Entertainment Studios Names SVP Syndication Ads

Entertainment Studios has appointed James Gronfein SVP of advertising sales for its global syndication division, effective immediately. Gronfein is based at the Entertainment Studios offices in New York City.  

In his new position, Gronfein is responsible for advertising sales, sponsorship, and new business development across all of the Entertainment Studios broadcast syndication and digital platforms. Gronfein reports directly to Entertainment Studios’ president of advertising sales for global syndication, Darren Galatt.

Gronfein joins Entertainment Studios after a five-year stint as VP of advertising sales for CBS Television Distribution. Prior to CBS, Gronfein was VP and SVP in ad sales and branded entertainment with Twentieth Century Fox Television for 14 years.

He got his start as a syndicated programming sales and marketing executive with New World Entertainment.