Shares of New York-based Fox have lost 26% this year while Disney has fallen 16% since Aug. 4 when the Burbank, Calif-based reported its second-quarter earnings. Jackson's exclusive two-year development deal with subscriber-based Starz, and Minaj's series commitment from cable network ABC Family to executive produce and appear in a scripted comedy series based on her own earlier life in Queens as a burgeoning artist come 25 years after the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air first debuted in 1990 on Comcast 's ( CMCSA ) NBC, jumpstarting the career of its rapper lead Will Smith to acting superstardom. "As an executive, I don't know everything I'd like to know about this culture and interest," said Carmi Zlotnik, Starz's managing director, said in a phone interview in Los Angeles. "But Curtis has an insight and authenticity and can bring us great ideas. The African-American and urban audience is important to us.