{"id":2416161,"date":"2026-05-14T08:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2416161"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:12:19","slug":"paramount-sports-entertainment-makes-trio-of-hires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paramount-sports-entertainment-makes-trio-of-hires\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount Sports Entertainment Makes Trio of Hires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/paramount\/\" id=\"auto-tag_paramount_1\" data-tag=\"paramount\">Paramount<\/a>\u2018s growing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/paramount-sports-entertainment\/\" id=\"auto-tag_paramount-sports-entertainment_1\" data-tag=\"paramount-sports-entertainment\">Paramount Sports Entertainment<\/a> (PSE) unit, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/paramount-sports-entertainment-division-jesse-sisgold-1236368113\/\">headed by Jesse Sisgold<\/a> and producing scripted and unscripted programming for the company\u2019s own platforms and third-party media and streaming services, has made a trio of hires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tStefanie Markman\u00a0joined the division as head of business &amp; legal affairs, while\u00a0Alix Teppel\u00a0has come on board as head of marketing &amp; partnerships, and\u00a0KC Warnke\u00a0was hired as head of physical production. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSisgold shared the news of the hires in an internal memo obtained by <em>THR<\/em>. \u201cOur new division is quickly establishing itself as a premium destination for sports-driven content and experiences with more than 20 greenlit projects, 10 Sports Emmy nominations, and multiple #1 releases across streaming and cable platforms!\u201d he wrote. \u201cAs a reflection of this momentum, I am thrilled to share three key additions to the executive leadership team at Paramount Sports Entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-full alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:941px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1254\/941)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Alix Teppel, courtesy of Paramount Sports Entertainment\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAbout Markman\u2019s role, he said that she will oversee all business and legal matters for the studio and \u201chelp guide PSE\u2019s growth beyond storytelling into the broader non-live sports entertainment landscape.\u201d She joins from Hello Sunshine, where she served as general counsel and head of business &amp; legal affairs after nearly eight years at Netflix as vp of business &amp; legal affairs for original series, \u201csupporting early flagship titles including <em>Stranger Things\u00a0<\/em>and <em>Bridgerton<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tTeppel\u00a0will oversee marketing, brand strategy and \u201crevenue-driving collaborations.\u201d She most recently served as chief commercial officer at Tim McGraw\u2019s Down Home and previously spent 15 years at Warner Bros. Discovery, where she ended up serving as vp of network partnerships &amp; brand innovation. \u201cAlix brings more than 20 years of experience building content-driven revenue and partnership strategies across media and entertainment,\u201d Sisgold highlighted in the memo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWarnke\u00a0is tasked with scaling PSE\u2019s production capabilities, \u201cwith a focus on scripted and event production.\u201d He joins the company from Netflix, where he served as vp of production for original series, \u201coverseeing global hits including <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, <em>Bridgerton<\/em>, <em>Dahmer<\/em>, <em>Mindhunter<\/em>, <em>Narcos<\/em>, and <em>13 Reasons Why<\/em>.\u201d Prior to Netflix, Warnke served as head of production at Asylum Entertainment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-full alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:640px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((480\/640)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/KC-Warnke_credit-Miranda-Corbell-edited.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">KC Warnke, courtesy of Miranda Corbell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tConcluded Sisgold: \u201cStefanie, Alix and KC each bring deep experience building and scaling premium content businesses at the highest level. Their leadership will be instrumental in driving our production pipeline, expanding partnerships, and supporting our next phase of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hollywoodreporter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount\u2018s growing Paramount Sports Entertainment (PSE) unit, headed by Jesse Sisgold and producing scripted and unscripted programming for the company\u2019s own platforms and third-party media and streaming services, has made a trio of hires. 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