Bangkok--28 May--Turner Boadcasing System, INC.
Steve Marcopoto has been name president and managing director, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific , Inc. it was announced todya by Phil Kent, President, Turner Boardcasting System International, Inc. (TBSI). Beginning 15 June, Marcopoto will oversee all sales, distribution, marketing, network development, programming and promotion for Turner Broadcasting System and its networks, CNN International (CNNI) and TNT & Cartoon Network, in the Asia Pacific and will be based at TBSI's regional headquarters in Hong Kong.
CNNI's newsgathering and editorial functions continue to report to Eason Jordan, President, international networks and newgathering for CNN, and Chris Cramer, President of CNNI, is responsible for the network's programming. Betty Cohen,President of Cartoon Network Worldwide, will continue to oversee the global branding of Cartoon Network in the Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America.
"With nearly two decades of regional experience in print and television, Steve Marcopoto is highly regarded in the Asia Pacific media industry as a strong leader, strategist and marketer," said Kent. "Coming from Time Inc., which shares Turner's corporate values and commitment to quality, Independent journalism, Steve will play a central role in expanding the TBS news and entertainment networks in Asia and the Pacific, and in defining our regional strategy for the next century."
Previously, Marcopoto was president, Time Inc. Asia, the publisher of Asiaweek, Fortune, and TIME magazines across the region and the President and Dancyu titles in Japan. Prior to this, he was vice president and publisher of TIME Asia and Managing Director of Fortune Asia. Before joining Time Inc., Marcopoto was managing director and partner at Seavex Ltd., the largest media representative company in the region, where he worked with CNN and other leading international media properties.
Turner Boradcasting System, Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner Ind., is the leading supplier of programming for the basic cable industry and a major distributor of news and entertainment product around the world.End.