Fox Corporation
Fox Corporation ($FOX) is an American broadcast and cable television programmer based in New York City. It operates the Fox broadcast network, Fox Sports, Fox News Channel and more than two dozen Fox-owned broadcast stations in the United States. It also owns the streaming platform business Roku, streaming television service Tubi as well as the sports and pop culture media brand OutKick.
Kevin Blanchette named SVP of Brand & Marketing at Fox Television Stations
Fox Television Stations has named Kevin Blanchette Senior Vice President of Brand & Marketing, overseeing brand strategy, creative and audience growth across various products.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
MAD Project wants forced FCC vote on WTXF broadcast license
The MAD Project says recent court rulings support its argument that the FCC has a duty to resolve applications for review rather than leave them pending indefinitely.
FIRST ON THE DESK
Feds drop appeal over dismissed criminal counts in Timothy Burke hacking case
If approved, the dismissed appeal will allow the broader criminal case against Burke to proceed; he still faces numerous computer hacking charges that could earn him years in prison.
FIRST ON THE DESK
Parks Associates: Fox-Roku deal highlights value of TV operating systems
Roku is one of the most-used streaming platforms in America — and that prominence has invited some scrutiny over Fox's proposal to acquire the company for $22 billion.
DATA
Filing: Justice Department seeks information about Fox-Roku deal
Antitrust concerns are focused in part on whether Fox could favor Tubi or other Fox services within Roku’s streaming platform and advertising ecosystem.
Don’t call it a firing, attorney for fired Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo says
The attorney, Bryan Freedman, spent considerable effort trying to spin the narrative, but didn't provide proof that earlier reports were wrong.
Ex-Fox Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez to plead guilty in assault case
Sanchez faces charges including battery causing serious injury; it was not clear from court records what charges are involved in the guilty plea.
Fox Business parts ways with Maria Bartiromo
No reason was given for her departure; some speculate that she could be next in line to become the White House Press Secretary.
Fox News tops cable news in August, scores lead over broadcast networks in summer months
Fox News finished August as the top cable news network in total day and primetime, according to Nielsen data.
RATINGS
Fox News Digital leads news brands in July views, minutes
It was the 27th consecutive month that Fox News Digital ranked as the top news brand in multi-platform views, based on metrics from Comscore, Emplifi and others.
DATA
Gracenote to help improve search, ad opportunities across Tubi, Fox One
Tubi Media Group will use Gracenote’s tools to improve search, discovery and recommendations across its streaming properties.
Fox-owned Tubi grows to 110 million monthly active users
Premium programming and some live sports telecasts generated higher interest in Tubi over the past year.