Joe Schlosser, senior VP of communications at NBCUniversal, is moving to rival News Corp. to lead communications for its newly combined Shine America unit.
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Shine, the U.K.-based TV production company led by Elisabeth Murdoch, was acquired by News Corp. last year. Shine Americas’ first CEO, Emiliano Calemzuk, stepped down in January after a year and a half. News Corp. last month merged three units – Shine Americas, Shine USA and Reville Productions – together to form Shine America under CEO Carl Fennessy. It co-produces TV series in the U.S. like “The Office,” “Ugly Betty” and “The Tudors.”
Schlosser takes the title senior VP of communications overseeing corporate branding, programming publicity, trade and consumer media relations, events and talent relations.
He joined NBC in 2002 after moving into PR a year earlier as VP of publicity for Hallmark Channel. He previously was Los Angeles bureau chief for Broadcasting & Cable.