Meidel Adds Twentieth Television Duties to MyNetwork Job

MyNetworkTV President Greg Meidel has added to his duties oversignt of sister TV syndication operation Twentieth Television.

The move had been expected since announcement of the departure of Bob Cook from the Twentieth post last month.  

Meidel, who adds the title of  president of Twentieth Television, was previously in that position from 1992-95. He will now be responsible for overseeing all first-run, network and off-network programming and distribution for Twentieth and MyNetwork.

After departing Twentieth he served as chairman and CEO of Universal Television Group from 1996-98 and later served as president of programming for CBS Paramount Domestic Television before returning to News Copr. in the MyNetworkTV post in 2007

He reports to CEO of Fox Television StationsJack Abernethy.

--Tom Gilbert

Filed under: Bob Cook, Greg Meidel, Twentieth Television