James Murdoch (born 1972)
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James Murdoch (born 1972) is the CEO of British Sky Broadcasting and son of billionaire media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. He is formerly an executive vice-president of News Corporation and served on the boards of directors of News Digital Systems and of News Coporation. He is married to Kathryn, with whom he has two children.
James Murdoch attended Horace Mann High School in New York City and graduated in 1991. He then studied at Harvard University, leaving in 1995.
In 1995, with Brian Brater and Jarret Meyer, he set up Rawkus Records, an independent hip hop record label.
In 1996, he joined News Corporation.
In May 2000 he was appointed chairman and chief executive of Star Television.
On 13 February 2003, he became a director of BSkyB. Later that year, he controversially became CEO of BSkyB, of which his father's News Corporation owned 36% at the time.