Frances Manfredi Promoted To Leader Of NBCU Cable & New Media Distribution

(NY, NY) October 19, 2011 Frances Manfredi remains promoted to Leader of NBCUniversal Cable and New Media Distribution, it absolutely was introduced today by Ted Harbert, Chairman, NBC Broadcasting and Ron Finkelstein, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Art galleries, to whom she'll dually report. Manfredi is constantly on the supervise NBCUniversals product distribution to fundamental and pay cable and new media platforms. She also runs all of the companys non-theatrical distribution business. Manfredi works carefully with Craig Wallach, Leader, Domestic Television Distribution, as well as the Domestic TV Distribution team. Throughout the time of her career, Manfredi has overseen very important handles both television and film, including: the off-internet acquisition of shows for instance 30 Rock, Law & Order, House, Las vegas as well as the Office purchasing Universal Pictures’ 2011 and 2009 slates to USA Network the correct partnership between NBCU and American Airline carriers the initial run acquisition of Friday Evening Lights to DirectTV a groundbreaking studio deal with Netflix’s VOD platform and Universal Pictures deal with Cinemax, which will keep Universals top box office game game titles likely to Cinemax for an additional a long time. Manfredi formerly offered as Executive V . P . & General Sales Director, Cable & Non-Theatrical Sales, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution since 2007. She was promoted compared to that role after becoming the Senior V . P ., Cable Sales, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution for four years. Just before the NBC Universal merger in May 2004, she was Senior V . P ., Cable Sales, NBC Companies. Right before joining NBC Companies, Manfredi offered just like a consultant to NBC Companies, together with other clients including CBS News Productions. Manfredi also offered as V . P . of Domestic Cable Sales & Special Areas for CBS from 1998-2000.