Former White House communications director and director of strategic communications Hope Hicks will become the evp and chief communications officer for Fox. (Adweek)
Fox has announced that Hicks will be based in Los Angeles for the new gig. Hicks will report to Viet Dinh, Fox chief legal and policy officer, and will succeed Julie Henderson, who informed the company earlier this year that she would not transition to the new Fox, which will be spun off when the 21st Century Fox-Walt Disney Company merger takes effect (likely next year). (TVNewser)
21st Century Fox announced late last year that it would sell off many of its entertainment properties to Disney, leaving Fox News, Fox Business Network and the national Fox Sports networks, along with the Fox broadcast network and local affiliates, to form what owner Rupert Murdoch labeled “the new Fox.” (Politico)
The company also announced on Monday that Danny O’Brien will serve as executive vp and head of government relations for the company that will remain after Disney purchases most of 21st Century Fox’s assets. (THR)