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Article: Fox News "Bucks" the Odds.(Fox News Network L.L.C.)
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- Multichannel News
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- April 17, 2006
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By Mike Reynolds
Top-Rated Newser Floating a Steep License-Fee Hike
Is Fox News Channel worth a buck? Affiliates will decide. Officials at the network are floating a proposal seeking a license fee of $1 per month per subscriber.
The asking price represents a steep hike over its current rate, largely in the 25 to 30 cents range, according to distribution executives.
The proposal, a copy of which was obtained by Multichannel News , also calls for a standalone 10-cent monthly fee for its oft-talked-about new business news channel.
DEALS ROLLING OFF
Whether distributors, whose original decade-long deals begin to expire ...