Nickelodeon Names SVP of Live Action

Zack Olin has been appointed to the newly created role of senior VP for live action at Nickelodeon.

Olin previously served as a live-action development consultant for Nickelodeon, and prior to that, spent several years at ABC Studios as VP of creative development, shepherding series such as Grown-ish, Speechless, The Kids Are Alright and The Real O’Neals. Before joining ABC Studios in 2011, Olin served as executive director of current programming at ABC Network Entertainment and also worked on the development and current programming teams at FOX Broadcasting. He began his TV career at CBS Productions as an assistant on the development team.

In this role, Olin will partner with Shauna Phelan, senior VP of live-action scripted content, on the oversight of scripted series, movies and specials, to continue the success of the scripted division. Olin will report to Brian Robbins, president of ViacomCBS Kids and Family Entertainment, and will be based in Hollywood.