Fox Sports News launched on 1 October 2006.

Initially, for 6 hours a day (midnight – 6 am AEST) the channel would simulcast Sky Sports News, similar to the set-up of Australian News channel Sky News Australia.

It was later replaced by a continuous loop of different newscasts broadcast that day.

[1] On 3 November 2014, Fox Sports News launched a HD simulcast.

The live programming has always been varied since the channel's launch.