James Murdoch Apparently Not Disney-Bound After All: Report

Remember all the speculation about James Murdoch joining The Walt Disney Co.

with the closing of the $52.4 billion deal for most of 21st Century Fox’s assets, possibly in a senior management role? Apparently not.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Murdoch is planning to strike out on his own should the deal close, possibly launching his own venture-capital fund.

Disney CEO Bob Iger had been vague about a position for Murdoch, post acquisition, saying during a December…

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