A+E Networks Adds to Global Format Sales Team

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has expanded its international format sales team through new hires and broader responsibilities for the senior director of international content sales.

Naomi Koh has been appointed director of international format sales. She joins A+E Networks from Channel 5, where she served as the head of studio partnerships. Meanwhile, Paul Hardy was appointed as the international roving executive producer, joining A+E Networks’ international program development team from the Lifetime U.S. development team.

In addition, Robyn Hurd is expanding her role as the senior director of international content sales, adding oversight of format sales in EMEA and directly overseeing the U.K. market. Hurd is also responsible for managing content distribution in the U.K., Ireland, Benelux, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Koh will report to Hurd.

“Naomi, Paul and Robyn are talented executives who bring an enormous breadth of experience to the format sales team,” said Ellen Lovejoy, the VP of international content sales at A+E Networks. “Each has wealth of experience and the commercial acumen to develop and implement format sales strategies. They will make valuable contributions to the format team as we further expand our efforts globally.”