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Following months of rumors, Rupert Murdoch's No. 2 at News Corp., Peter Chernin, has confirmed he plans to leave the company. The LA Times reports that Murdoch has no plans to name a successor. Instead, Murdoch "is expected to pick up many of the duties handled by Chernin, including oversight of News Corp.'s Fox movie and television operations." [LAT, WSJ]