Michael J. Fox is one of the latest stars to react to the tragic death of Matthew Perry.
02.11.2023 - 12:07 / variety.com
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Sports wasn’t enough to help Fox Corp. get to its goals. The owner of Fox News Channel and the Fox broadcast network said profit fell in its first fiscal quarter as robust results generated by its showing of the FIFA Women’s World Cup were offset by declines in its cable operations, where subscribers and advertising revenue fell.
In all, Fox Corp. reported net income of $407 million, or 82 cents per share, compared with $605 million. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.10 per share.
In a statement, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch cited the company’s sports portfolio and activity at Tubi, its ad-supported streaming hub, as bright spots during the period. To be sure, Fox’s first-quarter revenue rose to$3.21 billion, compared with $3.19 billion in the year-earlier period.
But the company said ad revenues for the period were off 2% due to lower political advertising at its local TV stations and the pressures of a higher-supply of direct-response advertising at its Fox News properties. Direct-response advertisers typically pay lower prices in exchange for their commercials being placed as needed by the network. Advertisers in recent quarters have been wary of aligning their commercials with news programming, citing concerns about the consumer polarization, and Fox News has made efforts to broaden its programming beyond coverage of politics.
Revenue from distribution rose 2%. Fox grappled with declines in business at its cable assets, noting that revenue fell to $1.39 billion, compared to $1.43 billion in the year-earlier period. Affiliate fees fell to $1.01 billion from $1.03 billion, due to subscriber declines.
Michael J. Fox is one of the latest stars to react to the tragic death of Matthew Perry.
A Fox Corp. shareholder got a bit of a brushoff when he asked if or how the company was doing anything structurally to protect itself against legal liability around the 2020 election and if and how executive pay policies may have been tweaked to to reflect ongoing legal peril.
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Wednesday’s episode of The Masked Singer, including the identity of Cuddle Monster.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The newest surprise at Fox’s “Masked Singer” isn’t tied to an appearance by a mysterious celebrity. On Wednesday night, the popular reality-competition program will bring an advertiser into its format for the first time since launching in 2019.
Friends actor donated a generous amount of money to his Parkinson’s charity.The actor, who is best known for starring in the Back To The Future franchise films, revealed in a new interview that Perry once gave a hefty sum at a benefit event for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.Fox, who founded the charity in 2000, two years after announcing that he’d already been dealing with the disease for several years, told Entertainment Tonight about the star’s kindness – and how the actor made the donation quietly.“I hope this isn’t indiscreet, but when the [Friends cast] first made their big sale and were made millionaires for the rest of their lives, he wrote a big fat check to the foundation,” Fox said.“We were really early on and trying to find our feet, and it was such a vote of confidence.”“And it wasn’t accompanied by any self-aggrandising or anything,” Fox added.
Naman Ramachandran Gains made from streamer Joyn have offset the continuing decline in TV advertising in the German-speaking region at media giant ProSiebenSat.1. Quarterly results published on Tuesday reveal that group revenues are relatively stable with a 3% decline in the third quarter of 2023 to €888 million ($950 million) compared to €911 million ($974 million) in the previous year. The numbers are a marginal improvement from the second quarter results where the group’s revenues declined from €1.04 billion ($1.14 billion) in 2022 to €868 million ($950 million) this year.
Entertainment Tonight during the annual “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson’s” gala, a benefit hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.“He was a hockey player, a good hockey player, and we played hockey together,” the “Back to the Future” star added. According to Fox, Perry once gave his foundation, which began in 2000 and specializes in research into Parkinson’s disease, a gracious donation.
It was a very good night for Michael J. Fox Apple TV+’s Davis Guggenheim-directed documentary on the star’s life and battle with Parkinsons Disease won in all five categories for which it was nominated at the 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards. It swept the board for Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Editing for Michael Harte, Narration for Fox himself, and Biographical Documentary.The Critics Choice Documentary Awards, held tonight at the Edison Hotel in New York City and live streamed, recognizes the year’s finest achievements in documentaries released in theaters, on TV and on major digital platforms, as determined by the voting of qualified CCA members. 20 Days in Mariupol winning for Best First Documentary for director Msyyslav Chernov and Best Political Documentary picked up a pair of wins as did Netflix’s docus American Symphony, and The Deepest Breath which each took home two awards. Jon Batiste was the subject of American Symphony which had a leading six nominations and won a prize as Best Music Documentary as well as for Batiste’s score. The Deepest Breath prevailed as Best Sports Documentary and for its Cinematography.
The stars are stepping out for Michael J. Fox‘s big event.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer The news that multiple Oscar nominee Michelle Williams was the reader for the audiobook of Britney Spears‘ memoir “The Woman in Me” was too delightful for “Saturday Night Live” to pass up.
Black-ish alum Anthony Anderson and his mom Doris Bowman (aka “Mama Doris”) are teaming up to host Fox‘s new midseason music-centric guessing game show We Are Family. The mother and son duo are replacing previously announced Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne, who are unable to host the show due to a scheduling conflict for Foxx, not a big surprise following all the strike-related production changes and delays. He is still set to executive produce the series, which will premiere Wednesday, January 3.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson and his mother, Doris Bowman, are once again teaming up to host another game show together. The son-and-mother duo have been announced as the new hosts of Fox’s upcoming music gamer “We Are Family,” which premieres Wednesday, Jan.
sure does.The actor-turned-poet arrived on set for her Drew Barrymore Show appearance wearing a brown suit that combined a buttoned blazer, microshorts, and sheer tights that appeared to have a slightly reddish tint. Oxblood of course being the official color of autumn 2023, Fox added oxblood pumps to match her red mani and .To complete the ensemble, Megan Fox wore a couple of blue butterfly clips in her hair, narrow sunglasses, and a classic trench coat draped cape-style over her shoulders.
Refresh for latest…: Sony Pictures Entertainment saw a 1% gain in profits for the quarter ended September 30 versus the similar period last year. Coming in at $204 million, operating income was also 77% above the first quarter of 2023.
Well, now you do.The actor-turned-author's first book of poetry, , only hit (digital) shelves on Tuesday, November 7, but it's both the first and second best-sellers in Poetry on Amazon just 24 hours later—the first is a physical copy, and the second the Fox narrated herself. This means that Megan Fox has officially joined the ranks of best-selling poets , Edgar Allen Poe, and Mary Oliver.
Fox Corp. has tapped Adam Ciongoli as its chief legal and policy officer, succeeding Viet Dinh, who in August announced he was departing the company.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery narrowed its third-quarter loss as the media giant, grappling with billions of dollars in debt as a result of the 2022 merger that created it, saw the box-office success of “Barbie” offset by a 12% decline in advertising at its portfolio of TV networks. The owner of CNN, the Warner Bros.
Michael J. Fox‘s is talking about his many health problems, including ones not generally known by the public. In a recent Town & Country interview, he revealed the astonishing story of a limb he almost lost.
Michael J. Fox is opening up about his over 30-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Michael J. Fox has always been willing to face long odds. To look the impossible in the face and say, bring it on. Now he’s looking down the road at the final challenge, and he’s as brave as ever.