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The News Corporation Limited 22
In the past few years, News Corporation has created and launched
channels that have reinvigorated the American cable television market.
Whether providing a dynamic alternative in 24-hour news, developing
a general entertainment channel on the strength of original programming
or supplying beloved local sports to viewers across the U.S., News
Corporation continues to offer cable television subscribers exceptional
viewing choices.
In fiscal 2003, Fox News Channel for the first time ranked number
one among cable news networks for the entire year. In July 2002, having
surpassed the 80 million-subscriber mark, Fox News officially became
the fastest-growing cable channel in history. FX, which also reached
more than 80 million homes during the year, continued its brisk growth
and successful streak of original movies and hit series. And Fox Sports
Net, America’s favorite provider of premier local sports programming,
increased its ratings, revenues and subscribers throughout the year. With
the mounting success of SPEED Channel, the nation's fastest-growing
sports network; the phenomenal popularity of the Emmy Award-winning
National Geographic Channel; and the launch in July 2003 of FUEL, the
Group’s new extreme sports channel, News Corporation’s channels will
continue to challenge and change the cable television market.
FX’s original drama series The Shield, co-produced by
Fox Television Studios, made history as the first basic
cable series to win Emmy and Golden Globe Awards –
for outstanding lead actor and outstanding drama series
award-winning
CABLE NETWORK PROGRAMMING
➤Fox News Channel out-rated not only its rival news channels but all other basic cable channels
in the U.S. for the entire third quarter of fiscal 2003: the first time a news network has won
a quarter since 1991
➤During the year, Fox News secured new distribution deals in India, Italy, Scandinavia, Poland,
Israel and Turkey, expanding an international base of subscribers that includes Japan, Britain,
Australia, Asia, Europe and Latin America