Longtime Warner Bros. Television Group general counsel Jody Zucker has been promoted to the newly created role of executive vice president of legal affairs, the production company announced Monday.

Zucker will oversee the legal affairs across all of the studio's production divisions, which include Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon Scripted Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Telepictures and Shed Media. He will also see the legal affairs of Alloy Publishing, Stage 13 and Blue Ribbon Content. Zucker will report to the company's general counsel, John Rogovin.

"Throughout his almost two decades with the studio, Jody has made a number of important contributions to Warner Bros. Television's industry-leading success," Rogovin said in a press release. "As every part of our business continues to evolve, thoughtful, visionary leaders like Jody are more valuable than ever. I'm glad that we'll be able to tap more broadly into his experience and expertise across the entire Television Group in this expanded role."

A spokesperson from Warner Bros. said that Zucker is not doing interviews on his new role.

Zucker most recently served as the Warner Bros. Television's senior vice president and general counsel. He joined the company in 2000 as vice president of legal affairs and also worked as deputy general counsel.

Before joining the Burbank, California-based Warner Bros. Television, Zucker worked as vice president of legal affairs at Paramount Network Television. He has also worked at Capital Cities/ABC Inc. as general attorney of litigation and employment. Zucker is a graduate of New York Law School.