Fox Sports International

Fox Sports International

Logo used from 2012 until 2024
Product type	Television networks
Produced by	Rupert Murdoch
Country	United States
Introduced	1995;30 years ago (1995)
Discontinued	15 February 2024;13 months ago (2024-02-15)
Markets	Africa Asia Argentina Brazil Canada Latin America Middle East Mexico Netherlands Israel Italy Turkey South Korea Japan
Previous owners	News Corporation 21st Century Fox The Walt Disney Company

Fox Sports International (FSI) was an international sportscasting and production division of Fox Networks Group, the television networks division of News Corporation and later 21st Century Fox that was active from 1995 to 15 February 2024.

After the latter was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on 20 March 2019, FSI began closing and selling various channels to third party owners due its ownership of ESPN. ^{[1] [2]}

Channels

Africa

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

Asia

• Fox Sports Asia, was a group of sports channels available in East and Southeast Asia, formerly ESPN Star Sports.
  • 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 broadcast in Argentina.
  • 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 was car-related.
  • Fox Sports Premium: 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. ^[3]

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] [5]}
  • Fox Sports 2: launched on January 24, 2014. On February 15, 2024, Fox Sports 2 was renamed ESPN 5. ^{[6] [7]}

Canada

• Fox Sports World Canada, a defunct specialty channel primarily featuring soccer and other events around the world that operated from 2001 to 2012. ^[8]

Latin America

• Fox Sports Latin America, was a group of channels broadcast across Central, and South America.
  • Fox Sports: formerly known as Prime Deportiva and Fox Sports Américas. On 1 December 2021, Fox Sports was renamed ESPN 4. ^[9]
  • Fox Sports 1 (Chile): formerly known as Fox Sports Premium. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 1 was renamed ESPN Premium. ^[10]
  • Fox Sports 2: formerly known as Fox Sports+. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 2 was renamed ESPN 7. ^[11]
  • Fox Sports 3: formerly known as Speed Channel, it was launched in 2012. On 15 February 2024, Fox Sports 3 was renamed ESPN 6. ^[12]

Middle East

Fox Sports MENA

Broadcast area	Middle East and North Africa
Network	STAR TV Arabia Fox Sports International
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)	Arabic
Ownership
Owner	News Corporation Fox Networks Group
History
Launched	15 February 1997 (as ESPN STAR Sports Arabia)
Closed	1 May 2015
Replaced by	beIN Sports
Former names	ESPN STAR Sports Arabia (1997–98)

The Middle Eastern and North African channel feed of Fox Sports was launched in 1997 as ESPN STAR Sports Arabia and took its latest name as Fox Sports on 16 January the following year ^[13] and then to Fox Sports Middle East on 1 April 1999. ^[13] It was available as a part of the STAR Select package of television channels.

Mexico

• Fox Sports Mexico, is a Mexican pay television network that broadcasts in Mexico.
  • 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 was car-related.

Netherlands

• Fox Sports Netherlands ^[14] was a group of sports channels owned by Eredivisie Media & Marketing which for 51% was owned by Fox Networks Group Benelux, the channels was rebranded as ESPN. ^[15]
  • Fox Sports Eredivisie, 3 premium channels. It held the exclusive rights for the live matches of the Eredivisie, the highest Dutch football division.
  • Fox Sports International (Netherlands), 3 premium channels covered several European football leagues.

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. ^[16]

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.

Turkey

• Fox Sports Turkey was a sports channel that was distributed by the Turkish provider Digiturk. ^[17]

South Korea

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

Japan

• Fox Sports & Entertainment began producing sports shows in 2013, which were broadcast in several Fox channels.

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. "Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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. "Rogers Communications Buys Stake in Sports Network for C$45 Mln". Bloomberg. December 29, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
9. Amaya, Hernán (2021-11-11). "Latinoamérica: Confirmado: Disney lanza Espn 4 en sustitución de Fox Sports". TAVI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
10. 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.
11. "¿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.
12. "¿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.
13. "FOX Sports Changes Name" (Press release). Star TV. Archived from the original on 8 May 1999. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
14. "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.
15. "Fox Sports gaat ESPN Sports heten". broadcastmagazine.nl. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
16. "Yahoo - FOX Sports International Launches New All-Sports Channel for Israel". August 15, 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-08-15.
17. "Fox Sports HD - Digiturk Kanalları".

External links

• Official website