CBS Folding CSTV Into CBS Sports
Brian Bedol Out as Day-to-Day Head; Tony Petitti Gets Oversight, Under Sean McManus
By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/3/2008 3:49:00 PM
CBS is folding CSTV into CBS Sports and giving day-to-day oversight to CBS Sports executive producer Tony Petitti, working under CBS News and Sports president Sean McManus.
CBS said CSTV founder Brian Bedol, who ran CSTV as a division of CBS, is out as the day-to-day chief but will stay on in an advisory role.
CBS acquired CSTV in November 2005.
"CSTV is one of the great brands in college sports and a real asset to CBS Corp.," CEO Les Moonves said in a statement. "It has developed tremendously since we acquired it in 2005 thanks to the vision and hard work of Brian Bedol and his team.”
He added, “We are confident that it is now ready to become a part of the peerless CBS Sports division, joining a tremendous slate of college athletics and an industry-leading production team. I want to thank Brian for all he has done with CSTV, and I look forward to working with Sean and Tony as we bring this extraordinary brand to the next level."
