COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT NAMES JILLIANNE REINSETH VP OF DEVELOPMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BURBANK, CA (January 13, 2010) - Veteran development executive Jillianne Reinseth has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as its new VP of Development. Reporting to Tom Mazza, EVP and Head of Worldwide TV, she will serve as the development executive in Canada for all Cookie Jar Entertainment programming including its tween and adult label, The Jar.
"Working closely with Cookie Jar Entertainment's development department in Los Angeles, Jillianne will help green light new projects in Canada," said Mazza. "With her extensive development experience, she will help the company provide a wide range of exciting, new programming to major Canadian networks."
Most recently, Reinseth served as Head of Development for Studio B Productions in Vancouver where she led the company's in-house content creation division and developed numerous projects including "Kid vs. Kat", "Martha Speaks" and "Caveboy".
Previously, she was a development and senior producer for Jetix Europe and Chorion PLC. Reinseth has also worked in The Walt Disney Group's creative affairs department and in Nickelodeon's development department. She began her career in the live-action arena, working for Unapix Productions and ABC Entertainment.
About Cookie Jar Group of Companies
The Cookie Jar Group of Companies is one of the world's leading independent entertainment, consumer products and education companies with 16 offices around the globe. Cookie Jar Entertainment is a leader in the creation, production and marketing of animated and live-action programming. Its library of nearly 6,000 half-hour episodes of television features some of the world's most recognizable series including Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Arthur, The Doodlebops and Johnny Test. The company controls Cookie Jar TV, the weekend morning block on CBS, and has a one-third interest in international children's television channel KidsCo. Cookie Jar Entertainment's Jaroo.com is the premiere web video destination for kids with the largest independent selection of full-length children's TV series and movies online. Copyright Promotions Licensing Group, (CPLG) Cookie Jar's full-service international licensing agency, represents numerous entertainment, sport and design brands such as Strawberry Shortcake, Richard Scarry, St. Andrews Links, Lucha Libre and Skelanimals. Carson-Dellosa Publishing is one of North America's largest providers of supplemental education materials, reaching nearly 2,000 teachers across the United States. For more information, please visit www.cjar.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Brook Hefner/Cookie Jar Group bhefner@cjar.com; (818) 955-5454
