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Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz Named WBD Turkey Content Chief Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz has been named Warner Bros Discovery’s Vice President of Local Original Productions, Local Channels and Streaming Operations Lead for Turkey.

Oflaz was previously CEO of streamer BluTV, which WBD acquired at the end of last year. She will remain in charge of the service, while taking on channel management for TLC and DMAX, plus development and production of local Turkish content.

Grigory Lavrov, Vice President of Marketing, Local Brands & Franchise Management, Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), who had led TLC and DMAX since 2020, will continue to lead the trade marketing teams across CEE and MENAT and take on new responsibilities outside of Turkey.

In an interview with Oflaz and WBD General Manager for CEE, the Baltics, Middle East, Mediterranean and Turkey Jamie Cooke, we reported on how BluTV has become an important strategic asset for WBD, acting as a testbed for further streaming initiatives in the MENA region. Potato‘s Michael Kelpie Stepping Down After 11 Years ITV Studios’ first in-house production label, Potato, is saying goodbye to its founder.