S-VOX STAFF BIO

   
           
 
Mark Prasuhn
Chief Content Officer

Mark Prasuhn is Chief Content Officer for S-VOX (formerly the VisionTV group of channels).

In this capacity he is responsible for programming all five of the company’s broadcast services, as well as overseeing the development and delivery of content on its digital platforms, and will chair S-VOX’s production and distribution arm, VisionTV International. Mark previously performed double duty as S-VOX’s Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Programming. He reports directly to the President and CEO.

Since coming to VisionTV in January 2001, he has driven a significant increase in the organization's revenues, spearheaded the successful launch of two new national specialty television channels (One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel in September 2001 and the Christian Channel in September 2005), and founded affiliate companies VisionTV International (program production and distribution) and Christian Media Sales.

Prior to joining the VisionTV group, Prasuhn was Chief Operating Officer for Minds Eye Entertainment, an integrated film, television and new media production and distribution company based in Regina, Sask. In this position, he was responsible for business and corporate development, spearheading such initiatives as the establishment of a wholly owned television distribution division and a Los Angeles sales office, the acquisition of a video post-production facility and the expansion of the company’s new media division into the Alberta market. He also served as Supervising Executive or Executive Producer on a number of international feature films and television series.

From 1993 to 1998, Prasuhn was General Manager of the Saskatchewan Film and Video Development Corporation (SaskFILM), the provincial funding agency and film commission. During his tenure, the total value of independent production supported by this not-for-profit corporation grew from $7 million to more than $50 million annually.

Prasuhn, who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University and an MBA from University of Toronto, also spent eight years with TVOntario - first as Production Manager, and later as Manager of Business Affairs, English Programming.

Prasuhn was a Founding Member of the Association of Provincial Funding Agencies, and has been actively involved in a number of other professional organizations, including the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association and the Association of Film Commissioners International.