Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports activities Signal ‘Huge-Ranging’ Deal With FOX Sports activities

Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports activities are coming to your TVs — they’re becoming a member of the FOX Sports activities household in an enormous partnership.

Portnoy — who based Barstool in 2003 — broke the information on Thursday by having an “emergency press convention” on his X web page.

“Barstool Sports activities is Proud to announce a brand new wide-ranging partnership with Fox Sports activities,” Portnoy stated.

“That is the first time in our illustrious and infamous historical past that we’ve obtained a TV accomplice we imagine in and believes in us. I am unable to wait to see what we create collectively.”

In fact, Barstool beforehand gave main community TV a whirl … with “Barstool Van Discuss” starring Large Cat and PFT Commenter.

The present, sadly, lasted one episode.

FOX Sports activities CEO & Govt Producer Eric Shanks stated the corporate is happy to deliver Barstool to the household … and believes “their distinctive voice and constant fanbase makes them a pure match for our evolving multiplatform content material technique.”

Portnoy will probably be an everyday contributor on “Large Midday Kickoff” … and there will probably be even be loads of digital content material, which is nothing new to the Stoolies.

Portnoy, 48, beforehand stated he was supplied a authorities job in Washington, D.C. earlier this yr, however he did not need to step away from Barstool. Turned out he had huge strikes within the works.

Barstool’s addition will probably be a part of a brand new slate of reveals at FOX … one of many world’s most acknowledged tv networks.

Earlier this week, FOX introduced the top of Pleasure Taylor‘s “Converse,” “The Facility” with Emmanuel Acho, and “Breakfast Ball.”