Warner Bros. Discovery has named Luis Silberwasser president and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, where he will lead the company’s domestic sports portfolio and oversee its sports strategy.
Silberwasser will report to David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, with whom he has worked in the past.
“I have known Luis for many years and have immense respect for his hard work, his collaborative working technique, and his ability to build highly successful global businesses and brands,” Zaslav said. “I’m thrilled to be racing with him again and that Luis’ strong business relationships abroad, his leadership track record, and his penchant for delivering the most productive content and visitor delight make him the ideal leader to oversee the continued expansion and expansion of our world-class business: “Sports Matters”.
To assume this new role, Silberwasser will step down from his role as president of Univision Television Networks Group, where he oversaw the company’s U. S. broadcast and cable networks, which include entertainment, news and sports content divisions. The Spanish-language media company recruited him. in January 2021, before its content merger with Televisa.
Following Warner Bros. Discovery’s announcement, Televisa Univision CEO Wade Davis had this to say about his departure: “We thank Luis for his leadership in expanding the Univision Network’s audience across the company’s portfolio of national broadcast and cable television networks,” said Wade Davis. “, CEO of TelevisaUnivision. ” Personally, I would like to wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors. “
Silberwasser, who was president of Telemundo Networks prior to Univision, spent 16 years at Discovery Communications, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility, ending his career as executive vice president and chief content officer at Discovery Networks International. According to the company, in this role, Silberwasser contributed decisively to the development of its business abroad and, first of all, to focus its attention on live content, adding sports.
Lenny Daniels, president of Turner Sports, and Patrick Crumb, president of regional sports networks, will follow Silberwasser. Andrew Georgiou, President and CEO of WBD Sports Europe, will follow Gerhard Zeiler, International President.
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