In a surprise reshuffle atop News Corp.’s digital arm, the conglomerate said late Thursday that Ross Levinsohn has resigned as president of Fox Interactive Media.
Peter Levinsohn, president of digital media at Fox Entertainment Group and an 18-year veteran at News Corp., will step in for Ross Levinsohn. (The executives are distant cousins.)
Sources suggested that Ross Levinsohn is leaving on amicable terms with Rupert Murdoch’s empire as it became clear to both sides that the entrepreneurial executive was more interested in the high-stakes dealmaking that brought the conglomerate big new assets like MySpace and less enamored with the day-to-day operations aimed at driving growth.
In an outgoing statement, Ross Levinsohn hinted at other opportunities.
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