The Fox television network offered an alternative to the three major networks and showed that entry into the network broadcasting industry was possi­ ble, if difficult

Principal personages: Rupert M urdoch (1931 - ), an

Australian newspaper tycoon and owner of Twentieth Century-Fox studios

Barry D iller (1942-), the head of the Twentieth Century-Fox film studios, coinventor of the television “movie of the week” and television miniseries.