Viacom joint venture hires ex-Showtime exec as CEO

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The MTV logo can be seen on a sign in front of the MTV studios in Times Square New York December 12, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

The MTV logo can be seen on a sign in front of the MTV studios in Times Square New York December 12, 2007.

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NEW YORK | Mon May 19, 2008 8:49am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An entertainment joint venture formed by Viacom Inc, its Paramount Pictures unit, and film studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp said on Monday that it hired former Showtime cable executive Mark Greenberg as its chief executive.

Greenberg was executive vice president for Showtime Networks, where he was responsible for corporate strategy, business planning, new business development and digital media, Viacom said in a press release. Showtime is a CBS Corp subsidiary.

(Reporting by Robert MacMillan, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)
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