A&E Network Names Robert DeBitetto As Senior Vice President, Programming.Business Editors & Entertainment Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.010603/bb12 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2003 Robert DeBitetto, a 20-year entertainment and media executive, has been named Senior Vice President of Programming, A&E Network. Abbe Raven, Executive Vice President/General Manager, A&E Network, made the announcement today. DeBitetto's appointment is effective January 8, 2003 and he will report to Raven. In his new role, DeBitetto will oversee A&E's programming department, including the creative development of original movies, series, documentaries and specials, as well as acquisitions for the Network. Most recently, DeBitetto served as President of Original Programming, Turner Network Television Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. (TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. ) and oversaw TNT Originals. "We are delighted to have an executive of Robert's caliber join A&E Network," said Ms. Raven. "Robert's wealth of experience and success at Turner and Disney make him the ideal executive to enhance A&E Network's long standing tradition of quality and award winning programming." DeBitetto spent the last seven years working in a variety of executive capacities for Turner. As TNT's President of Original Programming, he was responsible for the network's entire original programming endeavor. This included developing the strategic vision for TNT's original programming and managing all creative and business matters relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the network's original content development. Additionally, the programming produced under his aegis was instrumental in the launch of TNT's re-branding initiative - "We Know Drama." The 46-year-old DeBitetto is credited with shepherding the development of TNT's original series Witchblade and his team was responsible for the creation of such noteworthy original movies and miniseries as Mists of Avalon, James Dean Noun 1. James Dean - United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) James Byron Dean, Dean and Crossfire A multi-GPU interface from ATI for connecting two ATI display adapters together for faster graphics rendering on one monitor. CrossFire machines require PCI Express slots, a CrossFire-enabled motherboard and, depending on which models are used, either a pair of ATI Radeon adapters or one Trail. Prior to joining Turner, DeBitetto served in a number of capacities for the Disney Motion Pictures Group, including Senior Vice President, where he was responsible for overseeing a variety of business operations for Disney's motion pictures studio. DeBitetto graduated Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa: see fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa Leading academic honour society in the U.S., which draws its membership from college and university students. The oldest Greek-letter society in the U.S. with high honors from the State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. at Stony Brook and earned a law degree from the UCLA School of Law The UCLA School of Law is the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. It is generally regarded as the top law school in Southern California, as well as one of the top fifteen law schools in the United States. . He is a Member, Board of Governors, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Member and Board of Directors, Hollywood Radio and Television Society ("HRTS HRTS High Resolution Telescope and Spectrograph (orbiting solar observatory) HRTS Hollywood Radio and Television Society HRTS High-Resolution Telescope Spectrograph HRTS High Resolution Telescope Spectrometer "), and a member of the board of The Next Generation Council of the Motion Picture and Television Fund. Nominated for more Emmy Awards in the past two years than any other basic cable network, A&E offers a unique blend of critically acclaimed original programming, including Biography, original movies and mini-series, engaging documentary series and specials. In 2002, A&E won six Emmy Awards, including one for BIOGRAPHY as Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational). In 2000, A&E was awarded the Governors Award from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for The Biography Project for Schools. A&E is available in more than 85 million Nielsen homes in the United States. The A&E web site is located at www.AETV.com and the BIOGRAPHY web site is located at www.Biography.com. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.010603/bb12 |
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