MTVNI Promotes Canadian Exec

NEW YORK/TORONTO/MIAMI: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has upped Jon Graham to VP of marketing, sales and partnerships for MTVNI in Canada.

Graham will serve as the MTVNI point person in Canada to drive synergies with MTVNI’s regional broadcast partners, long-time Canadian consumer products agent Studio Licensing and MTVNI lines of business. He is responsible for the regional management of MTVNI’s channel licensing partnerships with CTV for MTV and Corus Entertainment for Nickelodeon. Based in Toronto, Graham will dually report to Scot McBride, the COO of MTV Networks Latin America and Canada, and Jean Philippe Randisi, the managing director of Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products.

"Jon’s proven brand management skills and licensing know-how are evident in the great success we have built around key Nickelodeon properties in Canada to date and his newly expanded role will serve to create even more opportunities for our Canadian audiences to connect with our content and our partners to embrace,” said McBride.