can someone explain to me why and how the Fox network reconciles its news and these comedies?
In short: the profits from ad revenues on the Simpsons were what gave the Murdoch empire the necessary padding to handle the start-up costs and initial losses entailed in setting up the Fox news channel. It's a matter of political economy.
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Date: 2004-11-09 06:29 am (UTC)In short: the profits from ad revenues on the Simpsons were what gave the Murdoch empire the necessary padding to handle the start-up costs and initial losses entailed in setting up the Fox news channel. It's a matter of political economy.
But I still love Arrested Development.