Fox Sports and Entertainment
| Fox Sports and Entertainment | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2013 |
| Owned by |
Fox Networks Group Japan's TV Bank |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Broadcast area | Japan |
| Formerly called | Fox Sports (2013-2014) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Fox Fox Movies Fox Classics |
| Website | Fox Sports and Entertainment |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky PerfecTV! | Channel 610 (HD) |
Fox Sports and Entertainment (formerly Fox Sports) is a general entertainment and sports television company launched in Japan in 2013. It is a joint venture of American television company Fox Networks Group and Japan's TV Bank.
The company produces sports programs that are broadcast on several Fox channels. Fox broadcasts home games of Nippon Professional Baseball teams Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes (Lotte and Orix both until 2014 season), the English Premier League, FA Cup, German Bundesliga, Dutch Eredivisie and the Argentine Primera División football leagues, UFC and FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. The channel also airs entertainment and lifestyle programming.
Since February 1, 2014, Fox changed name of their BS channel FOX bs238 as Fox Sports and Entertainment (FOXスポーツ&エンターテイメント)
References
- Fox Sports and Entertainment official website
- Fox Sports Comes To Japan - Media Research Asia, 18 December 2012