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Joe Otterson TV ReporterWWE has appointed Claudine Lilien to the role of senior vice president and head of global sales and partnerships, Variety has learned.Lilien previously held senior leadership roles across Fox Corp., Fox Sports and Fox Networks Group. She most recently worked as senior VP of client management and solutions at Fox Sports.

EXCLUSIVE: On Saturday, the frequencies of Fox Sports, Discovery, the BBC, ITV, and many other broadcasters will be tuned to the Empty Quarter in the Saudi Arabian desert. It’s a landscape that could be mistaken for Tatooine in the Star Wars universe, but come the weekend, it will be home to the most extreme motorsport event ever created, featuring a dazzling collection of drivers from racing worlds including Formula 1 and rallying.

Sportscaster Dick Stockton, who called more than 1,500 games cross the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, as well as collegiate sports and 2 Olympic games, is retiring after more than 55 years behind the microphone. Fox Sports, which has employed Stockton since the division launched in 1994, announced his retirement Thursday.

Jeff Taylor, who joined Fox Corp. in 2019 as EVP and chief litigation counsel, has been promoted to general counsel.

joined ET as a correspondent in 2014. While at ET, she has served as the weekend co-host, and covered everything from award shows, to movie premieres, to breaking news.A graduate of the University of Missouri, Turner began her journalism career in 1998 when she joined WEHT as a reporter and fill-in anchor in Evansville, Indiana.From there, Turner worked at and Fox Sports.

according to Realtor.com property records.The house, which he purchased with Beisner during their engagement, according to a 2016 St. Louis Magazine feature, has a double gable exterior with two triangular peaks on the house’s face.

Danny Barton has joined UTA in the newly created position of sports content executive. Based in the Los Angeles office, he’ll be tasked with building out the company’s original sports programming division by working with UTA and Klutch Sports to develop and package content spanning all platforms.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTom Rinaldi, the ESPN correspondent known for his enterprise features and video essays, has jumped to Fox Sports, a place that has in the past not been known for delivering such things.He is expected to take up duties for Fox in 2021, “contributing across the network’s world-class portfolio of live events.”“Tom is one of the all-time great people in this business and a generational storyteller,” said  Eric Shanks.

Cynthia Bailey‘s wedding guests included both current and past Real Housewives of Atlanta stars. However, Nene Leakes was not present at Governors Towne Club in Acworth, Georgia on October 10, where Cynthia, 53, and Fox Sports broadcaster Mike Hill, 50, tied the knot. Nonetheless, Nene — who’s currently at odds with Bravo after leaving RHOA ahead of its 13 season — was invited to the big event.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFox Corp. and Walt Disney have both reinstated executive salaries for most of those impacted by temporary pay cuts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to those familiar with the situation.At Fox, the parent company of Fox Entertainment, Fox News, Fox Business and Fox Sports, compensation reductions of 15% for execs at the vice president level and above came to an end on July 31.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFox Sports Films is set to air “Tua,” a documentary about Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Variety has learned exclusively.“Tua is a beloved young star with an incredible story,” said Charlie Dixon, Executive Vice President of Content at Fox Sports. “We like to say, ‘Fox is Football’, and since it’s in our DNA, that means providing the deepest insight into the sport both on and off the field.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorFox Corp.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corporation said net income in its fiscal fourth quarter tumbled despite only a slight decline in revenue after the company exited a multi-year rights agreement with the U.S Golf Association and grappled with conditions set by the coronavirus pandemic.The owner of Fox News Channel, Fox Broadcasting and Fox Sports, said net income during the period came to $122 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with $454 million, or 73 cents per share in the

Also Read: Fox Sports to Put 'Virtual Fans' in the Stands for MLB Games (Video)The current round of cuts comes a month after Sports Business Journal reported in June that 20 Fox Sports talent and producers on low-rated boxing, WWE and soccer programs had been laid off by the company.

Bubba Wallace is celebrating his NASCAR victory.

After four years, Jason Whitlock is out at Fox Sports 1 as co-host of “Speak for Yourself.”

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The Super ShowDown is just around the corner and WWE has announced another power-packed match for the upcoming event’s line-up. Bayley is all set to defend the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship against Naomi in the much-anticipated event that will take place next week in Saudi Arabia.

By Nellie Andreeva, Patrick Hipes

Roku and Fox Corp. announced that they reached a deal to keep Fox’s channels on the device maker’s platform, an 11th-hour agreement that means Fox apps will be available for streaming Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Roku, less than three days before Super Bowl LIV is set to air on Fox, has removed all Fox Corp. channels from the Roku Channel Store — a move the broadcaster called a “poorly timed negotiating ploy.”

Fox declared in November that it had sold all the advertising time available in its looming February 2 broadcast of Super Bowl LIV. But just this week, it found a little more.

In Super Bowl LII, ad mascot Mr. Peanut scored a few points with a clever ad that featured baseball slugger Alex Rodriguez as well as actor Charlie Sheen. One year later, the anthropomorphic legume intends to gain new ground with another Super Bowl commercial that stars comic actor Matt Walsh.