Wendy McMahon will take on sole duties leading CBS News and stations while adding oversight of the network’s domestic syndication business.
Her title will be president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures. The appointment follows the announcement on Sunday that Neeraj Khemlani would step down from CBS News leadership and take a production deal with the network. He and McMahon were named presidents and co-heads of CBS News and stations in 2021, following a two year run of Susan Zirinsky leading the news division.
The network said that in the new role, McMahon will now lead all of CBS News’ broadcast and streaming operations, 27 local television stations in major U.S. markets, 14 local news streaming channels and CBS Media Ventures first-run syndication programming. She also will oversee content licensing to television stations and the division’s national advertising sales business.
After Khemlani announced his departure in a memo to staffers,...
Her title will be president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures. The appointment follows the announcement on Sunday that Neeraj Khemlani would step down from CBS News leadership and take a production deal with the network. He and McMahon were named presidents and co-heads of CBS News and stations in 2021, following a two year run of Susan Zirinsky leading the news division.
The network said that in the new role, McMahon will now lead all of CBS News’ broadcast and streaming operations, 27 local television stations in major U.S. markets, 14 local news streaming channels and CBS Media Ventures first-run syndication programming. She also will oversee content licensing to television stations and the division’s national advertising sales business.
After Khemlani announced his departure in a memo to staffers,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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