Fox’s Tubi Names Forrest General Counsel

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Exec had been with company’s television stations unit

Carolyn Forrest (Image credit: Tubi)

Fox’s Tubi streaming service named Carolyn Forrest as senior VP, general counsel.

Forrest, who had been VP, legal affairs for Fox Television Stations, will report to Tubi CEO Farhad Massoudi. She replaces Alice McTighe, who left the company.

“Carolyn combines vast knowledge across the industry with a proven track record of guiding media companies with strategic IP legal oversight,” said Massoudi. “We’re thrilled she will be joining us at a key time for the company as we ramp up our global content and advertising initiatives.” 

Forrest was general counsel for New World Television, which Fox bought in 1997. Prior to that, she was with NBC. She began her career at law firms including Dow Lohnes & Albertson and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.