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Sam Chisholm
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Sam Chisholm is a media executive born in New Zealand
. He was a significant figure in Australian media. He ran Kerry Packer
's Nine Network
for a significant period during the 1980s before moving to the UK to work for Packer's rival Rupert Murdoch
in rescuing the newly established BSkyB from financial problems after the merger of Sky
and British Satellite Broadcasting
. In 2005 he returned to Australia as acting chief executive of Packer's Nine Network after having received a double lung transplant.
Chisholm is currently the Chief Executive and Managing Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group and Chairman of Sky News
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He was a significant figure in Australian media. He ran Kerry Packer
Kerry Packer
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC was an Australian media tycoon. The son of Sir Frank Packer and Gretel Bullmore, the Packer family company owned controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later...
's Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
for a significant period during the 1980s before moving to the UK to work for Packer's rival Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
in rescuing the newly established BSkyB from financial problems after the merger of Sky
Sky
The sky is the part of the atmosphere or outer space visible from the surface of any astronomical object. It is difficult to define precisely for several reasons. During daylight, the sky of Earth has the appearance of a pale blue surface because the air scatters the sunlight. The sky is sometimes...
and British Satellite Broadcasting
British Satellite Broadcasting
British Satellite Broadcasting was a British television company which provided direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom...
. In 2005 he returned to Australia as acting chief executive of Packer's Nine Network after having received a double lung transplant.
Chisholm is currently the Chief Executive and Managing Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group and Chairman of Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
.
External links
- Sam Chisholm at Bloomberg Businessweek
- Sam Chisholm, Return of the great sacker, Raymond Snoddy, The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, 5 December 2005