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James Murdoch: “Fox News is toxic”

James Murdoch has told the FT that US news channels promote “toxic politics” threatening US democracy. He said proprietors are as culpable as politicians who “know the truth but choose instead to propagate lies”. While he doesn’t name his father Rupert, who founded Fox News, or Lachlan, the brother who runs it, there is zero […]

January 18, 2021

Murdoch reunites with Shankar for India

James Murdoch is reuniting with Uday Shankar, who helped build Star, for a new media venture in India. The project brings back together one of India’s most successful media partnerships with the aim of building a “large-scale” business in the areas of digital media, education and healthcare delivery. Murdoch told the Financial Times it would […]

January 14, 2021

FOX News Digital sees record November

FOX News Digital closed out November 2020 with a record month in multiplatform views (over 2.7 billion) and multiplatform minutes (over 5 billion), its highest month in history across both categories. The digital network hit a new milestone surpassing over 5 billion multiplatform minutes for the first time ever and continued its streak of now […]

December 22, 2020

FOX News International expands to 30 countries

FOX News International, FOX News Media’s international streaming service, will be made available in Chile, Panama and Portugal starting December 17th. The launch further expands the platform’s distribution to 30 countries worldwide, surpassing FOX News Media’s original goal of reaching 20 countries by year end. The service provides live streams of FOX News Channel (FNC) […]

December 16, 2020

Amagi expands European operations

Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and streaming TV, has expanded its operations into France, DACH and NL markets, further strengthening its operations in Europe. The company, in the previous quarter, registered a YoY quarterly growth of 120 per cent, and today supports more than 400 channels on its platform for […]

December 15, 2020

Fox News launching streaming weather service

FOX News Media will launch a new, advertising supported, streaming weather service entitled FOX Weather in Q3 2021. The announcement was made Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News Media. Sharri Berg, currently the Chief Operating Officer of News & Operations for FOX Television Stations (FTS), will take on the additional role of President of FOX Weather, […]

December 9, 2020

Tubi Mexico to premiere Consciencia

Tubi, a division of FOX Entertainment, has announced the acclaimed Mexican romantic drama film Consciencia will premiere exclusively on December 16 in Mexico, the US on Tubi en Español, and Canada. Consciencia marks the first world premiere of a title on the platform in Mexico, in a deal brokered alongside Tubi’s partner in the country, […]

December 8, 2020

Fox Nation to present its first original holiday production

FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s on demand subscription-based streaming service, will debut its first holiday-themed original scripted production entitled “Christmas in the Rockies.” Available on the platform beginning November 26th, the film will feature cameos from FOX & Friends’ co-hosts Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt. Produced by Brain Power Studio in association with INSP Films […]

November 23, 2020

FOX will find another of its faces

Fox News won the ratings war in the US election hands down. But its candidate lost, even if that is taking a while to sink in. Ironically, Fox’s statisticians were the first to call the poll for Biden, something that has brought them condemnation from the station’s headbanger Alt-Right poster boys who are wildly popular […]

November 11, 2020

18th annual WWE Tribute to the Troops To Air On Fox

The 18th annual WWE Tribute to the Troops will air on FOX on December 6th, adjacent to Sunday’s regional NFL broadcasts. Viewers with an NFL matchup airing at 1:00 PM ET can watch WWE Tribute to the Troops at 4:30 PM ET; viewers with an NFL matchup airing at 4:05 PM ET can watch the […]

November 11, 2020