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After writing for such shows as L.A. Law and Sisters, Keyser and Lippman were asked by Fox to develop a series about some kids on their own after the death of their parents. Early on, the show had few viewers and was almost canceled. To help the ratings, Rupert Murdoch, whose company owns Fox, suggested an episode in which the kids' house burned down. (Keyser and Lippman rejected the idea.) Eventually, the ratings improved, and the show's popularity continues even as the loss of the parents recedes. "These people at any time in their lives are constantly forced back...
...RUPERT MURDOCH Bans book, blames staff, pays settlement, eats crow...
Media tycoon RUPERT MURDOCH is an ardent supporter of a free press, as long as it doesn't cost him too much. Last week HarperCollins U.K.--a subsidiary of Murdoch's News Corp., which has considerable interests in China--suddenly dumped East and West, a memoir by former Hong Kong Governor CHRIS PATTEN that offers a frank and not always flattering assessment of the Chinese government. Though his editors were enthusiastic and though Patten signed a contract for $200,000, Murdoch took a dimmer view; a News Corp. statement said, "Murdoch did not agree with many of Patten's positions...
...Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Network announced last week that it had entered into a development deal with one Matt Drudge, a self-proclaimed master of new journalism and one of the biggest celebrities on the Internet. Starting in May, Fox News will be giving Drudge his own weekly news program. If he's successful, his role with Fox could evolve and grow...
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is an ardent supporter of a free press, as long as it doesn't cost him too much. Last week HarperCollins U.K. -- a subsidiary of Murdoch's News Corp., which has considerable interests in China -- suddenly dumped "East and West," a memoir by former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten that offers a frank and not always flattering assessment of the Chinese government. Though his editors were enthusiastic and though Patten signed a contract for $200,000, Murdoch took a dimmer view; a News Corp. statement said, "Murdoch did not agree with many of Patten's positions...