This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes FOX Sports reaching a five-year agreement with the NFL to broadcast “Thursday Night Football,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “The Shape of Water” winning awards, Fox News Channel’s strong viewership for the State of the Union, and more. FOX snags ‘Thursday […]
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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: Nat Geo at TCA, ‘9-1-1’ gets another season, FoxNext Games makes an acquisition
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes National Geographic’s day at the winter 2018 TCA press tour, “9-1-1” getting renewed for a second season, Fox News launching a documentary series, FoxNext Games acquiring Cold Iron Studios and more. National Geographic Channel sets premiere dates for new series, Jane Goodall […]
This week in 21CF news: Golden Globe wins, FX’s TCA press tour day, solid ratings for FOX’s ‘9-1-1’ and ‘The Four’
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes the company’s nine wins at the Golden Globes, FX’s day at the winter 2018 TCA press tour, strong ratings for FOX’s “9-1-1” and “The Four,” and more. Golden Globes scorecard: ‘Three Billboards’ and ‘Big Little Lies’ lead pack (Variety) FX sets ‘Atlanta’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week in 21CF news: World Series Game 7 on FOX, ‘The Orville’ gets Season 2, FX sets date for next ‘American Crime Story’
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes FOX’s big audience for Game 7 of the World Series, “The Orville” renewed for Season 2, a premiere date for FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” and more. FOX draws 29.3 million viewers for the Houston Astros’ Game 7 […]
This week in 21CF news: FX’s ‘Better Things’ renewed for Season 3, Nat Geo runs with Bear Grylls, ‘The Simpsons’ documentary
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes “Better Things” getting renewed for Season 3 on FX, National Geographic acquiring syndication rights to “Running Wild With Bear Grylls,” FOX Sports deploying high-speed cameras for its World Series coverage and more. ‘Better Things’ renewed for Season 3 at FX (Variety) Fox, […]
This week in 21CF news: Emmys, Fox’s new TV Everywhere experience, Fox News schedule changes, big premiere for ‘Page Six TV’
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes a big night for Donald Glover and FX’s “Atlanta” at the Emmys, Fox’s new TV Everywhere experience, 20th Century Fox Film Chairman and CEO Stacey Snider on a variety of topics (including the future of Wolverine), and more. Emmys: ‘Atlanta’s’ Donald Glover […]