02-21-2008
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Substitute Birthday Fairy
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Re: Wow
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Originally Posted by LittleMissMagic
Isn't American Idol Fox??? Why would Disney endorse a network other than ABC?
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This is from the article:
"Disney licensed the rights to create the attraction from "Idol" co-producers 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia, despite the fact "American Idol" airs on Fox and Disney owns broadcast competitor ABC .
"It is owned by us, so we can extend the brand in the off-air space in the ways that we want to," said Keith Hindle, FremantleMedia's licensing vice president. "We don't see this in any way as a NewsCorp. vs. Disney debate. That's never been part of the discussion, and it's not something that's relevant to us. It's just part of 'American Idol."'
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