Scott Greenstein (born 1959)Ross Johnson, "Studio Wars Honed Skills Used to Nab Radio Star," New York Times, October 11, 2004. is president and chief content officer of Sirius XM Radio."Management Bios - Scott Greenstein", siriusxm.com. Accessed April 22, 2013. He leads the programming and advertising sales for the radio and subscription media companies of Sirius."SiriusXM Corporate Overview", siriusxm.com. Accessed April 22, 2014. Under Greenstein, SiriusXM has pioneered new channels and formats."Sirius Puts Boss On Dial", New York Post. Accessed April 22, 2014. He also led SiriusXM's signing and renewing of key agreements with the National Football League,"SiriusXM Offers Comprehensive Coverage of 2013 NFL Season", Sports Media News Accessed April 22, 2014. Major League Baseball,"Sirius XM Radio Extends Major League Baseball Deal for Six Years", The Hollywood Reporter Accessed April 22, 2014. NASCAR,"Sirius Satellite Radio to Provide Unprecedented NASCAR Driver-to-Pit Crew Race Coverage in 2007" , Free Republic Accessed April 22, 2014. the National Basketball Association,"NBA radio channel to launch Monday", Associated Press Accessed April 22, 2014. the National Hockey League"SiriusXM to stream NHL games on SiriusXM app and online for first time", Sports Media News Accessed April 22, 2014. and Premier League soccer."SiriusXM set to launch soccer channel", New York Times Accessed April 22, 2014. Before SiriusXM, Greenstein was Chairman of USA Films. During his tenure, the studio released many films, including Steven Soderbergh's Traffic, Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich,"Beauty leads wide open Oscar field", New York Times Accessed April 22, 2014. Robert Altman’s Gosford Park, and the Coen Brothers’ The Man Who Wasn't There. Greenstein also served as Co-President of October Films, where Scott was instrumental in acquiring, marketing and releasing such films as The Apostle and executive producer Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-winning documentary The Last Days.
Honors
In 2006, Greenstein was honored by LIFEbeat, the music industry's charitable organization dedicated to reaching America’s youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention."LIFEbeat Honors Sirius Satellite Radio’s Scott Greenstein," LIFEbeat Annual Report 2006, June 21, 2006, p. 13.
In 2009, Greenstein was awarded the First Knight of the Royal Order of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden, for his contributions in promoting Swedish music and culture in North America.
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