Lachlan Murdoch: Last News

Tom Brady decides to retire (again) the NFL star won't have to ponder what's next in his professional football career, because he's already got a job lined up. And it pays handsomely, too.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is set to be the lead NFL analyst for FOX Sports upon his retirement.

Tom Brady retires he won’t be away from the NFL. It was revealed on Tuesday, that the 44-year-old has agreed to a long-term deal to be Fox Sports’ lead NFL analyst immediately after he retires.

Plans after plans. Tom Brady is set to join Fox Sports after he retires from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The seven-time Super Bowl champion was announced as the new lead analyst for Fox Sports.

NFL duty after 22 seasons proved short-lived for Tom Brady, but the American football legend is now certain of his post-playing destination.That's after Fox Sports confirmed Brady—who retired in February only to reverse his decision 40 days later—will join their team as 'lead analyst' when he eventually hangs up his cleats. The seven-time Super Bowl-winner has agreed to play at least a third season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.A tweet from FOX Sports' NFL Twitter account on Tuesday read: "We are pleased to announce that immediately following his playing career, 7-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady will be joining us at @FOXSports as our lead analyst."Brady, 44, quoted that tweet while adding: "Excited, but a lot of unfinished business on the field with the @Buccaneers." FOX Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch said: "It will be a stellar and exciting television career, but that’s up to him to make that choice when he sees fit."The Bucs lifted their second Super Bowl crown at the conclusion of Brady's first season in Florida (2020).

Quarterback Tom Brady has been confirmed as Fox’s lead NFL analyst, with the job waiting for him whenever his playing career finally concludes.

Tom Brady has a job lined up for when he actually does decide to retire from the NFL!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorLegendary football player Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as part of a multi-year deal once he ends his NFL career, lending the company a potential new boost after it lost mainstay announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to ESPN.The news was disclosed by Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch during an investor call. The executive said Brady’s arrival at Fox Sports remained uncertain, as the decision about when to walk off the playing field would be left up to the athlete.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corporation said profit dipped in its third fiscal quarter due to declines in value of some of its outside investments, even as revenue increased at its mainstay cable and broadcast operations.The owner of the Fox broadcast network, Fox Sports and Fox News Channel said net income attributable to shareholders came to $283 million, or 50 cents per share, compared with  $567 million, or 96 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. The company has a sizable stake in Flutter Entertainment, the sports-betting company that controls FanDuel.  Meanwhile, the company enjoyed a 7% increase in revenue, which rose to $3.46 billion from $3.22 billion a year earlier.In a statement, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch cited “pricing strength in both distribution and advertising revenues across our leadership brands, complemented by the powerful momentum we continue to see at Tubi,” the company’s streaming hub, as reasons for the revenue gains.

Fox Corp.’s free, ad-supported streaming service Tubi is working on an expansion of its current arrangement with Nielsen that will enlarge the scope of where its viewership is measured.

Fox Corp.’s Tubi had 3.6 billion hours streamed in 2021, a 40% increase over 2020, as overall viewing migrates from subscription to free and ad-supported services.

Fox Corp. reported sales of $4.4 billion in its fiscal second quarter ended in December, up 9% from the year before, beating Wall Street forecasts and citing sports, Fox Network pricing and Tubi.

Dominion Voting Systems filed suit this week against Fox Corp., as it seeks to establish that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch bore responsibility when Fox News guests and personalities made false claims about the election systems company’s role in the 2020 presidential election.

Fox Sports has expanded its soccer portfolio, announcing a rights deal with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that features more than 1,500 soccer matches starting with the UEFA Nations League in June, 2022.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe Anti-Defamation League is urging Fox Corporation to not air Tucker Carlson’s upcoming series about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.

“I strongly urge you to reconsider airing this program. It has the potential to fuel misdirected anger and unrest,” wrote Anti Defamation League CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt in a letter to Newscorp co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch today.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSalaries for senior executives at Fox Corporation declined in the company’s most recent fiscal year as the owner of Fox News Channel and the Fox broadcast network reduced compensation packages as part of dealing with conditions spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.Lachlan Murdoch, CEO of Fox and executive chairman, saw his total compensation fall to $27.7 million in fiscal 2021, compared with $29.2 million in the previous fiscal year, marking a decrease of approximately 5%. Rupert Murdoch, the company’s executive chairman and the CEO’s father, saw his total compensation dip to $31.1 million, compared with $34 million in the previous fiscal year, representing a drop of approximately 8.4%.

Fox chairman and patriarch Rupert Murdoch’s racked up $31.1 million in total compensation for the company’s fiscal year ended in June, down 8.4% from close to $40 million the year before.

Fox Corp. closed its fiscal year with a solid performance in its fourth quarter, beating Wall Street revenue and earnings forecasts.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFox Corp. has brought on a new head of communications.

Fox Corp. Tuesday named Brian Nick Executive VP and Chief Communications Officer. He’ll be based in Los Angeles and report to chairman-CEO Lachlan Murdoch.

The renegade scion of the Fox News-owning Murdoch family, James, vigorously showcased his commitment to social and environmental causes Friday in an interview with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon at the Tribeca Festival.