Discovery Communications Promotes Rebecca Glashow to Senior Vice President, Digital Media Distribution
January 13, 2009
(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications has promoted Rebecca Glashow to senior vice president, Digital Media Distribution. The announcement was made by Bill Goodwyn, president, Domestic Distribution and Enterprises, to whom Glashow reports.
“Rebecca has made significant contributions to Discovery’s digital distribution through her exceptional negotiating and strategic deal-making skills,” said Bill Goodwyn. “I am confident that her savvy in the digital media space will continue to extend Discovery’s reach across platforms, providing value for our distribution partners, enhancing our linear networks and offering consumers greater engagement with our award-winning content.”
In her new role, Glashow remains charged with creating and executing opportunities to expand Discovery’s digital footprint and support the evolving cable business. Asserting Discovery’s leadership in the space, she will continue to work with operators to drive the growth of their VOD, interactive TV and internet services as well as broker broadband and mobile deals for content from across Discovery’s family of U.S. networks.
Previously, as vice president, Digital Media Distribution, Glashow partnered with distributors to extend Discovery’s presence across VOD, broadband and mobile platforms. She recently secured a global partnership with YouTube, further expanding the reach of Discovery’s content. Glashow also developed relationships with emerging content distributors as well as top MSOs and DBS providers to drive revenue, enhance the quality of services for Discovery’s partners and increase brand presence in the market.
Prior to joining Discovery, Glashow was director, video-on-demand and interactive television, content acquisitions for Comcast Cable Communications, where she negotiated new media license agreements, built content strategy, spearheaded new product initiatives and developed ad sales opportunities with Comcast Spotlight.
Before that, Glashow was with iN Demand Networks, serving as director, content planning and management, specializing in high-definition and video-on-demand programs and platforms. In this role, she was responsible for licensing VOD content for cable operators and developing original co-productions and acquiring programming for the INHD network.
Glashow also worked in film development, making acquisitions, soliciting financing and selling distribution rights for Unapix, a home video company.
Glashow holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University. She is based in Discovery’s New York office.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.