TORONTO – Former Corus Entertainment exec Jocelyn Hamilton has been named as president, Canada at eOne Television.
Effective September 8, 2015, Hamilton (pictured) will lead strategic planning and day-to-day management of the independent studio’s television development and production activities in Canada. Working in tandem with eOne Television leadership globally, she is charged with ensuring that eOne continues to deliver world-class scripted and unscripted programming from Canada for distribution across the globe, while building and broadening strong relationships with creative talent as well as Canadian broadcasters.
Hamilton was most recently vice-president of programming and original productions for Corus Kids, but has also overseen Comedy and Drama original programming for Corus’ specialty networks, as well as Movie Central and HBO Canada. A staunch supporter of Canadian talent, she serves on industry boards and advisory committees including WIFT-T, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Ryerson University RTA School of Media and The Banff World Media Festival.
“We are delighted to welcome Jocelyn to our team. Her wide-ranging knowledge and relationships across development, production, and broadcast and cable networks, combined with her strategic leadership experience and creative and business acumen, make her distinctly-qualified to lead our Canadian business,” said CEO John Morayniss, in the announcement. “With Jocelyn on board, we are looking forward to securing more value-driven creative partnerships that will offer new opportunities to content creators in Canada.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining the eOne team at such a dynamic time in our industry” added Hamilton. “Over the last few years, eOne has charted the course for independent studios and shown the industry that high quality content can truly be global. Canada is a core element of their content strategy and I am delighted to be leading the charge.”
