Media Moves

Newly appointed Univision Communications CEO Vincent Sadusky has wasted no time putting his imprint on a swift plan of action to save what many market observers have labeled a sinking ship in a turbid Spanish-language media sea. Univision has a new President of Content Distribution and Partnerships.

In a surprise announcement, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises revealed that Hispanic media industry veteran Luis Silberwasser will be leaving the company on October 1. He's served as Telemundo Networks President for four years, and his exit comes amid widely reported turmoil at Telemundo's No. 1 competitor — Univision Communications. It also comes as Azteca América is gearing up for a massive relaunch.

Beasley Media Group has bumped up its Regional Engineering Director and Corporate Project Manager to the role of VP/Engineering. 

The ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital team is welcoming a Senior Digital Product Owner, Mobile and Emerging Platforms. In doing so, it lured an E.W. Scripps Co. employee who started as an on-air news reporter for KTTS-FM in Springfield, Mo.

Alpha Media will elect a new Chairman at their next scheduled board meeting, the company said in a release distributed at 10pm Pacific Sunday. Why? The Portland, Ore.-based company isn't talking, but others are.

For radio industry veterans, the name Jack Taddeo will certainly ring a bell. He's considered an Adult Contemporary programming ace, and held senior-level positions at Clear Channel, Capstar and SFX. Now, Taddeo is heading to Iowa's state capital to oversee five stations owned by one of the biggest station owners in the U.S.

Six days after Isaac Lee resigned as Chief Content Officer of Univision Communications, the company's Chief Revenue Officer "has decided to step down." She'd been with Univision for 10 1/2 years, following a lengthy stint at Gemstar-TV Guide.

Entercom has turned to the Local Sales Manager for Tribune Media in the capital of the Constitution State as its new SVP and Market Manager in the market. Don't worry about lack of radio experience: She spent 17 years at two of the stations in the Entercom/Hartford cluster.

No, BMI didn't go to a florist or a garden for its new SVP/Creative. But, it did chose a Flores for the role. This sees the addition of the person that most recently held the SVP/Marketing, North America role for recording industry giant BMG.

Discovery Communications has extended the employment contract of its President/CEO, David Zaslav, through the end of 2023.

Less than a year after joining the Estrella TV operation, she's traded her perch in Burbank's Empire Center for an up-close view of the Empire State Building. It is familiar terrain for this Hispanic TV sales pro, thanks to her many years at Telemundo.

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, better known as ASCAP, has promoted its SVP/Business and Legal Affairs to the role of Deputy General Counsel. His resume includes stints at Viacom, and at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. 

In December 2010,  Univision Communications made the bold move by turning to an individual with a background in Hispanic business publications to take over its news operations. Isaac Lee eventually climbed to a top content leadership role at UCI. Tuesday morning, he exited Univision by stepping down.

Effective immediately, the quartet of executives join current Division President Kevin LeGrett and Tom McConnell and report to iHeartMedia Markets Group President Greg Ashlock. At the same time, LeGrett has received a promotion of his own at the nation's No. 1 owner of AM and FM radio stations.

An individual who most recently operated his own boutique strategy and guidance consulting practice has joined J.D. Power to lead a growing group of experts in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice.