Allen Media Names Mike Nemetz Director Of Content Distribution & Partnerships

Allen Media Group (AMG) has hired Mike Nemetz to be director of content distribution and partnerships. He is charged with initiating and cultivating multiplatform content distribution and client relationships for AMG divisions Weather Group, Allen Media Networks and Allen Media Digital. Nemetz is based at AMG’s Atlanta offices and reports directly to Janice Arouh, president of network distribution and marketing.

Nemetz has held positions with several media companies including Fox Cable Networks, Turner Broadcasting, Cox Media Group, Scientific Games, BoardActive and Catapult.

He is now responsible for growing the distribution of all 12 HD television networks — The Weather Channel, JusticeCentral.TV, Comedy.TV, Recipe.TV, Cars.TV, MyDestination.TV, Pets.TV, ES.TV, The Weather Channel en Espanol, Pattrn, TheGrio.TV and This TV — plus the free streaming platforms Local Now, HBCU GO, Sports.TV, TheGrio App and the subscription video-on-demand service The Weather Channel App across multi-platforms.

“We are thrilled Mike Nemetz has joined the Allen Media Group team,” said Janice Arouh, AMG president of network distribution and marketing. “Mike is a true salesman, and perfect for our ever-growing cross-portfolio distribution of news, weather, lifestyle/entertainment networks, FAST channels, apps, and free-streaming platforms.”

Nemetz earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and advertising from University of Georgia and was a member of the Cable Executive Management Program at the Harvard Business School.