Showtime Research Exec Kim Lemon Departs Company After 34-Year Run, With MTV And Paramount EVP Laurel Weir Expanding Role To Include His Duties
deadline.comKim Lemon, who rose to EVP of Data Strategy, Research, Scheduling and Programming at Showtime during a 34-year run, is departing the company.
The news was conveyed in an internal memo Tuesday from Chris McCarthy, head of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, and Colleen Fahey Rush, EVP & Chief Research Officer at Paramount Global.
Lemon’s responsibilities will be assumed by Laurel Weir, EVP/Head of Programming and Strategic Insights & Research, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, who is adding Showtime to her portfolio.
The move is consistent with a number of exec changes at Paramount Global in recent months. As a researcher and data analyst, the memo said, Lemon played an “integral role” in Showtime’s evolution from linear TV to streaming.
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