Current TV Boss Mark Rosenthal to depart Cable Network

NEW You are able to -- After 2 yrs as Boss of Current TV, Mark Rosenthal is departing the organization and will also be changed by Joel Hyatt, an old Boss and co-founding father of Current TV with chairman Al Gore, the cable network company stated Thursday mid-day. It didn't say just what brought towards the departure from the former MTV leader. "During Mark's tenure, Current has turned into a focused cable network having a first class leadership team, a brand new brand identity, a move towards lengthy-form, rankings-driven factual programming along with a firm foundation for growth," Current TV stated inside a statement. "These results assisted create Current's lately effective launch of Countdown With Keith Olbermann and also the network's major proper change to become political commentary and news analysis network, having a obvious, progressive perspective." The organization didn't immediately say where Rosenthal would go next. AdWeek first reported the Boss switch. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Current TV