Fox Corporation is an American mass media company headquartered in New York City, created in 2019 when the Walt Disney Company acquired most of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets and the remaining news, sports and broadcast businesses were spun off under the Fox name. It owns Fox News, Fox Sports, the Fox Broadcasting Company and a group of local television stations, and is controlled by the Murdoch family, with Rupert Murdoch as chairman emeritus and his son Lachlan Murdoch as chairman and chief executive.
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Company Type Founded Year HeadquartersNew York City, New York, United States 1 Connections
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A major media, broadcasting or news company; classified in the atlas media-and-entertainment-industry.
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fox Corporation
Infobox, Founded
Founded March 19, 2019
Infobox, Type
Type Public
Infobox, Headquarters
Headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan
View the SourceFrequently Asked Questions
How did Fox Corporation come to exist separately from 21st Century Fox?
It was spun off in 2019 after Disney bought most of 21st Century Fox entertainment assets.
Fox Corporation was created in 2019 when the Walt Disney Company acquired most of 21st Century Fox entertainment assets. The remaining news, sports and broadcast businesses, including Fox News, Fox Sports, the Fox Broadcasting Company and a group of local television stations, were spun off under the Fox name. The company is headquartered in New York City and is controlled by the Murdoch family, with Rupert Murdoch as chairman emeritus and his son Lachlan Murdoch as chairman and chief executive.
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