Nov 15th 2013, 18:05, by Kwame Opam
After 24 full seasons and only weeks into its 25th, The Simpsons is finally heading to cable. In an unheard of deal expected to hit $750 million, Fox's fledgling network FXX will have exclusive cable and digital rights to the series massive catalog of 530 episodes starting August 2014.
The term of the landmark deal is a decade, which means audiences can conservatively expect another 10 years of the longest running comedy show on television. According to Deadline, FXX is expected to pay upwards of $1.25 million per week to offer the show on-demand and via the network's upcoming FXNow app, due out next month. FXX will be able to broadcast new episodes a season after their initial run, with the catalog growing to 574 episodes by September...
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