STARZ ACQUISITION LLC Beverly Hills, Calif. - September 30, 2014 - Kevin Kasha, Head of Acquisitions for Starz, announced the recent promotion of C. Brett Marottoli to Vice President, Program Acquisitions.
Based in the company's Colorado headquarters, Marottoli now oversees all movie and TV content programming acquisitions for the company's Starz Networks premium pay television offerings. She will play a lead role in developing and executing the strategic direction for content licensing and managing studio relations for the associated first-run output and library film content. In her integrated role, Marottoli is also responsible for content acquisition for the Starz Distribution home video, digital, and worldwide distribution businesses.
"Brett is an invaluable part of the Starz team, having negotiated hundreds of movie and TV content acquisition deals for our Networks business," Kasha said. "In Brett's expanded role, she will bring her talents and expertise to the benefit of all of the businesses in our Networks and Distribution divisions. For our premium pay TV business, Brett is now identifying and securing content from all of the major studios and independents while continuing to oversee the film, documentary and series submission and evaluation process. Working collaboratively with our Scheduling and Program Planning groups, Brett's role is essential to the long-standing success we enjoy in populating the STARZ, ENCORE, and MOVIEPLEX premium channels and services with content that resonates with consumers and complements our exclusive STARZ Original series."
In previous roles, Marottoli was a key contributor in developing the company's international content licensing sources and enhancing multicultural program acquisitions. Prior to joining Starz, Marottoli began her career in the freelance film/TV production arena and enjoyed much success on the film festival circuit.
Marottoli graduated Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts with a BA in English and continued studies at the University of Bourgogne and Oxford University. She studied film at the University of Colorado and earned an MBA from the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business.
About Starz
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and entertainment company with operating units that provide premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television channels (Starz Networks), global content distribution (Starz Distribution) and animated television and movie production (Starz Animation), www.starz.com.
Starz Networks is a leading provider of premium subscription video programming through the flagship STARZ® and ENCORE® pay TV networks which showcase premium original programming and movies to U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. As of June 30, 2014, STARZ and ENCORE serve a combined 55.9 million subscribers, including 22.0 million at STARZ, and 33.9 million at ENCORE, making them the largest pair of premium flagship channels in the U.S. STARZ® and ENCORE®, along with Starz Networks' third network MOVIEPLEX®, air more than 1,000 movies monthly across 17 linear networks, complemented by On Demand and authenticated online offerings through STARZ PLAY, ENCORE PLAY, and MOVIEPLEX PLAY. Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires entertainment content, distributing it to consumers globally on DVD, digital formats and traditional television. Starz Distribution's home video, digital media and worldwide distribution business units distribute original programming content produced by Starz, as well as entertainment content for itself and third parties. Starz Animation produces animated TV and movie content for studios, networks, distributors and audiences worldwide.
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Contact:
Michelle Portillo
Starz
(720) 852-4063
michelle.portillo@starz.com
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