VANCOUVER and SANTA MONICA, CA – Lionsgate has named 20-year industry veteran Ted Bookstaver to the newly-created position of senior vice-president of alternative programming sales.
Before joining Lionsgate, Bookstaver was VP of international distribution at Dick Clark Productions, and prior to that, served as SVP and head of Americas at Shine International, where he managed and led the Americas' sales and acquisition activities. He also spearheaded global distribution efforts at Eyeworks International Distribution, and had an eight-year tenure at CBS/King World Productions.
Bookstaver will assume responsibility for licensing Lionsgate's alternative programming to international broadcast, cable and digital platforms, further strengthening the company's international television distribution infrastructure and capitalizing on growth opportunities throughout the global marketplace.
"With our third key appointment in the past four weeks, we're continuing to bolster an international television distribution team that is well positioned to respond to developments in a fast-changing global marketplace," said Lionsgate president of worldwide television & digital distribution Jim Packer, in Thursday’s announcement. "Ted has the knowledge, vision and relationships to leverage our growing slate of alternative programming across the full spectrum of broadcast, cable, SVOD and digital buyers around the world."
