Fox Networks Group
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Formerly | Fox International Channels (1993–2016) |
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Former type | Division |
| Industry | Television |
| Fate | Assets dispersed across The Walt Disney Company |
| Successor |
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| Founded | February 27, 1993 (1993-02-27) |
| Defunct | March 19, 2019 (2019-03-19) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Key people | Peter Rice (CEO) Randy Freer (COO) |
| Products | Pay TV |
| Brands |
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| Parent | 21st Century Fox |
| Website | www.foxnetworks.com/  |
Fox Networks Group was 21st Century Fox's primary operating unit for television distribution. It produced and distributes 300+ entertainment, sports, factual and movie channels in 45 languages across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa, using several brands, including Fox, STAR India, National Geographic Channel and BabyTV. Among their non-linear brands were Fox Now and Hotstar. These brands reached over 1.725 billion households around the world.
Fox Networks Group consisted of Fox Television Group, Fox Cable Networks, Fox Sports Media Group, National Geographic Partners[1] and Fox Networks Digital Consumer Group.[2]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Fox International Channels
1.2 Fox Networks Group (US)
1.3 Fox Networks Group
1.4 Acquisition by Disney
2 Units
2.1 Fox Television Group
2.2 National Geographic Partners
2.3 Fox Cable Networks
2.4 Fox Sports Media Group
2.5 International
3 References
4 External links
History[edit]
Fox International Channels[edit]
Former FIC logo used from 1993 to 2010.
Former FIC logo used from 2010 to 2012.
Former FIC logo used from 2012 to 2016.
Fox International Channels purchased BabyTV, all but the Israel channel, in 2007.[3] National Geographic Channels International attempted to launch new sister channels to Nat Geo in India, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Adventure, Nat Geo Music and Nat Geo HD, by making them available to the market.[4] Fox International Channels launched the new Nat Geo channels again along with FX, Fox Crime and BabyTV to add to its existing Fox History and the main Nat Geo channel.[5]
FOX Channels Benelux with assistance from Jan Dekker Holding launched 24Kitchen in the Netherlands on September 1, 2011 on UPC Broadband with availability to other providers on October 1, 2011.[6] In October 2011, FIC purchased Viajar, Spanish pay-TV documentary channel with SD & HD feeds, from Prisa TV.[7]
Fox International Channels founded LAPTV, based in Atlanta and a Latin American pay-TV joint venture unit, with Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox. 20th Century Fox dropped its ownership in LAPTV. In October 2013, Fox International Channels purchased Paramount's shares of LAPTV to become the sole owner.[8]
A+E Networks formed A+E Networks Italy based in Rome by December 2013. In Early 2014, A&E Italy took full ownership of History Italy from the channel partner, Fox International Channels.[9]
In early 2014, Nat Geo Adventure was replaced with Nat Geo People, which would be available in 50 countries.[10] On free-to-air Freeview and YouView, Fox International Channels UK launched YourTV on 1 October 2015. YourTV targets female viewers.[11]
Fox Networks Group (US)[edit]
In 2008, Fox Broadcasting and 20th Century Fox Television (20CFTV) formed a joint initiative for new animation talent, Fox Inkubation, that would allow them to produce two minute shorts as pilots for new series. While 20CFTV concurrently started an animation department, 20th Century Fox Television Animation, with the same executive heading up both Inkubation and TV animation, Jennifer Howell. In 2012, Inkubation was discontinued as plans for a late night animation block was moved forward and none of its projects got on the air. In May 2013, Howell exited Fox at the end of her contract.[12]
Fox Networks Group and DNA Films in July 2014 formed DNA TV Limited joint venture. Fox Networks Group would have first global first rights with co-financing options to the joint venture's shows. DNA TV would be managed by DNA Films management with Eric Schrier, president of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions handling Fox's joint venture interest.[13]
In 2015, National Geographic Partners was formed as a reorganizations of the exist two TV channel joint ventures with National Geographic Society plus the addition of other media and consumer-oriented assets. Fox would own 73% of the partnership, while previous owning 73% of the international channels and 63% of the US channels.[14]
Fox Networks Group[edit]
In January 2016, the Fox International Channels unit was announced to be split into three divisions, Fox Networks Group Europe, Fox Networks Group Latin America and Fox Networks Group Asia, all reporting to Fox Networks Group CEO Peter Rice and COO Randy Freer. As a result of this reorganization, the Fox International Channels banner was discontinued.[15]
In January 2017, Fox Network Group and 20th Century Fox formed FoxNext for various inactive projects.[16]
On December 5, 2017, 21st Century Fox appointed Uday Shankar, Chairman and CEO of Star India, as the company's president for Asia. The new role would oversee Fox's television and online video platform business across the region, and the President of Fox Networks Group Asia would report directly to Shankar (instead of the equivalent at FNG U.S.).[17][18][19][20][21][22][23] An agreement to sell the YES Network to the Yankees and Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Amazon.com and The Blackstone Group was agreed to in March 2019 and be completed in four months.[24]
Acquisition by Disney[edit]
The acquisition by The Walt Disney Company was later completed in March 20, 2019.[25] Fox Broadcasting network, Fox Sports Group, less Fox Sports Networks, were retained by Fox Corporation. The regional sports channels are up for sale. FX Networks and National Geographic Partners became direct reports in Walt Disney Television. While, Fox Television Group's production units were place in a new Disney Television unit, Walt Disney Television Studios.[26]
Units[edit]
- Fox Networks Digital Consumer Group - Everywhere products including FXNOW, FOX NOW, Nat Geo TV and Fox Sports Go[2]
FoxNext - dual reporting with the other report line was to 20th Century Fox; video games, virtual reality, theme park and attraction designs[16]
Fox Television Group[edit]
Fox Broadcasting Company - Fox Now app[1]
20th Century Fox Television
Fox 21 Television Studios[1]
- Fox Television Animation (2008—[12]2019)
20th Television[27]- Lincolnwood Drive, Inc.[28]
- Lincolnwood Drive, Inc.[28]
- Fox Consumer Products[29]
National Geographic Partners[edit]
A joint venture partnership with National Geographic Society[1] in which Fox owned 73%[14]
- National Geographic Global Networks, Nat Geo TV app
- National Geographic
- National Geographic (International)
- Nat Geo Mundo
- Nat Geo Wild
- Nat Geo Wild (European TV channel)
- Nat Geo Kids
- Nat Geo People
- National Geographic Studios[1]
- National Geographic Media, print and digital publishing
- Travel and tour operations[14]
Fox Cable Networks[edit]
FX Networks, FXNOW video on-demand app[1]- FX
- FXX
- FXM
- FX Productions[1]
- DNA TV Limited - Joint venture with DNA Films run by DNA Films' management[13]
- DNA TV Limited - Joint venture with DNA Films run by DNA Films' management[13]
- Baby Network Ltd., operator of BabyTV[30]
24Kitchen[6]
YourTV[11]
Fox Sports Media Group[edit]
Fox Sports,[1] Fox Sports Go app
Fox Sports Networks[1]- Arizona
- Detroit
Florida/Sun
Midwest (subfeeds: Indiana, Kansas City)- North
Ohio/SportsTime Ohio
South / Fox Sports Southeast (subfeeds: Carolinas, Tennessee)
Southwest (subfeeds: Oklahoma, New Orleans)
West/Prime Ticket (subfeed: San Diego)- Wisconsin
YES Network (80% equity)[31]
- FS1
- FS2
- Fox Deportes
Big Ten Network (51% owned in joint venture with Big Ten Conference)- Fox Soccer Plus
- Fox College Sports
- Home Team Sports (HTS) advertising sales for sports channels including other regional sports networks plus commercial and program production, events, and local live custom brand integration[32]
- Fox Sports College Properties - college rights holder for Big East Conference, several colleges: Michigan State, Auburn, San Diego State, Georgetown and USC and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Impression Sports & Entertainment - naming rights and event sponsorships
- Fox Sports College Properties - college rights holder for Big East Conference, several colleges: Michigan State, Auburn, San Diego State, Georgetown and USC and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
International[edit]
- Fox Networks Group EMEA
- Fox Networks Group Africa
- Fox Networks Group Middle East
- Fox Networks Group Europe
| Country Subsidiary | Fox | Fox Crime | Fox Comedy | Fox Life | Fox Sports | Fox Movies | Nat Geo | Nat Geo Wild | Nat Geo People | 24Kitchen | BabyTV (Baby Network Ltd.)[30] | Other |
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| Fox Networks Group (UK) Limited[33] |  | | YourTV (1 October 2015-)[34] | |||||||||
| Fox Networks Group Italy SARL | | | | | |  | | | | | Fox Animation[35] | |
| Fox International Channels Bulgaria EOOD |
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| Fox Networks Group España, S.L.U. |
| Portugal | Poland Portugal |
| EUROPE | Portugal |
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| Turkey (multiple business units) | [38] | | | | | | | | | 2012[39] | |
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| Fox Networks Group Germany GMBH | | | | | | | | | | | | [43] |
| Fox Networks Group Benelux | | | | | | | | | | | |
- Fox Networks Group Latin America
LAPTV
- Moviecity[8]
- Moviecity[8]
- Fox Networks Group Asia
- Fox Filipino
- Channel V
- Fox Networks Group India - FX, FOX Crime, Fox History and Entertainment and Baby TV[5]
- NGC Network - Nat Geo Channel, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Adventure, Nat Geo Music and Nat Geo HD[4]
- NGC Network - Nat Geo Channel, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Adventure, Nat Geo Music and Nat Geo HD[4]
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^ Briel, Robert (December 9, 2013). "A+E Networks establishes own Italian branch". Broadband TV News. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ Team, The Deadline (September 30, 2013). "National Geographic International Announces Launch of Nat Geo People". Deadline. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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External links[edit]
Fox Networks Group at 21st Century Fox
- United States press room
Categories:
- Fox Networks Group
- Media companies established in 1993
- Media companies disestablished in 2019
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