{"id":18102,"date":"2012-02-03T18:47:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T23:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18102"},"modified":"2012-02-03T18:47:04","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T23:47:04","slug":"vince-mcmahon-major-announcement-wwe-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18102","title":{"rendered":"Vince McMahon MAJOR Announcement \u2013 WWE Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>WWE\u00ae (NYSE: WWE) today announced the appointment of Eric Pankowski as Senior Vice President, Creative and Development. Pankowski, previously a senior executive at Reveille and Warner Bros., will report to WWE Executive Vice President of Creative, Stephanie McMahon. In this role, he will be responsible for the creative development of all television content including concepts that go beyond in-ring such as reality and kids programming; the management of WWE\u2019s creative writing teams; and selling programming to major cable and broadcast networks, studios and other content distributors.<\/p>\n

\u201cEric is a creative veteran whose knowledge and experience will be a tremendous asset in both the creation of new WWE content as well as enhancing our core product,\u201d said Stephanie McMahon.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining WWE, Pankowski was the Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs for Reveille charged with launching a department that focused on daytime, access and late night programming in syndication and cable. Pankowski spent more than 12 years of his career working for Warner Bros., most recently serving as the Senior Vice President of paraMedia inc., Jim Paratore\u2019s production company. Pankowski oversaw paraMedia\u2019s development slate which included the development, launch and production of Lopez Tonight where he worked closely with the creative, promotion and product integration teams; managed pilots and sales presentations for all projects including TMZ; and produced and pitched original show ideas to broadcast and cable networks. Prior to paraMedia, Pankowski served as Director of Programming for Telepictures where he oversaw The Ellen DeGeneres Show and several other shows. Pankowski started his career at Warner Bros. Corporate Media Research Department as a Junior Analyst, quickly becoming Manager.<\/p>\n

Pankowski holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree from Indiana University Bloomington.
\nAbout WWE<\/p>\n

WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Istanbul and Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/worldwide\/.<\/p>\n

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