DISH Programming Director Departs for Hallmark Channel

Erin McIlvain, director of programming at DISH Network, has joined Hallmark Channel as VP, national accounts. 

She will be
primarily responsible for negotiating affilate deals, but will also work
on strategic cross-platform opportunities, according to Hallmark.

Her resume also includes a posting in Hong Kong for EchoStar, where she launched a 36-channel service.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.