This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes Fox Television Group Chairman and CEO Gary Newman at INTV, “Family Guy” airing without ad breaks this Sunday, a look at the marketing for “Love, Simon” (now playing in theaters) and more.
- Fox’s Gary Newman on potential ’24’ comeback; renewal possibilities for ‘Gotham’, ‘The Exorcist’ & More – INTV (Deadline)
- Fox TV boss Gary Newman talks ‘American Idol’ return, hints at ‘Buffy’ reboot (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Sunday’s ‘Family Guy’ will air uninterrupted thanks to PlayStation, the show’s sole sponsor (Adweek)
- SXSW: Robert Rodriguez offers sneak peek of ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Inside Fox’s strategy to market ‘Love, Simon,’ the first film of its kind from a major studio (Los Angeles Times)
- Groundbreaking 2018 World Cup docu-series ‘PHENOMS’ set for May release (Sports Illustrated)
- Without U.S. soccer to root for, Fox and Telemundo double down on Mexico (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- FX orders tech thriller pilot ‘Devs’ from Alex Garland, DNA TV & Scott Rudin (Deadline)
- Fox News signs anchor Shepard Smith to new multiyear deal (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Fox News stays hot in ratings race (Multichannel News)
- Sanaa Hamri inks new overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV (Variety)
- U.S., global deals for Fox International spy drama ‘Deep State’ (Variety)
- Ridley Scott in talks to direct ‘Queen and Country’ at Fox (TheWrap)
- ‘Logan’ team reunites on Don Winslow’s ‘The Force:’ Scott Frank rewriting for James Mangold (Deadline)
- IPL launches ‘Best vs Best’, its anthem for 2018 season (Hindustan Times)
- IPL 2018: Star now has 34 leading brands on board (Exchange4Media.com)
Enjoy the weekend!
