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Mark Lazarus Sets Executive Team at Comcast SpinCo Cable Business

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Alex Weprin
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scrn logline
Comcast spins off cable channels like USA and CNBC, taps veteran exec Mark Lazarus to lead new public media company.
beat sheet
  • Comcast's new leadership team includes NBCUniversal veterans like Val Boreland, who will become president of entertainment for the spinoff, and David Pietrycha as chief revenue and business officer.
  • The new company, dubbed 'SpinCo', will include cable channels like USA, CNBC, MSNBC, Syfy, E! and Golf Channel, as well as digital businesses like Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes, giving it significant scale to compete in TV and streaming.
call sheet
Mark Lazarus, Anand Kini, Val Boreland, Keith Cocozza, Brian Dorfler, Jeff Mayzurk, Kristin Newkirk, David Pietrycha, Greg Wright, Comcast, NBCUniversal, CNBC, MSNBC, Syfy, E!, Golf Channel, Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes
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