation for what is set to be the best year ever with more LIVE, premium sport than ever before in 2015.
With over 10,500 hours of the best LIVE sport from at home and around the world in 2015 - including the AFC Asian Cup, the ICC Cricket World Cup, the IRB Rugby World Cup, and more than 1,300 hours of LIVE motorsport action on the calendar including every Championship Race of the V8 Supercars - FOX SPORTS is set to break records for the number of hours of LIVE sports content.
2015, THE BEST YEAR EVER IS COMING: AFC Asian Cup: every match LIVE – 32 games ICC Cricket World Cup: every match LIVE – 49 games V8 Supercars – every practice, qualifying, Championship race LIVE NRL Telstra Premiership: every game of every round of the Premiership Season (5 LIVE) Toyota AFL Premiership Season: every game of the Premiership Season LIVE Hyundai A-League: every match LIVE – 140 games Barclays Premier League: the only place to see every match – 380 games Asteron Life Super Rugby: every match LIVE – 125 games The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship: every match LIVE IRB Rugby World Cup: every match LIVE – 48 games
From Monday, November 3, the FUEL TV and SPEED channels will be become fully- fledged FOX SPORTS branded channels - FOX SPORTS 4 and FOX SPORTS 5 - both available in High Definition to deliver fans more LIVE, premium sport in HD than ever before.
FOX SPORTS CEO, Patrick Delany, said: “2015 will be the best year ever on FOX SPORTS, with more hours of LIVE, premium sport than we’ve ever had.
“To celebrate this new era and deliver fans sport the way it should be - LIVE and in High Definition - we are updating our channel line-up to include two new High Definition FOX SPORTS channels. The inclusion of FOX SPORTS 4 and FOX SPORTS 5 in our channel offering means fans can enjoy more of their favourite sports LIVE and in High Definition.
“All our premium sport will be consecutively listed in the Foxtel guide and all will be recordable in HD. An added benefit will be new capacity to add even more enhancements using our innovative RED button feature,” he concluded.
______About FOX SPORTS Australia: FOX SPORTS Australia Pty Limited ( FOX SPORTS ) is Australia’s leading producer of sports television coverage and is home to Australia's favourite subscription television sports channels as well as Australia's number one general sports website. FOX SPORTS is owned by News Corp Australia and is located in a brand-new, purpose-built broadcast facility in Artarmon on Sydney’s north shore, with operations nationwide in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. FOX SPORTS compiles and produces the FOX SPORTS, FOX FOOTY, FUEL TV and SPEED subscription television channels, available via the Foxtel subscription television platform. The suite of FOX SPORTS channels, FUEL TV, SPEED and FOOTY Play Powered by FOX SPORTS are also available on Foxtel’s flexible internet TV service, Foxtel Play; Foxtel on T-box; and Foxtel’s ground-breaking Foxtel Go App. FOX SPORTS operates the website www.foxsports.com.au which contains and a wide range of video content and articles. FOX SPORTS also continues to lead the way with a range of mobile and tablet applications and match centres including the FOX SPORTS News application, the FOX SPORTS Barclays Premier League LIVE application and the FOX SPORTS Super Rugby Match Centre. FOX SPORTS delivers an average of 23 hours of LIVE sport per day into 2.5 million homes around Australia
FOX SPORTS has been a world leader in enhancing broadcasts with extra vision and statistics using the RED button feature for the past 10 years. The changes to the channel line-up will free RED button capacity, enabling FOX SPORTS to take enhancement of events to another level next year - right across its wide-ranging, premium sports offering. Feature holes and features groups across all PGA Tour events and golf majors, an option to choose your own commentary team and simultaneous LIVE feeds of V8 Supercars are just some of the innovative enhancements on offer on FOX SPORTS in 2015.
The amped-up RED button feature will be further liberated by broadband with Foxtel’s revolutionary iQ3, which will customise the TV experience seamlessly merging satellite with broadband.
With no such thing as an off-season on FOX SPORTS, fans will have the choice of 24 entertainment shows between play each week, hosted by the most loved personalities in sport.
The two new FOX SPORTS channels, FOX SPORTS 4 and FOX SPORTS 5, will also be available across Foxtel Play and Foxtel on Telstra T-Box, as well as on the go via Foxtel Go alongside the other FOX SPORTS channels.
From Monday, November 3, 2014, FOX SPORTS’ new channel line-up will include six FOX SPORTS branded channels (FOX SPORTS 1, FOX SPORTS 2, FOX SPORTS 3, FOX SPORTS 4, FOX SPORTS 5 and FOX SPORTS News) plus FOX FOOTY.
As well as all seven channels being available in High Definition, the new FOX SPORTS channel line-up will be easier for fans to find in the EPG and all LIVE sport on the channels will be recordable.
FOX SPORTS and FOX FOOTY are available to Foxtel sports subscribers. HD available when subscribing to the HD tier with a Foxtel iQHD or MyStar HD Box.
For more information: Elise O’Neil Corporate Communications and Entertainment PR Manager P: 02 9776 2639 / 0402 551 509 E: elise.o’[email protected] ______About FOX SPORTS Australia: FOX SPORTS Australia Pty Limited ( FOX SPORTS ) is Australia’s leading producer of sports me to Australia's favourite subscription television sports channels as well as Australia's number one general sports website. FOX SPORTS is owned by News Corp Australia and is located in a brand-new, purpose-built broadcast facility in Artarmon on Sydney’s north shore, with operations nationwide in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. FOX SPORTS compiles and produces the FOX SPORTS, FOX FOOTY, FUEL TV and SPEED subscription television channels, available via the Foxtel subscription television platform. The suite of FOX SPORTS channels, FUEL TV, SPEED and FOOTY Play Powered by FOX available on Foxtel’s flexible internet TV service, Foxtel Play; Foxtel on T-box; and Foxtel’s ground-breaking Foxtel Go App. FOX SPORTS operates the website www.foxsports.com.au which contains and a wide range of video content and articles. FOX SPORTS also continues to lead the way with a range of mobile and tablet applications and match centres including the FOX SPORTS News application, the FOX SPORTS Barclays Premier League LIVE application and the FOX SPORTS Super Rugby Match Centre. FOX SPORTS delivers an average of 23 hours of LIVE sport per day into 2.5 million homes around Australia Page 2 of 2