Warner Bros. Discovery Promotes Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz in Turkey

Warner Bros. Discovery has promoted Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz to the position of vp of native authentic productions, native channels and streaming operations lead for Turkey. In her expanded position, she is going to oversee each the streaming and linear TV companies within the area, the conglomerate stated on Monday.

Şaşmaz Oflaz, who has served as CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery‘s streaming platform BluTV since January 2023, will proceed to guide BluTV whereas taking up new obligations, together with managing the corporate’s linear channels, resembling TLC and DMAX, in Turkey.

“This management appointment underscores Warner Bros. Discovery’s dedication to strengthening its presence in Turkey and additional integrating Warner Bros. Discovery’s and BluTV’s companies,” the corporate stated.

“In her new position, Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz will retain main the event and manufacturing of native content material,” WBD additionally stated. “As a part of overseeing channel administration for TLC and DMAX, Şaşmaz Oflaz will even supervise the native programming and scheduling groups for these common manufacturers. The responsibly for networks was beforehand held by Grigory Lavrov, vp of promoting, native manufacturers & franchise administration Central & Jap Europe (CEE) and the Center East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT).” Lavrov, who has led these channels since 2020, will keep the management of the commerce advertising and marketing groups throughout the twor areas and tackle new obligations outdoors of Turkey.

Earlier than taking up the position as CEO of BluTV, Şaşmaz Oflaz held a number of key roles inside the firm, together with that of content material and business director, content material director, and content material acquisition advisor, ranging from 2016.