NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced Joaquin Duro was named Executive Vice President of Sports, reporting directly to Luis Fernandez, Chairman, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. Duro succeeds Eli Velazquez, who will be leaving the company at the end of the month.
Duro will lead Telemundo Deportes, the network’s sports division, with oversight of sports production, programming, acquisitions, operations, and multiplatform content. He will also be responsible for the management and execution of major Spanish-language event coverage, including NFL Sunday Night Football and the Olympics and he will work closely with NBC Sports and Peacock.
“Joaquin has been a pioneer in the growth and development of digital sports content in Hispanic media for over two decades,” said Fernandez in a release. “He is the right person to lead our sports division at a time when sports content is key to our future multiplatform growth. With Joaquin’s extensive expertise and leadership, we are strengthening our sports business for the future as Hispanic audiences increasingly evolve their media consumption habits across linear and streaming.”
Most recently, Duro was Senior Vice President of AVOD Streaming and Digital for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. Duro started with Telemundo in 2014.
“I am thrilled to have the privilege to lead such a great team of professionals at Telemundo Deportes,” said Duro. “They have consistently delivered world-class sports content to Latinos for years. I look forward to working with the team to build on this great body of work and position us for the future, as we continue to produce and distribute the biggest sporting events in the world to millions of fans across linear and streaming.”
Before joining Telemundo, Duro held several leadership positions at Univision.
