FOX Entertainment and Foxtel Group will collaborate on the production of new original content for the Australian and US markets under a new international agreement.

The deal, which was jointly announced by Rob Wade, CEO of FOX Entertainment, and Alison Hurbert-Burns, Executive Director, Entertainment Content & Commissioner Foxtel Group, will see both companies codevelop new series for Foxtel's flagship subscription TV platform, and its streaming product, BINGE, in Australia, along with third-party platforms in the U.S. and abroad.

Programs created under the agreement will be produced in Australia by FOX Entertainment’s in-house studio, FOX Entertainment Studios, and will involve above and below-the-line talent and crews from Australia and America. This marks the first joint project between FOX Entertainment and Foxtel Group.

FOX Entertainment’s worldwide content sales organisation, FOX Entertainment Global, will oversee international sales of programs developed by the two companies. Last year, Foxtel Group licensed several series through FOX Entertainment Global. FOX Entertainment Studios’ single-camera comedy ANIMAL CONTROL, starring and executive produced by Joel McHale, streams on BINGE, which has also licensed the animated series KRAPOPOLIS, from creator Dan Harmon, and GRIMSBURG, starring and executive produced by Jon Hamm. Both programs are fully owned by FOX Entertainment and produced by its Emmy Award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment.

In 2021, Bento Box and the film production company Princess Pictures formed Princess Bento Studio, which produces animated content out of its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.

CEO of FOX Entertainment, Rob Wade, said: "Expanding FOX Entertainment’s international footprint through innovative business models is a principal priority for us, particularly as we unfurl our recently formalized structure built on three key business operations – FOX Network, FOX Entertainment Studios and FOX Entertainment Global. Each of these divisions are designed to power our growth strategy by uniting with the best and the brightest companies and creatives around the world, and Foxtel Group is the perfect partner to help us achieve this goal."

Executive Director, Entertainment Content & Commissioner Foxtel Group, Alison Hurbert-Burns, said: "Investing in strategic content partnerships, like this one with FOX Entertainment, is reflective of our desire to deliver global thinking to local productions, whilst also sharing Australian stories around the world. We’re looking to find new ways to collaborate and bring more production to our shores, to deliver Australian productions that are popular for Foxtel and BINGE audiences but also deliver for international partners."