CHERNIN TO REMAIN AT NEWS CORP

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	CAMPAIGN TO OUST EISNER ACCELERATES Mar 2 2004
	Stepping up their campaign in advance of Wednesday's shareholders meeting to oust Michael Eisner as (more)
	MURDOCH OFFERS TO SWEETEN CHERNIN'S DEAL Feb 26 2004
	Amid growing reports that the Disney chairmanship would be offered to News Corp President and (more)
	CHERNIN ENTERS THE LIONS' DEN Nov 20 2002
	Taking his battle against Internet piracy into a contentious community, News Corp. President Peter Chernin (more)

CHERNIN TO REMAIN AT NEWS CORP
Friday, July 30 2004

Ending ongoing speculation that he might replace Michael Eisner at Disney, News Corp announced Thursday that Peter Chernin had signed a new contract to stay on as president and COO. News reports about Disney shareholders' dissatisfaction with Eisner have frequently mentioned that there is a dearth of talented executives who could replace him and have mentioned Chernin as one of the few who could -- especially since a provision in his contract allowed him to leave if offered a position as head of another media company. His contract with News Corp was scheduled to expire in November.

HOLLYWOOD'S 'DIRTY SECRET'
Thursday, April 29 2004

Calling the soaring costs of making movies "the dirty secret of Hollywood," News Corp president and COO Peter Chernin said Wednesday that they could have devastating consequences for the industry. Raising the possibility of a movie with a $200-million budget bringing in only $25 million at the box office, Chernin said that the resulting fallout from "the era of $150-million write-downs" would "rock the industry to its foundation -- and appropriately so." Chernin made his (more)

CHERNIN SAYS HE WANTS TO STAY AT NEWS CORP
Thursday, March 11 2004

News Corp President and COO Peter Chernin, often mentioned as a possible successor to Disney CEO Michael Eisner, told an investors' conference in Palm Beach, FL Wednesday that he is "very happy" acting as Rupert Murdoch's No. 2 man. "I love the job. I am -- I guess with more publicity than I would like -- currently in a contract renegotiation. I wouldn't be in that renegotiation if it wasn't my desire to be with (more)

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