International TV Co-Editor

Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany has apologised after an image of him giving the Hitler salute emerged online.

On Sunday, Australian media site Crikey posted a photo of Delany from the mid-2010s, in which Delany, then CEO of Fox Sports, made the offensive gesture on a “closed set.” The photo shows him extending his right arm with two fingers of his left arm over his lip.

In a statement to Crikey, Delany said he was "shocked" to see the image, which he claimed showed "the similarity" between the Hitler salute and a gesture made by fans of an Australian sports team. "The fact that I displayed this offensive salute was wrong and I apologise unreservedly," he added.