Description
Fox Entertainment is an American film and television production company owned by Fox Corporation. The company was formed in 2019 after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox. Fox Entertainment programming is created for the Fox Broadcasting Company, MyNetworkTV, and Tubi; Fox First Run serves as the syndication arm of the former, as well as a television distribution company for Fox Television Stations.
History
Fox Entertainment was formed in 2019 after Fox's former television studio, 20th Century Fox Television (among other assets), were acquired by Disney.
On August 6, 2019, Fox Entertainment acquired animation studio Bento Box Entertainment.
In April 2020, Fox Entertainment announced their partnership with Caffeine to bring the AniDom Beyond Show, a recap show hosted by Andy Richter.
Fox Entertainment planned to develop scripted and unscripted projects through a unit known as Sidecar, identifying and incubating programming for both Fox's broadcast network and third-party platforms. In June 2020, Fox shut down Sidecar, with reports citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry as being a factor.
In August 2021, Gordon Ramsay signed an overall deal with Fox Entertainment to form Studio Ramsay Global, which acquired all of Ramsay's existing Studio Ramsay business with All3Media, and will produce his future projects.
In September 2021, Fox Entertainment acquired TMZ from WarnerMedia in a deal worth about $50 million.
In November 2021, Fox Alternative Entertainment signed Wonwoo Park, creator of the South Korean format King of Mask Singer (which had been adapted by Fox as The Masked Singer) to a first-look deal with the studio.
In December 2021, Fox Entertainment acquired television film studio MarVista Entertainment, with a focus on producing content for its streaming service Tubi.
In February 2022, Fox Entertainment acquired the rights to the Gumby franchise.
In September 2022, Fox Corporation announced the launch of Fox Entertainment Studios. This is the company's first venture into entirely in-house television production. The studio debuted its first show, Monarch, on September 11, 2022. Fox also announced that Fox Entertainment would re-enter the international distribution business by launching a sales unit called Fox Entertainment Global. In January 2023, Fox Entertainment and Hulu announced that they have signed a new multi-year deal, encompassing in-season streaming rights for Fox's primetime shows.
In July 2023, Fox Entertainment announced its commitment to TV production in Ireland and creating the largest unscripted production hub, while confirming that it is the new global hub for Fox Entertainment's US hit cooking competition series Next Level Chef with Gordon Ramsay
