My Damn Channel Taps Mortensen as Director of Programming and Acquisitions

Launches the My Damn Channel Comedy Network on Monday

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/28/2013 3:52:31 PM

My Damn Channel has hired Eric Mortensen as director of programming and acquisitions.

Mortensen joins the company after six years at Blip, where he was senior director of content and network programming.

The hire comes on the same day that the company launched the My Damn Channel Comedy Network, which will now stream acquired content in addition to its original series. This multichannel network will offer viewers hundreds of new comedy series that will premiere this year on MyDamnChannel.com and the company's network of channels on YouTube.