James Murdoch Out As News Worldwide Chief

NY, NY Feb 29, 2012 News Corporation today introduced that, following hisrelocation towards the Companys headquarters in NY, James Murdoch, Deputy ChiefOperating Officer, has relinquished his position as Executive Chairman of NewsInternational, its United kingdom posting unit. Tom Mockridge, Ceo of News Worldwide, continues in the publish and can are accountable to News Corporation Leader andCOO Chase Carey. Many of us are grateful for James’ leadership at News Worldwide and across Asia and europe,exactly where he's made lasting contributions towards the group’s strategy in compensated digital content and itsefforts to enhance and enhance governance programs, stated Rupert Murdoch, Chairman andChief Executive Officer, News Corporation. He's shown leadership and continuesto create great value at Star TV, Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia, and BSkyB. Since he hasmoved to NY, James continues to visualize a number of essential corporateleadership mandates, with particular concentrate on important pay-TV companies and broaderinternational procedures. I deeply appreciate the dedication of my many gifted co-workers at News Internationalwho work relentlessly to see the general public and am confident concerning the tremendous momentumwe have accomplished underneath the leadership of my dad and Tom Mockridge, stated JamesMurdoch. “With the effective launch from the Sun on Sunday and start up business practices inplace across all game titles, News Worldwide has become inside a strong position to develop its successesin the near future. As Deputy Chief Operating Officer, I anticipate growing my commitmentto News Companies worldwide television companies along with other key initiatives across theCompany.