Emmy nominations, World Cup, “Deadpool 2” at Comic-Con, “Pose” gets Season 2
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes Emmy nominations, World Cup ratings and ad spots, the Blu-ray for “Deadpool 2,” “Pose” getting Season 2 on FX and more.
- British government clears Fox’s Sky bid as battle for pay-TV giant heats up (Variety)
- Comcast and Fox engage in bidding war for control of Sky (The New York Times)
- Fox has next move in Sky fight after $34 billion Comcast bid (Bloomberg)
- Emmy nominations: HBO, 20th Century Fox TV, Universal top studios (Variety)
- 2018 Emmy Awards: See the list of nominees (The New York Times)
- England’s World Cup semifinal defeat scores top 5 ratings for Fox; best streaming results ever (Deadline)
- FOX Sports says its World Cup has been an ad revenue success, even without the U.S. Team (Adweek)
- FOX nears sellout for World Cup Final match (Broadcasting & Cable)
- 20th TV & Fox 21 TV studios will both develop for all platforms in strategy shift (Deadline)
- Fox planning major ‘Deadpool 2’ Blu-ray push at Comic-Con (Media Play News)
- Raunchy ‘Deadpool 2’ children’s book coming with Blu-ray (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘Pose’ renewed for Season 2 at FX (Variety)
- Fox News tops SCOTUS press conference ratings (Deadline)
- ‘Soul Food’s’ Felicia D. Henderson inks overall deal at 20th TV, joins ‘Empire’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ unveils new mobile game (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Meredith Vieira to host ’25 Words or Less’ game sow for summer run on Fox TV Stations (Deadline)
Enjoy the weekend!
