‘Empire’ Season 5, ‘It’s Always Sunny’ team’s FOX comedy, ‘Spamalot’ movie This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes “Empire” getting a fifth season on FOX, a series order for “What We Do in the Shadows” on FX Networks, an extra episode for “Legion” Season 2, streaming service Hotstar’s continued […]
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21CF news recap for the week ending April 20, 2018
Nat Geo’s upfront, ‘Scully Effect,’ FOX Sports launching TNF pregame show This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes National Geographic’s Further Front event, Sky and Nat Geo fighting to eradicate plastic litter in oceans, FOX Sports launching a Thursday Night Football pregame show, FoxNext’s ‘Alien’ location-based VR experience 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 […]
This week in 21CF news: Oscars, FX’s ‘Atlanta Robbin’ Season’ with a huge premiere, Fox Networks Group’s ad goals
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes the Oscars, “Atlanta Robbin’ Season” with a strong return, Fox Networks Group’s ambitions to reduce TV ad time and more. Oscars: ‘Shape of Water’ is top-grossing Best Picture winner in five years (The Hollywood Reporter) FX’s ‘Atlanta Robbin’ Season’ bow earns strong […]
21CF Chats: FoxNext Games’ Aaron Loeb and Rick Phillips on the Aftershock acquisition, making world-class games
FoxNext oversees video gaming, location-based entertainment, and virtual and augmented reality productions across Twentieth Century Fox Film and Fox Networks Group. The division, which was just formed in January, announced its first acquisition: Aftershock, a leading creator of mobile games with studios in Los Angeles and San Francisco. With the acquisition, 21CF takes a big […]
This week in 21CF news: ‘Hidden Figures’ tops holiday weekend box office, ‘Taboo’ premieres big for FX, FoxNext announced
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes a big holiday weekend for “Hidden Figures,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” becoming the most-watched original telecast on FXX, FoxNext taking 20th Century Fox Film and FOX Networks Group deeper into the immersive business, and more. ‘Hidden Figures’ tops 4-day holiday weekend […]