Now TV secures F1 and US Open rights in Hong Kong after Fox Sports Asia closes, but uncertainty remains for fans
- Disney-owned sports channels have already left Now TV with tennis and Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix coverage migrating over
- Fox to disappear from cable screens on October 1 as uncertainty remains over UFC, Moto GP and other tennis rights
Hong Kong sports fans have expressed their concern over the future of broadcasts in the city after Fox Sports Asia disappeared from Now TV screens this week.
The question that fans have asked is what will happen to the sports previously held by the channels now that they have shut down on Now TV and are set to stop broadcasting across the region, including Hong Kong’s i-Cable, on October 1.
There is good news and bad news on the horizon for those who relied on Fox Sports Asia, which stopped broadcasting on the PCCW-owned Now TV on September 1.
Cable customers in Hong Kong have until the end of the month covered but sources have told the Post that what comes next is unclear, including the future of the Cantonese-language commentary teams employed by Fox Sports.
Now TV customers will have already noticed that the US Open tennis is still being shown on Now Sports, with the action from Flushing Meadows migrating from Fox Sports Asia to channels 634 and 636.