Fox Sports International

Fox Sports International (FSI) is an international sportscasting and production division of The Walt Disney Company. The division shares its name with both the United States-based sports division of Fox Corporation, and the chain of regional sports networks that have since been disaffiliated with Fox following their acquisition by Disney.[1][2]

FSI cooperated with CanWest, the owner of Fox Sports World Canada, until its sale to Shaw Communications in 2010.[3]

List of channels

Former channels

Africa

Asia

  • 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.

Argentina

  • Fox Sports (Argentina), was an Argentine pay television network that broadcasts in Argentina.
    • Fox Sports
    • 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 2017, it specialises in broadcasting Argentine First Football Division matches. Was rebranded as ESPN Premium.

Brazil

  • Fox Sports Brazil, It was the Brazilian division of Fox Sports, that included 2 channels aimed at broadcasting sporting events 24 hours a day.
    • Fox Sports: since February 5, 2012 the channel was already available in all Brazil. On January 17, 2022, Fox Sports was renamed ESPN 4.[4]
    • Fox Sports 2: launched on January 24, 2014. Now run by Disney; will remain under that name, due to contractual language with CONMEBOL regarding its coverage of the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[5] On February 15, 2024, Fox Sports 2 will be renamed ESPN 5.[6][7]

Canada

Latin America

  • Fox Sports, was a group of channels broadcast across Mexico, Central, and South America. Its main channel was rebranded in January 2022 as ESPN4:
    • Fox Sports
    • Fox Sports 1 (Chile), is a pay-TV channel launched in 2015, it is specialised in covering pay-TV events from Fox Sports and Fox Sports 2 that couldn't be aired live on the localized feed due to broadcast licenses. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 1 will be renamed ESPN Premium.[8]
    • Fox Sports 2: formerly known as Fox Sports+. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 2 will be renamed ESPN 7.[9]
    • Fox Sports 3 (not available in Brazil): formerly known as Speed Channel, it was launched in 2012. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 3 will be renamed ESPN 6.[10]

Middle East

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

Mexico

  • Fox Sports (Mexico), was a Mexican pay television network that broadcasts in Mexico.
    • Fox Sports
    • 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.

Netherlands

Israel

  • 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.[13]

Italy

  • 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

South Korea

Japan

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

References

  1. ^ "The Walt Disney Company To Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., After Spinoff Of Certain Businesses, For $52.4 Billion In Stock" (Press release). The Walt Disney Company. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Walt Disney Company to Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., After Spinoff of Certain Businesses, for $52.4 Billion in Stock" (Press release). 21st Century Fox. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rogers Communications Buys Stake in Sports Network for C$45 Mln". Bloomberg. December 29, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Disney e Fox têm fusão aprovada, e ESPN pode transmitir Libertadores". Archived from the original on 2020-05-06.
  5. ^ "Exclusivo! Fox Sports ganha data para virar ESPN no Brasil".
  6. ^ "Disney devolve marca Fox Sports, e canal esportivo deixa de vez o Brasil após 12 anos - 20/10/2023 - Televisão - F5". f5.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "¿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.
  10. ^ "¿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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Fox Sports gaat ESPN Sports heten". broadcastmagazine.nl. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Yahoo - FOX Sports International Launches New All-Sports Channel for Israel". August 15, 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-08-15.
  14. ^ "Fox Sports HD - Digiturk Kanalları".