-- Adams Joins Network to Anchor Daily
Morning Show –
-- Pat McAfee
and PMI to Produce Original Content for the Network --
-- Nationally Distributed Network and OTT
Platform Goes Live in September –
-- Airing More Live Sports than Any Network in
America --
NEW
YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel
Group, the premier online gaming company in North America, announced today its intent to
launch FanDuel TV which will include a broadly distributed linear
cable television network, and its new OTT platform to be known as
FanDuel+. Both FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ will go live in September of
this year and become the first linear/digital network dedicated to
sports wagering content and delivering more live sports programming
than any other network in America. As part of the launch, FanDuel
TV is excited to welcome Kay Adams
who will headline the network with a live daily morning show five
days per week. Adams, who previously served as a host of Good
Morning Football on the NFL Network will host the show from
FanDuel TV's Los Angeles studios
each day at 11:00 am EDT. As part of
the launch, the company announced that FanDuel+ will be free to
download for existing FanDuel customers with accounts on any of its
sportsbook, casino, horse racing or daily fantasy platforms.
FanDuel TV is excited to welcome
Kay Adams who will headline the
network with a live daily morning show.
"FanDuel TV is the first network designed from the ground up to
be watched by viewers with their phone in hand," said Mike Raffensperger, Chief Commercial Officer,
FanDuel. "We intend for FanDuel TV to sit at the intersection of
live sports and interactive content and believe Kay is the best
example of an on-air talent who can bring fans closer to the
narratives of the games they care about most. Our goal is to
provide fans compelling programming to watch and wager on in tandem
with our mobile app."
Kay Adams Headlines New Morning Show
Adams will host
her own hour long show Monday through Friday, welcoming guests and
a wide range of personalities from across sports and entertainment.
She looks forward to continuing her well-established track record
of entertaining and informing sports fans in the morning! Daily
viewers can expect the same "Hey Kay Adams" energy as always, and
the daily studio show will also be available on YouTube and other
social media platforms.
Pat McAfee and the Squad at
PMI to Produce Original Content
FanDuel TV is excited that
one of the hottest and most influential people in sports media
Pat McAfee and his team at PMI
Network will also be joining the party! McAfee's PMI Network
will be producing fresh new content as part of the network's weekly
block of programming. Details regarding new PMI Network
content will be shared by Pat on The Pat McAfee Show when
it's ready for primetime!
Programming from Bill Simmons'
The Ringer Network
As part of the launch of FanDuel TV, the
company has reached a programming agreement with The Ringer
providing FanDuel TV content from one of the industry's most
listened to and followed sports and pop-culture podcasts and
digital networks. Details on specific content from The Ringer,
which Bill Simmons founded in 2016,
will be disclosed in the future.
More Ways to Win with Lisa
Kerney
In addition, FanDuel's signature sports
betting show More Ways to Win will continue to be hosted by
former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Lisa
Kerney bringing sports betting analysis and insight of the
major sports leagues to viewers each week. More Ways to Win
has been a cornerstone of FanDuel's programming with Kerney
covering a variety of sports content focused on the sports wagerer
in her high energy style. A FanDuel brand ambassador, Kerney has
appeared recently in the company's baseball ads and hosted the
company's FanFest event, which was streamed live from Los Angeles to more than 300,000 viewers
during the week of Super Bowl LVI.
"Having proven on-air talent, live content from the most
influential name in sports media in Pat
McAfee and the industry's best team covering horse racing
today demonstrates that FanDuel TV will be a dynamic network from
day one," said Amy Howe, Chief
Executive Officer, FanDuel Group.
New Live Sports Programming
FanDuel TV intends to
become the new home of international basketball in the U.S. As part
of a licensing agreement with Sportradar, FanDuel TV and FanDuel+
will air more than 3,000 hours of live sports including
international basketball league action from the National Basketball
League (NBL) Australia's
professional league, the Chinese Basketball League, as well as the
French and German pro leagues.
Stable of Horse Racing Experts
FanDuel TV will emerge
from predecessor TVG Network, a channel synonymous with delivering
racing excellence for the past quarter century. In keeping with its
proud TVG lineage as the unquestioned home of horse racing, FanDuel
TV will feature a stacked lineup of unparalleled coverage from
respected experts including Christina
Blacker, Britney Eurton,
Gabby Gaudet, Mike Joyce,
Todd Schrupp and the rest of TVG's
award-winning on-air talent roster. FanDuel TV's programming
schedule will be underpinned with the best live coverage from the
top tracks including Gulfstream, Del
Mar, Keeneland, Pimlico, Santa
Anita and many more. FanDuel TV will also deliver unmatched
coverage of the Breeders' Cup World Championships this November,
hosted at Keeneland in Lexington,
Kentucky.
"TVG has been the undisputed leader in the horse racing space
for the past 20 years and the launch of FanDuel TV creates an
exciting new platform for the next 20 years," added Raffensperger.
"FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ will accelerate the renaissance racing is
enjoying and repackage the sport for a new generation of mobile
enabled fans, while also bringing new leagues and sports to the
U.S. market. We plan to offer more live sports than any
network in America."
FanDuel TV will be broadly distributed on linear television
through its relationships with the industry's leading cable and
satellite distributors including Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum, Verizon
FIOS, DirectTV, DISH, Cox Communications, FuboTV, YouTubeTV, and
Hulu. FanDuel+ will also be widely available on direct-to-consumer
OTT platforms including Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire. For more
information on FanDuel TV programming and news, follow @FanDuelTV
on Twitter and Instagram.
About FanDuel Group
FanDuel Group is an innovative
sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way
consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues.
The premier gaming destination in the
United States, FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of
leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports,
advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media. FanDuel Group has a
presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million
customers and nearly 30 retail locations. The company is based in
New York with offices in
California, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon, Georgia, Portugal, Romania and Scotland. It's network FanDuel TV and FanDuel+
are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through its
relationships with leading direct-to-consumer OTT platforms.
FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, the
world's largest online sports betting and gaming operator with a
portfolio of globally recognized brands and a constituent of the
FTSE 100 index of the London Stock Exchange.
Contact: Kevin Hennessy, FanDuel
Group / press@fanduel.com
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