Fox is starting a cable channel devoted exclusively to the programming genre everyone loves to hate. They're actually not the first to take a crack at 24/7 reality TV — I wrote this piece for Wired Magazine last year about Larry Namer's Reality Central, a startup network that's still having a tough time getting off the ground. Pass me a pig bladder and a box of mealworms — gonna be a long night in front of the tube. Link to more on the Fox reality channel launch. (Thanks, Jon)
All-reality TV channel to be launched by Fox
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