
Joe Earley: Fox COO worked his way through the ranks of marketing and publicity after joining Fox as a senior publicist in 1994. Indicative of Earley’s possible successor status is his expanded role in recent months. Comedy and drama development and programming teams were added to his purview in March. But insiders say Earley’s promotion was too recent for him to be considered for top job.

John Landgraf: FX’s no-nonsense president is already in the Fox family, so moving Landgraf over to the big network could be a logical choice, especially since he redefined FX by bringing critically acclaimed series like “Sons of Anarchy,” “Louie” and “American Horror Story” to the network.