Warner Bros Discovery names key executives underneath US Networks enterprise head Channing Dungey

Dungey, who beforehand held the function of president of ABC Leisure in addition to vice chairman of authentic collection at Netflix from 2018 to 2020, was named to take the unit’s helm in August, following the retirement of former head Kathleen Finch to the year-end.

Warner Bros Discovery has named Brett Paul because the chief working officer for U.S. Networks, tasking him to implement Dungey’s imaginative and prescient for the group, overseeing enterprise affairs and digital technique.

To guide its content material technique throughout Warner Bros Discovery’s linear networks, its streaming service Max, and world wide by means of licensing and partnerships, the corporate promoted Howard Lee as chief inventive officer of the unit. He’ll proceed to function president and head of content material for TLC and Discovery.

The unit may even see Susan Kolar as its chief monetary & technique officer for U.S. Networks, reporting to Warner Bros Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels.

Along with Dungey’s forthcoming management function, she’s going to proceed to function head of the tv unit, the corporate mentioned on Wednesday.

These essential appointments come amid Warner Bros Discovery’s choice final week to separate its declining cable TV companies akin to CNN from streaming and studio operations akin to Max, laying the groundwork for a possible sale or spinoff of its TV enterprise as extra cable subscribers lower the twine.

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