Fox Intl. Channels to bow sports internet in South america

Fox Intl. Channels will spike its presence in South america using the launch of the Portuguese-language Fox Sports in Feb. It will likely be entering a comparatively underserved pay TV marketplace where ESPN, local internet Sport TV and Fox-possessed Speed would be the only sports cable channels available. FIC has additionally bought out HM Capital Partner's majority stake in Fox Pan American Sports, the key The spanish language-language sports programming service in Latin America which it formerly possessed another. This would be re-named Fox Sports Latin America. FIC is within talks with Brazilian MSOs to hold both Fox Sports and/or Speed on their own grids. It needs to develop the distribution of Speed Funnel South america, which reaches 4 million houses on all key feevee and telco platforms. Fox Sports would be the only cable network in South america to hold live games of Copa Santander Libertadores and Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana, the greatest inter club soccer competitions in Latin America. "We'll offer 2,500 hrs of regional productions in South america which 2,000 hrs are soccer games. The relaxation of Fox Sports South america programming includes original news and talkshows in addition to two exclusive live games from the Barclays Premier League every week,Inch stated Hernan Lopez, prexy and Boss. Meanwhile, the organization has upped Carlos Martinez to prexy FIC Latin America and Emiliano Saccone to prez, entertainment, FIC Latin America. Both were formerly professional VPs. Saccone has drawn on Eduardo Zebini as Vice president, controlling editor Fox Sports in South america. He was most lately g.m. of TV using the World Cup South america 2014 Committee. Zebini depends in Rio p Janeiro. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com