The British American Business Council will host a reception on Tuesday, March 4th from6-8pm at the Peninsula Beverly Hills with guest speaker David Hill, Senior Vice President of 21st Century Fox.
Mr. Hill’s responsibilities include overseeing American Idol and The X Factor. At the conclusion of the Reception, he will give a speech entitled: “From BSKYB to American idol: What is the Future of Television?”
He began his career with the Fox’s parent company News Corp as an executive at BskyB in Great Britain in 1988, when he helped launch Sky Television, Britain’s first satellite TV station, and also introduced Eurosport, a pan-European, multilingual, dedicated sports channel that was a joint venture of Sky Television and the European Broadcast Union. When Sky Television merged with British Sky Broadcasting in 1990, he took charge of BSkyB Sports Channel and created Sky Sports in April 1991 and made it the fastest-growing subscription channel in television history.
Hill relocated to Great Britain from Australia, where he had been Vice President, Sports, with the Nine Network since 1977. Under his direction the station won an unprecedented number of awards for excellence in sports production. His career began as a 17-year-old copy boy at the Sydney Daily Telegraph. He worked as a reporter on that newspaper, before switching to television at age 19.
The cost of this event is $20 for members, $35 for non-members and tickets may be booked online at babcla.org. The event features complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine. Valet Parking is $9. The Peninsula is located at 9882 South Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
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