Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. operates as a diversified media and entertainment company worldwide. The company's Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news, business news, sports, general entertainment, and movie programming for distribution through cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators, and telecommunications companies primarily in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Its Television segment is involved in the broadcasting of network programming in the United States; and the operation of 28 broadcast television stations, including 10 duopolies in the United States, which consist of 18 stations affiliated with the FOX Broadcasting Company and 10 stations affiliated with Master Distribution Service, Inc. The company's Filmed Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures for distribution and licensing in various formats and entertainment media, as well as produces and licenses television programming worldwide. Its Direct Broadcast Satellite Television segment distributes basic, premium, and pay-per-view programming services via satellite, cable, and broadband directly to subscribers in Italy, Germany, and Austria. The company was formerly known as News Corporation. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.