Avi Nir

Birth Name:

Avi Nir

Birth Place:

Jerusalem, Israel

Profession

Producer

Haaretz, Israel's top national newspaper, named him the Most Influential Person in Israeli Culture in 2013
The financial magazine Globes named him the Television Personality of the Decade
Earned his and MBA from the Tel Aviv University Graduate School of Business
Joined the Keshet Media Group in 1993, rising to V․P․ of Marketing and Sales by 1995
As the Chief Executive Officer of the Keshet Media Group, he led the company's charge to secure its position as the leading broadcaster in Israel
Started selling, co-developing and co-producing sophisticated shows for the international market, notably "Homeland" and "Prisoners of War․"
Became a Director on the Board of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Co-authored "Advertising in Television: The Media, the Message, the Money․"
Has hosted INTV, an annual high-profile international conference about innovation in television held in Jerusalem
Taught in the Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management and its Department of Film and Television

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