IDW Media Holdings, Inc. Announces Management Changes
July 26, 2018 at 01:00 am IST
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Kerry McCluggage, who was welcomed to the IDW Media Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors in September 2017, has been named as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. The former Paramount TV Chairman and Universal TV President will replace current CEO and founder Ted Adams, who is taking a brief sabbatical and will return to IDW in a new creative role. As both an industry executive and independent producer for over 40 years, McCluggage has also been an investor in media companies, including Allumination FilmWorks LLC and Content Media Corporation. Since 2002, he has served as President of Craftsman Films. Additionally, McCluggage is a founding shareholder of Old West Investment Management. Prior to forming Craftsman Films, McCluggage was Chairman of the Paramount Television Group.
IDW Media Holdings, Inc. is an integrated media company providing compelling stories and characters for global audiences. The Company's segments include IDW Publishing (IDWP) and IDW Entertainment (IDWE). IDWP is a publishing company that creates comic books, graphic novels and digital content through its imprints IDW, Top Shelf Productions and Artists Editions. IDWE is a production company and studio that develops, produces and distributes content based on IDWP original, copyrighted intellectual property (IP), published in the form of comic books, graphic novels and any other forms of print publication, for a variety of formats, including film and television. Its comics and graphic novels are primarily distributed through three channels: to comic book specialty stores; to traditional retail outlets, including bookstores and mass market stores, on a returnable basis, and to e-book distributors. IDWP publications are available digitally through a range of distributors.