Sarah Kirshbaum Levy Named Chief Operating Officer Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group

Sarah Kirshbaum Levy Named Chief Operating Officer Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group

NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Sarah Kirshbaum Levy has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO), Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, it was announced today by Cyma Zarghami, President, Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group, to whom Ms. Levy will continue to report.

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A nine-year veteran of Nickelodeon, Ms. Levy most recently served as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Operations. In her new expanded role, she will oversee the overall finance, strategic planning and business operations for the company, and will continue to have day-to-day business management for Nickelodeon's finance, business development, recreation and magazine departments, as well as the back-office operations for Nickelodeon's Consumer Products group. She will serve as a key conduit to MTV Networks and Viacom in representing the Kids and Family Group businesses.

"Sarah is one of the most astute and strategic thinkers in the business," commented Ms. Zarghami. "As our company has grown, so have the complexities of running it. Sarah is uniquely qualified to help manage our business growth moving forward, and to ensure that our short and long-term goals are being met. I am thrilled to have her on my leadership team."

During her tenure at Nickelodeon and MTV Networks, Ms. Levy has overseen acquisitions strategies for the division, resulting in the addition of Neopets, GoCityKids.com and Noggin. She has overseen the development of Nickelodeon's long-range business and development plans, and also played a key role in numerous businesses, including the development of Nickelodeon's online and wireless strategies and website integration, and the strategic partnership in creating the first Nickelodeon-branded hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Ms. Levy received a BA degree in Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Prior to business school, she was a Senior Analyst in Disney's corporate strategic planning group, where she performed all aspects of strategic analysis for the Filmed Entertainment and Recorded Music divisions, including Disney's acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC. She also worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions department at Goldman Sachs & Co.

Sarah lives in New York City with her husband Daniel and two children.

Nickelodeon, in its 28th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 92 million households and has been the number- one-rated basic cable network for 12 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:and)(NYSE:VIA.B).

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CONTACT: Joanna Roses of Nickelodeon, +1-212-846-7326,
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