Deal includes at least 250 hours per season of live football,
basketball and hockey action featuring top U.S. conferences
including the Pac-12, Big 12 and Conference USA
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TORONTO,
Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Score
Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announces that it has entered into
a long-term programming agreement with FOX International Sports
Channels that includes at least 250 hours per year of live
collegiate content and other FOX Sports and FUEL TV
programming. Featuring top college football, basketball and
hockey games, the deal includes some of America's top college
conferences including the Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference and
Conference USA.
"We are thrilled to have concluded this deal with
FOX," says Benjie Levy, Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Score Media
Inc. "Score viewers are huge fans of college sports, and as
part of this deal, they can now look forward to more coverage than
ever before, including games featuring powerhouse schools like
Oklahoma State, Texas, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC,
Stanford and Memphis."
Given the Canadian sports fans' love for quality
ice hockey, the deal features live coverage of top-flight programs
including the University of Minnesota,
University of Wisconsin, University of
Denver and the University of North Dakota. These schools have
produced NHL stars including Jonathan
Toews, Phil Kessel,
Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek, and feature numerous Canadian
players on their current rosters.
"FOX Sports Media Group is home to some of the best
collegiate sports action in the U.S., and we're excited to make
much of it available to Canadian fans through this agreement with
Score Media," said Sean Riley,
Senior Vice President, Distribution, Fox Networks. "Whether its
hockey, football or basketball, this package includes great
matchups nearly every week of the academic year."
For theScore's NCAA basketball schedule visit:
http://tv.thescore.com/programs/ncaa-basketball
For theScore's NCAA hockey schedule visit:
http://tv.thescore.com/programs/ncaa-hockey
About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive
and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media's primary
asset, theScore Television Network ("theScore"), is a national
specialty television service providing sports news, information,
highlights and live event programming in more than 6.8 million
homes across Canada. The
Company's digital media assets include theScore.com and the
industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile,
ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique
users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 290
employees in 2012, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive
media company.
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