Toronto, Canada – Distribution360, a marblemedia company, announced that it is expanding its international presence with the addition of former DRG and Cineflix executive Diane Rankin, based in London, England, in the newly created position of Senior Vice President, International Sales and Acquisitions.

Rankin will report to Managing Partner Mark Bishop, and split her time between London and Toronto. Diane will lead Distribution360, taking the company forward into its next phase of growth, overseeing the sales and acquisitions team, working with the in-house production team as well as the company’s growing list of third party production partners. 

“Diane has an exceptional background in the media industry and an incredible knowledge of the international market,” said Mark Bishop, Managing Partner. “Her addition to the Distribtuion360 team is an exciting step as we continue to expand,” he continued.

“I am delighted to be joining D360 in this time of growth,” said Rankin. “With a superb team and dynamic content on all platforms, the company is poised for an excellent future and I can’t wait to get started.”

Rankin brings a plethora of experience with over 16 years in the media industry. She was Senior Vice President, Acquisitions at DRG overseeing all factual and fact-entertainment investment and was Head of Acquisitions at Cineflix International prior to that. She also spent over a decade at Brunico Communications launching many of their market-leading events like Realscreen Summit and Kidscreen Summit and overseeing leading print titles such as Realscreen, Kidscreen, Playback and Strategy.

Rankin will be attending the Realscreen Summit at the end of the month with Director, International Sales and Acquisitions Kirsten Hurd and the marblemedia team.