This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes free screenings of “Hidden Figures” in honor of Black History Month, STAR India partnering with TED on a new Hindi talk show, “Legion” notching strong ratings and more.
- ‘Hidden Figures’ free screenings set in honor of Black History Month (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Fox’s STAR India orders ‘TED Talks’ series hosted by Shah Rukh Khan (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Image Awards: ‘Hidden Figures’ wins best picture; ‘Black-ish’ & ‘Queen Sugar’ nab TV honors (Deadline)
- ‘Legion’ premiere ratings jump triple digits in Live+3 (Deadline)
- TV ratings: ‘MasterChef Junior’ returns solid, TGIT continues to reign (Variety)
- Post-Super Bowl ‘24: Legacy’ premiere tops scripted delayed-viewing ratings (Variety)
- FOX News rolls in weekly cable ratings race (Multichannel News)
- Queen Latifah developing Bible-themed drama at FOX (The Hollywood Reporter)
- FOX picks up medical drama pilot ‘The Beast’ from Neal Baer (Variety)
- FOX renews ‘Lucifer’ for Season 3 (Variety)
- Fox 2000 catches ‘The Fox Hunt’ for ‘La La Land’ Producer; ‘Spotlight’ screenwriter adapting (Deadline)
- Fox studio chief Stacey Snider advocates for shorter theatrical windows (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How 128-year-old National Geographic is trying to build a hot TV channel from scratch (Recode)
- ‘Feud’: Inside Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon’s take on a Hollywood battle royale (Variety)
- ‘American Horror Story’: Ryan Murphy reveals Season 7 will tackle 2016 presidential election (Variety)
- 20th Century Fox releases Movie of the Day app on Apple TV (Variety)
- DirecTV, FOX Sports set 4K tip-off (Multichannel News)
Enjoy the weekend!
