ADVISORY, Oct. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

What: 

21st Century Fox (Nasdaq:FOXA) (Nasdaq:FOX) and FX Network’s “Fargo” will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the launch of the new chapter of FX’s award-winning FARGO miniseries, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER WARREN LITTLEFIELD and stars Jeffrey Donovan and Bokeem Woodbine will ring the Closing Bell. 

Where:

Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Friday, October 16, 2015 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET     

FX Networks Media Contact:

Lana Kim
VP, Media Relations
FX Networks
W: (212) 822-7084 | C: (917) 690-9957
[email protected]   

Nasdaq MarketSite:

Hilary Edelstein
(646) 678-2321
[email protected]

Feed Information:

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Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
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DL 3811 Vertical
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DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
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Webcast:

A webcast of the Nasdaq Closing Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About 21st Century Fox (Nasdaq:FOXA) (Nasdaq:FOX):

21st Century Fox is the world’s premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe. Reaching more than 1.8 billion subscribers in approximately 50 local languages every day, 21st Century Fox is home to a global portfolio of cable and broadcasting networks and properties, including FOX, FX, FXX, FXM, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FOX Sports, Fox Sports Network, National Geographic Channels, STAR India, 28 local television stations in the U.S. and more than 300 channels that comprise Fox International Channels; film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film; and television production studios Twentieth Century Fox Television and a 50% ownership interest in Endemol Shine Group. The Company also holds a 39.1% ownership interest in Sky, Europe’s leading entertainment company, which serves 21 million customers across five countries. For more information about 21st Century Fox, please visit www.21CF.com.

ABOUT FX

FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks, a business unit of 21ST Century Fox. FX Networks is comprised of FX, FXM and FXX. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 93 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series, including The Americans, The Strain, Tyrant, The Bastard Executioner and the upcoming Taboo; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo and the upcoming American Crime Story; acclaimed hit comedy series including the award-winning Louie, Married, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll and the upcoming Baskets, Better Things and Atlanta. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy and Justified. The network’s library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network. FX’s roster of acquired hit series includes Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother and Mike & Molly.

About NASDAQ-100 Index®:

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