Conde Nast Entertainment Names Joe Sabia Head Of Development For Digital Channels

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Conde Nast Entertainment today named Joe Sabia head of digital development for their digital video channels.  The announcement was made by Michael Klein, executive vice president, programming and content strategy, digital channels at Conde Nast Entertainment (CNE).  Mr. Sabia will report to Mr. Klein and will be responsible for developing digital video series development featured on CNE's widely distributed brand channels and THE SCENE (www.thescene.com).  Mr. Sabia's appointment is effective immediately.

"As the creator and director of two of our most popular digital series, '73 Questions' on Vogue and 'Improv Imagination' on Vanity Fair, Joe already has a track record of producing compelling, sharable content for CNE," said Mr. Klein.  "He is one of the most innovative, creative minds in the business and brings with him an outstanding list of accolades in digital storytelling.  I'm looking forward to seeing where Joe's creativity and vision take us."

For nearly a decade, Mr. Sabia has created and produced internationally-recognized digital content. He created the popular "73 Questions" series for Vogue and "Improv Imagination" series for Vanity Fair. Mr. Sabia is the co-founder of YouTube music collective CDZA, a Webby-nominated music channel. Joe had a career start at an experimental interactive arm of HBO where he created groundbreaking videos like "Seven Minute Sopranos," a viral video recap of all the seasons of "The Sopranos." In 2011, he secured a coveted TED talk on the technology of storytelling. Mr. Sabia has conceived, directed, produced and edited projects for clients like Google, YouTube, Interscope Records, BBC America, CFDA, Toms Shoes, ATT, AirBnB, UNICEF and Barack Obama's 2012 Campaign. 

A graduate of Boston College, Mr. Sabia resides in New York City.​

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About Conde Nast Entertainment (CNE)
Conde Nast creates the world's best content for the world's most influential audiences, attracting millions of consumers across its twenty industry-leading print and digital media brands: Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Brides, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Conde Nast Traveler, Details, Allure, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Wired, W, Lucky, Golf Digest, Golf World, Teen Vogue and Ars Technica.

The company launched Conde Nast Entertainment in 2011 to develop film, television and digital video programming.  Conde Nast also owns Fairchild Fashion Media (FFM) and its portfolio of comprehensive fashion journalism brands:  WWD, Style.com, Footwear News, NowManifest, Beauty Inc., M and Fairchild Summits.

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