First Look Media Names Distribution Team and Business Affairs Leadership
A Commpro News Update
It was announced today by First Look Media that they have named Todd Green as Senior Vice President of Content Distribution and Licensing for First Look Media and Carrie Lieberman as Director of Content Distribution and Licensing. Green and Lieberman will be building and leading the company’s efforts to identify, secure and maintain distribution partnerships and licensing agreements with traditional and new distributors and networks across both linear and digital platforms. Both will drive audience growth and revenue for First Look Media.
Josh Epstein, EVP and Chief Business Officer of First Look Media, said, “Todd brings a wealth of experience with a range of distribution deals, partners and models from his extensive time at AMC Networks and Tribeca Film. Todd will be working closely with Carrie Lieberman, who brings terrific experience from the NBCU and Viacom distribution teams, to continue to build our relationships and efforts to distribute and monetize our content across all types of platforms and partners.”
In addition, Lydia Cheuk has been named Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs. Cheuk will be working closely with First Look Media’s programming and distribution teams, providing strategic insight and practical execution including all deals and legal issues.
“Lydia’s extensive career experience advising and collaborating with the leadership team at Blue Man Group, where she served as General Counsel and Director of Business Affairs, will serve First Look Media well,” said Epstein. “She has quickly become our go-to partner and dealmaker as we ramp up activity on the production and distribution fronts.”
First Look Media is a new-model media company devoted to supporting independent voices across all platforms, from investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking to smart, provocative entertainment. Launched in 2013 by eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar with the belief that independent perspectives are vital to a vibrant culture and thriving democracy. First Look operates as both a studio and digital media company.
