Fox’s James Murdoch: ‘Streaming Business Is Much, Much Better’ Than Traditional TV

Company won’t rush out its own direct-to-consumer SVOD service, but option sounds likely for the future

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James Murdoch is a big fan of streaming television — and his viewers should be too.

The 21st Century Fox CEO touted the still-emerging alternative delivery system Monday morning at the 44th annual UBS Global Media & Communications Conference.

“The streaming environment is a better environment for consumers in terms of user experience for scripted programming, and also really a better business environment for us in terms of monetization,” the son of Rupert Murdoch and brother of Lachlan Murdoch said during his one-on-one interview, which took place very early on in the three-day New York City event.

James continued touting the benefits of the latter end — the one that Fox shareholders (should) really care about.

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