Twentieth Century Fox Film and AMC Theatres are joining forces to provide underserved young people across the country access to the powerful new film “The Hate U Give” as a tool for driving empowerment, empathy and dialogue. The studio and theatre chain are hosting free screenings in nine metro areas during the film’s limited release at […]
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21CF Chats: FOX’s Michael Thorn talks brave new world of scripted development
FOX’s President of Entertainment on the opportunity in buying more scripted shows from other studios As the fall television season heats up, the development season for next year’s scripted programming is already off to the races. In an era of vertical integration in the broadcast networks’ scripted space, FOX will be treading new territory during […]
FOX Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy named Broadcaster of the Year
In his remarks, Jack highlighted the marks of a broadcaster, turned spotlight on TV station ownership caps Jack Abernethy, CEO of FOX Television Stations since 2004, was named Broadcaster of the Year at last week’s TVB Forward conference in New York City. The honor was presented by Mark Robichaux, editorial director of Broadcasting & Cable […]
21CF Chats: FOX’s Michael Thorn talks fall TV premieres
FOX’s President of Entertainment on this fall’s new shows, football’s important role and more Last week marked the beginning of the 2018-2019 TV season, with fall premieres of new and returning shows peppered throughout the calendar for the next several weeks. We sat down with FOX Broadcasting Company’s President of Entertainment Michael Thorn to talk […]
21CF news recap for the week ending September 28, 2018
Sky, “9-1-1” ratings, “Kingsman 3” update, Fox Nation slogan This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes strong ratings for “9-1-1,” details for “Kingsman 3,” the new Fox Nation slogan, the special 30th anniversary logo for “The Simpsons” and more.
21CF and 20th Century Fox Film host congressional leaders for D.C. screening of ‘The Hate U Give’
Earlier this week, 21st Century Fox and 20th Century Fox Film hosted an advance screening of the “The Hate U Give” at National Geographic’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. More than 300 people attended, including Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA); Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), who represents Atlanta where the movie was filmed; and Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA), who […]
Fox Networks Group Asia awards development deals to 2 participants of inaugural Fox Creative Lab for Taiwan
Jimmy Hsu and Nien Hsiu Li, along with three other directors from Taiwan, completed the program on Sept. 20 The inaugural Fox Creative Lab: Taiwan 2018 began in May with the selection of participating directors and producers from Taiwan. That four-month intensive course concluded last week, and Fox Networks Group Asia announced that it is […]
21CF news recap for the week ending September 21, 2018
Sky auction, Emmys, “MasterChef” and “Snowfall” renewals, NFL ratings This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes new “Fox’s” Chief Legal and Policy Officer, the Emmys, “MasterChef” getting Season 10 on FOX, “Snowfall” getting Season 3 on FX, a strong premiere for “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” and more.
FOX Sports Kansas City and USO bring MLB greats and U.S. troops together for special Sept. 11 telecast
Kansas City Royals greats visit deployed troops in Middle East as part of FOX Sports Kansas City’s annual Sept. 11 broadcast FOX Sports Kansas City recently partnered with nonprofit organization USO to bring Major League Baseball greats from the Kansas City Royals to American troops deployed to the Middle East. Hall-of-Famer George Brett, two-time Cy […]
Fox partners with CineCares Foundation to mentor Chicago youth in film and TV production
As production began on the upcoming fifth season of “Empire,” FOX’s Golden Globe-nominated drama series following the Lyon family’s exploits in the hip-hop industry, the show welcomed some new additions to its crew behind the scenes. A group of interns from the CineCares Foundation, a Chicago nonprofit providing education initiatives, joined colleagues in the Props, […]
