His work has been shown on the NationalGeographic and Animal Planet channels, and he owns a production house called Indonesia Explorer, with a mix of local and international clients.
Though the discussions in recent weeks have been largely focused on a deal for a handful of stations, WNYW and WWOR New York and WXTF Philadelphia and a couple of cable channels, Fox also wants to continue being paid for cable channels like NationalGeographic Wild and Fox Business Network.
If confirmed, the appointment would give Mr Murdoch responsibility for the successful Fox Networks Group, which includes cable channels such as NationalGeographic.