Starz Promotes Ken Segna to Senior Vice President, Original Programming
2015年4月30日 - 1:00AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
Carmi Zlotnik, Managing Director for Starz, announced the
promotion of Ken Segna to Senior Vice President, Original
Programming.
Based in the company’s Beverly Hills office, Segna will continue
to take the lead on new development and current productions
including STARZ Original series “Power,” executive produced by
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, creator and showrunner Courtney Kemp
Agboh (Emmy® nominated for "The Good Wife"), Mark Canton, Randall
Emmett and David Knoller; and “Survivor’s Remorse,” which LeBron
James serves as an Executive Producer along with Maverick Carter,
Paul Wachter, Hilton Smith, Victor Levin and Tom Werner, currently
Chairman of the Boston Red Sox. Mike O’Malley,
(Emmy®-nominated actor for his role on “Glee”) also serves as
Executive Producer and writer for “Survivor’s Remorse.”
Segna will oversee the production of “The Girlfriend
Experience,” a 13-part anthology series executive produced by
Steven Soderbergh, Philip Fleishman and Gary Marcus; and “The One
Percent,” a 10-episode drama series from Director/Writer/Executive
Producer Alejandro González Iñárritu, Academy Award® winner for
Best Director for “Birdman.” Fellow Academy Award winners for
“Birdman” Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacabone and Armando Bo
serve as writers/executive producers for “The One Percent” starring
Ed Helms and Hilary Swank.
Segna will also manage the production of “Counterpart,” a
supernatural thriller drama series starring Oscar® winner J.K.
Simmons (Whiplash) with Oscar-nominated Morten Tyldum (Imitation
Game) set to direct the first two episodes.
Segna also serves as the development lead on STARZ Original
Series “American Gods,” FremantleMedia North America’s (FMNA)
adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed urban fantasy
novel “American Gods.”
“Ken is an incredibly valued member of the original programming
team who has been a key contributor in expanding STARZ Original
series programming,” said Zlotnik. “Ken is in great company with
fellow Original Programming SVPs Marta Fernandez and Karen Bailey
as Starz continues to ramp up it's remarkable programming
growth.”
Segna has advanced quickly through various positions during his
tenure at Starz, serving most recently as VP, Original Programming.
Prior to joining Starz as an executive assistant in 2010 , Segna
was an assistant at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and an
independent producer of music videos, commercials and the feature
documentary, "Ain't in It for My Health: A Film about Levon
Helm."
Segna earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Symbolic Systems
with a minor in Studio Art from Stanford University. He also
received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Production from the
University of Southern California.
About Starz
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global
media and entertainment company with operating units that provide
premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay
television channels (Starz Networks), global content distribution
(Starz Distribution) and animated television and movie production
(Starz Animation), www.starz.com.
Starz Networks is a leading provider of premium subscription
video programming through the flagship STARZ® and ENCORE® pay TV
networks which showcase premium original programming and movies to
U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators,
satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies.
As of December 31, 2014, STARZ and ENCORE serve a combined 57.3
million subscribers, including 23.3 million at STARZ, and 34.0
million at ENCORE, making them the largest pair of premium flagship
channels in the U.S. STARZ® and ENCORE®, along with Starz Networks’
third network MOVIEPLEX®, air more than 1,000 movies monthly across
17 linear networks, complemented by On Demand and authenticated
online offerings through STARZ PLAY, ENCORE PLAY, and MOVIEPLEX
PLAY. Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires
entertainment content, distributing it to consumers globally on
DVD, digital formats and traditional television. Starz
Distribution’s home video, digital media and worldwide distribution
business units distribute original programming content produced by
Starz, as well as entertainment content for itself and third
parties. Starz Animation produces animated TV and movie content for
studios, networks, distributors and audiences worldwide.
StarzMichelle Portillo,
720-852-4063michelle.portillo@starz.com
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