Coleman Breland has been named president of Turner Network Sales (Tns) it was announced today by David Levy, president of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Breland is based in Atlanta and reports to Levy. Additionally, Richard Warren has been promoted to executive vice president of negotiations & strategy and associate general counsel, and Jennifer Mirgorod has been elevated to executive vice president of brand distribution, both reporting to Breland. Breland will continue to oversee Tns, the domestic distribution, sales and marketing arm of Turner. In this role, he oversees all affiliate sales, marketing promotion, interactive television and new technology business development for Turner’s 10 domestic leading entertainment, news, kids and young adult networks including TNT, TBS, CNN, Hln, truTV, TCM, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Previously, Breland was the COO of Tns, a role he assumed in 2009 after serving as executive vp of sales and marketing of the distribution unit since 2003. In...
- 2/4/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Our L.A. Take Fivers for 2008 are closing out a fine year of very personal, very inspiring writing. Back Stage acknowledges the hours of thoughtful work contributed by Seth Caskey, Deon Lucas, Annie Quinn, Jamie Silberhartz, and Richard Lewis Warren — whose entry does not appear here this month, as he is struggling with his mother's illness. We hope you'll find the Take Fivers' year-end recollections and wishes as moving as we did.We plan to introduce to you our brand-new set of Take Fivers in our Jan. 1 issue. Like this year's group, they are a diverse bunch, at various stages in their careers, corresponding from various parts of the U.S. They are eagerly looking forward to sharing the months with you, having been deeply inspired by this year's writers.Annie Quinn: The Measure of an ActorAs Take Five wraps up for 2008 and I balance holiday shopping with that...
- 12/22/2008
- backstage.com
Annie Quinn, Em-Braceable Me -- When I was 13, I had braces. They were heavy and awkward and permanently stuck to my teeth. I remember how I tried to conceal them by not smiling, and I begged and pleaded with the orthodontist to take them off. Who can start acting with a mouth full of metal? I wanted them off. And I got my wish. They were taken off six months early, and I was ready to perform — only problem is now I think I might be facing braces karma. I left last month's Take Five a cliffhanger: My episode of My Name Is Earl was preempted and my birthday was a bust. This month my episode aired. Yes, the episode where I play a cheerleader with headgear. Everyone who watched was extremely thrilled that I was in the entire episode. The irony was that after bracing myself the first time for my episode to premiere,...
- 11/25/2008
- backstage.com
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