Rich Ross

Ross out and Finch up as Discovery names post-Scripps team

Discovery has named the new management team that will lead the enlarged company after the Scripps acquisition, with Discovery Channel boss Rich Ross out and Scripps programming chief Kathleen Finch put in charge of all lifestyle channels. Discovery said that Ross, currently group president of Discovery Channel and Science Channel, is to leave the company. […]

Discovery restructures US nets as Ross rises

Discovery Communications has placed Rich Ross into a networks group president role as it realigns its US channels structure. Ross, who joined Discovery last year as president of Discovery Channel, is now group president of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel. Discovery has grouped the channels together as it believes they have “strong missions, […]