Portia Bruner, a former anchor at Fox-owned WAGA Atlanta, is in the second season of an eponymous talk show also getting national carriage on Fox Soul. National syndication is next in her sights. A full transcript of the conversation is included.
Fox Soul and PRC Communications’ Black College Sports Broadcasting Network (BCSBN) announced today a partnership to air various HBCU sports games on Fox Soul, starting with football this fall. Under […]
Fox Soul has renewed Portia for season 2. Hosted by Portia Bruner, this half-hour lifestyle program will be available to stream back-to-back episodes on Fox Soul weekdays at 7 p.m. […]
The GM of Fox’s Houston duopoly will now also head programming for the streaming network.
In the end, the White House and Fox News will both claim the high road.
President Joe Biden will do a sit-down interview tied to the Super Bowl, but it will be done by Fox Soul, not Fox News. “After the White House reached out to Fox Soul Thursday evening, there was some initial confusion. Fox Soul looks forward to interviewing the President for Super Bowl Sunday,” Fox Corp. said in a statement Friday afternoon.
Exclusives
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that Biden had been “looking forward” to an interview with the little-known streaming service Fox Soul, but that Fox opted out. Fox did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Eric Strong today was named senior vice president of strategic initiatives for Fox Soul. Effective immediately, he will handle all direct sales, sponsorships, and integrations on the channel, reporting directly […]
After growing its audience in 2021, Fox Soul has ambitious plans to expand its programming and generate revenue. The two-year-old, ad-supported streaming service operates under the wing of the Fox Television Stations group. Fox Soul said its viewership climbed 131% to 61 million viewers and minutes viewed jumped 191% to 700 million in 2021.
TVNewsCheck Editor Michael Depp talks with Stephen Brown, EVP of programming development for Fox First Run and Fox Television Stations, about the strategic role of game shows in Fox’s syndication lineup, along with how programming is progressing at Fox Soul, the group’s African-American-targeted streaming channel.
Fox Soul has announced Fox Soul’s Screening Room, a weekly, hour-long program meant to highlight and celebrate short films created by Black filmmakers. The debut episode will be hosted by […]
Sporting a brand-new look and format, entertainment podcast Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee [Uncensored], has sealed a deal with Fox Soul to provide the show on the digital platform. The new deal has the show premiering […]
Pandemic Boosts Streaming, But Discovery Challenges Linger
Executives from Newsy, CBC and Fox Soul have seen record-high pandemic viewership, but they have to maintain a strong ground game in making sure their OTT channels are visible and top-of-mind for new potential viewers. “Operational minutiae” is key to maintaining that visibility in a crowded ecosystem of different platforms and apps, they say.
Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy says the group’s decision to target African-American viewers on OTT with Fox Soul was part of a broader strategy to break from the pack in streaming news. News Now, its multiplatform streamer, takes a different tack using live coverage stitched together and “deejayed” from its Phoenix station with other O&Os soon to contribute.
Fox Soul, iHeartMedia, and Motown Records today have partnered to produce Motown Countdown with iHeartRadio’s Angela Yee, co-host of iHeartMedia’s nationally syndicated radio show, The Breakfast Club. This live, four-part limited series […]
Executive Session | With Fox Soul, A Niche Approach To OTT
Steve Chung, chief digital officer for Fox Television Stations, says the group’s first foray into OTT is a deliberate attempt to break from the pack with an emphasis on live programming and interactivity in an AVOD model. With Fox Soul, which launched this week, Chung says Fox has laid the foundation to spin up other streaming efforts nimbly and quickly.
The new OTT offering targeting African Americans is live, interactive and advertising supported.
