The Business of Television : Peter Liguori

Adalian Column: Rice May Be Good Choice for Fox, but Liguori Deserved Better

News — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:45:35 GMT

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...(read more)

Who Won and Lost in the News Corp. Reorganization?

News — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:02:00 GMT

Last week’s News Corp. executive shakeup left the TV business stunned, with folks both inside and outside Fox scrambling to figure out what it all means. Most network ousters happen in slow motion. Word leaks out that an executive is on shaky ground,...(read more)

Fox Restructuring Elevates Rice as Liguori Exits

News — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:02:14 GMT

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...(read more)

Fox Sets Post-'Idol' Launch, Fall Run for 'Glee'

News — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Fox is giving its one-hour musical comedy “Glee” a post-”American Idol” premiere, but it will hold back the show’s regular airings until the fall. In what the network is calling a broadcast first, the Ryan Murphy-created series will air its initial episode...(read more)

Fox's Liguori 'Pleased' With 'Idol' Premiere Ratings

News — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:50:03 GMT

Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Liguori said he and other executives at Fox are breathing "a sigh of relief" in the wake of solid premiere ratings for the new season of "American Idol." "When you look at the broadcast environment...(read more)

Column: What to Get the Exec Who Has Everything

News — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:50:00 GMT

Tis the season for year-end columns—and all the cliches that come with them. Including, apparently, lead sentences that begin with “‘tis the season.” Lists, of course, are always a staple of columns this time of year. Coming up with New Year’s resolutions...(read more)

‘Dollhouse’ Halts Production Amid Creative Concerns

News — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:57:48 GMT

Production has halted on the Joss Whedon drama “Dollhouse” amid indications that some executives inside Fox are deeply concerned about the creative direction of the series. The last day of filming on “Dollhouse” was last Thursday, a spokesman for the...(read more)