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Liguori was a member of [[Yahoo!]]'s board from 2012 to 2014.<ref name=bloomberg>{{cite news|last=Womack|first=Brian|title=Yahoo! Director Peter Liguori to Retire From Company Board|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-11/yahoo-director-peter-liguori-to-retire-from-web-portal-s-board.html|newspaper=LA Times|date=11 April 2014}}</ref>
 
Before Tribune, Liguori served as [[chief operating officer]] of [[Discovery Communications]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ex-Discovery Exec Liguori Named Tribune CEO|website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tribune-ceo-idUSL1E9CI02J20130118|accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune.com"/> Before joining Discovery in 2009, Liguori served as chairman of entertainment for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], credited with helping the channel [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] grow in prominence.<ref name=Chicago>{{cite web|last=Channick|first=Robert|title=TV executive Peter Liguori takes over as CEO of Tribune Co.|url=httphttps://articleswww.chicagotribune.com/2013-/01-/18/business/ct-biz-0118-tribune-2-20130118_1_tvtv-executive-peter-liguori-seniortakes-creditorsover-as-ceo-rossof-levinsohntribune-co/|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=January 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Golum|first=Rob|title=Tribune Names Former Fox TV Executive as CEO|website=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-17/tribune-names-former-fox-tv-executive-liguori-as-ceo.html|date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> Prior to assuming that position in 2005, Liguori was president and CEO of [[News Corporation]]'s FX Networks since 1998, overseeing business and programming operations for FX and [[FX Movie Channel|Fox Movie Channel]].<ref name="chicagotribune.com"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Liguori Tapped Prexy of FX Net|url=https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/luguori-tapped-prexy-of-fx-net-1117479213|date=6 August 1998}}</ref>
 
Liguori joined Fox/Liberty Networks in 1996 as senior vice president of marketing, for a new joint venture, which now includes [[Fox Sports Networks|Fox Sports Net]], FX, [[Fox Soccer|Fox Sports World]], [[Speed (TV network)|Speed]], and [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic Channel]].<ref name="Peter Liguori">{{cite web|title=Peter Liguori|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/peter-liguori/75639|accessdate=28 January 2001}}</ref> Before joining Fox, Liguori was vice president, consumer marketing, at [[HBO]].<ref name="bloomberg.com">{{cite web|title=Tribune Names Former Fox TV Executive as CEO|website=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-17/tribune-names-former-fox-tv-executive-liguori-as-ceo.html|accessdate=28 January 2001}}</ref> He also held several positions in HBO's Home Video Division, including vice president, marketing, and senior vice president, marketing.<ref name="bloomberg.com"/> Before HBO, he worked in advertising at [[Ogilvy (agency)|Ogilvy & Mather]] and [[Saatchi & Saatchi]].<ref name="Peter Liguori"/>