FOX gets WWE’s “SmackDown Live,” FOX fall premiere dates, Thursday Night Football, film updates This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes FOX closing a five-year deal to get “SmackDown Live” starting in the fall, “Deadpool 2” crossing another milestone, FOX fall premiere dates, FX setting a premiere date for […]
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21CF news recap for the week ending June 1, 2018
‘Deadpool 2’ hits box office milestone, James Murdoch at Code Conference, Hotstar leads in India This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes 21CF and Disney setting a special meeting of stockholders in July, “Deadpool 2” passing $500 million at the box office, 21CF CEO James Murdoch at the 2018 […]
21CF CEO James Murdoch at Code Conference 2018
Proposed deal with Disney, diversity of voices, empowering customers, leading by example During his session at Recode’s 2018 Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch sat down with Recode’s senior editor of media Peter Kafka to talk about a wide range of topics. During their conversation on Tuesday, May […]
18 key quotes from 21CF’s fiscal Q2 2018 earnings call: New ‘Fox,’ Thursday Night Football, value of concentrated audiences
Yesterday, 21st Century Fox announced its fiscal Q2 2018 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 the transaction to create the new “Fox” and merge remaining assets […]
21CF announces proposed creation of new ‘Fox,’ merger of certain assets with Disney: 13 key quotes from Rupert, Lachlan, James
Yesterday, 21st Century Fox announced that it intends to spin off to shareholders a portfolio of its highly rated news, sports and broadcast businesses to create a new “Fox,” which will include Fox News Channel; Fox Business Network; FOX Broadcasting Company; FOX Sports; Fox Television Stations Group; and sports cable networks FS1, FS2, FOX Deportes […]