Fox has lost Microsoft as the exclusive sponsor of its upcoming Family Guy variety special after the software company’s executives watched the show’s taping.
Earlier this month, the companies said they were teaming for an unprecedented collaboration on Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show, a special set to air Nov. 8 during Fox’s popular Sunday animated block. Instead of traditional commercials, the special was to feature creative promotion of Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 7 woven into the show’s content.
Then executives watched the taping.
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