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Foxtel exec appointment

Former News Corp exec Sharb Farjami joins Foxtel to help create new revenue streams.

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Former News Corp Australia’s Chief Commercial Officer Sharb Farjami is joining Foxtel as its Director of Content Commercialisation to create new revenue streams for Foxtel.

Farjami, who was also Director of National Sales at News Corp, was previously Chief Operating Officer at Mindshare. He started his career in subscription television and has worked with Viacom in various commercial roles around the globe.

“With an incredible portfolio of channel brands and the world’s greatest television programming, Foxtel has a unique opportunity to leverage its assets to expand and develop existing and new revenue streams for the business. We are delighted that Sharb is joining us to combine his wealth of experience with our brands and content to ignite our full commercial potential,” said Deanne Weir, Managing Director Content Aggregation and Wholesale.

Farjami added, “”I’m delighted to join Foxtel at such an exciting time for the company, it’s new management team and the content industry in general. The quality of global TV has never been better and Foxtel is positioned perfectly to drive better outcomes for consumers and commercial partners alike. I’m also extremely happy to be staying within the broader News Corp family and be part of such an ambitious global media business.”

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