Kolb Joins Discovery as Manager, Digital Nets

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Former E! Entertainment president Suzanne Kolb has joined Discovery Communications as executive VP and general manager of Discovery Digital Network. Kolb will oversee Discovery's 70 web-native brands and series, social media partnerships and the company's efforts in virtual reality.

"We are very fortunate to have Suzanne leading Discovery Digital Networks – networks that engage millennials and offer meaningful opportunities for advertisers and partners wanting to reach them," said Karen Leever, executive VP & general manager, Digital Media, to whom Kolb reports. "She is an accomplished entertainment executive and content champion, and I look forward to seeing DDN thrive under her leadership."

Kolb left NBCUniversal as the company restructured its cable networks. At E! she helped launch shows including its first scripted series, The Royals.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.