Peter Chernin Quotations

We need to be a leadership position about protecting minors on the Internet and, more importantly, giving the parents the tools they need to protect them.

It's a tough marketplace right now... It is very compressed... A turnaround is likely to happen quicker than before.

The mobile market is exploding and it makes perfect sense for a media company like ours to create a real content destination for the billions of cell-phone users around the world.

The formation of the News America Publishing Group will lead to greater editorial excitement, new business opportunities and greater efficiencies and coordination.

For the very first time, viewers will be able to watch their favorite shows before the rest of the world.

We're committed to finding new ways to bring our content to consumers and we think this deal is a huge step forward in giving them greater choice and control over their entertainment experience. For the very first time, viewers will be able to watch their favorite shows before the rest of the world. And we now have the ability to create different cuts of our programs for the pre-air audience--versions with additional scenes and materials not included in the network broadcast--something entirely new. It's an exciting opportunity for the television consumer and for us. Moreover, this new partnership will also enrich the viewing experience by providing access to DirecTV's enhanced services, features and interactive functionality.

Only the best and boldest programming will succeed ... Doug has distinguished himself with both, and we couldn't be more excited about bringing his leadership and creativity into Fox.

I felt like we could be competitive in this space. We are not just looking to build this as a little extra money on the side for the studio. We want to build it to be a stand-alone business.

From our perspective it created a unique and wonderful opportunity.

He will retain his position as chairman and chief executive of News Ltd, News Corporation's Australian operations.

We are extremely pleased with Fox's results for the year, particularly at our cable and television station groups,

I think you'll see high-def DVDs come out a higher price point, ... I think we have an opportunity to win back a couple of bucks of (improved profit) margin on high-def DVDs.

Just close the deal, We'll get it closed today.

We noticed some softening in the advertising market. We thought it was a prudent time to tighten down the screws,

We can't look at this as a media property. This is a site programmed by its users.

We think there are so many strong media voices in the New York market ... that we believe this deal is absolutely within the spirit of what the FCC is trying to achieve.

We think there are so many strong media voices in the New York market ...  that we believe this deal is absolutely within the spirit of what the FCC is trying to achieve,

We need to be in a leadership position about protecting minors.

The most powerful catalyst for growth is not piracy, but partnership,

It's a tough marketplace right now, ... It is very compressed... A turnaround is likely to happen quicker than before.

It's not that often that assets that are this attractive, this complementary and this scarce come on the market. We think this deal will position us for long-term leadership in television content.

It's the transmission of digital copy on the Internet (that's the problem), we have no problem with using content in multiple ways in one's own home,

They've got to change the tires while they're doing 80 miles an hour.

If you believe all the press reports, we are in the middle of Armageddon with box office erosion. I believe that is a definite overreaction.

The Fox Group is pleased with the opportunity to join the Dodger organization in building on a 40-year tradition in the Los Angeles community.

Never, never tell jokes about a man with easy access to weapons of mass destruction.

There was no business plan, no model. It was just guts.