This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes a huge debut weekend for “Logan,” 21CF CFO John Nallen’s optimistic outlook for U.S. pay TV subscribers, Star Plus’ “Nayi Soch” gender equality promo getting more than 40 million digital views, FX Networks renewing “Taboo” and “Baskets,” and more.
- Final box office: ‘Logan’ climbs even higher to huge $88.3M U.S. debut, $247.3M globally (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘Logan’ leaps to $159M in overseas debut; top R-rated offshore bow ever (Deadline)
- The lesson of ‘Logan’: Superhero sagas are better when they’re real movies (Variety)
- Fox CFO ‘really optimistic’ about U.S. pay TV subscriber outlook (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Fox’s Dana Walden touts ‘vibrant’ broadcast TV business, says ‘talent market is a bit squeezed’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Star Plus-Aamir Khan’s ‘Nayi Soch’ campaign crosses 40 million views across digital platforms (Exchange4Media.com)
- FOX News maintains ratings momentum (Multichannel News)
- Fox fires back at British government on Sky deal regulatory issues (Variety)
- Tom Hardy’s ‘Taboo’ set for Season 2 at FX and BBC One (Variety)
- FX renews Zach Galifianakis comedy ‘Baskets’ for Season 3 (Variety)
- FOX+: The face of the ultimate entertainment upgrade (ASTIG.PH)
- Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks & Meryl Streep team for Pentagon Papers drama ‘The Post’ (Deadline)
- FOX Sports’ Rob Stone, John Strong discuss expanding, evolving MLS as new season begins (Awful Announcing)
- ‘This Is Us’: Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger named co-showrunners in new 20th TV deal, ‘HIMYM’ spinoff on hold (Deadline)
- Hotstar ties up with Zapr Media Labs for mobile audience analytics (Livemint)
- Former Yankee Alex Rodriguez named FOX Sports analyst (The Hollywood Reporter)
Enjoy the weekend!
