This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes Academy Award nominations for 21CF, continued strong ratings for FOX’s “The Masked Singer,” a premiere date for FX’s “Fosse/Verdon” series, a look at FOX’s live version of “Rent,” the history of FOX Sports’ Cleatus and more.
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21CF news recap for the week ending April 13, 2018
Fox Searchlight’s TV division, “Legion” gets a Peabody nomination, big IPL viewership for Star This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes Fox Searchlight’s television division, a Peabody Award nomination for FX’s “Legion,” Star getting big viewership numbers for the inaugural match of the 11th Indian Premier League season and […]
This week in 21CF news: Fox Searchlight and Guillermo del Toro, Star wins major cricket rights, Deadpool fights cancer in pink
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes Fox Searchlight’s development deal with Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro, Star winning cricket broadcast rights in India, FX ordering a pilot based on the comic book series “Y: The Last Man,” Deadpool raising money for cancer prevention with a pink suit and […]
Star India and BCCI launch ‘Best vs. Best’ anthem and campaign for VIVO IPL 2018 cricket tournament
With the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 cricket tournament less than a month away, Star India has collaborated with BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) for the first time to debut the “Best vs. Best” anthem and marketing campaign. The 11th edition of VIVO IPL begins Saturday, April 7, 2018. “The very […]
This week in 21CF news: 21CF’s offer for Sky, ‘The Shape of Water’ at Venice Film Festival, ‘The Orville’ debuts strong
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes 21CF CEO James Murdoch and 21CF Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch talking about 21CF’s offer for Sky, Fox Searchlight’s “The Shape of Water” (in theaters Dec. 8) winning the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival, FOX’s “The Orville” starting […]
Star India wins five-year IPL global media broadcast and digital rights, underscoring commitment to cricket and sports in India
Star India, the leading sports broadcaster in India, won the global media broadcast and digital rights to VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches on Monday. With a global consolidated bid of 16,347.5 crore ($2.55 billion), Star secured global rights to IPL from 2018 to 2022. “We are honoured to be selected as IPL’s Global […]
11 key quotes from 21CF’s fiscal Q3 2017 earnings call: DMVPD revolution, strength of film business, Hotstar’s continued growth
Yesterday, 21st Century Fox announced its fiscal Q3 2017 financial results. Afterward, the company held an earnings call featuring Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch, CEO James Murdoch and CFO John Nallen. It was an opportunity for 21CF to discuss a wide range of topics, including 21CF’s strategic priorities, the digital MVPD revolution, 20th Century Fox Film’s strength […]
STAR Plus kicks off ‘Nayi Soch’ campaign to salute star cricket players’ mothers, push agenda for Indian women
STAR India has long been an example of a company that embeds purpose in what it does, in particular when it comes to advancing the societal roles of women and girls. In its latest campaign, STAR India’s No. 1 Hindi general entertainment channel, STAR Plus, has recruited three of India’s biggest cricket stars for a […]
Q&A with Nitin Kukreja, head of STAR Sports: Kabaddi’s rise, building a multi-sport market in India
Nathaniel Brown is Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications at 21CF. I recently visited the Mumbai headquarters of our India business, STAR India, where I saw first-hand how its new STAR Sports brand has taken sports fans by storm. While STAR has for some time been India’s entertainment leader, it moved aggressively into […]
