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Scott Ackerson Named Interim President Of Speed

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday December 19, 2011 @ 2:30pm PSTTags: Speed
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Fox Sports Media Group has named Scott Ackerson, EVP and Executive Producer for FSMG, as interim president of cable channel Speed, beginning Jan. 1. He will succeed Hunter Nickell who departs at the end of this month. “Moving forward, every program at Speed has to be of the same high quality you’d find on Fox Sports, and Scott can make that happen,” Fox Sports Media Group Chairman David Hill said. “In addition to overseeing all of Fox Sports’ studio production, Scott led the most successful, most-watched, NFL pregame show for 17 years, and his many talents will benefit Speed on-air immediately.” In addition to his new duties at Speed, Ackerson will continue in his current role at FSMG.

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Fox And DirecTV Reach New Carriage Agreement For Cable Networks As Well As Fox Broadcasting & Fox News Channel

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday October 31, 2011 @ 3:17pm PDTTags: Carriage Deal, DirecTV, Fox, Fox Broadcasting, Fox Deportes, Fox News Channel, Fox Soccer, Fuel TV, FX, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic Channel, Speed
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Following marathon negotiations, and with only a few hours to spare before the midnight deadline tonight, Fox and DirecTV have reached a new carriage agreement. The deal covers not only all Fox Networks that were in danger of going … Read More »

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Fox Takes DirecTV Carriage War To L.A. Times Sports Page

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday October 23, 2011 @ 4:15pm PDTTags: Carriage Dispute, DirecTV, Fox Deportes, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Networks, Fox Soccer, Fuel TV, FX, National Geographic Channel, Prime Ticket, Speed

With a November 1 deadline looming, News Corp. today purchased a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times sports section warning DirecTV customers that the satcaster was poised to drop nine networks if Fox’s … Read More »

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Fox Cable Networks May Go Dark On DirecTV On Nov. 1 Over Carriage Dispute

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday October 20, 2011 @ 7:46pm PDTTags: Carriage Dispute, DirecTV, Fox Deportes, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Networks, Fox Soccer, Fuel TV, FX, National Geographic Channel, Speed
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Another major carriage dispute threatens to pull Fox’s cable networks from DirecTV systems on November 1. The affected networks include FX (including its hit Sons Of Anarchy and hot newcomer American Horror Story), National Geographic Channel, Speed, Fuel TV, Fox Soccer, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Deportes, and the 19 Fox regional sports networks. Fox Networks’ previous carriage agreement with DirecTV expired on September 30. After extending the talks, no progress was made, leading to a standoff between the two sides that may lead to the blackout. Exactly a year ago, the same networks went dark on DirecTV’s rival satcaster Dish Network before the two sides finally reached a new agreement. Like in previous carriage fights, both sides released dueling statements and launched competing websites — KeepMyNets.com (Fox) and OurPromiseToYou.com (DirecTV). In its statement, DirecTV claims that Fox is seeking a 40% license-fee increase. Here are the two statements: Read More »

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