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(July 2018) (Learn how and when to delete this template message) (Learn how and when to delete this template message) Fox SportsCountryAustraliaSloganWe are Fox Sports Every Moment CountsHeadquartersArtarmon, New South WalesProgrammingLanguage(s)EnglishPicture format576i (SDTV) 16:91080i (HDTV) 16:9OwnershipOwnerFoxtel[1]Sister channelsFox CricketFox FootyFox LeagueFox Sports NewsHistoryLaunched26 January 1995[2]Former namesPremier Sports (prior to 19 February 1996)LinksWebsite 145 (Mix SD)Channel 253 (Mix HD)Channel 257 (503 HD)Channel 259 (505 HD)Channel 260 (506 HD)Channel 264 (More HD)Channel 503 (503 SD)Channel 505 (505 SD)Channel 506 (506 SD)Channel 507 (More SD) *Same channel numbers for Optus TV Featuring FoxtelSatelliteFoxtelChannel 145 (Mix SD)Channel 253 (Mix HD)Channel 257 (503 HD)Channel 259 (505 HD)Channel 260 (506 HD)Channel 264 (More HD)Channel 503 (503 SD)Channel 505 (505 SD)Channel 506 (506 SD)Channel 507 (More SD)IPTVFoxtel NowChannel 503 (503)Channel 505 (505)Channel 506 (506)Channel 507 (More)Streaming mediaFoxtel GoChannel 503 (503)Channel 505 (505)Channel 506 (506)Channel 507 (More)Kayo SportsFox Sports 503Fox Sports 505Fox Sports 506Fox Sports More Fox Sports is an Australian sports channel group owned by Fox Sports Pty Limited. Its main competitors are ESPN and BeIN Sports, both available as part of a Foxtel or Kayo Sports subscription. Fox Sports in Australia differs from other Fox Sports branded channels in the United States and other countries around the world in those not owned by Fox Corporation and The Walt Disney Company respectively, but Foxtel. However, US and Australian companies remain under the murdoch family's control, as Foxtel is the majority owner of Murdoch-controlled News Corp Australia. The story of this section reads like a press release or news article and is largely based on routine coverage or sensationalism. Please expand this article with appropriately sourced content to meet Wikipedia quality standards, a guide to event acceptability, or encyclopedic policies (July 2018) Fox Sports began life as a premier sports network (later just Premier Sports) as a Fully functioning local channels at the launch of Australia's first pay-TV service, The Galaxy. Premier Sports defenders included the American company Prime International, which later became part of Liberty Media. The service was launched at 16:00 on 26 January 1995 in Sydney and made a name for itself by securing the right to an Australian cricket tour in the West Indies. Australian cricket tours have previously been covered on the Nine Network for free, and Nine has tried to stop broadcasting under Australia's anti-siphoning rules, which state that some popular sporting events cannot be shown exclusively on pay-TV. PSN has signed an agreement with Network Ten to share the broadcast rights. When Foxtel launched its cable service in the same year, PSN was included in the package. From 1995 to 2010, Fox Sports broadcast national basketball league (NBL) games. On March 1, 1996, PSN was relaunched as Fox Sports Australia to coincide with the new Super 12 rugby competition and the proposed Super League launch. In 1997, Foxtel launched a secondary channel to broadcast the new Super League competition. Fox Sports and its main competitor, Sports Australia have shared the rights to broadcast the NRL as a result of a legal settlement in the Super League war. The channel on Foxtel was later relaunched as Fox Sports Two, first broadcasting from Friday to Monday every week and then expanding to a full 24-hour, seven-day service in 2002. When Optus Vision dropped the C7 Sport service in March 2002, they started hosting Fox Sports channels. They were named By Optus as Optus Sports 1 and Optus Sports 2 in Optus promotional materials; The broadcast programming is referred to as simply Sports One and Sports Two, although programming such as the late-night Fox Sports News bulletin has retained the name Fox. Optus relinquished the name Optus Sports in October 2002. Fox Sports Two was commonly used to cover big events that require plenty of airtime, such as the 1998 Winter Olympics, Grand Slam tennis tournaments and the 2004 European Football Championship. She currently specialises as a 24/7 dedicated rugby league channel, Fox League. During the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Fox Sports hosted eight other channels dedicated to the events of the Games. They were available to customers for an additional fee. Fox Sports has been the exclusive broadcaster of Hyundai A-League since its first season in 2005. In 2006, after the end of the first season between FFA and Fox Sports, a deal worth $120 million was reached. Under this deal, Fox Sports will have exclusive rights from 2007 to all Socceroos home internationals, all-league and Asian Cup fixtures, World Cup qualifiers through the AFC, and all league matches Afc. Deal to reach A-League live and exclusive reaps big awards awards Fox Sports, its ratings were very strong in the 2006-07 season and the 2007 A-League grand final became at the time, Fox Sports' highest ever ratings event. Football ratings in general were very good. The Socceroos' first game in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup attracted 345,000 spectators, while their quarter-final drew an average of 419,000 viewers, a record for Australian pay-TV. That record was broken on April 1, 2009, when the Socceroos defeated Uzbekistan to put them very close to qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. This match was watched by an average of 431,000 people. In 2007, Fox Sports reached an agreement to broadcast four live games and exclusive from the AFL each week. This includes an exclusive only Sunday Twilight match. They will also broadcast Friday night games live in NSW and NSW via Channel 518 at no extra cost - usually used to pay-per-view Services Main Event. When Channel 518 is used this way, it is promoted as Fox Sports Plus is on the air. The channel is increasingly used to show live events when Fox Sports has a clash involving its main 3 channels. On Saturday 17 March 2007, for example, Fox Sports broadcast the match from the 2007 Cricket World Cup (Ireland vs. Pakistan) live on 518 as it was committed to football, rugby and other cricket matches on its main 3 channels. In 2010, Fox Sports coverage of the National Rugby League Games held 73 of the top 100 programs of any type aired on Foxtel. In February 2012, Premier Media Group changed its name to Fox Sports Pty Limited. On March 5, 2013, Fox Sports unveiled its new headquarters in Artarmon, New South Wales. It has been announced that the main studio will be named Clive Churchill Studio after NRL immortal Clive Churchill as the studio will house NRL coverage. Tech innovations have been a major highlight, with CEO Patrick Delaney opening FoxKopter, FoxMobile Segway, Ref Cam and Cornerpost Cam. Fox Sports has also launched a new corporate logo in line with its global affiliate broadcasters. On September 3, 2014, Fox Sports announced that SPEED and Fuel TV would be renamed FOX Sports 4 and FOX Sports 5 on November 3, 2014, both of which will be available in HD. It was also announced that FOX Sports News would launch an HD channel on the same day, taking FOX Sports' Suite to 7 channels, all available in HD. In 2018, as well as the launch of the second new channel in a row (Fox Sports Mix), Fox Sports Pty Ltd was merged with Foxtel. The corporate history of Fox Sports Australia Pty LimitedFox Sports logo used from 2008 to 2013TypeSubsidiaryFounded195HeadquartersAustraliaParentFoxtelWebsite Fox Sports Australia Pty Limited (formerly Premier Media Group Pty Limited) Foxtel, which owns sports television networks and digital properties. It owns Australian TV channels Fox Sports, Fox Sports News and Fox Footy, as well as a number of video, text and statistical content for television, mobile phone and online delivery. It runs watching THE AFL and Watch NRL subscription streaming services that show Australian sports content to a global audience. In February 2012, Premier Media Group changed its name to Fox Sports, and CEO Patrick Delaney explained, The shift from Premier Media to Fox Sports provides a stronger reflection of the company's core business in its name, which is and will continue to be a sport. On November 2, 2012, News Corp. took control of Consolidated Media Holdings following a $2 billion merger approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Federal Court and the shareholders of Consolidated Media Holding, resulting in News Corp. 100% ownership of Fox Sports Pty Ltd. in April 2018. Fox Sports News main article: Fox Sports News (Australia) Fox Sports Mix Channels: Channel 145 and Channel 253 in HD Fox Sports News: Channel 500 and Channel 254 in HD. Fox Cricket: Channel 501 and Channel 255 in HD. Branded as Fox Sports 1 until February 23, 2017, then branded as Fox Sports 501 from February 23, 2017 to September 17, 2018.