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20th Century Fox Names Kline to VP of New Media Enterprises

Twentieth Century Fox yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of new media initiatives with the appointment of Adam Kline to Vice President of New Media Enterprises. In this newly created position, Kline will oversee Fox’s extensive portfolio of video game projects based on its popular property library and develop new revenue streams in E-Commerce. The announcement was made today by Elie Dekel.

“As our presence continues to grow across all platforms of new media, it is important to have someone on the ground with the experience and know-how to lead. Adam Kline has an outstanding reputation as a consultant for a roster of leading video game and new media clients and has the skills, creativity and drive necessary to head up this division. We are delighted to have him join us and help spearhead the expansion of this portion of our business,” stated Elie Dekel.

Prior to joining FOX L&M, Kline served as Vice President of Business Development at Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers. Most recently he set up his own company, ADK Media Group, where he consulted top name clients such as EA Mobile, Lions Gate Entertainment and Massive Incorporated. Before entering the interactive world, Kline was an independent TV and Film producer with his own company, Adam Kline Productions.

The FOX L&M video game catalog is comprised of many prime game franchises including The Simpsons, 24, Family Guy, Alien and Predator. With this new position, FOX L&M looks to expand upon the prominent library and extend across new platforms.

A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as third party lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.