In an effort to increase the accessibility of Detroit Tigers and Red Wings emissions to fans, Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, Fox 2 Detroit and Fanduel Sports Network concluded a partnership, which made 15 games are simultaneous on the channel live in the coming months.
These simultaneous games will always be available so that fans can look at as they have done in the past – on Fanduel Sports Network, Fandlsportsnetwork.com and the Fanduel Sports Network application. Today’s announcement adds another option: the possibility of looking at these same award-winning broadcasts on Fox 2 in southeast Michigan.
Simultaneous games on Fox 2 will be mirror images of broadcasting on Fanduel Sports Network, featuring fans favorite advertisers, including Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond on Red Wings Action and Jason Benetti, Andy Dirks and Dan Petry calling Tigers.
Red Wings Games Simulcast on Fox 2:
• March 10 in Ottawa
• March 27 against Ottawa
• April 1 in Saint-Louis
• April 8 in Montreal
• April 14 against Dallas
Tigers Games Simulcast on Fox 2:
• April 4 against Chicago (Al)
• April 15 in Milwaukee
• May 1 in Los Angeles (Al)
• May 8 in Colorado
• June 12 in Baltimore
• June 21 in Tampa Bay
• June 27 against Minnesota
• July 3 in Washington
• July 11 against Seattle
• August 12 in Chicago (Al)
“While the Red Wings push their Stanley Cup qualifiers and the opening of the Tigers season approaching quickly, we are delighted to bring certain Red Wings and Tigers games to a wider television audience through the Detroit metro,” said Ryan Gustafson, President and CEO of Ilitch Sports + Entertainment. “Our commitment to innovate pushes us to explore new opportunities to engage with fans, in particular in the way they consume our programs. We extend our gratitude to our partners of Fanduel Sports Network and Fox 2 Detroit for their collaboration to make this vision a reality.”
Many games in difficulty on Fox 2 will include programming before and after the Fanduel Sports Network match, presenting players’ interviews, behind the scenes and other covers presenting our emblematic franchises.