Deadline: Lachlan Murdoch Weighs In On Resolution Of Family Feud That Leaves Him In Control Of Fox, News Corp.

Story from Deadline:

“Thank you very much for having me, and sorry for the delay,” said Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch, appearing quite late to a Goldman Sachs media conference two days after consolidating control over his family’s media empire.

Deadline; Murdoch Settlement Stunner: Lachlan’s Status Reaffirmed As James, Elisabeth And Prudence Cut Ties With Family Business

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In a seismic development in the decades-long media dynasty presided over by Rupert Murdoch, a settlement has been reached in the Nevada legal fight over his family trust.

Deadline: Judge Dismisses Newsmax’s “Shotgun Complaint” Against Fox News But Will Allow New Filing

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Newsmax‘s antitrust lawsuit against Fox News has been dismissed by a federal judge as a “shotgun complaint,” but the litigation can be revived in a new pleading.

Advanced Television: DirecTV’s MySports adds hundreds of local stations

Story from Advanced Television:

Over the past year, DirecTV has obtained rights from The Walt Disney Company, Paramount, NBCUniversal, and Fox Corp. to include their respective ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox-owned and-operated TV stations in the largest US cities in its MySports genre pack.

Deadline: Newsmax Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Fox News

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Newsmax on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News, claiming the news outlet has maintained its dominance among right-leaning cable, satellite and streaming networks via an “exclusionary scheme” to suppress competition.

Hollywood Reporter: Fox, CBS May Want In on Local TV Station Buying Spree

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Are the big broadcast networks planning a local TV takeover?

Broadband TV News; The merger that wasn’t: John Malone, Rupert Murdoch, and the Fox-Warner talks

Story from Broadband TV News:

In the summer of 2024, two media veterans—John Malone, the so-called “cable cowboy,” and Rupert Murdoch, the architect of modern media empires—engaged in what would become one of the most intriguing but ultimately unrealised merger discussions in recent media history.

Deadline: Fox Entertainment Studios Adds JJ Klein & Brie Neimand As SVPs In Scripted Operation

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Fox Entertainment Studios has appointed JJ Klein as SVP, Current for Scripted Entertainment and Brie Neimand as SVP, Scripted Development.

Hollywood Reporter: Fox Entertainment Studios Rounds Out Exec Team With Dana Tafoya-Cameron, Michelle Huynh

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Fox Entertainment Studios is completing its top executive team.

Deadline: Disney Casting EVP Randi Hiller & Production EVP Sam Dickerman Exiting Studio Early Next Year

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In the latest streaming milestone, ESPN and Fox are forming a bundle of their soon-to-launch services, Deadline has learned.

Deadline: Fox Corp. Advertising Growth Drives Better-Than-Expected Quarterly Results

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Fox Corp. advertising momentum in the April-to-June quarter helped it post revenue and earnings above Wall Street expectations.

Deadline: Fox Acquires One-Third Stake In Penske Entertainment, Owner Of Indycar Series

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Fox has purchased a one-third interest in Penske Entertainment inclusive of Indycar and the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Deadline: TKO Group Taps Major League Soccer Exec Sana Shuaib As It Expands Global Partnerships Team

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UFC and WWE parent TKO Group announced two new appointments to its global partnerships team, hiring Sana Shuaib as SVP, Partnership Marketing & Digital and naming veteran executive Brit Santypal SVP, Operations.

Variety: Fox Sees New Ad Dollars for Sports, News, Streaming in Latest Upfront Close

Story from Variety:

Fears that Trump tariffs would dampen TV’s annual “upfront” advertising market appear to have been overblown — at least for those media companies with a strong sports portfolio.

Variety: Fox Sports Inks Broad Pact With Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy to Become Regular On-Air Contributor

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Fox Sports is officially in business with Barstool Sports, which has built a solid fanbase for its brash brand of commentary, and company founder Dave Portnoy.

Deadline: Touching Down In Sun Valley, Can Moguls Find Answers To Media’s Pressing Questions Amid The Ponderosa Pines?

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At Sun Valley 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav predicted a surge of media M&A and said he didn’t care who became president as long as deals got done.

Variety: Fox Sees Earlier-Than-Expected Sell-Out for MLB All-Star Game Commercials

Story from Variety:

Advertiser demand for the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game has been so intense, even the commercials that might never air are getting snapped up.

Advanced Television: Esports World Cup Foundation partners with IMG

Story from Advanced Television:

The Esports World Cup Foundation has partnered with sports marketing agency IMG to elevate the broadcast coverage and reach new global audiences for the Esports World Cup (EWC), the world’s largest eSports tournament and gaming festival, which has returned to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from now through to August 24th.

Deadline: Local TV Groups E.W. Scripps And Gray Media Swap Stations In Five Markets

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Gray Media and the E.W. Scripps Co., two of the largest U.S. owners of local TV stations, have engineered a swap of stations in five small and mid-sized markets.

Hollywood Reporter: When Fox Made the Wrong Bets — and Wound Up In a Hostile Takeover

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

On the morning of July 17, 1929, American film industry titan William Fox and his treasurer Jacob Rubenstein were on their way from Long Island to a round at the Lakeville Golf and Country Club with fellow producers Adolph Zukor, Nicholas Schenck, and actor Thomas Meighan.