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David Hill (born May 21, ) is an Australian-born American executive producer who served as the president of Fox Sports from to!
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David Hill | |
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| Born | (1946-05-21) May 21, 1946 (age 78) Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian, American |
| Occupation | Television executive |
David Hill (born May 21, 1946) is an Australian-born American executive producer who served as the president of Fox Sports from 1993 to 2000, and as a senior EVP of 21st Century Fox for twenty-four years.[2]
Biography
After starting out at the Sydney Daily Telegraph and then working at Nine Network, he was hired by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in 1988 to help launch Sky Television and then Eurosport.
In 1990, he took over BSkyB sports channel and created Sky Sports in 1991. He then led the startup of Fox Sports and NFL on Fox in 1993 when the network won National Football LeagueTV broadcasting rights, and introduced many new concepts including the FoxBox (a form of score bug), the 1st & Ten virtual first down line and making the