Five Internet-Exclusive Webcasts on FOXSports.com on MSN

“Lunchtime is the New Prime Time!”

New York & Los Angeles – FOX Sports Digital Entertainment, a unit of FOX Sports, America’s No. 1 sports television network, recently launched a block of five Internet-exclusive programs available via www.FOXSports.com on MSN.  The unit’s maiden effort includes five break-out shows webcast weekdays at 1:00 PM ET under the banner “Lunch – w/ Benefits.”

“Original programming on the Internet is set to explode as the Web transitions from being controlled by engineers to being run by producers, much the same way television did in the 1950s,” said Hill.  “We’ve established FOX Sports Digital Entertainment to develop a variety of programs that appeal to hardcore sports fans, many of whom turn to their computers for entertainment when they’re not in front of their TVs.  We’re going probe and push to see where we can go, and how far.”

FOXSports.com on MSN generates its greatest concentration of visitors, 78%, on weekdays between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM, establishing its own version of prime time.  This ultimately led to the Lunch – w/ Benefits tagline, “Lunchtime is the New Prime Time.”

TUESDAY – THE AFTERPARTY WITH JAY GLAZER  –  Each week during the NFL season, FOX NFL SUNDAY/FOXSports.com on MSN insider Jay Glazer uses his unparalleled access to current players to hook up with the five best performers from the previous day’s action via Internet camera or phone.  Glazer’s free-flowing, unstructured conversations run the gamut from specific on-field performances to the light-hearted and personal.

TUESDAY – COACHSPEAK WITH BRIAN BILLICK , hosted by Super Bowl-winning head coach and NFL on FOX game analyst Brian Billick.  Each Tuesday during the season Billick is joined by a group of five NFL head coaches to discuss the games Xs and Os.  It is a show for coaches by coaches that only hardcore football fans will appreciate.  Current head coaches scheduled to appear include: Jack Del Rio – Jacksonville Jaguars; John Fox – Carolina Panthers; John Harbaugh – Baltimore Ravens; Mike McCarthy – Green Bay Packers; Wade Phillips – Dallas Cowboys; Rex Ryan – New York Jets; Jim Schwartz – Detroit Lions; Mike Singletary – San Francisco 49ers; Mike Smith – Atlanta Falcons and Jim Zorn – Washington Redskins.

WEDNESDAY – THE COLLEGE EXPERIMENT is college football like you’ve never seen it before.  It’s hosted by a Josh Wolf, a unique, high-energy comedian who brings his contemporary brand of humor to a college football scene that can sometimes take itself way too seriously.  Wolf, in an irreverent, offbeat way is going to tell it like it is.  Joining Wolf during THE COLLEGE EXPERIMENT is lead BCS on FOX analyst Charles Davis in a weekly segment called “Charles in Charge,” where he dishes out advice to players, coaches and teams.

THURSDAY – CUBED is more of a pop culture show than a sports show.  Designed especially for men, it’s perhaps best described as The Office meets shock-jock radio.  The setting is of three worker drones sitting in their cubicles riffing about current events, sex, sports and everything else co-workers talk about – nothing is off limits.  Mixed throughout the show will be a variety of irreverent skits and interviews, so the easily offended are advised not to view.

FRIDAY – Each week, FOX NFL SUNDAY writers and personalities conduct a conference telephone call to discuss topics for the coming week’s pregame show.  Using web-generated audio and video, INSIDE CALL allows viewers to spy on the call, peeking in on what analysts Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson are like away from the set.  Hear their candid comments about players, coaches and current NFL events as they prep for Sunday’s show and bust chops.

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