George Lentz
Vice President Content Acquisitions @Canela Media
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President Content Acquisitions @Canela Media
New York, NY, US
Overseeing all content acquisitions (films, series, kids, sports, music) for Canela TV for USA and Latin American markets. Responsible for acquiring content for 35 monthly AVOD collections, 10+ Linear FAST channels within the Canela TV app and third-party distribution platforms (Roku, Samsung.). Assisted in the launch of Canela Kids for 3Q/4Q 2022 launch and Canela Deportes 2023.
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communications and Electrical Engineering
Central Catholic High School
Lawrence, Massachusetts
ABOUT GEORGE LENTZ
Greetings intrepid Linked IN traveler! Welcome to my profile.CURRENTLY: Really Busy! Thrilled to be working with the visionary team at Canela Media overseeing Content Acquisitions for Canela TV\'s AVOD/Linear FAST services and platforms in US & LATAM. Launched during the pandemic, Canela quickly established itself as a leader in the underserved US Hispanic market in less than 2 years.My Skills and Areas of Expertise- Content Acquisition, Development & Licensing- SVOD/ AVOD/Fast Channels streaming - Data/Research/Analytics- Creative Deal Structures- Content Curation - Audience building- Original Programming / Development- Strategic Planning & Partnerships- Revenue GenerationMy background.MEDIA EXECUTIVE & STRATEGIST: Swiss Army knife of skills & expertise in global programming acquisitions executive/deal-making, business building, producer and mentor/leader.ACQUISITIONS: Negotiated complex global programming acquisitions deals for streaming AVOD/SVOD/FAST Channels (Canela, Shudder, Sundance Now, AMC+), linear (AMC, IFC, BBCA, Sundance TV), on demand (AMCN On Demand) services and models.PROGRAMMER & CURATOR: Strong passion for & vast working knowledge of film, scripted & unscripted series programming. Deep experience in evaluating, licensing, acquiring and producing assets (films, series, libraries and intellectual properties) that create revenue opportunities and growth.PRODUCER: Emmy nominee for the IFC Original Production, “Monty Python: Almost the Truth (the Lawyer’s Cut)”, negotiating all key deal points. Produced two seasons of “Animation Celebration” with Klasky Csupo; and joint-ventured with the BFI on Tim Robbins\'s award-winning documentary on filmmaker Sam Fuller, “The Typewriter, the Rifle & The Movie Camera.”ENTREPRENEUR: Launched consulting venture Lentz House Media Group and Silver Shamrock Productions, LLCs in 2019.PUBLISHING: Acquisitions/deal-making skills for acquiring literary rights for print & audio book publishing and building strong original audio imprints (audio book/podcast/original scripted).MENTOR & ADVISOR: Alumni Advisory Board for the Department of Communication, UMass at Amherst since 2017. PASSIONS: Oil painting, classic board games, reading (3 books at a time!) playing the drums, creative writing.
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