TELETOON Canada inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Gregg to the position of Director, Original Content, effective April 19, 2010.
Gregg will oversee original content development and production for TELETOON’s two English and two French networks and respective multiplatform services. Reporting to Carole Bonneau, Vice President, Programming, TELETOON Canada inc., Gregg will be responsible for TELETOON’s Original Production team in Toronto and Montreal and will work closely with TELETOON’s production partners across Canada.
“As the largest supporter of the Canadian animation industry and a major contributor to homegrown production, we are thrilled to have Alan helm TELETOON’s original content portfolio with the extensive experience he has in children’s television content,” said Bonneau.
With a 17-year career in the film and television industry, Gregg has spent more than 12 years in the children’s television business, starting at YTV. Most recently, he has been story editing a new preschool series for Guru Studio. Prior to that, he opened an office in Toronto for the Irish animation studio, Brown Bag Films, where he oversaw the studio’s project and business development as Vice President, International Production. Gregg also spent numerous years in various senior roles at Alliance Atlantis’ Children’s Television division, last serving as Vice President, Production & Distribution. During this time, Gregg was responsible for the creative development of a number of properties, both animated and live action, including Henry’s World, Ace Lightning, Dragon Booster and Lunar Jim. In addition to numerous other production credits that include Degrassi: Next Generation (Creative Executive) and Instant Star (Creative Executive), Gregg’s work has been recognized with a Gemini award for Dragon Booster (Best Animated Program) in 2005 and the 2003 Alliance for Children & Television award for Henry’s World (Best Preschool Animation).