Fox International Channels

Ashley Lutz, author of “These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media in America”, GE, News Corp., Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, and CBS are the main companies that run most of the media viewed in everyday life. News Corporation, in particular, owns Fox Entertainment Group, Wall Street Journal, and New York Post (Lutz). These are just some of the many companies owned by News Corp. For example: “News Corp. is a media and information services company, which focuses on creating and distributing…

hero was named Terry Fox, born on July 28, 1958. He created the Marathon of Hope to raise money and to help find a cure for cancer; therefore, our greatest Canadian individual was Terry Fox. Terry Fox can be considered a courageous man, because he ran the Marathon of Hope while he had an amputated leg. Terry was compassionate because his run was devoted to raising money for all cancer victims, most of all he is dedicated as can be seen through the distance he ran. Terry Fox has proven his…

Terry Kelly is from St. John’s, Newfoundland and at the age of one, he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a disease that left him blind. He made music since childhood and record five full-length recordings. His enthusiasm and determination gained recognition as an athlete, award-winning singer, songwriter and entertainer. On Remembrance Day, he was at ta drug store in Nova Scotia and the store owner announced for everybody to take a moment of silence to remember our troops. But he saw one man…

Destiny Hope Cyrus, better known as Miley, is a famous young performing artist who just recently labeled herself as a feminist. The question is; what characteristics make someone a feminist? Within the last couple of years, Cyrus has released some questionable music videos to the public while simultaneously calling herself a female supporter. Feminists are people who believe in equal rights, which Cyrus does agree with. However, what the singer fails to understand is that females are worth more…

It promotes its brand in its every animated film released, every derivative sold, every new playing channel and sales channel as well as every tourist entering into Disneyland. By virtue of these brand promotions, Disney can increase brand loyalty without any cost while gaining more profits. Disney Group’s value chain mainly consists of four parts: film and television…

conglomerates. An example of this illusion of choice is the Walt Disney Company. Aside from the theme parks and resorts owned by the company, Disney also owns ABC studios and the ABC Television Network, ESPN, Lifetime, and the Disney Channel (Grazian, 2010, p. 52). Each channel provides different programming and targets a different audience, however, the conglomerate monopolizes ad-space and defines what we are exposed…

Breaking Dawn is the last film of the famous romantic film series The Twilight Sapa which was produced in 2011. The film series attract teenagers from all over the world by the love story of the highschool girl Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and the vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). In Breaking Dawn, the Bella’s Transformation scene is one of the most wonderful and unforgetable moments because it marks an important change in both Bella’s body and life. After giving birth to her daughter…

their many scandals. It is no surprise to hear about the latest star getting involved with drugs or becoming alcohol dependent. This type of reckless behavior has become increasingly prevalent in child celebrities such as those featured on Disney Channel. This behavior, although not completely the fault of Walt Disney Studios, can be widely attributed to the loss of childhood and innocence of these young actors and actresses. At young ages, around 12 and sometimes younger, young actors and…

In the 1950s, every Monday night nearly 16 million Americans throughout the country interrupted their daily schedules to tune in to the timeless family show, I Love Lucy. Lucille Ball and her crew explored the possibilities of television and its untapped potential that would forever alter America’s entertainment industry. Prior to Lucille Ball’s work, there were very few television shows in existence. The television business was risky, few people had a television within their home and even…

Walt Disney, the founder of The Walt Disney Company, has created a very successful franchise, with net profits in the billions, but faces scrutiny over racial and anti-semitic claims. According to a biography of his life, there are claims that he discriminated against black americans until the 1950’s and did not allow women to work in positions of power until the late 40’s. The anti-semitic claims are less serious, only being accused of claiming that he is an “underdog” in Hollywood that is…