Fox Broadcasting Company
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Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as simply Fox (and stylized as FOX), is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18–49 demographic. In the 2007–08 season, Fox became the most popular network in America in household ratings for the first time in its history, replacing CBS. CBS took back the top spot in the 2008-09 season.The Fox Broadcasting Company and its affiliates operate many entertainment channels internationally, although these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S.
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Morning Brief: Weather Channel updates iPhone app with all new design; AutoTrader.com claims over 1 million downloads; Dish's 'Hopper' has the networks fuming
The Weather Channel has been a frequent updater of its its mobile and tablet apps and this morning the popular network released an update for its iOS mobile app that introduces a new design.
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Can Web-Only Original Programming Finally Stick?
The days of skateboarding dogs holding sway on the web may be numbered. Technology companies and advertisers are professing their belief in the value of professionally produced original content.
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The 10 Best Upfront Presentations (So Far)
The upfronts are supposed to be an opportunity for cable and broadcast networks—and now digital content providers—to unveil their slates of new programming before an audience of advertising executives, in a bid to impress said execs into turning their pockets inside-out.
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CBS signs 1 new comedy, 3 dramas
CBS is planning just one new comedy and three new dramas for its upcoming fall schedule—fewer than any of its rivals—while moving two major building blocks of its lineup in a bid for increased ratings. CBS, which is running a fraction of a step behind News Corp.
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No Major Surprises as CBS Unveils Fall Lineup
As befits its status as the most-watched television network on the dial, CBS is also the most stable. While its rivals scramble to fill holes and put out fires, CBS prefers to leave the drama on the screen.
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ABC Shakes Up Prime Time
Fans of hit ABC series like Revenge and Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 will need to rearrange their fall social calendars, as Emily Thorne and the comely sociopath Chloe are moving to new digs.
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With Britney Spears, The Singing Show Wars Go Nuclear
Does it seem like there are an awful lot of singing shows on television? Just wait until the fall.
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The Breakfast Meeting: Charges in Phone Hacking, and When Reporters Wrote Smut
Also, Fox and NBC will lean on comedies next season, and Facebook thinks about how to monetize all that personal data.
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Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Charges in Phone Hacking, and When Reporters Wrote Smut
Also, Fox and NBC will lean on comedies next season, and Facebook thinks about how to monetize all that personal data.
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Oops!...Fox Did It Again
It was perhaps the worst kept secret in the business, but when Simon Cowell on Monday afternoon introduced Britney Spears as one of The X Factor’s new celebrity judges, the crowd at the Beacon Theatre let out quite a whoop, y’all.
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