Lauren Zalaznick, Chairman, NBC Universal
Green Council, to Keynote Green Media Summit

Lauren Zalaznick

Lauren Zalaznick, the President of Bravo Media and Oxygen Media, will address the home entertainment industry at its April 2 Green Media Summit in Los Angeles. Zalaznick was named President of Oxygen Media after its acquisition by NBC Universal in November of 2007. She also serves as chairman of the NBC Universal Green Council, which was responsible for last fall's weeklong programming commitment to environmental themes as well as the company's ongoing green initiatives.

Oxygen is a program service of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and is currently available in over 73 million homes. One of the nation’s leading female-focused cable television networks, Oxygen airs unconventional and original programming including “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency,” “The Bad Girls Club” and “Tori & Dean: Inn Love.”

Zalaznick was named president of Bravo in May 2004 and expanded her oversight in May 2007 when the network announced the formation of Bravo Media, a new multimedia global content company. Bravo Media, formerly The Bravo Company, expands beyond the current core television and digital content offerings to include every consumer touchpoint, including publishing, merchandising, a talent management alliance, Bravo To Go (wireless), Bravo Experience, radio, and international markets.

Under the watch of Zalaznick, Bravo has achieved numerous records and unprecedented “firsts” for Bravo, including the network’s highest rated day, week, quarter and year ever in 2006; the most watched program in network history with the season three finale of “Project Runway”; and, Bravo has become the #1 ranked network for upscale viewers across all cable entertainment networks.

Zalaznick also oversaw the launch of Bravo’s suite of broadband services, including BravoTV.com, OUTzoneTV.com, BrilliantButCancelled.com and getTRIO.com, resulting in record-breaking traffic for unique visitors, page views, and video streams in 2006. Zalaznick led Bravo in making the network's first-ever media acquisition, TelevisionWithoutPity.com, a premiere internet destination for the discerning television "junkie." And, Bravo has become a leader in providing original content for the wireless platform, with hugely popular WAP sites, cellular content, program-driven SMS text messaging and interactive voting through cable set top boxes, plus the successful launch of the Bravo store on iTunes.

During her tenure, Bravo has garnered exceptional critical acclaim and awards including nine Emmy nominations for Bravo’s outstanding shows, such as “Project Runway,” “Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List, ” “Inside the Actors Studio,” and an Emmy win for “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” in 2004. Zalaznick has developed and launched pop culture buzz-generating shows like “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” "Work Out," and “Top Chef," currently the network's highest rated show and the No. 1 food show in cable entertainment.

Zalaznick held the role of President of the Universal-owned TRIO network from May 2002 to December 2005. Tagged the "IT" cable network by "Entertainment Weekly" and called "the hidden gem in the Vivendi Universal assets crown" by the Wall Street "Journal," TRIO was awarded the prestigious Peabody Award for the acclaimed documentary “The N-Word” which aired in 2004.

Prior to joining TRIO, Zalaznick served as Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Development for VH1, where she supervised the creation and production of VH1's most watched series, documentaries, concerts and specials.

Her early career was focused on film. She produced a number of independent feature films including the award-winning "Kids" (Cannes 1995); "Safe" (Cannes 1995) starring Julianne Moore; and the award-winning "Girls Town" (1996 Sundance Film Festival Filmmakers Trophy and Special Jury Prize).

Zalaznick's work has been highly praised by industry organizations and the media. She has been nominated for 10 Emmy Awards and has won numerous accolades and awards including recognition by Multichannel News as a “2005 Wonder Woman.” Also in 2006, she was recognized for the third consecutive year by the Hollywood Reporter as one of the “Top 100 Women in Entertainment,” and Cable World selected her as one of the “Top 50 Women In Cable.” DETAILS Magazine has named Zalaznick a “Maverick” two years in a row in their annual “Mavericks” issue.
She has been featured in Variety's "Women in Showbiz" issue, and was also named the “Top Programming Executive” by CableFax Daily.

Zalaznick received her B.A. degree from Brown University, and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.