FOX Sports Asia agree to multi year deal with MXGP

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 19 February 2015 – One of Asia’s number one sports channels, FOX Sports Asia has signed a deal with Youthstream to broadcast the entire FIM Motocross World Championship, as well as MXGP-TV’s 26mn Magazine, the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship and best of all the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations throughout years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Fox International channels sports business for Asia with an English language service in China for hotels and compounds, the company shares a joint venture in Korea with SBS in Korea (currently branded SBS-ESPN) and runs channels throughout South East Asia branded Fox Sports and Star Sports on platforms that include Starhub and Singtel in Singapore, Astro in Malaysia, Indovision in Indonesia, PCCW in Hong Kong along with numerous smaller operators.

For the next three years FOX Sports Asia will broadcast all of Youthstream’s televised events. This includes everything from the FIM Motocross World Championship right through to the Junior World Championship and MXoN. They will also allow their viewers the delight of watching MXGP-TV’s fabulous 26mn Magazine, which is a news highlights show that offers never before seen footage behind the scenes and inside the paddock of MXGP along with the highlights and all the best moments from the most recent round of racing. FOX Sports Asia will also be playing round one of the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship which will take place on the 28^th of February in Losail, Qatar LIVE on FOX Sports 3.