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FOX News Channel is commonly referred to as FOX or FOX News. It gives U.S breaking national news, national news reporting, analysis and opinions. This is a cable and satellite news channel owned by Fox entertainment group which is a subsidiary of News Corporation. News Corporation is a publicly traded media conglomerate that operates globally. The company was reincorporated in US in 2004 and generates about 75% of its revenue and profits in the U.S. It is involved in motion picture production, television programming, television, cable and satellite broadcasting, and newspaper publishing among others. It is available to most of the households in United States and other viewers internationally. It was created by Rupert Murdoch and was launched in October 7, 1996 to 17 million subscribers. Fox News rates as the United States most watched cable news channel ahead of CNN and MSNBC. Its slogan is 'fair & balanced'. This is a trademark slogan that was originally used with the phrase 'real journalism'.
Some of the changes that have taken place in the programming of Fox news have transformed it to what it is today. Some of these changes started with US advertisements being replaced on FNC with a viewer e-mail and profiles of FNC anchors set to music. These were later changed to international weather forecasts in 2002. In 2006 the weather segments were replaced by Fox News Extra segments which are a various narrated reports from Fox reports on varying topics. These topics are generally about lighter issues that are not related to current news events. These segments are repeated.
In 2008 May 1, Fox news launched high definition channel simulcasts of its programming in selected regions of United States. This is made possible by Time Warner which is carrying this channel in New York, NY, San Antonio and Kansas City. The Cablevision is making it available in New York, NY and on Long Island. Fox News switched from 4:3 aspect rations to a 16:9 letterbox ratio for its standard definition at 6 am ET on 28th September. The Fox news maintains the archive of its programs which is handled by ITN source.
Fox News presents a variety of programs with up to 15 hours of live broadcasting in a day. Most of these are broadcast from Fox News headquarters in New York City in the street-side studio in the west extension of Rockefeller Center. The audio simulcasts of the channel are aired on XM satellite radio and Sirius Satellite radio. The hard news programming of the FNC runs from 9 a.m to 4 p.m and 6 to 8 p.m on weekdays. Most of this news is primarily editorial and opinion journalism in nature. The Fox News radio was introduced in 2003 syndicated throughout the United States. It provides short news casts and talk radio programs. Most of these feature programs syndicated by and featuring Fox News personalities.
Fox News produces news website that features the latest coverage that includes video clips from the channels television division, audio clips from Fox News radio and columns from Fox News cable assorted television, radio and online personalities. The online version was introduced in 1995. The online version of Fox News has a variety of news and updates. The site gives highlights of the news and if you need. There are categories such as video, United States news, World news, entertainment, leisure, health, science and technology, opinion, sports and on air. The business news covers markets, small business, personal finance, and my money. The entertainment news covers stories about the celebrities and what is happening in their lives. The political news covers what happens around United States and around the world especially in the government and the political arena. The leisure page covers all sorts of leisure activities and news that are related to the daily lives of people such as drinks, food, cars, latest videos, gardening, travel and health. It also introduced a live streaming segment called the strategy room that takes informal discussion with commentary on the news. The regular discussion programs that are discussed include Business hour, news with a view and God talk hours. There are pages and discussion that are dedicated to the opinions from people that may be from the previous news briefs or comprehensive coverage of different topics of discussions. These might also be the things that affect the lives of Americans socially, physically, economically or politically. This is an open forum for the public to share their views about the things that matter to them. There is also a FNC website that is dedicated to the streaming news clips that are formatted for video mobile phones.
Some of the personalities that are always behind the news such as the program hosts, news anchors, correspondents, and contributors throughout the daily transmission are Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Greta van Susteren, Smike Huckabee, Glenn beck, Shepard Smith and Neil Cavuto. These are the ones in the most watched programs on the cable news.
Fox News offers a 24/7 news roundup and programs that keeps the viewers updated with the current happenings in United States and other countries in the globe. There are special feature stories that cover the world happenings in the political and other fields of life especially those that affect the lives of people. The advanced technology has improved the way Fox News presents and makes their up to date coverage of events as they elapse. There is live coverage that made by the correspondents that are well distributed in different parts of the world. This has been made simple by the use of satellite technology for timely delivery of news to the audiences. The viewership of Fox News channel network has been enhanced by the timely and appropriate delivery of the news and events that elapse everyday to keep the viewers at par with the world happenings. These are delivered by some of the best media personalities that make the way people look at news better due to their delivery and production. Fox News continues to enjoy the benefits of being one of the watched news television channels around United States and the world.
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