TVG, America’s Horseracing Network, today announced that it has renewed its agreement with FSN WEST and FSN PRIME TICKET to exclusively air live horseracing from across the country. FSN PRIME TICKET and its sister network, FSN WEST, have provided local sports coverage to Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii for over 20 years and together present more live, local sports programming than any other network or broadcast system in the market. The partnership with FSN WEST and FSN PRIME TICKET gives TVG additional daily access to seven million homes in the Los Angeles DMA.
TVG’s signature series, Trackside Live, will be simulcast daily featuring races from TVG’s exclusive partner tracks in California, including Hollywood Park, Bay Meadows, Del Mar, Fairplex Park and Oak Tree at Santa Anita.
“We are proud to continue to have TVG as our exclusive provider of live thoroughbred competition from the premier racetracks in the U.S.,” said Steve Simpson, senior vice president and general manager of FSN WEST and FSN PRIME TICKET. “Trackside Live compliments our year-round coverage of local professional, collegiate and high school sports and helps us serve the horseracing enthusiasts.”
In addition to FSN WEST and FSN PRIME TICKET, TVG programming is also available on FSN New York, FSN Northwest, FSN Ohio, SportSouth (formerly Turner South) and Sun Sports (Florida). Programming offerings vary by region.
“Our agreement with FSN extends the reach of TVG programming above and beyond the 30 million U.S. households TVG Network is available to on a 24/7 basis,” said Tony Allevato, TVG senior vice president and executive producer. “This relationship further emphasizes our commitment to horseracing fans and our partners to deliver the excitement of our sport to more fans worldwide than any other network.”
TVG is available in all 50 states through leading cable and satellite distributors and select regional networks under the Fox Sports Net (FSN) banner. TVG also reaches more than 20 million households overseas, making it the most widely distributed horseracing network in the world. Visit www.TVG.com to learn more.
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TVG, the official TV and Interactive Wagering partner of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST) TVG viewers in certain areas can wager interactively on races via telephone, the Internet, TVG Mobile or Interactive Television by establishing a wagering account online at www.TVG.com or by telephone at 1-888-PLAY-TVG.
