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Company Launches
7Wonder: Australia’s Seven Network and British production company Maverick Television have partnered to form this production company to create content for the United Kingdom television market.
Alexandra Fraser was named Chief Creative Officer,
Liza Abbott was named Chief Executive Officer, and
Simon Ellse was named Chief Financial Officer.
ESA Speakers: Paul Alan Smith and
Equitable Stewardship for Artists have launched this new division, which will be headed by
Amber Bobin. They have also launched the website
esaSpeakers.com. The new division will act as a full-service boutique lecture agency, focusing on securing speaking engagements for artists, authors, educators, and other visionaries.
Relevant: Nicole Caruso,
Evelyn Karamanos, and
Jessica Kolstad have formed this bi-coastal Public Relations firm. Caruso will head the New York office and Karamanos and Kolstad will run the Los Angeles headquarters.
Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates
ABC Family: Jennifer Gerstenblatt has been promoted to Executive Director, Programming.
ABC Studios: Stan Pham has been promoted to Coordinator, Current Programming.
Disney Channel: Corey Marsh has been promoted to Executive Director, Original Series Development.
NBCUniversal: Yakub Hazzard has joined as Vice President, Legal.
Warner Bros. Pictures: Jon Berg has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Development and Production.
Warner Bros. Pictures: Courtenay Valenti has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Development and Production
Film
Altitude: Bradley Quirk will join as Head, Development, effective April, 2014, in London.
Edko Films: Esther Yeung has been promoted to General Manager, Sales and Acquisitions.
Media Asia: Gordon Chan has joined as Head of Film.
Skydance Productions: Don Granger has joined as Executive Vice President, Feature Productions.
Whalerock Industries: BermanBraun has been renamed and reorganized.
Andrew Mittman has been named Head of the newly consolidated Film and Scripted Television division;
Jenna Glazier has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Television and Film.
Television
Essential Media and Entertainment: Leo Faber has joined as Factual Development Executive, in Australia.
Essential Media and Entertainment: Chris Irvine has been named Director, Commercial, in Australia.
FremantleMedia International: Sam Harowitz has been promoted to Director, Television Acquisitions and Development.
Media Rights Capital (MRC): Erin Jontow has joined as Vice President, Television.
Shaftesbury US: Amy Suh has joined as Director, Development.
Tribune Broadcasting: Marshall Hites has been named Senior Vice President, Marketing and Creative Services.
Warrior Poets: Matthew Galkin has been promoted to Partner, in New York.
Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms
PMK*BNC: Rebecca Fisher was hired as Director, National Publicity.
Cable
A+E Networks: Don Robert was named Senior Vice President, Research and Analytics, in New York.
AMC: Ben Davis has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Scripted Programming.
AMC: Erika Weinstein has been promoted to Director, Scripted Programming.
AMC/Sundance Channel Global: Patrick Connolly has been promoted to Vice President, Programming and Scheduling.
AMC/Sundance Channel Global: Gail Gendler has been promoted to Vice President, Acquisitions.
BET: Lucia Gervino has joined as Senior Vice President, Physical Production.
Comedy Central: Cory Stern has been promoted to Senior Director, East Coast Development, in New York.
Discovery Communications: Eileen O’Neill was named Group President, Discovery Channel, Science Channel, and Velocity.
Discovery Communications: Marjorie Kaplan was named Group President, Animal Planet and TLC.
Discovery Communications: Henry Schleiff was named Group President, Discovery Fit and Health, Investigation Discovery, Destination America, and American Heroes Channel.
FYI: Lisa Mallen has joined as Senior Vice President, Ad Sales, in New York.
HGTV and
DIY Network: Sarah Cheatham and
Kendra Rudder have been promoted to Manager, Media Strategies, in Tennessee.
HGTV and
DIY Network: Shannon Jamieson Driver has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Marketing and Creative Services, in Tennessee.
HGTV and
DIY Network Nicole Key has been promoted to Director, Media Strategies, in Tennessee.
Nickelodeon: Damon Burrell has joined as Senior Vice President, Consumer Marketing and Advertising, in New York.
Showtime Networks: David Nevins has been promoted to President.
Starz: Lauren Ruetz has been promoted to Vice President, Media Strategy and Planning, in Colorado.
Starz: Jen Mintz has been promoted to Executive Director, Originals Marketing, in Colorado.
WEtv: Theresa Patiri has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Production and Business Affairs, in New York.
Digital
AwesomenessTV: T.J. Marchetti has joined as Chief Marketing Officer.
Hulu: Tim Connolly has joined as Head, Distribution.
Fullscreen: Ashley Kaplan has joined as Head, Content.
Fullscreen: Michael Wann has joined as Chief Revenue Officer.
Nerdist Industries: Adam Rymer has been named President.
Nerdist Industries: Jack Herrguth has been named Head, Development.
Nerdist Industries: Brian Walton has been promoted to Editor-In-Chief, Nerdist.com.
Legendary Digital: Greg Siegel has joined as Senior Vice President, Development and Production.
PBS Digital: Ira Rubenstein has been named General Manager, beginning March 24, 2014.
