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…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Women-Centric Content, christina norman, discovery communications, oprah winfrey, own, peter liguori
Aug 13, 2010 9:03 AM
Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) will increase the funding for the Oprah Winfrey Network to $198 million from its previous promise of $100 million, the company said in an 8-K filing. The funding will be in the form of a revolving loan, but Discovery isn’t sure if it will provide that…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, discovery communications, own
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…
Posted In: Features, Exclusive, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, christina norman, oprah winfrey, own, robert tercek
May 14, 2010 8:05 AM
When the Oprah Winfrey Network launches in January, we’ll see whether her star power is enough to carry a whole network—and what it can do for one person in particular whose name we can’t even imagine today. Oprah elevated relative unknowns like Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and Nate Berkus to…
Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, oprah winfrey, own
Oct 30, 2009 3:27 PM
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a joint venture between the media personality and Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA), is putting some finishing touches on its executive level staff. Former Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) exec Allan Singer is the latest hire. He has been named EVP of Distribution and Strategy for OWN, which…
Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, allan singer, own
Oct 12, 2009 3:52 PM
After a year and a half as Discovery Communications’ EVP of digital media sales, Kathy Kayse is being moved over to take over ad sales for the company’s forthcoming cable channel, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kayse came to Discovery from AOL (NYSE: AOL)—she had been a 24-year Time Warner…
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Industry Moves, India Industry Moves, Marketing, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, discovery networks, kathy kayse, own
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…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, Companies, Viacom, MTV, christina norman, own
Nov 17, 2008 12:49 AM
The high-profile launch of “OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network” in late 2009 has attracted its share of speculation since it was announced earlier this year, including executives, programming choices and finances. The company has already named Robin Schwartz as president, Maria Grasso as SVP of programming, Robert Tercek as president…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, discovery communications, oprah winfrey, own
Oct 21, 2008 10:15 AM
Mobile vet Robert Tercek joins OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network as president of digital media. Tercek was CMO of mobile gaming firm MForma back in the day and before that was SVP-digital media at *Sony* Pictures Entertainment. Just prior to the OWN position, he was the co-founder of health and…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Social Media, own, robert tercek
Jun 18, 2008 5:35 PM
The grist mill is in full swing: Susan Lyne, the outgoing CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO), is now speaking to Oprah and her business people about running OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, reports Fortune, citing sources. This comes as other rumors about Lyne speaking to Time Inc…
Posted In: Industry Moves, mslo, own, susan lyne
Jan 15, 2008 12:47 PM
Updated below: In a curious deal, Oprah Winfrey and Discovery (NSDQ: DISAB) Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) have formed a new 50:50 joint venture called “OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.” The new multiplatform media venture, the first time Oprah’s company has developed a full TV network, will be “designed to entertain, inform…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, discovery communications, oprah winfrey, own
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