The former ad sales executive who brought you “The Walking Dead” and “Breaking Bad” is leaving AMC to spearhead the revamped Fox broadcast network.In a deal that Fox announced late Friday evening, longtime AMC president and GM Charlie Collier has been named CEO of entertainment at Fox, where he’ll oversee the network and lead its entertainment-programming development across all live, scripted and non-scripted content. Fox Sports president, COO and executive producer Eric Shanks will continue to command the network’s sports business, a portfolio that includes live coverage of NFL and Major League Baseball games as well as the quadrennial FIFA World Cup tournament.”Charlie is a singular talent, combining creative success with operational expertise to lead the AMC network with some of television’s most memorable programming,” said Fox chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch in a statement. “Charlie’s skills and experience will help Fox continue to transform the broadcast television business.”
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