By: E&P Staff Tim Peterman has been named senior vice president of interactive media for The E. W. Scripps Company.
In his new role, Peterman will have corporate responsibility for Shopzilla and Shop At Home, the two interactive media subsidiaries he helped acquire while serving as vice president of corporate development.
"Since Tim Peterman joined our senior management team, Scripps has emerged as one of the country's top 20 operators of Web-based media businesses," Kenneth W. Lowe, president and CEO for Scripps, said in a statement. "He's one of those rare and valuable individuals who have a talent for anticipating and capitalizing on emerging trends in our industry."
Peterman, 38, was named vice president of corporate development at Scripps in 2002. He came to the company after serving three years at USA Networks, now named Interactive Corp., first as chief financial officer of the company's broadcast division and then chief financial officer of the cable television network division.
Prior to Interactive Corp., Peterman held senior financial management positions at Sinclair Communications Inc. and Tribune Company, where he spent seven years in the company's broadcast and entertainment divisions.
Scripps will continue to report financial results for Shopzilla and Shop At Home as separate operating segments.
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