News Corporation Names Tom Mockridge Chief Executive, European Television

News Corporation announced today that Tom Mockridge, Chief Executive of

Sky Italia, has been appointed to the additional role of Chief

Executive, European Television.
In this new role, Mr. Mockridge will directly oversee the company´s

television operations in Europe, outside the UK. These include Sky

Italia, a minority investment in German pay TV operator Premiere and a

range of holdings in broadcasters in such territories as Bulgaria

Poland and Turkey. The announcement does not affect British Sky

Broadcasting, in which News Corp holds a 39% shareholding. Mr. Mockridge

will continue to serve as Chief Executive of Sky Italia and will

continue to report to James Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, News

Corporation Europe and Asia.
Marty Pompadur, Executive Vice President of News Corp and Chairman of

News Corp Europe, who has played a leading role in developing the company´s

activities in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, has chosen to focus

on overseeing the company´s radio ventures in

Russia and its outdoor advertising business. He will also serve as an

advisor to the company.
Mr. Murdoch said:
"Tom has led Sky Italia to become one of the

world´s most successful pay-TV businesses, now

with more than 4.5 million customers. Tom will extend his successful

stewardship of Sky Italia to develop our European broadcast operations

across the territory.
Marty has played a vital role in building our broadcast and outdoor

advertising network. He is a true pioneer and I am delighted to continue

to call on him as we develop the business."
News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) had total

assets as of March 31, 2008 of approximately US$62 billion and total

annual revenues of approximately US$32 billion. News Corporation is a

diversified entertainment company with operations in eight industry

segments: filmed entertainment; television; cable network programming;

direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers

and information services; book publishing; and other. The activities of

News Corporation are conducted principally in the United States

Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and the Pacific

Basin.