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Fox Sports Media Group chairman and chief executive David Hill has announced a major executive reorganisation that will see Ed Goren, a founding Fox Sports executive, promoted to vice-chairman of the group.

As part of the changes, Eric Shanks, formerly a senior executive with DirectTV, has been made Fox Sports president. At the age of 38, Shanks is believed to be the youngest-ever president of a broadcast network sports division.

Both Goren and Shanks will report to Hill and the appointments are effective today (June 1).

“This reorganisation better positions Fox Sports Media Group and Fox Sports for growth right now and in the future,” said Hill. “Ed is one of the most respected, experienced sports television executives in the country and has played a key role in making Fox Sports the industry leader it is today.”

Hill continued: “I am incredibly excited to welcome Eric back to Fox Sports at this extremely important time. Eric has spent the last decade-and-a-half developing a domestic and international expertise in production, programming, interactive and enhanced TV services at Fox Sports, and more recently at DirectTV. These skills are going to be essential as we adapt our business to an ever-changing landscape with dynamic new technologies that seem to emerge on a daily basis.”