The Creator Economy Is Producing Its Own Studios.

FOX Creator Studios just expanded its creator roster with new creators including Josh Richards, Emelia Hartford, Speed, Sorted Food, MyHealthyDish, Mad Realities, and Christina Richardson.

Together, the group brings more than 65 million followers to FOX’s creator division.

Through these partnerships, FOX will help creators develop original intellectual property, expand into new formats, and grow their businesses through production, distribution, advertising, and brand partnerships.

The projects are in active development.

FOX Creator Studios is prioritizing a roster that has already made the transition from creator to media entrepreneur.

Josh Richards is more than a creator. He operates CrossCheck Studios, a venture fund, a podcast network, and a growing portfolio of businesses.

Sorted Food spent a decade proving creator brands are able to survive without being dependent on a single personality, turning a group of friends into one of the most durable food media businesses on the internet.

Mad Realities has spent four years building a creator-powered entertainment network and self proclaimed cultural moonshot.

FOX is less concerned about audience size, and is instead focused on audience ownership.

By providing production, financing, and advertising, FOX Creator Studios is simply helping its partners scale what already works.

Distribution is no longer scarce.

Production tools are no longer gatekept. Audiences now decide between Hulu, Netflix, Paramount, Youtube, and TikTok with the same amount of seriousness.

FOX is looking for creator-founders because they’re the ones who can communicate between formats, IP, and community in a way that traditional media empires like FOX or Warner Bros. struggle to replicate.

The next generation of entertainment companies are coming from the creator economy itself.

The legacy giants like FOX now compete with TikTok on the same terms.

What would you have to build before Hollywood treated you like a business?