In Asia, Star Wars 3 is still being filmed.

After the last incident in which a movie fan broke into Ye Jin's RV, the security measures taken by the crew became more stringent.

The main creative staff such as Ye Jin, Lin Qingxia, Harrison Ford, Irving Kshner were all arranged to protect the security guards to prevent them from getting closer by movie fans.

In addition, the number of security guards responsible for patrol has also doubled. During the filming of the movie every day, the uninterrupted patrol is adopted within eight hours to prevent them from being intruded by enthusiastic fans.

In order to retain big customers like Ye Jin, Black Horse Security Company not only replaced Captain Alan Johnson's position, but also upgraded the crew's security department.

Each security guard is a police officer and has received strict security training. The new security captain, Charlie Brownson, was also a sheriff of the Salt Lake City Police Department in Arizona.

With these upgraded security measures, the crew's safety factor has been greatly improved, which has also made the filming of the movie smoother.

After completing the Arizona desert scene, everyone immediately came to the California Sequoia Forest to take pictures.

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Just as Ye Jin was busy filming, Fox Group was also expanding rapidly.

In October, Fox Network bought Washington-based Williams Media for another billion dollar price.

The company owns twelve regional TV stations, located in Montana, Vermont, Michigan, New Jersey and West Virginia.

After acquiring this TV station, Fox Network's TV stations reached 165, covering most of the America and serving nearly 200 million people.

This has also further enhanced the influence of Fox TV and has been compared with the three major TV networks ABC, NBC and CBS.

But so far, Fox TV still has no profit. Its losses last year were as high as $1.5 billion, and this year's losses are expected to reach $2 billion, a new record.

The reason why we lose money is that on the one hand, production and procurement require costs.

Currently, Fox TV's homemade programs are news and current affairs programs, mainly including "Good Morning, America", "Thirty Noon", "News Strike" and "Evening News", etc.

The editorial and filming of these news programs require funding, and soliciting news clues also requires funding. The salary of news anchors is comparable to that of Hollywood's most popular stars, so it costs a lot to make homemade news programs.

According to the "Financial Income and Syndicate", America TV is not allowed to produce entertainment programs except for news and current affairs programs, nor is it allowed to hold the copyright of entertainment programs in whole or in part.

Therefore, TV series and variety shows all require money to buy. "The Troubles of Growth", "The Beach Ranger", "The Knight Ranger", "Orange County Boy", "The Legend of the Lost Ark", "Millionaire", "The Enforcer of Heaven" and so on broadcast on Fox TV are all purchased programs.

Without exception, purchasing these programs requires money. Although some of them are produced by Fox Pictures, brothers also have to settle the accounts clearly. The money they should pay is still paid, and no penny can be lost.

On the one hand, it is because it continues to acquire and expand. Expansion acquisitions require money, and it costs a lot.

Fox TV had only five TV stations at the beginning. In less than three years, its TV stations have expanded to 165, more than thirty times.

This expansion speed is crazy. However, it is precisely because of this rapid expansion that Fox TV seizes the opportunity, loses its competitors, and grows into the fourth largest TV network in Asia Merica.

This not only covers more users and earns more advertising expenses, but also greatly increases Ye Jin's influence.

Otherwise, if it develops slowly, it will be caught up by its competitors. Just like Ted Turner, the owner of Turner Media, who successfully acquired Columbia Pictures this year.

He also wanted to form a television network covering the whole of the United States, but because he started late and lacked funds for expansion in the early stage, he slowly stepped up and down. Until now, wireless radio and television networks are no longer formed, and they can only form cable and satellite TV networks.

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In fact, Fox TV's acquisition of Williams Media this time was a bargain, which was 300 million to 400 million US dollars cheaper than last year's previous year.

This is mainly due to the rise of cable and satellite TV networks.

Cable TV technology appeared very early, and it appeared in Pennsylvania in Asiatica in the 1950s, and the earliest TV station in Hong Kong Li's Yingsheng was also cable TV in the early days.

However, cable TV requires cable laying, so the promotion cost is relatively high.

Unlike wireless radio and television, as long as the signal tower is erected, the number of antennas can receive signals. A signal tower can cover dozens or hundreds of kilometers. The promotion speed is undoubtedly faster and the promotion difficulty is undoubtedly lower.

Therefore, wireless radio and television networks became popular early, while cable TV networks were only promoted in densely populated metropolises.

As for satellite TV, it was developed in the late 1960s, only more than ten years ago, but it was popularized very quickly.

On the one hand, satellite TV only needs to purchase a signal receiver and a decoder, and does not require cable laying, which is relatively low.

Of course, the price of signal receivers and decoders is much more expensive than the antennas for wireless TV broadcasts. Moreover, satellite TV also requires monthly payment.

On the one hand, the signal of satellite TV is clearer and has better audio-visual effects than that of wireless broadcasts. Moreover, there are more programs to choose from, which is more attractive to families with rich incomes.

Finally, satellite TV can reach places where wireless radio and cable TV cannot reach, such as deep mountains and dense forests, remote towns, and even overseas markets.

The Armeniac is vast and has a land area of ​​fourth in the world, not much different from Middle-earth. However, its population is only 230 million, one-sixth of the Middle-earth population. It is truly worthy of being a large land and sparsely populated.

Especially in central America, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Arizona and other places, there is even less than one person per square kilometer.

Setting up signal towers or laying cables in these areas is undoubtedly an extremely low cost-effective thing, so major TV networks are reluctant to invest.

However, satellite TV does not have such trouble. As long as you install a receiver and a decoder, you can receive satellite TV even in remote areas. Therefore, although satellite TV was born the latest, it is not slow at all.

With the rapid popularity of cable and satellite TV, wireless radio and television networks are also facing great challenges.
Chapter completed!