His promotion follows the departure of Mike Biard, who is moving to be Nexstar’s president-COO.

David Espinosa today was named president of distribution at Fox Corp. He will succeed Mike Biard, who is leaving after more than 20 years with Fox to become president-COO of Nexstar Media Group.

Espinosa, who most recently was Fox’s executive vice president, distribution strategy and business affairs, will now report to John Nallen, Fox Corp. COO.

In this role, Espinosa will oversee the company’s multiplatform content distribution for all its brands, including Fox Entertainment, Fox News, Fox Sports, Tubi and manage all aspects of distribution with the Fox-affiliated television stations in over 200 markets across the U.S.

Nallen said: “We want to thank Mike for his meaningful contributions to Fox throughout his time with us and wish him continued success in his next chapter. David has been a valued member of the Fox team for 17 years, and we are confident that his leadership and strategic insight will provide a seamless transition for the distribution team and our partners.”

“It’s an honor to have the opportunity to lead such an impactful aspect of the Fox business,” Espinosa said. “The team and I look forward to continuing to work with our partners throughout the industry as we provide premium value through our defining news, sports and entertainment content as only Fox can.”

Espinosa has served in increasingly senior roles since joining Fox in 2006 and was named executive vice president distribution strategy and business affairs in 2018. In that role, he had oversight of the strategy of distribution agreements across cable, satellite and streaming, as well as Fox-affiliated television stations.

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Prior to joining Fox, Espinosa spent 10 years of his early career in banking, first at Banco Nacional de Mexico (Banamex) and later at Banamex USA.