Fox Sports News (Australia)

Fox Sports News is an Australian cable and satellite sports news channel, owned by Fox Sports Pty Limited (formerly Premier Media Group) and is the sister channel of Fox Sports.

Fox Sports News

Country	Australia
Headquarters	Artarmon, New South Wales
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Fox Sports Pty Limited
Sister channels	Fox Cricket Fox League Fox Footy Fox Netball Fox Sports
History
Launched	1 October 2006; 16 years ago (2006-10-01)
Links
Website	foxsports.com.au
Availability
Streaming media
Foxtel Go	Channel 500
Kayo Sports	Channel 500

Fox Sports News launched on 1 October 2006. Initially, for 6 hours a day (midnight – 6 am AEST) the channel would simulcast Sky Sports News, similar to the set-up of Australian News channel Sky News Australia. It was later replaced by a continuous loop of different newscasts broadcast that day.

On 5 March 2013 at Fox Sports new headquarters launch in Artarmon, New South Wales, among the announcements relating to Fox Sports was the new logo of Fox Sports and Fox Sports News which is in line with its global affiliate broadcasters.^[1]

On 3 November 2014, Fox Sports News launched a HD simulcast. In addition, it moved from channel 513 to channel 500.^[2][3]

Fox Sports News is available at the Fox Sports website free of charge. However, its live stream is only accessible in Australia.

The live programming has always been varied since the channel's launch. It was originally live from 6 am to midnight, then 6 am to 1 am, and 5 am to 1 am. It currently runs live programming from 5:30 am to 12:30 am.

Presenters

• Megan Barnard
• Jim Callinan
• Sophie Clapin
• Catherine Durkin
• Joanna Healy
• Scott Jackson
• Isabella Leembruggen
• Kath Loughnan
• Lara Pitt
• Yvonne Sampson
• Warren Smith
• Julie Snook
• Eloise Sohier
• Sam Squires
• Matt Suleau

Former Presenters

• Luke Doherty (now News Editor, Fox Sports News Australia)^[4]
• Lee Furlong
• Daniel Garb (now ABC)
• Steve Hart (now 7News QLD)
• Adam Hawse (now 2GB Sydney)
• Christian Jantzen (now WIN News QLD)
• Glen Lauder (now Network 10)
• Melanie McLaughlin (now 7News Sydney)
• Gerard Middleton
• Heather Miller
• Josh Money (now 9News Adelaide)
• Leith Mulligan
• David Murdoch
• Ryan Phelan
• Dean Potter
• Louise Ransome
• Amanda Shalala (now ABC News)
• Matt Shirvington (now 7News Sydney)
• Alana Smith
• Alissa Smith (now 7News QLD)
• Chris Stubbs (now Tennis Australia, Stan Sport and Seven Network)
• Natalie Yoannidis (now 9News Melbourne)
• Chris Warren
• Tom Wilson (now 7News Adelaide)

Reporters

• Catherine Durkin (NSW)
• Drew Jones (VIC)
• Charmaine Mifsud
• Sarah Olle (Fox Footy)
• Cody Kaye (NSW)
• Geoff Smith (NSW)

Programs

Rolling news coverage

• Sports First (Daily 5:30 am – 9:00 am)
• Sports Nation (Weekdays 9:00 am & 6:00 pm)
• Sportsday (Weekdays 10:00 am – 6:00 pm)
• Sportsnight (Weekdays 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm)
• Gameday Live (Weekends 9:00 – 10:30 am)
• Sports Saturday (Saturday 10:30 am – 10:00 pm)
• Sports Sunday (Sunday 10:30 am – 6:00 pm)
• Fulltime Live (Thursday to Saturday 10:00 pm – 12:00 am, Sunday 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
• Extra Time (Sunday to Wednesday 10:00 pm – 12:30 am, Friday to Sunday 12:00 am – 12:30 am)

Specialty

• The Serve – Monday to Thursday, 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
• Fox Sports Tonight – Monday to Thursday, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
• The Early Lead – Weeknights, 11:00 pm – 11:30 pm with Dan Ginnane.

Seasonal:

• Cricket AM – 9:30 am – 10:00 am hosted by Jim Callinan.
• AFL tonight – Weeknights, 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
• NRL tonight – Weeknights, 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Former programs

• Morning Rush
• Morning News
• FOX Sports News HQ
• FOX Sports News Express
• Peak Hour
• FOX Sports News Overnight
• Sports Bite
• FOX Sports News Bet
• Long Lunch
• FOX Sports News
• FOX Sports News & Views
• Full Time
• The Back Page

See also

• Fox Sports Australia
• Sky News Australia

References

1. "Fox Sports unveils fresh new look, leading technology ahead of exciting winter season The Cou". The Courier Mail. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
2. Knox, David (3 September 2014). "FOX Sports adding two more channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
3. Mark (3 September 2014). . KnowFirst. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukedoherty/^{[self-published source]}