The channel is focused on the culture of extreme sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX, FMX and is available in many countries including Portugal, China, North Africa and the Middle East.
[2] In July 2003 News Corporation began negotiations to buy out the Fuel TV trademark[1] and concept from Chris Braly and make it a part of their Fox-Sports Network.
As a rebranded cable and satellite channel, Fuel TV featured extreme sports programs ranging from original series, exclusive events, licensed films and creative interstitials.
[5] Braly was a video producer and the president of BIG Studios and he used a paid programming approach with the WB affiliate network WFLI-TV to air Fuel TV as a regular weekly series on channel 53.
Fuel TV launched on the network on September 8, 2001, as a regional music and extreme sports weekly broadcast that aired Saturday nights at midnight for four seasons.
[9] From 2003, Fuel TV aired numerous original reality programs, including FirstHand, Drive Thru Australia, Camp Woodward and many more, which documented extreme sport stories and events.
During the games, reruns of significant matchups in surfing and skateboarding heats were played on Fuel TV allowing those who were unable to watch the event live could re-live the action.
Documenting athletes competition preparation and performance as well as laid back free-sessions and daily life away from sport, Firsthand offers exclusive footage of world-class pros pushing the limits of their riding.
Director Dave Paine documents the extreme highs and lows of the young athletes pushing their limits in an attempt to impress their well rebound coaches which include the likes of Cody Davis, Hunter Bagent and Lary Schmidt.
Premiering on March 7, 2009, on Fox Networks Fuel TV, a small crew of photographers follow pro surfers Donavon Frankenreiter, Benji Weatherley and Pat O'Connell around Australia on their journey to find secluded beaches and untouched waves.
Stopping at numerous campsites in their Britz RV, the trio travel from New South Wales all the way to Western Australia, meeting many interesting people and visiting many extraordinary places.
After being received well by the Australian public, the Drive Thru crew came back for a second season in 2010 this time will infamous pro surfers Andy Irons, Shane Dorian and Mark Ochilupo.
The Fuel TV crew follows these two personalities as they participate in extreme sports such as skydiving, snowboarding and bungee jumping, documenting the laughs, screams and pain of two goofy athletes.
PULL follows Bob Soven, Jimmy LaRichie, Jeff Langley, Mike Olson and Pat Panakos through the rivers of the Milton Sound in New Zealand all the way to the Monster Energy Wake Park in Texas, US as they compete amongst themselves and against other riders for the Triple Crown.