Gravity Stars is honoured to announce the appointment of a true entertainment entrepreneur in Nyhl Henson as Chairman of our North American operation and Strategic Advisor to our Asian division.
Nyhl’s immense industry knowledge, network and influence will be indispensible to the Gravity Stars team as we grow our operations globally in 2013.
An innovator by nature, Nyhl is best described as a cable television programming pioneer. An early leader in recognizing the value of cable television programming, Henson was instrumental in the conversion of Warner Communications’ Star Channel into a satellite-delivered service known as “The Movie Channel.”
Nyhl served as the first general manager of Nickelodeon TV and was a key contributor to the development of MTV from Nickelodeon’s “Pop Clips” program. After leaving Warner, Henson became vice president of programming and production with Oak Media Development, where he pioneered the pay-per-view genre and launched the first pay per view network with the Leonard-Hearns and Holmes-Cooney championship boxing matches, alongside prestigious events such as the “Rolling Stones” and “The Who” in concert. Mr Henson was also the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Country Music Television.
Nyhl Henson currently serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Broadspot World Wide Wireless, Inc., and National Lampoon Entertainment. He is considered an industry leader and early proponent of the development of the wireless broadband business model and he has successfully deployed some of the nation’s first profitable wireless systems.
Nyhl also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of RockWindow Television Network, Inc. Nyhl also has been involved in the development of several land based entertainment complexes and created Music Village Group and Music Village USA. He is a consumate industry professional that brings a global network to the table that is nothing short of world class. Everyone at Gravity Stars welcomes Nhyl to the team and look forward to the exciting times to come.
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