This week’s recap of news about 21CF and its businesses features 21CF’s latest earnings, strong ratings for Game 7 of the World Series, premiere dates for FOX’s winter midseason TV lineup, FOX Deportes turning 20 years old and more. 21st Century Fox posts 22% increase in profit (The Wall Street Journal) Fox CEO rejects ‘scale […]
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10 key quotes from the FOX NFL Town Hall at Advertising Week 2016: How fans view ads, advertising in a two-screen world and more
Today’s NFL landscape is vastly different than it was a decade ago, and that has many implications for the attention and engagement of the football league’s viewers. On Wednesday, FOX play-by-play announcer Joe Buck moderated an in-depth conversation about that topic at an Advertising Week 2016 Town Hall session. The panel included Fox Networks Group […]
16 key quotes from James Murdoch at Goldman Sachs Communacopia 2016: Positioning 21CF for the future, Hulu, FOX News and more
During his session Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia 2016 conference, 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch sat down with Goldman Sachs analyst Drew Borst to discuss a long list of subjects. The 50-minute discussion was a chance for James to talk about positioning 21CF for the future, the many opportunities Hulu and the general […]
7 key quotes from Lachlan Murdoch at the 2016 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference
During his 45-minute session at the 2016 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference on Sept. 14, 21st Century Fox Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch touched on the company’s strong upstream position, the company’s continual investment in brands and content, and STAR India’s impressive growth, among other topics. Here are seven key quotes […]
10 key quotes from FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf’s chat with Denis Leary at PromaxBDA’s The Conference 2016
At PromaxBDA’s The Conference 2016, FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf sat beside creator, executive producer and star of FX’s “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” Denis Leary to talk about the state of television and marketing – and drop a handful of f-bombs in the process. The lively conversation hosted by PromaxBDA, an international nonprofit association for […]
10 key quotes from James Murdoch’s 2016 Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference session: Culture, innovation and more
During a Bernstein Thirty-Second Annual Strategic Decisions Conference 2016 session on the morning of June 1, 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch sat down with Sanford C. Bernstein senior analyst Todd Juenger to touch on a wide range of topics. The 50-minute discussion, which is available for replay, was an opportunity for James to talk […]
21CF Chats: theSkimm co-founders Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin on building a fervent audience, finding the right voice, more
Earlier this week, 21st Century Fox announced that it was leading an $8 million funding round for theSkimm, a multi-platform audience company that curates news and events for millennials. To get a better idea of how theSkimm has managed to gather, engage and grow an audience of more than 3.5 million active subscribers in less […]
21CF Chats: Fox Networks Group President of Advertising Sales Toby Byrne talks upfront changes, C3 vs. C7 and ‘views’
This morning, FOX announced its new primetime series for the 2016-17 season, which included a historic slate of original programming for the network. Tonight, Toby Byrne, President of Advertising Sales for Fox Networks Group, will address an audience of about 2,500 people at the 2016 FOX upfront programming presentation at the Beacon Theater in New […]
10 key comments from 21CF’s fiscal Q3 2016 earnings call: Hulu’s reimagined TV experience, rebundling, stacking and more
Last week, 21st Century Fox announced its fiscal Q3 2016 financial results. Afterward, the company held an earnings call featuring Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch, CEO James Murdoch and CFO John Nallen. The call was an opportunity for 21CF to discuss the role it is playing in reimagining how consumers experience television, as well as opportunities […]
Thoughts from ICANN 55 in Marrakech: Accountability is the watchword for 2016 and beyond
Christopher Wilson is vice president of government affairs at 21st Century Fox. Having just returned from the ICANN 55 meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, I can attest that the overwhelming attention of attendees was on ICANN’s future. The meeting was a watershed meeting in the organization’s history, as it was during this time that the ICANN […]
