Bob Bakish last week was named executive VP, operations, at Viacom as part of a reorganization of operations reporting to Tom Freston, co-president and co-chief operating officer. Mr. Bakish was formerly executive VP and COO, MTV Networks Advertising Sales. As…
Age: 37 Current assignment: News director, NY1 News (promoted in September 2003) Background: Ms. Han joined NY1 News in 1992 as a writer and was promoted to producer after only one month. She worked her way up to senior producer…
Hot facts Title: Senior VP, Fox 21 Year of birth: 1970 Big break: “Calling the temp agency and them telling me to report to Dana Walden’s office.” Who knew? Ms. Leisner is a self-described reality television addict who can’t get…
Hot facts Title: VP, national accounts, affiliate sales and marketing, ESPN Year of birth: 1973 Big break: After a college internship at ESPN, Mr. Preschlack was invited back to help coordinate a Time Warner affiliate event in New York. Who…
Hot facts Title: Co-anchor, NBC Universal newsmagazine “Access Hollywood” Year of birth: 1971 Big break: Getting on the radio in Washington, hosting the midday show on WARW-FM. “It was huge and got me on a roll.” Who knew? Mr. Bush…
NBC Universal on Friday named Richard Cotton as executive VP and general counsel of the media giant, marking the second time the executive has held the position.Mr. Cotton had been president and managing director of CNBC Europe since 2000, and…
FoxNews.com said its Web site has pulled in strong numbers during the Democratic National Convention in Boston this week. Web traffic to FoxNews.com rose significantly during the first three days of the convention with a 13 percent increase in unique…
A series of changes in the Southwest means new executives will be running Viacom-owned stations in three markets. Gary Schneider has been appointed senior VP and station manager of CBS station KTVT-TV and UPN station KTXA-TV in Dallas. Bill Maples…
TLC announced its latest lifestyle reality series effort Friday: “Feng Shui Ole,” where a design team brings harmony to competing couples and families. The network has ordered 13 one-hour episodes to begin airing in first quarter 2005.“‘Feng Shui Ole’ is…
Cable operator Insight Communications on Friday reported a narrowed second-quarter loss, as basic cable rate increases, along with increased demand for advanced services such as high-speed data drove growth during the period.The company’s loss was $7.5 million, or 13 cents…