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Former ESPN Producer Jamie Horowitz Agrees To Deal To Oversee FS1, FS2

Fox Sports and JAMIE HOROWITZ have agreed on a deal that will have the former ESPN producer oversee FS1 and FS2, sources say. A formal announcement is expected to come this week, perhaps as early as today. The move marks the biggest shakeup at Fox Sports since the August '13 launch of FS1, which has posted lower-than-expected ratings and has not produced a breakout hit show. Event ratings have improved this year, but the studio shows still have not found a foothold. Horowitz, the creative mind behind ESPN studio shows “First Take” and “SportsNation," will move from the N.Y. area to L.A. and report to Fox Sports President & COO ERIC SHANKS. Fox Sports Exec VP/Producer JOHN ENTZ, who had been overseeing both studio and event production, now will handle just event production. As part of the moves, DAVID NATHANSON moves into a business affairs role at FS1 and FS2, reporting to Shanks. Nathanson had been GM and COO over those two channels for the past 17 months. The hiring marks a redemption for Horowitz, who was fired from NBC in November, a month before he was set to run the “Today” show officially. Earlier last year, he left ESPN for the “Today” show job.

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