PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- "Oprah has been nourishing people through her television show for nearly 25 years, a legacy that has touched millions the world over," said Christina Norman, CEO of OWN. "She is the life force behind OWN and will be guiding the effort for this completely new 24-hour television experience premiering in January 2011."
PRNewsChannel.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
() / November 20, 2009 / Los Angeles, Calif. / Lisa Erspamer has been named Chief Creative Officer of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, it was announced by Christina Norman, Chief Executive Officer. Erspamer joins OWN as a 15-year veteran of Harpo Productions, Inc. where she has served as co-executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show since 2006. She will report to Ms. Norman and...
Company Town (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Freston were anywhere to be seen around Discovery's headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. Not even Christina Norman, chief executive of the Oprah Winfrey Network, made the cross-country trek for the meeting. That seems slightly unusual given all the attention around the network. Apparently there is little to update on the OWN, hence a song-and-dance from Winfrey, Norman or Freston...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Lisa Erspamer has been named Chief Creative Officer of OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK, it was announced today by Christina Norman, Chief Executive Officer. Erspamer joins OWN as a 15-year veteran of Harpo Productions, Inc. where she has served as co-executive producer of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" since 2006. She will report to Ms. Norman...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
TV News: 15-year vet to report to Norman -- "Oprah Winfrey Show" co-exec producer Lisa Erspamer will move to her boss' emerging network, OWN, as chief creative officer beginning in January.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... programmers, including the original president, have left. Early this year former MTV President Christina Norman was tapped as CEO.The channel was supposed to have launched by now. The delay has led some to question Winfrey's commitment to OWN.The selection of Erspamer, 42, suggests that Winfrey is assuming a more active role in its operations and that she might be making plans for...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... programmers, including the original president, have left. Early this year former MTV President Christina Norman was tapped as CEO.The channel was supposed to have launched by now. The delay has led some to question Winfrey's commitment to OWN.The selection of Erspamer, 42, suggests that Winfrey is assuming a more active role in its operations and that she might be making plans for...
Company Town (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... Winfrey, who is chairwoman of OWN, said in a statement. She will report to OWN Chief Executive Christina Norman, a former top MTV executive, who was brought in by Tom Freston, the ex-MTV and ex-Viacom chief who is working as an advisor to the channel. The move appears to signal that Winfrey might be close to announcing an official end date for her syndicated talk show that runs on...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
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 makes its debut next year. Singer will report to Christina Norman,...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Allan Singer has been named Executive Vice President of Distribution and Strategy for OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK. It was announced today by Christina Norman, Chief Executive Officer of OWN, to whom he will report.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Allan Singer has been named Executive Vice President of Distribution and Strategy for OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK. It was announced today by Christina Norman, Chief Executive Officer of OWN, to whom he will report. In his new role, Mr. Sin...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
SingerOWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has named Allan Singer exec VP of distribution and strategy, effective today.Singer, who will report to network CEO Christina Norman, has been senior veep of content acquisition for Comcast."Allan's expertise will ensure OWN's content is available to viewers on every platform," Norman said. "He will be instrumental in creating and building our...
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... hired Allan Singer as executive vice president of distribution and strategy, reporting to OWN CEO Christina Norman. He will lead the content distribution and sales strategy for OWN. He comes to OWN from Comcast, where he served as senior vice president of content acquisition under executive vice president Matt Bond. Based in Los Angeles, he begins Nov. 2. Singer's work at Comcast...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has named Allan Singer exec vice president of distribution and strategy, effective Monday.Singer, who will report to network CEO Christina Norman, has been senior veep of content acquisition for Comcast."Allan's expertise will ensure OWN's content is available to viewers on every platform," Norman said. "He will be instrumental in creating and building...
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... brand with a passionate audience who expects more from their television experience," OWN CEO Christina Norman, to whom Singer will report, said in a statement. "Allan's expertise will ensure OWN's content is available to viewers on every platform. At launch OWN will be in more than 70 million homes, and he will be instrumental in creating and building our relationship with our affiliate...
