Media Notes: Fox Deal To Halve Free-To-Air Formula One Schedule

Only half of the F1 season "will be broadcast live on free-to-air television in Australia under a soon-to-be-signed deal with Fox Sports." Split rights between Fox and Network Ten "have been mooted for months, but were initially thought to see all races simulcast across the two platforms." The proposed agreement will, however, "see all races live on Fox and just half remain with the cash-strapped Ten" (SPEED CAFE, 2/9). ... Man City unveiled a new match day app for wearable Android devices at Saturday's game against Hull, becoming the first football club in the world to do so. Once the app is downloaded on a user’s Android Watch, it will notify users of key match day moments such as team sheet announcements, goal alerts, significant events like penalties and red cards and other select Man City commentary (Man City).