STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced that
Katherine Pope has joined the
Company as Senior Vice President, Head of Original Content. In this
newly created role, Pope will oversee all original programming
efforts, including the creation and launch of Charter's upcoming
slate of new shows available first on our platform. Pope will
oversee Charter's announced original content partnerships with AMC
and Viacom, along with other partnerships established in the
future. She will report to David
Ellen, Senior Executive Vice President, and will be based
out of Los Angeles.
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"We are very pleased and incredibly excited to have Katherine Pope leading original content creation
for Charter," said Ellen. "Katherine's creativity, strategic
prowess, and wealth of industry knowledge will play an instrumental
role in positioning Charter as an industry leader in the creation
and distribution of high-quality, original entertainment that will
further differentiate Charter's market-leading video products in
ways that create value and drive subscribership."
"I'm excited to partner with networks, studios, and creators to
build a high-quality original content experience for Charter's
wide-reaching and diverse audience," said Pope. "I look forward to
working with David and the extraordinary team at Charter."
Pope joins Charter from Studio 8 where she served as Head of TV
and helped launch the company's independent television division.
Prior to Studio 8, Pope served as President of Television at
Chernin Entertainment from its founding in 2009, overseeing all
creative development and production for the Twentieth Century
Fox-based production company. Pope spent ten years at NBC/NBC
Universal Television Studios where she served in a number of
leadership roles including Executive Vice President of the Network
and President of the Studio. She began her career in network news
at CBS and ABC News, producing documentaries and specials.
Pope holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence
College and currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two
children.
About Charter
Charter Communications Inc.
(NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband communications company and the
second largest cable operator in the
United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced
broadband services, including Spectrum TV™ video entertainment
programming, Spectrum Internet™ access, and Spectrum Voice™.
Spectrum Business® similarly provides scalable, tailored, and
cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business
organizations, such as business-to-business Internet access, data
networking, business telephone, video and music entertainment
services, and wireless backhaul. Charter's advertising sales and
production services are sold under the Spectrum Reach™ brand.
Charter's news and sports networks are operated under the Spectrum
Networks brand. More information about Charter can be found at
charter.com.
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