Fox Sports News | |
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Launched | 1 October 2006 |
Owned by | Fox Sports Pty Ltd. |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audience share | 0.1% (Nov '15, [1]) |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Artarmon, New South Wales |
Sister channel(s) | Fox Footy Fox League Fox Sports |
Website | foxsports.com.au |
Availability
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Satellite | |
Foxtel | Channel 500 (SD/HD) Channel 1500 (SD) |
Cable | |
Foxtel | Channel 500 (SD/HD) Channel 1500 (SD) |
IPTV | |
Foxtel Play | Channel 500 |
Telstra T-Box | Channel 500 |
Streaming media | |
Foxtel Go | Channel 500 |
Fox Sports News is an Australian cable and satellite sports news channel, owned by Fox Sports Pty Limited (formerly Premier Media Group) and is the sister channel of Fox Sports.
Fox Sports News launched on 1 October 2006. The channel runs live for 20 hours a day, broadcasting sports news. Initially, for 6 hours a day (midnight - 6am AEST) the channel would broadcast Sky Sports News live from the UK, similar to the set-up of Australian News channel Sky News Australia. Now this timeslot is occupied by the replay of Extra Time from Sunday to Wednesday and Fulltime Live from Thursday to Saturday beginning at 1am AEST.
On 5 March 2013 at Fox Sports new headquarters launch in Artarmon, New South Wales, among the announcements relating to Fox Sports was the new logo of Fox Sports and Fox Sports News which is in line with its global affiliate broadcasters.[2]
On 3 November 2014, Fox Sports News launched a HD simulcast. In addition, it moved from channel 513 to channel 500[3][4]
Fox Sports News is available at the Fox Sports website free of charge.
From July 2017, Fox Sports News extended their live broadcasting time and re-branded its news bulletins (now known as Sports Nation AM/PM, Sports First, Sports Saturday,...) However, on Sunday, its bulletins (afternoon) was still known as Fox Sports News and had some continuous replay loop.
From 22 July 2017, Fox Sports News stopped the replay loop on Sunday and made it live continuously from 12:00pm to 6:00pm, known as Sports Sunday.
Contents
Programs
New (from 2017)
- Sports First, Daily from 5:00am to 9:00am A fast paced snapshot of the latest sports news, social media picks and topics, back pages, weather and what’s trending on the FOX Sports News website to start your day.
- Sports Nation AM, Weekdays from 9:00am to 10:00am The FOX Sports News team discuss the day ahead and reflect on the winners and losers from the past 24 hours.
- Sports Day, Weekdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm If it’s live and breaking FOX Sports News will be there to cover it, all the sporting issues and headlines in Australia and across the world.
- Fox Feed, Weekdays at 12:00pm to 5:00pm Rolling live and breaking sports news featuring news conferences and updates from reporters across the country.
- AFL Tonight Weekdays at 5:00pm to 5:30pm In-depth analysis and breaking news on what’s making headlines in the AFL.
- NRL Tonight, Monday – Thursday from 5.30pm to 6:00pm, Fridays from 4:30pm to 5:00pm A comprehensive look at the day in NRL, featuring big name guests, opinions and breaking news.
- Sports Nation PM, Monday – Thursday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Friday from 5:30pm to 7:00pm Highlights of the day’s sporting action and a preview of what’s ahead with Australia’s leading sporting commentators and reporters.
- Sports Night, Weekdays from 7:00pm to 9:30pm A comprehensive wrap of the day in sport featuring highlights, guests and analysis.
- Bill & Boz, Sunday – Wednesday from 9:30pm to 10:30pm, Bill Woods and former Socceroo Mark Bosnich team up each Sunday through Wednesday night, joined by sports stars to delve deeper into the day’s sporting headlines.
- Extra Time, Sunday – Wednesday from 10:30pm to 1:00am, then repeat continuously until 5:00am A look back at the sports day that was and a comprehensive preview of the next 24 hours including a look at tomorrow’s sporting headlines.
- Gameday Live, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00am to 11:00am A preview of the sports days ahead with live coverage and breaking news.
- NRL Today, Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am to 12:00pm A comprehensive look at the day in NRL featuring big name guests, opinion and breaking news.
- AFL Today, Saturday and Sunday at 11:00am to 11:30am In-depth analysis and breaking news on what’s making headlines in the AFL.
- Sports Saturday, Saturday from 12:00pm to 9:00pm Rolling live coverage of everything sport all Saturday long.
- Sports Sunday, Sunday from 12:00pm to 6:00pm Non-stop sports news updates all Sunday long.
- Fulltime Live, Thursday – Saturday from 9:00pm to 1:00am (then repeat continuously until 5:00am), Sunday from 6:00pm to 9:30pm The essential wrap of the day for sports fans featuring match highlights, reaction and analysis.
Former
- AFL Today: Sarah Jones reviews the overnight AFL actions and previews the upcoming day's matches with some of the biggest names in footy.
- Full Time: Your complete wrap of the day in Australian and world sport. A comprehensive review, featuring action and reaction from the day's big sporting events, plus a look ahead to what's making the back pages around the country.
- FOX Sports News: Brush up on the day's sporting developments and discover the events that will dominate tomorrow's headlines.
- Gameday: Sarah Jones brings you all the overnight sporting highlights plus we preview all the weekend action across Australia.
- Globetrotters: A one-stop shop for international sports fans with results, news and analysis from around the globe.
- NRL Today: A review of all the overnight NRL action plus previews of the upcoming day's matches with some of the biggest names in league.
- Rush Hour: Ben Way and Pat Stack bring you all the overnight highlights from around the world of sport, plus they'll be joined by big name guests from all of Australia's major sporting codes.
- Score Centre: Whatever your code, FSN has got you covered with a fast paced look at all the highlights and reaction from around Australia.
- Sports Express: A quick round-up of the day's dominant stories for the sports fan on the move.
- Tomorrow's News Tonight: Louise Ransome reviews all the day's news and looks ahead to tomorrow's headlines every evening at 6:30pm.
Presenters
- Matt Russell
- Patrick Stack
- Ben Way
- Richard Bayliss
- Matt Suleau
- Tom Chadwick
- Steve Hart
- Louise Ransome
- Megan Barnard
- Amanda Shalala
- Neroli Meadows
- Sarah Jones
Occasional presenters
Former Presenters
- Gerard Middleton
- Chris Warren
- Christian Jantzen
- Dean Potter
- Chris Stubbs
- Ryan Phelan
- Leith Mulligan
- Alana Smith
- Melanie McLaughlin
- Lee Furlong
- David Murdoch
Reporters
See also
References
- ^ http://www.oztam.com.au//documents/2015/OzTAM-20151115-A1MetTTVShrCons.pdf
- ^ "Fox Sports unveils fresh new look, leading technology ahead of exciting winter season The Cou". The Courier Mail. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Knox, David (3 September 2014). "FOX Sports adding two more channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Mark@ (3 September 2014). "BEST YEAR EVER IN 2015 DEMANDS SEVEN HIGH DEFINITION FOX SPORTS CHANNELS". KnowFirst. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.