Ion Media Networks’ executive VP John Lawson will head the company’s new “integrated distribution organization,” TVNewsday reports. Lawson also was nominated to the National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television as an Ion representative, the site says. Steve Friedman, Ion’s president of network distribution, is leaving the company in order to pursue personal business opportunities but will continue to serve as a senior adviser, TVNewsday adds.
—Sergio Ibarra