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Showtime Networks Inc. Tuesday named one of its longtime former executives Michael Crotty executive VP and chief financial officer, replacing veteran finance exec Adam Townsend, who is leaving at the end of March. Crotty will also oversee BET Networks' finance team and report to Showtime chairman-CEO David Nevins. The…

EXCLUSIVE: ReachMe TV, a multi-channel, multi-platform network that has reach to 100 million total viewers in hotels, airports and retail stores, is launching a dedicated sports division. ReachMe Sports will aim to go “beyond the game,” in the words of ReachMe founders Lynnwood Bibbens and Ron Bloom. The new division…

Former New York Yankee Derek Jeter’s media ambitions are scoring in financial circles: His outfit, The Players’ Tribune — which handles athlete-produced text, audio, and video content — says today it fielded $9.5 million in Series B financing from a group that includes Legendary Entertainment’s Thomas Tull and New…