FOX Sports World to Join the DIRECTV Programming Lineup Beginning September 1; FOX Sports World Added to Total Choice GOLD and PLATINUM.EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BW SportsWire)--Aug. 16, 1999-- DIRECTV, Inc. announced today that it has reached an affiliate agreement with FOX Sports World to offer the network on the DIRECTV(R) programming lineup beginning September 1, 1999. FOX Sports World, which will be available to the more than 5.4 million households that subscribe to the DIRECTV high-power service, will be added to the Total Choice(R) GOLD and PLATINUM packages at no additional cost. FOX Sports World will air on DIRECTV channel 613. "FOX Sports World is a welcome addition to our lineup," said Richard E. Goldberg, vice president of Programming Acquisitions for DIRECTV. "FOX Sports World brings international sports coverage into the living rooms of our customers and complements the quality sports programming offered via the 16 FOX regional sports networks already available on DIRECTV." "Our agreement with DIRECTV provides a tremendous step forward in delivering FOX Sports World to fans across the country who have been requesting the network," said Dan Casey, vice president and general manager of FOX Sports World. FOX Sports World is the only 24-hour English-language all-international sports network in the United States. FOX Sports World provides an impressive roster of prominent soccer events including the Super Cup, UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup, English FA Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup and International Tournament of Toulon, plus professional soccer from the English Premier League, the German Bundesliga, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. In October, FOX Sports World will present extensive coverage of Rugby World Cup For the rugby league competition, see . The Rugby World Cup is the premier international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is contested by the men's national teams. with teams from the four corners of the world including the United States, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Europe and host-nation Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. . FOX Sports World's weekly Championship Rugby production offers a full match from the roughest leagues in the world such as the Super 12s, Hong Kong Sevens The Hong Kong Sevens (Chinese: 香港七人欖球賽) (referred to as Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens for sponsorship reasons) is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby union. , 5 Nations and Tri-Nations. Other network highlights include the exclusive daily broadcast of Sky Sports News Sky Sports News (SSN) is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3, and Xtra, as well as Sky Sports HD1 and HD2. from the award winning Sky News, COMPAQ Grand Slam tennis, Formula One Racing This article focuses on a specific subtopic of Formula One. A Formula One race takes place over an entire weekend, with two free practice sessions on Friday, a practice session and a qualifying session on Saturday, and the race on Sunday. , Aussie Rules Football, track and field, super bikes and much more. DIRECTV is the nation's leading digital television entertainment service with more than 7.4 million customers, including customers subscribing to PRIMESTAR By DIRECTV. DIRECTV and Total Choice are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation. The earnings of Hughes Electronics are used to calculate the earnings per share attributable to GMH (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange symbol) common stock. Visit DIRECTV on the World Wide Web at www.directv.com. 6 FOX Sports World is a division of FOX Sports International Fox Sports International is an international sports programming and production entity housed within the Fox Networks Group, one of the major operating units within Fox Entertainment Group and News Corporation. , a venture between News Corporation Ltd. and Liberty Media Corporation/Tele-Communications International, Inc. (TCI2). Go online with FOX Sports World at www.foxsportsworld.com. |
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