November 30, 2009 –
Fox National Cable Networks today announced that David Sternberg, the
company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Emerging
Networks will be leaving at the end of December after a nearly twelve year
career with the company. Fox’s Emerging Networks Group is comprised of FUEL
TV, Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Español. The channels report to
Rich Battista, President of Fox National Cable Networks.
“David has been instrumental in the success of our emerging networks during
his tenure at the company,” said Battista. “He helped transform Fox Soccer
Channel into the country’s premier television home of domestic and
international soccer; launched and grew FUEL TV into the premier action
sports network; and made Fox Sports en Español the leading Spanish language
cable sports network in the U.S. These networks are well positioned for
future growth. We thank David for his contributions and wish him all the
best.”
FUEL TV will continue to operate under the supervision of general manager CJ
Olivares, who will report to Mr. Battista. The company will announce the
management structure for Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Español at a
later date.
“I am grateful for my time at Fox,” said Mr. Sternberg. “It is a company
filled with talented and passionate people, and I will always cherish the
tremendous relationships that I developed along the way. I am especially
proud of the growth experienced by Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Español,
and FUEL TV, and I am looking forward to taking on new and equally exciting
entrepreneurial challenges in the future.”
Mr. Sternberg joined Fox Cable Networks as Director of Business Development
for Fox Sports International in 1998, and quickly assumed greater
responsibility, becoming Vice President and General Manager of Fox Sports
International in 2000. In 2002, he took over Fox Soccer Channel and Fox
Sports en Español and added oversight of FUEL TV in 2003. Mr. Sternberg was
elevated to his current position in 2004.
Fox Cable Networks (FCN) includes 36 domestic programming services in which
News Corporation holds interests. Together these networks reach more than
550 million subscribing television homes and represent one of the media
industry’s largest and most diverse programming groups. Fox Cable Networks
span FX, National Geographic Channel, Fox Reality Channel, Fox Movie
Channel, FUEL TV, FSN and 19 regional cable sports networks, SPEED, Fox
Soccer Channel, Fox College Sports, Fox Sports en Español and the Big Ten
Network (co-venture with the Big Ten Conference). FCN also includes Fox
Sports Enterprises, which manages interests in sports franchises and leading
statistical information provider STATS, LLC.
Contact:
Brian Peterson
310.369.0009
brian.peterson@fox.com