FOX reality shutdown leaves Lyle looking.

October 16, 2009  Filed Under News, 2 Comments » 

Australian expat, David Lyle, is in discussions with News Corporation following the media giant’s decision to shut down the FOX Reality Channel.

Lyle is a former television executive at Nine and was previously presenter of the nostalgic series The Golden Years of Television for both Nine and TEN.

According to the Wrap website, which first wrote about the shutdown, a complete rebranding of the channel is in the works, and may include a new partner outside the Fox Cable Networks group.

FOX Cable Networks released a brief statement on the shutdown: “With the changing …

David Lyle for top FremantleMedia job

July 25, 2009  Filed Under News, 5 Comments » 

Australian David Lyle, who heads up FOX’s Reality channel in the US, has been tipped to take charge of FremantleMedia Australia.

He would replace Mark and Carl Fennessy who are leaving to run Shine for Elisabeth Murdoch.

The appointment was reported by Variety, but then taken down from its website.

Lyle worked at FremantleMedia in the US until 2004, in charge of Entertainment and Drama. He has a long background in television, both on and off screen, once hosting the television nostalgia show The Golden Years of Television.

Lyle was also an executive at …