Levitt taking his talents Stateside

TORONTO and NEW YORK – Viacom’s Comedy Central reached across the border to find its executive vice-president of marketing, Toronto’s Walter Levitt.Levitt, who will begin his new job in New York in two weeks, is the former chief marketing officer at Canwest Global, where he was in charge of brand strategy, advertising, on-air promotion, publicity and content distribution for Global Television and 19 specialties such as HGTV Canada, History Television, IFC Canada, Movietime, National Geographic Canada, Showcase and TVTropolis.In his new job, Levitt will be overseeing all facets of strategic and creative brand development, consumer marketing and cross-business initiatives for...