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Over 100,000 people tried out for American Idol, which kicked off its sixth season Tuesday night on News Corporation's (NYSE: NWS) Fox Network. There's a way you can ride Idol's popularity -- by buying stock in CKX Entertainment (NASDAQ: CKXE). I enjoyed watching Judge Jewel and Shakira-look-alike, Perla Menses, in Minneapolis, but I'll skip the stock.
MSNBC estimates that Idol is a $2.5 billion franchise with at least five revenue streams, including:
But the public company with the biggest share of the Idol franchise is CKX. CKXE owns the company that produces Idol, 19 Entertainment, as well as the rights to the names, images and likenesses of Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley (as well as the operation of Graceland) and a firm that manages Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Woody Allen.
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