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A+E NETWORKS
Sean Murtagh was promoted to senior vice president, finance, at A+E Networks in New York, overseeing financial planning and analysis for A&E, History, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies and FYI. He had been VP, finance, at the programmer.
TURNER
Turner has tapped Molly Battin as executive vice president and global chief communications and corporate marketing officer. A Turner executive since 2000, she most recently served as chief brand strategy officer.
FOX NETWORKS GROUP
Brian Sullivan has been named president and chief operating officer at Fox Networks Group. He had been president and chief operating officer of Fox Networks’ Digital Consumer Group since 2015.
20TH CENTURY FOX
Joey Sabella was named vice president, sales, the Americas at 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, responsible for pay and SVOD licensing efforts in the U.S., among other duties. He was eOne’s head of sales, U.S. & Latin America.
GREAT BIG STORY
Christine Cook has joined Great Big Story in New York for the new role of senior vice president of global sales and brand strategy. She comes from Flipboard, where she was senior VP and global head of advertising partnerships.
UNIVISION
Liz Sanderson has been named senior vice president, strategy and insights, at Univision Communications. She has been part of a team leading the company’s insights strategy in the consumer-packaged goods, retail and shopper marketing categories.
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