 In 1982, after Filmways was taken over by Orion Pictures, he served as president of its Orion Entertainment Group, where he oversaw and supervised their programming and syndication activities including the launch of "Cagney and Lacey".In 1986, he was the first executive hired by Rupert Murdoch and Barry Diller to develop a fourth television network to compete with the big three.At Fox, he was charged with building the affiliate network, selling programming to advertisers, and the establishment of relations with program producers.