108 Media Hires Former Starz Exec

TORONTO: 108 Media Corp. has brought in Nancy Silverstone, who was previously the VP of program acquisitions at the Starz network, to serve as its head of acquisitions and content strategy.

Silverstone will look to increase the company’s reach across all platforms including broadcast networks, cable TV, digital, OTT channels, home entertainment and theatrical venues.

At Starz, Silverstone acquired all genres and formats of content and worked with developing co-productions for the Starz and Encore channels. She was also previously manager of film programming at HBO, acquiring content for the international HBO channels.

Silverstone commented, “Content is very personal in respect of the experience our audience is looking for when they want to be entertained, learn something new, or find out what is going on in the world at large. We are here to help audiences discover their ‘must see’ program on any type of screen, and to enhance their world as they sit back from their daily routines and experience something new and entertaining.”

Abhi Rastogi, the founder and CEO of 108 Media Corp., added, “I’ve known Nancy for the longest time and could not be more thrilled that she has decided to join our 108 team. With Nancy and her eye for unique content we hope to give a voice to fresh, innovative content on a global scale. Nancy is in the perfect position to bridge the gap between content creators and the commercial potential of their products. Nancy knows the independent film, television and media market inside out, and is brilliantly poised and equipped to realize this potential both for the content creator and 108 Media.”