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Ted Sarandos: AT&T-Time Warner ‘Sure’ to Face DOJ Scrutiny

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Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos weighed in on the pending AT&T-Time Warner merger Saturday, predicting the deal will face some regulatory questions. “It’s a tough hypothetical, mostly because deals of this size in the industry are unprecedented. I’m sure it’s going to have a lot of DOJ scrutiny,” he said at USC’s Entertainment Law and Business […]

FX’s John Landgraf, Showtime’s Trisha Cardoso Recognized at Saban Clinic Dinner Gala

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Stars and execs turned out to the Beverly Hilton on Monday night to honor FX Network president John Landgraf and Showtime’s EVP of corporate communications Trisha Cardoso at the Saban Community Clinic’s 40th annual dinner gala honors. Aisha Tyler, star of FX’s “Archer,” hosted the evening and delivered a scorching, politically bent stand-up routine. She was […]

FX Boss John Landgraf on Diversity, Apple Music, ‘American Crime Story’

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Fifteen years ago, FX showed up to its first Television Critics Association press tour to introduce “The Shield,” the network’s big bet on scripted TV. In the years since, the network has grown to tie HBO as a critical success. FX and HBO each accounted for 20% of critics’ end-of-year best lists (Netflix came in with […]

‘The Americans’ Season 5 New York Premiere: Russia Looms Large Over Soviet Spy Drama

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Several series have taken on a different pallor in light of recent events: “24: Legacy” and its depiction of Muslim terrorists infiltrating the United States have come under fire after the President signed an executive order banning the entry of travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries in late January. Dustin Lance Black‘s LGBT rights miniseries “When […]

FX Boss John Landgraf on Career Beginnings and His Efforts for Inclusion

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John Landgraf has spent 14 years at FX — first as entertainment president, then as prexy and GM, and since 2011 as CEO of FX Networks and FX Prods. He has guided the brand from an upstart to one of the most creatively ambitious companies in TV, home to Emmy contenders such as “American Horror […]

FX to Offer $6 Subscription Service FX+ for Ad-Free Episodes Via Comcast

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Comcast and FX Networks are teaming up to launch FX+, a new subscription service that charges $6 for ad-free access to current seasons of all of its original series, as well as a full catalog of previous shows. Over 1,000 episodes will be available across FX+, boasting signature series from the past 15 years at […]

Why Louis C.K. May Never Do Another Season of ‘Louie’

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“Louie” last signed off in mid-2015, and two years later, FX still has no update on whether creator and star Louis C.K. will continue on with another season. Though C.K. is plenty busy with other projects — he co-created FX’s “Better Things” and “Baskets,” along with his web series “Horace & Pete,” the upcoming animated series […]

FX’s John Landgraf Sounds Alarm on ‘Titanic Struggle’ in Entertainment Economy

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“I want the humans to be able to hold their own against the strength of the machines.” That was perhaps the most ominous line spoken from the stage at the summer Television Critics Association press tour, and it came not from an actor or showrunner but FX Networks chief John Landgraf. He wasn’t describing the […]

John Landgraf Mounts His Silicon Valley Counteroffensive With New Service FX+

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When FX Networks launched its new commercial-free offshoot, FX+, earlier this month, 16 of its series past and present were offered only to Comcast subscribers for $5.99 per month. Now the 21st Century Fox-owned cable group is announcing that when FX+ makes Cox Communications its second pay-TV partner in October, the available library will double […]

Louis C.K. Allegations ‘Under Review’ at FX

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FX Networks responded Thursday to allegations against comic Louis C.K., saying that reports of inappropriate sexual behavior are “under review.” “We are obviously very troubled by the allegations about Louis C.K. published in The New York Times today,” FX said in a statement. “The network has received no allegations of misconduct by Louis C.K. related […]

487 Scripted Series Aired in 2017, FX Chief John Landgraf Says

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FX Networks CEO John Landgraf revealed that 487 scripted original series aired on television in 2017 during his presentation at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Friday. The data was part of Landgraf’s now regular breakdown of the shifting TV landscape and the phenomenon of “peak TV.” That number represents the largest number […]

FX Chief John Landgraf on Louis C.K.: ‘We Had No Awareness’ of Misconduct

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FX chief John Landgraf addressed the controversy over producer Louis C.K. at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Pasadena, Calif., telling reporters that they had “no awareness” of any issues before the publication of the New York Times report, which detailed multiple instances of sexual misconduct by the comedian “We didn’t know about them,” […]

FX Chief John Landgraf on Disney Deal: ‘We Have What They Want’

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FX Networks CEO John Landgraf voiced optimism for his cable group making a smooth transition to Disney ownership in part because Disney does not have any similar channels in its existing TV group. On the surface, FX’s edgy brand of premium adult-oriented programming would seem a bad fit with Disney’s family-friendly brand. But Landgraf told […]

FX Boss John Landgraf Talks ‘Narrative Exhaustion’ in TV’s ‘Gilded Age’

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John Landgraf is no longer surprised by the ever increasing number of shows on TV. “The golden age of television has become the gilded age of television,” the FX CEO said Friday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. Known for his cerebral, data-infused exchanges with journalists twice yearly at press tour, Landgraf updated […]

FX’s Expansion in the Face of Challenges is an Evolution, Not a Revolution (Column)

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FX chief John Landgraf’s executive session at the TCA conference August 3 came at a moment of transition for the network he runs. Disney’s pending purchase of parent company 21st Century Fox has generated an aura of uncertainty around the network’s future corporate ownership — Landgraf described FX as “a passenger, but a happy one.” […]

FX Chief on Futures of ‘Deadpool,’ Louis C.K., ‘Feud’ and ‘American Crime Story’

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FX CEO John Landgraf fielded questions at the Television Critics Association summer press tour Friday. Later in the day, he spoke with Variety about strategy, programming, talent, and the future of FX. How did season four of “Fargo” with Chris Rock come together? Every season of “Fargo” has really been a story that Noah [Hawley, […]

FX CEO John Landgraf Anticipates Brand’s Future Role as Part of Disney

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FX’s role in a Walt Disney Co. enlarged by the acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets is beginning to come into focus, according to John Landgraf. Speaking of Disney’s stated ambition to launch a two new streaming services — one family oriented, one adult-oriented — by the end of next year, the FX CEO […]

Listen: John Landgraf on Disney-Fox Deal and the Future of Television

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FX Networks CEO John Landgraf sees the future of television shaping up as a global business led by a handful of media giants with the resources to operate global streaming giants. Landgraf, one of the industry’s most astute thinkers, makes his most extensive comments to date about Disney’s acquisition of FX Networks and other 21st […]

FX’s John Landgraf: Netflix ‘Isn’t Telling You the Whole Story’

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FX chief John Landgraf spent much of his on-stage prepared remarks at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour criticizing Netflix’s reporting of its viewership. Netflix is “not telling you the whole story,” he told reporters and critics at the Pasadena, Calif. event Monday morning. His assertion: The popular streaming service doesn’t follow universally accepted […]

FX Networks Chief John Landgraf on Future of ‘Fargo,’‘American Horror Story,’‘Feud’ and ‘Atlanta’

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FX Networks CEO John Landgraf is preparing for a big transition in the coming weeks as Disney completes its purchase of 21st Century Fox. Landgraf told the crowd at the winter Television Critics Assn. press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday that he expects FX’s mandate to produce distinctive high-end programming stay the same even […]
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