FOX Officially Announces FOX Sports 1 Network – Lots of UFC Content Included
Posted by Larry Csonka on 03.05.2013
To debut in August...
Today, FOX Sports Media Group officially unveiling plans to launch a new, national, multi-sport network called FOX Sports 1. Set to debut on Saturday, Aug. 17th, Wednesday nights will be a regular destination for UFC programming, including 14 live fight-night events also airing in prime time. Included in the announcement was the UFC's influence on the channel, which was described as follows…
Featured on Wednesday nights; live FIGHT NIGHTS through 2014, the first is scheduled for launch night, Saturday, Aug. 17; FOX event preliminary cards; UFC Tonight, the weekly authority for UFC news and information; 14 Saturday pay-per-view preliminary cards; hundreds of hours of library programs and events.
FS1 is available in over 90 million homes, making this the biggest sports cable network launch in history, and one of the largest network launches ever.
