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On March 16, the 2020 IHeartRadio Music Awards were postponed just two weeks before they were set to air on Fox from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Like virtually all large venues, the Shrine was closed for all events to help slow the spread of the coronavirus by eliminating big crowds. After the decision to…

The Walking Dead trial over potentially millions in unpaid profits has seen executive producers and heavyweight Hollywood lawyers take the stand the past week, but today the storm over who is owed what by whom went straight into the eye of the hurricane. Long referenced in the nearly three-year-old suit filed by EPs Ro…

For a trial probing potentially millions in profits denied Robert Kirkman and other executive producers of The Walking Dead, some real star power showed up Friday on this battlefield of the zombie apocalypse blockbuster series. "The representation to me was we would be treated the same as if it was made by Lionsgate…

In an era of diminishing backend amidst the proliferation of streaming, Fox Entertainment, a rare company built solely around a linear broadcast network, is looking to use the advantages of the traditional broadcast model to attract high-level talent without an affiliated studio. “I really want to share what we think…

With the end of Fox’s series Empire, a hit show with African American audiences, network CEO Charlie Collier was asked about future plans to greenlight shows that speak to underrepresented audiences. “It's remarkable when you look at Fox and go back to the early days of In Living Color, as you know what is going to be…

Empire may be launching its sixth and final season this fall, but Fox's CEO says the hip-hop saga may not truly be over. "We're in the Lee Daniels and Danny Strong business — if there is more story to tell we want to hear it," Charlie Collier told TCA this morning on the possibility of spinoffs from the Empire…

In his TCA executive session Wednesday, Fox entertainment chief Charlie Collier stressed that the newly constituted, slimmed-down Fox Corp. enjoys competitive advantages in a landscape of consolidation. “We’re building something different at Fox,” he said during opening remarks in the session. The company’s central…

Fox executives amplified their recent pitch about the new iteration of the company being a “stand-up” with its own “Day One” opening up new business opportunities during a 90-minute upfront presentation at New York’s Beacon Theatre. Charlie Collier, the longtime former AMC exec who took the helm of Fox’s entertainment…

During Fox’s upfronts press call, Fox Sports chief Eric Shanks affirmed that the forthcoming gambling service Fox Bet will not put an immediate, casino-style slant on the network’s sports programming. “We’re taking baby steps,” he said. Canada’s The Stars Group and Fox Sports announced a partnership last week, with…

The reign of Empire on Fox is coming to an end next year. Just two weeks after the Charlie Collier-run Fox Entertainment renewed Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s hip hop drama for a sixth season and guided Jussie Smollett toward the exit door, it was announced Monday during Fox’s pre-upfront call that the self-described…

Fox’s breakout hit The Masked Singer will be produced within the newly streamlined Fox Corp., entertainment chief Charlie Collier confirmed during Fox’s investor day. Fox Alternative Entertainment will handle the show as Endemol Shine exits the North American production. The budget for Season 2 of the show, Collier…

EXCLUSIVE: Empire co-creator Lee Daniels told a New York City morning show Wednesday that the fate of Jussie Smollett on the Fox hit is "in discussions" right now, but Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and the rest of the series’ top cast have already made their decision. "Together, as a united front, we stand with…