COMPANY TOWN ANNEX

CBS Executive Moves to Cable: Rod Perth, head of late-night programming at the network since 1989 and one of the executives who helped hire David Letterman away from NBC, was named programming chief at cable television’s USA Networks. In his position as president of USA Networks Entertainment, Perth will be responsible for the development and production of programming for USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel and USA Pictures. He will be based in Los Angeles and will report to USA Networks Chairman Kay Koplovitz.