TVGN announced that Brad Schwartz has been appointed as President of Entertainment and Media in its first executive appointment as part of the new CBS Corporation (CBS, CBS.A) and Lionsgate (LGF) partnership.
The company said that Schwartz, who has served as a top programming executive for Fuse, CTV and MTV, will oversee programming, scheduling, marketing and creative operations for the channel.
Giving a brief description on Schwartz, TVGN stated that most recently he was Senior Vice President of Programming and Operations for Fuse at MSG Media, a national TV network devoted to music. He previously served as General Manager of a suite of eight music and pop culture cable networks in Canada, part of Bell Media's CTV, including MTV Canada, MuchMusic, MTV2 and MuchMore.
Prior to that, Schwartz was Director of Global Marketing Partnerships at MTV and began his career working for Lorne Michaels at Saturday Night Live, the company noted.
The company also announced that Dennis Miller, former interim President of TVGN, has been named President of Operations.
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