Henry Ahn Named Chief Business Officer at fuboTV
fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) announced the appointment of Henry Ahn as the chief business officer, effective early April. Ahn, who has been on fuboTV's board since July 2020, will focus on content strategy and business development. Reporting directly to him will be Ben Grad and Len Landi. Ahn's previous roles include leadership positions at Univision and NBCUniversal. This strategic appointment aims to enhance fuboTV's growth by optimizing licensing strategies and maximizing customer value.
- Appointment of Henry Ahn as chief business officer to strengthen content strategy and licensing.
- Ahn brings extensive experience from Univision and NBCUniversal, likely enhancing business development.
- Focus on optimizing content licensing strategy could lead to increased shareholder value.
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In conjunction with this appointment, Ahn will transition from his current role on fuboTV’s board of directors. He joined fuboTV’s board in
As chief business officer, Ahn will oversee fuboTV’s content strategy and licensing as well as business development. Reporting directly to Ahn will be
“Henry has served as a trusted advisor to fuboTV since joining our board of directors in 2020,” said Gandler. “He is a well-respected media executive whose expertise has straddled both traditional distribution and streaming television, positively impacting key growth areas for the businesses in which he’s worked. At fubo, Henry’s focus will be on managing our content licensing strategy and costs, working with Ben and Len who have done a great job leading our partnerships, in an effort to maximize value for our customers and shareholders as we scale our subscriber base.”
“I am thrilled to be working with David and the entire fuboTV team even more closely going forward,” said Ahn. “Ever since my involvement with fuboTV, which goes back even before I joined the board in 2020, I was impressed by David and his team, who have consistently out-delivered results in the fast growing streaming business. I look forward to working constructively with media companies, other content providers and distribution companies to continue to bring great sports and entertainment programming in an affordable manner to our fuboTV customers.”
Previously, Ahn served as president of content distribution and partnerships for
Prior to joining Univision, Ahn served as a distribution executive for
About fuboTV
With a mission to build the world’s leading global live TV streaming platform with the greatest breadth of premium content, interactivity and integrated wagering,
Leveraging its proprietary data and technology platform optimized for live TV and sports viewership, fuboTV Inc. aims to turn passive viewers into active participants and define a new category of interactive sports and entertainment television. The company's sports-first cable TV replacement product, fuboTV, offers
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