Discovery has promoted Karen Leever to president of US digital products and marketing. In the role, Leever – who was most recently executive VP and GM of digital media at Discovery – will oversee the company’s suite of 18 TV Everywhere Go apps, and manage the development, engineering, analytics, operations and monetization of Discovery’s digital […]
Discovery Communications has named the new management team that will lead the enlarged company after the Scripps Networks Interactive acquisition, with Discovery Channel boss Rich Ross out and Scripps programming chief Kathleen Finch put in charge of all lifestyle channels. Discovery said that Ross, currently group president of Discovery Channel and Science Channel, is to […]
Discovery Communications has hired the global head of TV at social media service Twitter, Fred Graver. The industry veteran will become senior VP of digital content and social for Discovery Digital, the division that Karen Leever oversees. Graver will oversee Discovery’s digital networks teams across the US, and report to Discovery’s executive VP and general […]
Discovery Communications has brought in Rebecca Howard to head up its virtual reality content efforts. Howard will be based in LA, and work on the Discovery VR app and content. She has been consulting on digital business initiatives for Discovery among others. Prior to that she was in charge of video at The New York […]
US studio Lionsgate is pushing further into over-the-top distribution with the hire of a senior business executive from VR specialist Jaunt. Julie Uhrman (pictured) has joined to become the first executive VP and general manager of Lionsgate Over-The-Top Ventures. This role will see her spearheading strategy, rollout and growth of Lionsgate’s streaming activities, which currently […]
Discovery Digital Networks has hired the senior VP and general manager of video at online publisher The Huffington Post. Nathan Brown (pictured) has joined Suzanne Kolb’s team as SVP, development and operations. This comes just before Discovery moves its existing online brands – DNews, TestTube, Seeker Stories, Revision3 – under one umbrella, Seeker. At the […]
Former E! Entertainment Network president Suzanne Kolb has joined cable giant Discovery Communications to oversee its 70-plus web-native brands and series. Kolb has been named executive VP and general manager of Discovery Digital Networks, effective immediately. She will report to the EVP and GM of Discovery’s digital media arm, Karen Leever, who said: “We are […]
Discovery Communications has hired Karen Leever as its new executive VP, digital media. She joins the non-fiction channels giant from US pay TV platform DirecTV. At Discovery she will oversee Discovery’s digital operations including the Discovery Digital Networks portfolio and the Discovery VR virtual reality product. She will also take the lead on the design […]
