Lifetime Names Senior VP of Scheduling & Acquisitions

NEW YORK: Christian Drobnyk has been made the senior VP of scheduling and acquisitions for Lifetime Networks.

Drobnyk, based in New York, will oversee all acquisitions, scheduling and planning for Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network and Lifetime Real Women. He will report to Nancy Dubuc, the president and general manager of Lifetime Networks.

Prior to this, Drobnyk was the controller and general manager of UKTV Entertainment Networks in London and was responsible for UKTV’s entertainment division and its cable and broadcast networks Alibi, Gold, Watch and Dave.

“I’m delighted to bring Christian on board to Lifetime,” Dubuc said. “As we continue to ramp up our original programming slate with more than 175 hours of new content, Christian’s experience and creative scheduling instincts will be an important component of our mission to grow the Lifetime brand.”