Its role as both a prosecutor and campaign group was questioned by some Conservative MPs after members of Oxfordshire's Heythrop Hunt were fined in December 2012 for unlawfully hunting a wildfox with dogs.
Though the discussions in recent weeks have been largely focused on a deal for a handful of stations, WNYW and WWOR New York and WXTF Philadelphia and a couple of cable channels, Fox also wants to continue being paid for cable channels like National Geographic Wild and Fox Business Network.
