MUMBAI: Pan Asian broadcaster Star has announced the appointment of Liza Newnham as senior VP / GM English language channels.
In this newly created position, Liza is responsible for managing the business operations of Star Movies and Star World while also working to further strengthen the channel brands. Based in Hong Kong, Liza reports to Star COO Laureen Ong.
Ong said, "Liza is an adept media executive with strong international and Asian pay-TV experience, making her the perfect choice to run Star Movies and Star World as we are aggressively working to further bolster the channels‘ foothold in the English language entertainment landscape. We are confident that Liza‘s passion, business acumen and in-depth understanding of the industry will serve her well in spearheading these efforts."
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Newnham says, "I am very excited at the opportunity to work with the Star Movies and Star World team to drive the channels towards their next phase of growth and development. "The team has done a tremendous job at establishing both channels as leaders in their genres. I now look forward to working with everyone as we put our effort towards unlocking the enormous potential that is still out there." Liza joined Star in 2005 as Star Ventures VP, managing Star‘s joint venture interests in India. Later she was named Star VP, ad sales and distribution. Before joining Star she has worked in business development at both Foxtel in Australia and Sky Italia in Italy. |
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