Yesterday, 21st Century Fox announced its fiscal Q1 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 its cable business, its growth strategy, its discipline with investments and […]
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This week in 21CF news: FOX News’ election coverage, ‘The Simpsons’ makes TV history, World Series makes FOX No. 1
This week’s recap of news about 21CF and its businesses features FOX News’ election coverage, “The Simpsons” making TV history, FXX setting return dates for “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Man Seeking Woman,” and more. TV ratings: 71 million watched 2016 election returns pour in; CNN and FOX News set records (The Hollywood Reporter) […]
This week in 21CF news: 21CF’s fiscal Q1 2017 earnings, World Series Game 7 viewership, FOX’s winter premiere dates
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 […]
Lachlan and James Murdoch host 21CF All Hands meeting, talk direction, core bundle, diversity, favorite part of the job
With an audience of colleagues at businesses around the world, from Los Angeles to New York to Mumbai to Buenos Aires to the U.K. to Hong Kong, 21st Century Fox Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch and CEO James Murdoch recently hosted a company All Hands meeting. By way of a live webcast feed from the historic […]
FOX News Channel launched 20 years ago: A brief history of FOX News, from newsreel team to cable’s No. 1 news network
June 5, 1989, BEIJING – Around the world, the image of a man staring down tanks in China’s Tiananmen Square became etched in our collective memory. The live CNN broadcast was a journalism milestone. Like any competitive newsman, Rupert Murdoch marveled at the accomplishment but must have been rankled by his rival’s success […]
This week in 21CF news: ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ opens big, FOX News’ big ratings, ‘Archer’ end announced
The first week of October was marked by a big opening for “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” ratings victories for FOX News, Leonardo DiCaprio joining President Barack Obama for South by South Lawn (SXSL), the renewal of FX Networks’ “American Horror Story” and the announcement of the end for FX’s hit animated series “Archer.” […]
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 […]
This week in 21CF news: FX CEO John Landgraf on storytelling, FOX Sports’ augmented reality, FOX Business sets record quarter
21st Century Fox made plenty of headlines in the last week of September, thanks to FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf’s insightful remarks on storytelling, FOX Sports bringing augmented reality to the NFL, FOX Business notching a record quarter, and FX’s renewal of “The Strain” and “You’re the Worst.” All that and much […]
This week in 21CF news: 21CF wins 27 Emmys, James Murdoch talks creative excellence, FX renews ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Better Things’
In addition to 21st Century Fox’s big night at the Emmys, this week’s recap of news about 21CF and its businesses covers CEO James Murdoch’s comments at a recent investor conference, National Geographic announcing its first ever Earth Week, FX Networks renewing “Atlanta” and “Better Things,” a 13-day marathon of “The Simpsons” on FXX, and […]
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 […]
