{"id":8829,"date":"2018-06-28T12:08:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/epix-hires-head-content-distribution-partnerships\/"},"modified":"2018-06-28T12:09:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:09:18","slug":"epix-hires-head-of-content-distribution-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/epix-hires-head-of-content-distribution-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"EPIX Hires Head of Content Distribution &#038; Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Menzel, a former EPIX exec, is returning to the premium TV network as executive VP of content distribution and partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>In her new role, Menzel will report to Monty Sarhan, EPIX&#8217;s executive VP and general manager. She is charged with determining the channel&#8217;s distribution strategy on MVPD, OTT and SVOD platforms, leading negotiations with distribution partners and overseeing affiliate sales and marketing operations.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Menzel served as senior VP of distribution and partner marketing at Discovery Communications (now Discovery, Inc.). Prior to that, she was executive VP of content distribution and partner marketing at Current TV. Earlier in her career, Menzel\u00a0spent 14 years working at Viacom in senior distribution and marketing positions. She also\u00a0led the distribution and marketing strategy for EPIX at the time of the network&#8217;s launch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCourtney and I worked together during EPIX\u2019s early days, and we\u2019re so excited to have her rejoin the EPIX family,\u201d stated Sarhan. \u201cCourtney is a consummate dealmaker and her relationships in the business are second to none. I know that she will be instrumental in helping us to build, strengthen and expand our distribution partnerships as we enter this new and exciting phase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Michael Wright noted: \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have Courtney here to drive the next chapter of growth for the network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be back working with the EPIX team, especially at such an exciting and important juncture for the network,\u201d added Menzel. \u201cI look forward to continuing to build the network, providing more subscribers with access to our incredible and growing slate of original content.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Menzel, a former EPIX exec, is returning to the premium TV network as executive VP of content distribution and partnerships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":8830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1831,301],"class_list":["post-8829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-courtney-menzel","tag-epix"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EPIX Hires Head of Content Distribution &amp; 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