Executive Appointments Announced at Gannett Co., Inc.
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Virgil L. Smith today was named vice president of talent management at Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) and promoted to chairman of the Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times, where he has been president and publisher since 1996.    Jeffrey P.
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The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it expects to hire a new chief executive by next June after a search that will include both inside and outside candidates to replace Michael Eisner, who is retiring in 2006.
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Leaders of Discoveryâs cable channels will now report to the chief executive, giving him a more hands-on role.
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Newspaper publisher Pulitzer Inc.  confirmed on Sunday it hired a financial adviser to help it  explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the  company.
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Sprint named Dan Hesse, the chief executive of the wireline company Embarq, to the post, effective immediately. He will replace Gary Forsee, who was ousted in October.
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Entertainment giant NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co. , will announce this week a new, younger chief executive to help it better compete in the digital age, the Los Angeles Times newspaper reported on Sunday.
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media-driven organisations, today announced that it has been appointed by the distribution division of NPR(R) (National Public Radio(R)) to implement a new digital distribution system for the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) in the United States.
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Newspaper publisher Gannett Co Inc.  GCI.N will need to see advertising demand pick up for its  fourth-quarter earnings to meet average Wall Street estimates,  its Chief Financial Officer said on Wednesday.
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Gadget maker Sling Media Inc. said it  plans to announce on Thursday that it has hired two former MTV  Networks executives to head a new interactive programming  division.
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NEW YORK, October 12  - The global pharmaceutical giant, Merck &amp; Company (MRK.NYS) plans to appoint a new CEO by the end of next year.
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The news and financial information provider Reuters Group said it had appointed David Schlesinger, left, to be its new editor in chief, succeeding Geert Linnebank, who will become a senior adviser to the companyâs chief executive. Mr. Schlesinger, who joined Reuters in 1987 as a correspondent in Hong Kong, has been global managing editor and head of editorial operations since 2003. He will take over in January. Reuters said that Mr. Linnebank would advise the chief executive, Thomas H. Glocer, on a range of news and content-related areas, including Reutersâ joint ventures in India, and other international strategic opportunities for the company.
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In a surprise move, Kmart Holding  Corp. KMRT.O on Monday named a new president and chief  executive, who analysts expected to create a glossier image for  the discount retailer.
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By Reuters. The Gannett Company yesterday reported an 11 percent jump in quarterly net profit on advertising sales gains at its newspapers and broadcast television stations.
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NEW YORK, October 26  - Australia-based global media giant News Corporation (NWS.NYS) has received the approval of its shareholders to shift the company&#39;s corporate headquarters from Australia to the US.
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The New York Times Co said on Tuesday  it nominated two new candidates for its board ahead of an  attempt by a dissident investor group to add four directors to  its slate.
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Report: Regulators look for figures from Dow Jones, Gannett, Knight Ridder, New York Times, others. NEW YORK  - The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking information from more than six newspaper
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CNN News Group on Monday said it has  tapped an online media CEO as its new president overseeing U.S.  news, just a little over a year after it hired a former local  TV newsman to run its domestic operations.