Prior to joining DIRECTV, Fawcett served as executive vice president of Business and Legal Affairs, for Fox Cable Networks (FCN) since 1999. In this position, Fawcett oversaw all legal and business affairs functions and matters for FCN's portfolio of more than 20 managed domestic cable and satellite sports and entertainment networks, including Fox Sports Net and FX.

As FCN's chief business lawyer, Fawcett was responsible for structuring, negotiating and drafting transactions for programming rights, development, acquisition and production; for channel and content distribution through cable, satellite and other media platforms; and for Fox's sale or purchase of, or investment in, networks and other sports-related assets. Fawcett served as lead counsel in numerous television rights deals with MLB, the NBA and the NHL, and their respective teams, NASCAR and various collegiate conferences and teams.

Fawcett joined Fox in Los Angeles in 1997 as senior vice president of Business and Legal Affairs for Fox Sports Net. Prior to that, he was assistant general manager and general counsel of Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh. Prior to this, Fawcett was a corporate and finance attorney at Reed Smith in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

News Corporation completed its acquisition of 34 percent of Hughes common stock last December.