Disney drops ‘Fox’ from 20th Century, Searchlight Pictures post acquisition

Disney is making its much-publicised acquisition of 21st Century Fox official with the studio dropping the name “Fox” from the brand.

In a historic deal last year, Disney bought 21st Century Fox assets for $71.3 billion.

According to Variety, the 20th Century Fox film studio will be rechristened as 20th Century Studios, and Fox Searchlight Pictures will become Searchlight Pictures.

However, in case of the small screen, there is no certainty about the rebranding of production units 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios.

Discussions about a name change are underway, but no consensus has emerged, according to a source close to the situation.