Fox Entertainment is an American entertainment company owned by

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known for television production and distribution. The company was formed in 2019 after

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's acquisition of

21st Century Fox Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., which did business as 21st Century Fox, was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was formed on June 28, 2013, as the legal successor ...

, with offices in Midtown

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and

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. The company is the successor to the

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, which shut down and merged with the Walt Disney Studios in 2019. Fox Entertainment’s programming is created for the

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, and

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; Fox First Run serves as the syndication arm of the former, as well as a television distribution company for

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. It serves as the production arm for Fox.

History

Fox Entertainment emerged in 2019 subsequent to the acquisition of Fox's former television studio,

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, along with other assets acquired by Disney. On August 6, 2019, Fox Entertainment expanded its portfolio by acquiring the animation studio

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. Subsequent developments included a collaboration with

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in April 2020 to produce the AniDom Beyond Show, hosted by

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. Initially intending to foster scripted and unscripted projects through a division called Sidecar, aimed at developing content for both Fox's broadcast network and external platforms, Fox later dissolved Sidecar in June 2020, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. In August 2021, Fox Entertainment entered into an overall deal with

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to establish Studio Ramsay Global, which absorbed Ramsay's pre-existing business with

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and would oversee his future endeavors. September 2021 saw Fox Entertainment's acquisition of TMZ from WarnerMedia for approximately $50 million. Subsequent developments included signing Wonwoo Park, creator of the South Korean format ''

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'', which had been adapted by Fox as ''The Masked Singer'', to a first-look deal in November 2021, and the acquisition of television film studio MarVista Entertainment in December 2021, with an emphasis on content production for its streaming service Tubi. Exploring content for internal Fox streaming service Fox Nation, the entertainment division created new episodes of ''Cops'' and a follow-up to A&E series '' Duck Dynasty'' called '' Duck Family Treasure''. Further expansion occurred in February 2022 with the acquisition of the ''

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'' franchise. In September 2022, Fox Corporation launched Fox Entertainment Studios, its inaugural foray into wholly in-house television production, premiering its first show, ''

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'', on September 11, 2022. Additionally, Fox Entertainment re-entered the international distribution arena by establishing Fox Entertainment Global. In January 2023, Fox Entertainment and Hulu announced a new multi-year deal encompassing in-season streaming rights for Fox's primetime shows. By July 2023, Fox Entertainment declared its commitment to television production in

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, establishing the largest unscripted production hub and confirming its role as the global hub for the American hit cooking competition series '' Next Level Chef'' with Gordon Ramsay. Amid the 2023 Actors' and Writers' strikes, the entertainment division underwent a realignment to strengthen alignment with its parent entity, Fox Corporation. On March 27, 2024, Fox Entertainment's operations were restructured into three groups: Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and Fox Entertainment Global, with Fernando Szew named as head of the second unit. Around 30 employees were subsequently laid off in July 2024.

Filmography

Television

Film

Divisions

Fox Entertainment Studios

Fox Entertainment Studios is a division of Fox Entertainment which produces films and television shows in-house, as opposed to contracting studios. It was founded in 2022.

Television shows

Films

Fox Alternative Entertainment

Fox Alternative Entertainment is Fox Entertainment's in-house studio for unscripted and

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programming. It also produces reality television series for international networks.

Studio Ramsay Global

Studio Ramsay Global is a division of Fox Entertainment led by

. Formed as part of an overall deal with Ramsay, the studio is focused on food and lifestyle-related programming. The studio was formed after Fox Entertainment acquired the existing Studio Ramsay from

Fox First Run

Fox First Run is the television syndication arm owned by

. It serves as the syndication arm of Fox Entertainment, the

, and

. It was founded in 2019. It is also a television syndication/distribution company of

XOF Productions

XOF Productions is a division of Fox Entertainment. Its name is derived from a reversal of "Fox".

References

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