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business2 years ago

NBCUniversal Restructures Leadership: Langley and Lazarus Promoted, Rovner Departs

Comcast president Mike Cavanagh is implementing a significant executive reorganization at NBCUniversal, giving expanded responsibilities to executives Donna Langley, Mark Lazarus, and Cesar Conde. Langley will oversee all content for the company as Chairman of the NBCUniversal studio group & chief content officer, while Conde will add oversight of Telemundo and the company's local TV business. Lazarus will be chairman of the NBCUniversal media group, which includes advertising, distribution, and NBC Sports. Susan Rovner, who led TV and streaming entertainment content, will be leaving the company. The move comes after the firing of NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, with Cavanagh continuing to oversee NBCU through the new executive structure.

via Hollywood Reporter|
#business#donna-langley#executive-reorganization
business2 years ago

NBCUniversal Executives Praise Linda Yaccarino's Move to Twitter at Upfront Event.

Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, thanked Linda Yaccarino, the former ad sales and partnerships chief who left to become CEO of Twitter, at the start of the company's upfront event. Mark Marshall was named Yaccarino's interim replacement. The event lacked Yaccarino's usual spice, where she typically used the moment to jab rivals, especially those on the digital side of the aisle, making the case for NBCU's "brand safety" and reach. Marshall called it "an absolute honor and a bit humbling" to be standing there given he hadn't expected to as of just three days ago.

via Deadline|
#business#linda-yaccarino#mark-lazarus
entertainment2 years ago

Navigating the Upfronts Amidst a Writers Strike and Media Scrutiny.

The NBCUniversal Upfronts began amid a writers strike, with Ted, the animated character voiced by Seth MacFarlane, opening the event with a song and dance number that included jabs at Twitter and the absence of ad chief Linda Yaccarino. Mark Lazarus, Chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, addressed the writers strike and expressed respect for their right to demonstrate. The event also featured promotions for new shows, but it was noted that these interviews were filmed before the writers strike.

via Deadline|
#entertainment#mark-lazarus#nbcuniversal