Fox to create new sports network to rival ESPN-
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/s...es-can-challenge-espn.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/s...es-can-challenge-espn.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
The Fox network will be wildly successful if they do one thing different than ESPN- cater to the other 90% of sports fans who do not live in New York City or Boston.
The Fox network will be wildly successful if they do one thing different than ESPN- cater to the other 90% of sports fans who do not live in New York City or Boston.
The Fox network will be wildly successful if they do one thing different than ESPN- cater to the other 90% of sports fans who do not live in New York City or Boston.
Bill Raftery, the longtime ESPN college basketball analyst, has left the four-letter network to join Fox Sports to continue his relationship with the Big East conference.
Bill Raftery leaves ESPN for Fox Sports 1, to call Big East games with Gus Johnson
Fox Sports 1 college basketball production will be light years better that ESPN...
I've actually wondered if more competition to ESPN could actually benefit a conference like the MVC. If ESPN, Fox, NBC and CBS are all looking for sports programming, it could eventually lead to better deals and exposure for us and others. The key to that would be to maintain our spot within the Top 10 conferences and make some noise in March. Would that be enough to lead to us benefitting? I don't know. But if a battle for content develops, we could find ourselves, along with the A10 and WCC as being beneficial to someone needing more product.Just being Fox will make it better. As for ESPN, I'm glad they are around because we get more sports and don't have to watch the trash on regular TV, but when they came along it started the demise of basketball programs like Bradley.
I've actually wondered if more competition to ESPN could actually benefit a conference like the MVC. If ESPN, Fox, NBC and CBS are all looking for sports programming, it could eventually lead to better deals and exposure for us and others. The key to that would be to maintain our spot within the Top 10 conferences and make some noise in March. Would that be enough to lead to us benefitting? I don't know. But if a battle for content develops, we could find ourselves, along with the A10 and WCC as being beneficial to someone needing more product.
And then again, I could be completely wrong.
I have enjoyed their premier show "Fox Sports Live", their nightly highlight show. The combo of McNabb, Roddick, and Gary Payton have been okay so far and are growing on me. The only problem I have so far is, other then FSL, they really only show racing and UFC, neither of which I am into. This will change during CFB and CBB seasons as they will have alot of those on live, as well as amped up NFL programming. Is the MLB and NBA seasons that will have a major void in live sports that interest me.
I watch MLB Network for my baseball news. I now watch FSL for my pre-bed highlights show.
So far so good for me... always room to improve though