Fox Sports International

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Fox Sports International
FOX Sports logo.svg
Logo used from 2012 until 2024
Product type Television networks
Produced by Rupert Murdoch
CountryUnited States
Introduced1995;29 years ago (1995)
Discontinued15 February 2024;5 months ago (2024-02-15)
MarketsAfrica
Asia
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Latin America
Middle East
Mexico
Netherlands
Israel
Italy
Turkey
South Korea
Japan
Previous owners

Fox Sports International (FSI) was an international sportscasting and production division of Fox Networks Group, a division of 21st Century Fox.

Contents

In the following years, after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox, it began closing and selling various channels from FSI to third party owners due its ownership of ESPN, prior the acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019. [1] [2]

Channels

Africa

Asia

Argentina

Brazil

Canada

Latin America

Middle East

Mexico

Netherlands

Israel

Italy

Turkey

South Korea

Japan

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