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FUEL TV. FUEL TV is a 24-hour programming service dedicated to thrill seeking sports, as well as high
energy entertainment programming, and the lifestyle surrounding it. FUEL TV covers UFC, as well as both
competitive and performance action in the arenas of surfing, BMX and freestyle motocross. Programming
includes U.S. and international action sports events and competitions, as well as original series and specials about
top athletes. In August 2013, FUEL TV will become Fox Sports 2, a multi-sports national cable network
featuring live events from the UFC and NASCAR, along with rugby, Australian Football League, world-class
soccer and motorsports programming.
Fox College Sports. Fox College Sports consists of three regionally-aligned networks, FCS Pacific, FCS
Central and FCS Atlantic. Fox College Sports provides live and delayed collegiate events from the nation’s top
collegiate conferences, coaches’ shows and collegiate highlight and magazine-format programming from the
FSN RSNs across the country.
Fox Movie Channel/FXM. Fox Movie Channel splits its programming into two day parts. From 3AM to
3PM, the network is branded as FMC and airs films from the historic library of Twentieth Century Fox, uncut
and commercial free. From 3PM to 3AM, the network is branded as FXM and utilizes FX’s roster of box office
blockbuster modern day films with revenue generated from advertising. Also featured throughout both day parts
are documentaries and original series that explore the moviemaking process from script to screen. During the
2013-2014 season, FXM will showcase the television premieres of the theatrical motion pictures Love and Other
Drugs and Water For Elephants, among others.
Fox Soccer Channel. Fox Soccer Channel is an English-language programming service offering
comprehensive coverage of world-class soccer. Top properties include the UEFA Champions League and UEFA
Europa League, FA Cup, the CONCACAF Champions League and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, along with daily
soccer news programs, magazine shows and in depth coverage on the world’s most popular sport, many of which
instead will be featured on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 after their respective launches.
Fox Soccer Plus. Launched in fiscal 2010, Fox Soccer Plus is a premium cable network showcasing nearly
700 exclusive live soccer and rugby competitions. Soccer events include matches from the UEFA Champions
League and FA Cup. Rugby coverage includes matches from the Heineken Cup, Aviva Premiership and the
National Rugby League.
Big Ten Network. The Company owns an approximate 51% interest in the Big Ten Network, a 24-hour
national programming service dedicated to the collegiate Big Ten Conference and Big Ten athletics, academics
and related programming, and Big Ten Network HD, a 24-hour national programming service produced and
distributed in HD.
National Geographic U.S. The National Geographic Channels air non-fiction and documentary
programming on such topics as natural history, adventure, science, exploration and culture. The Company holds
an approximate 70% interest in NGC Network US LLC, which produces and distributes the National Geographic
Channel, National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Wild HD and Nat Geo Mundo in the United
States, with NGT, LLC, a subsidiary of the National Geographic Society, holding the remaining interest.
National Geographic Channel and National Geographic Channel HD currently reach more than 84 million
households in the United States and Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Wild HD reach more than 57 million subscribers
in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research.
Internet Distribution. The Company also distributes programming through its network-branded websites and
applications and licenses programming for distribution through the websites and applications of cable television
systems, direct broadcast satellite operators, telecommunications companies and online video distributors. The
Company’s applications provide live and on-demand streaming of network-related programming, and currently
include Big Ten Network’s application, BTN2Go, and the broadband network, SPEED2.
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