Blog: Fox
Fox brings its FIFA World Cup 2022 coverage into the streaming era
Blog post by Tim Mulligan
Last week, Fox subsidiary Tubi launched a dedicated linear channel for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament. Alongside using Fox's US broadcast rights to live stream all tournament matches and highlights,...
German Bundesliga faces 20% decline in value for its international rights
Blog post by Alistair Taylor
German business publisher Sponsors has announced the German Football League (DFL) is facing a 20% decline in the total value of its overseas' broadcast rights for the 2020/21 campaign. This is down from...
Play for the World – EA Aims to Fill Void via FIFA Stay and Play Cup
activity gap
Brondby
In 2003, FIFA updated its primary logo to include the words 'For the Game. For the World.' Fast forward 17 years and governments around the world are instructing their citizens to stay inside. Now...
The Show Must Go On – NFL Throws Screen Pass at COVID-19 with NFL Draft
The NFL's commissioner Roger Goodell announced to all 32 teams in a memo on March 26th that the NFL draft will go ahead as scheduled from the 23 rd to 25 th of April, despite growing pressures resulting...
Peacock Goes for Gold
On the 16 th of January , Comcast (owner of NBCUniversal) unveiled further details of its direct to consumer (D2C) proposition, Peacock. Peacock is set to debut on the 15 th of April exclusively for Comcast's...
Welcome to the Post-Peak Emmys
Digital audiences
Sunday night saw the 71 st Emmy Awards broadcast live on Fox. Traditionally the Emmys have been the cornerstone of TV production credibility alongside the BAFTAs. However, the Oscars of the TV industry...
Is YouTube MLB's Answer to Tap into Younger Audience?
cable consumption
On July 18 th , Google-owned YouTube livestreamed the first of its exclusive Major League Baseball (MLB) matches, acquired through a partnership announced with the MLB at the end of April 2019 . YouTube's...
Is Cricket the New 'Greatest Show on Turf'?
ad skippers
addressable audience
Even before the St. Louis (now LA) Rams were setting records in the NFL during the 1999-2001 seasons, earning the nickname 'The Greatest Show on Turf', the Super Bowl was viewed as an unrivalled opportunity...
The US Sports Betting Market Is Heating Up After Fox Plays its Strategic Hand
Fox Corporation – the successor company to 21st Century Fox – has made its first decisive move since completing the $71 billion sale of 21 st Century Fox's non-news and sports network assets in March....
Fox News to 'New Fox': What is Left After Disney Deal
Equity stake
On the 20th March 2019 , The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Rupert Murdoch's 21 st Century Fox became official. What did Disney acquire? The $71.3 billion merger significantly strengthens Disney's...
The Implications Of Amazon's Bid For Fox's Regional Sports Networks
21CF
AT&T
Hot on the heels of 21CF (21 st Century Fox) securing a renewal of its multi-year distribution deal with the leading US pay TV operator AT&T; 21CF's regional US Sports networks are now in play. According...
Why AT&T is Renewing Its Fox Distribution Relationship
DirectTV Now
Yesterday , leading US telco AT&T publicly announced the multi-year renewal of its programme distribution deal with Fox Networks Group. AT&T negotiated the deal with 21 st Century Fox assets, which...
DC Universe Is The First Strategic Move In The Next Round of Direct-To-Consumer Offerings
Warner Bro's long awaited DC Universe subscription video on demand (SVOD) service is nearing its grand unveiling, having now decided upon a pricing plan. This is the latest of a long list of examples...
Ego and Digital Disruption Drive S4 Capital and 21st Century Fox To Shore Up for the Future
Today's increased bid by 21 st Century Fox for the 60.5% of Sky which it does not currently own comes the day after media company S4 Capital successfully won the bidding war for Dutch creative agency...
Why Comcast is bidding for Sky
Blog post by Mark Mulligan
In a dramatic development Tuesday, US telco giant Comcast announced it is bidding £22.1 billion ($31 billion) for UK pay-TV operator Sky. This is a 16% premium to the existing takeover bid currently undergoing...
Disney, Netflix and the Squeezed Middle: The Real Story Behind Net Neutrality
Unless you have been hiding under a rock this last couple of weeks you'll have heard at least something about the build up to the decision over turning net neutrality in the US, a decision that was confirmed...
With interest in Fox's video content business, is 2017 the beginning of the end for traditional TV and film companies?
Last Friday, media stocks in the US rose on the back of news that 21 st Century Fox had been approached by Comcast, Walt Disney Co, Sony and Verizon over the possible sale of its film and international...
Netflix Is Now The Fifth Highest Ranked TV Network For Show Fandom
We are proud to announce the inaugural results of our new TV Show Brand Tracker. The findings reveal how streaming is impacting TV show audiences and which networks are performing best. Based on data from...
Facebook Gets Further Into Premium Sports Content
Fox Go
The UEFA Champions League is coming to Facebook for the 2017-2018 season. Facebook is partnering with Fox Sports to live stream next season's games starting in September, via the TV network's Facebook...
YouTube Flicks The On Switch With YouTube TV
Tuesday, February 28th could be looked back on as the day when everything changed for the pay TV industry in the US. This was the day when one of the tech majors decided to announce to the world that it...