Sean Atkins Biography

Sean Atkins is Discovery Communications' general manager and executive vice president of digital media and strategy. In this role, he oversees Discovery Digital Networks' broad array of online video networks, including Revision3, SourceFed, Animalist, and TestTube, and the company's original online video strategy across all U.S. brands. Atkins managed the west coast operations for Discovery Studios, a full-service production business run by Discovery Communications that creates and produces original, multiplatform programs before she joined the Digital Media team. Atkins oversaw important programs for several Discovery networks while working at Discovery Studios, which he joined in February 2009. Atkins managed the development and production of all content out of L.A. Atkins joined Discovery Communications from HBO, where he served as Senior Vice President of Digital Media and was in charge of the company's business operations, digital products, and programming. He oversaw cross-network content syndication/marketing, significant product development, programming, video, original studios, and business development while previously serving as head of programming and development at Yahoo! Entertainment. Before joining Yahoo! Entertainment, Atkins served as interim COO for Vulcan Programming, a venture with Paul Allen's Vulcan Investments and A. Smith & Co., where he oversaw the development and launch of several cable and interactive networks. Atkins also held the executive vice president of A. Smith & Co. during this time, rising to the head of development and production for A. Smith's diverse portfolio of projects, which included creating and producing shows for more than 20 networks. Atkins has previously worked at Warner Bros., Mediaconnex, and Disney/ABC Cable. Before departing to become the founding CEO of an Internet start-up called Mediaconnex, he oversaw programming and production for Entertaindom, a new business within Warner Bros. that eventually encompassed all of Time Warner's digital entertainment holdings. Atkins began his career working for Disney/ABC Cable, where he contributed to the creation of several projects, such as the first foreign Disney Channels, the interactive T.V. partnership Americast, and a variety of original and co-produced series. Subsequently, he established the Disney/ABC Cable New Media division, overseeing the cable network's branding, commercial development, and interactive and cross-media content. Atkins holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in marketing and film/television production from California Lutheran University. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four kids and works at Discovery's Los Angeles headquarters.

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