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Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz

Group VP, local original productions lead Turkey, Italy and Spain, local channels & ops lead Turkey, HBO Max and Skydance

At Skydance, Şaşmaz Oflaz oversees streaming and linear TV operations across Turkey, Italy and Spain, leading the development and production of local content for HBO Max. In Türkiye, she also oversees channel management for TLC and DMAX, including the local programming and scheduling teams. Before joining Warner Bros Discovery in 2024, Şaşmaz Oflaz was CEO of BluTV. She joined BluTV in 2016 and held several strategic positions there, including content and commercial director, content director and content acquisition consultant. Earlier in her career, she gained international experience at distributor Rfilm and in content acquisition at Canal+. On returning to Türkiye, she held content licensing and distribution roles at Rfilm, Medyavizyon and MB, where she managed the licensing of 20th Century Fox titles and the distribution of independent films for television and cinema.

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