Fox Audience Strategy has announced that writer Ester Lou Weithers is this year’s FOX Writers Intensive (FWI) Fellow. Ester, who was selected from a group of 12 finalists announced earlier this year, has received a script development deal with FOX Broadcasting Company and 20th Century Fox Television. Since 2011, the FWI has nurtured experienced writers with […]
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Fox Global Directors Initiative announces 16 new Fox Director Fellows to cultivate directors with diverse voices and backgrounds
In its ongoing endeavor to develop directors with diverse voices, backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives, Fox Audience Strategy has begun it second annual Fox Global Directors Initiative (FDI). The directors who have been named Fox Director Fellows will participate in comedy or drama apprenticeship programs and be pitched for directorial opportunities across Fox entertainment programs. […]
Fox Writers Intensive announces 12 finalists for 2016 to advance the careers of writers with diverse voices, backgrounds
The 12 finalists for the fifth annual Fox Writers Intensive (FWI) were announced on Feb. 3. The FWI aims to nurture experienced writers with diverse voices, backgrounds and life experiences. There were more than 500 nominations and submissions for FWI, the most in the platform’s history. “The growth of the Fox Writers Intensive over the […]
21CF earns 103 nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards
21st Century Fox received a grand total of 103 Emmy Awards from the Television Academy today, which means there will be plenty of anticipation here when the winners are announced at the 68th Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 18. Here’s a breakdown of 21CF’s nominations: FX: 56 nominations “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime […]
FOX’s Dana Walden and Gary Newman talk ‘Empire,’ diversity in TV and monetization at the 2016 NAB Show
FOX’s blockbuster television drama “Empire” certainly has eye-popping numbers to boast about: a total multiplatform audience of 23 million, a more than 20 percent lead over the second most popular broadcast show and 39 nominations for a variety of prestigious awards, for example. But stopping at the show’s numbers and rankings is missing the larger […]
FOX’s ‘New Girl’ airs its 100th episode Tuesday, March 8, at 8/7c
“New Girl” introduced the world to a heartbroken Jess Day and her three single male roommates when the show premiered in September 2011. On Tuesday, March 8, at 8/7c, FOX’s hit comedy series starring Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone will air its 100th episode. Gary Newman and Dana Walden, […]
‘The Last Man on Earth’ returns to FOX Sunday, March 6, at 9:30/8:30c for more post-apocalyptic laughs
Phil Miller thought he was the lone surviving human after a virus swept across the planet – but he was wrong, and now he’s living through a different kind of fallout. “The Last Man on Earth,” FOX’s post-apocalyptic comedy starring Will Forte as Phil (who now goes by his middle name, Tandy), is making its […]
‘Rosewood’ returns to FOX tonight at 8/7c to bring you more of the crime-solving pathologist
Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr. is a perceptive private pathologist who has a gift for noticing details in bodies that others usually miss. This talent makes Rosewood, the title character for the FOX series that goes by the same name, a helpful partner for the Miami Police Department, not to mention an entertaining character to watch. […]
‘Fresh off the Boat’ goes on a road show with Fox Audience Strategy to celebrate Chinese New Year and their midseason premiere
Twentieth Century Fox Television’s “Fresh off the Boat” recently went on a screening road show ahead of its midseason premiere, which returned this Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST with the show’s largest audience of the season since the premiere. To celebrate Chinese New Year and the return of show, executive producer Melvin Mar spent time […]
