21st Century Fox was one of the world’s largest entertainment companies. It operated in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. The firm owned cable, broadcast, motion-picture , and pay and satellite television companies. It was formed in 2013 when News Corporation , also called News Corp, was divided into two companies. The entertainment part of the corporation was renamed 21st Century Fox. The name News Corp continued to be used for newspaper and other publishing businesses.
21st Century Fox owned the film studio Twentieth Century Fox. It also owned the TV production company Twentieth Century Fox Television. The company’s other properties included the Fox television network, the FX cable network, and the Spanish-language sports cable network Fox Deportes. The firm also owned the Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network, a financial news channel.
In 1997, the Fox Entertainment Group, later a division of 21st Century Fox, partnered with the nonprofit National Geographic Society to launch the National Geographic Channels cable TV group. 21st Century Fox later gained a majority stake in the National Geographic Society’s other properties. These included National Geographic magazine and other print publications, studios, digital media, maps, children’s media, travel, licensing, and e-commerce. E-commerce involves the exchange of money for goods and services over the internet.
21st Century Fox also operated pay and satellite TV services in Europe and the media company Star India. In 2019, the Walt Disney Company bought most of the assets of 21st Century Fox. Some of the remaining assets became part of the new Fox Corporation. Others were sold off to third parties.
