TV stations challenge FCC profanity decisions (Reuters)
April 14, 2006Reuters - Major U.S. television networks and their affiliates said on Friday they have asked appeals courts to overturn decisions by regulators finding broadcasters violated decency standards by airing profanity.
TV Networks and Stations Challenge FCC (AP)
April 14, 2006
AP - Four TV broadcast networks and their affiliates have filed court challenges to a March 15 Federal Communications Commission ruling that found several programs "indecent" because of language.
Fox Logs On (E! Online)
April 14, 2006
E! Online - Fox might be coming late to the Internet party, but it knows how
to make an entrance.
Networks sifting through nearly 100 pilots (Reuters)
April 14, 2006Reuters - If the 2006-07 primetime schedule is a puzzle, consider the pilots as the missing pieces.
Fox, Affiliates to Share Money From VOD (AP)
April 14, 2006
AP - Fox has reached a deal with its affiliated TV stations to share revenues from video-on-demand, the Web and other non-traditional ways of distributing hit Fox shows like "American Idol."
Fox Logs On
April 14, 2006
Fox might be coming late to the Internet party, but it knows how to make an entrance.
The network said Thursday that it planned to start making its hit programs such as "American Idol," "The Simpsons" and "24" available online and through video-on-demand services the day after they air.
'Idol' a winner, 'Lost' the loser (Reuters)
April 14, 2006Reuters - Fox's "American Idol" results installment was the most-watched show in primetime Wednesday, while ABC's "Lost" posted its lowest rating for an original episode this season, according to preliminary ratings estimates from Nielsen Media Research.
Fox will put TV reruns on the Internet: report (Reuters)
April 14, 2006
Reuters - News Corp.'s Fox network has signed a
six-year agreement with its 187 affiliated stations that will
let it show reruns of its television programs on the Internet,
the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.