BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$12.1B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Development, Production & Distribution of Feature Films, Television Programs, Television Broadcasting, Cable Network Programming
CEO
Jeff ShellNumber of Employees 12,500
Contact Information
10201 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, California 90035-2606
(310) 369-1000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motion Picture and Video Production: 512110
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News drives record close.(The News Corporation Ltd.'s share prices, stock markets)(Brief Article)
Mar 06, 2005 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian sharemarket posted strong gains on 4 March 2005. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose 15.2 points to a new high of 4,220.4, while the broader All Ordinaries Index closed 16.1 points higher at 4,201.9....
News Corp shares drop after bid to buy out Fox Entertainment
SYDNEY AFP — Shares in News Corp Inc. fell sharply in early trading here following the media giant's announcement of a 5.86-billion-US-dollar, all-stock offer to gain 100 percent ownership of Fox Entertainment Group by buying out other shareholders. The company's Australian-born US-based chairman and chief executive, Rupert Murdoch, informed...
Murdoch to buy rest of Fox shares in $7 billion deal
Rupert Murdoch, consolidating his global media empire in the United States, is expected to announce today that he will buy out the shareholders of his Fox properties for about $7 billion, executives involved in the deal said Sunday night. The deal would solidify Murdoch's control over some of...
News Corp. chases Fox for 5.86 billion dollars in stock
NEW YORK AFP — News Corp. announced a 5.86-billion-dollar, all-stock offer to buy out other shareholders in Fox Entertainment Group and gain 100 percent ownership. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said it had already made the proposal to the Fox subsidiary and the offer would be made directly...
News Corp. CEO wants Liberty chief's word he won't attack
NEW YORK -- Following a policy of trust-but-verify, Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday that he wants formal assurance that Liberty Media Chairman John Malone won't make a run at his News Corp. CEO Murdoch says he wants his longtime friend and business ally to sign a standstill agreement -- a...
News Corp. moving base to U.S.
NEW YORK -- Nearly 20 years after Rupert Murdoch gave up his Australian citizenship to become an American, the media conglomerate he controls is following suit. By the end of the year, News Corp. -- owner of the Fox network, Fox News Channel and the 20th Century Fox...
Fox Group IPO Deemed a Hit.
NEW YORK -- Fox Entertainment Group ended its first day of trading last Wednesday at $24.50 per share -- up $2, or 9 percent, from its initial-public-offering price of $22.50. On the heels of an upbeat quarterly earnings report, Fox Entertainment, the...
News Trims Back Fox Plans.
News Corp. is moving ahead with its Fox Entertainment Group stock offering, but on a smaller scale than expected. Last week, News Corp. said in a filing the initial public offering would be 85 million Class A shares, or 13.4 percent of equity...
NOTEBOOK
Executives of new Fox Entertainment Group will be employees of News Corp., rather than of Fox itself, after initial stock offering establishing Fox as separate company, according to prospectus filed with SEC. Filing says "Master Intercompany Agreement" between companies will include undisclosed payment by Fox to News Corp. for...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeff Shell | CEO |
| David F. DeVoe | Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer |
| Lawrence A. Jacobs | Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel |
| Linda Johns | Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
| Cindy McKenzie | Vice President, Information Technology |
| Mike S Lee | Vice President of Technology Architecture & Planning |
| Rick Ramirez | Vice President, Emerging Markets |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rupert Murdoch | Chairman |
| Christos M. Cotsakos | Board of Directors |
| Peter Powers | Board of Directors |
| Thomas W. Jones | Board of Directors |
Mr. Shell is the president and CEO of Fox Cable Networks Group (FCNG), which oversees the more than 20 major domestic cable and satellite networks in which parent, Fox Entertainment Group and News Corporation, holds interest. Mr. Shell oversees FX, Fox Family Channel (in partnership with Saban), the 21 regional networks of Fox Sports Net (in partnership with Rainbow Media), the Fox Movie Channel, Fox Sports World, and Fox Sportsworld Espanol, WebMD Television and the National Geographic Channel.
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|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | President | Current |
| Comcast Corporation | President,Comcast Programming Group | Current |
| Asset Learning, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer | Current |
| News Corporation | Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| The Star Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Sky Broadcasting Group plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| News Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| News Corporation | Finance Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel | Current |
| News Corporation | Senior Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel | Current |
| NDS Group plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Twentieth Century Fox | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Vice President, Information Technology | Current |
| Is Student Assoc. | Vice President, Fox Entertainment Group | Current |
| California State University | B.S In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Green West Expo | Vice President, Technology Architecture & Planning, Fox Entertainment Group | Current |
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Vice President of Technology Architecture & Planning | Current |
| Dental Arts of Suffern, Llp | Current | |
| University of California, San Diego | Bachelors Degrees In Economics and Computer Science | Former |
| New York University College of Dentistry | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Vice President, Emerging Markets | Current |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc | Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Nalip | Vice President, Emerging Markets for Fox Entertainment Group | Current |
| Nalip | Board of Directors | Current |
| Phil Roman Entertainment | Vice President | Former |
| Galavision | Producer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| News Corporation | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Lowy Institute | Board of Advisors | Current |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Associated Press | Board of Directors | Current |
| The DIRECTV Group, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| British Sky Broadcasting Group plc | Chairman | Former |
| The New York Post | Chairman | Former |
| The DIRECTV Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Oxford | M.A. | Former |
| University of Oxford | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Fox News appeals ruling for U.S. Fed over bailout
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In Australia, a Battle for Pay TV
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FoxSports.com Does Lunch on the Web
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KTTV Source: Fox L.A. to Cut 117 Sept. 10
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Charging for Web content no panacea for newspapers
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Fox business TV to simulcast Don Imus radio show (Reuters)
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Fox to Simulcast Don Imus Radio Show
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Fox business TV to simulcast Don Imus radio show
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Diane Sawyer gets her due: Helm of ABC's 'World News'
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TV channel plans UK's first live election debate
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News Corp. in Talks for Stake in Saudi Firm
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News Corp eyes stake in Saudi firm Rotana Media - WSJ
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A Public Option For News
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News Corp. Faults U.K. Media Policy
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Murdoch son: BBC threatens independent journalism
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Murdoch son: BBC threatens independent journalism
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Get Ready to Buy
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James Murdoch says UK policy threatens journalism
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EXCLUSIVE: Berlusconi sues local, foreign media for libel
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