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 […]
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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: ‘Three Billboards’ wins big at BAFTA Awards, Fox News’ streaming service, FNG plans summit
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” winning five BAFTA Awards, Fox News announcing plans to launch a streaming service called Fox Nation, “So You Think You Can Dance” getting Season 15 and more. BAFTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ conquers with five trophies including Best […]
This week in 21CF news: Oscar nominations, FOX Sports owning the fall, ‘The Greatest Showman’ a box office hit
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes the company’s industry-leading 27 Oscar nominations, FOX Sports’ strong showing in the fall, “The Greatest Showman” as a sleeper hit and more. Oscars 2018: ‘Shape of Water’ leads with 13 nominations (Variety) ‘Logan’ breaks ground with adapted screenplay Oscar nomination (The Hollywood […]
This week in 21CF news: ‘The Post’ earns top awards, Lachlan Murdoch on our ‘cathartic moment,’ ‘The Orville’ ratings
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes 20th Century Fox Film’s “The Post” landing top prizes already, 21CF Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch talking about the current “cathartic moment,” strong ratings for “The Orville” and more. ‘The Post’ lands top National Board of Review prizes (The New York Times) 21st […]
15 key quotes from 21CF’s fiscal Q1 2018 earnings call: DMVPD subscriber growth, embracing disruption, ambitions for Star India
Yesterday, 21st Century Fox announced its fiscal Q1 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 strong growth in DMVPD subscribers, embracing disruption in the industry, and […]
This week in 21CF news: 21CF’s fiscal Q1 2018 earnings, ‘The Mick’ gets full Season 2 order at FOX, World Series ad sales
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes 21CF’s fiscal Q1 2018 results, “The Mick” getting a full second season, FOX exceeding its ad sales forecast for the World Series and more. 21st Century Fox quarterly earnings exceeds expectations (The Hollywood Reporter) ‘The Mick’ scores full Season 2 order at […]
21CF CTO Paul Cheesbrough talks technology and media at TecNation 2017 in Washington, D.C.
In a conversation with Axios’ Sara Fischer at TecNation 2017, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center in Washington, D.C., 21CF CTO Paul Cheesbrough discussed how 21CF’s technology investments are shaping the media industry and helping the company’s brands engage consumers around the world. Paul highlighted how National Geographic’s network of photographers is pioneering the use of […]
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 […]
