As part of News Corp.’s broader restructuring of 21st Century Fox, Fox News chief Roger Ailes has lost a chunk of his turf — the syndie distrib arm — to 20th Century Fox TV chairman Gary Newman and Dana Walden.
Twentieth TV president Greg Meidel (pictured above) will now report to Newman and Walden rather than Jack Abernethy, CEO of the Fox Television Stations unit that Ailes oversees.
The shuffle, announced Monday by 21st Century Fox prexy-coo Chase Carey, reflects the fact that much of the division’s focus is on selling off-network broadcast and cable rights to the primetime series generated by the production divisions that Newman and Walden oversee, as well as shows from FX Prods. Meidel’s group spearheads traditional off-net sales and barter deals for the shows but digital licensing, a fast-growing area for all major TV studios, is handled by a separate division, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.
Twentieth TV president Greg Meidel (pictured above) will now report to Newman and Walden rather than Jack Abernethy, CEO of the Fox Television Stations unit that Ailes oversees.
The shuffle, announced Monday by 21st Century Fox prexy-coo Chase Carey, reflects the fact that much of the division’s focus is on selling off-network broadcast and cable rights to the primetime series generated by the production divisions that Newman and Walden oversee, as well as shows from FX Prods. Meidel’s group spearheads traditional off-net sales and barter deals for the shows but digital licensing, a fast-growing area for all major TV studios, is handled by a separate division, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.
- 7/8/2013
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety - TV News
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