Jontow Upped to VP at BBC America

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Erin Jontow has been promoted to vice president of scripted programming at BBC America, reporting to Richard De Croce, senior VP of programming. Jontow joined the channel in 2005 as manager of program acquisitions, and most recently was senior director of scripted development and programming.

In the past year, Jontow has been developing the network’s first original scripted series, Copper, which is executive produced by Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Will Rokos and Christina Wayne. The show’s debut was the channel’s highest-rated premiere ever.

Prior to joining BBC America, Jontow spent three years at Comedy Central. She graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, is an avid runner, and has completed eight marathons in the last five years.

Paige Albiniak
Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.