Bonnie Hammer Elevated to New Post at NBCU

NEW YORK, March 26: NBC
Universal has elevated USA and SCI FI Channel chief Bonnie Hammer to a new post
that adds Chiller, Sleuth and Universal HD to her remit, as well as puts her in
charge of the newly formed NBC Universal Cable Studio.

Hammer has served as
president of USA Network and SCI FI Channel since May 2004. She will continue
to oversee these networks and will continue to report to Jeff Gaspin, the
president and COO of Universal Television Group.

As president of cable
entertainment and cable studio, Hammer will oversee the NBC Universal Cable
Studio, formerly part of Universal Media Studios, which is responsible for
critically acclaimed shows including USA's Monk, Psych,
The Starter Wife and In
Plain Sight, and SCI FI's Battlestar
Galactica and Eureka. In addition, she will identify and develop new
scripted programs for the company's cable group and for external cable
channels. Universal Media Studios’ senior VP, Richard Rothstein, will now report
to Hammer.

Hammer will also oversee
NBC Universal's Emerging Networks group, led by Dan Harrison. The group
includes Chiller, Sleuth and Universal HD.

"Bonnie is one of the
most talented executives in the industry, with an amazing track record of
success," said Gaspin. "I am excited that she'll be able to put her
exceptional branding, programming and leadership skills toward an expanded
portfolio of cable assets."

"Bonnie's
achievements with USA and SCI FI have been spectacular," said Jeff Zucker,
the president and CEO of NBC Universal. "She's a multitalented executive
who knows how to run a network, program it successfully, and inspire a team.
I'm thrilled to have her play a bigger role at NBCU."

"I'm thrilled to
re-up at NBCU, where I've got, from my point of view, the best job in the
business," said Hammer. "It's an exciting new opportunity not only to
manage creative assets from concept through development to final product but
also to help realize the enormous potential of the Emerging Networks group. And
as a bonus, I get to continue working with the two great teams at USA and SCI
FI, as well as all my friends and colleagues at NBCU."

—By Mansha Daswani