FXX Adds ‘The Simpsons’ to Bulk Up Programming in Costly Deal
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FX Networks is proving it’s serious about FXX, making a massive investment to win the exclusive national cable rights for “The Simpsons,” after what’s being described as a bidding war among top cable networks.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it be worth more than $750 million to Twentieth Century Fox Television, according to a person familiar with the pact who confirmed reports in Variety and elsewhere.
That’s a nice chunk of change for a cable channel that only bowed in September, when it took the place of Fox Soccer Channel. FXX has since been airing a mix of original series like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The League” and “Wilfred,” which moved over from FX; off-network reruns like “How I Met Your Mother” and “Bob’s Burger”; and movies.
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