A+E Taps Greenberg to Run FYI Network

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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A+E Networks has hired Paul Greenberg as executive VP and general manager of its FYI network.

Greenberg, who had been CEO of millennial women-focused fashion, music and pop culture brand Nylon, will be in charge of all of FYI’s activities, effective Jan. 19.

Jana Bennett launched FYI in 2014 as president of that network and LMN. Bennett was promoted to president of History in September.

FYI’s ratings were up 11% among adults 18-49 and 4% in total viewers during the fourth quarter.

“Paul has his finger on the pulse of the dynamic lifestyle world,” said A+E CEO Nancy Dubuc. “Coupled with his rich background in media and technology, I know he will lead the team to take FYI to the next level in both the linear and digital realms.”

At Nylon, Greenberg lifted video viewership and formed partnerships with Amazon, Endemol and Yahoo.

Before Nylon, Greenberg was with SFX, the Time Lifestyle Group, TV Guide Digital and MediaNet and MTV. He began his career as a sports announcer at 1010 WINS radio in New York.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.