Singer Joins Charter

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Cable programming veteran Allan Singer has joined Charter Communications as senior vice president of programming, the MSO announced Monday.

Singer, who will report to Charter president and CEO Michael Lovett, comes to the MSO from

OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, where he served as executive vice president of distribution and strategy.

"We're thrilled to have Allan on board, rejoining his former colleagues on our programming and operations teams," said Lovett in a statement. "I'm confident that Allan will provide outstanding leadership in his new role, and that he and his team will achieve many successes in managing our always-important programming activities."

Before joining OWN, Singer worked for Comcast as senior vice president of content acquisition, senior vice president of Sports Business Development and senior vice president of programming investments. Prior to Comcast, Singer was senior vice president of programming for AT&T Broadband.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.