Often called the “Super Bowl of NASCAR,” the Daytona 500, which FOX will broadcast on Sunday, kicks off the NASCAR season with a bang. But the Super Bowl comparison underscores a key difference between NASCAR and other televised sports like the NFL, NBA or MLB, which spend their seasons building toward a grand finale at […]
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Joe Marchese at Re/code’s Code/Media 2016: TV, unlike digital, still measures true ad impressions
Television has walked onto an uneven playing field, but at least it still measures true ad impressions. Joe Marchese, president of Advanced Advertising Products at Fox Networks Group (FNG), made this point and others at Re/code’s Code/Media 2016 conference in Dana Point, California, on Thursday. When Joe’s digital advertising company, true[X], was acquired by 21st […]
21CF Oscars Countdown: ‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968)
In the weeks leading up to the 88th Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, we’ll take a look at our rich Academy Award history by sharing from our 20th Century Fox Archives. PHOTO CREDIT: “PLANET OF THE APES” ©1968 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Kim Hunter and Buck Kartalian on the studio set […]
21CF Oscars Countdown: ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ (1969)
In the weeks leading up to the 88th Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, we’ll take a look at our rich Academy Award history by sharing from our 20th Century Fox Archives. Photo credit: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” ©1969 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Paul Newman and Robert Redford on the […]
Winter 2016 TCA recap: FOX and FX take the stage, dish on ‘Scream Queens,’ ratings, TV series counts
FOX and FX took the stage at the winter 2016 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 15 and 16, respectively. At the event, FOX announced that “Scream Queens” is coming back for a second season, “Empire” is coming back for a third season, and “Prison Break” and “24” are getting […]
‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’ premieres in LA (FX premiere on Feb. 2)
FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” will reveal a side of the O.J. Simpson trial you’ve never seen before. Based on Jeffrey Toobin’s book “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” the new limited series will premiere on FX on Feb. 2, at 10 p.m. EST. Last night, the […]
21st Century Fox reports fiscal Q2 2016 earnings
21st Century Fox today reported financial results for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2015. Read the full earnings release for more information.
Watch a clown’s road to legitimacy in ‘Baskets,’ FX’s new comedy (premieres Jan. 21)
A man from Bakersfield, California, dared to dream big – so he enrolled at an esteemed clowning school in Paris. Chip Baskets eventually returned home in defeat and took a job as a local rodeo clown, his first step in his tortured road to clown legitimacy. This is the backdrop for “Baskets,” the new FX […]
Break the fourth wall with ‘Deadpool,’ in theaters Feb. 12
It’s been more than 10 years in the making, but Ryan Reynolds is finally starring as the titular (and titillating) character in 20th Century Fox’s “Deadpool,” hitting theaters Feb. 12. For the uninitiated, Deadpool is Marvel Comics’ most unconventional antihero known for his dark sense of humor, quick-healing powers and fondness for breaking the fourth […]
A UFO crash lands at The Grove in Los Angeles to celebrate the return of ‘The X-Files’ (Jan. 24)
The truth is out there for “The X-Files” fans – and by “there” we mean The Grove in Los Angeles. To celebrate the return of “The X-Files,” Fox crash landed a UFO in the popular shopping and entertainment center. The new six-episode miniseries event starts with a two-night premiere on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 10 […]
