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EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Bonnetta on Friday announced that she has left Fox Sports after five years, teasing “a new chapter” she was “beyond excited for.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFox Corp. is looking to leverage Tubi, its free-streaming outlet, as a new way to monetize a whole bunch of its sports-programming rights and content.Tubi, together with Fox Sports, has started the rollout of “Sports on Tubi,” a new and expanded hub for sports content on the platform.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corporation said profit rose in its fourth fiscal quarter as advertisers ramped up spending as conditions of the coronavirus pandemic eased and it secured new revenue from distributors. But the company’s overall cash flow was crimped by fees for a wider range of sports events as well as investment in Tubi, its ad-supported streaming video outlet, and digital outlets at Fox News Media.The owner of Fox News Channel, the Fox broadcast network and Fox Sports said net income came to $253 million, or 43 cents per share, compared with $122 million, or 20 cents per share in the year-earlier period.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKyle Hamiton, Cam Hart, Conor Ratigan and KJ Wallace have another game to play while attending Notre Dame.The four students are members of the university’s football team, and they are getting ready to give fans and Notre Dame sports aficionados their own take on sports and whatever else they might find interesting.Stating Wednesday, the quartet will hold forth on “Inside The Garage,” a twice-weekly podcast in which active players from the college’s 2021 football roster offer up game previews and recaps and also talk about their day-to-day lives. The podcast is being launched by The Volume, a network founded by sports personality Colin Cowherd, popular for his shows on Fox Sports.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDavid Katz, executive VP of digital at Fox Sports, will leave the Fox Corp. division this fall after three years.Katz is departing to return to ThePostGame, the digital sports content and marketing agency he founded in 2007 and previously ran before joining Fox Sports in September 2018.

Inter Milan star Christen Eriksen's first words - upon being resuscitated - after he collapsed on the pitch in Denmark's Euro 2020 opening fixture have been revealed.

Veteran communications executive Wendy Luckenbill has joined Fox Sports as SVP of Brand Communications. Luckenbill moves to Fox Sports after 10 years at OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Harpo Inc. where she served as SVP, Brand Strategy Communications.

The United States Football League, which challenged the NFL’s dominance in the 1980s before collapsing after just three seasons, will attempt a comeback in the spring of 2022.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefDisney is to close 18 TV channels in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong as the conglomerate puts a greater emphasis on direct-to-consumer streaming. The move will take effect from Oct.

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.

Fox said Thursday it has promoted Inae Wilson to Executive Vice President of Broadcast Distribution & Marketing.

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. Fox Sports’ CEO and executive producer\ in a statement.

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.

MEN Sport understands he is of interest to United, though not a priority target. Edwin van der Sar said in June: "It’s clear that clubs like Real Madrid and United are showing interest in Donny van de Beek," but the MEN understands United are prioritising moves for Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho and Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish.Van de Beek saw influential former Ajax teammates Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt leave for Barcelona and Juventus respectively last summer.

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.