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Fox Entertainment Group is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 entertainment industry company that owns film studios and terrestrial
Terrestrial television

Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission. . The term is uncommon in the United States while more common in Europe....
, cable
Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional television broadcasting in which a television antenna is required....
, and direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite

Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception, also referred to more broadly as direct-to-home signals....
 television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 properties. It is wholly owned and controlled by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 media conglomerate
Media conglomerate

A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet....
 News Corporation
News Corporation

News Corporation , , ) is one of the world's largest Media conglomerate conglomerates. The company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder is Rupert Murdoch and the President and Chief Operating Officer is Peter Chernin....
, since the company acquired all the stock of Fox. The transaction was completed on March 12 2005.

It is named after William Fox
William Fox (producer)

William Fox was a pioneering United States motion picture executive who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox Theatre chain in the 1920s....
, born Wilhelm Fuchs, who created the original Fox Film Corporation.

In 1995, Saban
Saban

Saban Entertainment , was an Worldwide-served independent United States television production company formed in 1988 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy as "Saban Productions", a U.S....
 entered into a joint venture with the Fox Children's Network
Fox Kids

Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's United States children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002....
 to form Fox Kids Worldwide.






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Fox Entertainment Group is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 entertainment industry company that owns film studios and terrestrial
Terrestrial television

Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission. . The term is uncommon in the United States while more common in Europe....
, cable
Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional television broadcasting in which a television antenna is required....
, and direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite

Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception, also referred to more broadly as direct-to-home signals....
 television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 properties. It is wholly owned and controlled by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 media conglomerate
Media conglomerate

A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet....
 News Corporation
News Corporation

News Corporation , , ) is one of the world's largest Media conglomerate conglomerates. The company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder is Rupert Murdoch and the President and Chief Operating Officer is Peter Chernin....
, since the company acquired all the stock of Fox. The transaction was completed on March 12 2005.

It is named after William Fox
William Fox (producer)

William Fox was a pioneering United States motion picture executive who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox Theatre chain in the 1920s....
, born Wilhelm Fuchs, who created the original Fox Film Corporation.

In 1995, Saban
Saban

Saban Entertainment , was an Worldwide-served independent United States television production company formed in 1988 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy as "Saban Productions", a U.S....
 entered into a joint venture with the Fox Children's Network
Fox Kids

Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's United States children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002....
 to form Fox Kids Worldwide. In 1997 it was renamed Fox Family Worldwide. On July 23, 2001, it was announced that Fox Family Worldwide (now ABC Family Worldwide
ABC Family

ABC Family is an United States cable television television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company ....
) would be sold to Disney
The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is the largest media and entertainment corporation in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O....
 from News Corporation
News Corporation

News Corporation , , ) is one of the world's largest Media conglomerate conglomerates. The company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder is Rupert Murdoch and the President and Chief Operating Officer is Peter Chernin....
 and businessperson Haim Saban
Haim Saban

Haim Saban is a television and media proprietor. With an estimated net worth of 2.8 billion USD, he is ranked by Forbes as the Forbes 400....
. On October 24, 2001, the sale was completed

Corporate divisions


Filmed Entertainment

  • Fox Studios
    • Fox Studios Australia
      Fox Studios Australia

      'Fox Studios Australia' is a major movie studio located in Sydney, Australia, occupying the site of the former Sydney Showground at Moore Park. Since opening in May 1998, the studio has been involved in the production of a number of blockbusters, including The Matrix, Moulin Rouge!, Mission: Impossible II, Star Wars Episode II: A...
    • Baja Studios
    • Los Angeles
  • 20th Century Fox
    20th Century Fox

    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
     Film Corporation
    • 20th Century Fox
    • Fox 2000 Pictures
    • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      Fox Searchlight Pictures

      Fox Searchlight Pictures is a film division of 20th Century Fox, established in 1994. It specialises in independent film and Cinema of the United Kingdom films, alongside other kinds of films, and is variously involved with the filmmaking and/or film distributor of these films....
    • Fox Atomic
      Fox Atomic

      Fox Atomic is a theatrical movie studio and a subdivision of 20th Century Fox. Fox Atomic produces theatrical films, graphic novels, and digital content targeting young adults....
    • Fox Faith
      Fox Faith

      Fox Faith is a brand of film studio Twentieth Century Fox targeting Evangelicalism. Established under 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox Faith acquires independent Christian-themed films for theatrical and video release....
    • 20th Century Fox Television
      20th Century Fox Television

      Twentieth Century Fox Television, Inc. is the television production division of the 20th Century Fox movie studio, a subsidiary of News Corporation....
      • Television studio Unit
        Fox Television Studios

        Fox Television Studios, Inc. is a production arm of 20th Century Fox Television, itself a division of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. It was created in 1997 and, like Fox, it is owned by News Corporation....
        , Reality Television unit
        Fox 21

        Fox 21, Inc. is the low-cost scripted and reality television arm of 20th Century Fox Television, itself a division of Twentieth Century Fox . The studio produces such reality television fare as Beauty and the Geek and the short-lived Anchorwoman ....
         and its Television Syndication Unit
        20th Television

        Twentieth Television, Inc. is an United States television syndication and distribution company that was formed in 1992 by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, a division of News Corporation....
    • 20th Century Fox Espaņol
    • 20th Century Fox International
    • 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
      20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

      20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the home video distribution arm of the 20th Century Fox film studio. It was established in 1976 as Magnetic Video Corporation, and later as 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video and Fox Video....


Television Stations

  • Fox Television Stations Group
    Fox Television Stations Group

    The Fox Television Stations are a group of television stations located within the United States which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the News Corporation....


Television Broadcast Network

  • Fox Broadcasting Company
    Fox Broadcasting Company

    The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
  • Fox Kids
    Fox Kids

    Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's United States children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002....
     (1990-2002)
  • MyNetworkTV
    MyNetworkTV

    MyNetworkTV is a television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation. It is the lowest-rated of the six major US English-language commercial broadcast networks....


Cable Network Programming

  • Big Ten Network (49%)
  • Fox Business Network
    Fox Business Network

    Fox Business Network is a US Cable News and satellite television news channel that commenced broadcasting on October 15, 2007. It is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
  • Fox Sports Net
    Fox Sports Net

    The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of Cable television regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation....
     (50% with Cablevision, owns many local FSN stations)
  • Fox Movie Channel
    Fox Movie Channel

    Fox Movie Channel, formerly fXM, is a television channel that concentrates on showing movies uncut and television commercial-free. Fox Movie Channel mostly shows movies from 20th Century Fox's library from the mid-1930s to the 1990s, including some television movies....
  • Fox News Channel
    Fox News Channel

    Fox News Channel is a US Cable News and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation....
  • Fox Reality
  • Fox Soccer Channel
    Fox Soccer Channel

    Fox Soccer Channel is a United States digital cable network, owned by News Corporation, that specializes in football . The channel took its current name on February 7, 2005; before then, the network was known as Fox Sports World, launched November 1, 1997....
  • Fox Sports Australia (50% with Consolidated Media Holdings
    Consolidated Media Holdings

    Consolidated Media Holdings is one of Australia's largest companies, with interests primarily in subscription media. Interests include Foxtel, Premier Media and Seek....
     (formerly PBL))
  • FOXTEL
    Foxtel

    Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media Holdings....
     (25% with Consolidated Media Holdings and Telstra
    Telstra

    Telstra or Telstra Corporation Ltd , is an Australian telecommunications and Electronic media company, formerly Public ownership by the Australian government....
    )
  • FUEL TV
    Fuel TV

    FuelL TV is an action sports network that appears in the United States....
  • FX
    FX Networks

    FX is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group. The network's most popular original shows are The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me and Damages , as well as the comedy It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia....
  • National Geographic Channel
    National Geographic Channel

    National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society....
     (with the National Geographic Society
    National Geographic Society

    The National Geographic Society , headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world....
    )
  • SPEED Channel
    SPEED Channel

    Speed, sometimes still referred to as the Speed Channel, is a cable television and satellite television television channel broadcast to various parts of North America, but primarily the United States....
  • Fox Latin American Channel
    • Canal Fox
    • Canal FX
    • Canal Fox Reality
    • Canal Fox Sports
    • Canal Fox Life
    • Canal National Geographic Channel


External links

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