Nicola McAllister Joins Janson Team

Janson Media has announced that Nicola McAllister (nee Cooper) has joined the company as a Sales Executive responsible for television and VOD markets in Eastern Europe. McAllister worked as a Sales Executive for Network Ireland Television in Dublin, Ireland for six years before moving to the United States in 2003 to start a family with her husband John.

Network Ireland is Ireland's largest television distribution company providing a sales and marketing service for television programme makers and film producers in Ireland. Helmed by Derry O'Brien, the distributor has a catalogue of over 1,000 hours of programming and sells to over 100 overseas broadcasters, home video/DVD distributors and inflight entertainment companies.

McAllister's territories will include Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Albania.

'We have seen tremendous growth in acquisitions from these territories in recent years, and to grow this business we have attended markets such as DISCOP in Budapest and the World Content Market in Prague,' said Stephen Janson, president of Janson Media.

During her time with NITV, McAllister regularly attended the international content markets, MIPTV and MIPCOM. 'I have known Nicola since her days working with my friend Derry O'Brien, and I was always impressed by her enthusiasm and her natural sales ability,' said Janson. 'I think we're very fortunate that she wanted to come back into the business just as we were looking to hire someone.'

Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content distribution company based in the United States, with a catalog of 1,500+ hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, non-theatric, and emerging new media markets. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include nearly every major broadcaster or media company, as well as a wide range of DVD labels and distributors. The Janson Media Rights Portfolio is continually updated with new releases, and includes documentaries and children"s programming, music and performance, lifestyle, nature & wildlife, science, health, sport, travel, adventure, how-to, history, current affairs, dramas and features.