Trumpet TV Makes Fox Sports Its Most Recent Addition in Nigeria and Gh

    Business Editors/Sports Editors/Entertainment Editors

    LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2005--Fox Sports continued its expansion within Africa, with paid satellite service Trumpet TV launching the 24-hour global sports channel in Nigeria and Ghana. Fox Sports has become part of Trumpet TV's basic sports programming tier in the aforementioned regions, meaning it will reach all of the service's current and future subscribers.
    Fox Sports, as aired in Nigeria and Ghana, will feature four regular season Major League Baseball games per week, 22 regular season National Football League games, and two Scottish soccer games per week. The programming lineup will also include the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl Championship game, Major League Soccer, top notch college basketball (SEC/ACC/PAC-10), the Champions World Tour, the National Hockey League, both the American and European PGA tours, ATP Tennis, Boxing, Auto Racing, extreme sports, track and field, and a wide variety of niche sports.
    "We are very pleased with Fox Sports' continued expansion into Africa," said David Sternberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Fox Sports International. "We see great potential for our programming in the region and look forward to providing our new viewers the premier international sports coverage that Fox Sports is known for."
    Fox Sports Africa is affiliated with Fox Sports International, an international sports programming and production entity housed within the Fox Cable Networks Group, one of the major operating units within the Fox Entertainment Group (NYSE:FOX) and News Corporation (NYSE:NWS). Additional information about Fox Sports Africa can be obtained by visiting its Web site at www.foxsportsafrica.com.

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CONTACT: Fox Sports International David Wisnia, 310-284-2372

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SPORTS TELEVISION/RADIO CABLE CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT SOURCE: Fox Sports International

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