{"id":10501,"date":"2017-09-21T10:43:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T14:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/ae-networks-alum-christian-drobnyk-joins-nat-geo\/"},"modified":"2017-09-21T10:47:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T14:47:10","slug":"ae-networks-alum-christian-drobnyk-joins-nat-geo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/ae-networks-alum-christian-drobnyk-joins-nat-geo\/","title":{"rendered":"A+E Networks Alum Christian Drobnyk Joins Nat Geo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Geographic Global Networks has appointed former A+E Networks exec Christian Drobnyk as executive VP of programming strategy and acquisitions for National Geographic Channels.<\/p>\n<p>In his new position, Drobnyk will manage the program scheduling strategy, planning and acquisitions for National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD and Nat Geo Mundo. He will oversee the design and execution of the network\u2019s programming and acquisition strategy, and the coordination of global launches that maximize audience and performance across the Nat Geo portfolio. He\u00a0will work out of New York under Courteney Monroe, the CEO of National Geographic Global Networks.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Drobnyk served as senior VP of programming strategy, acquisitions and co-pro for A+E Networks&#8217; Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network. Before that, he was general manager of UKTV Entertainment Networks at BBC Worldwide. Earlier in his career, he led programming and development for Discovery&#8217;s TLC.<\/p>\n<p>Monroe remarked: \u201cWith National Geographic\u2019s continued ethos of creating broader, premium and upscale programming and attracting A-list talent to the network, both in front of and behind the camera, Christian\u2019s addition to our executive team, with his extensive experience in both the U.S. and the U.K., is a natural fit to advance our programming and acquisitions strategy further. I am thrilled to have him lead our incredibly dynamic scheduling and acquisitions team as we continue creating and delivering premium entertainment with a purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drobnyk added: \u201cThe iconic National Geographic brand has been going through an exciting evolution, and as a lifelong fan of the brand, I am thrilled to join Courteney and the team at National Geographic in taking the brand further and steering the premium content strategy into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Geographic Global Networks has appointed former A+E Networks exec Christian Drobnyk as executive VP of programming strategy and acquisitions for National Geographic Channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":10502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[2462,608],"class_list":["post-10501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-christian-drobnyk","tag-national-geographic-channels","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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