The simpsons is presenting a problem any media conglomerate would love to have. The show, which has been a hit on the Fox network since it debuted in 1989, has been syndicated to TV stations since 1994. Stations agreed to license The Simpsons in cash-only deals until it went out of first-run production. In exchange, TV stations got to air the show exclusively. That means Fox parent News Corp. has not been able to raise the show's license fees or sell it to cable or SVOD providers since the original deal was struck.
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