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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

Various news outlets are reporting that Bill Shine [wikipedia.org] has been replaced as co-president of Fox News Channel [wikipedia.org]. Suzanne Scott [heavy.com] has replaced him. In possibly related news, there are reports that 21st Century Fox [wikipedia.org], which owns Fox News Channel, is in talks with the Blackstone Group [wikipedia.org] (a private equity investment firm) to purchase Tribune Media [wikipedia.org], a U.S. broadcasting chain.

In the UK, 21st Century Fox has requested permission from the government's Office of Communications [wikipedia.org] to increase its ownership [politico.com] in Sky News [wikipedia.org]; in April the network dismissed commentator Bill O'Reilly [wikipedia.org] after paying out settlements in multiple sexual harassment lawsuits regarding Mr. O'Reilly.

coverage (Shine):

• New York Times [nytimes.com]
• ABC News [go.com]
• USA Today [usatoday.com]
• Los Angeles Times [latimes.com]
• Slate blog [slate.com]

coverage (Tribune Media):

• Los Angeles Times [latimes.com]
• CNNMoney [cnn.com]
• New York Times [nytimes.com]
• Variety [variety.com]
• Miami Herald [miamiherald.com]
• Chicago Business Journal [bizjournals.com]
• WBAA radio [wbaa.org]

related story:
Fox News Chief Resigns [soylentnews.org]

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