SAN FRANCISCO,
Jan. 18, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone
can learn from the world's best across a wide range of subjects,
today announced the appointment of 13-year HBO veteran Len Amato as chief content officer. In this
role, Amato will head up the content organization and help lead
content innovation, strategy and development of class launches.
Amato reports to David Rogier,
founder and CEO of MasterClass.
Prior to joining MasterClass, Amato served as president of HBO
Films, Miniseries and Cinemax. Under Amato's tenure, HBO Films won
the Outstanding Made for Television Movie Emmy in 2009, 2010, 2012,
2013, 2014 and 2015 (Grey Gardens, Temple Grandin,
Game Change, Behind the Candelabra, The Normal
Heart and Bessie), for a total of 20 Best Movie Emmys since
1993. Before becoming president, Amato served as both HBO program
executive and executive producer on 2008's multiple Emmy-winning
film Recount, earning the Emmy for Outstanding Made for
Television Movie. Most recently, Amato is an executive producer on
HBO's upcoming limited series The White House Plumbers
through his production company Crash&Salvage, where he will
continue to produce independently.
"Len has been a pioneer in creating premium, original content
and I'm thrilled to welcome him to the team," Rogier said. "His
passion for storytelling, proven leadership and ability to attract
talent will help us expand and innovate, providing even more ways
to transform our members' lives through our content."
"MasterClass is setting a new standard for premium content with
its cinematic value and ability to intimately connect world-class
instructors with its members," Amato said. "I'm excited to continue
to democratize learning by bringing these stories to life in new
ways and scale the impact of our content."
Prior to joining HBO, Amato served as president of Spring Creek
Productions. His producer and executive producer credits include
Analyze This and Analyze That, Possession,
Deliver Us From Eva, Rumor Has It, Blood
Diamond and The Astronaut Farmer. Amato was story editor
for Robert De Niro's then newly
formed Tribeca Productions. He started his film career in
New York as a story analyst for
various independent producers and studios. Prior to his career in
the film industry, Amato was a musician and actor.
MasterClass provides unprecedented access to 150+ instructors
and classes, with new classes launching each week across a range of
fields, including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Design &
Style, Sports & Gaming and more. The company also recently
introduced two new product offerings. Sessions by MasterClass is a
structured, 30-day curriculum where members can roll up their
sleeves, get hands-on and learn meaningful skills through
step-by-step guidance from world-class instructors and an engaged
community of peers. For enterprise clients, MasterClass at Work
provides a wide range of content that will inspire professional and
personal growth, all designed as an engaging company benefit.
ABOUT MASTERCLASS:
MasterClass is the streaming platform where the world's best
come together so anyone, anywhere, can access and be inspired by
their knowledge and stories. With an annual membership, members get
unprecedented access to 150+ instructors and classes across a wide
variety of fields, including Arts & Entertainment, Business,
Design & Style, Sports & Gaming, Writing and more. Step
into Nas' recording studio, Gordon
Ramsay's kitchen and go behind the big screen with
James Cameron. Design your career
with Elaine Welteroth, get ready to
win with Lewis Hamilton, perfect
your pitch with Shonda Rhimes and discover your inner negotiator
with Chris Voss. Each class features
about 20 video lessons, at an average of 10 minutes per lesson. You
can learn and discover at a pace that best serves your lifestyle—in
bite-size pieces or in a single binge, on mobile, tablet, desktop,
Android™ TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku® players and devices.
Cinematic visuals and close-up demonstrations make you feel like
you're one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable
class guides help reinforce your learning. For those looking to
learn by doing, Sessions by MasterClass offers a structured, 30-day
curriculum where members can roll up their sleeves, get hands-on
and learn meaningful skills through step-by-step guidance from
world-class instructors and an engaged community of peers. For
companies wanting to inspire, engage and advance their employees'
careers, MasterClass at Work provides a wide range of content that
will inspire professional and personal growth, all designed as an
engaging company benefit and learning and development platform.
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Media Contact:
Alyssa
Bergerson, MasterClass
press@masterclass.com
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