Viacom names ent group COO

US entertainment conglomerate Viacom has promoted Sarah Levy to chief operating officer (COO) of its Global Entertainment Group.

Sarah Levy

Levy, most recently COO of Viacom Kids and Family Group, will start the newly created role immediately and will report to CEO Bob Bakish.

She will oversee operations and strategy for MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, CMT, TV Land, Logo and Viacom International Media Networks.

Her other responsibilities include production management and operations, digital, strategy and business development, research and content, and programming enterprises.

Last month, Viacom confirmed Bakish as its permanent president and CEO of Viacom’s Global Entertainment Group.