{"id":8818,"date":"2018-06-26T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2018-06-26T09:52:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T13:52:20","slug":"epix-makes-new-hire-in-original-programming-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/epix-makes-new-hire-in-original-programming-push\/","title":{"rendered":"EPIX Makes New Hire in Original Programming Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EPIX has appointed industry veteran Laura Sher as the executive VP and head of business and legal affairs for original programming.<\/p>\n<p>Sher will be charged with supervising the negotiation and execution of all aspects of business agreements related to EPIX original scripted and unscripted programming.\u00a0She brings more than 17 years of industry experience to EPIX. Sher most recently worked at Cowen, DeBaets, Abraham &amp; Sheppard, where she was a partner in the entertainment practice. She will report to EPIX\u2019s president, Michael Wright, and MGM&#8217;s chief legal officer, Lesley Freeman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaura is an outstanding executive whose expertise\u00a0and experience will provide tremendous value as EPIX continues to grow its investment\u00a0in original programming,\u201d\u00a0said Wright. \u201cHer\u00a0insights into the evolving nature of deal-making in the original programming space are vital to our efforts to build strong creative partnerships and continue to expand the EPIX footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to join EPIX in this next phase of the network\u2019s growth and to be a part of the team building a growing lineup of top-quality programming,\u201d added Sher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPIX has appointed industry veteran Laura Sher as the executive VP and head of business and legal affairs for original programming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":8819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[301],"class_list":["post-8818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-epix"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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