{"id":8584,"date":"2018-03-12T10:35:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T14:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/starz-fills-new-chief-technology-officer-role\/"},"modified":"2018-03-12T10:36:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T14:36:27","slug":"starz-fills-new-chief-technology-officer-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/starz-fills-new-chief-technology-officer-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Starz Fills New Chief Technology Officer Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionsgate&#8217;s Starz has appointed seasoned engineer and tech exec Ameesh Paleja as chief technology officer, a newly created position at the company.<\/p>\n<p>Paleja will work out of Englewood, Colorado, under Jeffrey Hirsch, Starz&#8217;s chief operating officer. He previously co-founded Atom Tickets, where he held the title of CEO since 2014. He will continue serving on Atom&#8217;s board and as an advisor as well as head of innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Paleja started his career at Microsoft in 2001. Two years later he joined Amazon, where he helped launch Prime Instant Video, Amazon\u2019s Appstore, Cloud Drive and the Kindle product line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmeesh is a visionary and world-class technologist whose substantial experience with digital distribution platforms will deepen our brands\u2019 connection with consumers and provide audiences the highest quality entertainment possible,\u201d said Hirsch. \u201cI\u2019m delighted to welcome Ameesh to this new role and look forward to what the future holds for Starz and how Ameesh will lead us there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paleja added: \u201cConnecting customers to the content they\u2019ll love has been a long-time passion of mine. 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