News Corp's Sports Network Plans Will Raise Television Rights, Carrier Fees
News Corp's plans to launch a national sports network to directly compete with Walt Disney's ESPN sent shockwaves through the media industry on Wednesday.
The company is considering switching either its Fuel or Speed television network into an all-sports television channel, according to Sports Business Daily's John Ourand. Rupert Murdoch's company is reportedly quite interested in launching the network, but is unlikely to do so in the next year.