MacLellan Upped at Comcast

LOS ANGELES: Kevin MacLellan is to take on responsibility for Comcast Entertainment Productions, adding to his current role as president of Comcast International Media Group (CIMG).

MacLellan will lead the entertainment productions department. He will oversee the production of franchises like E! True Hollywood Story, The Soup and Live from the Red Carpet. MacLellan has served as president of CIMG for three years. 

Meanwhile, Suzanne Kolb has been promoted to president of marketing, news and online for E! Entertainment Television and The Style Network. Kolb was previously the chief marketing officer for E! and Style as well as the general manager of E! Online. In her new post, she is responsible for growing all of E!’s news entities such as E! News, Daily 10, E! Online and E! News Now. She will continue to lead marketing communications for the two networks.

"It is incredibly exciting for me to expand the roles of these two extraordinary executives who I believe will take our production and news divisions to the next level," said Ted Harbert, the president and CEO of Comcast Entertainment Group to whom Kolb and MacLellan continue to report. "Kevin has led the hugely successful expansion of Comcast’s networks internationally and his considerable experience in domestic and international production brings an exciting global perspective to Comcast Entertainment Productions. Suzanne has done a phenomenal job leading marketing and online for E! Entertainment Television and The Style Network and I am thrilled that she will now oversee our news division to create a fully aligned team across all platforms that will fulfill our E! Everywhere vision."