Rebecca Glashow
SVP, Digital Media Distribution
Discovery Communications, Inc.
As senior vice president, digital media distribution for Discovery
Communications, Rebecca Glashow is charged with creating and executing
opportunities to expand Discovery’s digital footprint and support the
evolving cable business. Asserting Discovery's leadership in the space,
Glashow works with operators to drive the growth of their VOD, interactive
TV and internet services as well as broker broadband and mobile deals for
content from across Discovery's family of U.S. networks.
Previously, as vice president, digital media distribution, Rebecca Glashow oversaw the distribution of Discovery Mobile as well as broadband and iTV programming on digital platforms. In addition, she was responsible for developing new and existing relationships with emerging content distributors as well as top MSOs and DBS providers to drive revenue,
enhance the quality of services for Discovery's partners and increase brand
presence in the market.
Before joining Discovery, Glashow was director, video-on-demand and interactive television, content acquisitions for Comcast Cable Communications, where she negotiated new media license agreements, built
content strategy, spearheaded new product initiatives and developed ad
sales opportunities with Comcast Spotlight. Glashow played an integral role in expanding Comcast's video-on-demand content offerings, securing the first movie VOD deal with Disney and launching a pioneering initiative with IFC Films that offered movies on-demand the same day they premiered in
theaters.
Prior to that, Glashow was with iN Demand Networks, serving as director,
content planning and management, specializing in high-definition and
video-on-demand programs and platforms. In this role, she was responsible for licensing VOD content for cable operators and developing original
co-productions and acquiring programming for the INHD network. Among her many accomplishments, she launched the first VOD systems with Time Warner
Cable and Cox Communications in 2001.
Glashow also worked in film development, making acquisitions, soliciting financing and selling distribution rights for Unapix, a home video company.
Glashow holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University. She is based at
Discovery’s offices in New York.
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