Starz Promotes Pair of Execs to Share Original Programming Role

BEVERLY HILLS: Marta Fernandez and Karen Bailey have both been elevated to the role of senior VPs of original programming at Starz.

The two of them will be taking the lead on overseeing new development and current productions. Fernandez has been with Starz since 2007, serving as the VP of originals since 2010. Bailey joined the company in 2006 as a features producer and has been serving as the VP of production for the last two years.

“I am extremely pleased to announce the well-deserved promotions of Marta Fernandez and Karen Bailey to senior vice presidents of original programming,” said Carmi Zlotnik, the managing director for Starz. “Our programming efforts are becoming increasingly more ambitious, and Marta and Karen have not only been instrumental in building up Starz in the early days of its entrance into originals, but they will be a driving force for our future original programming expansion as well.”