MBC Group has appointed Christina Wayne as managing director of MBC Studios, taking over the role from Peter Smith.<\/p>\n
Wayne will continue MBC Studios\u2019 ongoing work in expanding the reach of its content to audiences around the world, leveraging the continuous trend for non-English-language television content to reach more global markets.<\/p>\n
Prior to joining MBC Studios, Wayne was the principal creative executive and head of Canada and Australia for Amazon Studios. She began her career in entertainment as a screenwriter and director and has held positions with Assembly Entertainment, Cineflix Studios and AMC.<\/p>\n
Smith is moving on to pursue other ventures. He will, however, remain as an advisor to MBC Group.<\/p>\n
Sam Barnett, group CEO of MBC Group, said: \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited to be welcoming Christina Wayne to the role of managing director at MBC Studios. Christina brings with her a wealth of international expertise in content development and production, where she has worked across a multitude of territories and languages and led the development of Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning series.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to her building on the team\u2019s successes as we continue to expand our horizons in international content even further.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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