Fox Sports en Espanol Acquires Exclusive Spanish-Language Rights to Brazilian National Team Friendly Matches Through 2008.Spanish-Language Sports Network Sublicenses Programming from Fox Soccer Channel Fox Soccer Channel is a United States digital cable network, owned by News Corporation, that specializes in soccer. The channel took its current name on February 7, 2005; before then, the network was known as Fox Sports World, Launched Nov. 1, 1997. Coverage Resumes November 15 with Five-Time FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f World Cup Champion Brazil on the Pitch against Switzerland LOS ANGELES -- As part of a three-year sublicense agreement with Fox Sports International's Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en EspaEol today announced it has acquired the exclusive Spanish-language television rights to approximately 12 Brazilian National Team friendly matches through 2008. The deal, which includes U.S. and Caribbean territory television, high-definition and video-on-demand rights, gives Fox Sports en EspaEol two matches in 2006, as well as approximately five matches each year in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Fox Sports en EspaEol aired the first match between Brazil and Ecuador prior to announcing this deal on Tuesday, October 10; Brazil reduced Ecuador to ten men, capitalizing on the man advantage to win 2-1. Live and exclusive Spanish-language coverage resumes Wednesday, November 15 with five-time FIFA World Cup Champion Brazil on the pitch against Switzerland. A complete telecast schedule will be announced at a later date and made available online at fse.tv. "Unquestionably one of the world's soccer powerhouses, Brazil is among Latino sports fans' favorite teams alongside Mexico and Argentina," said David Sternberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fox Sports en EspaEol. "We are delighted to be able to offer our viewers unprecedented access to what we anticipate will be some of the most anticipated and highest caliber matches over the next three years." About Fox Sports en EspaEol Fox Sports en EspaEol features more than 1,500 hours of live, exclusive sports programming in Spanish and, with few exceptions, English SAP each year, including the Copa Toyota Libertadores, Copa Nissan Sudamericana, CONCACAF CONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Soccer) CONCACAF Confederacion Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol Asociacion (Spanish) Copa de Campeones, InterLiga(TM) and the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournaments; the Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. playoffs, All-Star Game and World Series; and Championship boxing from Mexico and the U.S. The channel reaches more than 9 million cable and satellite households in the country of which 4 million are U.S. Hispanic households. Fox Sports en EspaEol is distributed by Fox Cable Networks Group and operated by Fox Pan American Sports LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , an international sports programming and production entity jointly owned by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst and News Corporation's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) ) 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. . For more information, visit Fox Sports en EspaEol online at fse.tv. |
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