This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes the company’s nine wins at the Golden Globes, FX’s day at the winter 2018 TCA press tour, strong ratings for FOX’s “9-1-1” and “The Four,” and more. Golden Globes scorecard: ‘Three Billboards’ and ‘Big Little Lies’ lead pack (Variety) FX sets ‘Atlanta’ […]
Monthly Archives: January 2018
21CF releases ‘Battle of the Sexes’ DVD and curriculum for free to educators to encourage conversation on gender and LGBT issues
21st Century Fox has strengthened its partnership with the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) with the release of a free “Battle of the Sexes” curriculum guide for the classroom. Inspired by the true story of world tennis champion and WSF founder, Billie Jean King, the curriculum offers materials for teachers to guide their students through discussions on sexism, LGBT rights, inclusion and the […]
FOX Sports announces collaborations with Twitter and Snapchat for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
FOX Sports is collaborating with Twitter and Snapchat to bring fans exclusive content from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on those social media platforms. The World Cup begins in June, and it will be FOX Sports’ first presentation of the biggest tournament in sports. On Twitter, FOX Sports will stream an exclusive 30-minute […]
FX winter 2018 TCA recap: ‘Mayans MC’ picked up to series, next season of ‘Atlanta,’ the state of Peak TV, director diversity
On the heels of FOX’s day at the winter 2018 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour in Pasadena, California, FX Networks and FX Productions took center stage on Friday, Jan. 5. During the day, FX announced that it had picked up “Mayans MC” for its first season and shared premiere dates for some of its […]
FOX winter 2018 TCA press tour recap: ‘Family Guy’ with fewer ad breaks, final bow for ‘New Girl,’ ‘The Gifted’ gets Season 2
At its winter 2018 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour in Pasadena, California, on Thursday, Jan. 4, FOX made a few exciting announcements for “Family Guy,” “New Girl,” “The Gifted” and more. Fox Television Group Chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman were joined by Michael Thorn, President of Entertainment for FOX; and Rob […]
Fox Archives: Holiday photographs from the Starhead collection
Seasonal photographs are rare and fun finds in in the Fox Archives. These holiday photographs are part of the Starhead collection (a sub-collection of the Fox Archives photography collection), which consists of portraits and candid moments of Fox employees when the star system was in place. This photography is not related to film or television […]
21CF Chats: ‘The Gifted’ EP Lauren Shuler Donner on comparisons to ‘X-Men’ and ‘Legion,’ starting in the industry as an outsider
On Monday, Oct. 2, at 9/8c, FOX will open another door to the Marvel universe on the small screen with the new family adventure series “The Gifted.” The series, which comes from 20th Century Fox Television in association with Marvel Television, revolves around a suburban couple who discover that their children have mutant powers. The […]
Joe Marchese talks about the attention economy, Hulu’s ad-free offering, reduced ad loads and rising Super Bowl ad prices
Human attention is the world’s most valuable resource, and that has far-reaching implications for how advertisers determine the price of people’s time and attention, according to Joe Marchese, president of Advanced Advertising Products at Fox Networks Group. On a recent episode of “Marketing Decoded,” a podcast hosted by Linda Boff, VP and Chief Marketing Officer […]
Fox Archives: Photographs of company parties and events dating back to 1918
Who doesn’t love a party? After all the holiday and New Year’s Eve parties, it seems fitting to share a few favorite photographs from the Archives’ “Company History: Events” collection. This smaller collection dates back to 1918, and it contains photography of awards ceremonies, dignitaries’ lot visits, sales conventions, stockholders’ meetings, employee picnics, studio club […]
