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FOX Puts BCS Online

Post by: Sal

FOX is taking college football's Bowl Championship Series to your the small screens of your iPod and laptop as well as to the big screen in your living room.

The network says it will offer downloads of the four BCS games it will air, including the national championship game between Ohio State and Florida, as part of a sizable online-video package for the close of the bowl season. FOX Sports will also offer live streaming video of its Cotton Bowl coverage on Jan. 1, which it says is the first live stream of a New Year's Day bowl.

"Sports fans are consuming content on new and different platforms every day, and our goal is to expand the reach of FOX Sports and the BCS to as many of those media platforms as possible," FOX Sports president Ed Goren says. "By working with great distribution partners both within the FOX family and externally, we have given college football fans an incredible amount of choice when looking for official BCS content online.

Downloads of the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls and the BCS title game will be available on FOXSports.com, iTunes, AOL Video and other portals within a day of their airing (the Rose Bowl, which airs on ABC, isn't included). The network will also offer previews (already online), highlight packages and condensed versions of the games. Full games will cost $2.99 each, while the preview shows and highlights will go for $1.99 apiece.

FOX Sports will also have free streaming audio of its BCS games on its web site.