Tony Ball, CEO of the UKs BSkyB, has said that he will certainly go as soon as a successor can be found. He expects that this will be long before the end of his contract next May.
Will the successor be young James Murdoch, currently running STAR TV in Asia? A nomination committee chaired by Lord St John of Fawsley, a non-executive director, will immediately initiate a search for a successor to Mr Ball. And will Rupert Murdoch remain as BSkyB chairman?
In the meantime Tony Ball has signed an agreement that will prevent him working for any other UK television company in the UK. He is expected to become a consultant for News Corporation, perhaps advising on plans for DirecTV in the United States, Sky Italia and developing News Corps satellite business in Latin America.