Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

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  1. lagalaxyfan

    lagalaxyfan New Member

    Apr 15, 2003
    Los Angeles
    #1 lagalaxyfan, May 20, 2003
    Obviously when I see the British broadcasters anchoring the nightly sports news, I know that's from Britain. But when I see the Americans broadcasting (the chick with glasses is cute), I don't know where they're broadcasting from. Are they in Britain too? And why does Max Bretos do everything on that channel? And who is Max Bretos anyway? A former player, or just a football commentator? I like him a lot, I'm just wondering who he is.
     
  2. rchgrca

    rchgrca New Member

    Apr 1, 2001
    Fremont, CA
    #2 rchgrca, May 20, 2003
    Sean Wheelock & John Harkes of MLS Wrap are always saying they are located in Los Angeles.
     
  3. odg78

    odg78 Member

    Feb 14, 2001
    North Carolina
    #3 odg78, May 20, 2003
    They're broadcasting from LA, but the FSW Report is a Canadian show
     
  4. Wolves_67

    Wolves_67 Member

    Oct 27, 2002
    Pasadena, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #4 Wolves_67, May 20, 2003
    Yep. Soccer Central for Fox is in LA.
     
  5. tcmahoney

    tcmahoney New Member

    Feb 14, 1999
    Metronatural
    #5 tcmahoney, May 20, 2003
    Moved to the Fox Sports World board.
     
  6. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    #6 Knave, May 20, 2003
    Where exactly in LA? I could go picket until they improve MLS Wrap! :)
     
  7. da_cfo

    da_cfo New Member

    Apr 19, 2003
    San Francisco CA
    #7 da_cfo, May 20, 2003
    Bretos, Hopkins, Miles, Elliott, Webster, Wheelock, and Harkes broadcast from 10000 Santa Monica Blvd. in Los Angeles.

    However, the news program FOX Sports World Report is produced at the studios of CKND-TV (a.k.a. Global Winnipeg) on St. Mary's Road in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

    Why Winnipeg?

    Because FOX Sports World Canada (not owned nor operated by FOX, despite the name) is required to have 15% of its programming classified as "Canadian Content" under the terms of licencing imposed by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

    Unlike the US, Canada regulates the content of its cable channels heavily. Furthermore, the CRTC prohibits non-Canadian companies from owning a majority interest in Canadian TV channels. That's why FOX cannot own or operate FOX Sports World Canada.

    One way for Global TV, the owner of FOX Sports World Canada, to meet the "Canadian Content" requirement is to produce a nightly news program in Canada. The program was named Global Sportslink when it started in September 2001.

    Once FOX Sports World US decided to simulcast Global Sportslink, the program was renamed FOX Sports World Report.

    As for Bretos, he is a Cuban-American who lived as a child in Australia according to an interview in Soccer America a few years ago. He supposely played rugby at the club level in Southern California, and he also moonlighted at various SoCal night clubs as a comedian.
     
  8. Northside Rovers

    Northside Rovers Member

    Jan 28, 2000
    Austin TX
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8 Northside Rovers, May 20, 2003
    Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    Well, he is a funny guy.
     
  9. Scoey

    Scoey Member

    Oct 1, 1999
    Portland
    #9 Scoey, May 20, 2003
    Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    Interesting. Oliver, can you explain just what the business relationship is between Fox Sports World Canada and Fox, if there's no outright ownership?
     
  10. da_cfo

    da_cfo New Member

    Apr 19, 2003
    San Francisco CA
    #10 da_cfo, May 20, 2003
    Re: Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    Global TV of Canada licenses the "FOX Sports World" brand and TV rights to programming from FOX Sports Int'l.

    FOX Sports World Canada originates from Winnipeg.

    Note that Global TV will also do deals with other programming providers, such as MLS. That's why FOX Sports World Canada will retransmit "MLS on ESPN2" each Saturday, complete with ESPN graphics.
     
  11. striker

    striker Member+

    Aug 4, 1999
    #11 striker, May 20, 2003
    Oliver,

    Somehow I got the impression that FSW is probably run by no more than a dozen or two employees. How far off is my guess?
     
  12. Scoey

    Scoey Member

    Oct 1, 1999
    Portland
    #12 Scoey, May 20, 2003
    Re: Re: Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    Thanks.
     
  13. lagalaxyfan

    lagalaxyfan New Member

    Apr 15, 2003
    Los Angeles
    #13 lagalaxyfan, May 20, 2003
    Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    Thanks for all the info. This tells me everthing I wanted to know, and then some.
     
  14. mpruitt

    mpruitt Member

    Feb 11, 2002
    E. Somerville
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    #14 mpruitt, May 21, 2003
    Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    this may be the most informative BigSoccer post ev er. kudos. and thank you
     
  15. BenchRobSmith

    BenchRobSmith New Member

    Jul 30, 1999
    Pickerington, Ohio, USA
    #15 BenchRobSmith, May 23, 2003
    Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    When I was reading this post and got to "Why Winnipeg?", that was exactly the question I was asking myself.

    But what I wanted to (and still want to) know is why Winnipeg, as opposed to Toronto or Vancouver or Montreal or Ottawa or Calgary. Or even Hamilton or Halifax.

    Why Winnipeg?
     
  16. da_cfo

    da_cfo New Member

    Apr 19, 2003
    San Francisco CA
    #16 da_cfo, May 24, 2003
    Re: Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    Israel "Izzy" Asper, the executive chairman of Canwest Global Communications, the parent company of Global TV, is a resident of Winnipeg.

    Asper was the premier of the Liberal Party in the province of Manitoba from 1970 to 1975 and was elected twice to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly.

    When the CRTC decided to allocate a 3rd VHF TV licence in Winnipeg, Asper decided to play hardball.

    The licence was allocated by the CRTC to VHF channel 12, which overlapped with the signal of a US station across the border, KCND-TV 12 in Pembina, North Dakota.

    Asper wanted to own the channel 12 licence in Winnipeg.

    Even though KCND-TV 12 was a US station, its target market was Winnipeg, as it so ads for Winnipeg businesses.

    Asper strong-armed his way into owning channel 12, when he threatened to overwhelm the signal of KCND-TV with the new channel 12 in Winnipeg.

    The owner of KCND-TV 12 was forced to sell out to Asper relatively cheaply in 1974.

    In 1975, Asper simply moved the station across the border and up the road to Winnipeg and changed the call letters to CKND-TV.

    When Asper's company, Canwest Communications, bought out the Global TV network, he decided to move the production of Global TV from Toronto to the CKND-TV studio complex on St. Mary's Road in Winnipeg.

    Asper also decided to build the production center for Global TV's digital specialty channels, including FOX Sports World Canada, at the CKND-TV complex.

    Winnipeg offered cheaper labor than Toronto.

    That's why FOX Sports World Report is produced in Winnipeg.
     
  17. mpruitt

    mpruitt Member

    Feb 11, 2002
    E. Somerville
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    #17 mpruitt, May 24, 2003
    man. we gotta get you working on that whole meaning of life thing next.
     
  18. Sneever Flion

    Sneever Flion New Member

    Oct 29, 2002
    Detroit, MI
    #18 Sneever Flion, May 30, 2003
    Impressive. Most impressive.
     
  19. artigiano

    artigiano New Member

    Apr 29, 2001
    Atlanta, GA
    #19 artigiano, Jun 7, 2003
    Damn

    da_cfo should change his log in name to

    HAL 9000
     
  20. PSU92

    PSU92 Member

    Feb 27, 1999
    Annandale VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #20 PSU92, Jun 19, 2003
    Winnipeg.
     
  21. PSU92

    PSU92 Member

    Feb 27, 1999
    Annandale VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #21 PSU92, Jun 19, 2003
    A little late with that one. :eek:
     
  22. Khansingh

    Khansingh New Member

    Jan 8, 2002
    The Luton Palace
    #22 Khansingh, Jun 24, 2003
    OK, da_cfo. Let's see you tackle this one.

    First, what does HAL mean?

    Second, what is the origin of O.K.?
     
  23. Raider Red

    Raider Red Member

    Jul 30, 2002
    Dallas
    #23 Raider Red, Jun 24, 2003
    Michelle Lissel is almost cute, but not quite. I want to call her cute, but put her up against the presenter babes from Skysports.com TV (most notably Kelly Dalglish) and she doesn't quite make the cut.
     
  24. PSU92

    PSU92 Member

    Feb 27, 1999
    Annandale VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #24 PSU92, Jun 24, 2003
    Re: Re: Where does Fox Sports World broadcast from?

    Michelle is cute. Kelly is cute.

    Kirsty Gallacher is hot.

    Why aren't you guys supporting me here?

    middle of page:
    https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=50842&perpage=15&pagenumber=2
     
  25. Khansingh

    Khansingh New Member

    Jan 8, 2002
    The Luton Palace
    #25 Khansingh, Jun 24, 2003
    Yeah, a little funny looking. But in a very endearing way. Like the screamer in the new Amstel Light ads.
     
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