: Analysis of how FS1 transitioned from a news-and-highlights focus (designed to be "everything to viewers") to an "Embrace Debate" format under executive Jamie Horowitz to compete with ESPN.
: The study analyzes 60 clips from 2016–2018 focusing on Colin Kaepernick (protests against police brutality) and LeBron James (as a stand-in for debates on Black masculinity).
: Analysts noted that FS1 was built on the foundation of the former Speed channel to leverage higher subscriber fees (aiming for roughly $1 per subscriber). Fox Sports 1
Published in in April 2024, this paper analyzes the FS1 program Speak for Yourself (SFY).
: Fox Sports Live was found to provide even less coverage of women's sports than SportsCenter during the analyzed period. Strategy and Launch Analysis : Analysis of how FS1 transitioned from a
: It suggests FS1 uses multiracial pairings to castigate progressive Black athletes while shielding itself from accusations of racial bias.
: Both programs almost exclusively highlighted men's sports, with roughly 97.4% of coverage time dedicated to men. Published in in April 2024, this paper analyzes
Several academic and analytical papers discuss , focusing primarily on its competitive relationship with ESPN and its ideological framing of sports media.