LA Times Sez: Peter Chernin Leaving Murdoch's News Corp.

Confirming rumors that have been floating around for awhile, the LA Times posted the following a couple of hours ago:

“Peter Chernin, the highly regarded president of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and the executive who has paved the way for the global media giant on Wall Street and in Hollywood, is leaving the company, according to people familiar with the situation.

No immediate successor will be named. Instead, Murdoch, 77, is expected to pick up many of the duties handled by Chernin, including oversight of News Corp.’s Fox movie and television operations…..”

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