Editing Fox Sports Networks (section)

===Affiliate realignments===
Fox Sports Chicago ceased operations in June 2006, after losing the regional cable television rights to local professional teams (including the [[Chicago Bulls]], [[Blackhawks]], [[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]] and [[White Sox]]) two years earlier to the newly launched [[Comcast SportsNet Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news|title=No need for FSN Chicago|url=http://www.daily-journal.com/entertainment/no-need-for-fsn-chicago/article_0379f62b-945c-5637-ad3d-ac70cfd9aa8d.html|newspaper=The Daily Journal|date=June 27, 2006|access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref>

On December 22, 2006, News Corporation sold its interest in four Fox Sports regional networks—[[FSN Utah]], [[FSN Pittsburgh]], [[FSN Northwest]] and [[FSN Rocky Mountain]]—as well as its 38.5% ownership stake in satellite provider [[DirecTV]] to Liberty Media for $550&nbsp;million in cash and stock, in exchange for Liberty's 16.3% stake in News Corporation.<ref>{{cite news|title=News Corp. Reaches Deal with Liberty Media|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/news-corp-reaches-deal-with-liberty-media/?_r=0|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 22, 2006|access-date=April 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416162411/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/news-corp-reaches-deal-with-liberty-media/?_r=0|archive-date=April 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Liberty Media to Unite Assets With DirecTV|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/business/media/05directv.html|agency=[[Reuters]]|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 4, 2009|access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> On May 4, 2009, DirecTV Group Inc. announced it would become a part of Liberty's entertainment unit, with plans to [[corporate spin-off|spin off]] certain properties into a separate company under the DirecTV name, which would operate the four acquired FSN-affiliated networks through [[DirecTV Sports Networks]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=May 4, 2009 |title=DirecTV, Liberty Media Announce Spin-Off Plan |url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/satellite/directv-liberty-media-announce-spin-plan/301694 |access-date=April 16, 2015 |periodical=[[Multichannel News]]}}</ref> a new division formed on November 19, 2009, upon the spin-off's completion.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Mike |date=November 20, 2009 |title=Liberty Sports Rebrands As DirecTV Sports Networks |url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/satellite/liberty-sports-rebrands-directv-sports-networks/301653 |access-date=April 16, 2015 |periodical=Multichannel News}}</ref>

On April 30, 2007, Cablevision sold its 50% interests in the New England and Bay Area networks to Comcast for $570&nbsp;million;<ref>{{cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=April 30, 2007 |title=Comcast sports new cable networks |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/comcast-sports-new-cable-networks-1117964028/ |access-date=April 18, 2015 |periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> both networks became part of [[Comcast SportsNet]], with FSN New England relaunching as Comcast SportsNet New England in July 2007 and FSN Bay Area relaunching as Comcast SportsNet Bay Area March 2008. Despite Cablevision's sale of the networks, the channels continued to use "Fox Sports Net/National Sports Partners" in its copyright tag until 2008 (the copyright used has since changed to "National Sports Programming").

On April 1, 2011, DirecTV Sports Networks rebranded its FSN regional affiliates under the [[Root Sports]] brand.<ref name="bizjournals.com">{{cite news|title='Root Sports' new name for sports networks|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2010/12/17/root-sports-new-name-for-sports.html|newspaper=Denver Business Journal|publisher=[[American City Business Journals]]|date=December 17, 2010}}</ref>

In 2012, News Corporation acquired a 49% stake in the [[YES Network]], the regional sports network in the [[New York metropolitan area]] co-owned by [[Yankee Global Enterprises]].<ref name="deadline-hollywood-2012">{{cite web|date=November 2012|title=News Corp. Acquires 49% of YES Network, Yankees|url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/news-corp-acquires-49-of-yes-network-yankees-375095/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> It was also in that year that FSN/Fox Sports Local relocated its headquarters from the Fox Studio Lot in [[Los Angeles]] to Houston, and then re-branded to its current branding. The FSN owned-and-operated networks were spun off along with most of News Corporation's U.S. entertainment properties into [[21st Century Fox]] on July 1, 2013. On January 25, 2014, 21st Century Fox then became the YES Networks' majority owner by purchasing an additional 31% share of it, increasing the company's ownership interest from 49% to 80%.<ref name="broadcastingcable2013">{{cite web|date=January 2014|title=21st Century Fox Acquires Majority Control of YES Network|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/21st-century-fox-acquires-majority-control-yes-network/128714|periodical=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]}}</ref> In September 2013, the network gained the affiliation for FSN's national programming (sharing it with [[MSG Plus]], the former FSN New York)