Rupert Murdoch may be a master of the universe, but that doesn’t mean he always makes the right call. Spending $5.4 billion to buy the Wall Street Journal just months before the newspaper business all but collapsed? Doesn’t seem such a genius move these days. The purchase was supposed to help turn Fox...
In an unexpected development, Fox Broadcasting Chairman Peter Liguori is leaving the network, stepping down as part of a restructuring that will give Tony Vinciquerra full control of News Corp.’s TV networks business. Replacing Mr. Liguori will be Peter Rice, who had been president of Fox Searchlight...
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Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, Kevin Reilly, Syndication, Peter Liguori, Gary Newman, Dana Walden, Rupert Murdoch, Jim Gianopulos, Tony Vinciquerra, Peter Rice, Tom Rothman