Fox’s Paul Cheesbrough Will Expand Duties After Roku Deal; Anjali Sud, Charlie Collier to Exit

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Paul Cheesbrough, a one-time software engineer who has worked to transform upstart digital ventures at Fox Corp. into mainstream operations, is taking on an important new role at the company following its $22 billion purchase of Roku.

Cheesbrough was named co-chair and CEO of Fox Digital Platforms on Friday, a division that will house Roku operations, Tubi and Red Seat Ventures, among other operations. and turbocharge the company’s new-media ambitions. Roku operates one of the primary portals consumers use to access their favorite programming via streaming and broadband. Anthony Wood, the founder of Roku and previously its chairmand CEO, will become a member of the Fox board and serve as co-chair alongside Cheesbrough.

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