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21st Century Fox

Also known as Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., 21CF

American multinational mass media corporation (2013–2019)

Key facts

Trade name: 21st Century Fox
Company type: Public
Traded as: Nasdaq FOXA (Class A, 2013–2019) FOX (Class B, 2013–2019) TFCFA (Class A, 2019) TFCF (Class B, 2019)
Isin: US90130A1016 US90130A2006
Industry: Media , Entertainment
Predecessor: News Corporation
Founded: June 28, 2013 ; 12 years ago ( 2013-06-28 )
Founder: Rupert Murdoch
Defunct: March 20, 2019 ; 7 years ago ( 2019-03-20 )
Fate: Acquired by and folded into Disney ; certain assets were spun off into Fox Corporation
Successors: Disney (Entertainment assets, cable networks and international networks) Fox Corporation (US broadcasting, news and national sports assets)

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Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (did business as 21st Century Fox), abbreviated as 21CF, was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was formed on June 28, 2013, as the legal successor to News Corporation, while the second News Corporation was formed the same day as a spin-off. 21st Century Fox was the legal successor to News Corporation dealing primarily in the film and television industries. It was the United States' fourth-largest media conglomerate by revenue, up until its acquisition by the Walt Disney Company in 2019. The second News Corporation, which is doing business as News Corp, was spun off from the first News Corporation and holds Rupert Murdoch's print interests and other media assets in Australia (both owned by him and his family via a family trust with 39% interest in each). Murdoch was co-executive chairman, while his sons Lachlan Murdoch and James Murdoch were co-executive chairman and CEO, respectively.

21st Century Fox's assets included the Fox Entertainment Group—owners of the 20th Century Fox film studio (the company's partial namesake), the Fox television network, and a 73% stake in National Geographic Partners—the commercial media arm of the National Geographic Society, among other assets. It also had significant foreign operations, including the prominent Indian television channel operator Star India. The company ranked No. 109 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.