Speaker Jennifer Askin
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Jennifer Askin is SVP, North America and manages sales across the US and Canada as well as focusing on building All3Media International’s factual co-production slate in the US and Canada across all platforms.
Prior to joining All3Media International, Jennifer was Principal at entertainment consulting firm Askin & Company, where she negotiated a range of content distribution and acquisitions deals in North America on behalf of clients based in the US and UK. Before this, she served as Vice President, Sales at Kew Media Distribution, managing a sales team based in New York, Los Angeles and Miami alongside sales and pre-sales across multiple genres.
Jennifer was previously a VP at Askin & Company, with clients included Alfred Haber Distribution – which followed her role at that company as Director of International Sales . Jennifer began her career in television in US cable and network news, with production and editorial roles at ABC News, NBC News and MSNBC.
Jennifer is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS),and New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), and she has served as a juror for the International Emmy Awards since 2008.