— Ihrke to lead content partnerships and distribution strategy across the Great American Portfolio.
— GAM strengthens staff withIhrke, who has 15 years of experience intraditional cable/satellite, streaming, and theatrical content distribution.
Great American Mediaannounces the hiring ofJennifer IhrkeasVice President of Content Partnershipsand Distributionand welcomes her to the GAM family.In this role, Ihrke will lead efforts to expand the company's content acquisition, distribution, and strategic marketingpartnerships across Great American Media's portfolio.She will report directly to Kristen Roberts,Chief Revenue Officer & EVP Programming for Great American Media.
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“Jenniferhas awealth of experienceinmedia, entertainment and sports that Great American Media will benefit from.”Roberts said. “Her background in content distribution and strategic partnerships will bevaluable as we continue to expand and grow our platforms.”
Ihrke brings more than 15 years of hands-on experience in entertainment and media, including leadership roles in content acquisition, distribution, and marketing strategy.She has led content partnership deals for traditional cable/satellite, streaming, and theatrical distribution.Ihrke is also a two-time Heartland Regional Emmy® Award winner for on-air promotions.
“I am thrilled to be joining the team at Great American Media at such a pivotal time in the company's growth,” Ihrke said. “I look forward to working closely with the leadership team to broaden our awareness and reach through the expansion of distribution partnershipsand the development of new partnerships with brands and platforms that share our values of faith, family and country.”
Most recently, Ihrke served as Director of Programming for Fathom Entertainment, where she managed relationships with content partners and acquired specialty films for limited theatrical runs. Her career also includes key roles at DISH, AT&T Sports Networks, and National CineMedia.
Ihrke is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
About Great American Media – the leader in faith and family entertainment, and one of the fastest-growing entertainment networks on television.Great American Mediais home to a portfolio ofentertainmentbrands that celebrate faith,family, and country, includingGreat American Family, the flagship linear networkfeaturingoriginal Christmas movies, rom-coms, and beloved series;Great American Pure Flix,the leadingfaithand family streaming service;Great American Faith & Living,the unscripted companion network;andGFam+,anapp that lets viewers watch anytime, anywhere.Great America Media is available via cable, streaming on Pure Flix and YouTube TV, and on the GFam+ app. Great American Media was established in June 2021 by Bill Abbott and a group of US-based family offices. Connect with Great American Media on Instagram,TikTok, Facebook,Pinterest,YouTube TV,LinkedInandX.
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