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20th Century Fox TV Cuts Production Budgets (flag)
www.tvweek.com — News Corp.-owned 20th Century Fox Television is implementing across-the-board production cuts at all of its series, joining a growing list of companies trimming budgets in the wake of the economic downturn. All 20th producers have been told to reduce their budgets by 2%, a spokesman for the studio confirmed Tuesday. The move affects both existing hits such as “24” and “Family Guy” as well as newer shows such as “Life on Mars” and “Dollhouse.” "In these challenging economic times, ...

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Life on Mars, Dollhouse Must Cut Budgets
SF Universe — ... 20 Century Fox Television is implementing budget cuts on all its series including Life on Mars and Dollhouse, according to TV Week. All 20th Century Fox shows must cut budgets by 2 percent. ABC Studios have taken the same step. ...

Recession ends up in budget cuts for Family Guy
Stewie's Playground — This recession is hitting a lot of people pretty hard. The latest to be hit? Family Guy. Here’s more from TV Week: “In these challenging economic times, we’ve asked all of our showrunners to trim their production budgets by 2%, an assignment which they have all embraced,” a 20th spokesman said. “Everyone understands that revenues are down and these steps are necessary to protect our business.” The budgets for these shows are so enormous that I don’t think a 2% cut is going to affect anything much, but ...

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