Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has grown steadily to become one of the most influential right-wing media voices in the US ever since it first went on air on 7 October 1996.
Uniting his assets under a new network, the Fox Broadcasting Company, Mr Murdoch’s stations initially paid out for CNN’s news feed at considerable expense.
Fox News nevertheless goes from strength to strength and is about to launch a new streaming service.
In 2000, Fox News flexed its muscles for the first time by playing a huge role in the election of George W Bush.