MELISSA WOHL IS THE NEW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HEAD OF SALES AT FILMRISE

FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has promoted Melissa Wohl to Senior Vice President, Head of Sales. Wohl will continue to lead the company’s domestic and international sales activities across all broadcast and digital platforms alongside her continuously expanding team, due to the company’s rapid growth. The announcement was made today by Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise.

Since joining the company, Melissa has been pivotal in bringing in and establishing ongoing relationships with top streaming services, including Pluto TV, Tubi, Xumo, Rakuten and Samsung TV Plus, among many others.  Wohl will continue executing and overseeing  the company’s Broadcast, PVOD,  SVOD, AVOD and TVOD initiatives. Wohl has also played a major role in offering her expertise to assist with new releases and acquisitions for the company. 

Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise, states, “Melissa’s insight and knowledge of the broadcast and digital industry has been instrumental to FilmRise’s exponential growth within the past 4 years. Her leadership has allowed the company to move into exciting territories and platforms and we look forward to her leading us into new directions.”

Wohl joined FilmRise in 2017 as Head of Sales. Prior to joining FilmRise, Wohl served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Distribution at Content Media.