Estrella Media has hired former NBCUniversal exec Enrique Guillen to serve as the company’s new chief content officer. Guillen will report to Estrella Media CEO Peter Markham and be based in Burbank.
At Estella Media, Guillen will oversee U.S. domestic and global content strategy for the company’s TV, streaming, digital, audio, events and digital businesses, including developing, producing, and acquiring all television and film content, overseeing network and station programming, news, sports, digital content, and studio productions. He’ll also handle international distribution of Estrella Media content.
“Enrique brings impeccable credentials as a leading executive in global content development and distribution, and he is a perfect fit to help our company accelerate our leadership position,” said Markham. “We look forward to Enrique taking a prominent role in helping us plot our next phase of growth as the changes taking place in our industry present unprecedented opportunities for Estrella Media.
At Estella Media, Guillen will oversee U.S. domestic and global content strategy for the company’s TV, streaming, digital, audio, events and digital businesses, including developing, producing, and acquiring all television and film content, overseeing network and station programming, news, sports, digital content, and studio productions. He’ll also handle international distribution of Estrella Media content.
“Enrique brings impeccable credentials as a leading executive in global content development and distribution, and he is a perfect fit to help our company accelerate our leadership position,” said Markham. “We look forward to Enrique taking a prominent role in helping us plot our next phase of growth as the changes taking place in our industry present unprecedented opportunities for Estrella Media.
- 9/12/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
U.S.-based Spanish lingo programmer Estrella Media has sealed a two-year deal with Mexico-based broadcasting powerhouse TV Azteca to jointly create, produce and air new series on both sides of the border.
The companies are set to announce some of those offerings next month during the 2022 Iab NewFronts on May 5, followed by Estrella Media’s upfront presentation on May 9. But the new partnership, set to be announced on Tuesday, includes creating more than 600 hours of original programming for both the U.S. and Mexico, as well as production of existing series and the licensing of library content for air in both countries. So far, four projects have been greenlit on the Estrella Media side, and three on the TV Azteca end.
Estrella Media and TV Azteca already collaborated last November on the Regional Mexican music awards special “Premios de la Radio,” which aired on EstrellaTV in the U.S.
The companies are set to announce some of those offerings next month during the 2022 Iab NewFronts on May 5, followed by Estrella Media’s upfront presentation on May 9. But the new partnership, set to be announced on Tuesday, includes creating more than 600 hours of original programming for both the U.S. and Mexico, as well as production of existing series and the licensing of library content for air in both countries. So far, four projects have been greenlit on the Estrella Media side, and three on the TV Azteca end.
Estrella Media and TV Azteca already collaborated last November on the Regional Mexican music awards special “Premios de la Radio,” which aired on EstrellaTV in the U.S.
- 4/19/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: René Santaella, who was most recently SVP, head of ad sales and operations, at Sony Pictures Television Digital Networks, has joined Spanish-language broadcaster Estrella Media to ramp up its move into digital.
Santaella, who previously worked on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee digital platform Crackle, has joined as EVP, digital & streaming media.
In the new role, he will be responsible for Estrella’s digital growth, building operations and generating new revenue initiatives.
At Sony, he managed ad sales, operations and strategic initiatives and led the creation of a premium video network for advertisers targeting a large audience of connected gamers that included PlayStation Store, PlayStation Vue, Funimation, Pluto TV and Crackle.
Before Sony, Santaella was director of ad sales marketing for Disney Interactive, leading digital and cross-platform advertising and integrated marketing solutions across the company.
Estrella Media is one of a number of Spanish-language broadcasters targeting the U.S.
Santaella, who previously worked on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee digital platform Crackle, has joined as EVP, digital & streaming media.
In the new role, he will be responsible for Estrella’s digital growth, building operations and generating new revenue initiatives.
At Sony, he managed ad sales, operations and strategic initiatives and led the creation of a premium video network for advertisers targeting a large audience of connected gamers that included PlayStation Store, PlayStation Vue, Funimation, Pluto TV and Crackle.
Before Sony, Santaella was director of ad sales marketing for Disney Interactive, leading digital and cross-platform advertising and integrated marketing solutions across the company.
Estrella Media is one of a number of Spanish-language broadcasters targeting the U.S.
- 10/12/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Granite Broadcasting's founder, Don Cornwell, is stepping down as chairman and CEO of the TV group he founded in 1988. John Deushane, COO, is also exiting, the company announced Tuesday.
Peter Markham, a member of Granite's board of directors and Duane Lammers, a consultant to the group since 2008, will take over as chairman and chief operating officer, respectively.
Under Cornwell, Granite grew into the largest TV group in America controlled by an African America. "After 21 years, I will be taking a step back from the day-to-day operations of Granite," Cornwell said. "Since Stuart Beck and I founded the company in 1988 with the purchase of stations in Duluth and Peoria, Granite has developed from an entrepreneurial idea into a diverse station group which operates and provides services to 23 channels in 11 markets reaching more than 6% of U.S. television households."
Granite declared bankruptcy in 2006 and was soon reorganized under Silver Point Capital, one of the company's main creditors.
Peter Markham, a member of Granite's board of directors and Duane Lammers, a consultant to the group since 2008, will take over as chairman and chief operating officer, respectively.
Under Cornwell, Granite grew into the largest TV group in America controlled by an African America. "After 21 years, I will be taking a step back from the day-to-day operations of Granite," Cornwell said. "Since Stuart Beck and I founded the company in 1988 with the purchase of stations in Duluth and Peoria, Granite has developed from an entrepreneurial idea into a diverse station group which operates and provides services to 23 channels in 11 markets reaching more than 6% of U.S. television households."
Granite declared bankruptcy in 2006 and was soon reorganized under Silver Point Capital, one of the company's main creditors.
- 8/11/2009
- by By Katy Bachman, Mediaweek
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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