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FOX Entertainment
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FOX Entertainment

US entertainment studio (scripted, unscripted, animation, Tubi); building a central AI team via FoxNXT.

Last refreshed: 10 June 2026

Key Question

Will FOX Entertainment build or buy its AI production stack, and which vendors benefit?

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Common Questions
Is FOX Entertainment the same as FOX News or FOX Sports?
No. FOX Entertainment is the scripted, unscripted, and animation studio of Fox Corporation, operating the FOX broadcast network and Tubi. FOX News and FOX Sports are separate Fox Corporation divisions with distinct ownership and editorial structures.Source:
What is FoxNXT?
FoxNXT is FOX Entertainment's technology and innovation unit. In June 2026 it posted a VP, AI Production Support role to build a central AI function spanning the company's entire production chain.Source:
What streaming service does FOX Entertainment operate?
FOX Entertainment operates Tubi, a free ad-supported streaming platform, rather than a subscription service. Tubi offers a broad catalogue of films and TV shows at no cost to the viewer, funded by advertising.
What shows does FOX Entertainment produce?
FOX Entertainment produces scripted, unscripted, and animation content including American Idol, The Masked Singer, Hell's Kitchen, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, and The Simpsons, among many others.

Background

FOX Entertainment is the US scripted, unscripted, and animation studio of Fox Corporation, operating under the FOX broadcast network brand and also running Tubi, the US free ad-supported streaming platform. It is distinct from FOX Sports and FOX News, which are separate divisions within Fox Corporation. FOX Entertainment's technology and innovation Arm is FoxNXT, which posted a VP, AI Production Support role on 3 June 2026 (requisition R50030918) describing a central AI function spanning scripted, unscripted, animation, and marketing across shoots, editing, VFX, and post-production. No external AI vendor is named in the job posting, signalling an intent to build the capability in-house before committing to any procurement.

FOX Entertainment is notable in the US media landscape for the breadth of live and unscripted content it commissions, including American Idol (produced by Fremantle, RTL Group's production subsidiary), The Masked Singer, and Hell's Kitchen, alongside scripted drama and a significant animation slate including Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, and The Simpsons. Tubi's free ad-supported model gives FOX Entertainment a streaming footprint without a subscription paywall, making it structurally differentiated from Netflix, Disney+, and Max. FOX Corporation spun out from Twenty-First Century Fox following Disney's acquisition of the film and cable entertainment assets in 2019; what remained was the broadcast network, the entertainment studio, the news division, and the sports rights portfolio.

The breadth of the FoxNXT requisition (every content type, every production stage) indicates that the AI team, once assembled, is intended to function as an internal consultancy across FOX Entertainment's entire output rather than a single-project pilot. That architecture mirrors Netflix's internal tooling strategy and contrasts with studios that have named external vendors (BBC with Runway, Fremantle with Imaginae). Whether FOX ultimately adopts a vendor or proceeds on a pure build PATH will be a material signal for the AI production-tooling market.

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