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NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has promoted Jennifer Geisser to EVP, Communications and Talent Relations for the Lifestyle Group, effectively immediately. Geisser’s promotion was announced today by Frances Berwick, President, Lifestyle Networks, amid a continuing reorganization as it consolidates its Lifestyle…

In a major executive restructuring, NBCUniversal’s Lifestyle Group in undergoing further consolidation with the combining of key operations for E! with those for Bravo, Oxygen and Universal Kids, leading to the trimming of  almost 5% of the group’s workforce. That includes integrating E! and Bravo’s development teams…

Holly Tang, CFO of Bravo and Oxygen, has been promoted to a larger role that will see her add CFO duties for Universal Kids and become Head of Production for NBCUniversal’s lifestyle network portfolio. The lifestyle segment of NBCUniversal Cable, which includes Bravo, Oxygen, E! and Universal Kids, which caters to…

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Priv, an app that provides on-demand beauty and wellness services to consumers. The company had made a small equity deal to “road test” the app two years ago, promoting it on such cable shows as Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules, Watch What Happens Live with Andy…

Adam Stotsky has been named President of E! Entertainment, expanding his responsibilities to include all unscripted programming and development for the pop culture network. Stotsky previously served as General Manager for E! He will continue overseeing all day-to-day operations of the network, including news, digital…

Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos became the latest executive to challenge FX CEO John Landgraf’s notion that television is reaching a saturation point with too much original scripted programming or “too much TV.” “There’s no such thing as ‘Too much TV,’ unless we’re all spending more and not watching more…

On the heels of Bravo topper Frances Berwick also getting oversight of Oxygen Media, she has set her team for both networks. There is very little overlap, with only a couple of eliminated positions and most senior executives at both networks staying put, including heads of development Andy Cohen (Bravo) and Rod Aissa…

UPDATED: More top executive realignment at NBCU Cable Entertainment. In addition to Jeff Wachtel becoming President and Chief Content Officer, NBCU Cable Entertainment and Chris McCumber being named President, USA Network, Bravo topper Frances…