Fox Sports Lays Off More Than 50 In Realignment Move

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFox Sports Films is set to air “Tua,” a documentary about Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Variety has learned exclusively.“Tua is a beloved young star with an incredible story,” said Charlie Dixon, Executive Vice President of Content at Fox Sports. “We like to say, ‘Fox is Football’, and since it’s in our DNA, that means providing the deepest insight into the sport both on and off the field.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corp. is joining the parade of big U.S.

When it comes to buying physical media, specifically Blu-rays and 4K discs, there are a huge number of people that look at it as completely alien. Why would you waste your money on a physical copy when you could just stream it or buy a digital version in 4K? Sure, there are plenty of reasons why people (like me) still buy physical media, especially 4K UHD discs, but there are maybe even more (like my wife) that think it’s the equivalent of buying a laserdisc or VHS.

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox don’t seem to be bothered by Brian Austin Green seemingly shading their relationship.The “Bad Things” rapper, 30, shared a video via Instagram on Thursday, August 6, of himself and Fox, 34, listening to his new song, “Concert for Aliens.” Kelly and the Transformers star mouthed the lyrics as the “Candy” rapper starts to headbang. Fox, meanwhile, throws her head back and smiles.“Who’s coming to the Concert for Aliens??” Kelly captioned the post.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA significant chunk of Fox Corp.’s employee base is likely to work from home for the rest of 2020 to keep the coronavirus from spreading among staffers, the company’s chief executive revealed in a memo.“In the near-term, we want to maintain a low density in our offices for those employees whose jobs do require them to be on site,” said Lachlan Murdoch, in the note.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have made their relationship Instagram official on both their accounts now—and did so with intense, knife emoji-adorned captions. Fox posted the first photo of her and Kelly on her account today.

OMG! We knew Brian Austin Green wasn’t nearly as chill with Megan Fox leaving him for a younger musician, but this is an EPIC way of showing it!

Things between exes Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox might not be as congenial as fans once believed. In a new post the 90210 star, 47, shared to his Instagram account, the actor and Megan’s former husband of 10 years, shot back at the New Girl alum, 34, by posting a series of photos featuring Brian’s four sons — three of whom he shares with his ex.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNick Khan, a behind-the-scenes power in the world of sports representation, is moving to professional-wrestling powerhouse WWE, where he will take on the role of president and chief revenue officer.Khan replaces George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, two longtime senior WWE executives who left Vince McMahon’s entrepreneurial professional-wrestling operation abruptly in a shake-up of management in January.More to come…

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corporation said net income in its fiscal fourth quarter tumbled despite only a slight decline in revenue after the company exited a multi-year rights agreement with the U.S Golf Association and grappled with conditions set by the coronavirus pandemic.The owner of Fox News Channel, Fox Broadcasting and Fox Sports, said net income during the period came to $122 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with $454 million, or 73 cents per share in the

In spite of all the ups and downs 2020 brought, these celebrities defied the odds and found new love! In all fairness, quarantine can really bring people closer together, and it seems like the living situation for many celebs did just that. A number of these couples have shown off their love on social media and out in public, and we’re celebrating them and the possibility of finding someone in trying times!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIf you missed the regular Opening Day from Major League Baseball due to the coronavirus pandemic, well, someone feels your pain.Comcast Corp. intends to refund the programming fees its subscribers paid for regional sports networks in the second quarter, the Philadelphia cable giant said Wednesday.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen it comes to sports broadcasts, NBCUniversal has a singular goal: The company wants to push even those advertisers who might not typically rush to football, hockey or Nascar to get into the game.The Comcast-owned company is about to make the rounds of media buyers and advertisers with a study of the attitudes of sports-deprived consumers in May – in the depths of the nation’s coronavirus shutdown – in the hopes of demonstrating how eager these people are to

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe nation’s local news veterans are launching a bid to take on a few successful upstarts making a market in national sports.An alliance of local-media companies, the Local Media Consortium, will launch “The Matchup,“ a new online sports news effort that aims to give fans of specific teams more news about them from a wider range of outlets than just those covering it locally The group’s first effort will make more headlines about a team available to a reader, so

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerIn a much-loved Saturday Night Live skit, Garrett Morris’s take on veteran infielder Chico Escuela once noted that “Baseball been berry, berry good to me.”Fox Sports is saying much the same today, as the return of Major League Baseball has proved to be a ratings bonanza.

Fox Sports has laid off between 50-100 people in a corporate restructuring meant to "streamline" the company's business. The changes stem from the fallout from the Disney transaction last year, when 21st Century Fox sold its regional sports networks to Disney while keeping its national sports division and sports cable channels as part of Fox Corp.

Also Read: Fox Sports to Put 'Virtual Fans' in the Stands for MLB Games (Video)The current round of cuts comes a month after Sports Business Journal reported in June that 20 Fox Sports talent and producers on low-rated boxing, WWE and soccer programs had been laid off by the company.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorESPN is moving deeper into the increasingly popular game of talking about big topics in smaller chunks of content.The Walt Disney-owned sports-media giant will today start rolling out “ESPN Stories,” a new series of quick-hit content compilations that its executives believe represent a new way of talking about sports to a generation of fans that love seeing not only great plays and highlights, commentator hot takes, stats and player interviews but humorous

Also Read: Remote Studio or Life Inside a Bubble: How to Broadcast Sports During a PandemicToday is Opening Day for baseball’s revised 60-game schedule.More to come…Let's get into the spirit of a new MLB season with some of the biggest baseball movies that all hit a commercial home run. These are the highest grossing baseball movies of all time, ranked from lowest to highest.20. "Mr. 3000" - $21.8 million  Bernie Mac plays a former baseball great who returns to the league at age 47 after