As the Tribeca Shortlist subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service prepares to launch later this year, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Tribeca Enterprises have appointed digital entertainment entrepreneur Jeff Bronikowski to be its President, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Mr. Bronikowski spent 12 years as Senior Vice President of Business Development for the Universal Music Group, spearheading the company’s digital content strategy and the launch of its digital media initiatives.
Most recently, he has served as Chief Operating Officer of Daily Burn, an IAC company, overseeing the growth of the leading subscription-based streaming fitness service across a broad range of platforms.
Mr. Bronikowski has also held GM positions at Yahoo! and AOL Entertainment, and an executive position at The Echo Nest, the “big data for music” platform which Spotify acquired in 2014.
“We have a great partner and a world-class brand and, with Jeff’s appointment, we’re assembling a management team with the expertise to capitalize on Tribeca Shortlist’s unique strengths,” said Lionsgate president of Worldwide Television & Digital Distribution Jim Packer.
“I’m very excited to work with these two renowned companies to launch Tribeca Shortlist,” said Bronikowski.
Tribeca Shortlist will enter its beta testing phase next month and will officially launch its service in the fall. Its offering will be comprised of a selection of critically acclaimed films drawn from around the world.
A graduate of New York University’s Leonard Stern School of Business and Georgetown University, Mr. Bronikowski began his entertainment industry career at HBO.
Tribeca Enterprises is a diversified global media company based in New York City. Established in 2003 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, the company currently operates a network of branded entertainment businesses including the Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival International, Tribeca Cinemas, Tribeca Digital Studios, and Tribeca Film, a distribution label.
Photo courtesy: Jeff Bronikowski
