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Originally published November 2, 2009 at 6:08 AM | Page modified November 2, 2009 at 9:46 AM

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Movie replaces Microsoft in sponsoring Fox's 'Family Guy' special

Fox network says an upcoming movie has stepped in for Microsoft to sponsor next Sunday's "Family Guy" special.

The Associated Press

NEW YORK —

Fox network says an upcoming movie has stepped in for Microsoft to sponsor next Sunday's "Family Guy" special.

The upcoming Warner Bros. feature "Sherlock Holmes" will be the sole sponsor of "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show." A sneak preview from the December release, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, will air during the broadcast.

Last week, Microsoft abruptly backed out as sponsor of the half-hour comedy-variety program, which stars "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein, who, like MacFarlane, provides voices for the animated series.

The software giant explained that the often racy "Family Guy" style might clash with the Windows brand the company planned to promote on the show.

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Fox network is owned by News Corp.

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prcat I am a Mac user and for the life of me, can't understand where you are coming from. Microsoft explained why they were backing out, and...  Posted on November 2, 2009 at 8:44 PM by old man. Jump to comment
prcat: How do you have time to watch TV?  Posted on November 3, 2009 at 6:33 AM by rawdibob. Jump to comment
I think you can see where MS targeted users are, I mean Family Guy. I guess even DOS was cool when I was 16.  Posted on November 3, 2009 at 6:49 AM by RK11111111111. Jump to comment

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