Stephan Shelanski
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Stephan Shelanski is a senior executive working at the highest levels in media, with an extensive and broad-based expertise in film, television and sports programming, production and all aspects of cable and digital network operations. Highlights of his career include:
- creating and running the Original Programming Department at Starz, where he was responsible for originals Party Down, Spartacus, Crash, Head Case, and over a hundred hours of original content
- EVP/Head of Programming at Starz negotiating all studio deals worth billions of dollars, and managed an annual programming budget of $750M+
- producing Emmy and Peabody Award winning content, both as a network exec and as an independent producer
- Co-founder of VSiN (Vegas Stats and Information Network) a 24/7 sports betting channel
- Negotiating the sale of VSiN to DraftKings in 2021, and then stayed on at DraftKings in the newly formed role of Head of Content
- Starting his career at HBO in their research and programming departments
- Holds a BA in Mathematics from Harvard and a Masters in Film from NYU Tisch School of the Arts