Epix CEO Mark Greenberg Steps Down

Move follows MGM’s $1 billion buyout of premium channel

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Epix president and CEO Mark Greenberg is exiting.

Epix executive vice president of programming, strategy and enterprises Monty Sarhan will take the helm in the interim while a new head is sought. The premium channel venture started in 2009 as a partnership between MGM, Lionsgate and Paramount.

Greenberg’s move follows MGM agreeing in April to a $1 billion deal to buy out Viacom and Lionsgate for full ownership.

“We were committed to completing the integration effectively and efficiently,” Greenberg said in a statement. “Having completed the integration effectively and efficiently, it really created a segue for me to say that it’s time for me to tap into my entrepreneurial spirit. I’ve left this company in good hands.”