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She has been replaced by Tom Mockridge, who was in charge of News Corporation's Italian broadcasting arm.
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Tom Mockridge, who took over from Rebekah Brooks as chief executive of News International last July, and Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey will also appear.
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Mr. Mockridge has joined the boards Mr. Murdoch has left.
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News International CEO Tom Mockridge will remain in that position.
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Her successor is Tom Mockridge, a New Zealand native who has been chief executive of Sky Italia, the media giant's Italian satellite television unit, since its launch in 2003.
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Because Italy is an underdeveloped market, with only 30% of households paying for television, says Mr Mockridge, there is plenty of room for both Sky and Mediaset Premium to grow.
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Mr. Mockridge, 56 years, joined News Corp in 1991.
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Staff will seek further assurances this week after News International's chief executive Tom Mockridge told them he'd had a "personal assurance from Rupert Murdoch about his total commitment to continue to own and publish The Sun".
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"As a company we are keen to play our full part, with others in our industry, in creating a new body that commands the confidence of the public, " said Tom Mockridge, chief executive of News International, the U.K. newspaper unit of News Corp.
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Tellingly, the man whom Rupert Murdoch selected to replace Rebekah Brooks as the chief executive of News International in London was Tom Mockridge, a former press adviser to Paul Keating. (As an historical aside, the changes in media ownership rules that enabled Rupert Murdoch to build up his share of the Australian market came into effect under Paul Keating).
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