Speed channel steers into all-sports; Regis will take the stage
Charlotte-based hub will produce motorsports for Fox Sports 1
Charlotte-based Speed channel will roll away this summer and Regis will take the stage.
Fox Networks announced Tuesday that Speed, the all-motorsports network dating to 1995, will be replaced on the cable dial by a new venture, Fox Sports 1, which will take it into competition with ESPN’s stable of sports channels.
NASCAR and other motorsports will continueto be carried on the channel, but the network will broaden content to other sports and add a 5 p.m. weekday panel show, “Rush Hour,” originating from New York and hosted by Regis Philbin.
Fox Sports Media Group executives said the new network will debut Aug. 17. Among other sports heading to the channel are collegiate basketball and football, and pro boxing and soccer.
