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17
Television
With an industry-leading group of local American
stations, a leading broadcast network in the U.S.
and the most advanced television platforms across
the globe, News Corporation is a clear leader in
the worldwide television industry.
In the U.S., the 34-station Fox Television Stations
group – still the most profitable of the Company’s
television businesses despite a downturn in the
advertising market – grew market share significantly
as it continued to develop duopolies in the nation’s
largest television markets. Meanwhile, the FOX
Broadcasting Company focused its creative talents
on fostering a ratings turnaround at the network
after a disappointing 2001-2002 season. In the
U.K., the successful rollout of BSkyB’s digital service
counted its six-millionth subscriber. And in Asia,
STAR grew its revenues more than 15 percent on
the strength of the market leadership of STAR Plus in
India and subscription revenue gains across the
region. STAR recorded an operating profit for the
first time during the second half of the fiscal year.
Whether pioneering a diverse television platform
across the world’s largest continent or delivering
news, sports and entertainment to one local com-
munity at a time, News Corporation’s television
operations are unparalleled.
■The FOX Broadcasting Company continued to be the number
one network among teen viewers and the number two
network among Adults 18-49 despite a fall in overall ratings
■The final season of hits The X-Files and Ally McBeal also marked the debut of
The Bernie Mac Show – the season’s highest-rated new show among teens –
and 24, one of the most critically acclaimed new dramas on any network