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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Fox and NBC partner on local news services
Strategy Eye
- 2008-11-14
Fox Television and NBC Local Media have signed a deal to pool their local news resources. The money-saving move will see the two firms set up joint video newsgathering services, starting in Philadelphia in January and rolling out to other major US cities throughout 2009. ...
News Corp. Fox offer may raise talk of deal with Liberty Media
- 2005-01-11
SYDNEY AFP — News Corp.'s announcement of a 5.86 billion US dollar offer to take full control of its Fox Entertainment Group has raised prospects the media giant is positioning itself for a deal with John Malone's Liberty Media group, analysts said. News Corp.'s US-based chairman and chief executive,...
Murdoch to buy rest of Fox shares in $7 billion deal
- 2005-01-10
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. CEO wants Liberty chief's word he won't attack
- 2004-11-17
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...
Fox hunt: Shapiro heads TV studio; Grant goes independent.(Angela Shapiro appointed)(David Grant resigned)
- 2004-05-03
When Angela Shapiro takes over as president of Fox Television Studios this week, the former president of ABC Family will be ahead of the game. First, she inherits a studio about to reap hundreds of millions of dollars for its corporate parent...
Fast-Growing Fox Cable Sets Aggressive Action Sports Network Launch
- 2002-12-04
Business/Sports/Entertainment Editors BroadBand Plus 2002 ANAHEIM, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 4, 2002 New 24-Hour Digital Service for Echo Boomers Debuts Summer 2003 with Time Warner Cable and DIRECTV as Launch Partners Fox Cable Networks Group, a wholly owned unit of the Fox Entertainment Group (NYSE:FOX) today announced...
Can a sports guy do entertainment?
- 2000-05-08
As head of new Fox Cable, Shell looks forward to developing programming across a variety of platforms Baseball has been very, very good to Jeff Shell. A fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers since childhood, he revels in the fact that he...
Peacock Cyber Viewing
- 2000-01-17
In a sign of the times, NBC is tooting its horn that it is the top-ranking broadcaster in homes with personal computers and Internet access. Indeed, Scott Sassa, NBC president-West Coast made it clear that the peacock's cyber-demographics outpace CBS or Fox. Speaking at the Television Critics Association winter...
NOTEBOOK
- 1998-10-12
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...
Fox to affils: show me the money.(Fox Television of America Corp. officials ask affiliates to help with costs) (includes related article on new chairman Murray Green)
- 1998-01-26
At the network's affiliate meeting in New Orleans on Jan. 17. Fox executives told station managers that as the stakes get higher, affiliates are going to have to make a greater contribution -- in marketing, promotion, programming and probably cash -- to make the business work....
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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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James Murdoch says UK policy threatens journalism
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EXCLUSIVE: Berlusconi sues local, foreign media for libel
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