- Pluto TV CEO Ryan To Take Over All ViacomCBS Streaming Duties
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Tom Ryan, CEO of Pluto TV, has been promoted to president and CEO, ViacomCBS Streaming, overseeing all streaming and digital platforms including CBS All Access. ...
- Warner Bros. TV Group Chairman Peter Roth To Depart In Early 2021
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 19, 2020
Under his long tenure with Warner Bros., Peter Roth oversaw a massive number of TV shows, including 32 scripted, prime-time series producing more than 100 episodes each -- a mark ...
- GroupM's Xaxis Appoints Gila Wilensky President Of Its U.S. Operation
MAD, Steve McClellan - Friday, October 16, 2020
Wilensky joins from sibling agency Essence, where she was senior vice president of media activation with oversight of activities including programmatic, search, social, and direct buys. ...
- Changing Of The Guard At McCann, Kolb Prepares To Succeed Diamond
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, October 15, 2020
Interpublic Group is appointing Bill Kolb Chairman and CEO at flagship agency network McCann Worldgroup, succeeding Harris Diamond, who will be retiring at the end of the year. ...
- Mindshare CEO Emery Fired For Code of Conduct Breach
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, October 15, 2020
The specific transgression was not disclosed. it's the second time this week that a C-Suite executive at an agency has embroiled it in controversy. ...
- Merkle Rejiggers Americas, EMEA Leadership Roles
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, October 15, 2020
Michael Komasinski is moving up into the dual role of president, Merkle Americas and leader of the dentsu CXM business in the Americas. Margaret Wagner is succeeding Komasinski in his ...
- Scale, Tech, Point Of View Are Keys To Success, Sadoun Says
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, October 15, 2020
"We are lucky what we have done over the past few years helped us during the last seven to eight months," said Publicis CEO. ...
- NowThis Announces Event Franchise, Group Nine Hires GM, Multicultural Brand Partnerships
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, October 12, 2020
The first NowThis Next event will be hosted in partnership with Vital Voices Global Partnership on October 18. ...
- NBCU's Yaccarino Promoted To Chairman, Global Advertising, Partnerships
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 12, 2020
Yaccarino will head an effort to create a new data strategy unit -- a unified, "privacy safe identity" platform, and will help NBCU work more seamlessly under its new One ...
- 'Romper' Names Elizabeth Angell Editorial Director
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, October 9, 2020
Angell will lead Romper through a redesign this year. She will also have a more strategic role, including the vision of the brand and its approach to parenting. ...
- 'Boston Globe' Names Peggy Byrd CMO, 'Harper's Bazaar' Adds 3 To Edit Team
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, October 9, 2020
Byrd says she has "ambitious goals to develop our branding and outreach to activate stronger relationships within the communities we serve in order to drive organic business evolution." ...
- WarnerMedia Hires Former Apple, Hulu Exec Colaco To Lead Ad Sales For TV Network
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 8, 2020
As WarnerMedia's new head of ad sales, Jean-Paul "JP" Colaco will be responsible for its live, linear TV networks including TNT, TBS, CNN and truTV, as well as the lead ...
- Harmelin Promotes Davis To Chief Revenue Officer
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, October 8, 2020
Philadelphia-based Harmelin Media has promoted 28-year agency vet Scott Davis to Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for generating revenue in four areas: new business, product development, organic growth strategy, and proprietary ...
- 'The Cut' EIC Stella Bugbee Steps Down, Matt Turner Upped To 'Business Insider' Co-EIC
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Remaining a senior member of the editorial team, Bugbee will work on journalism projects for both the print and digital magazine in her new role. ...
- Dave Kersey Joins GSD&M To Oversee Its Media Practice
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Austin, TX-based full-service agency GSD&M, part of Omnicom, has appointed Dave Kersey executive media director. Kersey will be responsible for growing and evolving the agency’s media offering. He brings more ...
- 'Fortune' Editor Adam Lashinsky Steps Down After Nearly 20 Years
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Lashinsky has a lot in store for his next chapter. He will become editor in chief of 'World 50.' He will also become a contributing writer for 'Business Insider.' ...
- WPP Appoints Cybersecurity Expert To Its Board
MAD, Steve McClellan - Monday, October 5, 2020
Tom Ilube, founder and CEO of Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, has been named an independent non-executive director of the holding company's board. ...
- 'LAT' Exec Editor Norm Pearlstine Steps Down
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, October 5, 2020
Soon-Shiong hired Pearlstine to recruit a new top editor shortly after purchasing the 'LA Times,' a post Pearlstine subsequently took. ...
- Rovner Starts As NBCUniversal Chairman Of Entertainment Programming
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 5, 2020
Susan Rovner officially began in her new role Monday, overseeing all TV and associated content for NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, Syfy, Universal Kids, USA and premium streaming service Peacock, as ...
- Vice Taps Nadja Bellan-White As Global CMO
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, October 2, 2020
Bellan-White will helm the company's portfolio and teams across marketing, branding and communications, uniting them under one division. ...
- Carla Newell Joins Fluent Board Of Directors
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Thursday, October 1, 2020
New York-based performance marketing company Fluent has appointed Carla Newell to the company’s board of directors. In the role Newell will serve as a member of the board’s audit, compensation, ...
- Conde Nast Hires First Global Diversity Officer, 'Dallas Morning News' EIC Exits
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Mike Wilson is stepping down as editor of 'The Dallas Morning News' after nearly six years on the job. Yashica Olden takes on inclusion duties for Conde Nast. ...
- Narrative Integrates Stirista's B2B Data Into Streaming Platform
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Stirista matches work and personal emails in a way that respects privacy, the company claims. ...
- Penske Media Pays $225M For Majority Ownership Of PMRC, Deanna Brown Expected To Exit
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, September 25, 2020
Penske Media will control 80% of the new company, called PMRC and lead day-to-day operations. ...
- Mike Dugan Joins G/O Media As Chief Technology Officer
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, September 25, 2020
Dugan was most recently CTO at Hearst Magazines. He succeeds Jesse Knight, who left in late July to pursue a startup opportunity. ...
- Changing Of The Guard: A.G. Sulzberger Becomes 'NYT' Chairman In 2021
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Thursday, September 24, 2020
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., who led the NYT's digital transformation, will retire as chairman on Dec. 31, 2020. His son, A.G. Sulzberger, Times' publisher since 2018, will succeed him Jan. ...
- Ironscales Names Tristan David Bishop As VP Of Marketing
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 24, 2020
Bishop, who previously served at New Relic, will lead global marketing initiatives. ...
- Whembley Sewell Promoted To 'Them' EIC
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Sewell has served as executive editor for 'Them' since January 2019, after the exit of Phillip Picardi, its founder-Chief Content Officer. ...
- 'Vogue,' 'Variety' Hire New Site Editors
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Chioma Nnadi will be the new editor of Vogue's site. Anna Wintour remains the top editor of the publication. ...
- Another Sorrell Makes His Mark In The M&A Sector
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Monday, September 21, 2020
Martin Sorrell's son Mark just got a big new job at Goldman Sachs as co-head of the financial giant's global M&A practice. The elder Sorrell knows a thing or two ...
