Sam Schwartz

Reed Hastings Is Just Like You — He Complains About the Cable Guys on Facebook

Peter Kafka in Media on March 30 at 5:13 pm PT

The Netflix CEO — and Facebook board member — uses the social network to gripe about Comcast.

DailyCandy CEO Pete Sheinbaum Steps Down

Peter Kafka in Media on May 6, 2009 at 3:44 am PT

DailyCandy CEO Pete Sheinbaum is leaving the company, less than a year after Comcast bought the fashion and shopping newsletter from Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group Ventures for $125 million. His last day is Friday. Sheinbaum, who started working for the company as a consultant in 2000 and took the top job in 2005, says he doesn’t have a new job lined up yet. “I let them know after nine years it was time to look for the next thing,” he says via email. No word yet on a replacement.

Comcast’s Digital Deal Guy: “We’re Ready For Pitches”*

Peter Kafka in Media on March 24, 2009 at 8:15 am PT

In today’s deal-parched climate, “$50 million today is like $300 million two years ago.” Here’s someone who can take advantage of the new math: Sam Schwartz, who oversees strategy and M&A for Comcast’s digital group. Schwartz has already guided the cable giant through a shopping spree during the past few years, and while he’s too cautious to say it with force, he’s clearly interested in bulking up some more. And unlike some of his peers, he has the green light to do so: “We’re ready for pitches” he says.