Walter Presents Hires GM for the U.S.

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NEW YORK: Former AMC Networks exec Jen Robertson has been tapped as general manager for Walter Presents in the U.S.

The new SVOD service recently announced its foray into the U.S. market, and Robertson is responsible for the day-to-day operations and partnership development for the platform. She will be based in New York but report into the management team at Global Series Network (GSN) in London. Robertson joins Walter Presents from AMC Networks’ WE tv.

Walter Presents will be launching in the U.S. in mid-March.

Jason Thorp, the CEO of GSN International, said: “We are very excited to have Jen leading the launch and operations of Walter Presents in the U.S. As an experienced marketer and digital brand strategist, her extensive market insight and operational prowess will be key in establishing Walter Presents as a must-have SVOD service in the States.”