USA Networks’ Herzog to Head Comedy Central
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USA Networks President Doug Herzog will leave his job to head Viacom Inc.’s Comedy Central channel.
Herzog will stay on at USA Networks until General Electric Co.-owned NBC completes its planned merger with Vivendi Universal’s film, theme park and TV operation, which includes USA, a source familiar with the matter said.
Herzog decided to leave his job after he learned that he would not head the proposed NBC-Universal cable operation, the source said. That job is expected to go to Bravo channel President Jeff Gaspin.
With the move, Herzog will be returning to Comedy Central, where he worked in the late 1990s. He helped raise the channel’s profile by bringing in such programming as “South Park.”
Representatives for Universal and Viacom could not be reached for comment.
Richard Verrier
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