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Fox Loses Prez to Paramount
A big-time power play is shaking up Hollywood today.
Gail Berman, the popular and successful entertainment president at Fox Broadcasting, is on the verge of leaving the network for Paramount Pictures, where she will take a top creative post under newly installed chairman Brad Grey, sources confirm to E! Online.
Berman had been the longest tenured current network boss in Tinseltown, having held her job at Fox since 2000. She had been in negotiations to reup her soon-to-expire contract, and there had been no buzz indicating she was looking to jump ship until the Hollywood Reporter broke the news early Tuesday that she was eyeing Paramount.
Per that initial report, Berman made her decision in recent days and informed her boss, Peter Chernin, the president and chief operating officer of Fox parent News Corp., that she was leaving on Monday. The timing of the move is especially awkward for Fox, which would lose its top programmer just two months before presenting its fall schedule at the advertiser upfronts.
Fox TV corporate publicity declined to comment on the record. "Nothing has been confirmed," said one flack. However, two sources at the network, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirm that Berman's days are numbered.
For its part, Paramount issued a brief statement that stopped short of saying all the i's were dotted.
"Paramount Pictures is in discussions with Gail Berman for a senior creative role at the studio. We hope to conclude the discussions shortly. Ms. Berman is one of the most talented executives in the entertainment industry, with great relationships, exceptional taste, and an amazing creative track record. She would be a great addition to the Paramount team."
Since taking over the reins at Paramount on Mar. 1, Grey's mandate has been to revive the fortunes, image and industry clout of the flagging motion picture studio.
Under Berman's regime, Fox launched such Emmy winners as 24 and Arrested Development, as well as The O.C. (which was just renewed for a third season), along with reality hits like The Simple Life and TV's most popular show, American Idol. She green-lighted the popular medical drama House and decided to bring back the canceled cult hit cartoon Family Guy.
But her record isn't unblemished. Some reality shows (see: Who's Your Daddy?) were critical and ratings disasters, while others, like Trading Spouses, The Next Great Champ and Nanny 911, were deemed ripoffs of rival network concepts. And her trumpeted year-round programming experiment failed miserably.
Before assuming her Fox duties, Berman was founding president of Regency Television, a joint venture of News Corp. and New Regency Enterprises whose hits included Malcolm in the Middle. Earlier, as president of Sandollar Television, she was involved in the development of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a big hit for the WB. Prior to working in television, Berman was a theatrical producer, who was only 23 when she helped stage the Broadway hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 2004 she ranked 49th on Forbes magazine's list of the "100 Most Powerful Women in the World."
Meanwhile, speculation is ramping up on her potential replacement at Fox. Among the names proffered by Daily Variety: 20th Century Fox TV's Dana Walden, FX's Peter Liguori and Fox TV Studios' Angela Shapiro.
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