New NBCU sales chief has no TV sales experience
Cory Bergman December 2nd, 2006
The third major NBCU exec to leave the company, Keith Turner is leaving his post as NBCU’s top TV sales exec. His replacement will be Mike Pilot, president of the commercial-finance division at General Electric, who has no TV sales experience. Explains MediaPost, “While the decision to hire a non-TV sales executive seems odd, it does play into Wright’s new vision for the company — which has less to do with traditional TV and more with digital-video distribution businesses.” MediaPost reports the decision came from high up in the company. “It really has to do with the bigger General Electric picture,” says one executive close to the company. This is yet another big wake-up call on the sales side of the TV business which is experiencing a massive cultural shift away from TV spots and dots.
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1. Also... | December 2nd, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Jack Donaghy, GE-NBC-Universal East Coast Vice President of Television and Microwave Programming, is reportedly very upset about missing out on the promotion.
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3. Alyssa | December 4th, 2006 at 10:39 am
That’s such a typical GE move
4. Liey | January 18th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Wow, thanks for the excellent information!
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