This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes the company’s industry-leading 27 Oscar nominations, FOX Sports’ strong showing in the fall, “The Greatest Showman” as a sleeper hit and more.
- Oscars 2018: ‘Shape of Water’ leads with 13 nominations (Variety)
- ‘Logan’ breaks ground with adapted screenplay Oscar nomination (The Hollywood Reporter)
- SAG Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ takes top honors at a show where women took center stage (The Hollywood Reporter)
- PGA Awards: ‘The Shape of Water’ wins outstanding producer; ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ tops in TV (Deadline)
- ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ ‘Lady Bird’ among 2018 GLAAD Media Award nominees (Los Angeles Times)
- True to its word, FOX Sports owned the fall (AdAge)
- Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort makes 3-Year Fox deal; first up is ‘Clue’ with ‘Deadpool’ scribes Reese & Wernick (Deadline)
- ‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’ premiere draws 5.5 million viewers in delayed viewing (Variety)
- TV ratings: FOX holds on to Wednesday with ‘911’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Fox News Channel tops weekly cable prime time charts (Broadcasting & Cable)
- ‘Greatest Showman’ becomes a sleeper hit as disrespected films flourish (The New York Times)
- Star bets on Hotstar to take Indian content global (Business Standard)
- Fox names 2018 Writers Lab participants (Deadline)
- National Geographic & Sundance Institute name inaugural Further Filmmaker Fellow (Deadline)
- Fox brings back ‘Daytona Day’ (SportsBusiness Daily)
- TV news roundup: ‘Empire,’ ‘Star’ set midseason return dates on FOX (Variety)
- Supplier of the Year: Fox (MediaPost)
Enjoy the weekend!
