Los Angeles, August 20, 2009 – News Corporation today
announced the promotion of Linda Johns to Executive Vice President of Human
Resources for the Fox Entertainment Group, a new position. In this role, Ms.
Johns will lead and direct Human Resources efforts across all the Fox
Entertainment Group companies, including Fox Entertainment Group, Fox Filmed
Entertainment, Fox Networks Group, as well as MySpace, Fox Mobile, Fox
Audience Network, Photobucket and IGN. Ms. Johns will also oversee Human
Resources services spanning information services, administration,
compensation, recruitment and talent management.
“Linda brings a wealth of knowledge to this newly created role, having
effectively served Twentieth Century Fox for more than a decade,” said Beryl
Cook, Chief Human Resources Officer, News Corporation. “We look forward to
expanding Linda’s valuable expertise across an even greater landscape, and
have no doubt she will make important contributions to our Human Resources
teams at Fox Entertainment.”
Ms. Johns joined Fox Entertainment Group in 1998 and most recently served as
Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Twentieth Century Fox, where
she ran all Human Resources efforts.
News Corporation
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) had total assets as of
June 30, 2009 of approximately US$53 billion and total annual revenues of
approximately US$30 billion. News Corporation is a diversified global media
company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed entertainment;
television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite
television; magazines and inserts; newspapers and information services; book
publishing; and other. The activities of News Corporation are conducted
principally in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom,
Australia, Asia and Latin America.
Fox Entertainment Group
Wholly owned by News Corporation, Fox Entertainment Group operates
businesses in all segments of broadcast, cable, film and digital
entertainment. The group is comprised of highly successful film and
television studios including Twentieth Century Fox Film, Twentieth Century
Fox Television and Fox Television Studios; leading broadcast networks FOX
and MyNetworkTV; local television stations; and an extensive collection of
cable entertainment, news and sports programming networks including Fox
News, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports Net, Fuel, FX and National
Geographic, among others. Fox Entertainment Group also operates Fox Audience
Network, MySpace, IGN and Photobucket.
Contact:
Julie Henderson
310-369-0773