International Media Content and Fox Soccer Channel Team up in Jamaica; SportsMax & FSC Jamaica to Be Offered as One Package.KINGSTON, Jamaica -- International Media Content (IMC) today announced it has acquired the broadcast and distribution rights in Jamaica for 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. , which will be re-branded Fox Soccer Channel Jamaica. As part of the agreement, IMC will be able to place local and regional content and commercial inventory on Fox Soccer Channel Jamaica, as well as market and distribute Fox Soccer Channel Jamaica to cable operators via its satellite network. The relationship also opens up an avenue for IMC to develop local and regional programming on Fox Soccer Channel Jamaica, with the potential for broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel in North America. "This is major for us as we look to expand our operations and a major move for the Jamaican sporting landscape to expand its reach outside of Jamaica," said Newton Robertson, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of SportsMax. "The agreement solidifies our position as it pairs the two most-watched local sports channels, and gives IMC an opportunity to broadcast our local and regional content into the USA and Canadian markets. SportsMax will invest in our local talent and work with local producers to ensure that our productions meet international broadcasting quality standards." The teaming of SportsMax with Fox Soccer Channel Jamaica will further SportsMax's position as the dominant local sports cable offering. Together, the two channels will be the exclusive broadcasters of major international televised sports in Jamaica, including exclusive coverage of the Barclays English Premier League, the FA Cup, EURO 2008 qualifiers and England home international matches. "Our strategy has always been to establish Fox Soccer Channel as the premier television destination for soccer in North America and the Caribbean," stated David Sternberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fox Soccer Channel. "With IMC's proven business model and complementary content to Fox Soccer Channel, we look forward to providing the Jamaican television audience with the world-class soccer programming it demands." SportsMax will twin its channel with Fox Soccer Channel Jamaica and offer the two channels via subscription through cable operators starting October 1, 2006. Through cable operators island-wide, cable subscribers will order the two channels for a monthly subscription fee. SportsMax President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Oliver McIntosh explained, "The decision to offer the Channels via a subscription package is in line with other top international sports channels such as Sky Sports in the UK, Super Sport in South Africa Many sports have a passionate following in South Africa, although they remains largely divided on ethnic lines. The South African government is currently implementing a quota system in sport, according to which sport teams members have to be demographically representative. and Ten Sport in Asia Popular sports in Asia include football (soccer), basketball, baseball, and cricket, among others. See also
• • . Channels like ours focus less and are less dependent on the advertising market. Subscription revenues will allow SportsMax to continue to provide a high quality and quantity of international, regional and local sports, and to develop sports content for broadcast into North America." Aside from the English Premiership and FA Cup, Fox Soccer Channel Jamaica will broadcast Italian Serie A, Argentine League, CONCACAF CONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Soccer) CONCACAF Confederacion Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol Asociacion (Spanish) Champions Cup and the USA's Major League Soccer, as well as the daily 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. and Fox Sports World Report. SportsMax, which broadcasts to 17 countries in the Caribbean, exclusively broadcasts programs such as the Overseas West Indies cricket tours, the upcoming Ashes: Australia vs. England, EURO 2008 qualifiers, the South American COPA COPA Child Online Protection Act (US internet legislation) COPA Comerica Park (the new Tiger Stadium) COPA Canadian Owners and Pilots Association COPA Compañía Panameña de Aviación America and the IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation Grand Prix. About Fox Soccer Channel Fox Soccer Channel offers the most comprehensive coverage of world-class soccer available in the United States, including Major League Soccer, the Barclays English Premier League, Argentine First Division and Italian Serie A, as well as global tournaments such as the UEFA Cup, UEFA Women's Championship The UEFA Women's Championship, held every fourth year, is the main competition in women's football (soccer) between national teams of the UEFA Confederation. The competition is the women's equivalent of the UEFA European Championship, and is sometimes called the Women's Euro , English FA Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, CONCACAF Champions' Cup and FA Community Shield
Fox Soccer Channel is one of 28 national and regional programming networks within Fox Networks Group, an operating unit of the News Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NWS). These broadcast-, cable-, satellite- and telephony-delivered networks reach more than half a billion U.S. television homes, and represent one of the media industry's most diverse collections of programming operations. Fox Networks Group consists of FOX Sports, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Cable Networks and Fox Networks Engineering & Operations. For more information, visit America's most visited online soccer destination at foxsoccer.com. |
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