FOX OFFERS SPORTS TV PACKAGE IN AFRICA
LOS ANGELES - 01/04/05 - Fox Sports Network has expanded into Africa, with paid satellite service Trend TV launching the 24-hour global sports channel for the first time in Nigeria and Ghana.
The move makes Fox Sports part of Trend TV's basic programming tier in both West African countries with availability to all of the service's current and future subscribers.
Fox Sports, as aired in both new markets, will feature four regular season US Major League Baseball (MLB) games per week, 22 regular season US National Football League (NFL) games, and two Scottish soccer games per week.
The programming lineup will also include the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl Championship game, major league soccer, US Southeast Conference and Pacific Coast Conference college basketball, the Champions World Tour, the National Hockey League (NHL), both the American and European PGA tours, ATP tennis, professional boxing, auto racing, extreme sports, track and field, and a wide variety of niche sports.
Fox Sports Africa is affiliated with Fox Sports International, an international sports programming and production entity housed within the Fox Cable Networks Group, one of the major operating units within the Fox Entertainment Group and News Corporation.
Additional information about Fox Sports Africa can be obtained by visiting its Web site at www.foxsportsafrica.com.
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