Last Thursday, HBO’s chief executive, Richard Plepler, announced he was leaving his network home of 27 years. Likewise, David Levy, the president of Turner Broadcasting, the division that includes TBS and TNT, announced he was leaving late last week after more than three decades at the company.
As part of the reorganization announced on Monday, Jeff Zucker, the head of CNN, will also begin to oversee Turner’s sports operations. That includes the website Bleacher Report, as well as Turner’s deals with the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the N.C.A.A. With the job, Mr. Zucker gets a new title: chairman of news and sports.
Kevin Tsujihara, the chief executive of the Warner Bros. movie studio, will continue in his position and also take on what Warner Media described as a “new global kids and young adults business.”
In a statement, John Stankey, the veteran ATT executive who is the chief executive of Warner Media, said that the new leadership roles “gives us the right management team to strategically position our leading portfolio of brands, world-class talent and rich library of intellectual property for future growth.”
In a statement, Mr. Greenblatt said, “I’m honored to be joining Warner Media during such an exciting time for the company and the industry as a whole, and I look forward to working alongside the many talented executives and team members across the company. Warner Media is home to some of the world’s most innovative, creative and successful brands, and we’re in a unique position to foster even deeper connections with consumers.”
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/business/media/att-warner-greenblatt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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