Perlman Jumps From NHL to IMG

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Douglas Perlman, executive VP of media for the National Hockey League, has joined mega sports management and production company IMG as president of IMG Media, North America.

He will head up analog and digital media production and distribution, succeeding Robert Dalton, who has been promoted to chief creative officer of IMG Media Worldwide.

IMG says it produces and distributes more than 10,000 hours of programming including sports, drama, comedy and children's.

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.