AMC Networks has hired NBCUniversal executive Rafael Gomez to head its business affairs department. The cable group has also Scott Stein to oversee business aspects ofThe Walking Dead universe.
Gomez, who reports to COO Ed Carroll, will take charge of developing and executing programming agreements across AMC Networks' entertainment brands (AMC, IFC, BBC America and SundanceTV) and AMC Studios.
He'll have oversight of deals with above-the-line talent and agreements with outside studios and streaming platforms. Stein, meanwhile, is being upped to a new role as executive business director for the Walking Dead franchise, arguably AMC Networks' most important property.
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