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Current Entertainment Group General Manager Expands Role and Will Now Direct All Operations under Meredith
Meredith Corporation, a company committed to service journalism, named Bruce Gersh EVP/President of the People, Entertainment Weekly and People en Español brands, effective immediately.
Gersh currently serves as SVP, Strategy and Brand Business Development, and General Manager of People, Entertainment Weekly and People en Español.
In his new role, Gersh will have full operational oversight of these brands, including print, digital and video content; sales and marketing; and brand business development.
Gersh will also oversee Meredith National Media Group television production. He will report directly to Meredith President and CEO Tom Harty.
“We are pleased to have someone with Bruce’s talent and extensive experience in the entertainment industry leading these powerhouse brands. People was a key driver behind Meredith’s acquisition of Time Inc, and we are delighted that Bruce has accepted this opportunity to build on its strong base and position the People brand for further growth.
“He is a highly effective leader and team builder with an established reputation as a strategic thinker, business innovator and dealmaker, and is very familiar with these brands,” said Harty.
“It is an honour to oversee the most respected and trusted brands in entertainment. The powerful connection People, Entertainment Weekly and People en Español have with their audiences is reinforced by their reach of more than 100 million consumers every month. I look forward to working with Tom, and collaborating with the talented Meredith teams to further expand these leading entertainment brands,” said Gersh.
An Emmy-award-winning media executive, Gersh joined Time Inc in January 2016 to oversee business development for People and Entertainment Weekly.
In July 2016 he was named Senior Vice President, Strategy and Brand Business Development, leading business development efforts across all Time Inc US brands and Brand Licensing, and identifying and developing new extensions, revenue streams, and strategic partnerships, including the launch of and oversight of OTT Networks, PeopleTV, and SI TV.
In November 2016, Gersh added GM of the entertainment group to his existing role, which included People, Entertainment Weekly, People en Español, and Essence.
Gersh has an extensive entertainment business background, including Executive Vice President and Head of Digital, Strategy and Branded Entertainment at ITV Studios America; Managing Director, Global Head of Media and Entertainment at Allison + Partners; and Senior Vice President, Strategy and Operations, and Intellectual Property at the William Morris Agency.
Also, Gersh spent eight years at the Disney-ABC Television Group, including Senior Vice President, Business Development, where he was responsible for all traditional and digital media business development opportunities across ABC Daytime, ABC Primetime, ABC Studios, ABC News, Soapnet and ABC Family.
Last month, the company agreed to sell Time Inc UK to Epiris.
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