This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes 21CF CEO James Murdoch and 21CF Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch talking about 21CF’s offer for Sky, Fox Searchlight’s “The Shape of Water” (in theaters Dec. 8) winning the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival, FOX’s “The Orville” starting strong, and more.
- James Murdoch upbeat on Fox-Sky merger despite new probe: ‘We have a clock on this now’ (Variety)
- Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch talks Sky acquisition, theatrical windows, core TV brands and digital MVPDs (Variety)
- ‘The Shape of Water’ wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival: Complete list of winners (Variety)
- FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Cult’ scares up 6.9 million viewers (Multichannel News)
- ‘The Orville’ premiere rating adjusted up to 2.8, ties ‘This Is Us’ & ‘The Mick’ (Deadline)
- ‘MasterChef’ ratings cook up season high (Deadline)
- Creative Arts Emmys 2017: Winners list (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘Bob’s Burgers’ wins second animation program Emmy Award (Deadline)
- Brad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra’ gets winter 2019 release date (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Winning IPL’s media rights: Star India’s relentless strategy (The New Indian Express)
- Fox Stations aim to replace late-night syndicated comedy with local news (Variety)
- SVG Sit-Down: FOX Sports Regional Networks’ Michael Spirito on the power of digital content for RSNs (Sports Video Group)
- Peabody Organization names advisers from HBO, FX, UTA & Nat Geo (Deadline)
- Nike ran a marathon to get a new show on Nat Geo’s schedule (Variety)
- Chris Wallace renews pact with Fox News Channel (Variety)
Enjoy the weekend!
