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FSWO GETS THE AFL? IT'S AUSSIE FOOTBALL ON FOX SPORTS WORLD
Published March 10, 1998
Fox Sports World (FSWo) has reached a three-year deal
with the Australian Football League (AFL) under which FSWo
gains exclusive rights to broadcast the AFL's Australian
Rules Football games to North American audiences. The
agreement, which runs from '98 through the year 2000, gives
FSWo exclusive TV rights to the AFL in all languages
throughout the U.S. and Canada. FSWo kicks off its '98 AFL
coverage the week of March 23, and will feature weekly
matches and highlight shows during the season, culminating
with September's Grand Final (Fox Sports World).




