Report: News Corp Planning Sports Network To Rival ESPN

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News Corporation is said to be planning a cable sports network to take on ESPN, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the situation:

News Corp. is assembling the required rights from pay-TV carriers and sports organizations, said the people, who requested anonymity because talks are private. While a final decision hasn’t been made to move forward, the company is considering converting its Fuel action-sports network to the new channel, two of the people said.

 
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