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Oprah Net Undergoes Another Exec Shuffle

The Hollywood Reporter , Monday, March 15, 2010 12:39 AM

Four months after she was brought in as chief creative officer at OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, 15-year Harpo Prods. veteran Lisa Erspamer is rearranging its executive structure. It's expected Rod Aissa, Michele Dix and Drew Tappon will handle development for the cable network, a joint venture between Discovery Communications and Harpo. All will become SVPs. Aissa and Dix focusing on prime time and Tappon concentrating on daytime.

Jamila Hunter, who joined OWN as head of programming in June, will step down and serve as a development exec under Aissa and Dix. This is the latest shuffle at OWN, which replaced its original programming team of president Robin Schwartz and her top lieutenants -- svp programing Maria Grasso and svp creative affairs Nina Wass - after MTV Network veteran Christina Norman became CEO a year ago.

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