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Undertoad · 10-08-2006, 07:22 PM

There is a corporate structure called "Fox" which is an outgrowth, IIRC, of 20th Century Fox the movie studio. There is a network of television affiliates, previously independent, which are part of the Fox network in that they have decided to broadcast the television shows of 20th C. Fox.

In Philadelphia, channel 29 is the Fox affiliiate. You might remember when it was not a Fox affiliate. It started its homegrown TV broadcast "The Ten O'Clock News" before it was a Fox station. It has mostly the same employees as when it was not a Fox affiliate. As an affiliate it is part of the Fox family.

Fox News and the Fox News Channel are also outgrowths of 20th C. Fox. As part of the same corporate umbrella they have some of the same DNA. But only some. It has taken a long time for the affiliates to connect with Fox News and the Channel. These days I know they do share some programming.. reluctantly.

If the sins of the affiliate are to be considered the sins of the corporate umbrella, then we should not visit Disneyworld if we don't like Lisa Thomas-Laury, or not trust Nightline if we don't like the entertainment of cartoon mice.

10-08-2006, 07:22 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There is a corporate structure called "Fox" which is an outgrowth, IIRC, of 20th Century Fox the movie studio. There is a network of television affiliates, previously independent, which are part of the Fox network in that they have decided to broadcast the television shows of 20th C. Fox. In Philadelphia, channel 29 is the Fox affiliiate. You might remember when it was not a Fox affiliate. It started its homegrown TV broadcast "The Ten O'Clock News" before it was a Fox station. It has mostly the same employees as when it was not a Fox affiliate. As an affiliate it is part of the Fox family. Fox News and the Fox News Channel are also outgrowths of 20th C. Fox. As part of the same corporate umbrella they have some of the same DNA. But only some. It has taken a long time for the affiliates to connect with Fox News and the Channel. These days I know they do share some programming.. reluctantly. If the sins of the affiliate are to be considered the sins of the corporate umbrella, then we should not visit Disneyworld if we don't like Lisa Thomas-Laury, or not trust Nightline if we don't like the entertainment of cartoon mice.