Meet our Board of Directors
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Mike CosentinoBio - Mike Cosentino is responsible for all linear and digital content and programming for CTV, CTV Two, and Bell Media’s English-language suite of entertainment specialty networks, including Bravo, Comedy, MTV, Much, Gusto, Space, and more. He also oversees the development, creation, and execution of original production and in-house content for Bell Media Studios and the program strategy for Crave, Bell Media’s premium SVOD service.
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Steve HendrySteve Hendry is currently a Special Advisor at RatPac Access Entertainment. He previously served as Executive Vice President, CFO and Senior Executive Vice President, Finance of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Steve was a Board Member and Chair of the Audit Committee at Rainmaker Entertainment and is also a Visiting Professor at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.
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Michael HirshMr. Hirsh’s achievements have helped shape today’s era in animation production and distribution. In 1971, Mr. Hirsh co-founded Nelvana Limited, where he developed and produced many of television’s most celebrated quality animated programs and in the process pioneered many of the worldwide co-production, marketing, and distribution techniques that have become standard industry practice. Some of the shows that Nelvana is best known for are Babar,
Tintin, Berenstain Bears, Care Bears, Droids, Ewoks, Magic School Bus, Franklin, Little Bear, Max and Ruby, Rolie Polie Olie, Bob and Margaret, and Beyblade. Nelvana was sold to Corus in 2000 and Mr. Hirsh continued to serve as CEO until 2002 when he left the company. In 2004, Mr. Hirsh co-led an investment group to start Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. where he served as CEO until the acquisition of its business by DHX Media in October 2012. Mr. Hirsh served as Executive Chair of DHX Media and Chairman of their Digital Sales Group through 2015. In 2016 Mr. Hirsh together with Christian Davin, Bob Ezrin and Neil Chakravarti announced the formation of WOW! Unlimited Media Inc. where he serves as Chairman and CEO. WOW! Unlimited is traded publicly on the TSX Venture Exchange and combines Frederator, the #1 digital animation network and Rainmaker, the animation production leader. WOW! Unlimited is committed to World Domination through Animation. |
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Bob EzrinBob Ezrin is a veteran music and entertainment producer who has worked with top global talent including Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Howie Mandel, Monty Python, Peter Gabriel, Jay-Z, Rod Stewart, Deep Purple, KISS, and Lou Reed. Bob was co-founder and CEO of 7th Level Inc, a seminal interactive animation and entertainment company, and Enigma Digital, a pioneering internet broadcast and social media company. Bob is a co-founder of the Nimbus School of Recording & Media.
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Fred Seibert
Fred Seibert is the founder and CEO of Frederator Networks, Chief Creative Officer of WOW! Unlimited (Frederator’s parent company), and a serial media entrepreneur. He was the first creative director of MTV, the last president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, and the founder of Next New Networks (acquired by YouTube). Fred’s on the board of directors of Sawhorse Media, and was the first investor in Tumblr.
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Craig GrahamCraig Graham has previously served as Executive Chairman and CEO of Rainmaker Entertainment. Craig has had a lengthy and successful career as an owner/operator in a wide variety of industries, and has been a board director on many public and private companies, and is a former Chairman of the Special Committee for Entertainment One. A substantial contributor to Rainmaker and now WOW! Unlimited Craig continues to provide his support and expertise as a board member.
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