Allison Kingsley has been named Vice President of Digital Development at Comedy Central in the Greater New York City Area. Ms. Kingsley has been selected to lead the newly created CC Studios and the development of original digital content for the #1 brand in comedy. CC Studios will serve as a destination where comedy and technology collide across multiple platforms to produce original shareable content for millennials.
Before joining COMEDY CENTRAL, Ms. Kingsley was Vice President, Digital at Ovation, where she was responsible for the day-to-day management of the department, including fiscal and editorial oversight of Ovationtv.com, integrating on-air/branded initiatives into the digital platform, developing the award-winning Ovation social community of artists, and supervising growth of all social media platforms. In the digital environment, Kingsley was also the General Manager and Co-Founder of Bushleaguetv.com, a comedic sports and video game site funded by DECA and designed for the 18-34 male demo.
In addition to her strong digital media skills, Ms. Kingsley has had an extensive background in television production and comedy development. Her producing experience includes the series “Significant Others” on Bravo and “Freeride” for Fox, both created by Rob Roy Thomas, along with pilots for Fox and VH1.
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