Marna Grantham, a veteran entertainment executive who led content acquisition and distribution teams most recently at Epix, and also at Miramax, Turner, Fox, and Upn, died February 18 in Los Angeles due to complications of Covid-19, an MGM spokesperson announced Monday.
Grantham most recently served as Senior Vice President, Programming Acquisitions at Epix.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Marna twice, both at Turner Broadcasting and here at Epix. Marna was one of the most thoughtful people I’ve ever worked with, and her deep and loyal relationships built over decades in the business were one of the reasons she excelled at her job. Beyond the business, Marna was a dear friend to many, and she will be greatly missed by all,” said Michael Wright, president of Epix and MGM Scripted Television.
Known for her volunteer work and giving back to the industry through the many people she mentored,...
Grantham most recently served as Senior Vice President, Programming Acquisitions at Epix.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Marna twice, both at Turner Broadcasting and here at Epix. Marna was one of the most thoughtful people I’ve ever worked with, and her deep and loyal relationships built over decades in the business were one of the reasons she excelled at her job. Beyond the business, Marna was a dear friend to many, and she will be greatly missed by all,” said Michael Wright, president of Epix and MGM Scripted Television.
Known for her volunteer work and giving back to the industry through the many people she mentored,...
- 2/28/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Marna Grantham, senior vice president of programming acquisitions at Epix and a longtime TV industry veteran, has died due to complications related to Covid-19. She was 63.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Marna twice, both at Turner Broadcasting and here at Epix,” Michael Wright, president of Epix and MGM Scripted Television, said in a statement to Variety Monday. “Marna was one of the most thoughtful people I’ve ever worked with, and her deep and loyal relationships built over decades in the business were one of the reasons she excelled at her job. Beyond the business, Marna was a dear friend to many, and she will be greatly missed by all.”
Most recently SVP of programming acquisitions at Epix, Grantham previously led content acquisition and distribution teams at Miramax, Turner, Fox and Upn. In 2012, Grantham joined Miramax as senior vice president of domestic and Latin America sales, while...
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Marna twice, both at Turner Broadcasting and here at Epix,” Michael Wright, president of Epix and MGM Scripted Television, said in a statement to Variety Monday. “Marna was one of the most thoughtful people I’ve ever worked with, and her deep and loyal relationships built over decades in the business were one of the reasons she excelled at her job. Beyond the business, Marna was a dear friend to many, and she will be greatly missed by all.”
Most recently SVP of programming acquisitions at Epix, Grantham previously led content acquisition and distribution teams at Miramax, Turner, Fox and Upn. In 2012, Grantham joined Miramax as senior vice president of domestic and Latin America sales, while...
- 2/28/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
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