Mediagazer: Fox will live-stream its primetime programming on its website and Fox Now app, rolling out to 98% of pay TV subscribers, will require cable authentication (Michael O'Connell/Hollywood Reporter)

2:20 PM ET, July 11, 2016

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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:

Fox will live-stream its primetime programming on its website and Fox Now app, rolling out to 98% of pay TV subscribers, will require cable authentication — The network initiative, a first of its kind, kicks off July 11 in all 210 U.S. TV markets. — Fox is not wading into the world of live-streaming.

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