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Frances Manfredi Promoted To President Of NBCU Cable & New Media Distribution (Deadline Hollywood)

> (New York, NY) October 19, 2011 – Frances Manfredi has been promoted to
President of NBCUniversal Cable and New Media Distribution, it was announced
today by Ted Harbert, Chairman, NBC Broadcasting and Rick Finkelstein, Vice
Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Studios, to whom she will
dually report. Manfredi will continue to oversee NBCUniversal’s product
distribution to basic and pay cable and new media platforms. She also oversees
all of the company’s non-theatrical distribution business. Manfredi will
continue to work closely with Barry Wallach, President, Domestic Television
Distribution, and the Domestic TV Distribution team. Over the course of her
career, Manfredi has overseen very important deals in both television and
film, including: the off-net sale of shows such as 30 Rock, Law & Order,
House, Las Vegas and The Office; the sale of Universal Pictures' 2011 and 2009
slates to USA Network; the strategic partnership between NBCU and American
Airlines; the first run sale of Friday Night Lights to DirectTV; a
groundbreaking studio deal with Netflix's VOD platform; and Universal
Pictures’ deal with HBO, which will keep Universal’s top box office titles
heading to HBO for the next several years. Manfredi previously served as
Executive Vice ...

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