David Hill to oversee 'American Idol' and 'The X Factor' on FOX

FOX has tapped David Hill to oversee American Idol and The X Factor while the network looks for a replacement for Mike Darnell who left as head of alternative programming.

Hill was once the CEO of Fox Sports Media Group. He currently is an executive vp at News Corp.

OK this is a start. It's actually quite stunning that EVERYONE left. Idol is still a huge money making machine. Obviously the guys who left know what we don't know.

I really hope American Idol and The X Factor go on for a while. As Nigel Lythgoe once said, for as long as there is talent to be discovered Idol should go on.

David Hill to oversee 'American Idol' and 'The X Factor' on FOX
From THR:

It looks as if the dust is starting to settle over at Fox. Following the high-profile departure of alternative programming head Mike Darnell on May 24, a highly placed source tells The Hollywood Reporter that the network has appointed one of its own to step in and oversee American Idol and X Factor.

David Hill, currently senior executive vp at News Corp. and a longtime fixture at the broadcasting giant where he ran Fox Sports Media Group, shepherded the launch of Fox Sports Japan and served in an advisory role across the company, will take on the more traditional network-producer relationship on the network's two singing competition shows. Hill will serve as the network’s point person for the producers, while at the same time, the search will continue for someone to take Darnell’s place in running reality programming overall.