This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes a huge opening weekend for “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” 21CF Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch talking workplace culture, FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf’s skepticism about social media driving TV viewership, FOX Sports’ World Cup plans, and more.
- ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ leads global box office with $100 million debut (Variety)
- TV ratings: ‘Empire’ lifts ‘Star’ (Variety)
- Lachlan Murdoch takes the long view as he helps run a business empire (Variety)
- Lachlan Murdoch discusses Fox News, Sky takeover and ‘Avatar’ sequels at Variety’s Dealmakers breakfast (Variety)
- FX Chief John Landgraf: ‘I remain skeptical about social media’ driving TV viewing (Deadline)
- John Landgraf mounts his Silicon Valley counteroffensive with new service FX+ (Variety)
- FOX Sports kicks off plans for 350 hours of 2018 soccer World Cup coverage (Deadline)
- FOX Sports inks World Cup sponsorship deals with Verizon, Volkswagen (AdAge)
- Gordon Ramsay ‘24 Hours to Hell & Back’ restaurant series gets FOX order (Deadline)
- Fox News will re-work daytime lineup; new shows for Faulkner, Perino (Variety)
- Fox Business Network chief talks beating CNBC and the harassment probe (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Fox launches new Arabic-language channel in Middle East (CNN Money)
- Dish tunes in FS1’s 4K college football coverage (Multichannel News)
- ‘Rent’: Live musical gets 2019 premiere date on FOX (Deadline)
- Wendy’s fuels FOX sports’ social VR effort (AdAge)
Enjoy the weekend!
