Posted: Tue., Jan. 23, 2007, 9:00pm PT

WBTV raises Palladino

Exec named senior VP of business affairs

By Josef Adalian

Palladino

Warner Bros. TV has upped Sue Palladino to senior VP of business affairs.

Palladino will remain the lead business affairs exec on the studio's deals with producers such as David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik ("The Class"), the Shephard/Robin Co. ("Nip/Tuck") and Jenny Bicks ("Men in Trees"). She reports to Brett Paul, exec veep of business affairs, operations and finance.

Palladino joined the studio in 1999 as a VP. She had previously spent 20 years at Witt-Thomas-Harris Prods., ending up as exec in charge of production and working on skeins such as "The Golden Girls," "Benson" and "Soap."

Paul called Palladino "a smart, progressive executive" who has repped the studio "in a strong yet equitable manner during negotiations" with talent.

"She brings the added dimension of someone with a wealth of experience not only in business affairs but in all aspects of television production and operations," Paul said.