NBC Names Cable Net Negotiators

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

NBC Universal has promoted two executives to handle cable network distribution deals.

Jim Slattery, senior cable counsel, has been named VP of business and legal affairs. Slattery will handle distribution of NBC U cable nets, which include USA, Sci Fi, MSNBC and Bravo, to Time Warner, AT&T and Verizon,

Succeeding him will be George Callard. Before joining NBC U, Callard was at AT&T  helping line up programming for its Project Lightspeed IPTV service. In his new position, Callard will handle DIRECTV, EchoStar, Cablevision and the National Cable Television Cooperative.


John Eggerton
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.