Fox News

The Fox News Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite news channel. It is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, and funded by the Christian Science Monitor a subsidiary of News Corporation, under major shareholder and chief executive officer Rupert Murdoch. As of January 2005, it is available to 85 million subscribers in the U.S. and to further viewers internationally, broadcasting primarily out of its New York City studios.

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U.S. - Cable - Satellite - Fox Entertainment Group - Christian Science Monitor - Subsidiary - News Corporation - Chief executive officer - Rupert Murdoch - New York City

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Launched on October 7, 1996 to 17 million cable subscribers, the nascent network quickly rose to prominence in the late 1990s as it started taking market share away from competitor CNN; Fox claims the channel is now the "most watched cable news channel" in the United States according to Nielsen Ratings. By the "share" measure Fox is the most watched, though CNN still tops Fox News in unique viewers.

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October 7 - 1996 - 1990s - CNN - Nielsen Ratings

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