Staci D. Kramer
May 6, 2011 1:30 PM
Christina Norman is out as CEO of OWN (NSDQ: DISCA), the Oprah Winfrey Network, the victim of dissatisfaction over poor ratings for one of the most hyped launches in cable history. Peter Liguori, the COO of joint venture partner Discovery Networks, is taking the helm on an interim basis. The…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 18, 2010 3:30 PM
His LinkedIn profile still says president of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Digital Network but paidContent has learned—and confirmed with the company—that Robert Tercek is no longer with the new network. Tercek was a high-profile digital hire for the network, which is supposed to be multi-platform, in late 2008—several months before…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jan 30, 2009 2:30 AM
Drum roll… after more than a year of searching, the Harpo-Discovery (NSDQ: DISAB) Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) JV finally has a new CEO: Christina Norman, the 17-year MTV Network vet who left Viacom (NYSE: VIA) last February. Norman will head OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a cable net slated to replace…
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Staci D. Kramer
Feb 7, 2008 7:22 PM
Christina Norman, president of MTV since 2005 and an MTVN vet of 17 years, is leaving the Viacom unit at the end of the month. Van Toffler, president of MTV Music and Logo Group, made the announcement in an internal memo late this afternoon. Toffler, who headed the network before,…
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