Fox sold to "The Simpsons" for U.S. $ 1,000 M

21st Century Fox owned by Rupert Murdoch, intends to sell reruns of the animated comedy The Simpsons, and points to a package of up to 1,000 million at U.S. $ 1.5 million per program, as revealed a source consulted by Reuters. The study began negotiating the show starring Bart and Homer Simpson TV stations in 1998. The new agreement would license reruns to local stations and cable channels at the same time, the source said. The Simpsons, who is entering his 25th season, has 530 episodes, a figure thatwould grow when the new license agreement. And the show's creator, Matt Groening, will receive part of the profits. It is estimated that the series has generated billions of dollars just in granting licenses and merchandising . News about new marketing efforts were initially reported by TV Guide. The Fox cable channel, FX, would have the first option to purchase the series, and other potential buyers are Viacom, which owns Comedy Central and Nick at Nite, and Turner Broadcasting. FX is in the process of launching a younger network, FXX, and repeats of The Simpsonscould boost interest. Moreover, 20th Century Fox will not want to pierce a direct competitor to the rights of the famous series Springfield Family. Viacom also be interested in putting the Simpsons on their networks, including Comedy Central, Spike, Nick at Nite, TV Land and MTV.