Gorelick named SVP, digital, Sundance Channel

Claudia Gorelick has been named senior vice president of digital media and business strategy, reporting to Sarah Barnett, Sundance’s general manager.In this position, Gorelick is responsible for development, distribution and partnerships for Sundance’s digital content, products and initiatives.

“We are thrilled Claudia is joining our team,” said Barnett in a statement. “She is an innovator and dynamic executive with a proven track record in brand strategy and long-range investment planning that will help expand our brand and create new business opportunities for the network.”

Prior to joining Sundance Channel, Gorelick served as vice president, strategy and operations for MTV Networks’ Logo. Previously, Gorelick was director of services marketing for small and medium business at SAP and worked as a senior manager of strategic planning and business development for IBM. She has also held positions at Razorfish, Inc., WNYC Radio and Routledge.

Gorelick graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor of arts in American Studies and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.