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TheDon wrote:I've seen more FS1 promos and ads recently. I think they might actually have a chance to succeed.

marquette wrote:

TheDon wrote:I've seen more FS1 promos and ads recently. I think they might actually have a chance to succeed.

They are advertising across all of their on-air properties, as far as I can tell. That's pretty substantial. I have high hopes that there will be decent awareness once the channel actually launches. I'm also hoping that the placement in the lineup is pretty close to current sports channels (I know here in Milwaukee Fox Sports WI is only 2 channels away from ESPN on Time Warner. That would be an easy swap and people looking for Brewers or Bucks games will probably be willing to look for the other channel.

Jet915 wrote:

marquette wrote:

TheDon wrote:I've seen more FS1 promos and ads recently. I think they might actually have a chance to succeed.

They are advertising across all of their on-air properties, as far as I can tell. That's pretty substantial. I have high hopes that there will be decent awareness once the channel actually launches. I'm also hoping that the placement in the lineup is pretty close to current sports channels (I know here in Milwaukee Fox Sports WI is only 2 channels away from ESPN on Time Warner. That would be an easy swap and people looking for Brewers or Bucks games will probably be willing to look for the other channel.

Verizon FiOS where I am at has already made the switch a few months ago, Speed Channel is right under ESPN now...

1- "Fox Soccer Daily" debuts on Fox Sports 1 on Aug. 19 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The live half-hour show -- originating from Los Angeles weekdays -- will feature soccer news, highlights and analysis.

2 - Fox Sports 1 announced the staffing last week for the new Regis Philbin daily sports discussion show -- the exclamation point-happy Crowd Goes W!ld -- and host Philbin will be joined by comedian Michael Kosta, Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay, former NFL defensive end Trevor Pryce, and the former Sky Sports host and news anchor Georgie Thompson

3- Fox Sports said Bardia Shah-Rais will oversee its studio production for Fox College Thursday and Fox College Saturday as well as well as FS1's Big East basketball studio production and select MLB studio coverage. Shah-Rais spent the last eight seasons at NFL Network where he oversaw production of "Thursday Night Football" and "NFL Total Access." NFL Network officials were furious when Shah-Rais was raided by Murdoch Land. As one NFL Network exec told me last May: "He's phenomenal, and that's an understatement. It's a huge loss for us." But Shah-Rais has heavy lifting ahead of him. Fox's college football coverage has been lightweight editorially compared to ESPN, and some talent moves made this summer have been head-scratching if national credibility remains a long-term goal.