FOX Sports, Barstool Sports team up in new content deal

FOX Sports activities and Barrstool Sports activities come collectively to strengthen the reporting about College Soccer, Basketball School and different FOX Sports activities Properties, the businesses introduced on Thursday.

From autumn, Barrstool Sports activities Proprietor and founder Dave Portnoy will develop into a daily contribution to the “Large Midday Kickoff” of FOX Sports activities.

Along with Portnoy, varied Barrestool Sports activities, together with Dan Katz, generally known as “Large Cat”, will seem on “Large Midday Kickoff”.

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Barrstool -founder and CEO Dave Portnoy earlier than the Florida Atlantic Owls and Loyola Ramblers play within the Barrestool Invitational in Wintrust Enviornment 8 November 2023, in Chicago. (Michael Hickey/Getty Pictures)

“We’re delighted to welcome Dave Portnoy and Barrstool Sports activities to the FOX Sports activities Household,” mentioned Fox Sports activities CEO and govt producer Eric Shanks within the announcement.

“Dave has constructed a singular model that connects with a brand new era of sports activities fans-authentics, daring and authentic. Their distinctive voice and dependable fan base makes them a pure match for our evolving multiplatform content material technique.”

Portnoy repeated the thrill of Shanks concerning the collaboration.

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Dan Katz and Dave Portnoy from Barstool Sports activities throughout UFC 281 in Madison Sq. Backyard November 12, 2022, in New York Metropolis. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

“Everybody at Barrstool is tremendous enthusiastic to work with the FOX Sports activities household,” mentioned Portnoy. “In our historical past of twenty years, we by no means had the possibility to work with a lot expertise and sources. We will not wait to work collectively and produce our voice to the air waves of FOX Sports activities. You’ll quickly see in Columbus.”

‘Barstool School Soccer Present’ by Barstool Sports activities will journey all through the season with “Large Midday Kickoff” for chosen competitions. The “Barrstool School Soccer Present” is broadcast from 9/45 am et on channels of barstool property, Tubi, the FOX Sports activities App and Foxsports.com.

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Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports activities throughout UFC 281 in Madison Sq. Backyard 12 November 2022 in New York Metropolis. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

As a part of the brand new relationship, Barrstool will produce a dwell program of two hours and ship that will probably be broadcast on FS1 from Monday to Friday. Extra particulars about that present will probably be introduced at a later time.

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