National Lampoon Names President, CEO

Jim Jimirro is exiting as president and CEO of National Lampoon.

Jimirro has headed the company since 1990, helping turn its fortunes around with cable programming, direct-to-video offerings, a web site (nationallampoon.com), and other ventures.

It's taking two executives to replace him, however. Daniel Laiken, former COO and board member, will become CEO, and Douglas Bennett, an EVP, will be president.

National Lampoon delivers a weekly, four-hour block of topical humor to MSO's including Comcast, Adelphia, and Time Warner, as well as college TV networks.

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.