{"id":15523,"date":"2020-12-21T09:55:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T14:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mtv-entertainment-taps-new-head-smithsonian-channel\/"},"modified":"2020-12-21T10:59:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T15:59:39","slug":"mtv-entertainment-taps-new-head-of-smithsonian-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mtv-entertainment-taps-new-head-of-smithsonian-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV Entertainment Taps New Head of Smithsonian Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ViacomCBS\u2019 MTV Entertainment Group has named <em>PBS NewsHour<\/em> producer James F. Blue III as senior VP and head of Smithsonian Channel.<\/p>\n<p>In his new role, Blue will lead, expand and diversify Smithsonian Channel\u2019s content offerings. His oversight will also include content creation and all related experiential and event programming. Further, he will oversee all factual unscripted content for MTV Entertainment\u2019s portfolio of brands.<\/p>\n<p>Blue will report to Chris McCarthy, president of MTV Entertainment Group, and Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Blue served as the special projects and senior producer of \u200b<em>PBS\u200b NewsHour<\/em>\u200b.\u200b During the 2012 election cycle, Blue was an executive producer for BET Networks\u2019 political broadcasts. From 2006 to 2009, he served as a producer in the Koppel Group at the Discovery Channel. He worked the preceding 14 years as a producer for ABC News (including nine years at <em>Nightline<\/em>) and NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Blue said: \u201cMTV Entertainment has an extraordinarily talented team, and I am thrilled to be joining them. I look forward to leveraging my expertise and experience to help shape and implement MTV Entertainment\u2019s strategic vision for Smithsonian and other news, factual and nonfiction content across, and even beyond, the Group\u2019s platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy said: \u201cSmithsonian is a world-class brand rich with treasures from our shared American experience. James is an exceptionally talented executive and incredible storyteller who will bring those iconic treasures and experiences to life across all of our platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diaz said: \u201cJames\u2019 illustrious storytelling skills make him the perfect fit to lead this next chapter of the Smithsonian Channel. With endless material to unleash, I can\u2019t wait to see his unique vision for this storied brand come to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ViacomCBS\u2019 MTV Entertainment Group has named PBS NewsHour producer James F. 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