21st Century Fox

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James Murdoch takes chairman role as Sky posts strong growth

James Murdoch is to return to Sky as chairman in a move that many believe…

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21st Century Fox takes stake in VR glasses manufacturer

21st Century Fox has struck a deal to take a minority stake in virtual reality…

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21st Century Fox completes Nat Geo takeover

21st Century Fox has completed its deal to take control of National Geographic and rejigged…

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Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in Hulu.

The Wall Street Journal reports  that Time Warner has been in talks with current owners…

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Fox COO to leave

Fox Television Group’s long-serving COO, Joe Earley, is leaving the 21st Century Fox-owned broadcaster after…

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Fox takes control of Nat Geo joint venture

21st Century Fox has taken majority control of its National Geographic Channels joint venture. The…

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NBCU seeks to match rivals’ international revenues

NBCUniversal will seek to bring its domestic to international revenue split in line with rival…

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Fox eyes ‘bolt-on’ M&A opportunities

Highlights from 21st Century Fox’s first investor call since Rupert Murdoch stepped down as CEO…

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Fox names Brian Sullivan as digital chief

21st Century Fox has named former Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan as president of digital…

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Fox veteran Hill exiting to create prodco

21st Century Fox is saying goodbye to senior programming executive David Hill after more than…

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Shares in Sky spike after report of rebuffed Vivendi approach

Shares in Sky spiked by about 5% yesterday after the Sunday Telegraph reported that 21st…

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Murdoch confirms Fox CEO change

21st Century Fox has confirmed James Murdoch will succeed his father Rupert as company CEO….

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Rupert Murdoch preps Fox exit

Rupert Murdoch is soon to step down as CEO of US-based media giant 21st Century Fox,…

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Disney revenues grow, but Fox declines

US entertainment giant Disney both posted improved first quarter revenues in the second financial quarter,…

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Apple reportedly planning autumn web TV launch

Apple is reportedly planning to launch an online TV service this autumn in partnership with…

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Fox denies Discovery takeover report

Twenty First Century Fox has moved swiftly to deny reports that its executives have held…

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Fox execs leave Sky Deutschland board as Sky chiefs join

21st Century Fox president Chase Carey and Fox International Channels Europe and Africa president Jan…

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Murdoch: TV industry needs “serious competitor” to Netflix

The TV industry needs to provide a “serious competitor” to Netflix and Amazon, according to…

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Murdoch talks Shine-Endemol and Sky Europe in Cannes

James Murdoch spoke publicly about the Shine-Endemol merger yesterday at MIPCOM. Speaking about the deal,…

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Apollo and 21st Century Fox finalise Endemol-Shine merger

Endemol owner Apollo Global Management and Shine’s parent 21st Century Fox have confirmed their plan to merge the…

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Turner Laing named as Shine-Endemol-Core chief

Former BSkyB content boss Sophie Turner Laing has landed what is perhaps the biggest job…

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Fox investigates Starz takeover

21st Century Fox reportedly met with top executives from US premium cable channel Starz to…

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Sky Deutschland boards recommend rejection of BSkyB bid

The executive board of Sky Deutschland has advised minority shareholders against accepting BSkyB’s bid for…

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BSkyB successfully prices bonds ahead of Sky Europe acquisition

UK pay TV operator BSkyB has successfully priced a £3.25 billion (€4 billion) series of…

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21st Century Fox president fails to shut door on BSkyB takeover

The president and chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox, Chase Carey, failed to rule…

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Marc Graboff leaves Core as Endemol merger moves closer

Marc Graboff, the former NBC programming boss, is leaving Core Media Group. His departure is…

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BSkyB publishes Sky Deutschland offer document

BSkyB yesterday published its Sky Deutschland offer document, setting an October 15 acceptance period deadline…

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A+E beats Time Warner to US$250m Vice stake

A+E Networks will acquire a 10% stake in hipster content brand Vice Media, beating off…

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Sunrise appoints 20th Century Fox exec as commercial chief

Swiss service provider Sunrise has appointed former 20th Century Fox executive Markus Naef as its…

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Bewkes sidesteps Fox questions as Murdoch has his say

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes neatly sidestepped questions about why he walked away from a…