Tony Lynn

Tony Lynn was an American television executive.

Lynn got his professional start in the burgeoning cable TV industry, including a local cable system in Elmira, New York; the then-called Home Box Office; and Columbia Pictures.

In 1987, Lynn joined MGM Telecommunications as President of Worldwide Television, Video, and Film Distribution. In 1992 he became President of the Playboy Entertainment Group, where he established 25 joint ventures for Playboy-branded networks in over 100 countries over the next eight years.

Lynn was Senior Vice President of Program Distribution for Showtime Networks from 2004-2008, and then established Agile Enterprises, a consulting practice that provided strategy and advice on motion picture and television sales, acquisition, marketing and distribution issues.

In 2017, Lynn was an executive producer of the motion picture The Ottoman Lieutenant, starring Josh Hartnett and Ben Kingsley.

Lynn died December 1, 2018. He was 66.