21st Century Fox to Sponsor 2014 Special Olympics USA Games

21st Century Fox, the world’s premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents, has announced it has become the Founding Partner of the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games, which will be held June 14-21, 2014.

With a reach of nearly 1.5 billion subscribers in more than 100 local languages, 21st Century Fox will serve as the Official Presenting Media Sponsor and will provide broad exposure for the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games across its U.S. channels which include FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, FOX Broadcasting, FOX Sports, FX, National Geographic Channel, and 28 local stations, as well as FOX Sports 1, which will air a one-hour recap special.

“We are ecstatic about the opportunity to join forces with 21st Century Fox in a landmark partnership that will place a spotlight, across a multitude of platforms, on the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games – an event that we know will be the largest, most dynamic, and most innovative national Games in the history of Special Olympics in the United States,” said TJ Nelligan, Chairman & CEO, 2014 USA Games. “The commitment by 21st Century Fox is unparalleled for any Special Olympics USA Games and speaks volumes about the company’s willingness to use all of its assets to showcase the abilities of our athletes, including a highlight show produced by fellow Games’ Founding Partner WWE of all the competition and special events of the 2014 USA Games and broadcast on its newest premier channel, FOX Sports 1.”

As Presenting Media Sponsor of the 2014 USA Games, 21st Century Fox has committed to media exposure across its cable and broadcast networks as well as its local stations, most notably WNYW and WWOR in New York and WTXF in Philadelphia.

“It is an honor for 21st Century Fox to partner with the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games to showcase the important work they do and to inspire our audiences with the thousands of individual stories of dignity and courage that are at the heart of the USA Games,” said Julie Henderson, EVP, Chief Communications Officer, 21st Century Fox.