Tag: Fox
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FOX Will Air The NFL Draft This Year
For the first time in a long time, the NFL draft will return to broadcast TV. This week it was announced that FOX and the NFL network have teamed up to bring the NFL Networks coverage to FOX affiliates around the United States. With this deal, FOX will air live coverage of the first 3…
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Hulu Now Offers All Four Major Locals in Nearly 50% Of United States
Today Hulu announced that they have topped 521 locals including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC on their live TV streaming service. With these new affiliates, Hulu now offers ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC in nearly 50% of all US TV households. This gives Hulu a solid lead over their competitors including DIRECTV NOW, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue,…
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Fox Is Bidding For Thursday Night NFL Football Rights
Recently Fox decided news and sports would be their main focus going forward. Now Fox is trying to expand their sports lineup by buying rights to Thursday Night NFL Football games in 2018. This comes from a report at USA Today Sports, who talked with sources knowledgeable about the bidding process. This means that the…
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PlayStation Vue Will Re-Add Tribune Fox Affiliates, Just Not Right Now
Back on December 15, 2017, PlayStation Vue dropped Tribune-owned Fox affiliates around the United States. Sadly, this happened just before the NFL playoffs started. Ever since that happened we have been flooded with questions about if they will be re-added. The good news is, yes, they will almost certainly be re-added. The bad news is…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds 15 More CBS, FOX, & Univision Affiliates
Today AT&T announced the addition 15 new CBS, FOX, and Univision affiliates to DIRECTV NOW across the United States. With these new channels DIRECTV NOW now offers 250+ local channels in over 90 markets, reaching over 80% of U.S. TV households. All 4 major networks are available in over 40% of U.S. TV households. Here…
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Sinclair Is Selling 10 Local Fox Affiliates as Part of the Deal to Buy Tribune
Yesterday it was reported that Sinclair and Fox have agreed to sell 10 Sinclair-owned Fox affiliates to Fox. This is part of a deal to get Department of Justice approval for Sinclair to buy Tribune. This was first reported by the Financial Times and has not been confirmed by Sinclair. According to the report, Sinclair…
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Hulu Added 61 New ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC Affiliates Over The Weekend
Hulu had a very busy weekend as they added 61 new affiliates. Hulu now has 155 Fox affiliates, 139 CBS affiliates, 100 ABC affiliates, 82 NBC affiliates to-date. This puts Hulu well over 450 live affiliates available on Hulu’s live TV streaming service by far the most live affiliates of any live TV streaming service. (To the best…
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What Does Disney’s Buying Fox Mean for Cord Cutters? We Answer Your Questions
Yesterday after months of rumors Disney’s purchase of Fox became a reality. With this deal, Disney will get ownership of 20th Century Fox movie and television studio, Fox’s 22 regional sports channels, cable channels including FX and National Geographic, and Fox’s portfolio of international operations including a fast-growing pay-TV service in India. The deal will also…
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Disney Buys Fox For $52 Billion – Now Owns 60% of Hulu
Today it became official as Disney is buying Fox for about $29.54 per share, based on Disney’s closing share price Wednesday. The businesses included giving the deal a total value of approximately $66.1 billion, with Disney assuming $13.7 billion of Fox’s net debt. With this deal, Disney will get ownership of 20th Century Fox movie and television…
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Report: Disney Will Own 60% of Hulu Starting Tomorrow
Hold on to your hats as TV and movies may soon never be the same. CNBC is reporting that on Thursday Disney and Fox will announce a deal for Disney to buy most of Fox. According to reports, Disney is expected to acquire the 20th Century Fox film and television studios, channels such as FX…