The Poker World Tour goes to the Fox Network

World Poker Tour Enterprises Inc. came to an agreement with the Fox Sports Network recently to have the seventh season of the World Poker Tour exclusively broadcasted on that station. The World Poker Tour was previously broadcasted on the Travel Channel as well as the Game Show Network. However, the discussions surrounding this season long agreement seems to indicate that there will be no further channel changes anytime soon.

The Fox Sports Network has a viewer base of over 80 million people across the world. This is quite an advantage for reaching a wide audience. The episodes are currently being filmed in several locations as the table events take place. The first couple of events were filmed recently in Las Vegas at the Bellagio Cup IV Final table. The details regarding the schedule for showing the series is no doubt being decided by the World Poker Tour and the Fox Sports Network but has not yet been released to the public. The move is hoped to attract a wider audience to televised poker as Fox is renowned for quality content and is available on many more cable networks than other channels.

Aside from this change the World Poker Tour televised series should remain the same. Fans can expect the same quality programming brought to you by the same hosts. This series has always been a favorite among poker fans despite the numerous other televised poker events that have begun to air in recent years. Fox Sports Network itself has been home to several other televised poker series as well. However, the World Poker Tour is the most rated poker series to be aired on the channel yet. It features several international poker tournaments with some of the world's most professional players. It first started airing in late 2002.

Televised poker has become increasingly popular over the years and has attracted a number of players to the game. It continues to be a great marketing tool for the game and individual tournament holders but also it provides a medium for getting to know the players. It is a form of publicity for them as well. Other televised poker games including the World Series of Poker on ESPN have also had a hand in this. Features of the World Poker Tour televised series such as being able to see the player's hole cards has made watching the game more meaningful for those who wish to watch for fun or to learn about the game.