Bart Named EVP/GM Of Debmar-Mercury

Lenny Bart has been named executive vice president and general manager of Debmar-Mercury, said company Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein on Tuesday.

Bart, formerly executive vice president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, will oversee operations at Debmar-Mercury, with responsibility for domestic and international business operations, financial analysis, accounting, contracts, IT, administration and management reporting. He’ll also be charged with coming up with new business opportunities for Debmar-Mercury.

Bart spent 22 years at Warner Bros., overseeing WBDTD’s fee spot business. He has a master’s degree in broadcast management from Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Rochester.

Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.