FOX Sports CEO Interested in NBA, Golf - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-28-2010, 02:35 AM

As long as you get the NBA off of ABC-ESPN (and give it to a network that will actually promote the sport properly and give it a high quality and consistent production), I'll be satisfied:

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http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com...-nba-golf.html

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, FOX Sports CEO David Hill was asked what sport FOX would like to acquire that it does not currently have. Hill mentioned both the NBA and the sport of golf in his reply.

"I think the NBA is starting to make a resurgence," Hill told the Times, "I'm a little interested in golf. Not because of the Tiger [Woods] thing. There are a lot of young hot players coming through now, which is going to give it a lift."

FOX has never had the rights to the NBA or the PGA Tour, though the network went after both during the 1990s.

The NBA is locked into its television deals with ESPN and Turner through the 2016 season.

Meanwhile, the PGA Tour's deal with CBS and NBC lasts through 2013. As far as golf's major events go, the U.S. Open will air on NBC and ESPN through 2014, the British Open will air on ESPN through 2018, and the PGA Championship will air on CBS through 2011 (first two rounds on TNT through 2019).

Just two years ago, when asked by Sports Business Daily if he had any interest in having the NBA (or the NHL, Olympics and open wheel racing) air on FOX, Hill flatly said "No."

Pavan · 03-28-2010, 02:42 AM

I see NBA promos all the time on ESPN. Not sure what you mean. And I do not want Fox taking the NBA and doubt they will get it. Stern wants NBA on cable, too, and I doubt people would watch the NBA on FX. Like it or not, ESPN is the king of sports. They have MLB, NFL, NBA, and so much more. Olympics and March Madness could be next.

TMC · 04-06-2010, 04:43 PM

The one thing that you can say that Fox has an advatage of is the fact that they already have a regional sports network (FSN) that reguarly broadcasts the NBA. So it's not like they have to build things from the ground up (in terms of commentators) per se like they had to do when they first got the NFL. Also, the NBA is the one thing that is pretty much keeping Fox from broadcasting sports year around or week-by-week.

03-28-2010, 02:42 AM	#2
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,822	I see NBA promos all the time on ESPN. Not sure what you mean. And I do not want Fox taking the NBA and doubt they will get it. Stern wants NBA on cable, too, and I doubt people would watch the NBA on FX. Like it or not, ESPN is the king of sports. They have MLB, NFL, NBA, and so much more. Olympics and March Madness could be next.
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04-06-2010, 04:43 PM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,327	The one thing that you can say that Fox has an advatage of is the fact that they already have a regional sports network (FSN) that reguarly broadcasts the NBA. So it's not like they have to build things from the ground up (in terms of commentators) per se like they had to do when they first got the NFL. Also, the NBA is the one thing that is pretty much keeping Fox from broadcasting sports year around or week-by-week.