Movie hits on Chernin's watch stretch from Titanic to Sunday night's multi-Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire – British made, but distributed by Fox Searchlight. By contrast, News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch works out of the company HQ in New York, the US financial and journalism centre. Chernin cut his teeth at News Corp after joining in March 1989 at Fox Broadcasting, overseeing production of early Fox shows such as The Simpsons and Beverly Hills 90210. Ever aware of the likely ultimate outcome of succession management at News Corp, the veteran had often quipped that he was "warming a seat for a Murdoch". That Murdoch, after Rupert's elder son Lachlan left News Corp's senior management to return to Australia in 2005, is widely recognised to be James. However, the company is sticking to the line that there are no plans for James to relinquish his role running the News Corp Europe and Asia operations.