This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes strong ratings for “The Masked Singer,” “Lethal Weapon,” the Daytona 500 and more; “Bohemian Rhapsody” claiming No. 1 on the home video charts; National Geographic hitting 100 million followers on Instagram; and more.
- TV ratings: ‘Simpsons,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Family Guy’ top a soft Sunday (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Primetime ratings: Mighty ‘Masked Singer’ leads FOX to win (Broadcasting & Cable)
- TV ratings: ‘Lethal Weapon’ ties season high, ‘This Is Us’ rises (The Hollywood Reporter)
- FOX’s Daytona 500 gets ratings bump over last year’s race (Deadline)
- Disney to accept divesting of FOX Sports in Brazil and Mexico (Bloomberg)
- ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ sings to No. 1 debut on home video charts (Media Play News)
- National Geographic just became the first brand to top 100 million Instagram followers (Adweek)
- com smashes traffic record despite prolonged Twitter hiatus (Mediaite)
- FOX News ups John Finley to EVP Development; adds Fox Nation oversight (Deadline)
- New Fox appoints Wayne Borg to Los Angeles studio role (Variety)
- FOX’s ‘Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back’ cooks up Russian remake (Deadline)
- ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther’ take home honors at Costume Designers Guild Awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
- National Geographic, Tourism New Zealand partner on global campaign (MediaPost)
Enjoy the weekend!
