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News Corporation operates as a diversified media company. The company operates principally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, Asia, and Latin America. Segments The company operates through six segments: Cable Network Programming; Filmed Entertainment; Television; Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Television; Publishing; and Other. CABLE NETWORK PROGRAMMING This segment produces and licenses news, business news, sports, general entertainment, and movie programming for distribution primarily through cable television systems and DBS operators in the United States and internationally. FOX News: FOX News owns and operates the FOX News Channel, a 24/7 news national cable channel available to approximately 98 million U.S. households, as well as the FOX Business Network, which is available in approximately 68 million U.S. households. FOX News also produces a weekend political commentary show, FOX News Sunday, for broadcast on local FOX television stations throughout the United States. FOX News, through its FOX News Edge service, licenses news feeds to FOX Affiliates, and other subscribers to use as part of local news broadcasts throughout the United States and internationally. FOX News also produces and runs the Websites, FOXNews.com and FOXBusiness.com; and owns and produces the national FOX News Radio Network, which licenses news updates, long form programs, and the FOX News Talk Channel to local radio stations and satellite radio providers. FSN: Fox Sports Net, Inc. (FSN, Inc.) is the primary regional sports network (RSN) programmer in the United States, focusing on live professional and major collegiate home team sports events. FSN, Inc.’s sports programming business consists primarily of ownership interests in 13 RSNs, including various sub-regional feeds (the ‘FSN RSNs’) and National Sports Programming, which operates FSN (FSN), a national sports programming service. FSN, Inc. is also affiliated with, through FSN, an additional four RSNs that are not owned by FSN, Inc. (the ‘FSN Affiliated RSNs’). FSN provides the FSN RSNs and the FSN Affiliated RSNs with national sports programming, featuring original and licensed sports-related programming, as well as live and replay sporting events. The FSN RSNs and the FSN Affiliated RSNs have approximately 67 million subscribers and have rights to telecast live games of 51 of 81 U.S. professional sports teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League; collegiate conferences; and various college and high school sports teams. FX Networks, LLC (FX): FX is a general entertainment network that telecasts an improving roster of original series, as well as owns television series and motion pictures. FX reaches approximately 100 million U.S. households. FX’s lineup for the 2012-2013 season includes the critically acclaimed Sons of Anarchy (season five), Justified (season four), and American Horror Story (season two). Also included in the 2012-2013 season line-up are the eighth season of the comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the fourth seasons of Archer and The League, the third season of Louie, the second season of Wilfred, and the premiere season of Anger Management. Syndicated series include Two and a Half Men and How I Met Your Mother. During the 2012-2013 season, FX would also showcase the television premieres of theatrical motion pictures, including Twilight New Moon, Twilight Eclipse, Iron Man II, Karate Kid, Grown Ups, True Grit, How to Train Your Dragon, and X-Men: First Class. FX also acquired the telecast premiere rights to 2012’s primary movie The Avengers, as well as Prometheus, Watchmen, Men In Black 3, The Lorax, Taken 2, Madagascar 3, Act of Valor, and Bourne Legacy. The company also produces and distributes FX HD, a 24-hour national programming service produced and distributed in high definition. In 2011, FX began airing Saturday college football games as part of the Fox Sports on FX package. FX is also airing The Ultimate Fighter, the weekly signature reality show of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as well as an additional four to six l