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Veteran TV-biz reporter Paige Albiniak goes behind the latest executive announcements, with analysis on who's coming, who's going and why. She also offers career tips for TV-exec wannabes, Q&A's with personnel experts and features on breaking into the biz.

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Earley named co-chair of PromaxBDA board

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on June 12, 2012

Joe Earley, president of marketing and communications for Fox Broadcasting Company, has been elected to serve as co-chairman of the PromaxBDA board of directors, the association announced at the start of its annual conference today (June 12) in Los Angeles. “Joe is an amazing, talented and strategic marketing executive and is recognized for his excellence in our business,” said Lisa ...... Read More

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Lussier transitions out of promo firm she founded; Stonich becomes president, CCO

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on June 11, 2012

Chris Stonich and four senior executives have acquired TV marketing and promotions firm Lussier Productions from founding partner and promo vet Lynne Lussier (left). Lussier will remain a creative consultant to the firm, while Stonich serves as president, chief creative officer and managing partner. “It’s time to focus on some other things in life,” says Lussier, who’s ...... Read More

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Santos, Smith move up to co-EP roles at 'Wilkos,' 'Springer'

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on May 21, 2012

Selina Santos and Kerry Smith each have been promoted at NBCUniversal’s The Steve Wilkos Show and The Jerry Springer Show. Santos is now co-executive producer of Wilkos, while Smith will perform the same role at Springer, said Rachelle Wilkos, wife of Steve, who executive produces both programs. Santos has been supervising producer of Wilkos since the show premiered in 2007. Prior to ...... Read More

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GRB's Zuccarelli jumps to A+E International

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on March 22, 2012

Marielle Zuccarelli has been named managing director, international content distribution, for A+E Networks. In her new position, Zuccarelli will manage the distribution of the network’s 10,000+-hour library, as well as overseeing sales staffs in New York, the U.K., and Singapore, as well as sales reps in Tokyo, Mumbai and Montreal. Zuccarelli will be based in New York. Zuccarelli joins A+E ...... Read More

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Menzel moves up at WBDTD

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on March 22, 2012

Dan Menzel has been promoted to senior vice president of cable sales at Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Anyone wondering why this happened, read this and all will be explained. Menzel will continue to license Warner Bros. Entertainment’s programming - including TVshows, movies, animated series and digital productions - to pay TV, premium and basic cable nets and satellite ser ...... Read More

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Fates round up, Monday, March 19, 2012

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on March 19, 2012

The judge in the so-called Desperate Housewives trial has declared a mistrial, after the jury deadlocked 8-4, apparently in favor of Nicolette Sheridan. Unfortunately, what that means is that this will drag on longer because now another trial or a settlement awaits us. In other news of the apocalypse being upon us, season six of Jersey Shore is a go, starring Pregnant Snooki. Any mindful Republica ...... Read More

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Terry Wood consulting at ABC News

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on March 13, 2012

Terry Wood, former president of creative affairs and development at CBS Television Distribution, is working as a consultant with ABC News, among other projects, according to sources.Wood has been working with ABC for a couple of months, say sources. Wood has a good working relationship with ABC after years of collaborating with ABC’s owned television stations on The Oprah Winfrey Show, whic ...... Read More

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Telepictures' Hackner making transition to production role

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on March 13, 2012

Telepictures’ Lisa Hackner, executive vice president of creative affairs, is departing her current role at Warner Bros.’ first-run production arm to transition into a production deal.” I started at Telepictures as the receptionist out of college and have stayed now for over 20 years. I’ve really grown up here and have had the great luxury of working with incredible pro ...... Read More

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Fates round up, Monday, March 12, 2012

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on March 12, 2012

Today’s TV biz observation: We watched HBO’s Game Change last night and we both found it fascinating. It’s not billed as a documentary, so we tried not to watch it that way, but you do end up wondering how much of it really happened in the way the producers portrayed it. So much of it is tied to real-life events - the nomination speech, the Katie Couric interview, Tina Fey, th ...... Read More

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Fates round up, Thursday, March 8, 2012

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on March 8, 2012

Before we get started, two news-related items: First, I can’t help but feel sorry for the jurors on the Desperate Housewives trial, who are having to waste valuable days, nay weeks, of their lives because a crazy actress is upset that she got written off a show and into obscurity. Forgive me if I’m not fully getting it, but it sounds like just another day in Hollywood to me. **Breaki ...... Read More

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Huszarik promoted to EVP, media research, WBDTD

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on February 28, 2012

Long-time Warner Bros. research exec, Liz Huszarik, has been promoted to EVP of media research and insights at Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Huszarik will co-manage the Media Research & Insights team with long-time department head Bruce K. Rosenblum, who, as chairman of the Time Warner Research Council, will shift his day-to-day responsibilities to focus on the studio’ ...... Read More

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Schuchardt named MSLO's top digital officer

Paige Albiniak
Posted by Paige Albiniak on February 27, 2012

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia continues to make changes at the top, with Karen Schuchardt named senior vice president of digital media sales. Schuchardt comes to MSLO from Viacom, where most recently she was vice president of convergent ad sales. Prior to Viacom, she was an account executive at Google and Yahoo! She started her career as a marketing, sales and service representative at Ford. Las ...... Read More

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