Allen Media Group Adds John Buckholtz As Syndiction Ad Sales VP

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) has appointed John Buckholtz vice president of ad sales for AMG Global Syndication. He will focus on advertising sales, brand sponsorships and revenue partnerships for all of AMG’s Entertainment Studios television series programming and content.

The Entertainment Studios programming portfolio comprises more than 67 television shows. Buckholtz reports directly to AMG Global Syndication President of Ad Sales Darren Galatt, and is based at the AMG offices in New York.

A 30-year veteran of syndicated television programming and ad sales, Buckholtz comes to AMG from his recent position as vice president of advertising sales for Warner Media/Warner Bros. Domestic Television, where he also held earlier positions as vice president of station sales and director of sales since 1997.

Prior to Warner Media, Buckholtz worked for MTM Television Distribution (a division of Mary Tyler Moore Enterprises) as vice president of sales, where he also held the previous positions of vice president of Northeast sales and Midwest manager.

Buckholtz graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in business management/marketing from Saint Bonaventure University in Allegany, N.Y.