NEW
YORK and LOS
ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chair and Chief
Executive Officer of Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX), today
announced that Jeff Collins has been
appointed President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand
Partnerships for Fox Corporation. He will succeed Marianne Gambelli, who retires after more than
forty years as a leading ad sales executive in the media and
entertainment space. Collins, who most recently served as Executive
Vice President, Advertising Sales for FOX News Media, will now
report to Murdoch.
In this role, Collins will oversee the company's Ad Sales
efforts across the company's portfolio of brands and platforms,
including FOX Entertainment, Tubi, FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, FOX
Deportes, and FOX News Media, which includes FOX News Channel and
FOX Business Network.
"I want to thank Marianne for her many contributions to FOX and
congratulate her on a phenomenal career," said Murdoch. "Marianne
has contributed immensely to the successful execution of our
strategies, and it has been a great pleasure of mine to work
alongside her. Jeff has established himself as a leader and an
innovator and we are confident that he will continue to build value
for our advertising partners across all of our platforms."
"It has been an honor to lead this talented team during such a
transformative period in our industry," said Gambelli. "I know they
are well positioned under Jeff's leadership to continue to set the
standard for excellence for delivering results for our advertising
partners."
"I look forward to leading the Ad Sales team as we continue to
work with our valued partners to provide unique and compelling
connections with the passionate audiences only FOX can offer," said
Collins.
Collins joined FOX in 2019 from Viant Technology, where he
served as Chief Revenue Officer for the company and its
subsidiaries including, Specific Media, Vindico, Myspace and Xumo.
In this capacity, Collins drove the company's ad tech expansion,
including overseeing the 2017 acquisition of mobile ad company
Adelphic and ushered in a massive digital innovation across demand
side platforms (DSPs). Additionally, in 2016, Collins helped manage
the integration of Viant into the Time Inc. business following
their acquisition of the company.
Previously, Collins spent 18 years with Turner Broadcasting
where he held sales and leadership positions across many of the
Time Warner brands. As Senior Vice President of Sales and
Marketing, he oversaw all east coast sales representing 70 percent
of the revenue across the CNN properties including, CNN, HLN, CNN
Airport and CNN Digital.
About Fox Corporation
Fox Corporation produces and
distributes compelling news, sports, and entertainment content
through its primary iconic domestic brands, including FOX News
Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and
Tubi Media Group. These brands hold cultural significance with
consumers and commercial importance for distributors and
advertisers. The breadth and depth of our footprint allows us to
deliver content that engages and informs audiences, develop deeper
consumer relationships, and create more compelling product
offerings. FOX maintains an impressive track record of news,
sports, and entertainment industry success that shapes our strategy
to capitalize on existing strengths and invest in new initiatives.
For more information about Fox Corporation, please visit
www.FoxCorporation.com.
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