Quote:A month before launching its much publicized all-sports network, Fox has yet to cut carriage deals with three of the country’s four biggest distributors, raising the possibility that its August launch of Fox Sports 1 will fall short of the 90 million homes the channel is expected to have.
DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable — representing more than 46 million subscribers — still are negotiating to carry FS1 on Aug. 17, which is when Fox will turn its motorsports channel, Speed, into a multisport network.
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As with other sports TV deals these days, one of the main snags is over price. Distributors currently pay around 23 cents per subscriber per month for Speed, according to SNL Kagan. Sources say FS1 is being offered at 80 cents per subscriber per month at first, with increases that would push the fee to the $1.50 range over the life of a multiyear carriage deal.
RE: Fox Sports 1: 80¢/subs/mo to start, rising to $1.50 later
Quote:Also complicating matters is the presence of other Fox-owned networks in the talks. For example, Fox also is converting Fox Soccer Channel into an entertainment channel called FXX and has to convince distributors to approve that change, too. Other Fox sports channels are part of the discussions, as well.
FXX, huh? Fox getting into the porn business, too?
RE: Fox Sports 1: 80¢/subs/mo to start, rising to $1.50 later
(07-17-2013 08:21 AM)CommuterBob Wrote:
Quote:Also complicating matters is the presence of other Fox-owned networks in the talks. For example, Fox also is converting Fox Soccer Channel into an entertainment channel called FXX and has to convince distributors to approve that change, too. Other Fox sports channels are part of the discussions, as well.
FXX, huh? Fox getting into the porn business, too?
RE: Fox Sports 1: 80¢/subs/mo to start, rising to $1.50 later
(07-17-2013 08:21 AM)CommuterBob Wrote:
Quote:Also complicating matters is the presence of other Fox-owned networks in the talks. For example, Fox also is converting Fox Soccer Channel into an entertainment channel called FXX and has to convince distributors to approve that change, too. Other Fox sports channels are part of the discussions, as well.
FXX, huh? Fox getting into the porn business, too?
Fox Sports 1: 80¢/subs/mo to start, rising to $1.50 later
I posed a question on Time Warner's Facebook page last night about availability at launch-the answer I got makes it seem their intent is to carry it at launch on August 17.