NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lachlan Murdoch, the Chairman and
CEO of "FOX," the company to be spun-off in connection with 21st
Century Fox's (21CF) merger with The Walt Disney Company, today
announced that AMC's President and General Manager Charlie Collier has been appointed as the
Company's Chief Executive Officer of Entertainment.
In this role, Mr. Collier will oversee the Fox Broadcasting
Network and lead the Company's entertainment programming strategy
across live, scripted and non-scripted content. Collier's
appointment is the final announcement in a string of senior
leadership roles FOX has touted amidst a consistent showing of
strong ratings across sports, news and entertainment programming in
recent weeks. Mr. Collier will begin transitioning into his new
role at FOX on November
1st.
"Charlie is a singular talent, combining creative success with
operational expertise to lead the AMC Network with some of
television's most memorable programming," said Murdoch.
"Charlie's skills and experience will help FOX continue to
transform the broadcast television business."
During Charlie's tenure at AMC, he oversaw increases in all
notable business metrics including revenue and ratings. Under his
leadership the network was transformed with cultural and critical
hits including the Emmy Award-winning "Mad Men," and "Breaking
Bad," and "The Walking Dead," the highest-rated basic cable program
in the history of television, and many more original and scripted
programming hits. Collier is recognized as a veteran cable network
executive also having held senior roles at Oxygen, A&E Networks
and TeleRep.
Collier said, "I can't imagine a more exciting next step than
this new role at FOX, which combines the power and reach of a
broadcast division, some of the best live assets on the planet from
which to build entertainment audiences and fan engagement, and a
proven leadership team with a 'make new rules' start-up mentality."
Collier added, "I'm proud of my last decade-plus at AMC Networks as
the combination of a remarkable team and world-class talent led a
transformation of AMCN into both a thriving global entertainment
company and a premier original programmer."
Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs of the Fox
Television Group, will stay in their current roles until the close
of the transaction.
About 21st Century Fox
21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA,
FOX) is one of the world's leading portfolios of cable, broadcast,
film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across
the globe. Reaching more than 1.8 billion subscribers in
approximately 50 local languages every day, 21st Century Fox is
home to a global portfolio of cable and broadcasting networks and
properties, including FOX, FX, FXX, FXM, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox
Business Network, FOX Sports, Fox Sports Network, National
Geographic Channels, Star India, 28 local television stations in
the U.S. and more than 350 international channels; film studio
Twentieth Century Fox Film; and television production studios
Twentieth Century Fox Television and a 50 per cent ownership
interest in Endemol Shine Group. For more information about 21st
Century Fox, please visit www.21CF.com.
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