Peter Chernin will be stepping down as president and chief operating officer of News Corp. when his contract expires on June 30, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch announced this afternoon. The company said that News Corp.’s Los Angeles-based Fox businesses will report directly to Mr. Murdoch when Mr...
News Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin is departing the company, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to TelevisionWeek today. Mr. Chernin has held his position at the company since 1996, and his current contract is due to expire at the end of June. Mr. Chernin joined...
Tuesday may be Election Day, but at the U.S. Supreme Court the focus won’t be on Obama vs. McCain. Rather, it will be on the Federal Communications Commission’s stepped-up indecency enforcement efforts. In a case that could have a dramatic impact on broadcast TV’s content, the high court takes up the...
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News Corp. President-Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin is unleashing a broad defense of broadcasters against FCC indecency enforcement and warning starkly about the danger that a Supreme Court case could pose to First Amendment freedoms. Honored Tuesday night at the Media Institute’s annual Friends...
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