FOX gets WWE’s “SmackDown Live,” FOX fall premiere dates, Thursday Night Football, film updates
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes FOX closing a five-year deal to get “SmackDown Live” starting in the fall, “Deadpool 2” crossing another milestone, FOX fall premiere dates, FX setting a premiere date for “Mayans M.C.,” a handful of film updates and more.
- Justice Dept. approves Disney’s purchase of Fox assets (The New York Times)
- Disney and Fox schedule July 27 shareholder votes on merger — upping pressure on Comcast (Los Angeles Times)
- WWE’s ‘SmackDown Live’ moves to FOX Broadcasting in 2019 (Variety)
- ‘Deadpool 2’ hits $705M worldwide to become No. 3 R-rated title ever at global box office (Deadline)
- With its first Thursday Night Football game set for Sept. 27, FOX solidifies fall premieres (Adweek)
- FOX fall premiere dates: ‘9-1-1’ and ‘Rel’ get post-NFL previews (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘Mayans M.C.’ starts on FX Sept. 4 (Broadcasting & Cable)
- FOX Sports app sees big lift from World Cup (Variety)
- ‘Stuber,’ Matt Damon-Christian Bale film land high-profile summer release dates from Fox (The Hollywood Reporter)
- 20th Century Fox sets dates for untitled James Mangold Ferrari project, Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Death on the Nile’ (Deadline)
- Fox dates Amy Adams pic ‘Woman in the Window,’ moves thriller ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (Deadline)
- Fox, 21 Laps scare up ‘The Boogeyman’ deal; ‘A Quiet Place’ scribes Beck & Woods adapt Stephen King short story (Deadline)
- Fox developing satirical puppet show based on iconic French series ‘Les Guignols’ (Variety)
- Gordon Ramsay’s ’24 Hours to Hell and Back’ renewed at FOX (The Hollywood Reporter)
- FX leads all networks into TCA Awards (Broadcasting & Cable)
- Blue Apron and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ are teaming up (Slanted)
- 20th Century Fox TV heads to Comic-Con with ‘The Passage,’ ‘The Gifted’ Season 2, ‘The Orville’ & more (Deadline)
- How National Geographic uses Instagram to stay relevant (Recode)
- Nat Geo WILD goes late-night June 30 (Broadcasting & Cable)
- How language was king during IPL 2018: Viewership from regional markets shoots up (The News Minute)
- Fox, Turner, Viacom will take part in new Roku ad-sales market (Variety)
Enjoy the weekend!
