Hackner joins UDT

By Paige Albiniak
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Lisa Hackner is joining Universal Domestic Television as executive vice
president of development, UDT president Steve Rosenberg said Friday.

Hackner comes to Universal from Telepictures Productions, Warner Bros.'s
unscripted production arm, where she was VP of development.

While at Telepictures, Hackner developed elimiDATE, Change of
Heart, Judge Mathis, Street Smarts and The WB Television Network's High School
Reunion, which is currently airing on Sunday nights.

Hackner has appointed Sheila Rosenbaum VP of development,
bringing Rosenbaum to Universal from Buena Vista Productions.

While at Buena Vista, Rosenbaum developed The Wayne Brady Show.

She was also a producer on elimiDATE and on The
Jerry Springer Show from 1993 through 1998.

Paige Albiniak
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.