The former Senior Vice President, Distribution and Network Relations for Sinclair Broadcast Group, Mike Angus, is coming to TelevisaUnivision. The company announced that he’d take over the role as Executive Vice President, U.S. Distribution.
At Sinclair, Angus oversaw the distribution of the Bally Sports (formerly Fox) regional sports networks and Sinclair’s television stations and Tennis Channel.
In his new role, Angus will lead the distribution for TelevisaUnivision’s broadcast and cable networks, the new ViX global streaming platform, and other related content to TelevisaUnivision’s network distribution partners.
“We’re excited to welcome Mike to TelevisaUnivision as the latest addition to our expanding world-class global distribution team,” Michael Schwimmer, President, Global Platform Strategy and Revenue, said. “Mike is highly regarded across the industry as a creative and strategic dealmaker who works collaboratively with partners to grow both revenue and viewership.”
“We look forward to having Mike on the team as we continue in this exciting new phase of TelevisaUnivision’s mission to provide the best Spanish language content in the world across our linear and streaming channels.”
Along with his experience at Sinclair, Angus also served as the Senior Vice President, Content Acquisition, and General Manager of Digital at Time Warner Cable.
The new TelevisaUnivision executive led negotiations and managed relationships with numerous networks across linear and new media content categories during his tenure there.
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