Fox to create new sports network

[Da Coach]

FoxSports1, the new Fox cable sports network that is designed to compete with ESPN, has been on the cable for several days, so what is everyone's thoughts?

I was willing to give it a try for sports news, since, like most people away from the east coast, I dislike ESPN's heavy focus on New York and Boston teams. And I like that FoxSports1 does spend significantly more time covering and showing highlights from games other than the Red Sox & Yankees.

But so far, there are a couple things about FoxSports1 that I find really annoying. I guess they must be trying to target the generation X'ers and Y's, but what is with all the people in baggy jeans, wrinkled shirts, and the no-tie look? And instead of just reporting sports news, every sports anchor and analyst there seems to think they need to invent a unique persona and performance as they give the news. There are too many ex-athletes, and some of them don't speak English well and are hard to understand.
Also, there is way too much of the "inside joke" and playful banter between personalities- just give me the news. And, they are too immersed in self promotion. The majority of the ads throughout the day are for themselves, or some other Fox sports program.
And finally, any network that thinks we want to see almost-82 year old Regis Philbin host a sports program and brag incessantly about Notre Dame loses a lot of credibility.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/08/19/regis-philbin-set-to-debut-crowd-goes-wild-on-fox-sports-1/

So maybe ESPN wasn't so bad after all.

[Nacho]

I have enjoyed their premier show "Fox Sports Live", their nightly highlight show. The combo of McNabb, Roddick, and Gary Payton have been okay so far and are growing on me. The only problem I have so far is, other then FSL, they really only show racing and UFC, neither of which I am into. This will change during CFB and CBB seasons as they will have alot of those on live, as well as amped up NFL programming. Is the MLB and NBA seasons that will have a major void in live sports that interest me.

I watch MLB Network for my baseball news. I now watch FSL for my pre-bed highlights show.

So far so good for me... always room to improve though

[Future Walk-On]

Are NBCSN and CBSS doing any good? I never watch them and its seems like a failed attempt at a new ESPN...

isn't that what this is with Fox...wonder how they will do.

[tornado]

it is actually pretty hard to accomplish the real key in broadcasting success............
"give the people what they want"...because in sports there are so many widely varying tastes...

ESPN includes a bunch of auto racing and professional poker - but I know a ton of people who hate that stuff and wouldn't watch a minute of it....
I think ESPN has largely failed to put good thinking into their programming - they seem to have elite execs who decide on the programming who must never have been outside of Boston or New York...
Also - there's a lot of rabid soccer fans yet very little soccer on their networks.

When the Stanley Cup Finals were so incredibly popular - NBC scored a little success but made the boneheaded move of putting numerous games on their premium cable network that so few people actually had access to.

[Biff]

I have enjoyed their premier show "Fox Sports Live", their nightly highlight show. The combo of McNabb, Roddick, and Gary Payton have been okay so far and are growing on me. The only problem I have so far is, other then FSL, they really only show racing and UFC, neither of which I am into. This will change during CFB and CBB seasons as they will have alot of those on live, as well as amped up NFL programming. Is the MLB and NBA seasons that will have a major void in live sports that interest me.

I watch MLB Network for my baseball news. I now watch FSL for my pre-bed highlights show.

So far so good for me... always room to improve though

Agree, but I also don't have any interest in all the Nascar and Ultimate fighting stuff they cover. If they don't learn and tone back that coverage, they'll never get as successful as they want.