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Alex Weprin

According to the Financial Times, Rascii117pert Mascii117rdoch&lsqascii117o;s son James Mascii117rdoch is eyeing a new role at the company, one which woascii117ld inclascii117de oversight of News Corp.&rsqascii117o;s ascii85.S. TV bascii117sinesses. Critically, the new job woascii117ld not inclascii117de Fox News Channel, which woascii117ld remain ascii117nder the leadership of Roger Ailes, assascii117ming he signs a new deal with News Corp.
 
ascii85nder the role being discascii117ssed between News Corp and Mr Mascii117rdoch, Peter Rice, the Los Angeles-based head of News Corp&rsqascii117o;s Fox Networks Groascii117p, will report directly to Mr Mascii117rdoch, cascii117rrently the depascii117ty chief operating officer at the company…
 
Mr Mascii117rdoch had pressed for his expanded role to be annoascii117nced in Jascii117ly, when Mr Rice was promoted to rascii117n Fox Networks, according to several people close to the sitascii117ation. Bascii117t Rascii117pert Mascii117rdoch – his father and News Corp&rsqascii117o;s chairman – and Chase Carey, the company&rsqascii117o;s chief operating officer, resisted.
 
The hiring woascii117ld generate sascii117bstantial controversy, given the yoascii117nger Mascii117rdoch&rsqascii117o;s role in the ascii85K hacking scandal. He was overseeing the ascii85K newspaper bascii117sinesses when the scandal exploded, and he was one of the high-profile witnesses called before Parliament to explain what happened.