BREAKING NEWS: Fuji media mogul Hieda to quit as adviser amid TV host scandal

Fuji Media Shares Rise After Powerful Executive Hieda Steps Down

The share price of Japanese embattled broadcaster Fuji Media Holdings Inc. climbed after its powerful 87-year-old former chairman and executive management adviser, Hisashi Hieda, resigned from the board.

Fuji media mogul Hieda to quit as adviser over TV host scandal

Longtime Fuji Media Holdings Inc executive Hisashi Hieda will step down from his role as managing adviser, the company said Thursday, with its broadcasting unit under fire for its handling of a sexual misconduct scandal involving former TV host Masahiro Nakai. Hieda also left his role as executive managing adviser…

[NHK] Fuji Television and its parent company Fuji Media Holdings announced that Hisashi Hieda, who led the group's management for many years, will become a director and advisor for both companies...

Hisashi Hieda Steps Down as Fuji TV Advisor; Media Exec Expected to Leave Other Posts as well (UPDATE 2)

Fujisankei Communications Group (FCG) Chairman Hisashi Hieda stepped down Thursday as executive managing advisor at Fuji Television Network, Inc., the broadcaster’s parent company Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. said on the same day.

BREAKING NEWS: Fuji media mogul Hieda to quit as adviser amid TV host scandal

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Fuji Media Holdings (HD) announced on the 27th that ten directors, including Executive Advisor Hisashi Hieda (87), will step down in June. The company has been criticized by shareholders and business partners for poor governance over issues stemming from a dispute between former TV personality Masahiro Nakai and a woman. The company is revamping its management structure and working quickly to regain trust. The ten will step down at the annual ge…