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This is an archive of news about FX. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

TV Ratings - July 21: Just 38,000 watch The Wire
From Media Guardian. Posted July 22 2008, 11.01am
Despite the thousands of column inches devoted to its return, US cop drama The Wire attracted just 38,000 viewers to the FX channel. By Oliver Luft (more)

Dexter viral ad includes customisable 'hit list' for serial killer
From Media Guardian. Posted July 9 2008, 3.27pm
A viral ad campaign to promote the new series of Dexter on FX allows fans to customise a video clip of a police press conference and name a friend as the next target on the serial killer's 'death list'. By Mark Sweney (more)

FXUK picks up 'The Colbert Report'
From Digital Spy. Posted April 7 2008, 11.52am
The Daily Show spinoff The Colbert Report will air on FX in the UK. (more)

Sky to add three high definition channels
From Digital Spy. Posted February 28 2008, 9.25am
Sky is to add Sky Sports HD 3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD during the next two months. (more)

FX to show MySpaceTV content
From Digital Spy. Posted November 26 2007, 3.41pm
FX will air user-generated content from MySpace TV as part of its Thursday comedy lineup. (more)

Asian FX confirmed for West Midlands DAB launch
From Biz Asia. Posted November 1 2007, 2.27pm
Asian FX has been confirmed as the new name for a 24-hour hit digital music radio station in the West Midlands. (more)

4oD agrees rights deal with FX
From Digital Spy. Posted October 26 2007, 11.48am
Channel 4 agrees a rights deal to put FX shows on 4oD. (more)

The Wire and 24 set for 4oD after Channel 4 strikes deal with Fox
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2007, 6.50am
Nip/Tuck, The Wire and 24 look set to appear on 4oD after Channel 4 struck a deal with FX, the Fox-owned entertainment channel. By Mark Sweney. (more)

The Wire set for 4oD after Channel 4 strikes deal with Fox
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2007, 6.50am
The Wire and Nip/Tuck look set to appear on 4oD after Channel 4 struck a deal with FX, the Fox-owned entertainment channel. By Mark Sweney. (more)

SFX magazine creates new role for former editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 18 2007, 12.00am
Former editor Dave Golder returns to Future's film and television title    (more)

HD version of FX in the pipeline
From Digital Spy. Posted August 22 2007, 9.06am
A high definition version of FX is likely to be launched in the first half of 2008. (more)

FX celebrates 'Dexter' win
From Digital Spy. Posted July 11 2007, 11.12am
Creepy US drama Dexter wins its timeslot in pay TV with over 300,000 viewers. (more)

New editor for FX
From Press Gazette. Posted May 30 2007, 12.00am
Theresa Dowling is the new editor of FX magazine, Wilmington Media’s contract design monthly. (more)

New FX released for producers
From Radio Today. Posted March 12 2007, 12.05am
A new production CD is set for release this week by composer and producer Anthony James. Under the Music Candy brand, the new CD features cartoon and comdey bits and will be called Boing Bam Boom. It is promised to provide lots of crazy stuff and useful tools for radio producers. (more)

MySpace to host advanced screening of Brotherhood
From Brand Republic. Posted October 3 2006, 2.10pm
LONDON - News Corporation's MySpace.com has signed a UK television deal to screen the first episode of Irish-American drama 'Brotherhood' ahead of its debut on the FX channel. (more)

FX channel tries commercial to combat ad-skipping
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 17 2006, 12.20pm
Niche UK men’s TV channel FX plans to show what it calls the first UK advert specially designed to combat viewers using digital recorders to avoid commercials. The advert for its new drama “Brotherhood” will show a single image on the screen for the entire 30-second slot, and therefore retain its “sales message” when viewed [...] (more)

Fox goes back to future to counter fastforwarding
From Media Guardian. Posted September 15 2006, 1.00am
Digital channel FX has developed what it claims is the first television advert aimed at combating the growing number of viewers who fastforward through its commercial breaks. By Owen Gibson. (more)

PC Tube bosses pull poster for featuring word 'Muslim'
From Brand Republic. Posted March 31 2006, 9.03am
LONDON - Posters promoting a new TV drama on FX, which feature the world 'Muslim', has been removed from the London Underground, after Tube bosses worried that it might offend Islam, despite the show's lead character being a Muslim. (more)

SFX magazine to release special Doctor Who edition
From Brand Republic. Posted March 23 2006, 11.03am
LONDON - Future's SFX Collection is to release a limited 'Doctor Who' edition to coincide with the start of series two, which begins on BBC One next month. (more)