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news feeds to FOX Affiliates and other subscribers to use as part of local news broadcasts throughout the
United States and abroad. FOX News also produces and runs the websites, FOXNews.com and
FOXBusiness.com, and owns and produces the national FOX News Radio Network, which licenses news updates
and long form programs to local radio stations and to satellite radio providers.
FSN. Fox Sports Net, Inc. (“FSN, Inc.”) is the largest regional sports network (“RSN”) programmer in the
United States, focusing on live professional and major collegiate home team sports events. FSN, Inc.’s sports
programming business currently consists primarily of ownership interests in 15 RSNs, including SportsTime
Ohio and a 49% ownership in the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (“YES Network”), each of which
were acquired in December 2012, and numerous sub-regional feeds (the “FSN RSNs”) and National Sports
Programming, which operates FSN (“FSN”), a national sports programming service. FSN is affiliated with an
additional four RSNs that are not owned by FSN, Inc. (the “FSN Affiliated RSNs”). FSN provides the FSN RSNs
and the FSN Affiliated RSNs with national sports programming, featuring original and licensed sports-related
programming, as well as live and replay sporting events. In the aggregate, the FSN RSNs and the FSN Affiliated
RSNs currently have approximately 83 million subscribers and have rights to telecast live games of 51 of 81 U.S.
professional sports teams in Major League Baseball (“MLB”), the National Basketball Association and the
National Hockey League; collegiate conferences; and numerous college and high school sports teams.
Fox Sports 1. In August 2013, the Company plans to launch Fox Sports 1, a multi-sport national cable
network. In its inaugural year, Fox Sports 1 will feature over 650 live events, including college football and
basketball, UEFA Champions League and other premier soccer, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing
(“NASCAR”), Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) and, beginning in 2014, regular and post-season MLB
games. In addition, Fox Sports 1 will premiere a nightly multi-hour live national sports news show, Fox Sports
Live, and original and documentary programming and daily studio programming, including Fox Football Daily
and Crowd Goes Wild.
FX. Currently reaching close to 100 million U.S. households according to Nielsen Media Research, FX is a
general entertainment network that telecasts a growing roster of original series, as well as acquired television
series and motion pictures. FX’s lineup for the 2013-2014 season includes the critically acclaimed Sons of
Anarchy,Justified,American Horror Story and The Americans, as well as the first season of The Bridge. Also
included in the 2013-2014 season line-up are the comedies Archer,Louie,Wilfred and the continuing series
Anger Management. FX televises syndicated series including Two and a Half Men and How I Met Your Mother
and showcases the television premieres of theatrical motion pictures, which in 2013-2014 will include True Grit,
X-Men: First Class and Captain America, among others. The Company also produces and distributes FX HD, a
24-hour national programming service produced and distributed in high definition.
FXX. In September 2013, the Company plans to launch FXX, a general entertainment channel aimed
primarily at young adults. FXX’s introductory line-up will include the comedy series It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia,The League,Totally Biased and the premiere season of the animated comedy Chozen. In addition,
FXX will showcase the television premieres of an extensive slate of theatrical motion pictures including Bad
Teacher,Hangover 2 and Rango, among others.
SPEED. SPEED is a 24-hour programming service consisting of motorsports programming. SPEED brings
viewers season-long coverage of the NASCAR races, events and original programming (including exclusive
coverage of the annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and NASCAR Hall of Fame ceremonies), which in the
U.S. will appear on Fox Sports 1 after its launch. In addition, SPEED delivers programming from other top
racing series, such as Grand American Road Racing, The 24 Hours of Le Mans, World of Outlaws, AMA Pro
Racing, AMA Supercross, Monster Jam, World Superbike and MotoGP, many of which instead will be featured
on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 in the United States after their respective launches. SPEED is distributed to
subscribers in Canada and the Caribbean and by Foxtel in Australia. The Company also produces and distributes
SPEED HD, a 24-hour national programming service produced and distributed in high definition.
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