At its launch it also had an agreement with the Detroit Pistons and to carry a series of local boxing matches.
[7][8] On October 31, 1995, Liberty Media, owner of the Prime Network and most of its affiliates, sold a 50% ownership interest in the group to News Corporation.
[10][11] In 1997, Fox/Liberty Networks – a newly formed joint venture between News Corporation and Liberty – made a surprise bid for the local cable television rights to NHL games involving the Detroit Red Wings.
News Corporation announced plans to launch its own regional sports network for Michigan to serve as a competitor to PASS.
[12] Post-Newsweek concluded that its coverage area was not large enough to support two regional sports networks.
The Pro-Am Sports System ceased operations at 12:00 a.m. on November 1, 1997, following a public service announcement for the National Ski Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, a slide of the PASS logo was shown for two hours after the network formally shut down.