Yahoo: Fox Sports prepares channel to take on ESPN

[DCranon21]

They already did

Yup read that. Next August.

[ixcuincle]

http://twitter.com/BryanDFischer/sta...33464194277376

Lost amid the Fox Sports 1 announcement is that they won't cut away from game action for commercials as much, doing a 'double box' instead

[lovetoaster]

I hope this channel doesn't blow it like NBCSN has done.

Well it takes time. You have to wait until major contracts come up until you can make any real progress. I think NBCSN is doing fine, but they were not going to knock it out of the park at first. None of these networks is going to, it is going to take years. It is going to depend on what contracts they can pry away. Chances are, in ten years you will have ESPN and another one of these networks while the others have folded. I don't think all of them will be able to survive.

[ixcuincle]

http://twitter.com/EricFisherSBJ/sta...29016059408385

Digital also part of the new Fox Sports plan. Fox Sports Go, also launching in Aug, will be their mobile answer to WatchESPN w 1000+ events

[skinswillwin06]

Wonder if they'll try to move some NFL games over.
It'd be nice if they showed Sunday games on there, as long as the local markets got it over their regular network.

~Bang

I wish they would, but there is no chance. DirecTV would never allow it.

[DM72]

The only real problem I have with ESPN is that they have made their analyst and host think they're as big and as important as the athletes they're covering.

[Destino]

Between Fox Sports 1 and NBC Sports Network, we could be seeing the begining of the end of ESPN's domminence. It would be nice if CBS Sports Network step their game up some more too.

The first thing that one of them has to do is get the NBA games from ESPN. The current deal ends after the 2015-16 season.

And in the process save us fom Wilbon and Magic trying to be funny and cool while covering the NBA. They are so freakin bad!

[skinswillwin06]

I just want NBC to get the NBA back for the theme music. Roundball Rock!

[thebluefood]

I just want NBC to get the NBA back for the theme music. Roundball Rock!

They wouldn't even play that theme for the Olympics. Roundball Rock is dead as disco.

[pjfootballer]

I just want NBC to get the NBA back for the theme music. Roundball Rock!

NBA on CBS a long time ago:

[Momma There Goes That Man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKX-cf_p90

NBA on CBS a long time ago:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC0WdLyGETc

That NBA on NBC theme was such a staple of my early childhood. Man I miss that...

[skinswillwin06]

They wouldn't even play that theme for the Olympics. Roundball Rock is dead as disco.

In 2008 they played it sparingly. I would tune in to the non USA games just to hear it. But yeah in 2012 it was no where to be found

[skinfan2k]

I mean look at this presentation from NBC.

[nuposse87]

ESPN is terrible overall outside of their documentary series...but I have hard time actually thinking positively about anything associated with Murdoch.

[skinfan2k]

NBC and CBS/Turner will make a big push when the NBA deal ends with ESPN. Honestly i think the NBA hates their decision to move to ESPN