Rupert Murdoch described allegations that the 2020 US election was stolen as “damaging” and “crazy” even though his Fox News continued to air the claims, according to depositions in the defamation lawsuit against the network by Dominion, the voting machine company. Apparently, Murdoch repeatedly emailed his concerns to Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott. Those […]
Emmy and Grammy Award-winning producer, director, actor and recording artist Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson and Fox Entertainment have entered into a non-exclusive multi-project broadcast direct deal. Jackson, through his production company G-Unit Film & Television, will develop scripted dramas, live-action comedies and animated series that would air on Fox. Series created under the deal will […]
Approximately 124 million viewers across the US tuned into Super Bowl LVII on February 12th to witness the Kansas City Chiefs narrowly defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in high-scoring encounter. To better understand the reach of the event, AdImpact has provided an analysis of viewership trends throughout the game: In the first quarter, viewership spiked at […]
Viewers using the FOX Sports App were the big winners during the 2023 Super Bowl, according to SSIMWAVE, an IMAX company, that used its Emmy Award-winning technology to measure video quality of more than a half-dozen broadcast and OTT streams of The Big Game. SSIMWAVE’s patented technology that replicates the human visual system scored the […]
FOX News Digital finished January 2023 as the top-performing news organisation in the competitive set in both multiplatform minutes and views, according to Comscore. This marks 23 straight months as the number one news brand with multiplatform minutes. FOX News Digital closed out January reaching over 3 billion total multiplatform minutes, 1.8 billion total multiplatform […]
Phenix, the video delivery specialist, measured the delays from the field-of-play to streaming services Fubo, Hulu, YouTubeTV, Fox Sports, NFL+ and DirecTV during the 2023 Super Bowl on February 12th as the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in a closely contested encounter. Phenix’s data showed 54+ second delays across the board for streaming […]
Tubi, Fox’s ad-supported US streamer, was among the TV brands given a big push during the coveted Super Bowl commercial breaks with two brand spots. The ads featured giant rabbits throwing viewers down a rabbit hole, implying the variety of content available on Tubi. Tubi CMO, Nicole Parlapiano, commented: “While much of the streaming world […]
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has said that it will cut 1,250 jobs after it missed analyst estimates for Q2 earnings due to weakness in its news and digital real estate businesses. “A surge in interest rates and acute inflation had a tangible impact on all of our businesses,” chief executive Robert Thomson said. “The initiatives […]
SSIMWAVE, an IMAX company, will show which video providers bring their ‘A Game’ to this Sunday’s pro football championship game when its Emmy Award-winning technology compares the video quality of more than a half-dozen broadcast and OTT streams of this Sunday’s game. SSIMWAVE will use its patented technology to measure every second and every frame […]
Dan Aykroyd will host a six-part comedic docuseries A History of the World in Six Glasses on FOX Nation in January 2024, announced Jason Klarman, its president. A History of the World in Six Glasses will also feature Jim Belushi, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon and George Wendt. The docuseries will chronicle the history of beer, wine, spirits, […]