Washington, D.C. / Los Angeles, California – National Geographic Channel (NGC) has received the most Emmy Award nominations in the network’s history with 18 nominations, including 12 with FOX for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. With 12 nominations, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey tied such buzz-worthy shows as HBO’s True Detective and Netflix’s Orange is the New Black in nominations. Additionally, NGC’s second foray into original … [Read more...] about NGC receives a record of 18 Emmy Award nominations
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“Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” is the most-watched series ever on NGCI
Washington, DC – National Geographic Channel and Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) announced on July 7 that Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, from executive producer/writer/director Ann Druyan and executive producer Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, Ted) and hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, has reached a massive audience of 135 million viewers worldwide, including the U.S., across its 13-episode run. Internationally, the series attracted 90 million viewers on … [Read more...] about “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” is the most-watched series ever on NGCI
FOX to launch in Sweden
Stockholm – FOX International Channels (FIC), 21st Century FOX’s international multimedia business, announced on June 4 the upcoming launch of the world’s renowned general entertainment channel, FOX, in Sweden. The channel will be made available to 1.8 million Swedish viewers after the summer, through television distributor Com Hem’s analogue and digital packages. Com Hem is a Swedish cable operator, with nearly two million connected households and 830,000 unique … [Read more...] about FOX to launch in Sweden
Shine and Endemol enter joint-venture talks
Businessweek reports that Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc. plans to form a TV-production venture with Apollo Global Management LLC, combining the companies that made American Idol and The Biggest Loser. Fox, the New York-based media company, and funds affiliated with Apollo, the private-equity group led by Leon Black, reached a preliminary accord to own and manage the venture, the parties said in a statement on May 15. Murdoch would combine Fox’s Shine … [Read more...] about Shine and Endemol enter joint-venture talks
BSkyB in talks to buy Murdoch’s Europe pay-TV businesses
Reuters – Britain's largest pay-TV company BSkyB is in talks to buy Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, a €10 billion deal that would realise Rupert Murdoch's long-held ambition to combine his European TV interests in a single business. The potential tie-up would create a broadcaster with 20 million subscribers and more clout to deal with growing competition from rivals such as BT in sport as well as online groups like Netflix in movies and blockbuster TV shows. In 2010, Murdoch had … [Read more...] about BSkyB in talks to buy Murdoch’s Europe pay-TV businesses
FIC secures international rights for “Wayward Pines”
Singapore – FOX International Channels (FIC), FOX Broadcasting Company and FX Productions have locked in an international partnership on M. Night Shyamalan’s new suspense-filled 10-episode event thriller, Wayward Pines. FIC will control all rights outside of the U.S. to be the exclusive first-window broadcaster in its 125-country network as well as the exclusive international sales arm. Wayward Pines joins the ranks of The Walking Dead, The Bridge, the … [Read more...] about FIC secures international rights for “Wayward Pines”
