The All-Star Game, the midway point of the season, also will be aired in HD by Fox Sports from Yankee Stadium on Tuesday evening, July 15.

The deals, which run through 2013, solidify FOX Sports as the exclusive national rights holder to the All-Star Game and World Series and broaden the focus of TBS national coverage beyond the Atlanta Braves.

Vyvx has expanded its HD VenueNet Service to include 27 Major League Baseball venues. The fiber optic and satellite transmission provider's service enables broadcasters to transport live HDTV feeds end-to-end to 270 Mbps over an MPLS infrastructure. Fox Sports Net is using HD VenueNet to carry live, 720p HDTV b

According to the FOX Sports VP of field operations, HD sports production has become standard operating procedure.

NASCAR on FOX, which will be produced in 720p HD with Dolby 5.1 surround sound, begins Feb. 12 with coverage of the Bud Shootout from the Daytona International Speedway

Fox Sports Go, an app that provides live streaming video of Fox Sports content, will offer the first live stream of the Major League Baseball All- Star Game from Minneapolis, beginning July 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Major League baseball has reached agreements giving FOX Sports exclusive rights to the World Series and All-Star Game and altering Turner Broadcasting System’s deal to include league-wide coverage. Both agreements run through 2013. FOX’s deal gives them rights to up to 26 regional Saturday baseball games of the week