By Nellie Andreeva
18.01.2020 - 03:41 / nme.com
No final decisions have been made on the TV side of things
Disney has made the decision to drop the Fox name and rebrand the 21st Century Fox assets it acquired last year.
After months of speculation, the House of Mouse confirmed on March 12, 2019 the $71.3 billion acquisition of large chunks of 21st Century Fox, including its film and TV studio.
Now, it has been revealed that Disney have dropped the ‘Fox’ name. 20th Century Fox film studio will become 20th Century Studios, and Fox
By Nellie Andreeva
Fox Corp., led by CEO and executive chairman Lachlan Murdoch, on Wednesday reported sharply higher second-quarter earnings on valuation changes and higher advertising revenue.Fox — which, after Rupert Murdoch agreed to sell most of 21st Century Fox to Walt Disney for $71 billion, became a stand-alone company mostly focused on news and sports — reported net income of $314 million for the latest quarter, or 48 cents per share, compared with $24 million in the year-ago period, or 1 cents a
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Peter Chernin and his Chernin Entertainment banner are exiting their longtime production pact with the Disney-owned 20th Century Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.Chernin's partnership with 20th Century Fox (newly renamed 20th Century Studios) has spanned nearly a decade with titles that include Oscar-nominated features likeHidden Figures, blockbusters like The Greatest Showman and franchises, includingPlanet of the Apes.The partnership has also included box office stumbles, including
The mouse has officially killed the fox.