James Murdoch

Overview

On December 7, 2007, News Corporation appointed James R. Murdoch to serve as a Class III director of the Board. The Company also announced that Mr. J. Murdoch has been appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive, Europe and Asia, News Corporation. Mr. Murdoch will be responsible for the strategic and operational development of the Company's television, newspaper and related digital assets in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Mr. J. Murdoch will also become a member of the Company's Office of the Chairman. Mr. J. Murdoch has been the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ("BSkyB") since 2003. The Company holds a 39% equity interest in BSkyB. Effective as of December 7, 2007, Mr. J. Murdoch resigned as Chief Executive Officer of BSkyB and was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of BSkyB's Board of Directors. Prior to joining BSkyB, Mr. J. Murdoch was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of STAR Group Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, from 2000 to 2003. Mr. J. Murdoch previously served as an Executive Vice President of the Company, and served as a member of the Board from 2000 to 2003. Mr. J. Murdoch is the son of K. Rupert Murdoch, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the brother of Lachlan K. Murdoch, a Director of the Company.