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New Broadband Network SPEED2TM Set to Launch Summer 2010
More Than a Dozen International Racing Series Slated for Inaugural Online Lineup
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 10, 2010) – SPEED2, a
groundbreaking new broadband network featuring live, streaming
events that will complement the tremendous offerings of the
linear SPEED network, is set to launch Summer 2010, it was
announced today by SPEED President Hunter Nickell.
A beta version of SPEED2 will be available in June 2010
with a wider consumer debut targeted for July. Available only to
SPEED subscribers as an authenticated online network, SPEED2
also will provide a variety of video-on-demand international
motor sports content and compelling automotive and motorcycle
enthusiast programming.
“NASCAR, the most popular form of motor sports in North America,
is the foundation and top priority of the linear network,”
Nickell said. “Developing SPEED2 provides a dedicated
platform for a wider variety of racing, including some of the
coolest international events from tracks around the world.”
Magazine shows, such as Motorsports Mundial and Inside Grand
Prix, will be featured on SPEED2, and the network’s
more than a dozen international racing series includes the Time
Trial Xtreme Grand Prix (TTXGP), a race featuring zero-carbon,
clean-emission motorcycles. Following is an initial list of the
races scheduled exclusively for SPEED2:
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“SPEED2 will be at the cutting edge of new media
programming,” said Mike Biard, Executive Vice President, Fox
Networks Affiliate Sales and Marketing. “Our distributors have
been seeking more online content to complement their video
offerings, and this network will deliver what drives
viewership—exclusive live events and dramatic action—all in an
authenticated online environment.”
Both standard and high-definition content will be provided on
SPEED2, and the broadband network will also have access
to an extensive programming library from SPEED’s 14 years on the
air, including the popular series American Muscle Car, Behind
the Headlights, Back in the Day and Victory by Design.
SPEED™, anchored by its popular and wide-ranging coverage of
NASCAR, is the nation’s first and only cable television network
dedicated to automotive and motorcycle racing, performance and
lifestyle. Now available in more than 80 million homes in North
America, SPEED, a FOX Sports property, is among the industry
leaders in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives
and broadband services. For more information, please visit
SPEED.com, the online motor sports authority.
Fox Networks Affiliate Sales and Marketing is a unit of Fox
Networks Group (FNG) and includes 37 domestic programming
services in which FNG holds interests. Together these networks
reach more than 550 million subscribing television homes and
represent one of the media industry’s largest and most diverse
programming groups. Fox Networks Sales and Marketing distributes
FX, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Fox Reality
Channel, Fox Movie Channel, FUEL TV, FSN and 19 regional cable
sports networks, SPEED, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus,,
Fox College Sports, Fox Sports en Español and the Big Ten
Network (co-venture with the Big Ten Conference). FNG also
includes the FOX broadcast network, Fox Digital Media, and Fox
Sports Enterprises, which manages interests in sports franchises
and leading statistical information provider STATS, LLC.
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Contact:
Erik Arneson (SPEED), 704-501-5795
Earneson@SpeedTV.com
Brian Peterson (FN), 310-369-0009
brian.peterson@fox.com