■(1) Marjorie Kaplan is leaving Discovery Communications. Kaplan, who formerly headed Animal Planet and TLC for the company, most recently served as president of international content. The move is part of a reorganization of Discovery's international creative group, which will become part of the U.K. business under Susanna Dinnage. Dinnage has been upped to president and managing director of Discovery Networks U.K./Ireland. ■ (2) KEVIN MCHALE is returning to Turner Sports as an NBC analyst. The former Boston Celtics great inked a multiyear deal for TNT game telecasts as well as appearances on NBA TV's Fan Night. He was previously with Turner from 2009-2011. ■ (3) GHEN MAYNARD will head CBS Television Studios' newly formed unscripted programming department. Maynard, who will serve as senior executive VP of alternative programming, will oversee new alternative programming. The reality vet's credits include Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and America's s. Next Top Model, ■ (4) BRENDAN COUNTEE has been tapped as VP of origi-nal programming at Showtime. Countee was previously head of comedy at Hulu, where he oversaw the development and production of Casual, The Mindy Project and Difficult People, ■ JON FELTHEIMER has extended his contract as CEO of Lionsgate through 2023. Feltheimer has served as CEO since 2000. While atop the company, Lionsgate's television business has grown to encompass nearly 80 series on 40 networks and boasts a nearly $2-billion annual film studio portfolio.
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