{"id":8938,"date":"2018-08-17T11:29:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T15:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/ovation-bolsters-team-promotions-new-hire\/"},"modified":"2018-08-17T11:31:05","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T15:31:05","slug":"ovation-bolsters-team-with-promotions-new-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/ovation-bolsters-team-with-promotions-new-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovation Bolsters Team with Promotions &#038; New Hire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the arts channel gears up for key initiatives and expands its OTT service, Ovation has made a number of appointments, including Will Marks being elevated to senior VP of business development and digital.<\/p>\n<p>Marks will lead Ovation&#8217;s OTT initiatives and strategy, while continuing to manage all new business development and partnership opportunities for the network. \u201cWe love bringing the cultural programming our customers crave across the devices and platforms of their choosing,\u201d he said. \u201cOvation\u2019s JOURNY continues to quickly grow and scale ahead of expectations, and we look forward to announcing new distribution partnerships soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The channel is also upping Erica Henry to VP of acquisitions, scheduling and program planning,\u00a0Edward Forman to senior director of ad sales, Frank Vittori to VP of post production and Jessica Yas Barker to senior director.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Ovation hired Crackle alum Maritza Berta as marketing manager, working in Los Angeles under David Wider\u00f8e, the senior VP of marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Gilligan, Ovation&#8217;s chief financial officer, remarked: \u201cOvation continues to be an agile independent network that has been able to adapt and respond to the changing media landscape. Our staying power and success have been a result of the outstanding team we have in place. I\u2019m delighted to announce these promotions and our new marketing manager, and look forward to seeing the next phase of the company\u2019s evolution unfold. 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