Sources claim Disney and Fox are close to reaching a deal, might announce plans next week

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We reported earlier last month that Disney and 21^st Century Fox have been in talks for the former to acquire Fox’s studio and television production assets, with Fox retaining its news and sports arms. And report has it the two are close to reaching an agreement, even with Comcast in the picture, and sources claim the deal could be announced as early as next week. The deal will have Disney owning entertainment assets like 20^th Century Fox film and TV studios, FX Networks and National Geographic Cannels cable groups, regional Fox Sports and 39% interest in Euro satcaster Sky, as well as international channels like Star India outlet. Disney is also supposedly buying out Fox’s 30% interest in Hulu, which is seen as Disney’s initial step to building its standalone streaming service. The deal is expected to be an all-stock transaction with Fox’s assets valued at around US$60 billion.

The move is also seen as a way to resolve Disney’s CEO succession issue. Bob Iger has had to extend his contract twice since setting his retirement back in 2015. But with the likes of 21^st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch and 21^st Century Fox President Peter Rice in the mix, they’re seen as possible candidates to replace Iger.

Source:  Variety + CNBC 

Here’s our first look at the 11th season of ‘The X-Files’

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know that The X-Files is coming back for a 10-episode season. And if you’ve been wondering what to expect, Fox unveiled the first trailer for the 11^th season of this iconic show at New York Comic Con. The trailer shows things like how Mulder and Scully’s son William plays a big role in the series, Scully doing a rather badass table dive, some drama with Skinner, and a young Cigarette Smoking Man lighting up next to an alien. There are also threats of “hell on earth” being unleashed. With the production only halfway through, this means we’re getting a rather meaty first five episodes—if these clips are any indication, that is. The series is going to debut in 2018.

Source: AVClub + io9

Fox is premiering new show ‘Ghosted’ on Twitter

Twitter has undeniably been a good TV companion for a lot of its users when new episodes of hit shows are aired. It makes sense the social network wants to capitalize on that with its new partnership with Fox. They will be premiering the pilot of a new paranormal comedy called Ghosted at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Twitter between September 21^st and 24^th. The show will be airing on TV on October 1^st. Each airing of the episode will precede an introduction of the show by its stars Adam Scott and Craig Robinson and a Q&A session on the platform. You can submit your questions via the hashtag #GhostedPremiere.

Aside from that, there is also a pre-show stream for each episode of Empire’s latest season starting September 20^th at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time (which is 30 minutes before the show starts in the US). Fox also started showing on September 19^th The Mick star Kaitlin Olson’s favorite episodes from the first season. It’s an interesting marketing move that can benefit the shows from the buzz and Twitter for getting people to use its service again.

Source: Engadget + The Verge

There will be another ‘The X-Files’ season later this year

If you think last year’s comeback of The X-Files was lacking, then we have good news for you. Fox just announced that the hit sci-fi series is making another comeback at the latter part of 2017 with both David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson returning as FBI agents Mulder and Scully. The show’s creator Chris Carter will also be back as executive producer of the 10-episode season. The new season doesn’t have an exact premiere date yet so we’re staying tuned for that.

Source: SlashGear