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For the past few months, the entertainment industry has been one of hardest hit — if not THE hardest hit — sectors in Los Angeles, consistently logging the highest number of Covid outbreaks in the county. Now, as studios are setting return-to work-dates for employees, at least three lots are seeing sizable outbreaks…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Networks Group and France’s Canal+ are set to renew their original drama War Of The Worlds for a second season. Deadline understands that preparation is already well underway for Season 2, which is set to go into production in the UK in spring this year. Producer Urban Myth Films has also set up a…

Fox Networks CEO Peter Rice said that the $3.3 billion the network paid for NFL Thursday night games over the next five years doesn’t represent an overpayment. Speaking at the Code Media conference, Rice responded to a question on whether paying 30 percent more per game for the rights in the face of the NFL’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has put in development The Building, a drama series from fantasy novelist Neil Gaiman and Angry Films. 20th Century Fox TV is the studio. The Building is based on a digital film called Parallels which has had great success on Netflix. The original film was written and directed by Chris Leone (story by…

Continuing on its ratings streak, the Season 7 shocker debut of The Walking Dead saw a 34% ratings growth internationally, marking the highest-rated launch in international distributor Fox Networks' history. The opener's growth was measured across 28 markets in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America where performance…

Benjamin “BJ” Elias, who played a key role in expanding Fox Networks’ suite of TV Everywhere apps and sites, has been promoted to SVP Distribution of the division. He was VP Distribution, Advanced Services. In his new gig, Elias will oversee Fox Networks’ distribution of new media products and services including TV…

First American soccer lost its biggest star, British import David Beckham, now it is about to lose its dedicated cable channel. Fox Networks is planning to relaunch its Fox Soccer Channel as an FX-branded entertainment cable network, a sibling to the cable network that airs Sons Of Anarchy, Louie and It’s Always Sunny…

Fox Networks marketing executives Bonnie O'Donnell and Jody Vogelaar have been promoted to Vice President, Distribution Marketing for Fox Networks (FN), it was announced today by Jamia Bigalow, Senior Vice President, Distribution Marketing, to whom both will report. These moves split the responsibilities of the…

Kurt Sutter, the colorful creator and showrunner of  FX’s biker drama hit Sons of Anarchy, is never one to miss an opportunity to defend the honor of his show and his network. He’s gotten into hot water in the past for speaking a bit too passionately on Twitter, so he took down his account. Now Sutter has leaped into…

With a November 1 deadline looming, News Corp. today purchased a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times sports section warning DirecTV customers that the satcaster was poised to drop nine networks if Fox’s dispute with DirecTV isn’t settled by month’s end. The full-color ad featured the heavy-handed banner ‘GAME OVER…

Another major carriage dispute threatens to pull Fox’s cable networks from DirecTV systems on November 1. The affected networks include FX (including its hit Sons Of Anarchy and hot newcomer American Horror Story), National Geographic Channel, Speed, Fuel TV, Fox Soccer, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Deportes, and the 19…

In a move designed to better align the division's leadership, Fox Networks (FN) Distribution President Mike Hopkins today announced a restructuring of the group's operations. Executive Vice President Michael Biard will be assuming additional responsibilities, with Senior Vice President of Advanced Services Julie…