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WorldReginfo - 33f0c474-af6b-43d1-b70a-402feca31b44 LIGHTS OUT THE BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY FOX ANNUAL REPORT A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMEN WorldReginfo - 33f0c474-af6b-43d1-b70a-402feca31b44 Our Fiscal 2017 was a year of important progress both operationally While we create content that can leverage our global footprint, we and financially, setting us up with momentum for future years. are equally committed to investing in local content in markets that we believe offer unique growth opportunities. Star India delivers Our strong financial footing is driven by three key revenue pillars: more than 30,000 hours of content a year across 60-plus channels content production, advertising and, most significantly, by the video in eight languages and continues to propel our international experiences we deliver through our powerful suite of big brands, growth. It is a testament to Star’s multi-platform reach that it was including FOX, National Geographic, Fox News, FOX Sports, FX, recently selected as the exclusive home of the Indian Premier and Star India. League, the pre-eminent cricket league in the world’s second most populous nation. Across entertainment, sports and news, we create and produce bold, high-quality output that sets us apart from our peers, drives In an environment of growing on-demand viewing, the importance up the value of our powerful brands and positions us to shape of live programming as part of our portfolio mix cannot be the future of video, as we are doing in markets across the globe. overstated. Our powerful sports and news brands give us a competitive advantage and comprise more than half of our The video market is more competitive than ever before. We have advertising revenues. focused our investments on ensuring our brands are truly differentiated. In the last Fiscal Year, we were an industry leader This was a big year for sports. The 2017 Super Bowl, the first to in achieving robust affiliate fee gains. We also delivered growth go into overtime, was watched by over 170 million people on FOX in ad sales on the strong performance of our live sports and and delivered $500 million of gross advertising revenues news programming. in a single day. We demonstrated our ability to buck the broader industry We didn’t stop at the NFL. The seventh game of the World Series trends of domestic multi-channel subscriber declines by was the most-watched baseball game in a quarter century. The maintaining our aggregate subscriber level even as the National League Division Series was also the highest-rated broader industry saw declines. month in FS1’s history, and four of our Regional Sports Networks ranked number one in their markets on game nights. The exciting, emerging market for digital MVPDs reflects the strength of our brands. Our portfolio anchors newly Fox News delivered its strongest performance ever in Fiscal launched services that underscore the pay-TV bundle as 2017, including its highest rated quarter ever in 24-hour the best video proposition for customers. viewership. This benchmark was not just due to the unprecedented 2016 election coverage. The audience Our TV studio had a banner 2016-2017 season. Twentieth stayed, even grew in key time slots, despite substantial Century Fox Television produced the number one show changes to our primetime lineup. on five different networks: Empire for FOX, American Horror Story: Roanoke for FX, Modern Family for ABC, Twenty-eight years ago we launched Sky, which revolutionized American Dad for TBS, and this season’s breakout hit, the media landscape in the UK and now across Europe. Our This is Us for NBC. proposed acquisition of the shares of Sky that we do not own will deliver more balanced revenue streams and FOX Broadcasting was a powerful launchpad for shows geographic spread and is expected to be significantly we produced and the 2017-2018 season has the highest accretive to our earnings and free cash flow. number of returning shows in a decade, underscoring the power of the alignment between our production We have been disciplined and focused as we’ve and broadcast businesses. contemplated the best use of our capital to drive the growth of the business into the future. We, the management, and FX Networks’ position as a recognized leader in the Board, have concluded that the Sky acquisition is the premium programming was reinforced by Feud and highest and best use of that capital to deliver shareholder Legion, and highlighted by the most Emmy wins ever value and returns over the long term. for a basic cable channel. With our Board’s guidance, 21CF is embracing industry Our film studio continued to build on its track record transformation head-on. We’ve built distinctive brands of bringing to life the bold visions of many of our that elevate each other and leverage every platform to industry’s greatest storytellers. The Oscar- attract the largest audience possible. And we’ve only just nominated Hidden Figures and Hugh Jackman’s begun to reap the rewards of its potential. return as Wolverine in Logan were also heroes at the box office, well exceeding expectations financially. Sincerely, National Geographic saw the release of its first scripted anthology series, Genius, from producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. The show drew over 4 million viewers in the U.S. alone, and millions more internationally. Our investment in Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch National Geographic is elevating one of the Executive Chairmen, 21st Century Fox world’s most trusted brands and driving this global multi-media business toward its full potential across digital, print, travel, license and video. WorldReginfo - 33f0c474-af6b-43d1-b70a-402feca31b44 21ST CENTURY FOX ANNUAL REPORT A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO We made strong financial and operational gains in Fiscal 2017. In India, Hotstar continues to set the pace for the streaming Our multi-year focus on simplifying our operating model market in the world’s fastest-growing economy. Just a few years and our alignment around the future of video are paying real in, the mobile platform crossed 1 billion minutes of watch time dividends for the business. in a single day, highlighting the scale of the broader opportunity ahead for our Indian business, Star India. In Fiscal 2017, we delivered 9 percent full-year EBITDA growth, led by 8 percent affiliate fee growth, and solid year-over-year These innovations demonstrate real progress in making our growth of 5 percent in advertising revenues. content more available, not less, and an approach which is designed to be flexible in order to empower our businesses and The pace of transformation in our industry continues to accelerate customers across geographically diverse markets. in exciting ways. IP delivery is driving what technological advances have always done – richer experiences for customers, We understand that while a world of unfettered access will drive and compelling new ways for our stories to reach them. more competition for what we create, it also means increased competition for the attention of customers, who are a click away The underlying changes – universal connectivity, the proliferation from almost every piece of content ever made. of end-user connected displays, and the potential for unfettered access to creative assets in the cloud – are ushering in a period Our commitment to creative excellence continues to set us apart. of remarkable opportunity. Our company has never been able It is what allows us to create and deliver deeply resonant to reach customers in as diverse, flexible and rewarding a fashion programming in support of brands that can anchor platforms as we can now. and shape the future of video.