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Bento Box CEO Scott Greenberg Leaving Fox Animation Company; COO Brett Coker Steps Up To President

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Fox's animation studio Bento Box Entertainment, the company behind Dan Harmon's Krapopolis and Apple TV+'s Central Park, is leaving. Greenberg, who is also CEO of Fox's Web3 media and creative technology company Blockchain Creative Labs, is leaving on…

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Fox Entertainment Developing Animated Comedy ‘HAVOC!’ From Michael Glouberman, CRE84U

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Entertainment and Bento Box are developing an animated comedy called HAVOC! from veteran television writer Michael Glouberman and CRE84U Entertainment, the production company co-founded by Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons), Monica Gil-Rodriguez (Borrego) and Jaime Aymerich (producer of Julie a…

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Fox Corp. Leads $100M Funding Round With Strategic Investment In Blockchain Firm Eluvio

Fox Corp. has come in as the lead investor in a $100 million Series A fundraising round for blockchain platform provider Eluvio. As part of the investment, whose exact value was not disclosed, Eluvio will provide the underlying technology platform for Blockchain Creative Labs. That non-fungible token (NFT) business…

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Fox-Owned Tubi Sets Fall Launch Of Originals, Says View Time Rose 54% In Q1; Slate To Span Genres And Include Animation & Documentary

Tubi, Fox Corp.’s free, ad-supported streaming service, will enter the original programming arena this fall. While no initial details are being offered about slate, Fox said it will feature 140 hours of animation, documentaries and shows across multiple genres. The company made the announcement ahead of next week’s…

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‘Clue’ Animated Series Based On Board Game In Works At Fox From eOne

Hasbro’s popular mystery board game Clue is getting an animated series treatment. The project has been set up at Fox Entertainment, which is developing the series with Hasbro's content studio Entertainment One and Fox Entertainment-owned Bento Box Entertainment. There are no details about the premise of the animated…

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Animation House Bento Box Hiring 20 Freelancers In Production Amid Hollywood Shutdown

Editors note: During the coronavirus-imposed shutdowns and event cancellations that have caused tens of thousands to lose their jobs, Deadline would like to connect suddenly unemployed Hollywood workers, especially in the heavily hit below-the-line field, with new jobs. Is your company hiring? Email details to editors@…

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Fox Entertainment Acquires ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Animation House Bento Box

In the first major production company acquisition for Fox Entertainment since the network split with longtime studio partner 20th Century Fox TV after the Disney-Fox deal closed, the newly independent company has acquired Bento Box Entertainment, the animation house behind Fox’s Emmy-winning series Bob’s Burgers and…

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