Starz Media Names New U.S. Distribution Exec

BURBANK: Alecia Dixon has been appointed to drive domestic TV distribution at Starz Media, offering up a slate that includes a host of movies from Overture Films.

As VP of domestic TV sales, Dixon will bring to market features such as Law Abiding Citizen, the new thriller starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx; Pandorum, starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster; Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino; Traitor, starring Don Cheadle; and second windows for Mad Money, starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes, and Nothing Like the Holidays, starring John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodriguez, Debra Messing and Albert Molina. In addition to the Overture and Anchor Bay Entertainment titles, Dixon will seek all post-pay-TV licensing opportunities in the U.S. for Starz Media’s original content, such as the upcoming Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

“Alecia is an extraordinary executive whose broad distribution experience gives her a unique insight into the constantly changing world of television,” said Gene George, executive VP of worldwide distribution. “As we have moved on all cylinders to ramp up every aspect of our television, film, DVD and ancillary businesses, including significantly raising our original and acquired programming output, we know Alecia’s vast industry knowledge of the domestic and worldwide markets will be significant in our growth.”

Dixon most recently served as senior VP of international pay television and digital media at MGM.