Matt Blank

Matt Blank currently serves as a Director of AMC Networks, Cumulus Media, and CuriosityStream. From September 2021-September 2022, he served as interim CEO of AMC Networks.

In 2018, Blank served as an Advisor to Showtime Networks Inc., after serving as Chairman in 2016 and 2017. Prior to that, he served as Chairman and CEO of the network for over 20 years. He assumed the position of President and Chief Operating Officer in 1991, after serving as Executive Vice President, Marketing, since joining the company in 1988. Before joining Showtime, Blank worked for Home Box Office Inc. for 12 years, departing as Senior Vice President of Consumer Marketing.

Blank served on the Board of Directors of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) for nearly 25 years. In 2013, he was honored by the Center for Communication with the Dr. Frank Stanton Award for Excellence in Communications. He was inducted into Broadcasting and Cable magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Cable Center Hall of Fame in 2009. He has received numerous industry awards, including the NCTA’s Vanguard awards for Marketing and Programming, and the Vanguard Award for Leadership in 2008.