London, Sept 27 (ANI): Iconic American animated sitcom "The Simpsons" could soon be given its own 24-hour channel.
Executives at Fox, which broadcasts it, are now considering the idea of a digital channel, which would play nothing but those episodes day and night, the Telegraph reported.
News Corp chief operating officer Chase Carey hinted at the prospect of a Simpsons channel during a business conference in New York.
He said a "number of meetings" had been held about how to capitalise on the "unprecedented volume" of footage from the series and a channel purely for the show's fans was a possibility.
There were "a lot of Simpsons fans out there," he stated.
"The point I was making, which I will re-emphasise, is that this is a unique franchise and it provides us a unique opportunity to do some interesting things with it," Carey added.
However, he said if it went ahead with the dedicated channel it could not happen for a year because of syndication agreements already in place for previous episodes.
The show is approaching its 500th episode and is the longest running sitcom in the history of American television, having begun in 1989.
It has won 27 Emmy Awards. (ANI)
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