Peter Levinsohn

News Corp.'s New Digital Lineup to Be Officially Announced Today

Kara Swisher in News on April 1, 2009 at 2:04 am PT

According to several sources, News Corp. will officially announce its shaken-but-not-stirred digital lineup this morning, as former AOL head Jon Miller takes over as the media giant’s new chief digital officer. And Peter Levinsohn–his predecessor at Fox Interactive Media, which Miller will inherit in a new form, along with a larger portfolio, all based in New York–will also officially take up his new post as the key digital exec at News Corp.’s film and television studios in California. BoomTown and others had reported on the changes last week.

Former AOL Head Jon Miller Heads to News Corp. as "Chief Digital Officer"

Kara Swisher in News on March 27, 2009 at 5:20 pm PT

BoomTown has confirmed a report that former AOL head Jon Miller is set to take over as digital head at News Corp., replacing Peter Levinsohn. But Miller has not actually signed up for the job officially, since he is still under a noncompete agreement with Time Warner from his AOL stint. It runs out in three days, in fact. But sources said News Corp. is likely to announce Miller as its “chief digital officer” by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. Once he does sign, which seems likely, Miller will be reporting directly to the media giant’s head, Rupert Murdoch. Based in New York, he will also be chairman and CEO of the newly created News Digital Media group.

Murdoch Shuffles Desks on the Fox Lot; Here’s the Full Memo and the Scorecard

Peter Kafka in Media on March 12, 2009 at 3:35 pm PT

It’s reorg day, although this one was less of a surprise: In the wake of News Corp. COO Peter Chernin’s departure, Rupert Murdoch is reshuffling the top names at his Fox businesses, which Chernin oversaw. Murdoch had hinted at this last month when he told the troops that it was “time to streamline” the company. Prominently not mentioned: Rupert’s son, James, who is supposed to be his eventual successor.