Entertainment Studios Taps Cindy Kelly To Head Up Ad Sales

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Entertainment Studios, Inc., has appointed Cindy Kelly as its president of advertising sales. the network said Monday.

Kelly in her new role will be responsible for advertising and sponsorship accounts across all seven of Entertainment Studios' portfolio of cable television and digital networks, said company officials. 

Most recently Kelly served as  senior vice president of strategic sales & solutions for ION Media Networks. She has also held similar positions with Crown Media Family Networks (Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel) and with AOL/Time Warner-Turner Broadcasting.  

“Cindy Kelly brings an enormous amount of industry advertising sales experience to our networks,” said Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Entertainment Studios in a statement. “With the addition of Cindy to our team, we have increased our competitive edge as we continue to expand our global initiatives and distribution platforms.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.