This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes the launch of a single FOX NOW app to unite FOX, FX and National Geographic content; 21CF joining an effort to create a platform advertisers can use to better target ads across TV networks; FX Networks renewing “Legion” for a second season; and more.
- ‘Empire,’ ‘Legion’ unite in a single app as Fox takes on Netflix (Bloomberg)
- Turner, Viacom and Fox join forces for data-driven TV ad buying (The Wall Street Journal)
- ‘Legion’ renewed by FX for Season 2 (Variety)
- ‘Feud’ grabs FX’s highest series debut ratings since ‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ (Variety)
- ‘StarTalk With Neil deGrasse Tyson’ gets Season 4 order from National Geographic (Deadline)
- No post-election hangover at FOX News (Broadcasting & Cable)
- The other FOX News network is getting its big break (BuzzFeed News)
- Ryan Murphy sets his next TV series: 1980s New York drama ‘Pose’ at FX (Deadline)
- Dion Leonard’s memoir about stray dog to get movie adaptation at Fox (Variety)
- ‘Logan’s’ James Mangold to direct Fox’s NYPD drama ‘The Force’ (Variety)
- ‘The Fly’ remake in the works at Fox with director J.D. Dillard (Variety)
- Fox, Turner win broadcast rights to Argentine soccer (Reuters)
- We want to be seen as a native brand in India: National Geographic Partners’ Declan Moore (Financial Express)
- Samsung, Fox Innovation Lab developing HDR reference monitors for Hollywood (The Hollywood Reporter)
- FilMart: Fox sets ‘Trading Floor’ as first premium Asian miniseries (Variety)
- FilMart: Fox Networks confirms ‘Stained’ true crime series (Variety)
- TV ratings: ‘Star’ finale ticks up, ‘Designated Survivor’ steady (Variety)
Enjoy the weekend!
