FOX Sports Arizona partners with country music star Dierks Bentley
PHOENIX -- FOX Sports Arizona announced today it has partnered with Grammy Award winning artist Dierks Bentley to debut a new campaign promoting Arizona Diamondbacks baseball on FOX Sports GO along with hit song "Freedom" from his recently-released Black album. The promotional spots will debut July 3 on FOX Sports Arizona during the D-backs vs. Giants game and air throughout the season.
"It's always cool when music and sports collide," said Bentley. "They both have a way of bringing people together for a good time so I'm excited to see 'Freedom' play a small part in that."
"This is a unique local partnership that combines an Arizona native who is one of country music's biggest stars with the D-backs and our network," said Brian Hogan, FOX Sports Arizona senior vice president and general manager. "We know there are many viewers who are fans of his music and the D-backs, and we're excited to roll out this new campaign."
FOX Sports GO is a free app that provides live streaming of live sports and great shows from FOX Sports Arizona. Depending on the television provider, FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, regional FOX Sports networks, FOX Soccer Plus, FOX College Sports and FOX Deportes may be available.
FOX Sports Arizona is also partnering with Dierks Bentley for a fun Twitter giveaway featuring autographed merchandise, so fans should be sure they are following @FOXSPORTSAZ to learn more in the coming days.
FOX Sports Arizona televises the most regional sports action in the state and is the exclusive local cable television home of the D-backs, Suns, Coyotes, Cardinals, Mercury, Northern Arizona University and the AIA. FOX Sports Arizona is currently seen in 2.5 million households in Arizona & New Mexico and can also be seen across the country via home satellite services. And for even more coverage of the local sports scene, log onto www.FOXSportsArizona.com, www.twitter.com/foxsportsaz and www.facebook.com/foxsportsarizona.
FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live streaming video of more than 3,100 live events, is currently available for iOS, Android, Fire Tablets and Fire Phones, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, select Windows devices, and on desktops through FOXSportsGO.com. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.
About Dierks Bentley
Award-winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley explores the most intimate and sometimes darkest corners of his relationship history with his No. 1 selling and critically acclaimed eighth studio album Black (Capitol Records Nashville). Bentley's new single "Different For Girls" follows the multi-week No. 1 hit "Somewhere On A Beach," more than 5 million albums sold, 14 chart-topping singles, 13 Grammy nominations, countless CMA, ACM and CMT nominations and membership at the Grand Ole Opry for more than a decade. Applauded as "one of Country's most engaging performers" (Hartford Courant), Bentley continues "connecting with fans from diverse regions of America" (CNN) with his 2016 Somewhere On A Beach tour. For more information and a full list of tour dates for this summer's "top must-see" (The Plain Dealer) show, visit www.dierks.com.
