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Hollywood Shuffle.
Nickelodeon has promoted Albie Hecht
to president of film and TV entertainment. He is replacing Debby Beece,
who is leaving her post as president of Nickelodeon Movies but will continue
to work with Nick as an independent producer. Hecht was most recently senior
vice president of worldwide production and development. Included in his
new slate of responsibilities will be the oversight of the new Nickelodeon
animation studio being built in Burbank, and development of theatrical
feature films such as The Rugrats Movie, which is now in production
and slated for a November 1998 release. . . . The international children's
entertainment and marketing company Bohbot Entertainment has appointed
William Stauffer to the position of chief financial officer (CFO).
In this role, he will head efforts to strengthen the company's presence
in the financial community. Stauffer was previously vice president and
CFO of Proginet Corporation. . . . Laura Harkcom has been promoted
to director of creative affairs at Warner Bros. Feature Animation. She
has been a creative executive with the company, working on the development
of such films as "Quest for Camelot" and "Iron Giant".
. . .Rob Sorcher, formerly senior vice president and general manager
of Cartoon Network U.S., has been promoted to executive vice president
of the company. In the new role, Sorcher will oversee day to day operations
for the Atlanta-based cable network, and will report to Betty Cohen, president
of Cartoon Network Worldwide. . . . Robyn Miller has been promoted
to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Buena Vista Home Video.
. . . Liddane Sanders, formerly of Hanna-Barbera, has been named
vice president of international finance for MGM's TV Finance & Administration
department. . . . David Plant, former film commissioner for the
Toronto Film and Television office, has joined Silicon Graphics
as market development manager, Entertainment. In this newly created position,
Plant will work with artists and organizations in the entertainment industry
to develop technology solutions to their needs. . . . The Ink Tank has
signed French designer Laurent Cilluffo as associate creative director.
Laurent has already worked with the New York-based commercial production
company on several projects.
Cronin Makes a Move. Rich Cronin, former president of Nick at Nite's
TV Land, has been named President of Fox Kids Network (FKN) and their recently
acquired cable subsidiary, The Family Channel. MTV Networks, Nick/TV Land's
parent company, terminated Cronin's employment last week, since it was
discovered he had made the agreement with Fox Kids while still under their
contract. MTV Networks has also filed a lawsuit against FKN, (a joint venture
between News Corp. and Saban Entertainment), requesting damages. Further
restructuring is likely to take place at Fox in the coming months. The
FKN chairman and CEO position that Cronin is moving in to was previously
occupied by Margaret Loesch, who was assigned to the post of vice chairman
in September, and is allegedly moving out of Fox. Meanwhile, it seems Cronin
will have plenty of time to move himself and his family to Los Angeles
for the new Fox job, as a stipulation in his contract with Nick prevents
him from working for a competitor before July 1998.
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