Liberty Global Appoints Programming SVP

ENGLEWOOD, October 5: Bob Leighton has joined Liberty Global
as the company’s senior VP of programming.

In his new role, Leighton will be responsible for
coordinating and leveraging the company’s programming activities worldwide,
including both channel carriage and channel venture activities.

Leighton is a 38-year veteran in the television industry,
having most recently served as a consultant on programming issues for Liberty
Global and Comcast. Prior to this, Leighton served a seven-year tenure at Starz
Encore Entertainment as executive VP, where he was responsible for all
programming functions for 13 channels. Previously, he was at HBO for 17 years.