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Former Starz head of communications Lauren Townsend has been named SVP of Communications for Fox Corporation. Townsend, who will be based in Los Angeles, will start Jan. 3, reporting to Fox Corp. Chief Communications Officer Brian Nick. Townsend, a respected veteran TV PR executive, is currently a consultant at Hulu…

The T. Howard Foundation and Fox Corporation are partnering to offer technology internships in media-related industries to diverse and underrepresented college students and young professionals. Through the Diversity-TECH (Train, Empower, Connect & Hire) program, the Foundation intends to increase the number of diverse…

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch’s compensation totaled $29.15 million for the fiscal year ended in June, down sharply from $42.11 million the year before. His dad, chairman Rupert Murdoch, took home $33.98 million, also below the $42.16 million for Fox’s fiscal 2019, according to a proxy statement filed Wednesday with the…

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of executives across The Walt Disney Company and Fox Corporation are getting their paychecks restored to pre-COVID-19 levels. We hear the temporary pay cuts, which Fox imposed due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry, ended July 31 as originally planned. The…

Fox Corp executive chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch on Monday sent a memo to employees about the death of George Floyd last week in Minneapolis and the national protests that have come since. The note comes as Hollywood companies continue to stress their support for the black community since Floyd’s death one week…

Over the past two weeks, Disney and Fox Corporation both issued warnings of “adverse impact” from the coronavirus pandemic on their business. Both companies also sold debt securities, raising $6 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively. Disney, which combines the company’s legacy assets with those acquired in the $71.3…

Hope Hicks is departing from her role as the top communications officer for Fox and returning to the White House. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said on Thursday that she will be working for Jared Kushner’s office as counselor to the president and senior adviser. Kushner is Trump’s son-in-law and senior…

Fox Corp said Tuesday that Gary Ehrlich, who worked at Fox for three decades before exiting in 2017 to join Live Nation, is returning as President and General Manager for the Fox Studio Lot in Century City. Ehrlich will oversee studio operations on the full-service lot that offers stage, postproduction and support…

Fox Corporation has entered a definitive merger agreement to acquire a majority stake in Credible Labs Inc., a leading consumer finance marketplace in the country. Fox is looking to buy 67% of the company for $265 million and commit up to $75 million of growth capital to Credible over the next two years. Credible is…