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Scott Greenstein is President of Entertainment and Sports at SIRIUS, overseeing all of the satellite radio broadcaster’s programming, marketing and corporate marketing activities.
Greenstein has extensive entertainment industry experience, and prior to joining the company he was a consultant to SIRIUS on the strategic agreements that were forged with the National Football League and Penske.
Previously, Greenstein was Chairman of USA Films, a motion picture production, marketing and distribution company. At USA Films, he managed all aspects of its film activities and supervised the company’s home entertainment business through USA Home Entertainment which handled home video/DVD distribution for the National Football League, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Under Greenstein’s leadership, USA Films released Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic as its first in-house supervised production, which won four Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Greenstein also served as Co-President of October Films, where he was instrumental in acquiring, marketing and releasing such critically acclaimed films such as The Apostle, and the Academy Award-winning documentary The Last Days, which was executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Prior to joining October Films, Greenstein was Senior Vice President of Motion Pictures, Music, New Media and Publishing at Miramax Films, where he executive produced Anthony Minghella’s The English Patient, which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Greenstein also served in senior management positions at Viacom International.
In his role as the SIRIUS President of Entertainment and Sports, he reports to Mel Karmazin, the company’s Chief Executive Officer. | 