Brian Sullivan has been promoted to President and CEO of Fox Networks Group. Peter Rice, President of parent 21st Century Fox and chairman and CEO of FNG, announced the appointment as per media reports. Sullivan succeeds Randy Freer, who was named CEO of Hulu last month. At FNG, Sullivan will serve as head of revenue and distribution for […]
Brian Sullivan has been promoted to President and CEO of Fox Networks Group. Peter Rice, President of parent 21st Century Fox and chairman and CEO of FNG, announced the appointment as per media reports.
Sullivan succeeds Randy Freer, who was named CEO of Hulu last month. At FNG, Sullivan will serve as head of revenue and distribution for the TV group that encompasses Fox Broadcasting, FX Networks, Fox Sports, National Geographic Partners, and Foxs international channels group. He reports to 21st Century Fox president Peter Rice.
Brian is an incredibly talented executive and has been instrumental in leading the direct to consumer efforts across our brands, said Rice. Brians track record at Sky and his proven expertise in building digital video consumer products has made him an invaluable part of our senior leadership team, and I look forward to working with him to continue to focus and operationalize our revenue, distribution and D2C efforts.
Sullivan has served as president of Fox Networks Digital Group since 2015. With his promotion to COO, FNGs distribution president Michael Biard and ad revenue chief Joe Marchese will report to Sullivan. Jan Koeppen, head of FNG Europe and Africa, and Carlos Martinez, head of FNG Latin America, report to Sullivan and Rice.
Sullivans promotion also gives him a seat on the Hulu board of directors, alongside Rice and Fox Television Group chairman Dana Walden.
After beginning his career at Showtime Networks before moving over to Sky, Sullivan arrived at FNG two years ago. He has since led the digital strategy for all of the group’s network brands.
