Shares of Lionsgate surged 14% Tuesday on merger chatter, then fell after-hours as Netflix shot down speculation that it was eyeing the standalone studio. "Netflix is not interested and is not pursuing Lionsgate," a spokesperson for the giant streamer said bluntly. Lionsgate Studios…

The U.S. opens the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles against Paraguay, just one of the many storylines to come out of the tournament’s official draw revealed in December during a pomp-and-circumstance-filled ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The tournament officially kicked off…

When a Roku customer turns on their TV today, hours after Fox acquired the company for $22 billion, they'll see some familiar sights: a large box promoting the Rachel Bilson-led drama Hart of Dixie, which now streams on Pluto TV, and tiles promoting new seasons of Euphoria and Love Island…

Fox Corp just unveiled a $22B deal to acquire connected TV service Roku, considerably boosting its streaming capabilities. The agreement will see Fox acquire Roku for $160 a share through a combination of cash and Fox Class A stock. This gives Roku an enterprise valuation of $22B. Upon closing…

UPDATED: Pulisic, Balogun & Co.’s heroics at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium made World Cup television history. The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team’s opening match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup became Team USA’s most watched English-language and Spanish-language World Cup telecast ever. The contest…

UPDATED 6/15: The opening match of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup drew 7.18M viewers across Fox, Fox One and Tubi, final Nielsen Big Data + Panel numbers reveal. All the records below stand, plus the match was also up 150% from the 2022 opening match (Qatar vs. Ecuador). ORIGINAL 6/12: The 2026…

Stephen Spinella and Jason Veasey have been promoted to series regulars of Fox’s Best Medicine, ahead of the show’s second season, premiering this fall.  Spinella and Veaset play husbands Greg Garrison and George Brady, respectively, co-proprietors of Port Wenn's favorite eatery, The Salty…

The decision by FIFA to nearly double the size of the World Cup has not drawn universal praise, but it is an undeniable boost to U.S. media rights holders Fox and Telemundo. The most recent men’s edition of the Cup, held in Qatar in 2022, featured 32 nations and 64 matches. This one, played in…

EXCLUSIVE: Another new face is coming to Baywatch. John Beckwith (Song Sung Blue) has booked a heavily recurring role opposite Jessica Belkin on Fox’s upcoming reboot of the famous lifeguard action drama. Beckwith will play Julian, an extremely handsome, compassionate, and sophisticated Ph.D…

Fox is out with summer premiere dates for a pair of its unscripted shows. The network has set new seasons of Kitchen Nightmares and Beat Shazam to bow next month. Season 3 of the Gordon Ramsay-led Kitchen Nightmares will debut with a two-hour episode from 8-10 p.m. Tuesday, July 21. The…

Baywatch continues to add original actors to its new Fox continuation series with the addition of Michael Bergin and Kelly Packard. Bergin and Packard will play lifeguards Jack “J.D.”  Darius and April Giminski, respectively. JD and April were in Hobie's (Stephen Amell) rookie class and have…

Two-time Oscar and Emmy nominee Mary McDonnell has joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming Baywatch reboot in a recurring role. McDonnell will play Gayle, Hobie’s (Stephen Amell) mother and Charlie’s (Jessica Belkin) grandmother, a sophisticated woman with a wryly funny presence. She cares deeply for…