EPIX Names Ian Puente Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs
February 08 2016 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Former Samuel Goldwyn Films Exec Joins
Premium Network to Oversee All Business Affairs
Premium entertainment network EPIX today announced that it has
named Ian Puente Senior Vice President for Business and Legal
Affairs. Mr. Puente comes to EPIX from Samuel Goldwyn Films where
he was General Counsel and Vice President of Business
Development.
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“We’re excited to have Ian join our growing team at EPIX,” said
Mark Greenberg, President and CEO of EPIX. “His vast experience in
film and entertainment makes him a valuable partner as we continue
to expand our programming slate.”
"The opportunity to join EPIX at such a pivotal moment in the
company’s history is both incredibly exciting and rewarding,” Ian
Puente said. “I’m thrilled to be joining such a dynamic team and to
help grow the business as we set out into 2016.”
In his previous role, Mr. Puente was a key player in acquiring
notable productions such as Renoir, Robot & Frank, The Island
President, SOMM, Waiting for Lightning and The Whistleblower for
Samuel Goldwyn Films. Prior to Goldwyn, Ian worked for Sony
Pictures Classics where he helped negotiate the deals for films
including Rachel Getting Married, Midnight in Paris, Animal
Kingdom, The Secret in Their Eyes, and An Education, among
others.
About EPIX
EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment
service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film
franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV,
on demand, online and on digital devices. Launched in October 2009,
EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV
Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide
multi-platform access to its content online
at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch
on Xbox, PlayStation®, Android phones and tablets, and Roku®
players. EPIX is also available across Chromecast, Apple® iPhones®
and iPads®, Android TV and more and is the only premium service
providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more
movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles
available for streaming.
EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and
VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with
cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50
million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go
to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD
(http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX),
Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+
(http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest
(http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).
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Media:EPIXMichelle Hinchey,
212.846.5147mhinchey@epix.comorSLOANE PRHayley Milbourn,
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