As the founder of the Israeli based “yes Studios” Stern created a distribution and development content powerhouse, focused on delivering premium content for international platforms.
Stern is an international television veteran, having managed all aspects of programming, content acquisitions, channel creation and branding in her previous role at yesTV. Stern has been selected twice as one of Variety Magazine’s “top 500 global media leaders”. She has been credited with helping bring Israeli content to global audiences and is responsible for the successful launches of numerous titles including “Fauda”, “Shtisel”, “The Devil Next Door”, “On the Spectrum”‘ “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” etc. In addition, Stern spearheaded the adaptation of Israeli formats in multiple territories including “Your Honor” (originally ‘Kvodo”) which has become one the bestselling scripted global formats of recent years; the multiple award winning series “On the Spectrum” (as Amazon Prime Video “As We See It”), “68 Whiskey” (Paramount +) , “The Good Cop” (Netflix) etc..
She is a journalist by trade with extensive content development and production experienceas well as acute business acumen. She holds a BA in English Literature from Tel-Aviv University and a MBA from Kellogg-Recanati.
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