This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes 21CF’s big showing at the Golden Globe Awards, a stellar debut for “The Masked Singer” on FOX, “The Greatest Showman” album leading all others in 2018, BAFTA nominations for “The Favourite” and “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and more.
- 21st Century Fox files registration statement with SEC to form ‘new’ FOX (Deadline)
- Fox won’t bid for the regional sports networks that Disney may sell (Bloomberg)
- ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ crowned queen of Golden Globes with Best Picture Drama win, sets stage for Oscars (Deadline)
- Golden Globes TV: FX, Netflix lead field as ‘The Americans’ leaves with a bang (Deadline)
- ‘The Masked Singer’ scores biggest Live+3 lift ever for unscripted series (Variety)
- NFL playoffs ratings: Viewership skyrockets for ESPN, ABC, FOX games (Deadline)
- Friday ratings: FOX’s ‘Last Man Standing’ wins demos, ABC with new season high (Deadline)
- More total viewers tuned into FOX News for Pres. Trump’s address on border security and government shutdown than every other cable network (TVNewser)
- ‘Greatest Showman’ rules the soundtracks chart for 2018… and all album sales, period (Variety)
- BAFTA nominations: ‘The Favourite’ leads; love for ‘Roma,’ ‘Star Is Born,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘First Man’ & More – Full List (Deadline)
- ‘Atlanta,’ ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Unfortunate Events’ lead Directors Guild TV Awards nominations (Variety)
- ‘The Hate U Give,’ ‘The Favourite’ win top honors at L.A. Online Film Critics Society Awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Dorian Awards: ‘The Favourite’ Named Film of the Year (The Hollywood Reporter)
- FOX News signs Bret Baier to new multi-year deal (Variety)
- ‘Hate U Give’ director George Tillman Jr. inks first-look producing deal with 20th Century Fox TV (Deadline)
- FOX orders Therapy Dog animated presentation from Sharon Horgan, Clea Duvall, Jennifer Crittenden, Gabrielle Allan & Kapital (Deadline)
- FOX reviving ‘Paradise Hotel’ with SallyAnn Salsano (The Hollywood Reporter)
- FOX Sports expands Twitter partnership for Women’s World Cup (The Hollywood Reporter)
- BCCI: IPL 2019 scheduled to be played in India with a proposed start date of March 23 (The Times of India)
- FOX action series ’24’ to be remade in Japan for TV Asahi (Variety)
- ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ secures theatrical release in China (Variety)
- There’s now a sing-along version of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ coming to theaters (People)
- ‘Alien: Blackout’ is a survival horror mobile game starring Amanda Ripley (Variety)
- ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ immersive experience set to open ahead of release (Deadline)
- 20th Century Fox and Overwolf team for Fortnite competition (Esports Insider)
- National Geographic dares to think outside the (yellow) box with ‘Valley of the Boom’ (Adweek)
- Fox & Friends viewers help raise $350,000 to assist family of fallen policeman (TVNewser)
- ‘Mental Samurai’: Premiere date for FOX’s Rob Lowe-hosted ‘obstacle course for the mind’ (Deadline)
Enjoy the weekend!
