Fox Corp. Defers Office Reopening Date to ‘No Earlier Than Sept. 7’

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorEach weeknight, Fox News Channel’s primetime opinion hosts seek to own the libs. Greg Gutfeld says he wants to own some laughs.In an unorthodox maneuver, executives at the Fox Corp.-owned cable-news outlet will explore whether jokes and satire can capture a crowd after 11 p.m.

Taylor Swift is sending the Swifties scrambling to decode a new puzzle.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAnchor Bret Baier has renewed his contract with Fox News Channel, extending a pact that was last negotiated in 2019.The deal will keep Baier at the network for the next few years, and will maintain his roles as anchor and executive editor of the Fox Corp. network’s “Special Report” and as the outlet’s chief political anchor.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Nation seems eager to expand its chief export.The streaming service, originally conceived as a place for “super fans” of Fox News Channel, has in recent months been filling its digital shelves with a show led by Nancy Grace; faith-based shows tied to Easter; and vintage movies and TV series.

Fox News is the latest legal target of Dominion Voting Systems. The company has sued the Fox Corp. TV network for $1.6 billion for spreading false information about the 2020 election.

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Film at Lincoln Center, a foundational part of the New York City and global art film landscape, will reopen its theaters on April 16 after a Covid-19 shutdown of more than a year.

Jeff Taylor, who joined Fox Corp. in 2019 as EVP and chief litigation counsel, has been promoted to general counsel.

The National Football League has reached broad new agreements with its television partners, including The Walt Disney Co., NBCUniversal, Fox Corp., ViacomCBS and Amazon. The new deals will begin with the 2023 NFL season, and run through the 2033 season.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corp. has partnered with Operative Media that will help Fox supervise all of the advertising inventory across its portfolio, a new sign of how media companies are evolving to track commercial buys across a wider array of different media types.Fox will weave Operative’s cloud native sales technology platform across its portfolio of entertainment, sports and news properties.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe chief legal officer of Fox Corporation tried to throw cold water on growing speculation that he has taken on a broader role at the company, making decisions about the company on behalf of its CEO Lachlan Murdoch,.In an interview with David Lat, writer of the Substack newsletter “Original Jurisdiction,” Viet Dinh, Fox Corp.’s chief legal and policy officer, demurred at recent stories in The New York Times and Financial Times suggesting he’s taken more control

Taylor Swift's music partner Jack Antonoff is putting his feelings into words two days after their Grammys win. Taking to Instagram, Jack who is also a singer, songwriter and record producer penned a heartfelt note for Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner.

Fox Corp. has informed its employees that the earliest date they will be returning to the office will be September 7, right after Labor Day.

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Fox Corp.-owned animation studio Bento Box Entertainment is partnering with Australian television and film production company Princess Pictures to form Princess Bento Studio, a new animation studio that will produce animated content out of its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.

Taylor Swift has won Album Of The Year for ‘folklore’ at the Grammys 2021, becoming the first woman to win the award three times.The singer beat off competition from Haim, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Post Malone and more to pick up the award at last night’s (March 14) ceremony in Los Angeles.Swift was joined by ‘folklore’ producers Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner to pick up the award.“I wanna thank Justin Vernon, I’m so excited to meet you some day,” she said as she accepted the award.

UPDATE: Disneyland Paris has indefinitely delayed its planned April 2 opening given the Covid-19 situation, which has deteriorated in France and across much of Europe.

Fox Corp. chief financial officer Steve Tomsic predicts the ad revenue from his company's Tubi streaming service will soon surpass the ad revenue generated from its linear Fox broadcast entertainment network.