TORONTO — Global distribution group Blue Ant International announced today the appointment of Bryan Gabourie (above) to the position of senior vice-president of international sales and partnerships.
In this role, Gabourie “will oversee all sales activities from originals, pre-sales, content licensing, co-productions and strategic partnerships in the U.S. market,” says a company press release announcing his hiring.
Gabourie will be based in New York and reports to Blue Ant International executive vice-president Solange Attwood.
“Bryan’s deep experience and relationships with buyers across all platforms in the U.S. market is a huge asset in growing our business in the United States,” Attwood said in the press release. “Additionally, his track record in global distribution and development makes him a valuable member of the Blue Ant International team.”
With more than 15 years of experience in global distribution and development, Gabourie was most recently vice-president of global content sales and digital licensing at A+E “where he represented A+E Networks brands and programming for content sales, co-production, channel partnership and format sales and managed multi-territory streaming opportunities,” according to the press release.
While at A+E, Gabourie “honed partnerships with linear broadcasters, digital and streaming platforms in the U.S. and English and French speaking Canada for all genres within the A+E portfolio.”
Prior to working at A+E, Gabourie was vice-president of international distribution and development at Rive Gauche Television.
Before becoming a distribution executive, Gabourie worked in production and development in several positions at Paramount Studios/20th Century Fox TV, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros.
“I’m thrilled to be joining such a dynamic and fast-growing media company,” said Gabourie, in the release. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to further grow our business, and forge new partnerships in this constantly evolving landscape.”
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