Paul Rittenberg to Step Down as FOX News’ Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales
February 27 2017 - 12:36PM
Business Wire
FOX News announced today that Paul Rittenberg, its Executive
Vice President of Advertising Sales, is stepping down from his
position effective April 28th. Mr. Rittenberg has led all
television and digital ad sales efforts for FOX News Channel (FNC)
and FOX Business Network (FBN) since their inception.
In making the announcement, Co-Presidents Jack Abernethy and
Bill Shine jointly said, “Throughout his 20 plus years at FOX News,
Paul has developed powerful relationships with clients and built
one of the most respected and successful teams in the industry.
Coming off our most profitable year yet, we are tremendously
grateful to him for his many contributions in making both FOX News
Channel and FOX Business Network the most coveted marketing
platforms in cable.”
Rittenberg added, “It has been one of my greatest honors to help
build the FOX News brand from the ground up into the most
successful and recognizable names in the industry. I am so proud of
what we were able to accomplish and am grateful for the opportunity
to work with such a talented team.”
Joining FOX News in April 1996 as Vice President of Advertising
Sales, Rittenberg was one of the network’s first employees, six
months before its launch. During his more than two-decade tenure,
he was responsible for helping the network achieve operational
break-even by doubling advertising sales every year. In 2007, he
took on the additional role as head of sales for FBN, and led the
network to operational break-even ahead of schedule. 2016 marked
FNC and FBN’s most profitable years in each network’s history,
breaking records across both the television and digital space.
Prior to FNC, Rittenberg served as Vice President of Advertising
Sales at CNBC where his department more than doubled sales in 1995.
For seven years, Rittenberg held several management and sales
positions within ABC and began his career as a media buyer working
for Irwin Gotlieb at Benton & Bowles. He is also a longtime
member of the Video Advertising Bureau’s board of directors.
About FOX News
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news
service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political
and business news. A top five cable network, FNC has been the
most-watched news channel in the country for 15 years and according
to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll, is the most trusted
television news source in the country. Owned by 21st Century Fox,
FNC is available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the
cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in
the genre.
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