James Murdoch: A chip off the old block?
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has found a successor for outgoing chief executive Tony Ball.
As widely expected, the top job has been handed to James Murdoch, the youngest son of the broadcaster's chairman and biggest shareholder, Rupert Murdoch.
Mr Murdoch's media empire News Corporation is, of course, no stranger to seeing Mr Murdoch's children at the helm.
His daughter Elizabeth has already done a stint as head of programmes at BSkyB.
But James Murdoch's appointment has irked some City investors, who are concerned that the new arrangement gives too much control to NewsCorp.
There are also some question marks over the business track record of James Murdoch, who, at just 30, becomes the youngest chief executive in FTSE 100 history.
Transformation
Rupert Murdoch has six children from three marriages, including Elizabeth, Lachlan and James, from his marriage to Anna, which ended in divorce in 1999.
Lachlan, who oversees the New York Post and the Fox television service, has always been favourite to head the family business.
But in recent years, James has emerged a serious contender for the succession.
James Murdoch
Born: 1972
Education: Horace Mann High School, New York City, Harvard University (drops out in 1995)
Sets up Rawkus Records
1996: joins News Corporation
1999 One.Tel joint venture with brother Lachlan and James Packer
2000: Appointed chairman and chief executive of Star TV
2001: One.Tel collapses with huge debts
Made executive vice-president of News Corporation
Married to marketing executive Kathryn Hufschmid, one child
