4Kids Names New International Broadcast, Digital Sales Manager

NEW YORK, September 5: Former ABC News executive Jennifer
Askin has been appointed as the new manager of international broadcast and
digital sales for 4Kids Entertainment, reporting to the company’s executive VP
of international, Brian Lacey.

In her new role, Askin will oversee the marketing of
worldwide new-media platforms for the company’s program catalogue, as well as
assist in the development and execution of the international television market
activities for MIPTV, MIPCOM, NATPE, LA Screenings and DISCOP. Additionally,
she will be responsible for securing traditional media sales for television in
the Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, Poland, the Ukraine, Belarus and all
countries in Central Asia, South Africa and Africa.

Previously, Askin worked for eight years in network and
cable news production, as well as in news coverage for ABC News out of London
and NBC News for the West Coast and in New York, including MSNBC.