This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes 21CF’s fiscal Q2 2019 earnings, “Deadpool 2” surpassing its predecessor at the global box office, FOX and FX’s announcements at the winter 2019 TCA press tour, “The Simpsons” getting two more seasons and more.
- Fox tops Wall Street estimates as NFL, politics boost ad sales (Bloomberg)
- Box office surprise: ‘Deadpool 2’ overtakes first pic with $784M globally (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Box office: ‘Free Solo’ becomes second-biggest documentary of 2018 (Variety)
- FOX will eye expansion & acquisitions while broadcast network concentrates on ‘crazy’ creative risk-taking – TCA (Deadline)
- Charlie Collier on FOX’s ‘startup’ mentality, owning vs. licensing and finding a hit comedy (Variety)
- Charlie Collier outlines his plans for new FOX: ‘to win’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
- FOX Entertainment sets new deal with Gail Berman company SideCar (Variety)
- FX CEO John Landgraf takes aim at Netflix’s ‘not remotely accurate’ ratings data (Adweek)
- FX Networks Chief John Landgraf on future of ‘Fargo,’ ‘American Horror Story,’ ‘Feud’ and ‘Atlanta’ (Variety)
- ‘Legion’ will end with Season 3 on FX (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘Y: The Last Man’ adaptation ordered to series at FX (Variety)
- Q&A: John Landgraf talks FX’s future under Disney umbrella (Variety)
- FX’s ‘Fosse/Verdon’ producers: #MeToo era makes this story relevant (The Hollywood Reporter)
- ‘What We Do in the Shadows’: FX vampire comedy series unveils trailer, sets premiere date -TCA (Deadline)
- ‘World’s Best’ toppled in timeslot debut; ‘Masked Singer’ prevails (Deadline)
- How ‘The Masked Singer’ became broadcast’s biggest midseason hit (Adweek)
- ‘The Simpsons’ renewed for Seasons 31 & 32 by FOX (Deadline)
- Fox developing movie on ‘The Hate U Give’ author’s new book ‘On the Come Up’ (Variety)
- FOX orders 2 pilots – AI drama ‘neXT’ & comedy ‘Adam & Eve’ (Deadline)
- FOX orders drama pilots from Will Beall & David Ayer, Tom Kapinos & Sanaa Hamri (Deadline)
- FOX developing drama from ‘The Americans’ exec producer Graham Yost (Variety)
- National Geographic acquires Leonardo DiCaprio-produced Sundance Audience winner ‘Sea of Shadows’ for $3 million (Deadline)
- FX acquires ‘Venom,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Green Book’ & more movies (Deadline)
- Karaoke screenings, cosplay and “repeaters” keep ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ fever alive in Japan (The Hollywood Reporter)
- FOX Sports brings fans inside the huddle with all-access coverage of Big East basketball (Sports Video Group)
- ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ among Art Directors Guild winners (Variety)
- ACE Eddie Awards: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ & ‘The Favourite’ take top film prizes (Deadline)
- 20th Century Fox signs ‘Etherborn’ to newly announced indie development fund (Variety)
- Star India’s third edition of Star Writers Program to nurture next generation of storytellers on TV (Best Media Info)
- Nat Geo Kids digs deeper into fiction, digital to reach young eyeballs (Variety)
Enjoy the weekend!
