Fox Alum Takes Turner Post

kevin reillyKevin Reilly, who led the entertainment unit of Fox network has moved to Turner Broadcasting.

He becomes president of TNT and TBS cable networks, as well as creative chief of Turner Entertainment.

David Levy, president of Turner Broadcasting, called Reilly "one of the most respected, innovative and influential executives in the television industry."

He credited Reilly for development programming hits and successful forays into the new media space.

Though money-generators for parent Time Warner, Turner is known largely for sports and re-runs.

Levy said he's committed to beefing up outlays for original programming and expects Reilly to play a key development role

Dreamworks' Snider Shifts to 20th Century Fox

DreamWorks' Stacey Snider has joined 20th Century Fox as co-chairman of the art label and animation studio.

She'll be in charge of production and development in a partnership with CEO Jim Gianopulos.

He called Snider a "proven and brilliant executive" who "will fit in perfectly with our culture and talented leaders."

At DreamWorks for eight years, she was partner to Steven Spielberg and in charge of creative, financial and development matters.

Snider has handled titles such as "War Horse," "Lincoln," "Letters from Iwo Jima," "Sweeney Todd," "Tropic Thunder," "Dreamgirls" and "Transformers."

Earlier, Snider was chairman at Universal Pictures.

Raven Flies from A+E

Abbe Raven, the architect of the growth of the A+E Networks cable operations, is retiring in February after a 33-year stint.

She will hand the reins to Nancy Dubuc, 45, who assumed the CEO slot last year.

Raven, 62, launched a "Daytime," four daily hours of women's programming in 1982, which was the building block for A&E.

A&E will haul in more than $3B in revenues this year from its 10 channels, including "Lifetime," "History Channel" and "A+E."

Hearst Corp. and Walt Disney Corp. own A&E Networks.

Atavist's Homans Joins NYT Mag

Charlie Homans, who was executive editor of The Atavist, is joining the New York Times Magazine as digital deputy.

Jake Silverstein, editor-in-chief of the weekly, said Homans has the type of "immersive multimedia storytelling experience" that is at the core of the NYTM's growth strategy.

Homans, who held the executive editor slot at the Atavist since 2012, was features editor at Foreign Policy.

He starts at the Times on Nov. 24.