About Tonko Soljan
Tonko Soljan is Executive Vice President, Business Affairs for ITV America, overseeing business affairs for ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, Sirens Media, Thinkfactory Media, High Noon Entertainment, and Good Caper Content.
Previously, Soljan served as vice president of business affairs and executive in charge for Leftfield Entertainment. During his time at Leftfield and ITV America, Soljan has helmed the business aspects of thousands of hours of content development and production, and has also played a key role in brokering overall output deals with celebrities such as Jimmy Kimmel, Michael Strahan, Lara Spencer, Bethenny Frankel, John Cena, LaLa Anthony and Kenny Smith. Soljan’s department oversees the negotiation and brokering of network commission and format license agreements, talent agreements, third party producer agreements and strategic alliances, along with managing risk, and diligence oversight. In addition, Soljan is tasked with handling a number of elements related to corporate operations, business development and brand management.
Soljan is also a seasoned production head whose projects prior to ITV America include Teen Mom (MTV), the Sundance Festival Official Selection Adrift in Manhattan and acclaimed documentary feature Beyond our Differences, which Soljan produced during his stint as head of production for NYC film company Entropy Films. Soljan’s other credits include the hit series Storm Chasers (Discovery).