Information: - News Corp Australia (formerly News Limited) is one of Australia's largest media companies, employing more than 8,000 staff nationwide and approximately 3,000 journalists. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, subscription television, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets. - The Fox Footy Channel was a channel exclusively dedicated to Australian rules football. It was owned by Foxtel and operates out of their Melbourne based studios. From 2002 - 2006 it was available on Foxtel, Austar, Optus Television, TransTV and Neighbourhood Cable until transmission ceased on 1 October 2006. The channel was revived as Fox Footy for the 2012 AFL season after a new broadcast agreement was reached between Fox Sports and the AFL. - Fox Footy (Stylised as FOX FOOTY) is an Australian rules football subscription television channel dedicated to screening Australian rules football matches and related programming. It is owned by Fox Sports Pty Limited, operated out of their Melbourne based studios and available throughout Australia on Foxtel, and Optus Television. The channel is a revival of the former Fox Footy Channel, which was in operation between 20022006. The channel recommenced prior to the 2012 AFL season after a new broadcast agreement was reached between the former Premier Media Group, Austar, Foxtel and the Australian Football League (AFL). Fox Footy is currently the most watched channel on Foxtel. - Fox Sports Australia Pty Limited ( formerly Premier Media Group Pty Limited ) is a subsidiary of News Corp Australia that owns sports - related television networks and digital properties . It owns Australian subscription TV channels Fox Sports , Fox Sports News and Fox Footy and a range of video , text and statistical content for television , mobile phone and online delivery . In February 2012 , Premier Media Group changed its name to Fox Sports , with CEO Patrick Delany explaining '' The change from Premier Media to Fox Sports provides a stronger reflection of the core business of the company in its name , which is , and will continue to be , sport . '' Fox Sports broadcasts an average of around 20 hours of live sport per day into 2.5 million homes around Australia on subscription television with six million potential viewers through Foxtel and Optus TV . The Fox Sports channels are also available in more than 5,100 hotels and licensed venues as well as 180,000 hotel rooms throughout Australia . Fox Sports currently has broadcast rights for the AFL , NRL , A-League , Socceroos , English Premier League , Super Rugby , Wallaby tests , domestic and international cricket , Golf Majors , Tennis Grand Slams , Basketball and Motorsport . On 2 November 2012 , News Corp. took control of Consolidated Media Holdings after a $ 2 billion merger was approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ( ACCC ) , Federal Court and Consolidated Media Holding shareholders , making News Corp. 100 % owner of Fox Sports Pty Ltd. - Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating a duopoly in cable television, a monopoly in direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV catch-up services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between News Corporation (now News Corp; through News Limited, now News Corp Australia) (FOX) and Telstra (TEL). - Austar was an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity was subscription television but it has also been involved with internet access and mobile phones. It was founded in 1994 under the name Community Entertainment Television (CETV). - The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'fox sports pty limited' exhibits the relationship of 'inception'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - 1 - 1897 - 1994 - 1995 - 2002 - 2006 - 2012 - 8
1995