Anke Greifeneder

At Skydance, Greifeneder oversees the development and production of local originals for HBO Max in the German-speaking markets and France. After working as a channel manager at Viacom, she joined Turner (later Warner Bros Discovery) as head of programming in 2007. From 2011 she oversaw original productions for the Warner TV channels and subsequently for HBO Max in the region, with France added to her remit in 2026. Fiction series developed under her leadership, including 4 Blocks, have received numerous accolades, among them several German Television Awards, Grimme Awards and Bavarian Television Awards (Blue Panther). In 2020, Greifeneder became the first representative of the pay-TV industry to receive the Hans Abich Award, and in 2026 she was honoured with the Deadline German TV Disruptor Award. Alongside her media career, Greifeneder has been an author of novels and books for children and young adults since 2002.