Christina Miller

Christina Miller	Christina Miller
Age: 	51
Occupation: 	President and General Manager of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Boomerang (July 16, 2014–November 27, 2019)
Preceded by: 	Stuart Snyder
Succeeded by: 	Tom Ascheim
Christina Miller (born January 22, 1971) is an American businesswoman and media executive. She is best-known for serving as the President and General Manager of Turner's Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Boomerang from July 16, 2014 to November 27, 2019. The CN eras under her were CHECK it (2014–16), Dimensional (2016–19), and Mashup (2018–19). Tom Ascheim succeeded Miller as CN's president in July 1, 2020.
==Early life==
Miller was born in Staten Island, New York on January 22, 1971. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Management from the College of Staten Island – CUNY.
==Career==
===HIT Entertainment===
Before joining Turner, Miller served as senior vice president of brand licensing for HIT Entertainment, responsible for brand strategy and licensing for classic preschool brands including Thomas & Friends, Barney & Friends, The Wiggles, and Bob the Builder.
===Cartoon Network Enterprises===
Miller joined Turner Broadcasting System in 2005 as Senior Vice President of Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) and directed consumer products and merchandising strategies in the United States, including global licensing and retail business development for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim properties.
===NBA Digital and Turner Sports===
From 2011 to 2014, Miller was the General Manager of NBA Digital and senior vice president of Turner Sports Strategy/Marketing/Programming, where she led the day-to-day operations for the NBA Digital portfolio, which included NBA TV, the league's 24-hour digital television networks and its broadband and wireless businesses.
===Cartoon Network===
In July 16, 2014, Miller was appointed President and General Manager of the Turner Broadcasting System networks of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Boomerang, as well as CartoonNetwork.com and AdultSwim.com. She was responsible for leading all aspects of the business in North America as well as global oversight of linear and non-linear content, consumer products, and franchise management. Miller frequently comments on the digital evolution of children’s entertainment and has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, Wired, TechRepublic, Big Think, HuffPost, and Variety, where she was named to the annual Women's Impact Report in 2014.
On November 27, 2019, it was announced that Miller would be leaving WarnerMedia at the end of 2019. Michael Ouweleen served as interim President of Cartoon Network, with Miller helping with the transition, from then until July 1, 2020, when she was succeeded by Tom Ascheim as CN's president.
===Other ventures===
An avid lover of the arts, Miller currently serves on the boards of The Shed and Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center, as well as other brands such as Refinery29, the Scratch Foundation, and Funny or Die.
==Cartoon Network Original Series greenlighted by Miller==
Episodes of respective Cartoon Network original series that greenlighted during Miller era were aired from March 5, 2015 to May 13, 2023.
*Adventure Time (seasons 7-10, aired November 2, 2015 to September 3, 2018)
*Regular Show (season 7-8, aired June 26, 2015 to January 16, 2017)
*The Amazing World of Gumball (season 6, aired January 5, 2018 to June 24, 2019)
*Uncle Grandpa (seasons 2-5, aired March 5, 2015 to June 30, 2017)
*Steven Universe (seasons 2-5, aired March 13, 2015 to January 21, 2019)
*Mixels (season 2, aired March 9, 2015 to October 1, 2016)
*Clarence (seasons 2-3, aired January 18, 2016 to June 24, 2018)
*We Bare Bears (seasons 2-4, aired February 25, 2016 to May 27, 2019)
*The Powerpuff Girls (Reboot)
*Mighty Magiswords
*Ben 10 (Reboot)
*OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
*Apple & Onion
*Craig of the Creek (seasons 1-3, aired March 30, 2018 to July 2, 2021)
*Summer Camp Island (seasons 1-2, aired July 7, 2018 to June 18, 2020)
*Victor and Valentino (seasons 1-2, aired March 30, 2019 to May 29, 2021)
*Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
*Infinity Train (seasons 1-3, aired August 5, 2019 to August 27, 2020)
*Steven Universe Future
*Tig n' Seek (season 1, aired July 23, 2020)
*The Fungies! (season 1, aired August 20, 2020 to October 8, 2020)
*We Baby Bears (season 1, aired January 1, 2022 to May 13, 2023)
== Trivia ==
* She is the second president of Cartoon Network to be a female, following after the first CN President Betty Cohen from 1992-2001.
==References==
Category:Cartoon Network Presidents