Mark Dee-Shapland has been appointed head of content sales at AMC Studios.
In what is a newly created role, he will be responsible for worldwide content sales initiatives of all off-network distribution of AMC Networks owned programming.
Dee-Shapland will be based in Amsterdam and report to Valerie Cabrera, SVP of distribution for AMC Studios.
Commenting on the appointment, Rick Olshansky and Stefan Reinhardt, co-heads of AMC Studios, said: “Mark will be an important addition to our sales team, headed by Valerie Cabrera, as AMC Studios continues to expand the slate of shows that we produce and own.
“He is a seasoned executive with an impressive track record who will help drive our international sales business and bring AMC Studios content to buyers around the world.”
Prior to taking up his new role, Dee-Shapland held several positions at Off the Fence, most recently VP of sales and co-production.
AMC Studios is the in-house studio, production and distribution operation for AMC Networks Inc.